any tips? seriously, I love street fighter but I just can't stand this anymore, I suck so hard, I'm trying to complete arcade mode but oh surprise, I can't even beat the first fight, I'm literally getting raped on the easiest difficulty, any advice to improve or atleast something to help me beat the game at least? :| this is seriously getting on my nerves.

That's why I stopped playing after about 2 hours

go through training/challenge modes for the characters you use, learn moves and try to get a basic feel for them in a safe setting.
 
then go play online. come back to the offline vs cpu modes (or don't!) once you feel like you've gotten better against actual people.

" Ken + Flowchart = instawin. "

If you are losing on easiest... I really can't help you, considering that the computer fails to do certain things on that difficulty. Like block. Or attack. Learn to do special moves and such in training mode.

Spend time in training mode is all I can suggest to you. Pick a character you like and try to nail his moves consistently, then try your hand in Arcade. 

so I thought I was doing ok, beated the first 3 fights, then fought against zangief and he just made a perfect, :|
 
and he just did it again. :|
 
jesus fucking christ, will this fucking guy ever stop using that violent roll in the air? :|
 
I think I'll just leave this game for good. :(

Zangief + spinning lariat = beat arcade mode on any difficulty. 

I absolutely cannot beat Seth on Normal difficulty in that game, so don't feel alone buddy

check the GB sf4 guide?

" @PantyshotMQN said:

" Ken + Flowchart = instawin. "

Stang + ken + flowchart = questionable   (Jokes, I have no sf knowledge =() "

Pick Zangief and use Lariat for easy cheesy wins.  I beat the game on hardest and unlocked Gouken pretty much with one hand.  It's reaaaally doable.
 
@Geno said:

" Zangief + spinning lariat = beat arcade mode on any difficulty.  "

"... I'm literally getting raped ... "

" Pick Zangief and use Lariat for easy cheesy wins.  I beat the game on hardest and unlocked Gouken pretty much with one hand.  It's reaaaally doable. "

" Zangief + spinning lariat = beat arcade mode on any difficulty.  "

well I finally beated it with c. viper, seth wasn't as hard as zangief, that fucking russian is insane, thanks for all the advice, I need a lot of practice. :q

" @Jeffsekai: I find that being good in SP really doesn't translate to online.  If you want to get good at online you have to practice, no doubt.  For unlocking characters though, I say cheese it. "

I did alright with Balrog, Abel and Ryu on the easiest difficulty (beat most people first try) up until Seth.  That motherfucker is a straight up cheater.  I finally took him down after 10 - 15 tries.  I think I would do a lot better with a fightpad or fightstick, my problem was I couldn't use the stupid ass D-pad on the 360 to reliably execute moves.
 
I still don't own the game... I really want it and a fightstick though D:

Thats the issue with this game, The learning curve is pretty steep.
Most games you can get through the easy settings with just a good understanding of the basic attacks,
Not here, Here you HAVE to know the special attacks or you will get spanked
repeatedly.
 
Even most of the active SFIV players say that they lose more than they win,
And to me that's just not fun, Don't get me wrong I don't mind losing I'm no Rage-Quitter
but losing over & over & over just gets old really fast.
Could be that it's not that hard, 
And that I just suck and didn't give it a second chance after hours of being pummeled with almost no wins.

 
All you have to do to beat arcade on easiest with every character, is to walk toward you opponent and spam standing HK. 
 
That's what I did to beat it on my first day playing the game. 

" That's why I stopped playing after about 2 hours "

" @Coombs: That's not just SF4 its ANY fighting game, or Sports (NHL 10) game. You need o know what your doing to win and thats the point the hell does a win mean if you can get it by hitting random buttons? even against the computer. In SF4 the computer are so fucking easy it retarded all you have to do is do a jumping attack (with heavy punch or kick) and then sweep and the computer will never block it right.   Seriously I know where this is going to go "That fighting games need some kind of god like tutorial blah blah blah" we have had this discussion before and NO other game in ANY Genera has what people want from a fighting game. Personally I play FPS's being so god damn simple. "

@Korone

" @Coombs said:

" That's why I stopped playing after about 2 hours "

are you a teacher  edit:  be straight with me "

• Mortal Kombat = All special moves, later dial-a-combos.
• Killer Instinct = All ridiculous combos that take dumb memorization.
• Tekken = Crazy footwork and awareness, juggle combos / wall carries.
• Virtua Fighter = Doesn't get any more hardcore then VF. Enough said.
• Soul Calibur = This fighter has a lot of systems in place to make it complicated.
• Toshinden = Man that game just sucked.

" @Coombs: What fighting games have you played this generation? I don't think there's a simpler fighting game out on the market today other than maybe Smash Bros. (I classify that as baby game, not fighting game). That's just it, Street Fighter is all about normal attacks and learning how to use them, and it's completely possible to win with smart simple play that is useful across many Street Fighter games, i.e. fundamentals.  
 
