[QUOTE="Polybren"][QUOTE="Kreatzion"]

It's so frustrating when you hear people b**** about Sonic Booms. I don't understand why people can't seem to grasp defensive play. So I'm just suppose to walk into your damn fist!? Morons!!!

King9999

And you have to understand that there's a thing called "matchups." Some characters just can't go on the offensive because it's too much of a risk. I don't think a Seth player would want to get near Zangief. Make the other guy work for the win.

That said, I don't want to lambast Polybren for his opinion. I agree that it's aggravating to fight against a hardcore, skilled turtler (like Kreatzion) sometimes. Then again, I don't really love my life when a super-aggressive combo monster like Reggie is stomping my sack either, so...

[QUOTE="ShenlongBo"]

Out of curiosity, if I were to start an ongoing blog explaining my approach to completing various trials, would anyone be interested?

Spirit_of_87

I would be very interested to read your approach on completing trials. It's something I want to accomplish in SSFIV. I'm currently working on Ibuki's.

Haven't played much of SF4 so Im going to practice awhile. PSN- Assassin47

F1Lengend

Cool, I will send you an invite. It's always good to add more sparring partners on PSN :)

EDIT: Wow. I write this, then in a sudden surge of inspiration, go beast this trial in like two minutes. Nasty. I'll do my first in-depth tutorial on Ibuki, since her trials are NOW COMPLETE!

I've still yet to get any good PvP time in with Super, but I will say this: I saw a video in which Guile was already throwing a second SB while the first one was still being blocked. I don't know how that actually feels to go up against, but at first sight it looked a little effin' harsh to me. I can also tell that Guile has got some serious improvements in the way of links and combos since I've done all but one of his Trials, so, yeah, there might be a legitimate complaint in the SB thing.

Then again, I can't be sure just yet. Anyway, you tell 'em, Kreatzion. You were rollin' Guile all along, so **** it - you deserve to enjoy these buffs.

Everyone, I wrote up my first blog on doing the trials today. It's pretty basic frame stuff, but there's more trial-specific stuff on the way. Check it out.

[QUOTE="ShenlongBo"]

Out of curiosity, if I were to start an ongoing blog explaining my approach to completing various trials, would anyone be interested?

Metamania

I would also be interested in seeing a weekly blog from you covering all 24 trials of each character, one character per week. :)

Out of curiosity, if I were to start an ongoing blog explaining my approach to completing various trials, would anyone be interested?

I was doing trials earlier and then suddenly started wondering exactly why I'm bothering this time. No incentive for the frustration, you unlock colors just by winning matches...DarkCatalyst

Speaking of, can any of you hit Gief's 22nd?

Just added Adon, Bison, Cody, Sakura, and T. Hawk to my trials completion list. Adon's was hard as hell. The last few combos were short, but the timing between the cr.jab/cr.short into cr.MP was just brutally awkward. Sakura's were pretty easy for me, though, since I got a lot of time in with her in SF4, although a couple links gave me trouble. Cody's were all easy up until the last two (I think the dictation on his 23rd is wrong - can anyone here land EX qcb+P after qcf+K without FADC'ing? I couldn't.) Anyway, he seems like a fun character. Bison's and T. Hawk's were a snap, so that's not a bad place to start if you want to knock a couple trials out.

Leo, whatever you do, don't go back to the pad, even just to see how it feels now that you're getting used to the stick. Give it a solid month before you do that. When you do, you'll wonder how you ever used the pad to begin with.

On Gouken's Ultras, both of them have setups, so at this moment I think either is good. I don't have XBL at the moment, so I've only messed with the trials, so I'm not sure if Denjin is blockable or not. If it's not, it could be a real headache for knocked down opponents who have to figure out when, or even if, they need to avoid it. If it's blockable, though, I'd probably just compare its damage to Shin Shoryuken and go with whichever yields most.

^ :shock: Look at you with your multiple completed Trials already! Show-off! :twisted: ^

Phantom_Leo

You know, maybe I shouldn't try to learn how to use a stick --AND-- a brand new character at the SAME TIME... :shock:

I am trying to learn Dudley and how to play with a stick and I am wondering why something seems... off.

I went back to Gouken for a while and the moves were coming out more naturally.

One step at a time, I suppose!

Phantom_Leo

[QUOTE="ShenlongBo"]

[QUOTE="Metamania"]

Hey guys!

So far, I am VERY happy with Super and the way it turned out. I am thinking about maining Dee Jay, since he's a blast to play (and I think he has some great defensive and offensive options), but I hear that Adon is also good and is considered Ryu's nightmare. At least that's what I was told. LOL.

So many characters...I am really liking Juri and Hakan though. They both have unique **** and options to play around with.

Also, someone said something about the visuals earlier and how they were polished. They weren't kidding. The new stages look great, especially the solar eclipse stage - that was an impressive stage to look at while fighting!

Hopefully, once I figure out my main, I'll let you guys know and soon, we need to get together and play this through the Endless Battle mode.

Kreatzion

Bro, it's all about T. Hawk in SSFIV. I can't wait to wreck some of you guys with him. :P (looks at Shenlong)