Hey guys, I’m not exactly what you’d call a noob but I am looking to improve and I thought this might help others do the same. Right now I’m focusing on seriously learning the fundamentals of Street Fighter: Footsies, Spacing, Zoning, When NOT to Push Buttons, things like that. I’m afraid I fell into the mentality of a lot of new players who started taking their game seriously when SFIV launched: I emphasized combos and execution over learning the basics, and now I want to fix that.
I’ve seen it said many times and in numerous locations that Super Street Fighter II Turbo is the best game to learn these core concepts from, so that is where I am beginning my quest (lol). I’m also open to trying out other games if anyone feels they’ll teach certain concepts better. So here are the things I’m looking to learn (of course, if you want to reply, you don’t need to answer all of these by the way!):
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How do you use this game to learn these concepts? In other words, what is it about ST that makes it so well-suited for teaching these concepts?
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Related to 1, is HD Remix also a good game for this, or should I be playing on Classic mode? Or emulate ST on my PC?
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Which character would you recommend I use for the learning process? If possible, give some reasons. (I principally play Ryu in every game I pick up, so should I stick with him since I hear he is a great learner’s character?)
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Should I be learning against other players, even if I’m getting stomped? If so, what should I be aware of after each loss? Would the CPU be acceptable for this?
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Would playing against other players who are ALSO trying to learn be acceptable, or should I be seeking out more experienced players for learning purposes?
I hope this can generate some discussion which will help not only myself, but other new players as well. I’m on XBL if anyone would like to add me also; I have SSFIVAE, HDR, and UMvC3, although I am TERRIBLE at Marvel Thanks for reading.