"If I get a counter hit with Leo's Table flip, I want your mom to know you messed up" What a quote lol

Theory Fighter is the closest thing to a father I've ever had.

I just love that he decks you in the jaw so hard you'd swear he's trying to show Ed Boon he could be in a crossover

X tekken was such an underrated gem of a game. It is a shame that all that was squandered by shitty game industry practices.

I don't know why, but something about Street Fighter x Tekken's aesthetics makes me wanna play the game just for that. The impact on launchers. The speedy combos. The cool shaders that really highlight a character's details. Everything about it just speaks to me in a way that no other Street Fighter game has.

and then Ken took it...

I just wanted to add that in the SF3 games, it's the starter of a Target Combo into heavy kick, allowing it to punish single parry jump-ins. Great video!

seeing sf4 looking ryu do a donkey kick felt cursed af

Dear Capcom rep watching this video right now, we would like to play this on steam again (or be able to purchase it at all). Thanks.

In boxing this is called a check hook. Its used to "check" an opponent that steps within your range.

This is the type of FGC content I truly value in this community

For me SF4 generation Ryu's face is what made it iconic for me because it looks so good when the hit-stun kicks in. SF4's artstyle just screams Metal Slug, and I really liked that for the franchise. Though I do prefer what they're going for now with SF6 and I still really consider the 3rd Strike generation of 2D fighters to be the best looking ones, SF4 was a fun look for Street Fighter and Im glad that's the one I grew up with.

that quote at the end feels like a central philosophy to Street Fighter 6

Shoutouts to Theory for continuing to rep SFxT, the most under-appreciated SF game. Still remember the HoG days, keep the love alive!

What I got from this is that Ryu's Standing Fierce was given a property that lets it Counter the Tekken Series

Man,I miss SFxT Hope TxSF comes out later down the line.

as someone who recently got into fighting games, your videos are highly entertaining and informative! Keep it up!

kinda interesting to see how the characters' models and most of the animations are exactly the same as in sf4, but the mechanics working in a significantly different way

I love Jin's projectile in SFxT, the fact that you can combo of the EX version is so damn cool

Small correction on the sf4 far hp, it's actually quite good as a counter poke if you are dealing with a button around that height. It's definitely a bit slow but it does ok damage and lots of stun compared to his other normals.

God your videos keep slapping. The C4 quote at the end just send it home. Man has bars!

Buddy...WHAT A COOL IDEA for a video! Another wonderful job yo, very inspirational as someone who aspires to one day make similar vids! Love love love it.

That was a fun watch! That st. HP is great in trade situations as well. Super underrated

As always thank you for shouting out my favorite game and the community I’ve built for it. We’re a rowdy bunch and we’re looking forward to making this 10th birthday of v2013 legendary!

doom metal (i think) and fighting game theory/philosophy is just such a godlike combo. you're also doing such a service to keep educating the new generation of players and the even newer ones who will undoubtedly start coming next week. love your videos man, keep it up, much love.

I love this channel, always bribgs an interesting topic thank you bro keep going we love u

1:16 Far St. HP is +3 on hit, so you actually don't need a counter hit to link into super

This counter crumple from standing fierce punch should become a staple of Ryu from here on out because it does fit the archetype of Ryu.

Yo....I love this yo....RIP to my friend CJ...but I let him borrow this game and never got it back because of his passing....I loved this game #Respect #StreetFighter #Tekken #Cross

5:45 is one hell of a quote

i used to have sfxt on my ps vita and i had a lotta fun with it. my team was guile/zangief. yoshinori ono is nuts for makin that game

Sounds like a Crush Counter

YOOO algorithm brought me here, and this video is so fkn well done! Sub'd and liked. Let's go.

SFxT is absolutely underrated these days. I'm glad to see a video about it.

With the absolute state of SF discourse in the run-up to SF6, it's very refreshing to see a video about how one normal is important.

X Tekken needs a rerelease so bad. A gem-free mode that's inviting. What an amazing game once you get past the terrible DLC and GEM stuff. So good. Fingers crossed (!) for a reissue...and an SF EX collection.

That would be so hype. “Ohh!!! Your mama just watch you mess up!!” Lol

I noticed in SFA3 the Shotos were heavy punching with a left hand.

Omg im so happy cause i watched and followed him when bbtag came out, got a lil old. But im really getting into street fighter and i can listen to him ALL DAY 😂

Had no idea that move had so much depth, great vid.

dude your content rocks

Nice Portrayal Of Guilt shirt at 5:26 lol but fr, great video.

Is that EMPRESS RISING in the background??? Was expecting Guile's theme or some shit. Nice pick!

Standing fierce seems like an integral part of Ryu's mid-range now in street fighter 6 since it can be single-hit confirmed into jodan shinengeki for a knockdown and damage and unlike his whirlwind kick, another single-hit confirmable poke with great range whose main weaknesses are drive impact and speed, standing fierce is much faster and you can cancel to super or a drive impact of your own to beat it.

Amazing video!

Street Fighter X Tekken was my first introduction to both series. I didn't know all the mechanics (let alone how to do proper motion inputs), but I still had a lot of fun with it. I hope one day Capcom will re-release the game with all the DLC characters and at least include Megaman and Pacman in the roster.

great video!

This was the first Street fighter game i played, nice memories

Love the portrayal of guilt shirt! Saw them live in austin a month ago

Those transitions, damn!

