SF4 Notebook – 3/14/2009

General

I’m finally at 3000+ BP.  It sure as hell took me a while.  The odd part is, I was slightly buzzed when I was playing and yet I went at least 10 and 1.  Maybe I need to play that way more.

Sagat

I made the move and switch the R1 and R2 shoulder buttons, effectively switching the MK button with the MP button.  The transition is not as bad as I thought it would be as I seem pretty consistent with the c.MP -> Low Tiger Shot, but it would be better if I was able to do cr.MP -> HK Tiger Knee more consistently.

I love the alternate costume.

cr.HP feels like a good answer to the shotos or anyone who likes to attack early in order to avoid the standing HK.

j.LK has much better cross-up potential than j.MK.

Gen

I screwed around in Arcade Mode for a little bit and was able to beat the game with Chun-Li, which allows Gen as a playable character.

Gen is a very interesting character, and when the time comes, I think I might consider him as my alt.  The main benefit of the character is that he is very confusing in his attacks.  He has a behind-the-back kick (like Chun-Li) and the switch in styles keeps people on their toes if they don’t learn to recognize it.  Of course, the downside to him being confusing is that he is harder to play.