I’m also 100% sure Ibuki will be really comepetitive. More over she’s a rush character with mix-up abilities so for the FT2 in tournament this is really strong. (Like R.Mika/Ken)
Btw, I couldn’t find if she still had her close HK from the previous game ?
Oh, I agree, but my inherent ability to pick characters mid or lower is also a mighty power. Ibuki as a whole however, as I’ve said from the beginning, has a very solid mid-tier at lowest moveset. While they did change said moveset a lot, I don’t think they changed it enough to remove that comment of mine from old.
Despite thinking I’ll somehow curse this character with terrible frame data or something, I think save for that, she will be one of the stronger characters.
A moment of silence for the loss of one of my favorite normals in all of fighting games.
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Got bombs do’h!
Waiting on all the E3 links. I’m hoping at least some actual street fighters went to E3 and can give us some solid Ibuki data.
In other ramblings: Raida’s range seems really far in this one, and if the start-up is decent, I wonder if it might be useful for catching extended hurtboxes on recovery, like say on Karin’s sweep or something. Also curious if it has throw priority or not. I didn’t use SFIV Ibuki, but I know it was changed to be a strike, how does that work in a trade situation? I would assume Raida would still win.
My thoughts on story mode, obvious spoiler warning:
[details=Spoiler] Wow, is it just me, or does Ibuki always get screwed over or trapped into doing stuff? That has to be some kind of running joke here.
“Party? Holy shez, lets go.”
(Moments later…)
“Lol, you got invited. Invited to sign a contract.”
“Da faq, I didn’t sign up for this!”
Ibuki is given the most comedic expressions in any story mode I’ve seen.
Don-chan drawing is cute!
Glad she’s getting along with Sakura well. I can tell ibuki’s gonna hate birdie, and that one pic, LOLOL, she gonna lay some serious beatdown.
Oh, since this is after street fighter 4, Ibuki asked for some b o i z, and sakura, I think she suggested karin. Her expression when she finds them… Lolwut.
My final thoughts: Well, it felt to me like it was 50/50 with some filler and actual story mode. There’s no saying what she’s going to do yet, but hope for the best I suppose. It does hint she will encounter necali, fang, and dhalsim. It’s good to see her still the normal personality she has, because I really thought she grew up just a little bit, but I guess not much lol. Yea, there’s not much else to say other then her involvement in story mode.[/details]
Well I personally think her story was worth spoiling so ill just throw a quick thing or two
Im not surprised shes just in her whole naive phase still like Sakura. This is still before 3rd Strike and her new outfit and gameplay just screams trying to make her the young adventurous girl with much to learn.
Those guys she was hanging out with, they were basically Sugar Daddies. Ibuki really doesn’t GAF
She went from just normal boys, to older men.
…I think she’s getting desperate at this point. If this is Karin’s idea of a ‘present for ibuki’. Well… Well… ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)