Floyd also can grab guys, then electrocute them, while holding them, when you press the special move button. I like using it to finish off bosses, because it looks cool in slow motion.
Everyone forgets about that move but its actually really good. It will also electrocute nearby enemies and is great cc for multiplayer. Only downside is that it costs quite a bit of hp on harder difficulties
I'm glad I wasn't the only person who was a little irked by the SoR4 guys missing roll and run. Still, no hate for this game. I absolutely love it and have been playing the hell out of it. *They should still put in Run/Roll for the new guys in a future patch or somethng....also Roo. I want Roo
I think it was intentional to make the SOR3 chars more unique, and also to balance the SOR 4 chars. I dislike that they made changes to the retro chars though. I'm happy with 4 updates like catching items and wall bounce, I would have like to have seen them preserved: Skate could only run horizontally, which is why SOR3's all characters behind able to run in all directions was significant. Max's slide didn't hit laying opponents, it's annoying that it does now as knocking them over then sliding behind them while they're laying, to grab them as they get up, was one of the strategies I would use to hit land his jumping back breaker. Also worked if slid from far enough, the slide would stun them without knocking them over allowing you to recover from it in reverse grab and hook the jumping back breaker.
This game plays unfair. It needs more defensive ability. When it decides to screw you, it totally screws you. Not a skill based game but a luck based game, especially on certain boss fights.
I was playing SoR2 on mobile and when I saw that SoR4 was available, I had to drop that quick and get it. I didn't play SoR3 before so I wasn't aware of the base characters sprinting and tumbling. I do miss the nostalgia of beat 'em ups. I have no regrets making the purchase and I'm getting back to experimenting with the other characters now that I've unlocked them all. This vid is very informative and helpful. Thank you for posting this.
I remember in the old sega days, me and my fam would see a character and wish he was unlockable cause he had sick moves. Then when you unlock him, they take his best moves away or they don't the same damage as they do as bosses lol. That used to piss me off lol.
Totally agree, The lack of sprint absolutely infuriated me starting out in the game, I took to Cherry very quickly and continue to do so while i rack up the points to unlock the classic characters. But still love the game regardless. One thing I was super happy about was the return of Yuzo Koshiro as one of the music composers
Thanks alot for this man, SoR means alot to all of us. Played part 1 thirty years ago with my now deceased brother. Who's old? I'm not old, you're old.
Great video. I didn't know the depth to the move-list in this game. I like all the attacks available it adds variety to the playstyle. Also the historical movesets tied in perfectly to part 4 which was educating & really interesting as well. I'm glad I clicked on this video. I appreciate the knowledge you shared with us.
Welcome back to gaming. I was so waiting for this game to come out when I heard about it. I got when first came out to play store no regrets! The music is excellent as well and the game play is so much fun! I hope that they make a 5! I'm so happy they made this game!
on streets of rage 3 emulators about a decade ago the star feature was available, I can't remember if it was present on console way back when, but thanks for the detailed video! Keep em coming!
Cool to see the different perspective for me as I was obsessed with SOR2 as a kid where your jam was SOR3. They definitely brought the play style more similar to SOR2 in this game but with their own twists and tricks which I absolutely loved. I never felt like I need to soar through the game as a kid which was why I was perfectly content with no sprint option.
I'm still obsessed with SoR2. Every game in the series is a masterpiece. When I started this game I walked into the bottom left corner looking for a 1Up. For me, everything about SoR2 is better except for the way the characters control. It's hard for me to go back after experiencing the upgrades.
Thanks for this. I too share the same sentiments. This franchise has a special place for me as an avid fan. Overall the new sor4 is almost perfect. I see the developers paid attention to small details, like the 1st level having a car smash into the wall. That was going to be for sor2 in the 1st level but due to technical issues it didn’t happen. I too agree that the running and roll should had been kept from sor3 because sor4 is crazy when enemies come out everywhere. That’s why I love Adam because he’s the closest to sprint quickly. I’m just glad we got a new SOR game. It’s really well made.
Adam is my favorite SoR4 character to use, with SoR3 Axel being my favorite overall. But yes, it's clear that this game was made by people who truly love and understand the originals.
