Street Fighter IV

[Velorath]

Supposedly leaked (and somewhat shitty looking) screenshots and gameplay details.  If these are actual screenshots, hopefully they're just not done with the character models yet as Ken looks pretty terrible.  This isn't the EGM stuff mind you, it apparently comes from a Brazilian gaming blog.

[schild]

Of course they're not anywhere near done with the character models. Game is a year away. But that shit is hot.

[Moaner]

Ok, now I'm excited.

[stray]

I want there to be a boxer character that comes off well.

Looks like E Honda in a Ryu getup. Or at least... Piston Honda.

Hey!  I just had this great idea for SF4....

Nothing wrong with Balrog by the way. It's not like Ryu, Ken, or Chun Li are accurate depictions of Karate and Kung Fu either.

That being said, I'm sure Vega and Akuma will make the list at least. I'll be happy.

[Teleku]

Heads will roll if there is no Guile.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

More images. Game takes place between SF2 and 3. No more parry. There is some sort of dash cancel...(Dimps' Rumble Fish "Advanced Attack" cancel style thing)
I guess the multiple Super are thing is gone too, back to one super art ( ST style) and an "Ultra" art. (?)





I personally like the big hands/feet and small heads look from SFIII, so this is all looking cool to me.

Nice touch adding the logo on Ryu's gloves in the game model as well. Nod to the Akiman...

[stray]

Man, Ken does not look cool at all.

[Samwise]

I'd like to take this opportunity to laugh heartily at everyone who thought that the first trailer was in-game footage.

HA!  HA!

[schild]

I don't know why anyone would have thought that.

Like, anyone.

But I can see why people thought the game would be in that style (even that was pretty stupid though).

[geldonyetich2]

Cel-shaded 3D suits the legacy of the series well.  What takes me by surprise is the detail to the expressions.

[Hoax]

I think it really suffers, esp the facial expressions because I instantly compare it to TF2 in my head which means autofuckingfailure.

[Velorath]

1up show has some gameplay videos if you can suffer through everything else.

[schild]

Waiting for some crazed fan at neogaf to edit the relevant parts into divx. Also, I'd expect the PS3 and 360 to get a video shortly in hi-def.

[Velorath]

The linked video at least is shortened down to just the SF IV segment, and there is a lot of gameplay details in there.  Fuckin small ass picture though.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

The videos of this game bring my enthusiasm to an all time low. Their faces looked like ass. The animation looks really crummy and it just doesn't look like it will bring a lot of new stuff to the table, which, I guess is what they are trying to do. I think that I am a little disappointed in this so far. The only saving grace is that Diago Ikeno is doing art for it. That guy is a monstro. He scary me. 

Is it me or should Ryu have not opened his mouth so damn wide, and shouldn't barf be pouring out? Does anybody besides me miss people getting hit so hard they vomit? I still love that.

[Margalis]

Ha yes I love the old vomit.

Agree completely with the comments. I could not be less excited.

[HAMMER FRENZY]

Margalis: It sucks, I really don't know what to think about the whole thing. I can see the producer has his head on straight, and he means well. In the last interview he had I agreed with a lot of his points. ( I personally like SF III: Third Strike quite a bit, even if it is kinda silly) And I do think that there has been no other companies that have touched that games 2d goodness in some time. But I can't get into the new look to save my life and that is just weird cause it is supposed to e modeled after Akiman's stuff with art direction by Ikeno...It really couldn't be any better but it all feels so wrong.

I am sure it is all going to at least be playable and I will still enjoy myself but the whole thing just seems like it is trying to avoid moving forward in any way, and I think the series needs that at least in some degree.

Currently all I am playing anymore is Hyper Fighting, KOF XI and NGBC, and it is holding me off alright, but it is weird to see that SNK of all people are the ones that keep the light burning. They have had all kinds of shots at 3d KOF and they weren't too bad. Capcom needs SFIV to be at least as good as MI3 and that is asking a lot. That game is really good for what it is. 

I want to remain enthusiastic but goofy faces and bland animations make me cringe...

[Velorath]

Scans from Famitsu showing of some of the other characters in very small screenshots.

[stray]

I wonder what's really going to separate it from the SF HD version besides just art? This is looking more and more like a standard iteration of Street Fighter, and as far as I'm concerned, the original character designs are better.

