don't say no match bro, u not used to the stick only me oso need a while to get familiar with it .. .... we just enjoy the game ok ??? heheh

i also no match for squall, victor, fremont , rawfish and whatwhatinmybutt ..... these guys damn keng 1 i tell u .....

This post has been edited by mikeeeee: Jan 6 2009, 11:47 PM

hi guys, planning to buy this game, but thenagain, not too sure to get it either do you guys recommend it? does it still retain the arcade feel?thanks

dunno wat to do.....stupid streamyx...play 1 game dc once rofl really kns connection haha sry fir my bad connection mike

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Added on January 7, 2009, 10:25 amand victor tooo....really hard to connect wif u

This post has been edited by comeundon3: Jan 7 2009, 10:25 AM

U want arcade feels??? Then u must get at least a arcade stick.

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Added on January 7, 2009, 10:31 amBiasa lah, my line also KNS one..... only morning get stable.

This post has been edited by nakata101: Jan 7 2009, 10:31 AM

I felt SFHD was the best $15 I've spent. It's not a port, but a new SF game in the series (as per Capcom) as it offers gameplay rebalancing and a few other tweaks (e.g. new moves for some chars). Personally, the OST is as expected (i still prefer the classic music!) but the bump to HD animated graphics is impressive. It is truly a work of art and I was pleased with it on my HDTV. The rich colours are pleasing to the eye and no too striking to be an eyesore. Widescreen support is a marvel as well, and you can always switch back to 4:3.

Solo-play is worthwhile on its own, and the endings were revamped with new dialogue and graphics. You can have your own combo-mania session in the training mode, and if you're hardcore enough you will find the hitbox option useful. If this is turned on, for every normal/special move you will see the square area the executed move extends to. A similar hitbox area is also shown for the other character when blocking that move.

What really shines is its online play. This is what the fighting game community has been dreaming of, 5 years ago. When this game first came out, my local matches were lagless and I could even play with the Americans and Australians with decent frameskip. With more players around and recently this 2-3weeks, due to Streamyx's problems local games faced plenty of disconnections and lag. Another thing is, online play is ridden with bugs e.g. cannot see life bar, sudden crashes/disconnections, etc. Hope the next confirmed PSN update fixes all this.

If I were you, I'd give the online play a chance - especially once Streamyx reverts back to its old-but-still-sucky self. Again, local matches are lagless, but not with the Americans. Potentially, once this is released over the JP/SG/HK PSNs, we can hopefully join in regional matches too. Do consider the launch of SFIV this Feb 17 (Japan) & Feb 20 (North America) as well, as myself and presumably others here as well will jump into this next-gen release if the netcode offers similar lag-free gameplay, but with casual play on SFHD once in a while to relive old school memories.

Overall, it does offer a very arcade feel minus walking to the token counter to change coins, bangku (chair), sticky dirt on buttons (resulting from sweaty hands) and smokey atmosphere. If you're into queues, join a friendly match with up to 6 players in the same lobby and wait for your turn, as the winner stays for the next round. This is definitely one for keeps, if you DO really like the gameplay of the original SSF2T and have patience with unexpected downtime of your ISP.

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Added on January 7, 2009, 10:57 amI could not even create a game yesterday and kept getting logged out of the PSN!!! Imagine, to even open your PM takes 1 minute! This morning before leaving for work, Streamyx was dead

This post has been edited by rawfish: Jan 7 2009, 10:57 AM

ok, that was a very long, interesting and poisoning review i ever read. thanks rawfish!! i really need that hehehe ok i will buy it later today. hope the download size is not that big tho. will join u guys for a session or two later

It's a <400MB download but bear in mind if you're on Streamyx and international links are still down - you won't get to enjoy it today, worst - this week. Potong-stim la.

It's 302 MB to be exact, i still have the pkg file in my laptop just in case i need to reinstall for what ever reason ... it will be too long the way to download again haha

and i concur "its the best $15 spend in 2008"

rawfish, yesterday games was actually pretty smooth and lagless apart from the DC u faced ...

whatwhat, no worries lar ... i understand .. its not your fault ... but nice game, its still so hard to defend from your fei long, too strong too fast ...

I guess you didn't feel the lag, funny how I did on my side. And in all our matches the frames were skipping so bad until disconnected. Bad to worse these 2 weeks for me. Hope Streamyx is at least UP when I reach home today.

ya man, i didn't felt the lag ... this is interesting, we are fighting each other and me no see lag and you see lag ... something is not right man ... hahha

or maybe cuz me playing in 4:3 mode so the lag is there but less obvious cuz the figure is smaller ????

