Why is Street Fighter consider one of the best fighting series?

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

Different tastes, really. It just appeals for more people, that's it.

i find the combat in sfa3 to flow better. sf4 is fun, but it seems like the combos fit together smoother in sfa3, it even had an input command adjuster so that you could change to "long" (iirc) and it would give you a bigger window for special moves

Different tastes, really. It just appeals for more people, that's it.

MrGanny

Because it's been around for a very long time.

Yeh, i dont get it either TC. Looks very basic to me, I like 3-D fighter like Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur 4.

Because it was the first fighter and has maintained its appeal over the years and tournaments are still being played all over the world.

Its really not very realistic if you cant move sideways. How you gonna side-step an attack then counter?

The game has little to do with realism (Hadoken? Really? Never seen one thrown in the UFC). But then again, side-stepping doesn't exactly explain away people with devil-bat wings or a leopard head...

:P

OK, look... the reason why any fighting game stays around, whether it's "Street Fighter" or "Tekken" or even "DOA" is variety with balance - A deal more easily said than struck when it comes to it. "Street Fighter" has been around the longest and has a huge core following, but the itterations of the game have not always been perfectly balanced to the point of being allowed as competition-level games. Fans will tell you that the success of any fighting game is to cater to the fans AND provide a level playing surface to see who's got the grit.

Long live "Street Fighter". And whatever you-all call your favorite, too... of course,

well i was thinking the same thing about sf4 last year when it came out...I traded it in and decided to wait for ss4 and now i use ibuki.end story

Op, you seem to think SF is a simple fighting game, but in reality, it is still challenging even for me who played SFII back in the 90's. Before Tekken, Virtua fighter, Soul Calibur, Blazblue, the SF series has delivered and is still doing a great job at that. I know that is your personal taste, but sometimes you just have to give credit where its due no matter how much you don't like it.

Everyone has there own opinion on what is the best fighter out there. Personally I love SF SSFIV to be exact. I think it has the balance that SF IV lacked a phenomenal character roster and wide variety of styles you can choose from with the fighters. Tekken 6 is a great game and I play that as well but it is a very different type of fighter in its style and 3D renderings. Some people like the 2D stlye fighters where it makes it harder to flee you opponent. Some like tekken and virtua fighter 5 for its 360 degree movement it s matter or preferance. I like the 2D style better SF and the SNK games like Fatal Fury and KOF series of games. Not to say Tekken virtua fighter, DOA Or Soul calibur games arent good cause they are but they are different. Realism doesnt apply to any of the above games if you want real fighting go buy the UFC 2010 game which is more of a simulation type fighter.

UFC and "Fight Night" are about the only "realistic" games out there when it comes to fighting. Most of my fights in FN4 go ten rounds and a decision because it's about pacing and scoring points, picking your moments, not flailing away and hoping for a connection. If you want reality-based fighting, those two titles are it, bar-none.

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

The_Enfamous_B

Tekken? You mean that button mashing jugglefest they call a fighting game? Once you get a launch hit, the match is pretty much over. Mash mash mash before the guy hits the ground. Hits that keep him in the air and crouch when he finally hits the ground and keep pressing the kick button while he's down while that person actually has to wait three seconds to even get up.

Every fighting game has it's flaws...

Because there aren't that many fighting games?

Because a lot of players, like myself, grew up when Street Fighter was the only fighting game worth playing. Guess some of us never moved on... ;)

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I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

Denji

Tekken? You mean that button mashing jugglefest they call a fighting game? Once you get a launch hit, the match is pretty much over. Mash mash mash before the guy hits the ground. Hits that keep him in the air and crouch when he finally hits the ground and keep pressing the kick button while he's down while that person actually has to wait three seconds to even get up.

Every fighting game has it's flaws...

I don't get it either, I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but my favorite fighting series is Super Smash Bros.

Tekken 6 is sick. Im not even that good same as most players online. Only a few elite players can really own but they play in different lobbies.

