This game’s combo system is obnoxiously link-oriented, possibly worse in SF4 since you have extended combo opportunities and therefore more links to possibly connect.
This game’s footsie game is a breath of fresh air though! Especially with the Tekken characters who have so many exceptional normals. The mid-range game is a lot different as well. I think this will be like CvS2 where Sagat doesn’t use his fireballs very much.
I’ve never really understood the issue people had with links
its just timing
I think it’s probably more related to 1f links than links themselves.
Looks like a crappier version of MK9 (LOL) on the same engine we already paid for at least twice
Nah, the Tekken characters just need a lot of adjusting to get into. If you are coming from SF4, the adjustments won’t be too difficult but you’re going to probably have to compromise and ditch half of the habits you had in that game. For everyone else that has played older Capcom fighters, I think this is right up the block.
I’ve been trying to use Law and Nina online. A lot of people seem to respect the range a lot after you go past two or three fireballs and the footsies get tense. If you’re worried about DPs, a lot of good pokes and strings are pretty far away for most people to gauge an uppercut. They’d have to pretty much be unaware of anything and just throw it out.
yer I still don’t spesh in a engine with plinking
Fuck, I’m gonna be so bad at it 
I can’t tell if serious. Then again, you do have a BlazeBlue avatar.
It’s alright, you can still settle for the cross rush combos which do a little less than link oriented combos.
Only with the “crappier than mk9” bit, and the jury’s still out on that. But come on, seriously. And yeah, BlazBlue, even with all their flaws, were still better games then the SFIV series, deal with it
Is that why BlazBlue tournaments always draw so many…oh, wait.
links separate the men from the boys, and i’m wearing a gold plated diaper.
Links don’t mean shit. They just mean an extra week in training mode.
You’re trying to discard my argument by stating that casual-friendly games attract more players? Ok, done arguing with you.
You’re assuming that’s why it attracts a beginner audience–I’d like to think it’s because Street Fighter as a game is just more fun. But, that’s just me.
blaze blue being better than sf4 is just a opinion
just like mine is that bb is babies first guilty gear
dunno why some people try and push opinions as facts
Umm… A simple normal leads here to what you get in SF4 with an ultra. If that’s not a faster game then I don’t know what is.
Sonic the Hedgehog is usually a fast game
On Topic: Probably? It’ll be a big one for sure.
Don’t really see how arguing with factually bad game-design-decisions in mind is an opinion.
Agreed about GG, though
The meta game can be a lot more active than SF4 in SFxT. Fireball zoning feels awkward in here compared to SF4.