Your SOR3 nostalgia is super strong. Don't discount SOR1 or 2 fans that really don't care about running and rolling. Also don't discount the unique new features of the SOR4 characters. I see this was discussed in other comments so I won't belabor it. Gave you a thumbs up for taking the time to show all of the characters and what all their moves are.
I appreciate your comment, and your understanding that I'm inundated with opinions. I'm grateful to have an audience, but a bit bothered when something I worked on for 6 hours and don't get paid to do (this channel is a hobby) is met with frustrated entitlement. Like dang...I don't even have to make videos for ya'll.
Hey fellow fighter! Excellent, EXCELLENT video and thank you for doing the work on posting. It has re-RE-awakened my love for this series. One thing I noticed is no mention of the Up+A rebound from being launched. I only learned this from many years of being assaulted. If you are tossed you can tap UP and ATK to land safely without the lag of getting up. Also I noticed some characters get hit harder than others so I feel "how hard you can take a punch" is a factor. Either way, Love what you did. Keep fighting, the streets are still FULL OF RAGE in 2010.
@@superduper4820 Bro im confident there be at least 20 playable characters, If you look at the extra screen it has Shiva Max new models thats 2, and you see roo on a stage so i think them 3!
@@callumbrowns I'm so confused why Roo isn't playable. He's the only character they didn't bring back from the originals. No idea if there will be DLC, but I'd at least like to see Roo, and the updated Shiva and Max.
I'm happy with the nightmare dlc but I just find myself wanting more. I'd love to see Terry Bogard or even final fight characters cross over into this game
Personally what I'm a little sad about, is that when I heard you could play with the previous' games characters , I thought that they would've graphically upgraded them to the new graphics, but have them keep their old moves. I know that sounds dumb, but that's my only peeve.
I'd say take another look at sor4 axel I do agree sor3 axel got it all but sor4 axel has an extra aerial move plus the combos can be even greater on sor4 axel,btw you can do aerial combos into air specials making combo extenders with sor4 characters really satisfying
Special note on SoR3 Axel. His fwd special renders him COMPLETELY invincible and untouchable during his special. All other Axels can be hurt and interrrupted during the fwd special.
Totally watched the whole thing! I'm a huge fan like you. I enjoy playing as Cherry the most, her dash attack is unstoppable and she can bounce on enemies heads with her down jump attack.
Great video. I agree that the movement mechanics for this game is the only thing I don't like about it unless you use the SoR3 characters. Maybe they will make an update on the game and put in the roll and rush for all the characters. It may make the game move a little faster. Thanks for the tutorial. I just got the game yesterday and it was needed.
In SoR3 i remembered if you get really high score without dying your frontx2+B changes according to how many * you have. It starts from two *'s. I remembered only Axels tho, his uppercut changed into a spinning uppercut, A kind of Tekkens 3 Jin's move type.
Star moves were introduced in SoR3. The condition to use it was to either have a 6 button controller or not lose a life for an entire stage. Commands differ between characters.
Just glad to see I'm not the only one disappointed by losing the dash and roll features from SoR3. A little disappointed that you can't recruit Roo, especially when you can unlock Shiva! The only other thing that I also miss from SoR3 is the star level feature that makes your character's blitz attack progressively stronger. Oh, and I kinda wish they'd included some SoR3 music in the classic music mode.
I'm thankful for your perspective. I definitely feel like these things aren't very important to the majority of players. I can understand preferring SoR2s music, aesthetic, or enemy types, but 3 is mechanically superior without a doubt.
Man I agree with you on missing the sprint and evasive roll for the SoR4 cast. It really really bums me out that this is missing from their mobility options. It makes the game feel.much clunkier and dated than it should. Regarding SoR4 Axel. Your new BnB should be jab, jab, (short delay) jab, jab, kick, >>jab I think should help!
I main Axel and Skates in SOR. Oldman Axel well actually he's in his prime 35 something, though missing some stuff from SOR3, he's got a couple of combo infinite setups. SOR4 Axel is one of the weaker characters but he's got a couple of simple exploits to infinite combo a boss or character. Skates is pretty much the same for me, he's one of the cooler characters to play, his sprint rush combo's and headbutt are bread and butter all the way, he's so nostalgic.
Actually in 1 Axel is weirdly enough the slow character. He has the worst mobility in the game but has the best offense, having Adams damage with Blaze’s combo potential. It was only in 2 onward that they started making more sense with the differences.