[schild]

I like all the current design except the new character.

Shit. Just ugly.

Also, I think Zangief and Blanka look awesome. It's tough to translate the original drawings though. They should've gone hi-res 2D or cel-shaded. But I won't bitch and moan, someone at Ngaf translated all of the stuff in Famitsu and it sounds pretty great.

[NiX]

Chun-lis thighs could envelope the universe.

[Margalis]

I wonder what's really going to separate it from the SF HD version besides just art? This is looking more and more like a standard iteration of Street Fighter, and as far as I'm concerned, the original character designs are better.

It is a bit strange that we are getting 2 versions of SF2 with upgraded graphics at the same time.

I'm not a fan of the art for the characters but the in-game models appear to look pretty good judging from the tiny tiny screens.

[Hoax]

You guys might want to check out the new in-game videos on 1up, I still don't have much of an opinion other then I kinda wish there were more new characters.

[Dtrain]

The spinning piledriver was a thing of beauty. Nice 3D versions of the SF2 characters.

I know this is going to sound stupid because we're talking about a series full of broad cultural stereotypes + a green dude with red hair, but the new characters just seem out of place to me.

[Velorath]

I know this is going to sound stupid because we're talking about a series full of broad cultural stereotypes + a green dude with red hair, but the new characters just seem out of place to me.

I kinda felt that way when Super Street Fighter II came out.

[Hoax]

Also no Vega or Sagat would be fucking epic fail.  So hopefully that isn't the full character list in those vids.

[stray]

Definitely Vega. Sagat I could do without. [edit] Eh wait... They go hand in hand, don't they?

Also would like additional characters (read Akuma). Always thought Remy and Charlie were cool too, but... I'm sure most would just say they're faggier versions of Guile, I guess. I'd be fine with just Guile and Chun-Li though.

[schild]

There's no way that's the whole roster. Video at 1up clearly shows there's spots for at LEAST 6 more characters if not 12.

I expect to see Dan, Bison, Balrog, Vega, and Sagat return. If not Dan, maybe Cammy. And at least 1 more new characters though one might be hidden (and by hidden I mean broken and gay).

Problem is, I don't know how the storyline pieces together because lore for fighting games is laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

[cmlancas]

Problem is, I don't know how the storyline pieces together because lore for fighting games is laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

Butbut, schild, Sonya got banned from the tournament because she cheated!

I'm not sure how green that is. 

[LK]

I love, love, love the camera movements that are occurring on supers.  I wonder if there is a hit is absolutely guaranteed if it does that dramatic movement.  Really feels like a more artistic, cinematic version of game play.

[Jain Zar]

There's no way that's the whole roster. Video at 1up clearly shows there's spots for at LEAST 6 more characters if not 12.

I expect to see Dan, Bison, Balrog, Vega, and Sagat return. If not Dan, maybe Cammy. And at least 1 more new characters though one might be hidden (and by hidden I mean broken and gay).

Problem is, I don't know how the storyline pieces together because lore for fighting games is laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.

The lore is about the only interesting thing about these games anymore.  Its all pretty much the same fucking games since 1990 or so when SF2 first came out.
Its like FPSes with even less to differentiate between games.  (Fighters don't exactly push the technology envelope all too much.  Even the 3d ones.)

That and the fighting game morons who are always playing Guilty Gear something or other are annoying.  Why the comic shop lets them sit there and play it, disturbing our nice miniatures wargames is beyond me.
This one late teens early 20s kid yells "WHAAAAT?" every 20 minutes or so for like 4 hours.  He got into a hissy fit because he was getting owned (You would figure playing the exact same videogame every week for 3 months plus would either get boring or you would get good at it but apparently not..) and left.  All the other fighting game players or the boring weeaboos watching them all left.  It was quiet and kickass for the rest of the afternoon.   

SF4 has yet to show me anything new about it.  Other than the graphics which frankly look HIDEOUS.  Everyone is ugly.

[schild]

[LK]

I'm making that my desktop background.

[stray]

Quoted for effectiveness.


...

As if a GIANT :AWESOME FOR REAL: smiley wasn't effective enough.

[LK]

It isn't on a 1920x1200 desktop.

We need a super hero with that face as the logo on his chest.