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Posted by FraggleRock on February 4, 2010 at 9:24 p.m. #1
I'm so happy to see that Sakura's second ultra isn't just an antiair this makes it so much more useful! That's awesome
Posted by steve crash on February 4, 2010 at 9:25 p.m. #2
ooohhh sakura's is siiick... rose, not so much.
Posted by REEZ on February 4, 2010 at 9:26 p.m. #3
How come no one else's artwork looks that good
Posted by woodmastah! on February 4, 2010 at 9:29 p.m. #4
so im guessing, sakura's new ultra follows the enemy whether on the ground or in the air. nice :)
Posted by lame on February 4, 2010 at 9:30 p.m. #5
i wish they gave sakura a more creative ultra it just looks like everyone elses 2nd ultra.seems like capcom got lazy and were like hey since these guys can shoot hadokens lets give everyone a hadoken ultra as a 2nd ultra.very creative capcom.-_-
Posted by IrPanda on February 4, 2010 at 9:33 p.m. #6
But she always had air hadoken as a supers its just like giving her back plus mixing it up.... wonder how its controled probably with either 3xp and 3xk
Posted by zUkUu on February 4, 2010 at 9:36 p.m. #7
i think u can change the angle just like balrogs punch. ultra => p or k for angle.
also, u can now ezily connect her ultra after an ex-tatsu. the current one is rough luck to connect 100% of the time.
Posted by zsdf on February 4, 2010 at 9:36 p.m. #8
sakura is top tier now...fast full screen fire ball, good comboable ultra, not to mentioned her mixup!
Posted by Rose FTW! on February 4, 2010 at 9:51 p.m. #9
Rose has always been my fav. It looks like her new Ultra is gonna be fairly limited, but I'm still excited about it. And Sakura's artwork is awesome! Very 'fun'
Posted by EEEEE on February 4, 2010 at 10:02 p.m. #10
lol @ Roses ultra
Posted by JohnJohnson on February 4, 2010 at 10:09 p.m. #11
on the ultra's: Sakura's doesn't look original, but I think it'll be very useful in a real game. I think she's v underrated in SF4, and her new ultra might put her in the middle of the pack, in terms of tiers. I kinda figured Rose's new ultra would have to be used in unconventional ways to make any good. Though it does remind me of the shield weapon from Megaman.
on the art: Sakura's is ok, a little plain I think, but ok. I do like the SUPER gas stop cup. Rose's looks really good, even if she looks like shes trying to summon the Dark Magician.
Posted by SuperLameUltrasIV on February 4, 2010 at 10:16 p.m. #12
Well, that confirms it - they're sh!t! >_>
Posted by Rose on February 4, 2010 at 10:16 p.m. #13
Is it just me, or is my ultra animation much quicker than it used to be?
Posted by XD on February 4, 2010 at 10:23 p.m. #14
... its you! lol.
Posted by Devil on February 4, 2010 at 10:24 p.m. #15
Wow, that Rose art is so sexy! I love it!
Posted by #14 on February 4, 2010 at 10:38 p.m. #16
Didn't notice a change. Neither in startup nor in cutscene duration.
Posted by Nice, but on February 4, 2010 at 10:56 p.m. #17
More news on SF3 characters, please, Capcom!
Anyway, about this: Sakura's Ultra II can be used in two ways if anyone's seen the livestreams somebody goes about the command list and eventually whiffs her Ultra II because he inputted the wrong command. Her artwork looks really good, as well.
Rose's Ultra II is almost unavoidable but it's uses seem very limited. It'd be nice if it can continue a juggle, but other than that, it just seems like you'll have a nice shield or added damage to your combo considering if your opponent even lets you combo them. Her artwork looks great.
Posted by Goukin on February 4, 2010 at 10:59 p.m. #18
thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Love the Sakura Art on February 4, 2010 at 11:09 p.m. #19
And of course the clear display of her Ultra-looks like I might main her again for the first time in 7+ years.
And is it me or did they alter the face on her model?
Posted by genosuke on February 4, 2010 at 11:16 p.m. #20
@#7
well you can combo her first combo easily. ex-tatsu -> ff -> Ultra.
Once you get the frontdash into Ultra timing then your golden. You could also combo the w/o the ff, but the you whiff two of the hits.
Still her new Ultra seems like alot of fun. I like her expression after she see's that it hits.
