@Disolitude:

The big deal for me was that the game has online and it's bringing more people into the series, thus more people to play with. I still prefer Capcom vs SNK 2 so far, but it was so hard getting friends to play with me. With Street Fighter 4, there's always someone to play with because of it's online features.

It's a new Street Fighter game. That's enough for fans to want it. lol

Just got mine yesterday... played for about 3 hours then my damn hori stick broke arrrgh!!! Had to order a spare sanwa stick oversea since its next to impossible to find those parts in Australia, totally killed the mood.

Maybe I'm too much of an elitist bastart but I refuse to play fighters like this with a pad. I think I'll be getting a Madcatz SFIV tourney stick as a backup after this... (whenever they're back in stock in playasia anyways) just as a backup >_>

I totally agree. SF4 is a quality game, and im glad its back in the spotlight. But I'm getting a GTA4 like vibe from all the hype. Its not a perfect game, or best fighter ever made... Even this gen, games like Soul Cal 4 offer much more replay and variety. I like SF4 fighting leagues better than Soul Cal 4's but I'm just saying...Capcom went cheap on us.

Also, I agree...the King of Fighters 12 is going to be amazing. :)

^Thats's being an elitist, lol.

The majority of core players use a stick. Players in my area that I've talked to all have their reasons for using a stick -- some don't like the shoulder buttons on a pad; others just have an easier time with a stick than a d-pad.

I've played it at the arcades in Japan.

Good game, certainly anyone with a history with SF2 will have a huge head start over everyone else.

The art style is amazing in motion, but when you stop to look at the character models, alot of them are pretty awkward (Ryu in particular).

Though I only had play time with 3 characters (Ryu, Bison and Viper), it felt pretty balanced. It's pretty button mash friendly, I played a japanese dude who was on another machine, didn't realise it until he came up to me and said good game, and it was pretty even with him using multiple moves and me using hadouken and button mashing with Ryu.

I really liked the game, the art style makes it look like the best fighter out there, but I think Virtua Fighter 5 trumps it with the fighting engine, that game is amazing(ly balanced).

I wonder how this game is on a home console with the analog stick/d-pad

Oh, SCIV wasn't that great IMO. I think the 2nd best fighter behind SF4 this generation would be Dead or Alive 4. I consider Dead or Alive to be the best 3dD fighting series.

I want a new DarkStalkers from Capcom to go along with SF4 and KOF12. That would be heaven.

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DOA4 is better than Soul cal4 for sure, even if it does come down to rock paper siccorss(Counter punch throw). However Soul Cal has more features, play modes...than all other fighting games combined.

I have to wait 2 more days to my game to arrive...
In meantime I am still playing SF2HD

damn right it will

I LOVE THIS GAME.... i got it yesterday afternoon and have already invested 7 hours into it.... fav. characters: male: ryu and rufus. female: c. viper and sakura.