It is gorgeous and strange, as if Ralph Bakshi made anime, but really loony anime. I bootlegged it on Dreamcast and then received it as a gift for my PlayStation 2, but I was too busy aggressively flushing my time down a sewer of dozens of subpar JRPGs to really get to know 3rd Strike; I'd play it, but never with the monastic devotion it demanded.
But it was with me through my entire adult life looming behind me; a presence forever lingering over my shoulder. The Daigo Parry struck the match. Capcom made Street Fighter 4 and fighting games were back in the collective nerd gestalt by In , realizing that they needed to keep making money on these things, the publisher finally updated 3rd Strike for consoles.
Okay, I told it, let's finally get to know each other. Eight years, several joysticks, a few rereleases, some DIY online services , and hundreds of thousands of matches won and lost by a wakeup parry timing later, it whispered back "what took you so long," like a goddamn Cameron Crowe movie. To be sure, mine is not a name that will be spoken at tournaments in hushed, reverent tones.
I will never fly to Japan to prove my mettle; never go down in history with glorious displays of showman-like comeback gusto maybe! I am no chump by most means, but I'm also not willing to live a life of lies.
But, by God, I play it enough that I may as well have programmed 3rd Strike myself. A weekly meetup at a local bar with friends. Evenings at home online as my wife and baby sleep. I study YouTube matches several years-old during bored lunch breaks like one would for a state bar exam. I play a lot of video games, but 3rd Strike and I, we got a thing going on. It's devotion, and respect, and pursuit. I feel as though I owe this game something. I've been floating around the games press as a freelancer since , doing the occasional news story or review, and mostly for free sites.
It was inglorious and disheartening. My first story for this very site, though, was a feature about this very game , and it single handedly altered the direction of the games writing I do. It's also why I've been spending the last year breaking the game apart, piece by piece. I don't use Makoto, but I want to tell people about the brilliance of making a character arguably more effective when she's cornered.
I don't listen to a lot of hip-hop anymore, but I can't shut up about how forward thinking it was for Japanese composers and sound programmers to embrace their Western audience with such a soundtrack. I want to play it all the time, even when I'm getting pounded on for hours on end. It annoys people—I annoy people. It is the cross I bear.
I am not alone. While the game doesn't command the tournament numbers it has pre-Street Fighter 4, its status has clearly grown. American expats move to Japan to learn 3S at ultra-high level in arcades that still attract players and neophytes. This year alone, players in the United States have taken up themselves for a grassroots tournament campaign, the Jazzy Circuit , which is part of the draw for many major American tournaments.
Most impressive, and a further testament to 3rd Strike's continued growth, is the Cooperation Cup, a monstrous 5 vs. In , Cooperation Cup enjoyed its 17th annual tournament, with entry growth beating every previous year and streaming numbers both in Japanese and in English to match.
It's essentially 3rd Strike Christmas. Graham says that he's not sure there's much of a groundswell for the game in terms of new players, but definitely a resurgence in keeping the dedicated 3S scene alive. Umehara agrees. With anything that unique, games or otherwise," he says, "you tend to get a community passionate enough to sustain a thing's life.
I think it will continue to live on as a result. Tonight, I'll have a drink, connect my mangled arcade stick, and throw Denjin Hadoukens. I'll wade through lobbies of players too new to know how to handle my Aegis Reflector bullshit or too old to not punish me for trying. I'll get on social media and moan about Yun. But that's what it is—social. I'm a little proud of that. As we get older, birthdays are less about gifts and more about shared experience; people just want to see their friends and family.
Every time I play the game, that's what I see. Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. More about Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike. It's time for us to move on, but we'll carry USG with us wherever we go. Ultimate Roster as a Mii Fighter Costume.
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This number is the number of frames you would be dizzy without mashing. Commonly abbreviated as "PA" A taunt that gives your character a stat bonus in either attack power, defense, stun ability, etc.
