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I Gave Street Fighter 6 One Last Chance... I Shouldn't Have

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I gave Street Fighter 6 one last chance.

For 30 days, I committed to playing Street Fighter 6 and learning Ingrid, the latest character added to the SF6 roster. The goal was simple: actually give the game a fair shot, improve at it, and see if spending more time with it would finally change my opinion.

Street Fighter 6 is one of the biggest fighting games around, with a huge roster, ranked play, Fighting Ground, Battle Hub, and World Tour. With Ingrid finally joining the game, I figured this was the perfect opportunity to come back and see if SF6 could finally click with me.

Unfortunately... things didn't go quite as planned.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Why I want to play SF6
02:35 - What Happened?
08:25 - The End

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Games:
Street Fighter 6 is the sixth numbered fighting game in Capcom's Street Fighter series. It was released on June 2nd, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X, with an arcade version later in the year. The eight world warriors from Street Fighter II return, as well as Cammy and Dee Jay from Super Street Fighter II, Juri from Super Street Fighter IV, and Luke from Street Fighter V. The new characters are the drunken boxer Jamie, the judoka Manon, the pankratiast Marisa, the Bushin-ryuu student Kimberly, Lily of the Thunderfoot tribe, and the Psycho Power-wielding JP. The game is split into three modes: World Tour is a lengthy single player mode where you create an avatar character and learn techniques from the masters. Battle Hub is a giant video arcade where you can challenge other players online. Fighting Ground has the traditional fighting game modes such as arcade, versus, training, tutorials, and trials.

Street Fighter V is the fifth numbered fighting game in Capcom's Street Fighter series and the follow-up to Street Fighter IV. It was released on February 16th, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Windows. Street Fighter V features a roster of 16 characters at launch, including returning characters such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, and Zangief, as well as newcomers Rashid, Laura, F.A.N.G, and Necalli. The game introduced V-Skills, V-Triggers, and V-Reversals, replacing several mechanics from previous entries. The game is split into several modes, including Arcade, Versus, Training, Challenges, and Story. A cinematic story mode, A Shadow Falls, was later added as free DLC, while additional characters and stages were released through seasonal updates.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition was released on January 16th, 2018, adding Arcade Mode, Team Battle, additional V-Triggers, and other gameplay improvements. Street Fighter V: Champion Edition was released on February 14th, 2020, and includes the base game along with nearly all characters, stages, and costumes released through the game's first four seasons. The final season, Season V, added five additional characters, bringing the total roster to 45 characters.

20 Comments

@Torthrodhel 1 day ago Pinned

"Maybe I give this game another chance. Pick a character I like, no matter if high tier or low tier."
Picks a low tier. "Other characters get to keep their stocks, why doesn't she?"
Fails to try any other character who gets to keep their stocks. "Everyone plays the same!"
... think we may have diagnosed your problem there, champ!

@sneakkyyz 1 day ago

Kimberly is what keeps me playing sf6

@DaSleepiest 6 hours ago

I think why I'm enjoying SF6 so much... I'm not playing ranked much. Ranked online definitely feels kinda the same, and there's less variation than in the lower levels. Playing casuals makes it much more fun

@dracul4u 3 hours ago

I dont play this game, but from what I'm seeing: 37 hit combo =14% Zangief punch punch...puuNCH=40% the fireballs dont do any damage, and the anti air doesn't seem to exist. SF4 seems way more interactive, and the characters have solidly unique and personal techniques. Why are things going backwards, seemingly, towards less of everything?

@dannynhl9441 8 hours ago

Street Fighter 4 is back with rollback. Whether any of you get to play it via PC I hope so but also go back to the SF 4 days. The tournaments were lit.

@Nymswyn 1 day ago

1:32 UNI2 is not dead. Fighting games don't die when they become discord fighters. If you want to play it you can, and you'll often be able to chat with the person you're fighting and play a lot more than a first to 2. Saying these games "died" is scaring people away from unique games and communities that might be their thing if they didn't have so many people telling them to not bother.

@KingLycoris 1 day ago (edited)

I feel this video in my bones. I got so spoiled on character-focused games like +R, Blazblue, and Tekken 7, that I'm not really vibing with the more systems-focused games like Tekken 8 and SF6 are starting to lean. I keep seeing folks say Avatar Legends is what i'm looking for, so I might give that a try soon. 😅

You actually got me to uninstall SF6 because it's been sitting there unplayed for months, with me thinking "Maybe Arjun will change my mind" even though I said the exact same thing with Ingrid since the announcement of her season, so thanks for that. 😂

@SleepyJoe_CK 18 hours ago

I'm going through a somewhat similar thing. I wish there was a character in SF6 that stuck out to me and motivated me to keep playing. I found my characters that I liked a lot in Tekken 8 and GGST, but not in sf6.
After getting 5 characters to master in SF6, I still feel stuck. I actually like that the game is more system focused, but I don't know if that's why I feel stuck with this character identity thing or not.
It could just be that there isn't a character that speaks to me compared to the other games.