The games you mention rely less on normal moves or are way more hardcore than Street Fighter.  
 

• Mortal Kombat = All special moves, later dial-a-combos.
• Killer Instinct = All ridiculous combos that take dumb memorization.
• Tekken = Crazy footwork and awareness, juggle combos / wall carries.
• Virtua Fighter = Doesn't get any more hardcore then VF. Enough said.
• Soul Calibur = This fighter has a lot of systems in place to make it complicated.
• Toshinden = Man that game just sucked.

 
I'd pretty much agree with Jeff. I can't play sports simulation games worth a crap, I enjoy watching football or hockey, but don't ask me half the rules because I won't know them. 

"

If you can't beat anyone on easy try pressing buttons. Nahh, seriously. Go into training mode. Pick a character you like the look of and then open up the movesets and practice the special and normal moves that character's got. Every character's special moves are easy to do once you know how. Don't just go into arcade mode and spam every button on the controller not knowing what they do even after you've pressed them a million times. That gets old fast. It's what I used to do when I was like 6 and my brother handed me the controller. It was boring and I never ever got any better.

" @lordofultima said:

" @Coombs: What fighting games have you played this generation? I don't think there's a simpler fighting game out on the market today other than maybe Smash Bros. (I classify that as baby game, not fighting game). That's just it, Street Fighter is all about normal attacks and learning how to use them, and it's completely possible to win with smart simple play that is useful across many Street Fighter games, i.e. fundamentals.  
 
The games you mention rely less on normal moves or are way more hardcore than Street Fighter.  
 

• Mortal Kombat = All special moves, later dial-a-combos.
• Killer Instinct = All ridiculous combos that take dumb memorization.
• Tekken = Crazy footwork and awareness, juggle combos / wall carries.
• Virtua Fighter = Doesn't get any more hardcore then VF. Enough said.
• Soul Calibur = This fighter has a lot of systems in place to make it complicated.
• Toshinden = Man that game just sucked.

 
I'd pretty much agree with Jeff. I can't play sports simulation games worth a crap, I enjoy watching football or hockey, but don't ask me half the rules because I won't know them. 

"

Super Smash Bros? A baby game? The competitive community begs to differ.   Sure, you can get through the single player without knowing what you're doing. But there are skill gaps between players, just like in SF4. The better player who's practiced more will always win. But everyone's entitled to their opinion...sorry. "

Use M. Bison.  Slide kick the whole way.

The problem with the CPU in SFIV is it doesn't really use any kind of strategy. Even on the hardest difficulties it just kinda walks up to you and throws out a random move, it doesn't fight like a real person at all. Case in point, I have very little trouble beating pretty much any CPU opponent besides Zangief on the highest difficulty, but the second I go online I get my ass handed to me because playing the CPU didn't teach me how to play well, it just taught me how to beat the CPU (E.G. stay far away because it can 360 throw you faster than the speed of light and when in doubt, sweep). It will also get caught by random ultras you would never hit a real player with...

"I did alright with Balrog, Abel and Ryu on the easiest difficulty (beat most people first try) up until Seth.  That motherfucker is a straight up cheater.  I finally took him down after 10 - 15 tries.  I think I would do a lot better with a fightpad or fightstick, my problem was I couldn't use the stupid ass D-pad on the 360 to reliably execute moves.  I still don't own the game... I really want it and a fightstick though D: "

CPU has never fought like humans, if you're going in with the intention of learning something playing the AI, good luck. The computer opponent is a robot, it has the best reactions in the world, but can't understand a mind game and also never blocks.

"CPU has never fought like humans, if you're going in with the intention of learning something playing the AI, good luck. The computer opponent is a robot, it has the best reactions in the world, but can't understand a mind game and also never blocks. "

Zangief + Double Lariat = CPU destruction of the highest caliber.

" well I finally beated it with c. viper, seth wasn't as hard as zangief, that fucking russian is insane, thanks for all the advice, I need a lot of practice. :q "

" That's why I stopped playing after about 2 hours "

The problem with SF threads being on the main page, is all sorts of idiots come, like people who admit they played it for 2 hours, so their opinion must be very well informed.

" @Coombs said:

" That's why I stopped playing after about 2 hours "

same here, try tekken or soul caliber! "

" Im convinced that Blanka and zangief have no diffuculty settings. I mean Ive seen blanka use focus attacks on my fireballs on easy and also been zangief perfected. Just keep practicing,and if training mode gets boring play with a friend to help build your skills. "

True story - My then 4 year old brother saw me playing Street Fighter IV and wanted to try, and beat the first 2 matches on easiest on his first try by just mashing.