In Alpha 3 it's one of the most reliable antiairs for me! It always gives me that satisfying echo of the counter hits and I love it

I've got a suggestion that this video reminded me of, for some reason. What about a video on alternate win conditions in fighting games? It's not something you see very often due to the nature of fighting games, but it's interesting on the rare occasions where it does pop up.

TF is surely GOATED FGC content, no doubt. BUT THAT MUSIC. I had to go to the hospital after just the outro tune! Sick! Disgusting! I LOVE IT

I wish you made more videos, these feel like video essays but with a point, with a lot of unobvious information well explained without reusing shitty memes to address your point.

Damn, I remember SFXT being my most anticipated fighting game along with MK9 back when I saw SFXT's cinematic trailer back in 2011 but never got to play it, after watching this vid I fully want a remaster without the gems & the on disc DLC! :)

Also DAMN I wish I could get my hands on SFxT... I was the only one of my crew that stuck with the game thru v2013 and always loved it, flaws and all. Fingers crossed it gets saved from purgatory soon!

I love this punch too! Secretly, I always thought that some discussion was needed about this button. However, why didn't you start with its original version (New generation)? I know it's basically the same thing, but I found it weird to start the video and see the sf4 version at the beginning.

Would've loved for you to say something about Ryu stand HP from CvS 2. It's been awhile, but i do remember it being a stand out button. Not quite the level of Blanka or Sagat c.HP, but still a lot better than it was in older games.

song is empress rising by monolord btw

I swear half the reason I love these videos is hearing the doom metal droning along in the background

having a special counter hit effect against standing vs crouching enemies never heard of that before

It's great seeing some SFxT content in 2023. I absolutely loved this game when it game out

Amazing vid

Too bad that was Ken’s SF3 standing HP before they retconned it to Ryu. He finally got it back in SF6 as a drive impact move.

Love it when the flavor matches the mechanics

The editing transition from 0:46 to 0:48 so good

love the CRT effect on the sf2 part, is it editing or part of the game version you're playing?

Respect on that Portrayal of Guilt shirt.

SFXT is the last game Capcom made where they got the animation of his Donkey Kick right.

You know they gave Ken and Ryu this move in Smash Ultimate (performed with a tapped forward tilt input while close to an opponent, so you can't perform it raw in neutral. You'd get toe tap instead). It does not inflict a crumple, and it's only utility is that it pulls the opponent closer toward you for a more likely Shoryu connection. I don't rely on the "Opponent close" attacks because with Ultimate's input delay, there's little gaurantee that your opponent will still be within range by the time your input is read. Ken gets some good use out of it if you want to confirm into his unique roundhouse/axe kick moves.

One of my fav games wish we got a part 2.

"i could go on" Please, do go on

another banger video

I love the Street Fighter x Tekken Support and Notice!

I love the fact that Theory Fighter videos are just: "Explain a concept/idea/circumstance in fighting games in a clear way that meshes with the viduals used for great entertainment" *Death Metal fades out into the distance*

I like how u keep using Monolord in the background of these videos. It's a pretty unique part of your channel compared to the rest of the FGC KZfaq. Huh doom metal fan I assume?

Ryu's fierce counter follow-up inputs: f.HP > j. MP(late) > cr.HP > qcf.P(hold) > fw.dash > cr.HP > qcb. LK And if you have one block of meter you can dash cancel an EX-Hadouken (can also be charged to LV2 for free). The following attack will be a guaranteed counter on hit so if you link the fierce f.HP from said dash cancel, this combo can be done without even having to interrupt an opponent's startup.

It's funny when I first saw that button I was like "Hey that's kinda like Steve's b1 in Tekken" and here we are counterhitting normally safe advancing moves with a long hooking punch lmao. Actually a really subtle way of handling a potential problem Ryu otherwise would've had against the Tekken roster; giving him a counterhitting button in the vein of what that'd be in Tekken.

Dat Portrayal of Guilt shirt doe

I love that hook punch. Looks devastating

In 3S it target comboed into hk so you could anti air jumping parry attempts with HP > HK. That said, I don't know if it would hold up at the highest level of play.

Portrayal of Guilt shirt? Great taste. Amazing band.

Good video.

deep stuff and i like it

I really like ryu's st.HP in SF3 New Generation and 2nd Impact. It has no uses on grounded opponents but it hits people really well in the air and people do jump a lot because of air parry. If they are close, cl.HP is also does the job. But sadly the move comes out much slower in 3rd Strike...

A buddy of mine Michael is in Portrayal of Guilt

They gave Ken his kicks, they HAD to give my man Ryu something. That hook was gangsta.

'Man this attack is so cool and so unique' for over five minutes, and hes talking about an attack that the entire Tekken roster has in some form.

That’s basically Kazuya’s hook he does to set you up for…*D O R Y A*

That Leo quote is too real

You’re like Core-A Gaming if Core-A Gaming actually posted videos.

I love these "hard counters" in fighting games Fatal Counter in BB being my favorite, because of the loud noise and voice clip Your entire bloodline felt it when Susanoo's 6B went FATAL FATAL

The punch reworks the meter economy

Left hook lethal in real life thrown just like that

This was when Ryu became Heisenburg

Where do you get the footage for all of these games? I need to know who landed that sick shoryu at 1:26

Is that you at 5:30??? Cuz OH BABY.

The graphics are really cool in that game.

It was pretty decent in CvS2 as a poke as it hit crouching opponents and IIRC it had the most range of all his normals

It's one of akuma's best buttons in T7, Back+1