If you're a fan of the series that's synonymous with the term 'beat-'em-up', you'll have been warming up you fireball-shooting thumbs since Capcom confirmed another run. And boy was it worth the wait.
For those of you that never left the scene, it's finally time to put down Street Fighter III: Third Strike and say goodbye to 2D sprites. Capcom believes this is the best Street Fighter game it's ever made and we're inclined to agree.
From the moment you turn the game on and sit through the arty CGI intro, to the moment you chuck your first punch and see the game's incredible visuals, you can feel the amount love poured into making this game.
Brightly lit with vivid colours, the environments look amazing, while the character models are as expressive as they are detailed. Faces express all the anger behind every punch thrown as well as being on the receiving end. Lips curl and eyes pop out as giant balls of plasma and killer uppercuts shatter bones.
This is traditional Street Fighter. It may have incredible looks, but under that hides Capcom's core gameplay.
A lot of games are criticised for being too similar to their predecessors, but in Street Fighter IV's case its retro style is exactly what you want.
Core gameplay has been streamlined back to how it used to be in SFII. It does away with the layers of extra guff that had been added through the years, meaning no parries, jugglers or any of that madness.
This isn't just a throwback to the old days, but part of an effort to open up Street Fighter to a broader audience. It has, after all, been made so increasingly complex that only seasoned players could actually get to grips the more recent editions.
Street Fighter IV
Official trailer
1:30Stunning CGI fight between Ken and Ryu
Street Fighter IV
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1:30Stunning CGI fight between Ken and Ryu
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So this is easy for all to play, right? Not entirely. Those of us who've pulled off Shoryukens and understand what 'quarter-circle-forwards-light-punch' mean needn't worry.
If, on the other hand, you've spent your years absorbed in more modern-age 3D fighters like Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur or Tekken, even the "simplicities" of SFIV can, these days, be comparatively daunting and complicated for total beginners.
Even if you are reasonably proficient at doing a fireball with Ryu, the game's so-called Normal mode is nails. You'll want to get better, which calls for some training.
Trouble is the Training mode doesn't explain things very well. A Trial mode is the nearest you get to in-game help, asking you to perform a series of moves with the button combinations shown on screen.
But as it moves from single-button moves to performing quick, complex, combo's, the game only gives you the buttons required to pull it off, with no explanation or demonstration as to the technique or timing needed.
Take that as you will - a criticism if you're new to the series (because you're going to struggle) or a compliment if you're a big fan because, to you, this is the ultimate skill-based fighter and you don't need help.
The requirement of multi-button sequences and precise, split-second timing makes it tough for total newbies to get anything out of SF IV. Not like DOA or Soul Calibur, in which double-tapping a direction and hammering some kick-punch combos can garner immediately satisfying (if a little fluky) results.
Still, SFIV has more than it's share of hidden complexities that the more hardcore of you will spend the next six months and beyond trying to master.
Focus Attacks are one of the most significant additions. Hit both medium punch and kick buttons at the same time and your character enters a defensive stance (the longer you hold the buttons the longer the stance is held). In this stance your character can absorb a single blow without taking any damage.
Street Fighter IV
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1:06C. Viper and Chun Li duke it out in gorgeous intro footage
Street Fighter IV
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Street Fighter IV
Official trailer
1:06C. Viper and Chun Li duke it out in gorgeous intro footage
If you absorb a hit your fighter instantly launches a counter attack, hitting the opponent and opening them up for a combo opportunity. The Focus attack's lethal blow will also be unleashed if you hold the buttons for about a second, with charged up force that makes your opponent fall to the ground.
Focus attacks will be used by advanced players mid-combo to extend the number of hits they can get off in a single chain. It takes silly skill, but it's possible.
There are also new Ultra Combo moves. Taking a blow charges up your Revenge gauge. When it's full, performing an Ultra combo (by pressing a number of directions followed by either all three kicks or punches) can turn the fight around.
Although there's not much story to the game (except for an intro and ending video for each character's Arcade run), it's still just as fun as it's ever been to work through the arcade mode with every character to get all the unlockables.
Outside of Arcade mode, and the Challenge mode we spoke about earlier, you've also got a Survival mode, which challenges you to take on a set number of fighters without your vitality depleting.
Different challenges change the rules a little - earlier ones are easy because your health recharges, enemies can't block and your attack power is boosted. In later rounds, these effects are reversed against you, and it's bloody nails.
Similar rule-bending tricks are done in the Time Attack mode, which has you fighting to defeat a specified number of enemies within time limit. It's great because you're rushing, and you have a tendency to throw all technique out the window, so it's a real test of patience and discipline. It adds a little variety to a game that, in all honesty, doesn't need it.
Surely SF has always been about one-on-one versus play. Nothing else matters. And it's online offerings take care of that. Ranked matches give you the chance to earn battle points - which you'll be obsessed with building up. There's even the option to play through the arcade mode with access open to online players, who can interrupt and jump in.
And there's loads more to come in the online department via a post release patch - read all about that here.
This is a strong contender for best fighting game of all time. It's not everyone's cup of tea - if you know nothing about fighters you should hold off for Tekken 6. This is hardcore.
Should recieve my copy on Friday and I honestly can't wait. And who cares if it got a higher review than Killzone 2? Not me, as I am getting both. Oh, and the Sega Collection as well.
I'm going to be a spoilt biatch over the next few weeks!
I'm going to try playing SF4 with the pad first and see how I get on, though I may be tempted to get a decent arcade style controller if I am struggling pulling off certain moves.
Fingers crossed that the online gameplay isn't suffering from too much lag. I'd still buy it for single and offline multiplayer though.
So happy that they kept Street Fighters roots in 2D.
9.5 is most definitely a bigger number than 8.7, yes.
Remember, any game that's not a PS3 exclusive automatically gets gifted an additional 1.0 just to make the PS3 look bad
Well we all knew that already!
Mark - mate where are you getting your money?! Theres a recession you know!
I honestly cant remember a six month period thats been so packed with great games.
Ive had to get Gears 2, Cod 5, Resistance 2, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Fable 2, Littlebigplanet, GTA 4 L & D tomorrow (Wheres the reviews for that by the way?), and thats just what I can think of off the top of my head! Now theres this, KZ2 and Megadrive collection all at once - its insane!
Can't wait for this. I ordered the CE+Ken joypad of Amazon. Weird thing is they're showing both Ryu and the Crimson Viper models in the pic, but I thought Ryu was exclusive to the PS and vice versa for Crimson.
Should recieve my copy on Friday and I honestly can't wait. And who cares if it got a higher review than Killzone 2? Not me, as I am getting both. Oh, and the Sega Collection as well.
I'm going to be a spoilt biatch over the next few weeks!
I'm going to try playing SF4 with the pad first and see how I get on, though I may be tempted to get a decent arcade style controller if I am struggling pulling off certain moves.
Fingers crossed that the online gameplay isn't suffering from too much lag. I'd still buy it for single and offline multiplayer though.
So happy that they kept Street Fighters roots in 2D.
I think it was the video review on IGN, it seemed to show that online, you can see other people's connection speed when matchmaking. Which is a godsend.
I have a 20MB connection and it drives me up the wall when it's made redundant by someone with a real slow, laggy connection (bomberman live is impossible when someone is reappearing all over the place!). Hopefully they will give us the option for regional matchups. But as you said, normal two player is really what Street Fighter's all about.
always found a D-pad to be easier than an arcade k**b. that isnt the problem (for ps3 at least) its the 6 face buttons you need; low, medium and high punch or kick.
9.5! After seeing the downers at the bottom, it doesn't really make sense to give this such a high score. Seems like this person likes this game alot. I for one have never really played any of the street fighter games, and knowing that theres not a very good training mode and its difficult for beginners is kinda putting me off.
always found a D-pad to be easier than an arcade k**b. that isnt the problem (for ps3 at least) its the 6 face buttons you need; low, medium and high punch or kick.
The SFIV joypads are styled like the Saturn ones. All sold out on Amazon though.
always found a D-pad to be easier than an arcade k**b. that isnt the problem (for ps3 at least) its the 6 face buttons you need; low, medium and high punch or kick.
9.5! After seeing the downers at the bottom, it doesn't really make sense to give this such a high score. Seems like this person likes this game alot. I for one have never really played any of the street fighter games, and knowing that theres not a very good training mode and its difficult for beginners is kinda putting me off.
a training mode in SF! never heard anything so absurd. you train as you play.
are you working your muscles or something?!
to train you need something that will hit back.
SF is the most uncomplicated fighting game ever. they almost all share the same commands and basic principles. its simple and its meant to be. no need in the slightest for a training mode, dont be daft!
i managed to pull off akiras stun palm in VF against a friend. the hardest move in the game. who needs a metal robot?!
Lol again, and at the Fanboys getting angry on the Score (knew people were gonna compare to KZ2 moment i saw it), still don't know people get so offended over a score, long as you like/looking forward to a game, you shouldnt care about reviews.....
For me, im looking forward to this game, should be good fun.
Sounds like my kind of game. I'm sick of everything seeming to pander for the casual gamer and I am glad games like this are still made.
Like a lot of people I have been waiting for another SF since Third Striker and SNK Vs Capcom 2.
Can't wait.
this is the easiest SF for beginners. you do know that right? fool.
P*ss off !
Yeah I know that, but it is not exactly Soul Calibur is it? I mean I am glad they didn't dumb the game down for beginners like you so you can pull of a Dragon Punch by double-tapping forward on your 10lb 360 controller, or do a hurricane kick by holding back on the D-pad for 2 seconds.
a training mode in SF! never heard anything so absurd. you train as you play.
are you working your muscles or something?!
to train you need something that will hit back.
SF is the most uncomplicated fighting game ever. they almost all share the same commands and basic principles. its simple and its meant to be. no need in the slightest for a training mode, dont be daft!
i managed to pull off akiras stun palm in VF against a friend. the hardest move in the game. who needs a metal robot?!
so you know how to pull of focus attack cancels do you? and all the ultra combos for every character? brilliant. there is insane amount of depth in this game. the fact that EX moves hit twice and the focus attack only blocks one attack gives a huge strategy to using the focus attacks. you clearly haven't read up on SFIV have you dude. (that was rhetoric by the way).
stop pretending your hardcore. they HAVE dumbed it down for beginners, idiot. the hardcore/elite players will have no problems with this AT ALL.
as fighting games go, SF isnt complicated. this version in particular is "dumbed down", so nailing every move and super move in the game isnt out of the question. not saying there isnt many intricacies to master.
stop pretending your hardcore. they HAVE dumbed it down for beginners, idiot. the hardcore/elite players will have no problems with this AT ALL.
i am a hardcore SF player you nonce, you're the one moaning about why there is a training mode. some people who want to learn will like the fact that it is included, stupid idiot.
9.5! After seeing the downers at the bottom, it doesn't really make sense to give this such a high score. Seems like this person likes this game alot. I for one have never really played any of the street fighter games, and knowing that theres not a very good training mode and its difficult for beginners is kinda putting me off.
a training mode in SF! never heard anything so absurd. you train as you play.
are you working your muscles or something?!
to train you need something that will hit back.
SF is the most uncomplicated fighting game ever. they almost all share the same commands and basic principles. its simple and its meant to be. no need in the slightest for a training mode, dont be daft!
i managed to pull off akiras stun palm in VF against a friend. the hardest move in the game. who needs a metal robot?!
Calm down dear.
Listen the combo's in Virtua Fighter 4/5 are the most insane game commands I have seen in a videogame. Ever. Some of Akira/Kage/Vannessa/Aoi moves are nigh on impossible using a gamepad, you need an arcade stick.