Posted by Love the Rose Art on February 4, 2010 at 11:18 p.m. #21
...my name says it all
Posted by Smorgasboard on February 4, 2010 at 11:21 p.m. #22
Having a more practical Ultra is more important than having a unique Ultra. Something that I found missing from SF4 was more projectile Ultras.
As someone has mentioned, based on the live stream, using PPP or KKK determined whether Sakura's shoots horizontal or diagonally.
Posted by Myu on February 4, 2010 at 11:37 p.m. #23
Love it how it say "super" on Sakura's art :P
Posted by Myu on February 4, 2010 at 11:38 p.m. #24
I'm also glad she got her anti-air and normal super fireballs back. Now all she needs is her super-horizontal dragon punch.
Posted by AJ on February 5, 2010 at 12:02 a.m. #25
AHAHAHAHA, her Ultra is someone else's super!
Posted by Rose on February 5, 2010 at 12:23 a.m. #26
Is her fanny balls unblockable you guys think?
Posted by moi on February 5, 2010 at 12:58 a.m. #27
WHERE IS GEN???????
Posted by CHARGE E. HONDA on February 5, 2010 at 1 a.m. #28
REMEMBER YOU HEARD IT FROM CHARGE E HONDA FIRST ,ROSE ULTRA LIKE I THEORIZED BEFORE IS ACTUALLY TWO SUPER BALLS WHICH EQUALS DEVASTATION COMBO WISE
COMBO INTO FIRST HALF OF THE ULTRA ,COMBO AGAIN INTO SECOND HALF OF ULTRA
FUCING AMAZING
E HONDA SECOND ULTRA SHOULD BE A STANDING HUNDRED HAND SLAP BUT THE REACH OF IT SHOULD BE LIKE HIS NORMAL HUNDRED HAND SLAP IN PREVIOUS STREET FIGHTERS , I WOULD CALL IT THE SUPER SUMO TRAIN .
Posted by Finally! on February 5, 2010 at 1:16 a.m. #29
Sakura's back!
Looking good!
Best entry in SSFIV thus far! Her Ultras are sick! Gouken would be proud!
Rose's looking slick and sexy too! Underrated, but classy and badass!
Posted by TENINCHLUVABOY on February 5, 2010 at 1:26 a.m. #30
REMEMBER YOU HEARD IT FROM TENINCHLUVABOY FIRST ,ROSE ULTRA LIKE I THEORIZED BEFORE IS ACTUALLY TWO SUPER BALLS WHICH EQUALS DEVASTATION COMBO WISE
COMBO INTO FIRST HALF OF THE ULTRA ,COMBO AGAIN INTO SECOND HALF OF ULTRA
FUKING AMAZING
E HONDA SECOND ULTRA SHOULD BE A STANDING HUNDRED HAND SLAP THAT YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BUT THE REACH OF IT SHOULD BE LIKE HIS NORMAL HUNDRED HAND SLAP IN PREVIOUS STREET FIGHTERS WHERE HIS REACH INCREASE RIDICULOUSLY, I WOULD CALL IT THE SUPER SUMO TRAIN .
Posted by Gouken on February 5, 2010 at 1:30 a.m. #31
"Sakura you dissapoint me."
"Throwing fireballs in the air in my thing" :(
Posted by YES!!!!!! on February 5, 2010 at 1:32 a.m. #32
sakuras art is actually good!!!!! worthy of my te for sure!!!
Posted by ^_^ on February 5, 2010 at 1:45 a.m. #33
Don't judge before you try... We still don't know how Rose's ultra works. I'm sure the developers will make that ultra very useful for those who main Rose.
Posted by Edmund on February 5, 2010 at 1:59 a.m. #34
Yes, I need a super sumo train for my ultra. Screw the 720. I need to b*tch slap everyone instead of gooch squatting them.
Posted by Rose on February 5, 2010 at 2:16 a.m. #35
My first Ultra is awfully good...my Soul Satellite will have to really be something special to find reasons to use it instead of Illusion Spark.
In other news, C. Viper weighs a little bit more than I do ^_^
Posted by wtfcapcom? on February 5, 2010 at 2:21 a.m. #36
I'm assuming that those orbs of hers is going to be unblockable or comboable in some kind of fashion or at the least I hope they don't pop on hit or when colliding with a projectile or some dumb crap like that. I don't know tho Capcom seems to have a hard time making some characters not suck. Rose has no wakeup options, no reversal options, no decent oki options lack luster and unsafe pokes, hell she doesn't even have a overhead...
