How to block unblockables in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ryu_Apprentice tutorial

I can't handle that feedback, I'll just take his word for it. (Via text)

wait, if they are blockable, then why people call them unblockable?

lol i been doing this for a week now, he beat me to it i wanted to be the frist to show how to block unblckables. its not that hard

#2 Its just because they're really hard to block. So much so, that you will get hit 98% of the time

So basically you need stop walking (hence the d/f) and then just-frame block.

Prob is with SF4 people are too used to choosing, and holding a direction to block, which puts them right into the setup.

When I found out that those 'unblockables' are 1F about a week ago, that means it's possible to block but they're hard to do so. Ryu_Apprentice made a good video to demonstrate it. I don't think Capcom should go into 'panic mode' and make Ver.2013 right away. I believe that Ver.2012 is just fine and Capcom have stated before that they are not going to make another balance update for SSF4 and UMVC3 is also not going to be updated as well. At the moment, they’re focusing on SFxT and I hope they don’t go back to SSF4. Players will find out new stuff in the future.

There’s 1 example in SSF2T where old Ryu, old Ken and Akuma have a hurricane kick that is 50% unblockable and if you’re in that situation where you're going to block the hurricane kick against those guys, you won't be able to block at all, even if you are ACTUALLY blocking that move. Obviously, Akuma in ST, wasn't designed to be a balanced character in the 1st place so ignore him. So, even though both old Ryu and old Ken have 50% unblockable hurricane kick, they're still not top tier characters and Vega, Dhalsim, Balrog and O Sagat are still the top tiers in ST. However, it’s been proven many times that nearly all of the other characters can dominate in ST.

@2: because then James Chen couldn't ask on every knockdown setup whether or not that was an unblockable, he'd have to say "hard-to-blockable" which doesn't roll off the tongue.

if you get hit while trying to dash out does it lead to a full combo or is there an air reset? I don't like the idea of holding down when someone is jumping in, especially if the timing is only 1f, if the kick comes in slightly later you'll eat a full combo

I wish I could watch it, but the audio is too horrible.

Does focus attack work against unblockables?

#11

You'll most likely get option selected by your opponent anyway if you do.

#11
Characters also can buffer there unblockables into special attacks for damage.

Yeah, they are not true unblockables. Just very tricky. Good video.

@Catalyst
Thanks for putting this up on the front page.

#10
Sorry for the audio quality, donate equipment for me so I can make HD vids with bass 5.1 stereo sound

#9
yes you can dash and if you get hit it will be a reset, unless for ibuki will be another unblockable or you can be option select sweeped

@Ryu_Apprentice
lol looking 4 handouts. buy 'em urself u cheap bastard. lol jk good vid

@ryu apprentice. thanks for the upload man! i always watch your stuff :)

#16
yeah I know, lol, but here in nigeria a new PS3 cost an arm and a leg. ruffly $500 then you add $300 capture card and that knocks it to $800. I cant afford that.

@EnsignHiro
Thanks for watching bro. much appreciated

Yo dawg i heard you like unblockables

#18 u live in nigeria? dafuq, $500? PS3 aint worth that much

yeah. I know. am kinda looking for better alternatives. I wish someone would just wake up to donate $500 or ten guys $50 or 100 guys for $5. oh well I will keep on hoping for a miracle