for some strange reason, as of late regarding my current flavor in fighting games, i keep returning to street fighter 2: hyper fighting and super street fighter 2 turbo.

virtua fighter's a constant; vf5, vf4:final tuned or vf4:evolution i never put on the backburner.

but strangely, i've begun to disregard tekken more for sf2:hf and ssf2t.

perhaps it's cause i'm downloading a LOT more sf2 match videos, but i find the usage of moves in each match and the care and approach needed to win in those games very respectable. you never use just a few moves.

sf2 has such highly counter-character matchups and do really high damage at times that it's never about the combos. this game is about establishing your footsie game better than your opponent and slowly grinding them to a pulp.

i've always liked ryu, but i've gravitating more and more towards guile, because he can be played very aggressively. and i'm thinking of learning chun-li.

too bad nobody plays this. much like vf4. that and the fact that the "forward kick" button at the muga is broken.