@35
I'm not judging before I try but the developers have already failed to make viable characters already and its not too far from the truth for them to make another useless version of Rose. I mean if she was Sagat or Ryu she would be good >.>
Posted by Shoulders Are Sexy on February 5, 2010 at 2:34 a.m. #37
Huh...Rose's artwork has the exposed areas of her shoulders much larger than they are in-game. I wonder if they'll change it. Probably not, but I like the more revealing look.
Posted by PLX on February 5, 2010 at 2:56 a.m. #38
how many times guys! her normal fireball still fizzles out, its not fullscreen but goes a decent distance, in that vid of her playing t.hawk, at one point it fizzled out at the same distance it usually does. Anyway its been like that through all games.
Otherwise, NICE they have finally shown her ultra hit and both ways! :D
Posted by CHARGE E. HONDA on February 5, 2010 at 2:56 a.m. #39
SAKURA ULTRA LOOKS RATHER SLOW
Posted by weg on February 5, 2010 at 3:01 a.m. #40
I like sakura's art it's really cute. Rose's one is good too but I wonder why she's revealing 'The Fool' tarot card but hiding the rest? Maybe she's calling her opponents wack or has other tricks up her sleeve.
Posted by TENINCHLUVABOY on February 5, 2010 at 3:02 a.m. #41
I SUPPOSE YOU CAN HUNDRED HAND SLAP FOCUS CANCEL DASH FORWARD THEN 720 ULTRA
DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE A LEGITIMATE CAN'T GET OUT OF IT TYPE SET UP OR COMBO IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT BUT FUK IT BETTER DO SH1T LOADS OF DAMAGE WITH THE SORT OF TROUBLE I GET FROM HADOKEN SPAMMERS.
Posted by blip on February 5, 2010 at 3:43 a.m. #42
a fireball, no surprise and no originality
Posted by Da Ironmonk on February 5, 2010 at 3:57 a.m. #43
Rose's 2nd Ultra still sucks!
Posted by LOL on February 5, 2010 at 4:50 a.m. #44
Strider rose ftw
Posted by CMON CAPCOM on February 5, 2010 at 5:31 a.m. #45
Old as hell news? didnt we all knew those 2 ultras? What about Gen's ultras and the 4 remaining chars?!? CMON CAPCOM TELL US WHAT WE DONT KNOW YET
Posted by Rose's 2nd ultra on February 5, 2010 at 6:04 a.m. #46
I think if it stay long enough, it can be a great defensive tool. I mean, I don't want to jump in rose, or dash in its face when this ulta is active.
Posted by Dave on February 5, 2010 at 6:28 a.m. #47
@ 38
Incorrect, Rose has qcf+KK for wakeup options.
Want to know someone that actually has no wakeup options? Vega
Posted by The fact on February 5, 2010 at 6:29 a.m. #48
We have 4 more character slot. ^^
Posted by Vega on February 5, 2010 at 6:32 a.m. #49
50:
But...I have an EX Scarlet Terror.
Posted by SSJ3X on February 5, 2010 at 6:39 a.m. #50
The ultra's good for Sakura. Its probably a lot easier to combo into after her EX Tatsu, but it does come in handy to use for a jump in anti air.
I actually think Roses Ultra is really good too. She has a very defensive game, but giving this to her will make her more offensive oriented because your opponent won't want to be close to her then instead.
Posted by jin on February 5, 2010 at 6:51 a.m. #51
Rose is mid-tier. she could use a small buff, but she's definitely not unviable.
Posted by Henry on February 5, 2010 at 6:59 a.m. #52
@ Vega
Your EX Scarlet Terror can trade with my crossup low kick =(
Posted by Darkness on February 5, 2010 at 7:28 a.m. #53
I just don't get Rose's second ultra. Anyone care to explain.
Posted by Dudley on February 5, 2010 at 7:39 a.m. #54
amazing art is AMAZING.
Posted by SuperV on February 5, 2010 at 7:45 a.m. #55
Rose and Sakura are serious fighters in SSFIV now. Those second ultras can be used very well.
Posted by lol on February 5, 2010 at 7:47 a.m. #56
I love all the doubt in rose's ultra 2 lol, there is a reason seth said that she will probably be top tier...
Posted by anon on February 5, 2010 at 7:50 a.m. #57
Rose is looking like a 10 out of 10 hottie in her artwork. Too bad the same cant be said of her ingame appearance
Posted by Thamanator on February 5, 2010 at 7:54 a.m. #58
@Darkness
There are some cool combo opportunities that would exist with it, which I am sure you get.
