Hella saving this vid for the hopeful rerelease of this gem. Capcom already giving us the mvc rerelease and I have a good feeling this isn't too far behind.
I feel like Hibiki would be best in A-Groove since her supers in other grooves at lvl 3 are still fairly weak. Seems she has more damage on A-groove, that and it feels like she has more options to punish opponents into Supers with her A-groove, well more optimal punishes.
Hibiki and Rolento are quietly overpowered in very much the same, strange way: if they have a life lead & feel like being elusive? You'll spend a lot of time off the clock chasing them down, they're not engaging & punishing any mistakes for free. On a 3 character team, they can be very hard to get past as a middle character, especially if you lose to the first character. They both perform well in A groove, but have such long-range alpha counters (C groove) that they can punish many more things with alpha counter than most other characters; like mid-range projectiles.
There is no better feeling in this game than using her counter grab to then finish your opponent with the No Fear Feint. The Finest KO there is. (Also this doesn't have to be in the corner if playing a run groove)
This game has so much depth and was so well done, it was ahead of its time really. You can see why it took so long to catch on competitively and how the meta has shifted over time. In a similar way 3S kind of had the same thing too, and it's one of my favorite FGs of all time, but the depth in Cvs2 with the groove system and its roster is unparalleled. Love this game. Great job on this guide/breakdown of Hibiki, hope you are able to still find time to do stuff like this all these years later.
Holy hell, I've been trying to use her just because of how cool she is, but with all the huge recoveries and long-range attacks, I figured she was a defensive character. I'll work my pressure game with her next time.
Love this one. I found her Super's combo to be quite amazing and I can main her pretty well. I took her for a test run about 10 years ago and fell in love with her there and then, not as a fictional woman character but for the bada$$ery she brings to the table.