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TarkanX · 08-31-2002, 01:49 PM

Well this is an opinion(that's for sure). It's somewhat hard to debate which one is better. The new schoolers will say 3rd strike, the old schoolers will say SF2: Turbo, but I myself will say SF2: Turbo, why?

Even with the cast of characters: 12(SF2: Turbo) to 20(3rd strike), About every character from SF2: Turbo is unique, and useful.

Turbo:
-------
Guile
Blanka
E Honda
Ryu
Ken
Chunli
Zangief
Dhalsim
Balrog
Vega
Sagat
Bison

Every character is useful, and every character can win, whether the odds or very low. Now look at 3rd Strike:

Alex
Sean
Necro
Ibuki
Urien
Akuma
Yang
Twelve
Hugo
Gill
Remy
Yun
Ryu
Ken
Dudley
Makato
Chunli
Elena
Oro
Q

Most of these characters aren't unique, and they are very unbalanced

Q: pointless
Oro: oy...
Elena: weak character
Makato: Ryu rip off
Remy: downgrade of charlie, and Guile
Necro: AHAHAAHAAHA!!!!
Twelve: play dough
Sean: I like Sean, but he's a rip off copy of the shotos

Now SF2:T offers skill, and makes some characters have unique advantages, and disadvantages, for instance:

Zangief is big and slow, he has good strength, and great durability, but his attacks require you to rotate the joystick which is hard.

Ryu/Ken are very average, average speed, strength, durability... they have the usual projectile, and anti-air which is what makes them good.

Dhalsim is slow, terrible strength, terrible durability, but he has a lot of range in his attacks which make him dominate.

Like I said before, every character had a chance in SF2: T

Now 3rd strike:

Sean is average, but a lot of his attacks whiff, and make Sean vulnerable after doing his attack

Necro is no Dhalsim, he doesn't have as good range as Dhalsim, and his attacks stink.

The only good characters you need to choose to win are Chunli, and Ken.

Now the parry system, it is a good system yes, blocking projectiles, and taking no damage, but sometimes it can get very repetitive, and it can seperate the best players to the worst HUGELY. EVen though the best SF2 player would kick the crap out of the worst, 3rd strike stretches this so much. I mean Parrying Oro's EXed Yagyou Dama, thats 3 super bars of waste. in Sf2: T there were no supers so there was no "broken character"

Well that's all I have to say for now.

I'll recommend Turbo to new schoolers who like those fancy graphics, even if they hate it, Turbo takes so much skill in a fighting game.

08-31-2002, 01:49 PM	#6
TarkanX Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 3,043 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Well this is an opinion(that's for sure). It's somewhat hard to debate which one is better. The new schoolers will say 3rd strike, the old schoolers will say SF2: Turbo, but I myself will say SF2: Turbo, why? Even with the cast of characters: 12(SF2: Turbo) to 20(3rd strike), About every character from SF2: Turbo is unique, and useful. Turbo: ------- Guile Blanka E Honda Ryu Ken Chunli Zangief Dhalsim Balrog Vega Sagat Bison Every character is useful, and every character can win, whether the odds or very low. Now look at 3rd Strike: Alex Sean Necro Ibuki Urien Akuma Yang Twelve Hugo Gill Remy Yun Ryu Ken Dudley Makato Chunli Elena Oro Q Most of these characters aren't unique, and they are very unbalanced Q: pointless Oro: oy... Elena: weak character Makato: Ryu rip off Remy: downgrade of charlie, and Guile Necro: AHAHAAHAAHA!!!! Twelve: play dough Sean: I like Sean, but he's a rip off copy of the shotos Now SF2:T offers skill, and makes some characters have unique advantages, and disadvantages, for instance: Zangief is big and slow, he has good strength, and great durability, but his attacks require you to rotate the joystick which is hard. Ryu/Ken are very average, average speed, strength, durability... they have the usual projectile, and anti-air which is what makes them good. Dhalsim is slow, terrible strength, terrible durability, but he has a lot of range in his attacks which make him dominate. Like I said before, every character had a chance in SF2: T Now 3rd strike: Sean is average, but a lot of his attacks whiff, and make Sean vulnerable after doing his attack Necro is no Dhalsim, he doesn't have as good range as Dhalsim, and his attacks stink. The only good characters you need to choose to win are Chunli, and Ken. Now the parry system, it is a good system yes, blocking projectiles, and taking no damage, but sometimes it can get very repetitive, and it can seperate the best players to the worst HUGELY. EVen though the best SF2 player would kick the crap out of the worst, 3rd strike stretches this so much. I mean Parrying Oro's EXed Yagyou Dama, thats 3 super bars of waste. in Sf2: T there were no supers so there was no "broken character" Well that's all I have to say for now. I'll recommend Turbo to new schoolers who like those fancy graphics, even if they hate it, Turbo takes so much skill in a fighting game.