This video really got me thinking lol

@sneakkyyz 1 day ago

4:25 bro are you joking? You can go into replays and go right to where you were struggling against ANY character and lab it that way. I get it isn't as good as being able to be in training mode with said character but in another way is better bc you get to train exactly where you messed up and you don't even have to set it up the replay sets it up for you.

@nh3heathen348 18 hours ago

I feel ya brother. My only hope was Alex, My main in SF3 and SF5 but they made him a stance character. I loved him as a hybrid charge/grappler/brawler. I am not a fan of the mechanics and have not found a character I really want to grind with. Other games keep dying.

@ENVY_CH Creator 4 days ago (edited)

If you're into Street Fighter 6, what keeps you playing? What do you like about the Drive system?

And if you have any advice for me on finding the fun in this game, please do let me know!
It's the one game I really want to enjoy, but just can't seem to get into 😭

@pip25hu 1 day ago

It's interesting because I'm in a similar situation as you, but came to entirely different conclusions. I'm not a fan of Drive Rush or Drive Impact. Played Kimberly in the past, but felt like the buffs she received only limited her optimal gameplan instead of expanding it.

Now I'm playing Ingrid, made it to Master and feel like she is exactly the character to play if you want depth without going green every other second. She is a zoner, who, if everything goes well, only needs one opening to win the round. So I built my gameplan on this tactic: start defensive. Score knockdowns from anti-airs or small combos you get from counterhits etc. Build stocks. All 4 of them. Yes, many players start rushing in when they have 1 or 2. I don't care. When Ingrid has all 4, she becomes a ticking time bomb. One forward + HP confirm, or even one stray laser from full screen, and the opponent loses 40-70% health. Yeah, many characters can deal that damage from a jumpin, but from anywhere on the screen? That's an Ingrid privilege. And by the time you have 4 stocks, you have whittled down the enemy's HP bar enough that one combo is really all you need, even without Drive Rush. It's not like you're wasting bar - the laser needs it to be the most effective, and if the opponent does manage to get in on you, it's useful to keep them guessing with OD counter.

Meanwhile, her level two has insane utility. You can use it to open people up. Just deal damage. Reset them with a cross-under mid-combo. The skill ceiling is pretty high.

So yeah, I'm enjoying SF6 with Ingrid way more than before. Of course, we are different people, and the same thing may not work for you that worked for me. But just wanted to throw it out there.

@CheeseConsum3r 21 hours ago

4:22
Yes. Yes it is. I only really play GGST as it is my first fg and holy hell I don't understand how half the cast's offense is supposed to be dealt with.
Like PLEASE arcsys add teplay takeover or something bc I can't deal with having to block another Jam high/low or I'm gonna lose my mind
( T∀T)
Anyways I just got sf6 like 5 days ago, so hopefully this game's offense isn't as bs, right?
...
R-right..?

@osricen 1 day ago

I always find myself going back to Alpha 3. That game is so close to perfection it annoys me it didn't get a true modern console version with fixes and tons of extras.

The one in the Capcom Collection 2 is the best way to play it nowadays, though, and I can't get enough of it.

SF6 gets old really fast.

@vincechan2096 13 hours ago

Yeah, i threw $60 @ this game too, minus half the roster. Ranked will always find your limit and then leave you there, that ain’t fun. Casual tryharding from a btier char but still have a main. Focusing on mechanics rather than specifics.

@greensharktwod 34 minutes ago

i'm lactose intolerant and this game is 100% cheese. i'm still having fun but i can see why it gets boring at higher levels, but i hope rashid can carry me thru it cuz of how complex he is and what i can discover

@planexshifter 1 day ago

Drive Rush is ass- it shouldn't be able to be used in neutral

@SaayWaat 2 days ago (edited)

Go into replay mode against characters you dont own and replay takeover their character. Its not training mode, but you can still turn on frame data and mess around with them.

Edit: You can also use a 1 hour coin to test a character.

@Diam_3 1 day ago (edited)

I'm in the same boat. I recently realized that I'm always frustrated playing ranked in sf6. So instead of playing ranked I'm just labbing the hard combos. Can't drop the game since it's the only one I can play that has tournaments at my locals.

Ingrids slow stock charges and Fireballs are annoying in a game with drive rush but the most tilting move has to be Drive Impact. And yes, I'm bad at the game (1500MR peak (after climbing back)) but a good game for me is a game I enjoy losing in. And the interactions in sf6 are just not fun, win or lose.

Also, bigger games with low numbers usually still have decently active matchmaking. I'm playing DOA6LR and I get opponents at my rank every 20s-1min at peak times. That's good enough for me. Similarly most popular KoF games are also sufficiently populated so I'm set.

@Mrlesir 1 day ago (edited)

Sf6 is just all about pressure and 50/50s, i accepted that ages ago, after getting all the characters i like the most to masters i switched to trying other characters, atm im playing zangief and yeah its a struggle the game isnt balanced for him imo but its fun trying to win with a character thats weaker, the key is not taking this game seriously, we are all scrubs that couldnt even touch the pros and we will never make a career out of it so just play