The only notable thing about SoR1 Axel is how utterly terrible his jump kick is lol. Jokes aside, yeah Axel has been my main even since those days. He's the man.
Skate has a unique attack by holding an enemy pressing back and attack at the same time. Zans ball of energy can be throw 2 different ways. The first is how you mentioned with jump and attack at the same time(though in the original game he would still do a back attack while holding the ball of energy. In the original gane sor3, the way to throw a ball of energy quickly was to press forward twice and then attack. Aka your blitz attack while holding the energy) The second way is to do your special while holding forward with the ball of energy in hand. This method has two differences: one is that Zan throws the energy much slower. The second difference is that Zan is completely invulnerable to all attacks during the throw animation, making it extremely valuable when evading numbers attacks from enemies and environmental hazards.
You can only throw the knife in Streets 1 & that's by distance calculation not by the jump & attack button. Weapon throwing with the button combinations started in Streets 2 with any weapon.
Hey, I enjoyed your video very much. I was a HUGE streets of the fan as a child too, we are probably the same age from what you said lol. I loved SoR2 the most though. I am still unlocking players, I have to unlock the SoR3 characters next and you make a great case for SoR3 Axel being the best, can't wait to try. I wish Roo was playable in this game as well.
Hey, I appreciate the comment! SoR2 is my favorite of the games as well. It has the most iconic soundtrack, stages and enemies. Starting the first level and walking to the bottom left to grab the 1UP is a way of life. But as far as the characters go, they just straight up buffed everyone going into SoR3. It's hard to go back to not having a sprint.
I feel like Sega wanted to "play it safe" when it came to this game. SoR3 was super controversial for a myriad of reasons, and though I think the player base received it well, the major games news outlets of the time did not. There's no branching story path, the level hazards-- while they are there-- are greatly watered down compared to 3, the secret areas feel less like 'secrets' and more like Easter eggs. The impression I get playing this is heavily similar to Streets 2 with some upgrades, as if this was intended to feel like the 'true' sequel instead of 3. On the flipside, and this is just my personal take, it feels to me like the main cast is balanced wayyyyy better than it ever has been, resulting in the first SoR game I actually DON'T want to 'main' just one character. To me, that's a fine trade-off. If SoR5 maintains this level of balance and then experiments with level design and plot twists, IMO we haven't seen the best SoR yet. Great video!
I appreciate the comment. This game definitely feels more like 2 than 3. SoR4 was made by people who grew up playing the Genesis games, and their personal love of 2 likely influenced the game more than critical reception of the time. Either way, I'd love to see this same team make SoR5, hopefully with increased confidence and ambition from how well this game was received.
5:12 What was the white flash in midair? You didn't do a charge attack when you landed, so if not that, then something else? Thank you for this video. SoR doesn't get anywhere near enough credit for the depth and selection of its combat mechanics, and that's a rare trait in most side-scroll brawlers. And why on Earth would they remove mobility options? Those same commands aren't being used elsewhere...they carried over so much of the system that it couldn't have been an oversight. What possible logic would there have been in intentionally omitting such a welcome pair of options?
The flash indicates that I've recovered the health lost by performing special attacks. When you use special, you can see a green bar in the "empty" space, and that green health is refunded when performing combos. If too much time passes or you get hit, however, the green vanishes and that health is gone. I'm 100% with you on the mobility options. It's a drag playing characters who can't sprint, after I've spent 26 years doing it. Doesn't ruin the characters, but it does determine my preference.
A State of Gaming ah that makes more sense. I agree to a point I found some of the characters for 3 playing in 4 had issues connecting. Blaze and Skate specifically.
@@thatgaymerguyb5275Yeah Skate is an exception. I'll take SoR2 Skate over 3 every single time. He can still run, and I like his forward + A much better.
If you stagger your combo you can push deeper and complete that B&B combo fairly easily with alot more hits. I can easily get an 8-9 hit combo with axel using jabs and his blitz move instinctually. If I really stagger my hits and take advantage of the wall I can get 12 hits using his punching string and blitz move. Also even tho you lose life when using specials, you can easily get it back in most cases for most characters (axel is a bit harder due to mobility issues). Tho leveraging his air special let's you close the gap. Axel is the easiest and most straight forward to combo with after Adam.