So yeah, SF5 is not nearly as hardcore as VF4/5 but it is not as easy as rubbish Soul Calibur/Dead or Alive etc
CVG staff - please please could we have some way of having age restricted forums. I'm sick of schoolkids jumping onto these forums and reducing them to teenage prattle.
I was hoping these SF4 forum might contain some insightful comments / memories from long term gamers who were around 17 years ago when the landmark SF2 hit the arcades.
Instead its yet again full of kids and fanboys - many of which aren't even old enough to remember the heady hey days of the 1980's when arcades were the only place to play games such as Street Fighter and Outrun.
YOU HAVE TO SORT IT OUT - YOUR FORUMS ARE A DISGRACE -WHERE ARE YOUR MODERATORS??
CVG staff - please please could we have some way of having age restricted forums. I'm sick of schoolkids jumping onto these forums and reducing them to teenage prattle.
I was hoping these SF4 forum might contain some insightful comments / memories from long term gamers who were around 17 years ago when the landmark SF2 hit the arcades.
Instead its yet again full of kids and fanboys - many of which aren't even old enough to remember the heady hey days of the 1980's when arcades were the only place to play games such as Street Fighter and Outrun.
YOU HAVE TO SORT IT OUT - YOUR FORUMS ARE A DISGRACE -WHERE ARE YOUR MODERATORS??
I think it's way too late.
Anyway, I haven't been this hyped for a SF game since Hyper Fighting edition came out. My school lunches used to be a packet of McCoy's and a Yorkie bar, just so I could spend the rest at the arcade!
stop pretending your hardcore. they HAVE dumbed it down for beginners, idiot. the hardcore/elite players will have no problems with this AT ALL.
i am a hardcore SF player you nonce, you're the one moaning about why there is a training mode. some people who want to learn will like the fact that it is included, stupid idiot.
im the idiot?!
there isnt a training mode. and i dont think there should be one.
its 2 dimensions. all you need to do is learn the commands.
whats stopping you trying them in-game? an advancing opponent? pathetic! its not that hard!!
CVG staff - please please could we have some way of having age restricted forums. I'm sick of schoolkids jumping onto these forums and reducing them to teenage prattle.
I was hoping these SF4 forum might contain some insightful comments / memories from long term gamers who were around 17 years ago when the landmark SF2 hit the arcades.
Instead its yet again full of kids and fanboys - many of which aren't even old enough to remember the heady hey days of the 1980's when arcades were the only place to play games such as Street Fighter and Outrun.
YOU HAVE TO SORT IT OUT - YOUR FORUMS ARE A DISGRACE -WHERE ARE YOUR MODERATORS??
Theres no point moaning to be honest.
I totally agree with you, but after the KZ2 review the next 'big' review thread was always gonna get battered.
Thats why I came into it with a sense of sarcastic inevitibility more than anything else.
stop pretending your hardcore. they HAVE dumbed it down for beginners, idiot. the hardcore/elite players will have no problems with this AT ALL.
i am a hardcore SF player you nonce, you're the one moaning about why there is a training mode. some people who want to learn will like the fact that it is included, stupid idiot.
im the idiot?!
there isnt a training mode. and i dont think there should be one.
its 2 dimensions. all you need to do is learn the commands.
whats stopping you trying them in-game? an advancing opponent? pathetic! its not that hard!!
Eerm... there IS a training mode... It's called Training Mode. And there's also Challenge Mode which teaches you combos. Maybe you should stop trying to talk with authority on things you know little about.
Eerm... there IS a training mode... It's called Training Mode. And there's also Challenge Mode which teaches you combos. Maybe you should stop trying to talk with authority on things you know little about.
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Send me a challenge request on friday and I'll show you why YOU'RE gonna need a training mode. I'm buying it on both 360 and PS3 too so choose your format.
Fair enough - but i played on the 360 pad the other day - god its soooo bad for beat-em ups! You try to press back and you jump!!
Yep, the 360 pad is atrocious for games like this so I'll get the PS3 version unless there is an arcade stick out
Neither is the PS3 d-pad... Anyone who is serious about playing this game will be getting the special control pad or joystick anyway. Anyway, just an aside, on the topic of controllers, a slew of Saturn USB controllers have shown up on eBay (search for Sega USB). Fighting game connoisseurs vouch for them on various forums, despite the fact that they're all in HK - they'll work both on the PS3 and PC.
Why all the fuss over controllers and training modes?
It may be 'dumbed down' compared to SF3 but that was a ridiculously complex game that was strictly for the hardcore. This game has been touted as masterfully achieving accessibility and depth and for that reason alone it is worthy of the accolades it's been receiving.
Regardless of which console you have you'll be needing an aftermarket controller because both the PS3 and Xbox 360 pads are s**t. You need a decent stick and 6 face buttons.
The training mode is not a waste of time like the ignorant dicks on here seem to think. The characters although sharing similar special inputs are intrinsically different in their priorities and special effectiveness. It's ignorant to assume this and you will just get your ass handed to you by a competent player. The new focus system is reason enough to try the training for. If you think you're going to have time to suss it out while someone is ripping you a new one then go ahead.
CVG staff - please please could we have some way of having age restricted forums. I'm sick of schoolkids jumping onto these forums and reducing them to teenage prattle.
I was hoping these SF4 forum might contain some insightful comments / memories from long term gamers who were around 17 years ago when the landmark SF2 hit the arcades.
Instead its yet again full of kids and fanboys - many of which aren't even old enough to remember the heady hey days of the 1980's when arcades were the only place to play games such as Street Fighter and Outrun.
YOU HAVE TO SORT IT OUT - YOUR FORUMS ARE A DISGRACE -WHERE ARE YOUR MODERATORS??
Forget it dude, fanboy rants and raves is all that ever happens on these forums.
Although i was around when Street Fighter 2 first hit the arcades i wasnt old enough to go visit them on my own, nor would my parents take me to any.(lame)
BUT, i remember all the hype, i did collect all the stickers and books that they went in. God i must have spent a fortune on those stickers, id look high and low for any money i could just to get that extra pack and find a shiny.
Although saying that, my first ever go on street fighter 2 was on my Amiga. My mate had some boot leg copy on 2 floppy disks and you have to keep changing it about to load matches, and even then some characters like zangief came out all garbled.
Can't wait for this. I ordered the CE+Ken joypad of Amazon. Weird thing is they're showing both Ryu and the Crimson Viper models in the pic, but I thought Ryu was exclusive to the PS and vice versa for Crimson.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
the special editions of each version of the game come with figures of either ryu or viper. the mad katz pads just come with decals. got the ken one myself for the 360.
roll on friday though the bank account's taking another kicking with this, KZ2 and the megadrive collection. thank jebus for cheap internet prices
I remember my first encounter with Street Fighter 2, it was at my local swimming pool and it totally enchanted me. It pretty much cemented my love for videogames, already a burgeoning affair.
When a games store opened up in my nearby shopping centre it had a demo snes up with SF2 and I still remember how long I queued just to sample it's arcade perfect delights.
Since then I have loved the series, through all the alpha iterations, SF3 and now I am heady with anticipation over this new game. Thank god Capcom remember how to do their old games when a lot of developers seem to forget what made their old franchises so grand. Coff, Rare, coff, banjo, ahem....
I remember my first encounter with Street Fighter 2, it was at my local swimming pool and it totally enchanted me. It pretty much cemented my love for videogames, already a burgeoning affair.
When a games store opened up in my nearby shopping centre it had a demo snes up with SF2 and I still remember how long I queued just to sample it's arcade perfect delights.
Since then I have loved the series, through all the alpha iterations, SF3 and now I am heady with anticipation over this new game. Thank god Capcom remember how to do their old games when a lot of developers seem to forget what made their old franchises so grand. Coff, Rare, coff, banjo, ahem....
Alot of people i knew had Megadrives so when everyone heard that this one guy had got Hyper Fighting, everyone was arranging to go to his and have a go. I think thats when i properly got to play it.. like without garbled character sprites and other stupid things going on. He had is birthday shortly after he got it, and we all just sat in his room all day and night rinsing that game.
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
Can't wait for this. I ordered the CE+Ken joypad of Amazon. Weird thing is they're showing both Ryu and the Crimson Viper models in the pic, but I thought Ryu was exclusive to the PS and vice versa for Crimson.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
the special editions of each version of the game come with figures of either ryu or viper. the mad katz pads just come with decals. got the ken one myself for the 360.
roll on friday though the bank account's taking another kicking with this, KZ2 and the megadrive collection. thank jebus for cheap internet prices
Cheers. I think I'm actually looking forward to receiving the pad more, I've hardly played VF5 since I bought it months ago due to the 360 pad being a bit rubbish for fighting games.
Niceone CVG regardless of a 9.5 Sf4 been hitting top scores by other reviewers.
One major thing is hoping online is as fluid as SSF2THD *Fingers crossed*
Love the new animations for all the standard moves looks to give a real solid feel like 3rd Strike. Fei long and Chuners (Chun-li) look absolutly Superb in motion
Anyone who is getting 360 version and can't get the official SF pads/sticks, the Hori EX2 isn't a bad choice I use it myself as an alternative.
Why all the fuss over controllers and training modes?
It may be 'dumbed down' compared to SF3 but that was a ridiculously complex game that was strictly for the hardcore. This game has been touted as masterfully achieving accessibility and depth and for that reason alone it is worthy of the accolades it's been receiving.
Regardless of which console you have you'll be needing an aftermarket controller because both the PS3 and Xbox 360 pads are s**t. You need a decent stick and 6 face buttons.
The training mode is not a waste of time like the ignorant dicks on here seem to think. The characters although sharing similar special inputs are intrinsically different in their priorities and special effectiveness. It's ignorant to assume this and you will just get your ass handed to you by a competent player. The new focus system is reason enough to try the training for. If you think you're going to have time to suss it out while someone is ripping you a new one then go ahead.
Amen.
Got my Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition and Ken FightPad ordered for both PS3 and 360.
Niceone CVG regardless of a 9.5 Sf4 been hitting top scores by other reviewers.
One major thing is hoping online is as fluid as SSF2THD *Fingers crossed*
Love the new animations for all the standard moves looks to give a real solid feel like 3rd Strike. Fei long and Chuners (Chun-li) look absolutly Superb in motion
Anyone who is getting 360 version and can't get the official SF pads/sticks, the Hori EX2 isn't a bad choice I use it myself as an alternative.
Look forward to playing you: TheIdeal
got the hori EX2 myself, well worth it. still getting an official one too so my mates can't complain about unfair advantages.
hopefully it'll run as smooth as SSF2HDR online as i've hardly had any problems with that
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind or side moves and what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind or side moves and what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
its simplicity at its best.
If I recall correctly you enjoy having a "racey" car. If you have even the barest of understanding of cars, which I presume you do, then you will realise that there are many cars that handle differently and respond differently even when they are in the same genre (i.e. family car, sports car, four wheel drive, etc.) yet they all utilise more or less the same control methods. Going by your reasoning above one can thus conclude that once you know how to drive one car well you can drive all cars equally well. Too bad reality gets in the way and blows that idea right out of the water, eh? The same applies to computer games, and I'd wager to SF4 as well. I say "wager" because I haven't played the full game at present time.
