I have ALWAYS found Ryu, Akuma, Shin Akuma and that little sweet, screaming "Waaaaaaaaaaaa!" "Yes, I am gay!" Ken to be the cheapest characters EVER created in any fight game! I am probably the OLDEST player here! I spent hours in the arcades in the early 90's on Street Fighter Champion Edition challenging people who could play nothing but, Ken, Ryu, Akuma. They play only those characters. Why? Their priority moves were like GOD! Skill NEVER came into question. When Guy came out redesigned in Street Fighter Alpha II, I kicked butt CONSTANTLY with him.
Then when SFA III came out, all the magazines talked about how "balanced" it was. Bull! It is graphically beautiful. However, any Guy player should note that they destroyed his fighting ability. Ken, Ryu and Akuma are now once again the little sweet, cheap, cheesy, monkey butt characters they always were! The outcome? I have a Dreamcast copy I have played maybe 10 times in 2 years! My favorite is SFA II!
Misfit
