Comments on: Streetfighter IV: Demo Of A Demo

By: Mashakosha

Mashakosha — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:06:54 +0000

My god, just ran this tool and in windowed mode it works and runs B-E-A-UTIFULLY. Not even a hint of stuttering or slowdown.
As soon as I take it into full screen…it’s fine on the menu, but on the screen where it’s supposed to show who’s fighting, I get nothing. Have to alt+enter to windowed mode to see it. Then if I set it to fullscreen in the fight, it stutters like a bitch…
Have a 9800GT running at 1024×768 (yes, I’m old fashioned)

By: mashakos

mashakos — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:08:47 +0000

I highly recommend picking it up for the PS2 if you can deal with the dated graphics. The PC version is shit.

I got the DMC3 port when I was on an AMD64/geforce 6800gt system, and it ran beautifully – especially on the PC’s higher resolution.

I know why you think it’s crap – the controls.
That was a much more common issue for console ports back then, and fixing it was a matter of downloading a joystick emulator utility.

I had to go through the whole thing again with Deadspace, fortunately there’s a much better utility available now. GlovePie, just configure your controls from the GUI tab and forget about the scripting nonsense.

By: Feanor

Feanor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:39:52 +0000

“BTW, I was hoping you could answer this, is DMC4 harder or easier than the earlier games? I’ve heard easier.”

I played the original US version of DMC 3 and I think it was significantly harder than DMC 4.

Capcom rebalanced the difficulty for the DMC 3: Special Edition re-release as well as adding the Gold Orb infinite continue system. I highly recommend picking it up for the PS2 if you can deal with the dated graphics. The PC version is shit.

By: AbyssUK

AbyssUK — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:51:37 +0000

Just tried this out and thanks to the wonders of Soft15khz and my 4350 i get 60 fps on my arcade machine monitor! Oh yeah baby! Now this game is a definate buy. As mentined before but Streetfighter isn’t streetfighter unless its 2 8way joysticks 6 buttons and 640×480 at 15khz.

By: Sunjammer

Sunjammer — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:31:16 +0000

Worth saying that the SFIV arcade unit is basically a fairly low specced PC. So this is less of a port and more native.

By: Wooly

Wooly — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:05:03 +0000

Huzzah! I finally got it working, and it runs *great* but unfortunately my comp went BSOD during the 3rd fight…

By: subedii

subedii — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:40:40 +0000

Fair enough, like I said, I didn’t mean to come off as arrogant.

I suppose I can understand in a technical sense why the option could be made available. It’s not like adding the button selections for mice would be a major undertaking. Although, I can also understand why they didn’t, unless there’s a viable control mechanism using mouse motion, adding in the mouse buttons doesn’t really do much good on its own.

BTW, I was hoping you could answer this, is DMC4 harder or easier than the earlier games? I’ve heard easier.

By: Feanor

Feanor — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:13:48 +0000

@subedii

I played Devil May Cry 1 and 3 on the PS2 with a Dual Shock 2, and played DMC 4 on the PC with a wired 360 pad. I’ve currently up to level 14 on Son of Sparda difficulty.

I just think it would have been nice if Capcom let people bind commands to the mouse buttons if they wanted to try coming up with a control scheme that worked for them, even if it seems impossible to me and you.

By: Graham

Graham — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:07:36 +0000

To those complaining about the difficulty, play on the free match mode. Typically, people are nicer, not to mention that it’s always nice to have a chat with someone over mic while you’re kicking their ass.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:03:26 +0000

SF4 looks ace. Gen is clearly the boy.

@ Anyone: I turned off VSync (or ‘Display V-synch’ as it’s apparently known in Japan) but it won’t go over 60 faps. Is it Windows 7 being arsey, do you reckon?

By: subedii

subedii — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:06:21 +0000

Well if I pick this game up, feel free to play me anytime, I assure you I shall be more than beatable.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:55:42 +0000

“Those crazy guys on the internets though, they are fucking ridiculous! I basically bought a ps3 for this game but would consider getting it for the PC if I there was any chance that the PC players would be any less unbeatable.”

My online experience in SF4 (starting from near scratch in fighting games) has been, BY FAR, the most brutally unforgiving game experience I have ever had, with any game. I am hooked, and I love the game (150+ hours so far), but virtually every night its a trial by fire.

Capcom did a great job marketing this game, with all the “original 12!” and “great for advanced and novices!” and “more forgiving inputs!” talk. LIES! Or at least, secondary to the fact that it might be slightly easier to pull off moves in SF4 versus SF3, and it might have less super meters than Alpha 3, but it is still an incredibly complex, fast-paced, and deep game, and it is no less demanding.