My bad…
I like Gen because he has two stances that vary all his movements(except grab). You can asess the situation with two distinct versions of the character, almost as if you’re playing two characters at one time.
He’s also old and anti-plasma, so you gotta give him props for holding his own againist Powerhouses like Sagat and Ryu.
Abel: 10-8. Most fun to play as. Playing mixup characters as good as Abel is can either be a lot of fun, or extremely frustrating. Get hit by his ultra sucks.
Akuma: 9-4. Playing as Akuma is Real Ultimate Power, but playing against him can be lame as all hell because of his runaway turtle game.
Balrog: 4-2. I like his link combos, but he is so braindead to play against. So incredibly boring.
Blanka: 1-1. Tied for being the overall lamest character in the game.
C. Viper: 8-10. If I could actually play Viper, 10 all the way. Playing against a good Viper is the most fun that can be had in SF4.
Cammy: 9-6. Fun to play as, playing god Cammys isn’t bad at all either.
Dan: 2-2. Too shitty for his own good.
Dhalsim: 9-9. One of the best challenges you can put on yourself; playing Dhalsim is an art form. Playing against him can be frustrating, especially if its an online-only player who does nothing but jump back fierce. But good Dhalsims are a joy to play.
E. Honda: 4-4. Boring tank.
El Fuerte: 8-8. So fast, so furious, so hilarious
Fei Long: 5-5. He’s straight-up middle of the road.
Gen: 2-6. I can’t play Gen personally but he’s not bad at all to fight. I like how fast he dies.
Gouken: 2-7. I hate how Gouken plays but playing a good Gouken is fun.
Guile: 6-6. He’s not bad to play as or against.
Ken: 9-3. So fun to play as, so lame to play against for the most part. If the Ken knows what they are doing, give him a 7
M. Bison: 4-4. So fucking monotonous.
Rose: 1-3. A character so shitty that playing as and against her makes the whole game less fun.
Rufus: 6-4. Too much cheese for his own good. I like playing offensively strong characters but Rufus is just too lame.
Ryu: 9-7. Like Akuma, playing top tier characters is a nice change of pace. He’s so solid its hard to not enjoy playing as him because it is a very honest reflection of your fundamentals.
Sagat: 9-5. So fun to play as because of his deadly offensive game. Lame to play against sometimes because getting hit by shoryu FADC F+RH, ultra is too depressing.
Sakura: 2-2. So monotonous, again. Lame mixups, lame combos, she’s annoying.
Seth: 10-10. So hilarious, so many combos, I like his high flying style.
Vega: 1-1. Lamest character in the entire game right here. He’s so shitty he has no choice but to run away and mash out his shitty pokes.
Zangief: 9-4. A lot of fun to play as because of how good he is. Not too fun to play against because of how strong his cheese is.
Abel: 6 - 3 (he’s pretty straightforward, i don’t like playing against him cause you can’t make any mistakes, 0 room for error so it’s pretty stressful)
Akuma: 7 - 9 (he’s OK to play, massive combos which are fun, and i love playing against a good akuma because of the vortex, always practice for my defensive game)
Balrog: 9 - 8 (i like defensive characters, balrog has some great tools like dash ultra, c. fierce, and the ex upper loop is cool, defensive balrogs are frustrating to play but always a challenge cause you can’t be sloppy)
Blanka: 7 - 4 (i don’t like mash moves much, but he’s got a lot of cool stuff to do, and it’s a pretty annoying matchup for vega as you don’t have many tools)
C. Viper: 6 - 7 (fun to play but kind of a waste of time unless i’m training with her whic his never, good vipers are fun to play but kind of just boils down to getting mixed up like most other rushdown fights)
Cammy: 5 - 1 (pretty easy to grasp, not a lot of flash to say the least, and this is a matchup i haven’t figured out. it’s not really in vega’s favor at all, in any area, and i find myself thinking ‘wtf’ a hell of a lot)
Chun Li: 2 - 2 (lame moveset, just doesn’t appeal to me at all, i’m jealous cause her footsies are better than vega’s, and it’s so fucking annoying playing chun li… she beats so much of what vega does with the same bullshit)
Dan: 3 - 3 (lame to play, he sucks. lame to fight, he sucks)
Dhalsim: 5 - 8 (crazy fun to play against, massive footsies, but he’s never appealed to me as a character to play)
E. Honda: 2 - 5 (pretty much same moveset as chun li input wise, not a good combo for me and it’s ok playing a honda, kind of a hard to grasp matchup)
El Fuerte: 6 - 4 (he’s OK, i’ve never really found a rhythm with him, and playing good fuertes is more or less a tiresome endeavor)
Fei Long: 5 - 5 (if i could pull off his combos, i’d rate him higher. don’t fight many good fei longs and its usually just like fighting abel but with his STUPID chicken wing)
Gen: 4 - 5 (meh, can’t do his combos and it’s a pretty tiresome matchup. it’s really hard to zone him)
Gouken: 4 - 7 (pretty boring to play, he’s really slow, but playing a good gouken is pretty fun, though i find it easy.)
Guile: 8 - 7 (i like the playstyle, he’s fun to have to manage cause he’s got so many situational AA’s, playing a good guile is alright, it’s cool dogfighting trying to vie for the air grab)
Ken: 4 - 4 (nothing much to say here, i’m pretty sure i’ve played ken less than every character.)
M. Bison: 9 - 6 (bison is the shit, he’s quick with lots of great normals and combos, pressure, but i generally find it’s a pretty scrappy battle when fighting against)
Rose: 6 - 5 (she’s alright, good mobility and i like setting up her ultra. it’s fun fighting her as she makes your tick defense a lot better)
Rufus: 5 - 8 (doesn’t really appeal to me, but i like playing against him. not very much room for error here but it’s fun to have to keep him out)
Ryu: 6 - 6 (just boring, so easy to pick up, and easy to dissect most narrow-minded ryu play styles)
Sagat: 4 - 8 (8 for the izuna vortex, he’s just an ass like TC said)
Sakura: 9 - 6 (sakura is the shit, combo machine, though playing against her is oddly difficult)
Seth: 8 - 10 (seth is where it’s at, another combo machine, and playing agaisnt him is the ultimate battle of keepaway. i played a seth yesterday who literally would kill me any time i let him in.)
Vega: 10 - 8 (i’ll never get tired of vega, love hopping around and all that good shit. playing other vegas is fun as it’s rife with mindgames)
Zangief: 8 - 7 (playing zangief is definitely a challenge, and playing as him is pretty easy but he’s fun regardless)