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind and side moves, what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
its simplicity at its best.
so what command lists do Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and all the other characters that have been added since the original use? how do you string their combos together? what about the players who're either new to the game of haven't played it since the days of the snes or saturn? the training modes there so you can learn these, i for one can't remember how to use Gen from SFAlpha and i've no idea how any of the the new characters or focus and ultra moves work. do you think your just gonna pick up the pad and be excellent at it? just gonna go online and kick everyone's ass? don't think so
a training mode, pointless. for gimps who whimper at the sight of another opponent.
tip: buy another game!! this is street FIGHTER!
everyone remembers the moves from 10 years ago, they havent changed.. they have been made easier buy allowing MORE time for the chain. and there is only a handful of different commands - for ALL characters. if you know the moves for one, you know them all (nearly!)
so what do you need a training mode for? to pump up your virtual muscles?!
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind or side moves and what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
its simplicity at its best.
If I recall correctly you enjoy having a "racey" car. If you have even the barest of understanding of cars, which I presume you do, then you will realise that there are many cars that handle differently and respond differently even when they are in the same genre (i.e. family car, sports car, four wheel drive, etc.) yet they all utilise more or less the same control methods. Going by your reasoning above one can thus conclude that once you know how to drive one car well you can drive all cars equally well. Too bad reality gets in the way and blows that idea right out of the water, eh? The same applies to computer games, and I'd wager to SF4 as well. I say "wager" because I haven't played the full game at present time.
I fear your words may well be falling on deaf ears I'm afraid.
What I don't understand is how a training mode can be in any way a bad thing. Surely if you're an expert player just skip this mode whereas if you're new to the whole SF experience this mode could be invaluable in helping you get up to speed.
Why even bother comparing StreetFighter to Virtua Fighter at all? Yes Virtua Fighter is more complex than Streetfighter, everyone knows that. VF is therefore more hardcore, so hardcore in fact that it totally alienates anyone who hasn't the time or inclination to really get to grips with it. I've got VF5 and like it but it is a daunting game.
Streetfighter 4 is accessible and hardcore in equal measure as well as being incredibly balanced from years of experience making these games. It's 2D yes, but Virtua Fighter occupies most of it's time in on a 2d plane anyway. Soul Calibur is one of the only true 3d beat 'em ups and that's become a really casual game by the 4th iteration so I think your inane rantings Grasshopper are unfathomable. 2d or 3d does not come into it, it's just the approach taken. Chess is infinately more complicated than dominoes even though it's restricted to a board.
If you don't like something, fine, just engage brain and work out why you don't like it first before we all have to deal with your anal disharge.
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind or side moves and what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
its simplicity at its best.
If I recall correctly you enjoy having a "racey" car. If you have even the barest of understanding of cars, which I presume you do, then you will realise that there are many cars that handle differently and respond differently even when they are in the same genre (i.e. family car, sports car, four wheel drive, etc.) yet they all utilise more or less the same control methods. Going by your reasoning above one can thus conclude that once you know how to drive one car well you can drive all cars equally well. Too bad reality gets in the way and blows that idea right out of the water, eh? The same applies to computer games, and I'd wager to SF4 as well. I say "wager" because I haven't played the full game at present time.
crap analagy. i know how to drive. i could drive any car on the planet to road legal standards.
all (most) cars have a clutch, gas and brake pedal - none of them operate exactly the same, the will have different biting points and all behave differently under pressure.
didnt say i was a race driver or anything did i? the stig for example knows how to control any car under pressure. even if he hasnt driven that make or model before.
a control pad/arcade stick is digital. you know exactly whats going to happen.
You really are an ignorant little dick aren't you? So you're saying that because you can drive your little Fiat, Fiesta, whatever you could drive a Bugati Veron?
f**k off pleb, you'd have that in a wall as soon as you get into it.
Do you ever take the time to listen to yourself? I doubt it since it seems the sheer nonsense you're spouting - heavily laced with faded macho-man angst - isn't filtered at all before being released to the public. Good grief man! Do you have a lot of anger issues and unresolved childhood memories?
I for one *don't* remember the controls for SFII from back in the day very well at all. Furthermore, practice benefits anyone to some extent and it is required to master any feat or field. True masters of *anything* will tell you as much.
all characters share the same command list.
there are more unique commands for one character in VF, than all the moves in SF put together.
add the fact there are NO behind or side moves and what the f**k are you "practicing" at?!
its simplicity at its best.
If I recall correctly you enjoy having a "racey" car. If you have even the barest of understanding of cars, which I presume you do, then you will realise that there are many cars that handle differently and respond differently even when they are in the same genre (i.e. family car, sports car, four wheel drive, etc.) yet they all utilise more or less the same control methods. Going by your reasoning above one can thus conclude that once you know how to drive one car well you can drive all cars equally well. Too bad reality gets in the way and blows that idea right out of the water, eh? The same applies to computer games, and I'd wager to SF4 as well. I say "wager" because I haven't played the full game at present time.
crap analagy. i know how to drive. i could drive any car on the planet to road legal standards.
all (most) cars have a clutch, gas and brake pedal - none of them operate exactly the same, the will have different biting points and all behave differently under pressure.
didnt say i was a race driver or anything did i? the stig for example knows how to control any car under pressure. even if he hasnt driven that make or model before.
a control pad/arcade stick is digital. you know exactly whats going to happen.
You have just underscored the exact point I was making with the analogy. You assert that the SF4 characters will all handle the same way while I disagree. If experience from past SF and other fighting games is anything to go by then the part I have placed in bold from your latest comment fit quite well.
You really are an ignorant little dick aren't you? So you're saying that because you can drive your little Fiat, Fiesta, whatever you could drive a Bugati Veron?
f**k off pleb, you'd have that in a wall as soon as you get into it.
YES.
if you seen top gear you would know they said "its no lie to say this car (veyron) is any harder to drive than a golf. or a golf cart"
whats so magical about the veyron that would make it undrivable?! idiot.
and my car does 0-60 in 4.8 - last time i checked that was super car territory. and only around a second slower than a veyron.
You really are an ignorant little dick aren't you? So you're saying that because you can drive your little Fiat, Fiesta, whatever you could drive a Bugati Veron?
f**k off pleb, you'd have that in a wall as soon as you get into it.
YES.
if you seen top gear you would know they said "its no lie to say this car (veyron) is any harder to drive than a golf. or a golf cart"
whats so magical about the veyron that would make it undrivable?! idiot.
and my car does 0-60 in 4.8 - last time i checked that was super car territory. and only around a second slower than a veyron.
Well...if you want to talk about Top Gear then let's discuss the episode where the hamster attempts to drive an F1 car around the track.
At first he experiences an epic fail due to the fact that you apparently have to really rag it to get the brakes warmed up.
Now I know you've driven a lot more sports cars than Richard Hammond but I'm sure there's a lesson to be learnt there....
You really are an ignorant little dick aren't you? So you're saying that because you can drive your little Fiat, Fiesta, whatever you could drive a Bugati Veron?
f**k off pleb, you'd have that in a wall as soon as you get into it.
YES.
if you seen top gear you would know they said "its no lie to say this car (veyron) is any harder to drive than a golf. or a golf cart"
whats so magical about the veyron that would make it undrivable?! idiot.
and my car does 0-60 in 4.8 - last time i checked that was super car territory. and only around a second slower than a veyron.
Well...if you want to talk about Top Gear then let's discuss the episode where the hamster attempts to drive an F1 car around the track.
At first he experiences an epic fail due to the fact that you apparently have to really rag it to get the brakes warmed up.
Now I know you've driven a lot more sports cars than Richard Hammond but I'm sure there's a lesson to be learnt there....
F1 car.
ANY road legal car. such as a veyron.
two VERY different things.
i cant believe you even thought this was a viable comeback!!!
Niceone CVG regardless of a 9.5 Sf4 been hitting top scores by other reviewers.
One major thing is hoping online is as fluid as SSF2THD *Fingers crossed*
Love the new animations for all the standard moves looks to give a real solid feel like 3rd Strike. Fei long and Chuners (Chun-li) look absolutly Superb in motion
Anyone who is getting 360 version and can't get the official SF pads/sticks, the Hori EX2 isn't a bad choice I use it myself as an alternative.
Look forward to playing you: TheIdeal
got the hori EX2 myself, well worth it. still getting an official one too so my mates can't complain about unfair advantages.
hopefully it'll run as smooth as SSF2HDR online as i've hardly had any problems with that
Hopefully it does Hori stick or any stick is needed for 2d-esk fighters plus the Hori ex2 is compatable with P.c which is nice.
Niceone getting 2nd stick yup you can definately see online mp who is using a stick compared to a pad lol.
Who cares about the score at the end of the review well apart from everyone that moaned at the KZ2 score. This sounds good back to basics without a juggling parry in sight fantastic. Let me relive my SF2 Turbo glory days (although the reflexes are most probably too slow now) and I'll be happy. Hadoken.
Niceone CVG regardless of a 9.5 Sf4 been hitting top scores by other reviewers.
One major thing is hoping online is as fluid as SSF2THD *Fingers crossed*
Love the new animations for all the standard moves looks to give a real solid feel like 3rd Strike. Fei long and Chuners (Chun-li) look absolutly Superb in motion
Anyone who is getting 360 version and can't get the official SF pads/sticks, the Hori EX2 isn't a bad choice I use it myself as an alternative.
Look forward to playing you: TheIdeal
got the hori EX2 myself, well worth it. still getting an official one too so my mates can't complain about unfair advantages.
hopefully it'll run as smooth as SSF2HDR online as i've hardly had any problems with that
Hopefully it does Hori stick or any stick is needed for 2d-esk fighters plus the Hori ex2 is compatable with P.c which is nice.
Niceone getting 2nd stick yup you can definately see online mp who is using a stick compared to a pad lol.
If want add me for afew bouts please feel free
I'd get a stick/madkatz pad etc, but money is pretty tight right now and even the pads are more than some games, so I will have to see how I get on with the normal pad and make that decision to see if it's worth it for me.
From what people have said, I've no doubt third party pads/sticks will be better. Will the saturn usb pads work?
SF is one of those games that to me is nintendo-esque, in that it's easy to pick up and have fun with, but there is so much subtle depth and mastering it takes ages.
Do you people just enjoy venting on your keyboards? It appears that every single forum on here simply descends into "my arguement's better than yours".
Just get them out and measure already.
Anyway, I'm having this game. Even though I have the irritating 360 pad, I will still be adding this to my collection.
Send me a challenge request on friday and I'll show you why YOU'RE gonna need a training mode.
This is the sort of feelings I'd expected to see SF4 bring out in people- come launch day, we'll flood our respective internet services to death playing this one on-line.
didnt say i was a race driver or anything did i? the stig for example knows how to control any car under pressure. even if he hasnt driven that make or model before.
And even the Stig has a few practise laps before recording the time on any new car he drives... You see the point here?
Daily, what is your opinion of Marty?
LOL - there's a loaded question right there. Of course, if 'daily' was new to the forums, he wouldn't even know who I was...
you missed out vercretti and K109. it's a vicious circle
didnt say i was a race driver or anything did i? the stig for example knows how to control any car under pressure. even if he hasnt driven that make or model before.
And even the Stig has a few practise laps before recording the time on any new car he drives... You see the point here?
Daily, what is your opinion of Marty?
LOL - there's a loaded question right there. Of course, if 'daily' was new to the forums, he wouldn't even know who I was...
you missed out vercretti and K109. it's a vicious circle
I thought k109 was svd_grasshopper?
no, whats the point?
hes warming up/getting ready - he can still drive it very quickly from the off.
a footballer doesnt warm up on pitch before the game starts? even though hes score hundreds of goals before.
point is a veyron isnt a hard car to drive. the controls arent alien. its a car. dont be fooled of its 1000bhp credentials. cars with half that horsepower lap the top gear track quicker.
a footballer doesnt warm up on pitch before the game starts? even though hes score hundreds of goals before.
