This definitely doesn't hold up in 3rd strike tbh

@@DuppyBoii187 akuma is still better than Ryu in third strike, and is insanely better than him in 2nd impact.

The buffs weren't kind enough, my friend. There are plenty buffs that Ryu should have received but he didn't. A crucial buff that Ryu should have received was returning his SF2 Tatsu. The buff tatsu went to Akuma instead who doesn't need it.

I *LOVE* how much *bravado* you're placing on a main protagonist who never *meant* to be a "bully", who never *meant* to put on himself some "destroyer" avatar! Yeah, sure, you can talk frames and bars and even what the fighter player can manage for Ryu, compared to other Shotokan characters; *I am all for that concept.* However, in the first place, Ryu was taught a *whole* lot more than what Gouki ( *please excuse my etiquette; for some strange reason I still can't get used to the name "Akuma."* ) intended to train in, and that *literally* goes without saying! *First,* Ryu often STRUGGLED with the past notion that any Shotokan *combatant* training as an ASSASSIN ( *Please look that up!* ) would have to literally *give in,* no, "[s]acrifice yourself," as Gouki emphasized, "to the *Satsui no Hado!* " It's gotten to the point where now, Gouki seems to have actually given up *trying* to allure Ryu to that path! It's especially pointless for Gouki, because *now* Ryu has achieved in his first steps utilizing the *Power of Nothingness!* At this point *now,* there seems to be absolutely NO phasing Ryu *whatsoever!* *Second,* when you really look at his character *very* carefully, while he may have been undergoing some starting degree of drive towards the Satsui no Hado at one time or another, Ryu is at least *neutrally* aware of how that kind of power can be used, and is at most *value-neutral* about his pursuit to fight and improve his strength! He's always focused, he always gets himself fully engaged in a fighting match, he seems to have become more and more thrilled in competition, and if I know him any better, he has become much *wiser* now than in the Street Fighter Zero ( *again, I can't get used to "Alpha"* ) trilogy! So if there's ANY competition with the other Shotokan characters to go by, *especially Gouki,* it's not simply because Ryu has radically changed - *every classic Street Fighter character has changed, as we may all have witnessed* - it's because Ryu has *finally* found an angle to stick to for his consistent training..., and he seems absolutely *satisfied* with that; *I see no legitimate case of "bullying" or "destructive" behavior from this character.*

​@@blackskullinc.5450 I think you may be mixing things up a little bit; in the context of talking about fighting game characters specifically, the term "bully" is used to describe play styles that revolve around constant, heavy pressure. This is by no means a comment on the character's personality or story actions, merely how their move set interacts with the rest of the game. Sol Badguy from guilty gear is a famous example of a "bully" character, and once again, they aren't the type to engage in malicious behavior - though their pressure can certainly feel monstrous when playing against them! In short, "bully" when used to describe a fighting game character's moveset does not mean anything about the character's story arc or anything. Ryu is probably one of the kindest fighters in the sf6 roster... Though, when playing as them, it is certainly easy to put a lot of pressure on the opponent by pretty much shaking them down for their die gauge and trapping them in endless looping blockstrings. For more information on words that mean different things in the context of fighting games, please search for the "fighting game dictionary" on a search engine of your choice. It will likely be very useful to learn the various bits of slang used by the community, especially if English is not your first language.

i think he inherited it from chuck norris. only way a beard can grant that much badassery.

If dexters lab is anything to go by, he got a boon from god

The beard is him slowly becoming more like Gouken. That's not a small power-up.

I knew when they gave him the beard $hi+ was bout to get real

Literal character arc competed.

​@@luischeco3009 peak storytelling

Wow 😎

Best comment by far lol.

"Power is everything" To "Power isn't everything"

I've been playing 3s a lot lately and Denjin ryu is definitely a favorite of mine. I feel like 3s was Ryu's best integration

I thought they said Ryu was low tier in that game

@@Dimebag-wx2rs3rd strike has the best Ryu, Ken, and Akuma 💯

While Hasho is sick I agree, I don’t think the other versions feel lame, he has a lot of cool V-trigger stuff in 5, and I still love 3S Ryu

Hashogeki required some buffs but now it’s very amazing.

oro is like 130 years old and hes doing fine, age not holding people back in SF

I also like the ludo-narrative that Ryu is the stoic one that doesn’t back down and enforces his will on others. He has less mobility than Akuma or Ken, but he pushes his opponent around more.

idk man the strongest character in the series is also the oldest mf ever

Yeah but isn't Oro immortal ? Or some bs like that ​@@rooflemonger

Japanese usually show reverence to "the old master" archetype. It feels like in most japanese anime/movies/games the older you are, the better and stronger martial artist you are. If you see a small wrinkly and frail old man with a long white beard and long white hanging eyebrows in a dojo in japanese media you KNOW that dude will eff up any young prime fighter effortlessly. I wouldn't be surprised if Akuma turned out even stronger at 100+ years old than he is now, lol.

With these buffs its clear they want the main character to be the main character again lol

@@rooflemonger that is so funny. this was a suggestion that I wrote on FGC on Ryu 6 months ago which suggested that Ryu should be "burn out" zoner with hyprid combo potencial within his fireball. They buffed him exactly like that and now he''s strong character. He might win a tournament. Maybe Daigo will main Ryu now.

​@rooflemonger Considering that he's the poster boy of the series, I'm not surprised. Make me wonder why they even bothered making Luke the main character.

