Sorry for not putting this in the third strike forum, but that place is dead. 
 
Just wondering if anyone is like me, and enjoyed those 3s casuals at the start of Seasons Beatings as much as any of SFIV, and those were just casuals, with rusty players =P 
 
SFIV is super popular, and I kind of wish they weren't both Street Fighter games, as then it wouldn't be a sequel that has to replace its former... Hopefully if they add any 3s characters to SUPER, they'll feel the same ha ha. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Seichusen-Godanzuki  !  

If all the rumors about SSF4 were true then we will see Dudley, Ibuki, and Makoto in this game.
 
If that's true then no Q or Urien, unfortunately. They were always the most interesting in the game to me.

" If all the rumors about SSF4 were true then we will see Dudley, Ibuki, and Makoto in this game.  If that's true then no Q or Urien, unfortunately. They were always the most interesting in the game to me. "

Third Strike is good but I dont think I could ever adapt back to those graphics after being relieved of SF4's realistic physics. Who's ever think they would make a game so fair frame wise instead of arguing the fact you were a frame off from beating someone. 3rd strike was a beast for its time.

Ken is my boy in 3s and always will be regardless of who I found the most interesting.
 
cr. short, cr. short, SA3 is just too good and easy to confirm.
 
I'm also not a big fan of the parry system; I hate the way it makes fireballs useless and I've fought numerous people that completely parry like... Ryu's fireball SA and it makes me cry. I think focus attacks are a big improvement and I like the new 3d graphics, but sprites will always hold a place in my heart.
 
All in all, I much prefer SF4 (because I prefer SF2 and SF4 is really the sequel to that) but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy 3s on xbla day one.

you like sprite? BlazBlue all the way. I also wish Capcom vs. Tatsunoko came out for xbox or pc.

" you like sprite? BlazBlue all the way. I also wish Capcom vs. Tatsunoko came out for xbox or pc. "

Blazblue's art is fine and everything, but 3S is still probably the smoothest-animating 2D fighter of all time. Sometimes Blazblue looks like a slideshow by comparison.

" Blazblue's art is fine and everything, but 3S is still probably the smoothest-animating 2D fighter of all time. Sometimes Blazblue looks like a slideshow by comparison. "

I'm talking about the raw number of frames each character has. I'm not talking about resolution or anything like that.

" @Flushes said:

" Blazblue's art is fine and everything, but 3S is still probably the smoothest-animating 2D fighter of all time. Sometimes Blazblue looks like a slideshow by comparison. "

When you say, "smoothest animated," what do you mean exactly? Third Strike is pretty smooth, but I would contend that King Of Fighters XII looks much smoother than Third Strike. "

I apologize for doing this, but me being a moderator, I actually have to move this to the 3rd strike forum. Please forgive me :)

" Ken is my boy in 3s and always will be regardless of who I found the most interesting.  cr. short, cr. short, SA3 is just too good and easy to confirm.  I'm also not a big fan of the parry system; I hate the way it makes fireballs useless and I've fought numerous people that completely parry like... Ryu's fireball SA and it makes me cry. I think focus attacks are a big improvement and I like the new 3d graphics, but sprites will always hold a place in my heart.   All in all, I much prefer SF4 (because I prefer SF2 and SF4 is really the sequel to that) but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy 3s on xbla day one. "

" @Jake_K said:

" Ken is my boy in 3s and always will be regardless of who I found the most interesting.  cr. short, cr. short, SA3 is just too good and easy to confirm.  I'm also not a big fan of the parry system; I hate the way it makes fireballs useless and I've fought numerous people that completely parry like... Ryu's fireball SA and it makes me cry. I think focus attacks are a big improvement and I like the new 3d graphics, but sprites will always hold a place in my heart.   All in all, I much prefer SF4 (because I prefer SF2 and SF4 is really the sequel to that) but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy 3s on xbla day one. "

I don't mean to insult you, but you clearly have not played SFIII to an extent. Saying "parries made fireballs useless" is completely false. Remy whole strategy involves light of virtue, they're use to pressured opponents to baited into certain traps. Parries were created to end fireball spamming, which it clearly did. I would say that parries made players use fireballs more strategic than cheaply (Spamming). 
 
Another thing you need to know is that SFIII was played for over ten years. So yeah, it's no surprise to see hardcore players parring like crazy, you can't blame them for taken notice of the game when it first came out, unlike most people who's starting out  by playing SFIV.  SFIV is also not even a year old yet, so obviously you would be seeing a lot of players you can take on online.   Also, I still prefer SFIII over SFIV mainly because SFIV was a step back for the series. SFIV was also just SFII fan service.  People who say SFIV is better is mainly because of the characters of SFII returning. In my opinion, it's just nostalgia as to why people think the SFII cast is better than the SFIII cast. Some people would say that they're "too crazy for SF" which is complete nonsense. There was a lot of silly over the topness going on in the SFII cast, and I'm not just talking about Dhalsim and Blanka. People can't look past the nostalgia of SFII, and as a result, people think the SFII cast is this "perfect cast and a better game."  The SFII cast is no better than the SFIII cast. "

" @Kou_Leifoh: With the cast of SF3 about ten years old I can make the same argument that you would love SF3 characters for nostalgia as well. "

SEAN NOW AND FOREVER!

" @Kou_Leifoh: Hey, I didn't say the entire cast of SF2 was perfect but there are good ones out there that you shouldn't overlook and dismiss as nostalgia. You have to remember that even if they do bring back SF3 characters in SSF4, it won't have parries so you can't exactly play all SF3 characters the exact same way you play SF4. When you take that in mind, Hugo plays more like Gief than you think. SF4 had a lot of alpha characters in it as well, perhaps I'll go conspiracy thoery and say its for nostalgia for them as well. Don't go hatin on a cast just cause your fav characters aren't in it. Add that to the fact that you only want SF3 characters in SSF4 for your own nostalgia. "