The bonus is different for each character and only lasts until the round is over. Maximum: 6 taunts, One taunt is the maximum. Lasts the whole round. Lasts for the whole round. Maximum one shoulder tap. Maximum one neck stretch. Maximum one back stretch. Like Sean, there's no bonus if the rose isn't actually thrown. Also increases defence for the rest of the round by 6. Otherwise you get nothing. Maximum one taunt.
Maximum 2 taunts, Holding the taunt does nothing bonus-wise. Increases defense for the whole round by If Sean throws nothing ie.
Maximum 3 balls thrown, Held taunt only - Increases damage for the next throw by 6. A method of moving your character quickly over a short distance. You cannot block whilst you are dashing. Every character have different speeds and moving distances. The bigger the "moving distance" number, the larger the distance they travel.
Frames means how much time they need for a dash. For the speed of a dash, you should compare the moving distance with the frames from the different characters to see who is quicker than another. Here's the information about the characters:. Because of this, the Parry can often be single-handedly responsible for turning the tide of battle: a player who was on the offensive suddenly gets puts on the defensive, and vice-versa one notable example is EVO moment There are, however, certain types of attacks which cannot be parried, including throws and command grabs.
Parries should not be confused with Super Armor or the even more rare Hyper Armor in which a character can absorb a hit usually limited to one while performing an action. These tend to differ in that the number of hits is usually limited to one before the hit character is put in normal hitstun and the hit absorbed does a degree of damage.
Parries are also different from game-specific on block actions such as Alpha Counters and it's inspired similar mechanics of Cross Cancels and V-Reversals. The biggest difference between such mechanics and parries is that parries depend on the user doing something before an attack connects while those mechanics require the player to perform an action while in the blockstun of the attack that just connected.
Parries also should not be confused with Counter Attacks , as the latter usually involves a built-in attack launched immediately after the initial hit. Many V-Skills, while referred to as parries, are in fact counter attacks. The High Parry is executed by tapping forward at the exact moment of impact of a high attack or mid attack. If the attack is instead a low attack, the Parry will fail and the attack will hit. This can also be done in mid-air. The Low Parry is executed by tapping down at the exact moment of impact of a low attack.
If the attack is instead a high attack or mid attack, the Parry will fail and the attack will hit. The guard Parry is performed by inputting a Parry after blocking at least the first hit of a multi-hitting combo , and is indicated with the user turning red. If the player successfully times a Parry attempt right as the combo ends, the guard Parry will grant them a major frame advantage and allows them more time to punish the attacker with a reversal attack or a combo of their own.
Ryu's version Hanagashi has two follow ups available. Throws , Command Grabs , and Armor Breaking attacks cannot be parried. Executed by pressing both medium attack buttons at the exact moment of impact of an enemy's attack, Ryu will deflect the attack and recover faster than his adversary.
Because of this, Ryu can Parry multiple attacks and still have time to initiate a combo. Unlike in Street Fighter III , this type of Parry will deflect high, medium and low attacks, but it can not be used in the air. However in this game, due to its unique input, Ryu can miss a Parry; thus, he will be left open to another attack.
For this reason, it is important for the Ryu player to use the V-Skill in moderation and not give an opportunity for an opponent to feint an attack and thus bait out a misuse. This V-Skill, executed using the same input, allows Bison to Parry a single-hit attack and counter with a 2-hit projectile.
Unlike Ryu's V-Skill, M. Bison's can only Parry one hit at a time and thus can be beaten outright by "meaty" or EX attacks. Another Parry-type V-Skill, R. Mika allows her to absorb a single attack. Upon a successful parry, the screen freezes while she delivers an elbow strike that knocks her opponent back. Another Parry-type V-Skill, Akuma's Parry allows him to Parry a single attack, then execute one of two followups, a long-range palm or a launching kick.
The kick puts the enemy high into the air, making it an effective combo starter at close range. She then negates the attack and counters with a follow-up swipe with the other hand, sending her opponent tumbling backwards.
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