@@terrelltownsend8016because if they dont they're just releasing the same cast over and over which is boring

​@@dodang_9147Can you elaborate on what you mean on burnout zoner and hybrid combo potential and how his buffs aim it that way?

Damn no wonder I think he's so fun now

He swapped places with Luke

@@jsvaldes88 I think AKuma is the new S1 Luke.

Ryu switched from Shotokan to Kyokushin lol

​@@EAprima maybe but Luke is still the better character.

Didn't they become friendly rivals?

Some stats was also posted on street fighter socials(I found out on twitter). Since it was the 1 year anniversary with most gifted master, percentage of control type used etc

Sup Noelle

@@fujineetomori sup

for real....getting opened up by Ryu has always been a problem because he just melts healthbars

Akuma is master of nothing and Ryu wouldn’t think he was. Reliance of the satsui no hado holds Akuma back.

​@@ironhell813 And _refusal_ of the Satsui-no-Hado holds _Ryu_ back. They both ignore fundamental aspects of Ansatsuken.

I highly doubt ansatsuken is worse off for being returned to a self defence art like the shotokan it is derived from. Never mind ryu, who is like his mentor attempting to perfect the defence aspect of the art

@@ironhell813 Fair enough, but I stand by my belief that a true master of Ansatsuken would encompass all of it. Satsui-no-Hado, Power of Nothingness, _everything._ Think... Shin Ryu from the UDON comics.

[Guzzles water without any ice]

_Watches the newest season of The Simpsons_

*Gets a dirt bath*

Wtf😂

Whiffs on crouchers, though

@dragonic22 yes unfortunately.

You didn't read the patch notes did you?

"Default shoto" is a valid identity to have, though. The archetype's stood the test of time for years because people like playing them. Is it not weird for Akuma to be the most traditional shoto, even more than Ryu?

@@__-be1gk Perhaps "default" is the wrong term. "Least utility and power" is more what I was getting at. If Ken, Akuma, and to a degree Luke have all the same basic tools Ryu does, but with more effective sauce, people don't have a reason to play Ryu. He is still the most basic and balanced in his approach, so he retains that "default shoto" vibe, but now he has a gameplan unique to him among the shotos and that straightforwardness can be more effective and keep up with Ken's relentless aggression and Akuma's aerial dominance. I agree that it is strange that Akuma has a better base grounded-fireball than Ryu, but I still don't feel like he's the more traditional shoto; Demon Raid, Zanku Hadoken, and a whiff punishing two-hit rekka that's safe on the first hit all swerve his gameplan a lot. Basically I like that what Ryu wants to do in a match is not just, "Ken and Akuma stuff, but worse."

he wasn't "bad" like say manon or honda was bad, but there was just no reason to pick him. Even the low tiers had their own unique playstyle, ryu just existed in a void of why bother when ken was there.

ken wasn't even top tier last season, he was top 5 at most, but he still made people think no reason to pick ryu. That's the "getting overshadowed" problem happened to ryu, a long run problem throughout the whole sf lifespan. sf6 is the first time Capcom finally realized they need to address this problem for ryu

"At worst". More like "at best". He was consistently C tier then B tier after his mini buffs in season 1. Ryu was never strong until now

Season 1 Ryu was the only character rated on a curve relative to other shotos and not the whole cast.

@@user-bv3ok2re3slol Ken was best character in game last season

nah il make that shit work i aint abandoning my boy

Oh Ken is definitely still viable, I feel like most of the cast is

@@Sharky_0456 "Worst shoto" Does not mean bad. Its like calling him the poorest billionaire. Hes still better than MOST of the cast.

He’s not. I wish people would stop spouting this insanity.

@@fissilewhistle Who do you think is the worst shoto?

now that Luke is on the cover, they deliver one of the strongest Ryu.... oh irony.

They realized Luke is cringe. Ryu will always be the poster boy.

Not more than Facts 💯 here my colleagues.

@@silveriver9luke isn't cringe he's funny and stupid you just don't like him

He isn't. Not yet. :(

he needs to shower and get some sjoes before that. imagine how much stank is on that boy im sorry

Main difference I see between play and diamond is that people will always react to DI in diamond, only sometimes in platinum

​@@Gorbachoph yea its those lil things that are the most noticeable. Also alot less jumping in Diamond. But funny enuff, i think i see more jumping in master, but its because ppl going from plat to dia. learned to start jumping so much because they got punished, then learned from dia. to master that jumping is really strong when done the right way and safely. Overall tho i do think jumping is more viable in this SF than any other SF before

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Delay shoryu. Don't do it the second you see him jump, the invuln frames only carry you to the part where shoryu hits at fastest timing for the most part which means they run out before you hit if you go for it right away. Funnily enough characters like Honda have just about the easiest time dealing with it cause buttslam has crazy air invuln after the first few frames.

How about trying the training drill of hitting deep dp? Fchamp has a video for the training drill, it may help you not hitting dp too early / getting eaten by zanku hadouken

@@rooflemonger That's correct. Also, make sure strong DP is used to guarantee the hit. Light DP will only help you avoid the fireballs but it won't hit Akuma. Simulate the situation in the Training Mode lab so you can see if you need proof.

I followed your advice and my win rate vastly improved

truly depressing my friend

And how stronger do yơu want him to be ?, delete everyone with one touch ?

@@tinhkhangdu5202 give him interesting buffs. If Akuma can shoot fireballs in the air, why not give Ryu back his fake hadouken from SF2 and alpha. Makes him more fireball focused like he should be And yeah, remove that hitbox.

lol, his fanbase is called the roofies now… /j