Yes they do... Face it man, a training mode is no big deal. If you don't like it, don't use it, but for others who haven't played a Street Fighter game for 18+ years, it could well prove useful to them.
I do agree that you can practice in game, and it's what I'd do, but sometimes you don't want the hassle of being punched while you try the more complex moves/combos.
the more you get the more you people want like spoiled brats. "no co-op, no training mode". look at the state of SF2 (in retrospect) bare bones fighting, yet its been legendary for about 10 years. SF4 is packed with features and extras and you all are still moaning.
training mode! that s**t is for pussies, just play the GAME! who cares im not even talking about that anymore.
Not for a veteran, but what about someone who is playing Street Fighter for the first time - and they are trying to pull of Zangiefs spinning piledriver...
That was a PITA to pull off no matter how many times you'd played the thing.
And no one is moaning about what's not included, it's you that's moaning about a training modes inclusion!
The individual MOVES aren't, but that's not the point of training mode is it... It's practicing cancels, links and combos in general, which ARE complex. Most good players spend a fair whack of time in training mode practicing their execution... Remember that next time you're whining that people are kicking your arse online with complicated and consistent strings of moves that you don't know how to put together.
The individual MOVES aren't, but that's not the point of training mode is it... It's practicing cancels, links and combos in general, which ARE complex. Most good players spend a fair whack of time in training mode practicing their execution... Remember that next time you're whining that people are kicking your arse online with complicated and consistent strings of moves that you don't know how to put together.
you mean like you in front of your mirror doing a high kick, mark wahlberg boogie nights style?
doesnt prepare you for a real fight.
training mode isnt fast or fluent enough to pick up any real skills from.
all you need to know are the moves and when best to implent them. this will come ten times faster playing against real opponents. what you learn in training mode will need to be re-learned when an actual opponent comes flying at your head.
its like me practicing at how quick i can change gear in a car with the engine switched off. doesnt translate and into real gear changes on the move, even though its technically the same thing.
You mean like you in front of your mirror doing a high kick, mark wahlberg boogie nights style?
doesnt prepare you for a real fight.
training mode isnt fast or fluent enough to pick up any real skills from.
all you need to know are the moves and when best to implent them. this will come ten times faster playing against real opponents. what you learn in training mode will need to be re-learned when an actual opponent comes flying at your head.
its like me practicing at how quick i can change gear in a car with the engine switched off. doesnt translate and into real gear changes on the move, even though its technically the same thing.
You really have no idea what you're talking about do you? Your comments BLATANTLY show you up as nothing but a casual, button-mashing scrub. You're not going to last five minutes online, especially in a month or two when people who HAVE been practicing their execution in Training mode start facing you.
The individual MOVES aren't, but that's not the point of training mode is it... It's practicing cancels, links and combos in general, which ARE complex. Most good players spend a fair whack of time in training mode practicing their execution... Remember that next time you're whining that people are kicking your arse online with complicated and consistent strings of moves that you don't know how to put together.
you mean like you in front of your mirror doing a high kick, mark wahlberg boogie nights style?
doesnt prepare you for a real fight.
training mode isnt fast or fluent enough to pick up any real skills from.
all you need to know are the moves and when best to implent them. this will come ten times faster playing against real opponents. what you learn in training mode will need to be re-learned when an actual opponent comes flying at your head.
its like me practicing at how quick i can change gear in a car with the engine switched off. doesnt translate and into real gear changes on the move, even though its technically the same thing.
Rubbish. I spent hours in the training mode for VF 2, when it came to playing real opponents it actually seemed like slo-mo to me.
No point arguing, he hasn't grasped what Streetfighter is all about. Inputs are easier than Virtua Fighter, training is all about the strategy of putting moves together.
Try spamming a decent person online with all your dragon punches and they'll just introduce you to prods, pokes, chips and cross overs.
If the inputs were complicated then you wouldn't be able to concentrate on the next level of play. Many players, like me, never get to that level on VF because there are just so many moves. The character roster may as well just have a couple of characters because you're never going to be able to use all of them with any degree of skill.
With streetfighter, it's accessible enough that you can actually become competent with most characters.
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
Again with the rubbish! I learnt almost everything from VF 2's training mode, it helps to no end. And you can set the CPU to attack in the majority of training modes.
i was competent in all VF characters. and i mean all the moves. even learned the slower big fighters when i was bored with everyone else.
its not a hard game. just a deep one.
most of the best tactics are little combos or single blows, get in and out. i HATE the fact there are fireballs n s**t in SF. hardly street fighting, is it?
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
Again with the rubbish! I learnt almost everything from VF 2's training mode, it helps to no end. And you can set the CPU to attack in the majority of training modes.
good for you.
have you taken the stabilizers off your bike yet?
i know what your on about. a dural continually punching or kicking, high or low. so you can walk into it and try a counter. ANYONE can do that.
i was competent in all VF characters. and i mean all the moves. even learned the slower big fighters when i was bored with everyone else.
its not a hard game. just a deep one.
most of the best tactics are little combos or single blows, get in and out. i HATE the fact there are fireballs n s**t in SF. hardly street fighting, is it?
I'll actually agree with you on the VF statement there Once you 'get it', everything becomes much easier. It also helped that I was about 16 the time VF 2 came out for the Saturn. No bills or the everyday stress that comes with being an adult helps when trying to learn all the moves!
Well everyone learns in their own way, so surely it's better to have a training mode than to not have one, that way people who want to jump straight into the action can, and those who want to spend time on a static opponent to get the feel of the controls/timing etc.
My friend and I are a good example, I need to practice my banjo a hell of a lot to pick something up so i can play a tune, whereas my pal can pick up anything and play it by just jamming. Each to their own!
I thank you, Templar has reached a compromise and restored peace to the CVG forums (yeah right! )
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
Again with the rubbish! I learnt almost everything from VF 2's training mode, it helps to no end. And you can set the CPU to attack in the majority of training modes.
good for you.
have you taken the stabilizers off your bike yet?
i know what your on about. a dural continually punching or kicking, high or low. so you can walk into it and try a counter. ANYONE can do that.
pointless.
Don't ride a bike fyi. Just accept people can do things differently than you and master these games. Or would that be a show of weakness to you...
The individual MOVES aren't, but that's not the point of training mode is it... It's practicing cancels, links and combos in general, which ARE complex. Most good players spend a fair whack of time in training mode practicing their execution... Remember that next time you're whining that people are kicking your arse online with complicated and consistent strings of moves that you don't know how to put together.
you mean like you in front of your mirror doing a high kick, mark wahlberg boogie nights style?
doesnt prepare you for a real fight.
training mode isnt fast or fluent enough to pick up any real skills from.
all you need to know are the moves and when best to implent them. this will come ten times faster playing against real opponents. what you learn in training mode will need to be re-learned when an actual opponent comes flying at your head.
its like me practicing at how quick i can change gear in a car with the engine switched off. doesnt translate and into real gear changes on the move, even though its technically the same thing.
Wait. So all of a sudden the car analogy I made earlier does fit?! You are a complete flip-flop, SVG. You strike me as a classic example of the "strawman argument" concept.
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
You, sir, are a bona fide fool. You are correct that there are few, if any, substitutes for experience yet in order to gain that experience a person needs to be able to handle the given situation appropriately. Relevant training can greatly increase a person's ability to react, and to react as desired, in a given situation. Think that's rot? Try enlisting in the armed forces, police, fire fighters, bands, theater, sports, etc. and you will quickly learn that it's about repetition, repetition, repetition! Your anger fueled baying fails to convincincgly convey your so-called argument while it does a bang-up job of portraying you as both unreasonable and out of touch.
P.S. I would love to see you call the special forces and/or the martial arts masters that spend months and years practicing for brief violent encounters "sissys". Courage, bravery, honour and competence are not about engaging in hotheaded, brash foolishness. There is a time for action, this we can agree on, yet trying to be prepared is nothing to scoff at. Indeed, it can be what wins the day.
Are you sad lot arguing about the inclusion of a training mode? These forums have really gone to hell...
Surely every mode in the game adds value to the package, and it will help more people get into the swing of things.
It is also painfully clear that the oldies have rosey glasses taped to their heads, Street Fighter 2 has long since had its day.
That said the level of polish, the decent line-up, online and few new interesting mechanics are commendable.
This is SFIV btw. You can say it's had it's day, but that's your opinion. Others, like myself, still enjoy it's gameplay.
Yes I know, I (as does everyone else) also know that the game is similar to SF2.
The game has a lot of nostalgia value, and still holds up relatively well. Although a throwback to that is hardly going to be the be all and end all of the genre.
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
Whats your point?? Your talking like you train for professional fighting.
Quotes of kicking infront of a mirror ect. If using metaphors like this fact is practicing technique helps to hone your skills and is 1 part of training the next step is defend then applying strategy and experience.
So would you blindly go into a boxing ring without training? You'l get mashed!
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
You, sir, are a bona fide fool. You are correct that there are few, if any, substitutes for experience yet in order to gain that experience a person needs to be able to handle the given situation appropriately. Relevant training can greatly increase a person's ability to react, and to react as desired, in a given situation. Think that's rot? Try enlisting in the armed forces, police, fire fighters, bands, theater, sports, etc. and you will quickly learn that it's about repetition, repetition, repetition! Your anger fueled baying fails to convincincgly convey your so-called argument while it does a bang-up job of portraying you as both unreasonable and out of touch.
P.S. I would love to see you call the special forces and/or the martial arts masters that spend months and years practicing for brief violent encounters "sissys". Courage, bravery, honour and competence are not about engaging in hotheaded, brash foolishness. There is a time for action, this we can agree on, yet trying to be prepared is nothing to scoff at. Indeed, it can be what wins the day.
why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young?
because despite much training and "repetition, repetition, repetition", they havent battled against live warriors. they will gain more experience in their first few weeks and months in real missions than in years of training.
they need to train cause the consequences are DEATH.
whats going to happen in SF4? you get your ass whipped by a ten year old.
if that scares you, get your anorak on and hit the training ground, sensei.
Niceone CVG regardless of a 9.5 Sf4 been hitting top scores by other reviewers.
One major thing is hoping online is as fluid as SSF2THD *Fingers crossed*
Love the new animations for all the standard moves looks to give a real solid feel like 3rd Strike. Fei long and Chuners (Chun-li) look absolutly Superb in motion
Anyone who is getting 360 version and can't get the official SF pads/sticks, the Hori EX2 isn't a bad choice I use it myself as an alternative.
Look forward to playing you: TheIdeal
got the hori EX2 myself, well worth it. still getting an official one too so my mates can't complain about unfair advantages.
hopefully it'll run as smooth as SSF2HDR online as i've hardly had any problems with that
Hopefully it does Hori stick or any stick is needed for 2d-esk fighters plus the Hori ex2 is compatable with P.c which is nice.
Niceone getting 2nd stick yup you can definately see online mp who is using a stick compared to a pad lol.
If want add me for afew bouts please feel free
I'd get a stick/madkatz pad etc, but money is pretty tight right now and even the pads are more than some games, so I will have to see how I get on with the normal pad and make that decision to see if it's worth it for me.
From what people have said, I've no doubt third party pads/sticks will be better. Will the saturn usb pads work?
SF is one of those games that to me is nintendo-esque, in that it's easy to pick up and have fun with, but there is so much subtle depth and mastering it takes ages.
Love your Avatar Hard to say with the Saturn pads but maybe if using Vista it may reconise it? The official pads/sticks arent cheap bt if shop around you may find Hori ex2 stick for £20, same price got mine from Gamestation.
