Laura Matsuda is the older sister of Sean from Street Fighter III. They may be related by blood, though their fighting styles differ dramatically. While Sean is a shoto in training, Laura is a master of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Maybe he could have learned a thing or two from his big sister?
Street Fighter IV, without a doubt, is my favourite game of all-time. Having literally dedicated thousands of hours to playing it, deconstructing it and building myself up to be the greatest world warrior I could be over the last six years, the race for #1 game in my heart wasn’t even close. Even if the game is eventually surpassed by something else, I’ll never shake the profound effect its had on my life.
It may reign as my favourite game, but it’s certainly not a perfect one. In the wake of the Street Fighter V beta, the flaws of its predecessor glare brighter than ever. Before we let it retire with its rightfully-deserved legendary status, let’s lovingly pick the game apart for its flaws with this list of 10 ways in which Street Fighter IV failed.
I’ve never been a Vega fan. Never liked his narcissistic attitude. Never liked playing as him. Definitely didn’t like fighting against him and his wall dive shenanigans. Going into the second beta knowing that my time with it would be short, I didn’t even have plans of using him.
But when the buzz started to build about how good Vega has become in the transition to Street Fighter V, I decided to try him out towards the end of my run. In hindsight, I should have placed him much higher on my priority list.
In Third Person 