The thing most people are missing is that it would be impossible to combo here from close range now, once her ultra is on. Her floating plasma would hit you out of the combo you were performing on her.
Posted by Dflowen on February 5, 2010 at 8:03 a.m. #59
Man gotta get the transparency on the artworks for SF4 and SSF4 Artwork. Where is our expert on that since we got some of the SSF4 Artwork Transparent.
Posted by Dejavu on February 5, 2010 at 8:20 a.m. #60
That Rose art looks so sexy. They have exposed her shoulders just like in alpha. She is the hottest woman in SF history,chun li is a very close second.
Why are pple complaining bout sakura's ultra 2. Its the same one she has in SFA£, at least capcom gave us something we are familiar with.
We are still waiting for the remaining characters (if there are going to be any more) Gen's Ultra 2s.
Posted by Vince on February 5, 2010 at 8:40 a.m. #61
Hope there is more to Roses ultra then what is shown, hope its one to make people run when its out!
Posted by Sonic on February 5, 2010 at 9:01 a.m. #62
Why people can't get Rose 2nd Ultra? It's so simple. Those 2 energy balls can hit you from any place since they are floating around her. So if you are almost without energy and a Rose player do the ultra it's like 95% sure that you'll lose. Plus those energy balls can like assist any attack she does by hitting and taking more demage, just like they show on the clip. The options are huge, it will be always really hard to avoid it. Really good ultra.
Posted by nice on February 5, 2010 at 9:25 a.m. #63
those are kool artwork
Posted by WOW on February 5, 2010 at 9:41 a.m. #64
Punk and purple cum stains already? Geez..
Posted by Feets on February 5, 2010 at 9:59 a.m. #65
sakura sucks so much
Posted by alex on February 5, 2010 at 10:06 a.m. #66
dont get rose 2 ultra O_o, it will be comboed ? X_X
Posted by Jhawk on February 5, 2010 at 10:56 a.m. #67
A Rose player needs to crate a opening for the ultra to work. DUUUUHHH
its awesome cuz you can do the ultra Medium Kick, Cancel into Soul Spiral into the SUPER think of the Damage
F***IN yes
Posted by heh on February 5, 2010 at 11:06 a.m. #68
Rose has got a nice pair of orbs there
Posted by 3lectric on February 5, 2010 at 12:29 p.m. #69
i like the idea they have for rose's 2nd ultra but.. it doesnt seem like it can do as much as we would like :\
Posted by Geese on February 5, 2010 at 12:44 p.m. #70
Let's hope with this and some other solid buffs, Sakura (along with plenty of other characters) are significantly more tourney, even top 8 worthy.
Posted by Sagat on February 5, 2010 at 3:17 p.m. #71
Tiger ROFL @ Sakura drinking from an SSF4 cup.
Posted by JohnJohnson on February 5, 2010 at 5:09 p.m. #72
Really? No one is wondering why Rose is holding Yu-gi-oh cards in hands? Guess the joke didn't get through.
Posted by JohnJohnson on February 5, 2010 at 5:10 p.m. #73
stupid typos, in her hands.
Posted by vazn on February 5, 2010 at 6:40 p.m. #74
rose ult is SHAMWOW
Posted by Sakura_Hottest_SSFIV_Character on February 5, 2010 at 6:57 p.m. #75
Wow Sakura looks Hot...I suddenly have the urge for some Delicious Cake Om nom nom nomm~
Posted by MORE PLEASE on February 5, 2010 at 9:59 p.m. #76
MOOOOOORRRRREEEEEEEE PLLLLLEEEEAAAASSSEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Posted by GOUKIN on February 5, 2010 at 10:01 p.m. #77
would be nice to see mine better than what i have seen and does it dizzy if the meter is full?
Posted by Bath Time on February 6, 2010 at 5:35 a.m. #78
Sakura's Ultra is bananas! Hooray! :)
Posted by HR on February 6, 2010 at 12:55 p.m. #79
SFA2 Rose was a legend.
What has Capcom done to her?
The shadows?
The alpha counter?
Without that she has serious gaps.
Posted by E.Gus on February 6, 2010 at 12:56 p.m. #80
WoW :(
Posted by Exia 00 on February 7, 2010 at 11:01 a.m. #81
That artwork is serious! I love it.
Posted by Rose Ultra II on February 7, 2010 at 1:56 p.m. #82
Have there been any vids of Rose's Ultra activating a close range or mid combo? I dare say it will have different properties than a standard shield when used in this fashion.
