Street Fighter IV Forum

Not a whole lot has happened since my last blog. I have been playing Street Fighter IV a bunch now because I am trying to learn Abel. He is a pretty fun character to play but is really hard to master. Going from characters that are similar to Ryu to playing an Abel is a huge adjustment.

To help me get used to playing as Abel, I was fortunate enough to pick up a TE FightStick. The day after I posted my last blog, I woke up, saw gamestop had them in stock, and went to my nearest one in record time. I asked the dumbass, "Do you have any TE fightsticks for the 360?" He goes in the back and pulls one out and says, "We had this one in for a week and you are the first person to ask for it."

Hearing him say that really got to me. I know that I've checked gamestop's website a few days prior to getting the stick and they never displayed any information about having them in stock. To me, that just comes off as lazy. If you are looking for a stick and no gamestop shows they are in stock, call the store anyway because you might get lucky.

Congrats on the fightstick.
As for learning Abel, I wish you luck.  As is my nature, I tried learning every Street Fighter character at least once, but could never really crack the code on Abel.  Still, I've had plenty of ass-kickings by good Abels to know that, if you can learn to use him effectively, he's a powerhouse.