Dude streets of rage 3 had other special moves if you continiously pressed x on the 6 button genesis controls and rotated d pad clockwise. Did they take it out? It would do massive damage and not take health.
Yeah I love this game, but i remember when they were making it they were talking about not putting in the roll and run mechanic's because they were going off of everyone saying SOR2 was the best. Which if they really listened to why most people didn't like SOR3 it had nothing to do with the mechanic's it was the stuff they took out and difficulty. Also I actually preferred SOR3 and didn't have a problem with the difficulty and other little changes.
I love all 3 of the games, and SOR2 is probably the most nostalgic for me, and has my favorite soundtrack. But when it comes to character mechanics it's not even close, SOR3 is just better.
If you down jump attak on a enemi and press again the attak buttom you make 2 hits im air with the sor4 characters. Floyd have a 4th super whem he grabs an enemy. This one electrocute the enemy. Cherry with his down jump attak can jump again in the enemy and keep doing that. Every single sor4 character have a stile of weapon attak. Thats all foi have not notice
For me axel from sor4 was better I did all those combos you just need to cancel the full combo into grand upper and you are golden. Hit this combo and do the juggle with 1 2 punch and then star move if you get lucky you can get 50 hit combo just like that.
Yeah, it's all a matter of preference. I'm glad there are new and exciting options for players, but I just want to mash B into blitz attack. If I can't do that without cancelling or modifying, that character just isn't a good fit for what I enjoy.
I'm glad someone else is irritated by them taking away the ability to run and roll for sor4 chars, very weird. It's literally the first thing I tried when playing the 1st time. At least Adam has the cool Dudley looking dash which is good.
I feel you're really under selling the SoR4 characters here, for example, you're axel combo still works if you cancel into Grand upper before the final kick that knocks them away, you can then cancel grand upper into his offencive special for a ton of damage, and even better, you can then use the jumping special to roll into them when they hit the ground for further damage AND re launch them for a juggle. Blaze too can use her Blitz attack to relaunch enemies after her bread and butter damage, then jump kick twice into air special.
Absolutely. I was already pushing it with a 20 min video, but those things are definitely worth talking about. For me personally, I'd rather be able to sprint than have those combos. I'm definitely just set in playing SOR the way I would on the Genesis.
@@astateofgaming I can see that, Though I personally miss the vertical roll more than the sprint, but those two tools are a huge loss. But I'm enjoying the combo potential enough to overlook it. Everyone has preferences though and its fantastic they'd put the old version in too so we get to make that choice. Overall, love the game.
I think so too. I actually prefer the SoR4 characters just because their combos are fun. After playing Fight N Rage... I think that's the way of the future for beat em ups. You complicate the fighting just a bit more and all of a sudden it gets really interesting what you can do with wall bounces and juggles. Things like that really give a game longevity. As much as I like calling in a cop car for a bazooka strike lol, it's much more fun for me to put together massive combos.
I think he sort of covered it in saying that "a lot of these options will cost you health" , eg combo cancel to blitz to cancel to offensive special cancel to star move etc. Adds a depth and risk vs reward element as you have to now recover the offensive special damage without being hit, even in combos.
@@astateofgaming You see that so use the length of your video as an excuse and draw an incorrect conclusion? I expected this video to teach some techniques but its far from that. as Twisted said with combo or stop at the first kick(or before) then start again after a pause or jump down attack and attack again (only the 4 cast can do this) or neutral jump attack
Even better, in this game you can begin holding the jump button as soon as you are sent flying! Much easier than the perfectly timed Up + C of the past.
hold? Hahaha...I still living in the past...been doing the timing since I started playing the game...i agree with Axel of SOR3...better mobility all around
punipunipyo I always hold up+jump the moment I'm thrown and it always works even in the first SOR, sure the instruction manuals told us to time it back then but I quickly found it that was not necessary, never got damaged by a throw ever again. But I'm in Europe, maybe that's how the move works here and they have to time it in American versions? Though in Bare Knuckle I'm pretty sure holding it works too, at least in BK3
A State of Gaming Nope. I have tested it on the first stage with Y.Signal. Holding the Jump button wouldn’t work. You’ll need to time the landing. Won’t need to press Up by the way; just Jump on landing. It works against other attacks that sends you flying too, and you get a brief invulnerability frame on landing.