I totally agree with you, SF isnt as difficult to play as Tekken or VF but is a perfect game of strategy like chess I suppose. Like in ancient oriental philoshy lol THings that come across simple can have endless depth
If anyone wanting to build a friends list for SF please add me Shobu tanoshimasu
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
You, sir, are a bona fide fool. You are correct that there are few, if any, substitutes for experience yet in order to gain that experience a person needs to be able to handle the given situation appropriately. Relevant training can greatly increase a person's ability to react, and to react as desired, in a given situation. Think that's rot? Try enlisting in the armed forces, police, fire fighters, bands, theater, sports, etc. and you will quickly learn that it's about repetition, repetition, repetition! Your anger fueled baying fails to convincincgly convey your so-called argument while it does a bang-up job of portraying you as both unreasonable and out of touch.
P.S. I would love to see you call the special forces and/or the martial arts masters that spend months and years practicing for brief violent encounters "sissys". Courage, bravery, honour and competence are not about engaging in hotheaded, brash foolishness. There is a time for action, this we can agree on, yet trying to be prepared is nothing to scoff at. Indeed, it can be what wins the day.
why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young?
because despite much training and "repetition, repetition, repetition", they havent battled against live warriors. they will gain more experience in their first few weeks and months in real missions than in years of training.
they need to train cause the consequences are DEATH.
whats going to happen in SF4? you get your ass whipped by a ten year old.
if that scares you, get your anorak on and hit the training ground, sensei.
So you have served. You dont know me and I dont know you. I have most respect for people whom have served in our forces. To assume I dont know about life and death is an understatement my friend This is a Forum regading games and is generally pleasent.So I'm not going down a phychiatric road lol.
Quote: why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young? I would say because they are inexperienced agianst veterans. Again Basic training is a tiny part of preperation for the real thing but yeah a higher percentage of unseasoned soldiers will die due to little experience but they would have a better chance with preperation-basic training than none
why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young?
because despite much training and "repetition, repetition, repetition", they havent battled against live warriors. they will gain more experience in their first few weeks and months in real missions than in years of training.
they need to train cause the consequences are DEATH.
You what? Nothing to do with the bulk of the soldiers are of a young age, with many of the older people occupying officer (and not front line) positions?
Interesting.
whats going to happen in SF4? you get your ass whipped by a ten year old.
if that scares you, get your anorak on and hit the training ground, sensei.
It's frikkin' Street Fighter man, not like people are going out to war...
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
You, sir, are a bona fide fool. You are correct that there are few, if any, substitutes for experience yet in order to gain that experience a person needs to be able to handle the given situation appropriately. Relevant training can greatly increase a person's ability to react, and to react as desired, in a given situation. Think that's rot? Try enlisting in the armed forces, police, fire fighters, bands, theater, sports, etc. and you will quickly learn that it's about repetition, repetition, repetition! Your anger fueled baying fails to convincincgly convey your so-called argument while it does a bang-up job of portraying you as both unreasonable and out of touch.
P.S. I would love to see you call the special forces and/or the martial arts masters that spend months and years practicing for brief violent encounters "sissys". Courage, bravery, honour and competence are not about engaging in hotheaded, brash foolishness. There is a time for action, this we can agree on, yet trying to be prepared is nothing to scoff at. Indeed, it can be what wins the day.
why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young?
because despite much training and "repetition, repetition, repetition", they havent battled against live warriors. they will gain more experience in their first few weeks and months in real missions than in years of training.
they need to train cause the consequences are DEATH.
whats going to happen in SF4? you get your ass whipped by a ten year old.
if that scares you, get your anorak on and hit the training ground, sensei.
Have you served in a military branch, SVG? I have and repetition is par for the course because it's what helps a soldier carry out his/her mission and survive. The chances of successfully acquiring experience are increased with training that simulates what's to come. Is training the same as hands-on experience? No. Is some training better than none? Very much so. Especially if you're going to be trained for violent actions. If we're to follow your model you would have civilians sent off with the gear of a soldier but without any understanding of how to use some of that gear properly. Once you have trained civilians in some of the ways of warfare then they become soldiers. The soldiers that stick with it the longest either had quiet postings, the right luck at the right time, the proper training for the deployment they faced and/or a combination of all of the above. Nevermind the role that sound equipment vs. faulty equipment/relevant equipment vs. a lack thereof plays in this equation. Furthermore, no soldier is invincible. Even the best and brightest will be cut to ribbons if caught in the wrong (right,) position. You can have all the experience you want but a veteran soldier caught in an open field facing a squad of new recruits is in trouble regardless. Get a clue.
Afraid I've kind of lost the gist of this argument.
Is SVD attempting to argue that the inclusion of a training mode is a bad thing?
And if so is this all ultimately a jihad to prove that it shouldn't have been rated higher than Killzone 2?
To be honest, I think this is all about SVDs' feelings of inadequacy again. He's moaning about the inclusion of a 'Training' mode (standard in pretty much every beat-em-up) as it's for 'Sissies' and 'hardcore gamers' - like him - shouldn't need it.
Once again, he's basically saying 'Waaah, Waaah - I'm a moron and everyone knows it, so I'm going to boast about my prowess on an internet forum'.
In fact, that pretty much sums up every single post he's ever sullied this site with....although, I'd have to say - this is quite possibly the dumbest argument I've ever had the misfortune to read.
if anything training mode will benefit after a month odd of play.
it will help you HONE skills that you have aquired. it wont give you skills in the beginning.
people practice in real life to work up their muscles. this is a GAME!
if you need your opponent to stand still while you try string a command together good luck to you.
ive been kicking ass in SF games for years. no need for training mode you bunch of sissys.
You, sir, are a bona fide fool. You are correct that there are few, if any, substitutes for experience yet in order to gain that experience a person needs to be able to handle the given situation appropriately. Relevant training can greatly increase a person's ability to react, and to react as desired, in a given situation. Think that's rot? Try enlisting in the armed forces, police, fire fighters, bands, theater, sports, etc. and you will quickly learn that it's about repetition, repetition, repetition! Your anger fueled baying fails to convincincgly convey your so-called argument while it does a bang-up job of portraying you as both unreasonable and out of touch.
P.S. I would love to see you call the special forces and/or the martial arts masters that spend months and years practicing for brief violent encounters "sissys". Courage, bravery, honour and competence are not about engaging in hotheaded, brash foolishness. There is a time for action, this we can agree on, yet trying to be prepared is nothing to scoff at. Indeed, it can be what wins the day.
why do you think that the highest percentage of soldiers killed are so young?
because despite much training and "repetition, repetition, repetition", they havent battled against live warriors. they will gain more experience in their first few weeks and months in real missions than in years of training.
they need to train cause the consequences are DEATH.
whats going to happen in SF4? you get your ass whipped by a ten year old.
if that scares you, get your anorak on and hit the training ground, sensei.
Have you served in a military branch, SVG? I have and repetition is par for the course because it's what helps a soldier carry out his/her mission and survive. The chances of successfully acquiring experience are increased with training that simulates what's to come. Is training the same as hands-on experience? No. Is some training better than none? Very much so. Especially if you're going to be trained for violent actions. If we're to follow your model you would have civilians sent off with the gear of a soldier but without any understanding of how to use some of that gear properly. Once you have trained civilians in some of the ways of warfare then they become soldiers. The soldiers that stick with it the longst either had quiet postings, the right luck at the right time, the proper training for the deployment they faced and/or a combination of all of the above. Furthermore, no soldier is invincible. Even the best and brightest will be cut to ribbons if caught in the wrong (right,) position. You can have all the experience you want but a veteran soldier caught in an open field facing a squad of new recruits is in trouble regardless. Get a clue.
Ultimately true and superbly structured thats how it is no arguing. What console are you getting SF4 on? If already have a 360+sfa or ssf2thd fancy a game?
Have you served in a military branch, SVG? I have and repetition is par for the course because it's what helps a soldier carry out his/her mission and survive. The chances of successfully acquiring experience are increased with training that simulates what's to come. Is training the same as hands-on experience? No. Is some training better than none? Very much so. Especially if you're going to be trained for violent actions. If we're to follow your model you would have civilians sent off with the gear of a soldier but without any understanding of how to use some of that gear properly. Once you have trained civilians in some of the ways of warfare then they become soldiers. The soldiers that stick with it the longst either had quiet postings, the right luck at the right time, the proper training for the deployment they faced and/or a combination of all of the above. Furthermore, no soldier is invincible. Even the best and brightest will be cut to ribbons if caught in the wrong (right,) position. You can have all the experience you want but a veteran soldier caught in an open field facing a squad of new recruits is in trouble regardless. Get a clue.
thats all obvious. but how does it translate to a game?!
you dont need physical training for a game. theres no massive ruksac to haul on your back for hours on end.
is some training better than none? yes. but the right training only.
if your first hour in SF4 was "training" against real people online (unranked matches so your precious XP doesnt suffer) compared to spending the first hour of the game in a training mode, who is gonna fare better in their first ranked match online?
the fool practicing punch-kick combos against thin air OR the person who now has an hour of live combat under his belt?!
you arent goona recieve a bullet in the brain if it all goes wrong - its a game! playing IS training!!!
thats all obvious. but how does it translate to a game?!
you dont need physical training for a game. theres no massive ruksac to haul on your back for hours on end.
is some training better than none? yes. but the right training only.
if your first hour in SF4 was "training" against real people online (unranked matches so your precious XP doesnt suffer) compared to spending the first hour of the game in a training mode, who is gonna fare better in their first ranked match online?
the fool practicing punch-kick combos against thin air OR the person who now has an hour of real combat under his belt?!
Bet you'd struggle with CAD or GIS software without any training whatsoever.
thats all obvious. but how does it translate to a game?!
you dont need physical training for a game. theres no massive ruksac to haul on your back for hours on end.
is some training better than none? yes. but the right training only.
if your first hour in SF4 was "training" against real people online (unranked matches so your precious XP doesnt suffer) compared to spending the first hour of the game in a training mode, who is gonna fare better in their first ranked match online?
the fool practicing punch-kick combos against thin air OR the person who now has an hour of real combat under his belt?!
Bet you'd struggle with CAD or GIS software without any training whatsoever.
and?
thats not intuitive like street fighter.
training mode doesnt tell you what to do!!!
it helps you hone what you already know (likely from YEARS ago!)
it helps you hone what you already know (likely from YEARS ago!)
So, remind me again what you're problem with a training mode is then?!?!?
the gimps jumping straight into it!
anyway i thought there was NO training mode. like it says in the 'downers' in the review, and i said rightly so... then somone said there WAS a training mode, and i said there was no need for it, yer?
Have you served in a military branch, SVG? I have and repetition is par for the course because it's what helps a soldier carry out his/her mission and survive. The chances of successfully acquiring experience are increased with training that simulates what's to come. Is training the same as hands-on experience? No. Is some training better than none? Very much so. Especially if you're going to be trained for violent actions. If we're to follow your model you would have civilians sent off with the gear of a soldier but without any understanding of how to use some of that gear properly. Once you have trained civilians in some of the ways of warfare then they become soldiers. The soldiers that stick with it the longst either had quiet postings, the right luck at the right time, the proper training for the deployment they faced and/or a combination of all of the above. Furthermore, no soldier is invincible. Even the best and brightest will be cut to ribbons if caught in the wrong (right,) position. You can have all the experience you want but a veteran soldier caught in an open field facing a squad of new recruits is in trouble regardless. Get a clue.
thats all obvious. but how does it translate to a game?!
you dont need physical training for a game. theres no massive ruksac to haul on your back for hours on end.
is some training better than none? yes. but the right training only.
if your first hour in SF4 was "training" against real people online (unranked matches so your precious XP doesnt suffer) compared to spending the first hour of the game in a training mode, who is gonna fare better in their first ranked match online?
the fool practicing punch-kick combos against thin air OR the person who now has an hour of live combat under his belt?!
you arent goona recieve a bullet in the brain if it all goes wrong - its a game! playing IS training!!!
