With EVO last weekend, how could I not be playing USF4 like a mad man? I got some uploads and some knowledge to share as well as some a cool Decapre “how to” vid to share from Cross Counter TV. But first lets touch on where my mind is with this game. As some of you may know, I'm not too hardcore into getting really good at Street Fighter. I just have way too many interests and things to do and I can't practice and improve the way someone dedicated would. So why do I play this game then? Why do I try to improve regardless? Well, it's fun as hell, for one, and two, it's competitive. When you're in to something competitive, you just have this urge and push inside you. This keeps me coming back. Pitting your wits and skill against someone else, feeling the harshness of defeat and the greatness of victory, it's the a rush you can't get over. So, lets dive into my latest uploads and see where I'm at now.
Climaxspot is someone I've wanted to
upload for awhile. We've played a good amount and I think I've only
beaten him once. It usually happens as seen in this vid. Back and
forth between rounds but I always get beat in the third. Some times
it's by a lot, some times it's really close. I wanted to display his
Poison skill because I personally think it's pretty good, at least
for someone online. In the first round, I jump into fireballs instead
of being patient. Needs work. And then something happens that is a
weird habit I need to break. When someone neutral jumps close to me,
I expect the attack, but instead of stand blocking, I tend to just
hold down back, which makes NO SENSE why I would do that. I think
I'm thinking too far a head. Climaxspot likes to use that overhead,
usually have 2 crouching jabs, but I get hit by it a lot(talking
about other matches as well). My reactions are slow, I either need to
block or counter DP. And then at the end of the round, I just do a
random DP. Don't know why.
Round 2 starts the same, I jump into
fireball(need to be more patient, god damn it) but this round goes
better for me...except when there were TWO TIMES I dropped the target
combo because I didn't believe I was going to hit with the stand MP.
But then I finally get it the third time. I noticed I knocked Poison
down a lot in this round and dealt consistent enough damage to dizzy
her at the end. But then the dreaded third round comes and I get hit
by a focus, AGAIN(this is too typical with me) and then I'm trapped
in the corner. Ok, at this point, I'm fucked. I don't know enough
with Decapre to escape so a DP got me out, but there were other
fights where I couldn't get out. So I'm down big and start going
crazy with random jumps and I just get killed. I need to be more
patient and calm the fuck down and play smarter. Good games to
Climaxspot. He's fun to play against.
This was a fun fight and I learned a
lot from this. First thing, I need to punish better. I blocked the
target combo and punished with...crouch MK...I can better than that.
I was super happy to link dive kick into cr. LP, cr. LP, cr. MK,
DP(which I have been practicing on). Also, I do a lot of EX Scrambles
on wake up. I think to be less predictable, I should probably not do
that so often, even if I feel it works for me. Probably should try to
use it more as an escape on wake up instead of trying to deal damage.
Death was near for GarKit as he attacked me with scissor hands at the
end, I noticed he had 2 bars of meter and that an FADC could have
happened, so during the block string, I was just hitting the punch
buttons waiting to counter and if he didn't FADC, well, I was going
to stop and eveyrthing would have been fine. He FADC'd and I too the
first round.
Second round had some oopsies, like an
accidental horizontal scramble(I hit LK when I meant to hit MK) but
it was soon followed up by a double dash towards the opponent after I
landed a DP. I stopped right as soon as he woke up and blocked, which
baited a DP and then I punished CORRECTLY with cr. MP into DP. I
think I have those jump roundhouses down when I know I can land them,
which I think I landed 3 in this match. Got a little to confident and
went in when I should have been patient after that. But toward the
end, I was knocked down and I remembered that this guy threw me a few
times in the first round. I felt it coming and decided to wake up EX
Scramble but made sure I did the quake as fast as possible so it
would hit while he grabbed. And that's what happened. Good games to
GarKit.
After comparing these uploads with my
previous ones, I still see VAST improvement I need to make but I see
some differences. I'm linking some stuff better and I'm more mobile.
Before, it seemed like I just stood around too much. Right now, I
need to work on patience and have a better game plan against
characters. I downloaded the Official Ultra Street Fighter IV FrameData app to try and get a better understanding of somethings(it's
only $2.99, so you should pick it up if you're an SF player). I think
with more experience and practice, I could be better, at least,
respectable.
I want to close out with this great vid
put up by Cross Counter TV which shows some great things about
Decapre from pro player EG KBrad. This video helped a lot and
answered the great question of how Decapre can get out of the
corner(great timing, right?).
Oh I miss 'Streetfighter.' Glad that it's back. Would love to play it. We have an old school standup "Mortal Kombat" machine in the garage.
ReplyDelete0_0 That's bad ass!
ReplyDeleteMy husband wants to get rid of it though and purchase a street fighter standup machine. We have a little girl now and he thinks MK is too violent! I said those old school machines are nothing like the stuff they have out now!
ReplyDeleteSeriously. Just tell him to push it aside but don't get rid of it!
ReplyDeleteOh man, a frame data app? That's interesting -- and a pretty useful tool, I'd bet. I should probably start looking into frames; I suspect that I let my brother get away with a LOT of shenanigans because I don't know how/what/when to punish. It makes for a real hassle, in most cases.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, it's interesting seeing you put your replays under the microscope. That really is a good way to go about things, isn't it? So I'm thinking as long as you keep this up, you'll be on your way to being (warning: corniness incoming) a real world warrior.
I guess the important thing -- for anyone playing the game -- is to keep your cool. The worst thing you can do (besides jumping in without a plan, AKA the YOLO school of thought) is blow a gasket in the middle of a match. Gotta try and follow Gouken's example, you know?
Man, Gouken's such a cool guy. Maybe I should try using him now that he's got his Ultra updates. Then again, considering the current state of Dee Jay, there's no telling how good/bad he is now.
Gouken got buffed. The overall consensus is that Dee Jay got nerfed. I thought he was going to be better but it does not appear that way. And as always, thanks for the comment, dude!
ReplyDeleteAh, good to hear about Gouken. As for Dee Jay...yeah, I've been playing him since the original SSF4, and while I don't think he's as bad as people say he is, he's definitely not one of the best. He's not even at HIS best, all things considered.
ReplyDeleteWell, whatever. Character loyalty is what matters, so I'm not about to stop playing Dee Jay just because of a few nasty changes. I mean, come on. It's hard not to love a guy with MAXIMUM written on his pants.