It's just like when we're at the lobby, u see me enter then exit from YOUR side... but on MY side I'm waiting for the game to begin. I think it's desync - or timeout with no response.

Settings do not affect gameplay as you know, it depends on what commands your PS3 receive from mine, to execute. I can have the classic soundtrack and view in 16:9 and you can have your own too. EDIT: Oh silly me, I get what you mean - I have no clue on this. But it's purely cowdung lag from Streamyx, and nothing to do with resolutions/screen aspect ratios!

well, at least u get to experience the lag...i could not even connect, therefore for me, there was no lag to experience....damn it...

hope tonite is better...

actuarry, there were few occasions i saw you with me in the room ... my box on the left your box on the right .. and i keep pressing O to start the game, but our boxes just stood there starring in each other in their fight of their own until either you or me disappear from the room hahaha

maybe that is a secret mini game the guys in capcom put into SFHD ahhahaha ...jk


yesterday, the max number of player we could get into 1 room was 4 and it only lasted a few rounds....

fremont, no wonder didn't see you online last night lar ... rupa rupa you were having problem .... hopefully tonight is better lar ...

do you think the situation will improve when they release this game on SG PSN ?? I'm not sure how the infra works .. if we are somewhat connected to some US server (due to our game from US PSN) then maybe there is hope ...

Guess Streamyx has not fully recovered while IZZY is clearly providing better dl speed (you're using IZZY rite). My last few matches online with you have also been laggy with random disconnections. Sometimes I need to try several times before being able to sign on back PSN. However on the positive side, the line seems slightly better than the week before .

Anyway thanks to all for the matches.

Oh, I am keen on procuring a SFIV FightStick, so will try my luck persuading some of the game retailers/distributors this weekend to bring it in before I attempt importing it. Anyone else interested please PM me, am confident if I could get at least 3 others, I could push a distributor to import it in at a reasonable price (do expect it to be at least RM650 and above).

Hopefully with the Stick my match can improve a little and I can finally get to properly control my fav character on SSF2HDR and SF4 ha ha.

Yesterday was just gay. Trying to connect in PSN is like a playing HDremix on super duper expert level. Sometimes u win.. most of the time you lose.

Not really sure if its streamyx.. my demo download is freaking fast on a wifi. Perhaps HD remix was launched from US only and now the whole world is downloading n playin it.. and their infra just totally collapse ? But then again it doesnt explain why we got disconnected from PSN. hmm

Tried downloading a 500kb file from gamefaq yesterday... nv made it thru 250kb. @-@

Leong, want to join the invite.. manatau... i managed to masuk 1 time all kena kicked out

Hope to get good matches tonite !

bro, yes me using IZZI ... at times it have its own problem too

regarding the SFIV Fight Stick, you referring to the TE version ?? hmm for RM650, i guess it is not any cheaper compared to buying online usd149 + shipping. Isn't it faster if you pre order ?

I m just bought 1 PS2 Hori Soul Calibur II Real Stick, rm75 only, the seller keep it almost 1 and half year ad, but never been use b4, just test with the seller PS2, work fine.
But now i got a problem, i try plug it with the PS2 to USB convertor, it seen like cant work, do i need change any setting in PS3 first, damn...

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Added on January 7, 2009, 5:25 pm@victorlaw, can u show me how is ur PS2 to USB convertor look like?? Mine convertor cannot work on PS3 lah....

This post has been edited by nakata101: Jan 7 2009, 05:25 PM

congrats bro... ps2 joystick quite hard to find...im also looking for 1 to play other fighters on ps2, if DC mati..

my saulabi stick got a bit of lag when i start the game..after 1 min then everything ok liau

im sure is streamyx problem...u guy got try seach net ? some site is very slow...or cant connect at all...hehe mike, better dint use wireless ba , i play wif u alway spike de, only wif u hehe , lets hope streamyx fix this quick,last time play wow also like this is take 3 month to fix x(

Yup am referring to TE. RM650 is my guesstimate with retailers mark up. Compared to pre-ordering online would be around USD150+USD70 shipping (from Lizard Lick Amusements) with the hassle of customs clearance. Yup it should be slower through retailers if they choose cheaper shipping methods.

I came across this youtube video showing insane combos/juggles and the classic akuma bug for SSF2HDR.
Link to video.

I need to train harder liao! Hopefully Mikeeeee doesn't master the ken 13 hit super combo .

This post has been edited by yjtay: Jan 7 2009, 05:58 PM