SOR 4 Axel can special cancel his moves. He can do a grand upper to a neutral or forward special. SOR 4 characters can also do a drop attack to another follow up move while in mid air. So the combo potential is definitely there for SOR 4 characters.
Absolutely. They've got some really fun options. SoR3 Axel is still best suited for my personal play style, but I'll consider making videos that better demonstrate the SoR4 characters.
SuperDuper after 25 years and hardcore fans are going crazy for finally playing the 4 installment of the franchise I don’t see why wouldn’t they add more goodies later on to get the replay value good
Sean션사랑로사나 yeah, makes sense, I was just wondering if it was doable, mainly from an economic standpoint and all that, you know adding new characters means making new animations and drawings and I don't know how we're sales for this game to cover all that. Anyway the game is great, I'm a beat em up fan and since punisher and capcom's predator that I wasn't so hooked to a classic beat em up
I think ultimately, the issue that is plagueing this video is the title: The words "How to Use All Characters" denotes a high level type mastery over all the mechanics of the game that breaks down every approach on how to use the characters while something more like "character movelist" or "character basics" has a more general beginner-friendly vibe that you may have been looking for. Also, i totally get your frustrations about the loss of running & dodging - SOR3 is my fav of the trilogy as well. But it's also the least popular entry as compared to most popular, which is SOR2, which the developers based this game heavily around. So if you approach this as a revamp of 2 rather than a sequel to 3, you should be fine.
For your Axel combo bit with the old man, you could simple cancel out your double-kick into a dash attack. Say.. Instead of doing the two kicks, just do the one kick, and it'll work.
I prefer the versions where that isn't required, but it's worth pointing out. SoR4 characters have plenty of combos, losing the sprint is really the biggest inconvenience for me.
Best SoR4 Axel combo I've found to use is 4 hit combo while moving forward, front grab, knee attacks to lift up, 4 hit combo again straight into Grand Upper.
I was excited that I saw a Streets of Rage 4 I downloaded it on my nintendo switch immediately and was impressed of the animated art work and the classic game play. I too was a tiny bit bummed out that Axel is a bit slower but yet a bit STRONGER. Axel was my most favorite character in the Sega days. I think it's awesome you can play online with other people and how you can play up to 4 players on story mode. I wonder if there will be a Streets of Rage 5 and if so it would be interesting to see Skate make an appearance and hopefully all characters to run and dash roll side to side.
It also has a bug. If you stand just a little above the line the enemy is on, the jabs will infinitely hit without the kick ending the combo. Unless the enemy uses armor. SOR 1 Axel is the strongest imo.
You forgot to mention that in Sor3, more stars means more forward+forward+B combos. With 3 stars, you get the same result as an A button special, but without losing any life.
@charlibiris if I remember correctly (it's been a few years) one of the top row buttons on the 6 button pad was mapped directly to blitz (the other two were for back attack and haymaker). By pressing forward and the button you'd do the basic blitz. Quarter circle forwards plus the button gave you the tier 2 blitz Half circle forwards plus the button gave you the tier 3 blitz
SOR3 Blaze back attack, the leg sweep, can hit enemies who have fallen and are lying on the ground. This is something SOR4 Blaze can't do, not sure why.
There are a lot of little things like that, which I've become so familiar with that losing them just isn't cool. I don't wanna bully the SoR4 characters, they're great in their own right, but not my favorites.
14:55 whilst Axel's second kick knocks the opponent too far away to connect the Grand Upper, I believe you can cancel the first kick into it if you're quick?
Yes. SoR4 Avel's punch combo connects into grand upper if you input the grand upper just after the first kick. You can even buffer the directional inputs.
It's worth noting that while Shiva can't run indefinitely like he could in 3, you can still spam the dash and it functions almost the same and makes him by far the fastest character in the game. It takes a bit of getting use to if you played him in 3 because you can't just stop running wherever you want to start attacking (without using the blitz). You have to ride out the preset dash length before you can use a basic combo or grab, otherwise use his blitz attack while in the dash animation. However 1 major difference with his dash is that you can use it to move through an enemy and get on their backside, which is very useful for those annoying shield enemies.