Since you appear to insist on being obtuse I'll simplify it further along the lines of your comments above.
In order to accurately execute various combat moves in SF4 you will need to press or click various buttons in a certain way and sometimes in a certain pattern.
In order to accurately hit a target with an assault rifle a soldier has to learn various positions/postures. The soldier has to learn when to breathe in, hold the breath and then release the breath while pulling the trigger. The soldier also has to learn which buttons/switches on the rifle press/flick in order to switch from single shot to semi-automatic, as well as to switch the "Safety" "On" or "Off". The soldier benefits from practice in all of the above mentioned things and more in order to increase both the speed with which he/she selects a target and the accuracy with which he/she hits said target.
The settings are different, the tools are different, even the actions are somewhat different yet they both rely on the same underlying principles.
You really are attempting to argue that a training mode is bad aren't you!?!!
If you don't like it then simply don't use it, duh. You should in theory be able to get a head start on the leaderboards while the "noobs" are messing around with the training.
It's only a bad thing when features are left out of a game.
(prime example being the co-op left out of Killzone 2.)
No need to argue with an xbot like me...the reviewers have done the necessary talking.
Nah. It's not uncommon for Svd's rabble rousing antics to spiral this far out of control. It makes for good target practice...and I do believe we've just come full circle.
I thought it was 3 seconds. Can't wait for this. Slightly knarked with amazon though. I swear i preordered a fight pad with it and when i just checked the order there was no mention of it. Oh well. I managed to get used to playing HD remix using the 360s analogue stick. how much harder can this be.
Why can't everyone agree that this game is going to rock regardless of platform. The devs have even made sure decent pads and sticks are being released to make up for the shortcomings of all three platforms pads.
If there is a training mode. good its an extra mode and a nice way to ease into the game. If not playing the game on the easiest setting first is another good way of training without getting too disheartend about losing a lot.
I just hope the online matchmaking is good becasue there is nothing worse than just starting to play a game online and getting paired up with much more experienced players. Then again one of my funniest online experiences involved me beating some guy with a much higher level on Soul Calibur 4. Guy went ballistic. I couldn't help laughing my bottom off.
who cares!!!! i dont even check when my pre-order dispatches... so im not interested in yours!
you can tell their panties are getting moist when they proclaim to the internet that an order has dispatched! go sit by your letter box and frig yourself.
who cares!!!! i dont even check when my pre-order dispatches... so im not interested in yours!
you can tell their panties are getting moist when they proclaim to the internet that an order has dispatched! go sit by your letter box and frig yourself.
You must really hate your life to be this bitter and nasty unprovoked to so many others. Sad really.
svd. i'm a grown man who doesn't live in scotland. are you a bum who doesn't have a job and a life? it would seem so, as KFD points out, you need some happy pills friend.
there was plenty of provocation. like some unknown telling people they dont know, who dont know them, that an order has dispatched (not even arrived!)
useless and pointless information.
you would think santa was coming or something!
Well, if that's the path you want to take then how about keeping your "useless" outbursts of "Who cares?!!/I don't care!!!" along with side commentary about which car you now own, etc. to yourself? It's the same concept. I swear if the world was formed upon your hugely unhappy rants it might make today's military juntas seem a cozy picnic.
If the man wants to be excited and happy about his recent purchase then let him. You are free to scoff and remain grumpy and dour all you want. Freedom, my friend. It's a beautiful thing.
since when has a game getting such a good review been such a bad thing?? its caused such a fuss im shocked! if you dont like the look of it then dont buy it! dont like the training mode? dont use it! These forums are here so people can post their thoughts and feelings about games, if they are excited enough to tell people their copies are on the way then fair enough! Stop being so bitter, enjoy the fact that there are so many big games coming out in the next few weeks and stop moaning. I personally cant wait until i get to play this, i would have preordered it but i work in game so am looking forward to friday and my day off to seesion this hard. Not interested in my excitment about all this? I COULDN'T CARE LESS!
Amazon should be packing up up my shiny collectors ed as we speak. I'm a sucker for em and for once Capcom seem to of put together a bloody good package for everyone.
Can't wait i'm not leaving the house this weekend. this is getting some serious playtime.
Why is everyone on here so obsessed with review scores? Reviews dont mean anything FFS. If YOU want to buy a game - buy it. If you dont, then dont.
Who cares if Game A gets 8.7 while game B gets 9.5, to YOU those games might both get 2.4/10 or maybe something which got 2/10 from a review you would personally give 11/10.
Please stop moaning on about .7 this and .5 this, its complete futile and immature. Just play the games YOU like and YOU want, and nothing more.
As for me, yes, SFIV look awesome and Ill be picking it up for sure.
mines has just dropped on my desk. now all i need is an excuse to bunk off work early and get it fired into the xbox. ohh yeah the hori's coming out tonight for some online action.
the horis coming out your ass. youve found another use for it besides a butt-plug.
run away from work to play a game... loser!
you really are sad as f**k. whats the matter, are you too poor to be able to buy a game this month and are just angry at everyone else cause they can get it? is the skag habit getting too much that you can't afford it anymore and your in some sort of angry withdrawal? is mummy not giving you enough pocket money to afford it and this weeks copy of the Beano? or has she stole all your money cause she's a crack-whore?
haha when you talk like that im glad, as i see ive annoyed you.
also can guarantee i have more cash flow than you. ordered the game already last week... but im not wetting myself so much im looking for excuses to run off and play it.... haha - dick!!!
mines has just dropped on my desk. now all i need is an excuse to bunk off work early and get it fired into the xbox. ohh yeah the hori's coming out tonight for some online action.
Damn you. At least mine i'll be here soon. I hope. Hmmm i find that faking a stomach upset or throwing yourself down the stairs works.
If you actually hurt yourself you'll get several weeks off to play it!
haha when you talk like that im glad, as i see ive annoyed you.
also can guarantee i have more cash flow than you. ordered the game already last week... but im not wetting myself so much im looking for excuses to run off and play it.... haha - dick!!!
I hear there is a lot of money in being a rentboy. Does your pimp treat you good or does he rough you up if you take too long.
Also i'm guessing with all the illicit sex you've been having you don't really have control over wetting yourself. stings a bit doesn't it.
haha when you talk like that im glad, as i see ive annoyed you.
also can guarantee i have more cash flow than you. ordered the game already last week... but im not wetting myself so much im looking for excuses to run off and play it.... haha - dick!!!
nope you haven't annoyed me. your just a tit. as for cash flow, i don't know what your mummy gives you for pocket money and i don't really care. i have no interest in discussing my financial status with you. but to say that you can guarantee that you earn more than me just reeks of someone who has to try and justify themselves to themselves. and i'll be working a full day. nobody's going to run away from work just to play a game. your just that naive that you believe everything that's posted here.
haha when you talk like that im glad, as i see ive annoyed you.
also can guarantee i have more cash flow than you. ordered the game already last week... but im not wetting myself so much im looking for excuses to run off and play it.... haha - dick!!!
I hear there is a lot of money in being a rentboy. Does your pimp treat you good or does he rough you up if you take too long.
Also i'm guessing with all the illicit sex you've been having you don't really have control over wetting yourself. stings a bit doesn't it.
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
Doesn't Lee Evans sell out Wembley with his comedy gigs? Also, Peter Kaye is regarded as rather funny too. Not to mention Eddie Izzard, Jack Dee, Ricky Gervais yadda yadda. There's gotta be someone in there you think is funny.
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
Doesn't Lee Evans sell out Wembley with his comedy gigs? Also, Peter Kaye is regarded as rather funny too. Not to mention Eddie Izzard, Jack Dee, Ricky Gervais yadda yadda. There's gotta be someone in there you think is funny.
"regarded" maybe. funny... NO!!!! peter kaY is the only decent one there from your big list..
the big yin and frankie boyle blow all of them out the water.. now dont be so stupid!
and ricky gervais... aw god. that guy is a complete t**t. the office is s**t and his stint in GTA comedy club was AWFUL.
frankie boyle is in the lost & damned DLC. wise choice, even rockstar are scottish.
"regarded" maybe. funny... NO!!!! peter kaY is the only decent one there from your big list..
the big yin and frankie boyle blow all of them out the water.. now dont be so stupid!
and ricky gervais... aw god. that guy is a complete t**t. the office is s**t and his stint in GTA comedy club was AWFUL.
frankie boyle is in the lost & damned DLC. wise choice, even rockstar are scottish.
I agree, Ricky Gervais is a tw*t - some people like him though. And yes, Frankie Boyle is great - but that doesn't mean that no English people are funny.
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
Wow - xenophobic goes on the list of every other charming traits you've displayed.
Once again - no-one gives a t*** about your cars, they're so obviously to make up for what you lack elsewhere - plus, we all know that you can spend all this money on them because you still live with your mum and have no girlfriend. You know?, my brother owns a Westfield and a Porsche 911 and I don't think I've heard him mention them as much as you - a total stranger - have on an internet forum.
Can we please ban this idiot now? - he's not just tiresome like crimbo, he's a downright offense to human sensibilities.
certainly seems that way. or at least its not something that comes natural.
And all Scottish people are tight, moody, and love their food deep fried.
See what I did there? It's called 'sweeping generalisations'. Look it up.
how can they be moody, if they are the best comedians?
jack dee, ricky gervais etc all their routines are "moody" or dour. they just arent naturally funny. thats generally the case. dour or they act like spastics. they aint actually funny.
the english are too stuck up to be naturally funny.
dont even know what your arguing about.. its true!! the fact you cant accept it shows that you all are indeed too stuck up, and want to be good at everything. which noone is!
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
Wow - xenophobic goes on the list of every other charming traits you've displayed.
Once again - no-one gives a t*** about your cars, they're so obviously to make up for what you lack elsewhere - plus, we all know that you can spend all this money on them because you still live with your mum and have no girlfriend. You know?, my brother owns a Westfield and a Porsche 911 and I don't think I've heard him mention them as much as you - a total stranger - have on an internet forum.
Can we please ban this idiot now? - he's not just tiresome like crimbo, he's a downright offense to human sensibilities.
your the biggest attention seeker on here!
always butting in where it doesnt concern you. trying to get people on your side... f**k off ya mad loser!!!
of all people who post against me, im most likely to ignore you. doesnt stop you from trying all the time. lap this up, your lucky you got a reply! your a sheep!!!
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
aye and thats why me and crimbo were arguing about where Denny falls under last week.
and nobody cares(or believes) about how much you spend on cars, games, women, men or smack. if you want to talk about money why don't you f**k off to the Financial Times web-site and troll about on their forums. you seem to think talking about spending money makes you seem big and important. fyi this is a games site. you truly are the poster child for euthanasia or at least some sort of selective breeding program.
aye and you may well do spend more money on your car in a month than i do in a year seeing as i have a company car and don't pay squat to it. diesel bought for me and everything
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
aye and thats why me and crimbo were arguing about where Denny falls under last week.
and nobody cares(or believes) about how much you spend on cars, games, women, men or smack. if you want to talk about money why don't you f**k off to the Financial Times web-site and troll about on their forums. you seem to think talking about spending money makes you seem big and important. fyi this is a games site. you truly are the poster child for euthanasia or at least some sort of selective breeding program.
wasnt me who brought up cash.. was one of you with your sweeping generalisations.
