I mean, think about it. Would anyone in a real life fight yell "PUNCH!!" "KICK!!" or "CROTCHSHOT" before actually doing their attack?

This seems pretty silly to me, as well as annoying. Hearing "TIGER TIGER TIGER" as I try to do my combos pisses me off after about 2 minutes of play. And all of the "HADOUKEN!" or, god forbid, the endless "SHORYUKEN!!1!1!" don't help either.

And it's not like hearing the attacks are really beneficial to the opposing player. I don't really pay attention to what the character's say, just the actions that are performed on screen.  And the said commands aren't ahead of the actual actions, they're executed at the same time (well, except for the Ultra's, but you can tell when an Ultra is coming).

Anyone else agree, or am I just hitting the sauce too much again?

2 much sauce. They're not really giving it away as they yell it right as they do it, you can see the animation anyway. And it's just the SF trademark. They don't yell @ every kick and punch do they? They tend to leave it for more special stuffs. Don't spam hadokens peoples, it's lame!

Thats just street fighter tradition. If I started playing a street fighter and didn't hear hadouken and shoryuken I would be pissed just wouldn't be the same.

That's what Japanese people do. It's impolite to do something without asking, or telling their adversary beforehand.

I don't know if its so much that but the fact that if I could shoot fireballs out of my hands I would say something cool while doing it also.

In a real life fight I suppose shouting "PUNCH" could potentially intimidate your opponent, besides they don't know where you're gonna hit them. But whether beneficial or a hindrance, what would the world be without "HADOUKEN!"?

I was always under the impression that the shouting is required to perform the move.

They are incantations.

The thing that always weirded me out is vaguely related to this. If bosses have an awesome attack that can totally destroy you, why wouldn't they keep doing it?

I know it's a video game and that would be lame, but it's something I've found weird since, like, Sonic 2.

Edit: After a good five minutes of thinking about it, this really isn't related at all. It reminded me of it somehow.

SNK fighting game bosses do that and it sucks. Theres not a whole lot of fun in a boss fight that makes your curse and throw things lol. Boss gotta have that fine line of tough to beat but not unstoppable.

KAaaaa MEeee HAaaa MEeeee HAAAAAAAAA

"KAaaaa MEeee HAaaa MEeeee HAAAAAAAAA"

"KAaaaa MEeee HAaaa MEeeee HAAAAAAAAA"

Becouse a bunch of 0 and 1s arent really that smart.

When a grenade is thrown we'd generally say something like 'frag out!' or 'heads up!'; I think this is similar in some ways.

Plus, in real life we don't usually say "KICKASS!" before kicking ass, but we still tend to intimidate using our voice along with our attacks. It's one of the first things you'd learn in martial arts in fact.

Don't know.  That's like in YuGiOh (anime) when they scream every move they do.

"When a grenade is thrown we'd generally say something like 'frag out!' or 'heads up!'; I think this is similar in some ways. Plus, in real life we don't usually say "KICKASS!" before kicking ass, but we still tend to intimidate using our voice along with our attacks. It's one of the first things you'd learn in martial arts in fact. "

"I mean, think about it. Would anyone in a real life fight yell "PUNCH!!" "KICK!!" or "CROTCHSHOT" before actually doing their attack?

This seems pretty silly to me, as well as annoying. Hearing "TIGER TIGER TIGER" as I try to do my combos pisses me off after about 2 minutes of play. And all of the "HADOUKEN!" or, god forbid, the endless "SHORYUKEN!!1!1!" don't help either. And it's not like hearing the attacks are really beneficial to the opposing player. I don't really pay attention to what the character's say, just the actions that are performed on screen.  And the said commands aren't ahead of the actual actions, they're executed at the same time (well, except for the Ultra's, but you can tell when an Ultra is coming).Anyone else agree, or am I just hitting the sauce too much again? "

"Jolly_Lolly said:

"I mean, think about it. Would anyone in a real life fight yell "PUNCH!!" "KICK!!" or "CROTCHSHOT" before actually doing their attack?

This seems pretty silly to me, as well as annoying. Hearing "TIGER TIGER TIGER" as I try to do my combos pisses me off after about 2 minutes of play. And all of the "HADOUKEN!" or, god forbid, the endless "SHORYUKEN!!1!1!" don't help either. And it's not like hearing the attacks are really beneficial to the opposing player. I don't really pay attention to what the character's say, just the actions that are performed on screen.  And the said commands aren't ahead of the actual actions, they're executed at the same time (well, except for the Ultra's, but you can tell when an Ultra is coming).Anyone else agree, or am I just hitting the sauce too much again? "

What...? So you find it annoying, but... you never listen to it anyways..."

"LiquidPrince said:

"Jolly_Lolly said:

"I mean, think about it. Would anyone in a real life fight yell "PUNCH!!" "KICK!!" or "CROTCHSHOT" before actually doing their attack?

This seems pretty silly to me, as well as annoying. Hearing "TIGER TIGER TIGER" as I try to do my combos pisses me off after about 2 minutes of play. And all of the "HADOUKEN!" or, god forbid, the endless "SHORYUKEN!!1!1!" don't help either. And it's not like hearing the attacks are really beneficial to the opposing player. I don't really pay attention to what the character's say, just the actions that are performed on screen.  And the said commands aren't ahead of the actual actions, they're executed at the same time (well, except for the Ultra's, but you can tell when an Ultra is coming).Anyone else agree, or am I just hitting the sauce too much again? "

What...? So you find it annoying, but... you never listen to it anyways..."

Just because I don't pay attention to them, doesn't mean that I can't hear them. It's sort of like the sound a dying cat makes in the alleyway while you're trying to get some sleep. "

"Pikachu, I choose you!!! .... Pikachu, Lightening Bolt Attack now!!!"

If an attack took that long to do, a simple Hadouken would done the job better than looking like you are suffering from a hemorrhoidal Kamehameha. Think of calling out your move like a "Did you get that memo i sent you?".

"HiroSeven said:

"When a grenade is thrown we'd generally say something like 'frag out!' or 'heads up!'; I think this is similar in some ways. Plus, in real life we don't usually say "KICKASS!" before kicking ass, but we still tend to intimidate using our voice along with our attacks. It's one of the first things you'd learn in martial arts in fact. "

No but see, people yell "frag out" generally to worn others, such as their partners etc. so they won't be hurt in the process of the frag grenade exploding. And do you mean "KICKASS" as in "I'm gonna kick your ass!"? Because you say that prior to the actual attack, not during it. And people in martial arts don't say anything like that either. They may grunt or exclaim a high vocal sound in order to ready themselves for a heavy blow or powerful attack (i.e before breaking wood, bricks etc.)Don't mean to sound like an ass, but this whole "I"M GONNA YELL WHAT I"M GOING TO DO NEXT SO BE READY HERE I COME HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS LOLOL" just seems a bit odd to me.:P"

COBRA-STRIKE!!

Kamehameha.

nuff said

"Get ready to jump! HADOKEN!"

It would't be a proper Street Fighter game without it.

"Land on my fist as i go up SHORYUKEN"

That doesn't explain why when Balrog does a move he just laughs at his opponents. I'm pretty sure the move is called rush punch not "ha ha ha ha ha."

"That doesn't explain why when Balrog does a move he just laughs at his opponents. I'm pretty sure the move is called rush punch not "ha ha ha ha ha.""