So its great most matches are well balanced. And button bashing will get you knocked out.

I think it's due to Street Fighter's history I disagree with people saying Street Fighter IV is the best fighting game of all time I still think Street Fighter II Turbo on SNES is the best then I'd say Tekken 2..

I don't get it either, I know I'll get a lot of hate for this, but my favorite fighting series is Super Smash Bros.

Dark-Star13

There's something you must understand. Back before any of us even had a Super Nintendo, seeing Street Fighter 2 in the arcades was one of the most exciting things in the world. Watching people throw fireballs, seeing Dhalsim's feet stretch far across the screen, this WAS the game that started it all. The fact that the Street Fighter franchise in intentionally keeping this game nostalgic, while offering a superbly deep fighting system, it only make sense that Street Fighter is and will always be the King of all fighting games.

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

The_Enfamous_B

It's accessible, and it's an old franchise. Hell, I can remember when Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were the only two fighters worth playing. So many arcade competitions...

my favorite fighting game franchise is SMASH BROS hazelnutman

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

The_Enfamous_B

P.S. 3rd strike is the best.

Its really not very realistic if you cant move sideways. How you gonna side-step an attack then counter?

grizzlybear1

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]my favorite fighting game franchise is SMASH BROS Fightingfan

I was going to say crap about "how dare you change my quote to say something like that" and "I don't even consider Smash Bros a fighting game", but after that picture, I don't know what to think anymore.

Street Fighter is awesome, I haven't played it since Street Fighter 2 which is still the bomb. But my personal fav will always be Mortal Kombat.

sf an't no button masher, and jump high kick sweep will get you no were,, this is why you dont like it.. sf takes alot of skill. Alot/ its like playing a game of chest. just about each move can be countered, a combo slep can mean the end for you, alot of people play charaters like patteren's , once youknow there patteren down you can punish that player because you will know what he or she will do before he/she does it(scrub player). theres also ways to trick your oppent into thinking your going to do a move but you dash back and they;ll pull off the charaters counter and will fail. aww... i guess what im getting at is,,,, this an't a button masher lol

I like street fighter but I do not think its as balance and as technical as people make it out to be. If u call throwing several light punches, then a medium kick, to a hadoken or a throw technical then be my guess. I'm trying to illustrate once players master these combos they use little to no variation, jus the combo they know at hand. A fighter has to have a mix up and strategy,some of the things in street fighter seem like pure glitches (light kicks/punch/ throw as an example). I enjoy playing street fighter but i don't think it deserves to be one of proclaim "best fighters".

Yeh i can see the nostalgic appeal but imo 3-D all the way, it adds a new dimesnion to the fights.

Coz it was successful in satisfying fighting game fans for so many years and in different platforms...

Because we all wanted to tap Chun-Li. Duh.

Well, firstly it was out before your Tekken and Virtua Fighter series. Second, if you grew up in the early 90's when arcades existed then your question wouldn't exist. No other game at the time had crowds of people lined up with quarters to take on the winner. Plain and simple.....best fighter ever and no other fighter will ever be able to capture that.

Well, firstly it was out before your Tekken and Virtua Fighter series. Second, if you grew up in the early 90's when arcades existed then your question wouldn't exist. No other game at the time had crowds of people lined up with quarters to take on the winner. Plain and simple.....best fighter ever and no other fighter will ever be able to capture that.

JKnaperek

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.

The_Enfamous_B

for this gen, sf4 and ssf4 are the best fighting games available.

I don't understand how this game is consider one of the very best in the fighting genre. As an avid player of fighters I don't understand how this street fighter is one of the recommended elite. With the newly released street fighter 4 reminded me of the mechanics of the game which is sweep kick as much as possible,try to rearrange someone input by jumping over them and use a jump kick - throw method if u can. Can anyone enlighten me on why this series took off like it did? I may seem harsh but in my opinion street fighter is not have good "checks and balances", deep enough nor technicial enough to hold a candle to Tekken or Virtua Fighter series.