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
glad you find driving a free car with free fuel as a plus point.
s**t perfomance both from the car and the fuel. least you save a few pennies, ae?
and dont say "aye" as if reaffirming your scottish. that word was stripped from your vocabulary when you made the big shift.
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
aye and thats why me and crimbo were arguing about where Denny falls under last week.
and nobody cares(or believes) about how much you spend on cars, games, women, men or smack. if you want to talk about money why don't you f**k off to the Financial Times web-site and troll about on their forums. you seem to think talking about spending money makes you seem big and important. fyi this is a games site. you truly are the poster child for euthanasia or at least some sort of selective breeding program.
wasnt me who brought up cash.. was one of you with your sweeping generalisations.
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
every single thread you post in has a mention of your cash and cars. and nearly every one is just a tirade of insults. and how many times have you called someone a pikey? you do realise that its an english term and i'm 100% scottish. and thats no cliche, its just hard facts. deal with it. you should have been tossed back in at birth
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
Wow - xenophobic goes on the list of every other charming traits you've displayed.
Once again - no-one gives a t*** about your cars, they're so obviously to make up for what you lack elsewhere - plus, we all know that you can spend all this money on them because you still live with your mum and have no girlfriend. You know?, my brother owns a Westfield and a Porsche 911 and I don't think I've heard him mention them as much as you - a total stranger - have on an internet forum.
Can we please ban this idiot now? - he's not just tiresome like crimbo, he's a downright offense to human sensibilities.
your the biggest attention seeker on here!
always butting in where it doesnt concern you. trying to get people on your side... f**k off ya mad loser!!!
of all people who post against me, im most likely to ignore you. doesnt stop you from trying all the time. lap this up, your lucky you got a reply! your a sheep!!!
That'd be 'you're a sheep', you illiterate.
I don't think it's a question of 'sides' - I think the majority would rather chavs like yourself were simply wiped from existence....starting with this website, where you've derailed every thread with your hate filled bile...are there any toys left in your pram, by the way?
Also, am I supposed to be hurt that you ignore me? - face it, the only reason you try to ignore me is because I have turned you into intellectual pulp everytime you have entered into an argument with me....put simply - you're too much of a knuckle-dragging lowlife to ever take any kind of high ground.
best you can do is 99%. with that vital 1% knocked off.. as philly leotardo says "your a f**king disgrace!!!"
and where did i say i didn't live in scotland. been living here all my life and i have no intentions of ever leaving. don't know where your getting your idea's from, maybe if you actually read some of the posts instead of just reading the headline then skimming over the first line of each one looking for things that provoke you then perhaps you have a better outlook on things rather than just going off on one.
and is that supposed to be a Soprano's quote, is that you just old enough now to buy the boxsets because mummy wouldn't let you stay up that late to watch it. we were all done with The Soprano's when it finished 2 years ago
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
Do you realise quite how racist you are being? If these comments were directed at blacks or Asians, you'd be banned before you got the chance to protest.
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
Do you realise quite how racist you are being? If these comments were directed at blacks or Asians, you'd be banned before you got the chance to protest.
a pikey can be ANY race, as long as they are tramps and live in caravans. whats race got to do with it?! they can be romanian, irish.. whatever.
a pikey is a gypsy is a traveller. by nature they do not come from anywhere fixed... therfore cant be a RACE!!
its pc c**ts like you that have brought this country down to its knees. pathetic!
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
Yes, because spending more on the bass speaker system in the car than on the rest of the car itself is a sound economic move.... It's easy enough to spend, but can you spend within your means, get a good prive vs. performance, a good deal *and* save money each month or year?
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
Do you realise quite how racist you are being? If these comments were directed at blacks or Asians, you'd be banned before you got the chance to protest.
a pikey can be ANY race, as long as they are tramps and live in caravans. whats race got to do with it?! they can be romanian, irish.. whatever.
a pikey is a gypsy is a traveller. by nature they do not come from anywhere fixed... therfore cant be a RACE!!
its pc c**ts like you that have brought this country down to its knees. pathetic!
I wasn't referring to the pikey comment, more the: english blood infected you already english people arent funny. no matter what the english are too stuck up
This is being racist towards the English - colour it however you like. And it's not PC bullsh*t, it's predjudice, plain and simple.
its pc c**ts like you that have brought this country down to its knees. pathetic!
No - it's mono-syllabic, sexually frustrated, inferiority-complexed, slack-jawed, uneducated, boorish, obnoxious, miserable, parasitic, racist, opinionated a***holes with delusions of class and wisdom - much like yourself - that have.
By the way, I believe Eurogamer are looking for a resident b**** - you'd be perfect for the role. Oh, and take flake/crimbo/tam (or whatever he's calling himself) with you.
certainly seems that way. or at least its not something that comes natural.
And all Scottish people are tight, moody, and love their food deep fried.
See what I did there? It's called 'sweeping generalisations'. Look it up.
how can they be moody, if they are the best comedians?
jack dee, ricky gervais etc all their routines are "moody" or dour. they just arent naturally funny. thats generally the case. dour or they act like spastics. they aint actually funny.
the english are too stuck up to be naturally funny.
dont even know what your arguing about.. its true!! the fact you cant accept it shows that you all are indeed too stuck up, and want to be good at everything. which noone is!
1) It's not unheard of that some of the most popular comedians are deeply unhappy, even depressed, individuals in private.
2) I see you are living with a 1950s mentality. I'm sure Adolf would be proud of you...Oh, except that in his eyes you wouldn't be a "pure Aryan" and thus worthless rubbish just like the way you think the English are. See where this is going?
SVD You are a f**king riot mate your examples are brilliant. You site the big yin and Frankie Boyle as being amazing scottish comics.
Funny thing is they've both made thier careers placating to the steroetype that scotland is a f**king back water dump full of fat skagheads and retards.
Stop proving em right.
No Englishmen is funny you say. Go watch some of your beloved Family guy or South Park and then come back and tell me how much of it was obviously influenced by Monty Python. Last time i checked they were 90% English. I think MAtt and trey have actually sited it as inspiration come to think of it.
You ramble on like theres some big difference between the english and the Scotish. Surprisingly there isn't. If your a c**t in scotland you get treated as such and the same is true in England, Wales or any other part of the world.
Deep breath. Please mods ban this utter t**t he's giving his place of birth and gamers in general and bad name.
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
aye and thats why me and crimbo were arguing about where Denny falls under last week.
and nobody cares(or believes) about how much you spend on cars, games, women, men or smack. if you want to talk about money why don't you f**k off to the Financial Times web-site and troll about on their forums. you seem to think talking about spending money makes you seem big and important. fyi this is a games site. you truly are the poster child for euthanasia or at least some sort of selective breeding program.
wasnt me who brought up cash.. was one of you with your sweeping generalisations.
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
glad you find driving a free car with free fuel as a plus point.
s**t perfomance both from the car and the fuel. least you save a few pennies, ae?
and dont say "aye" as if reaffirming your scottish. that word was stripped from your vocabulary when you made the big shift.
Following your previous sweeping generalisations wouldn't that actually make him a "real Scot"?....
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
you aint a scot...
and i spend more on my cars in a month than you do in a YEAR! aint tight, or have the need to be. damn pikey.
Yes, because spending more on the bass speaker system in the car than on the rest of the car itself is a sound economic move.... It's easy enough to spend, but can you spend within your means, get a good prive vs. performance, a good deal *and* save money each month or year?
dont have soundsystem in my car whatsoever, its a limited lightweight trackday version. has a tiny battery in it and only holds a charge for a week.
had to pay to get the electric mirrors, windows, AC and central locking back in.
i got the best performance car i could afford. highest performance vs affordability. thats the way i done it.
if i was looking for savings, id have bought a corsa. a diesel one!
again with the old regurgitated cliches. WHO HASNT HEARD THAT ONE?! (and a hundred times over!) terrible humour.. if thats what it was supposed to be. english blood infected you already. bet you sound like a pikey already too!
Do you realise quite how racist you are being? If these comments were directed at blacks or Asians, you'd be banned before you got the chance to protest.
a pikey can be ANY race, as long as they are tramps and live in caravans. whats race got to do with it?! they can be romanian, irish.. whatever.
a pikey is a gypsy is a traveller. by nature they do not come from anywhere fixed... therfore cant be a RACE!!
its pc c**ts like you that have brought this country down to its knees. pathetic!
"Race" - which is considered an outdated concept in the scientific community at large these days - is not determined soley by a fixed location. Granted, geography and the environmental factors that exist there can affect genetic development given time, but are Caucasians living in warm, sunny southern California still not "white" despite no longer living in a cold environment with less sunshine? Geography does not determine your "race" (which should actually be a very minor sub-genus of the overall Homo Sapien genus,) exclusively. If it did then how do you explain a black child born in Northern Europe or a white baby born in Africa? Are all those people who *immigrated* (i.e. didn't stay put in one place,) suddenly "pikeys"? If I'm not mistaken the gypsy groups in Europe may actually maintain a culture of sorts precisely because they move around. It's the commonalities and accepted norms and taboos in a group of people - along with a common language - that leads to large social structures such as a people, a society, a state/country, etc.
Now please do yourself, and everyone else, a favour by not running your mouth off before thinking things through. You merely come across as bigoted and ignorant which doesn't help any point you may be trying to make and appears to annoy many other posters regularly.
and dont say "aye" as if reaffirming your scottish. that word was stripped from your vocabulary when you made the big shift.
what big shift? are you f**kin retarded or something(don't answer). i have spent all 32 of my years living in central scotland. try reading posts, sometimes it'll actually give you an idea of who the people are your talking too instead of just trying to be a smart ass.
and i don't give a f**k what car i drive as long as it gets me from A to B. and its an 07 plate Megane coupe and it doesn't cost me a penny. see thats all i need. i don't vigorously masturbate to Max Power. i couldn't give a f**k about how much horsepower it puts out or any of that s**te, doesn't interest me. as long as it gets me about and to the football on a saturday i couldn't give a toss as long as it isn't f**kin ugly.
english people arent funny. no matter what. you dont even deserve a reply.
and expat sellouts dont count.
you sure as hell aren't giving us scots a good name in the funny stakes either. your just portraying the myth we're all tight angry bastards. you've taken crimbo's place as the scot no-one likes
Doesn't Lee Evans sell out Wembley with his comedy gigs? Also, Peter Kaye is regarded as rather funny too. Not to mention Eddie Izzard, Jack Dee, Ricky Gervais yadda yadda. There's gotta be someone in there you think is funny.
"regarded" maybe. funny... NO!!!! peter kaY is the only decent one there from your big list..
the big yin and frankie boyle blow all of them out the water.. now dont be so stupid!
and ricky gervais... aw god. that guy is a complete t**t. the office is s**t and his stint in GTA comedy club was AWFUL.
frankie boyle is in the lost & damned DLC. wise choice, even rockstar are scottish.
IMO Frankie Boyle was rubbish in GTA. Just my opinion.
doubt youve even played the lost & damned - and been into the comedy club.
not the first port of call in a brand new hyped up DLC expansion pack.
your opinion is just the opposite of mine, noone thinks frankie is s**t!
Well, considering that the name "Frankie" means nothing to me you might be sorely mistaken on that. Now, maybe if I saw a picture of the guy it'd ring a bell. Have you ever taken into consideration in your little equation that there are over 6.5 billion people on Earth and thus there are at least decent odds that *someone* might think "Frankie is s**t"?
doubt youve even played the lost & damned - and been into the comedy club.
not the first port of call in a brand new hyped up DLC expansion pack.
your opinion is just the opposite of mine, noone thinks frankie is s**t!
