Do you guys think a player with a 360 controller can beat another player who is using a stick, if they are about the same skill or is it uneven?

I have not played Street Fighter 4 yet, but a friend of mine has an arcade stick and he used it whenever we played SF2 and he wasn't super amazing because of it.  Then again he isn't really good at games in general so that may have factored into it

I see, I plan to pick the game up, but not the arcade stick. Hopefully I'll do ok :D

"I see, I plan to pick the game up, but not the arcade stick. Hopefully I'll do ok :D "

"cimaraHD33 said:

"I see, I plan to pick the game up, but not the arcade stick. Hopefully I'll do ok :D "

As do I. It's more so just because I can't afford the stick right now.
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I bought the Standard Fightstick and have to say that it really does help to pull off the moves faster. I was never any good in the arcades but using a stick just seems way more responsive. I own the 360 version so using the d pad might be a tad more difficult than the ps3 version. I guess it's all a matter of practice.

I use a stick and I'm sure I got my ass handed to me by people using just a controller. So no, not unfair.

I'd say the person with the fight stick has a huge advantage, providing they have a decent stick. The normal Xbox 360 D-pad is pathetic.

I'd say the person with the fight stick has a huge advantage, providing they have a decent stick. The normal Xbox 360 D-pad is pathetic.

I want to get SFIV, but I don't plan to invest in a stick. Is the game playable with the normal 360 controler for casual gamers?

Actually dont know but from what i'm hearing is that the 360 digital pad on this game isn't as bad as you'd think though its not the best but its not as bad as people make out to believe.

I just started playing it tonight with a normal 360 controller and it really isn't that bad. I may get one of the fight pads later on but they controls seem more responsive than Turbo Remix.

Maby they would release a demo at some point to give doubters the chance to try it

"Do you guys think a player with a 360 controller can beat another player who is using a stick, if they are about the same skill or is it uneven?
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I don't even understand how anybody plays with a stick. There is a reason we evolved beyond joysticks.

It depends on who you are really. I suck with the arcade sticks. In the arcade I was good with a stick but the setup is different in terms that the stick is bolted to the system, your home controller sits in your lap and throws it all off for me. I ended up getting good with the joysticks starting with the Super Nintendo versions and later on the PS2 controller. HD Remix helped me get more accustomed with the 360 joypad, but I'd avise not using it's D-Pad, it's actually easier to throw thigns off with the analogue.

I'd be interested in seeing how the actual fight pad stacks up against how I've gotten with the 360 controller. The buttons arranged how they did on there might be better but I'm almost getting used to using the triggers for my attacks now that switching again might just be a new learning curve all over again.

"I don't even understand how anybody plays with a stick. There is a reason we evolved beyond joysticks."

You raise a good point.
For most people(most) the arcade stick will help a player with his moves, getting them out faster, and usually with less tries. With the controller, it seems to me that the best choice is to just use the joystick, as I can barley pull moves on the thing because I finger is so bigger. Though I have found Shryokuns, or any other tough movement that is supposed to be pulled off the the stick, or at least a good d-pad is near impossible to do.
So short answer- Yes, if you are new. No, if you have used the 360 controller for other fighters.

I wouldn't say it is unfair, considering all of the extra money that is required to buy one of these sticks and the user deserves a bit of an advantage. However, as Fr0Br0 pointed out, any good player will own another with any type of controller. That counters the point.

It's not unfair, it just makes you play better. Only the really good SF4 players would lay down the money for a stick so, they'd still probably beat you otherwise.