Ultra Street Fighter IV is perhaps one of the greatest itineration of Street Fighter to date, having notably one of the most memorable EVO scenes - Alex Valle and Bonchan, for one.
Street Fighter IV goes back to a simpler silhouette-based, cartoony art style, making readability easier on a 3D plane. Links are tight, but combos are simple enough that the game is mostly centered around footsies and technical play. A new "focus attack" mechanic replaces the parry system from earlier games, a simpler, less frame-perfect version of the parry system. Unfortunately, the tight links in conjunction with the flawed netcode shadowed the game's true potential.
The game has a memorable roster, even including beloved characters from the Final Fight series. Even though its newer original characters weren't memorable to most, we can't help but love El Fuerte's Lucha libre, and Pepeday really made him shine.
We hope that Street Fighter 6 will take an example from this game, among the earlier ones, and desist from following Street Fighter V's legacy.
Street Fighter IV goes back to a simpler silhouette-based, cartoony art style, making readability easier on a 3D plane. Links are tight, but combos are simple enough that the game is mostly centered around footsies and technical play. A new "focus attack" mechanic replaces the parry system from earlier games, a simpler, less frame-perfect version of the parry system. Unfortunately, the tight links in conjunction with the flawed netcode shadowed the game's true potential.
The game has a memorable roster, even including beloved characters from the Final Fight series. Even though its newer original characters weren't memorable to most, we can't help but love El Fuerte's Lucha libre, and Pepeday really made him shine.
We hope that Street Fighter 6 will take an example from this game, among the earlier ones, and desist from following Street Fighter V's legacy.