Played ten hours of it, so it wasn't my first port of call. Plus I never said Frankie was s**t, just in GTA. I actually think he's funny which made his GTA skit disappointing.
You didn't. My point was how can you be so sure he wasn't sh*t in the DLC too, just like Gervais was before him?
And KFD - this is Frankie Boyle. He's a foul mouthed Scot who, fromt he one DVD I've seen of him, spent half his sketch taking the p*ss out of people in the audience. Not that is wasn't funny, just saying...
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
just got the email that amazon dispatched mine. THough i won't be home tomorrow and it'll probably be too big to fit through my tiny letter box. guess i'm going to the sorting office saturday morning. damn it!!
thinking about Mock the week. Isn't frankie boyle the only scot on it. Surrounded by 2 english men and an irishmen. I'm sure theres a joke inthier somewhere if you look for it.
the only joke is the performance of the comedians around him. some of them barely say a word, the host is better than most of them. regulary making gags, instead of staying impartial... even eating up time where the contestants should be vying for points. great.
the quick fire round frankie blitz's them all. hes up there about 10 times, ready to go again as soon as hes already been.
you can see the despair in his face when someone makes a s**te joke. no courtesy laugh or anything! the man.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
amazon have actually let me down a few times recently such as pre-ordering stuff only to get an email from them on day of release saying its out of stock. unfortunatly they were the only people who i'd seen selling the official pads so hopefully it appears tomorrow or monday by the latest.
oh and i see flake has been banned. crimbo you rascal
it automatically chooses first class or whatever it is - always get it on release day with the standard setting.. the middle setting, you can go one better and one worse.
got SF4 for £27. thats a bargain brand new... resi 5 is garbage, not even gonna buy it secondhand.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
Never select free delivery on Amazon, I discovered this when they were a week late getting my Mario Galaxy pre-order to me.
Every game I've had from them since then has been the first class option, and has arrived on release day.
i HATE that. always have. and not just saying that as if it proves a point. f**king despise that s**t!!
john cleese and michael palin i hated independantly, then i find out they are in that bulls**t. pretentious t**ts.
im sure there is an example of english humour (maybe) but this isnt it!!!!!!!!
What about Spaced/Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz. Or Blackadder. Or Red Dwarf.
whilst i didn't like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz is one of the funniest british comedy's i've seen in a long time. i'm actually looking forward to seeing him portray Scotty in the new Star trek film. i found only the second series of blackadder funny but Monty Python is brilliant, can always remember being allowed to stay up late to watch it when i was a wee boy. "this is an ex-parrot"
i can't believe this discussion has descended into petty arguments over race! As for banging on about what car you drive, you might as well whip your old boy out and give us the measurements! I can safely say that not a single person here is impressed by your lies of driving a flash car, pathetic. I use this site to get involved in other people's opinions about GAMES as this is a website aimed at people who like GAMES. I don't want to have to read garbage about how s**t being English is. Don't like Ricky Gervais? Good for you, i'm sure he will abandon his career now he knows you don't find him funny. I fully disagree that no Englishmen are funny, try watching Michael Mcintyre's dvd without laughing, its gold.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
Nah, I picked first class. I don't see why it should be late to be honest, couse when my bro pre-ordered gears of war 2 from Amazon it came on release day.
Edit: YES!!!! IT HAS FINALLY BEEN DISPACHED...But, its a different story weather it comes tomorrow or not Fingers crossed.
Nah, I picked first class. I don't see why it should be late to be honest, couse when my bro pre-ordered gears of war 2 from Amazon it came on release day.
I've personally had some delivery problems with Amazon - having said that, I know so many people that sings their praises....so, I guess it's just me.
The best place for pre-order - in my book - is Shopto.net. They now guarantee that you'll recieve a pre-order on release date, or you'll recieve free vouchers. I can honestly say that they've never let me down, the prices are usually really good, sometimes you'll get it early and their customer services are brilliant. I remember phoning them the day before GTA4s' release (I'd not recieved a depsatch note, which they're usually good with) and spoke to a guy that was unpacking the copies, there and then (they'd recieved them late). I think he basically looked up my order and packed it straight away...I got it first thing on release date still.
Couldn't rate them higher.
Oh, svd_grasshopper - calling 'England a wreck' is a bit rich coming from somebody that hails from a city that contains Easterhouse. That place needs bombing.
i've had it since about midday. honestly guys, the 360 pad does let it down. very poor with both the analog and dpad. put it this way, i did that challenge mode and had trouble pulling off 1/2 combos. hahaha! the online stuff is incredible however. matchmaking is pretty fast and connection suffers no lag.
i'd like to have some matches against most of you if you fancy it at some point.
my gamertag is SAMMYSIN13 would be awesome if you add me or just pass on your tags over here. cheers lads.
P.S - not you svd. you're probably tossing off over your aston martin vanquish anyway lmao.
blackadder was good. there we found it. knew there had to have been something funny and english somewhere.
but if you take the main guy out of context - mr bean! - then he is s**te. so could have been down to the writer who wasnt even english!
Right. So first you state unequivocally that there are no funny English people. Then you change your mind. All in the space of a few pages of this tread...and you wonder why your credibility is shot? C'mon SVD. I don't think you're a stupid guy. I just think you let your mouth talk before your brain is ready and some of those things that come out are stupid.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
Never select free delivery on Amazon, I discovered this when they were a week late getting my Mario Galaxy pre-order to me.
Every game I've had from them since then has been the first class option, and has arrived on release day.
I wouldn't normally, but I'm totally not bothered when I get Resi 5, and ordering it from Amazon was purely a cost cutting measure - if I was gonna pay a couple of quid shippng, I may as well pre-order it from Game or somewhere instead and get the points.
blackadder was good. there we found it. knew there had to have been something funny and english somewhere.
but if you take the main guy out of context - mr bean! - then he is s**te. so could have been down to the writer who wasnt even english!
Right. So first you state unequivocally that there are no funny English people. Then you change your mind. All in the space of a few pages of this tread...and you wonder why your credibility is shot? C'mon SVD. I don't think you're a stupid guy. I just think you let your mouth talk before your brain is ready and some of those things that come out are stupid.
Not to mention that Red Dwarf was awesome. Don't find that funny and you have some sort of deficit.
I wonder what svd makes of stuff like Little Britain or League of Gentleman. I'm not a fan of either (though occasionally tolerate Little Britain, and Papa Lazaro is brilliant in LoG), but they both have pretty sterling followings.
MY STREET FIGHTER 4 HASN'T BEEN DISPACHED YET!!! AND IM ANNOYED!!!!!!!!!!
as evidenced by the shouting. where did you order it from? play delivered mine today, not that i'm gloating. still no word from Amazon about my official pad though so it'll be online vs only.
Pre-ordered from Amazon... And what I think about yours being delivered today...YOU LUCKY $@£*!&!
Games on Amazon seem to be a lot cheaper right now. I pre-ordered Resi 5 for a little over 32 quid! Bargain.
Did you select free/super saver delivery though? That could explain it.
Never select free delivery on Amazon, I discovered this when they were a week late getting my Mario Galaxy pre-order to me.
Every game I've had from them since then has been the first class option, and has arrived on release day.
I wouldn't normally, but I'm totally not bothered when I get Resi 5, and ordering it from Amazon was purely a cost cutting measure - if I was gonna pay a couple of quid shippng, I may as well pre-order it from Game or somewhere instead and get the points.
I've been reading a few of the reviews on Amazon about the CE and a couple of people said it's a rip-off. You get both figures, but they're tiny, and the movie just comes in a cardboard sleeve.
Thank god I canceled my order! I'll be picking up the regular edition instead.
I've been reading a few of the reviews on Amazon about the CE and a couple of people said it's a rip-off. You get both figures, but they're tiny, and the movie just comes in a cardboard sleeve.
Thank god I canceled my order! I'll be picking up the regular edition instead.
I'm getting the regular edition too. Have you seen the US and Japanese Collectors Editions too? Talk about chalk and cheese. Their's is brilliant by comparison to ours.
Is it just me or is this game hard as bloody nails? Played it for the first time last night and, as usual with a new game, I left it on the default difficulty setting - got to the second fight in arcade mode and got pummeled. By the end of the night I had to switch it to Very Easy which is not exactly an ego boost. Even then it took me about 10 tries to beat Seth.
I've been reading a few of the reviews on Amazon about the CE and a couple of people said it's a rip-off. You get both figures, but they're tiny, and the movie just comes in a cardboard sleeve.
Thank god I canceled my order! I'll be picking up the regular edition instead.
I'm getting the regular edition too. Have you seen the US and Japanese Collectors Editions too? Talk about chalk and cheese. Their's is brilliant by comparison to ours.
Just checked it out, I'd much rather have the US version. Our one looks cheap in comparison.
Is it just me or is this game hard as bloody nails? Played it for the first time last night and, as usual with a new game, I left it on the default difficulty setting - got to the second fight in arcade mode and got pummeled. By the end of the night I had to switch it to Very Easy which is not exactly an ego boost. Even then it took me about 10 tries to beat Seth.
Maybe it's just the 360 pad?
trust me mate, it's the pad. the arcade mode is damn hard tho, can't even beat seth on easy.
Is it just me or is this game hard as bloody nails? Played it for the first time last night and, as usual with a new game, I left it on the default difficulty setting - got to the second fight in arcade mode and got pummeled. By the end of the night I had to switch it to Very Easy which is not exactly an ego boost. Even then it took me about 10 tries to beat Seth.
Maybe it's just the 360 pad?
trust me mate, it's the pad. the arcade mode is damn hard tho, can't even beat seth on easy.
While I won't totally excuse the pad, it's been well documented on gaming websites that Seth is a cheap bastard of a character.
Is it just me or is this game hard as bloody nails? Played it for the first time last night and, as usual with a new game, I left it on the default difficulty setting - got to the second fight in arcade mode and got pummeled. By the end of the night I had to switch it to Very Easy which is not exactly an ego boost. Even then it took me about 10 tries to beat Seth.
Maybe it's just the 360 pad?
trust me mate, it's the pad. the arcade mode is damn hard tho, can't even beat seth on easy.
thank god its not just me having trouble. Got about 5 fights in to the arcade mode and got my ass handed back to me in little pieces! Think i'll have to try turning down the difficulty a bit to see if that stops me wanting to boot my pad through my tv and into chun li's face.
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dd-49-en-70-13qb-4-6.html just picked up one of these, pricey i know. but supposed to be far superior to the madcatz stuff. plus i had a mail from play.com saying they would have none in stock till june!!!
i don't want to fork out 70 - 130 quid for a stick, so i think 40 quid for a hori pad is just about in the middle seeing as i wanna get the most out of this game (i.e compete) which ain't gonna happen on the standard 360 pad >.>
I have found the characters with throw special moves, Zangief and Abel so far, absolute bastards to beat on normal. Can't block those moves and if you miss time a jump and land next to them you can kiss goodbye to about 15 - 20% of your health.
I think I need a stick or something (which I can't justify the extra expense for right now). I often jump when going back and don't jump when I want to with the analogue and the dpad is sometimes like trying to pull the moves off on the Amiga version. Well not quite as bad, that was almost impossible without using the keyboard.
That reminds me of my Amiga version, all the disks were chipped on the corners from hammering the disk eject button and frisbeeing the disk across the room.
I've learned to control my gaming rage somewhat now.
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Fantastic art direction
Well we all knew that already!
though the bank account's taking another kicking with this, KZ2 and the megadrive collection. thank jebus for cheap internet prices
I use it myself as an alternative.
