[Multiplatform] Street Fighter 4 - For some reason they're still putting in characters other than Ken

Just spotted this on the Capcom Community Blog: they've put up Photoshop templates for creating your own custom joystick art for the Mad Catz sticks.

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You can use the templates to size whatever art you'd like to the stick face, then print these babies out down at your local Kinkos (or wherever) and you can get em laminated to add what we call "a touch of class."

It must be said: Swapping out the standard art for whatever you put on these templates will require you to open up your joystick. Opening up the stick, for any reason (yes, even if you got your beard stuck in there) will VOID YOUR WARRANTY, so we in no way encourage you to do that. These might be the easiest-to-mod sticks ever made, but modding is not for you unless (like me) you value being awesome more than having a warranty.

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Speaking of the sticks, Ars Technica have a review up where they talk through modding both sticks, which I'd say is worth a read if only to ogle the hardware:

Mad Catz Street Fighter IV sticks: Ars mods, reviews, loves - Ars Technica

There's nowhere I can't reach.

From the video I saw, you can set each individually. On the page where you choose the voice language there seemed to be options for 'All English', 'All Japanese' or one where you set them individually.

Also, screw anyone who has the game already, bastards.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

You can definitely do it, as I've seen a video on 1UP showing the option screen where the fiddled with it. Bear in mind that you need to beat the game with a character to unlock their Japanese voice work, so that might be causing you issues.

And you don't have to apologise, I just want the game right now and have to wait until Friday.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I think I'm going to have to avoid this thread for a few days, to prevent my release date jealousy rage.

How ya doing, buddy?

Out of interest, those of you struggling with the boss, are you using the a stick, or a joypad, or what?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Just did a run through town to see if any of the shops here are selling the game early, with the resounding answer being no. ;_; Slightly more concerning was the puzzled and unknowing responses I got in a couple of shops when asking about Street Fighter IV.

I shall conclude here with a "Damn all of you who have this game already!" *fist-shaking*

FELIPE NO

Perhaps we may see DLC characters after all (maybe free additions, who knows):

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Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono said characters T. Hawk and Dee Jay can be added to the fighting game if fans shout loud enough.

"The development team said, 'We want them in!'" Ono told Famitsu. "Honestly, we did the modelling up to the pre-texturing. We made the fight settings for T. Hawk in Street Fighter IV.

"If users make their voices known, this prep work is something we can revive at any time."

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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

In fairness, he's putting the choice in the hands of the fans (so we can hardly complain if en mass we go "Yes, more characters please" and then "WTF, DLC characters, you bastards") and if they're free then you still can't complain at all. As I said to you on AIM, let's not put the angry cart before the rumour horse.

Also, whilst I still lack SFIV I do have a Mad Catz Tournament Edition Fightstick and fuck me is it nice.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Got the game too now, and fuck me Seth is the cheapest cuntiest piece of shit on the planet.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well I completed the game with Akuma and didn't unlock Gouken. However, I did it again with 1 round matches, 2 perfects, 3 ultras and no continues and did unlock Gouken. It may sound like nonsense, but it's nonsense that has worked.

Also, I'd unlocked Akuma before having completed with all other characters.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Shenlon

had a few online matches with omagnus and no loss of speed from what I saw which was awesome.

Yeah, I've been impressed with the online connection and stability on both the 360 and PS3. The only person I've had some issues with is Skills, since our connections seem to hate each other. That said, it still wasn't too bad at all, and I need to try again with him since I found out my flatmate was downloading some hefty files last time we played which wouldn't have helped matters.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

So is it just me, or despite there being a healthy range of characters to pick from, most people online are either Ken or Ryu (with the occasional Akuma for good measure). I know they're fairly stock characters and all, but come on.

Annoyingly I got to a 9 ranked win streak today and then lost it on the 10th. That was irritating.

On a more positive note, last night I had a bunch of mates over for some new-old school Street Fighter action, with my Xbox in the lounge and two arcade sticks. That was a lot of fun, I have to say.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I have nothing against people using Dan, he's a great character (I've picked him a few times too). I'm also liking Sakura and trying to get better with her, but it's just that it's so boring always fighting Ryu and Ken players. I don't think I've once seen a Rose or a Gen, or half the cast in fact. Actually today was the first time I came across another Cammy player, which is 1 out of something like 150.

Also, I agree, watching lousy Akuma players is the funniest thing ever. I managed to perfect one earlier today by kicking him in the face as he finally pulled off his ultra. So satisfying.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Hotobu

Does skill match work for any of you? Everytime I try to search for someone equal or better the search system shits itself.

It seems to work for me each time. Sometimes I get that annoying 'Unable to Play' message and the whole search starts over, which is irksome, but nothing beyond that.

In sales news, seems Capcom has shipped 2 million copies of the game worldwide already. Not bad going really. And apparently here in the UK, the PS3 version just about outsold the 360 version.

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Originally Posted by Shenlon

Has anyone unlocked the other colors. Seems like number ten changes the overall color of clothes and hair for some characters which is pretty cool for variety.

It depends on the character, but some of the earlier colour variations do that anyway. Certainly a couple of the earlier Akuma options (4/5 maybe) change his hair colour, and a couple of Cammy's change her skin tone somewhat. I still need to work my way through survival and timed to unlock more of the options.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yeah, Ken is like one in every 3 people you'll play. It's complete bullshit especially since there's a wealth of Shoto characters to pick from (even Ryu doesn't get much of a look in these days).

But I'll tell you the one thing that is actually pissing me off with this game is how shitty the matchmaking is. I've just tried to play for about an hour and a half, and I'll be lucky if 20 minutes of that was actual game time. Between the ridiculous amount of time it takes for the searching to complete, the number of 'Unable to play' and 'Game is full' errors, and then the number of gimps who don't ready up or kick people (I swear, I had 4 people who sat there alternating icons and then closed the session or kicked me). I was about ready to fucking smash something.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

That's fine, and it works, but then it matches me up with people with whom I have terrible connections, and I don't know about you but horrific lag-fests just aren't my cup of tea.

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Originally Posted by kenpo

stick with 4 bar connections, it seems if its less than 4 you will get lag or really bad input delay.

Well that's complete bullshit. Sorry dude, but I've had 1 bar games that have played out fine (though they are rare). I've found at least 2 bars is enough to have no trouble. However, for some reason when I create rooms (or do the requests thing in arcade mode) I seem to get really bad connection people joining.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Looks like next Friday will see the arrival of the Championship Mode DLC (which I believe is supposed to be free):

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Capcom has revealed a Championship mode for Street Fighter IV, which will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360 next Friday 24th April.

This new feature lets players compete in five grades of tournaments, earning Grade Points for victories that open more exclusive competitions down the line.

Win a tournament and you will receive Championship Points. These are a kind of prize money, and the greater the skill-level of the tournament, the more points will be won. Capcom has not said what Championship Points will be used for.

Championship mode also introduces a Replay function. On PSN, bouts can be rated using values like "awesome" or "funny", and will be ranked accordingly. On Xbox Live there are no ratings; instead, players can save the replays and turn on the input commands to see the exact moves used.

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