What do u think of the 5 gods with regard to what characters they like to pick?
Daigo seems to like balance rush characters (Bishamon, Ryu, Rog (ST), Ken, Akuma (SFA3), Sol Badguy)
Nuki picks Chun, and girl characters generally. he’s got excellent taste.
Well, Haitani definitely likes rushdown character with very good normal moves. Sasquash and Makoto share a lot of similarity.
Generally talking, the ones coming from Vampire seems to prefer fast paced characters.
It’s funny, I played Haitani in Vampire Savior GGPO before I knew who he was. It was the most relentless sasquatch I’d ever played, I was like who is this guy? All made sense when I find out.
Sako: ST (O. Hawk), 3s (Urien, Yun), Vampire Savior (Bulleta), SF4 (Rose, Cammy, Ibuki, E. Ryu)
Seems like Sako really likes rush down/highly technical characters. O. Hawk is a glaring exception.
Well, O.Hawk is a bit of a technical character in terms of execution. It’s not easy pulling off safe jump installs, sako ticks, super tick setups, typhoon/uppercut option-selects, etc…
I think Nuki mentions that those people are the 5 gods of Vampire Savior, not fighting game gods in general.
First there were UmeNuki, they were recognized in the VS nationals. They were followed by Tokido. Then, when they retired, came Sako. Sako then mentioned Haitani to Nuki much much later–when VS was dying out. Haitani proceeded to win VS in SBO. Those 5’s skills in Vampire Savior are untouchable.
Don’t forget N-Otoko.
O. Hawk isn’t technical? You try pulling a negative edge SPD/720 in ST.
No O. hawk is technical, forgive the misunderstanding. I was saying he isn’t a fast rush down character like most of Sako’s other choices.
I just think Sako plays whatever character will allow him to do cool, complex combos as often as possible.
He definitely seems like someone who likes to impress other people with his technical skill.
sako, simply because he can make ANY type of character work at an amazingly high level.
As long as they have broken bullshit, like unblockables. You’ll never see Sako play a character without that. Sako in the Topanga Asia League was a disgusting display of everything that’s wrong with SF4
Lol
Think Sako can win on just his fandamentals alone, yet he doesn’t shy away from the cheap stuff, that makes him one of my favorite players to watch.
Hey, it’s true.
Just look at last year, ClakeyD simply looked at a spreadsheet of unblockables for Ibuki before the tournament and ended up getting Top 8. If that is “Skill” then I don’t know what to say.
If Capcom really do remove Unblockables from the game I fear Sako will chuck a Kbad and retire.
To be fair, just because you look at a list of unblockables, doesn’t mean you can pull it off consistently in a tournament. It still requires a bit of practice to pull them off consistently.
But yeah, unblockables are pretty bullshit. SF4 engine needs a serious overhaul, but no way in hell is Capcom going to do that.
this set alone proves that his fundamentals are the reason why hes as good as he is. Just because he knows everything about the game and takes advantage of every aspect, he cant be considered a cheap player by default.
and also for the record, unblockables or not, characters like ibuki and evil ryu cannot be made to work at that level unless you have absolute grip over 2D mechanics. theres is a reason why others players who use these characters arent even half as successful.
Sako has the best execution in the world, amazing reactions, and a thorough understanding of the game…
to say he would retire if unblockables were taken away is absurd. Ibuki is the hardest character in the game and he plays her because he is one of the few people who can utilize her to her true potential.
ClackyD and F-Word have an absolute grip over 2D mechanics. You heard it first here guiz.
lol Ibuki is the most auto pilot character in the game. It always makes me laugh that Sako gets praised for things that others are bashed for- why? Because he’s famous and has gawdlike execution. Oh yeah, and he’s Japanese. Can’t forget that one. SMH
Well execution is generally well respected. Ibuki hardly isn’t auto-pilot friend.