You also have to take stun values into account when playing as him.īoth Nemo and Mago say that character matchups play an important part in this game, maybe more so than any other game. If DF+RH and c.lk had more priority (?) and could be option selected then Dudley would be a whole lot stronger. Nemo says that using Dudley is fun, but it can be hard for him to close the distance against certain opponents. He would go with Ultra I against characters without good comeback power.
Mago says that Juri has a lot of interesting components, and as people figure out how to properly use her moves he can see her getting better. Also, even if you charge up a bunch of fireballs, they don't do much damage. Juri is good against character who can't counter her pinwheels, but against those who can things shift radically against her. But when compared to Guile, he's not as good. Dee Jay has good attack power and a solid projectile, so he isn't that bad. Nemo played around with Dee Jay, Dudley, and Juri a bit. But Hakan can still get wins if the player dedicates himself. For Hakan, he's good when oiled, but there are too little opportunities for him to oil. Mago says that Makoto just has too much risk on offense and defense compared to the other characters. Nemo has Makoto and Hakan as his bottom two. Nemo says that Riki's Hawk was pretty good, but he feels he will have too many bad matches, such as Akuma, Sagat, Guile. On low-tier, Mago says Hakan, Makoto, Dan, Hawk, and Guy. Nemo says that Akuma, like Ibuki, will revolve around offense, but he's not as good as he was in IV, and he will have problems against top characters like Bison, Blanka, Honda, etc. He's can't luck out wins anymore (Mago says "accidental wins"). On Sagat and Akuma, Mago feels that Sagat is now mid-tier. However, she is the character to watch out of the new cast. However she doesn't have good footsies/normals, and fights against guys like Zangief, Hawk, and Honda will suck for her. On Ibuki, Mago says that her offense is good and she can do well against opponents who are locked up. Also, hard fight against those with a good FA. Nemo says that Adon is good against characters who don't have a good answer for Jaguar Kick, but has a hard time against those who do. Guy can chip away damage but he has problems with options. Mago says that Adon and Guy are ranked too high. On mid-level chars, Nemo says that Cammy should be ranked higher. Mago - Abel is good, but he has to always be moving and putting on the pressure, so you can't win in a stable way. He also feels that Rose will drop a bit - good footsies, but runs into problems when rushed down. Nemo says that Chun is solid, but still has problems with Viper and Akuma. Vega still has problems with he gets rushed down. Ken still has problems with Blanka, Bison, and Sim. Mago doesn't feel that Ken/Vega are that strong.
Guile is top, but still has some hard fights such as Fuerte and Rose. Balrog didn't particularly change much, but since Sagat/Akuma dropped life became easier for him. Mago proposes Balrog, Honda, Cammy, Fei Long, and Guile as top-tier. Quick summary of the Mago/Nemo interview. And an Arcadia list that they themselves put together.Ī: Guile, Abel, Chun, Bison, E.Honda, Balrog, Rose, Blankaī: Ryu, Sim, Vega, Ken, Rufus, C.Viper, Akuma, Fei, Cammy, Gouken, ELF, Cody, Sagat, Ibuki, Zangief, Seth, Guy, AdonĬ: Sakura, Dudley, Juri, Dee Jay, Hakan, Makoto, Dan, T.Hawk, GenĪ: Balrog, E.Honda, Guile, Fei Long, Cammy, Rufusī: Abel, Bison, Blanka, Chun, Viper, Ryu, Dhalsim, Akuma, Sagat, Rose, Ibuki, Gief, ELF, Vega, Gouken, Ken, Sethĭ: Gen, Sakura, Guy, Dan, T.Hawk, Hakan, Makoto They compiled two lists - a "Global" list based on info they've compiled from talking to players, on messageboards, etc.
The recent Arcadia had a tier listing plus interview with Mago and Nemo. Thanks to KillaSasa on NeoGAF for finding this. On that note, iPlayWinner will release our July tier list in the following days so stay tuned to see how our list compares with theirs. The interview contains a lot of interesting thoughts on the cast from both players and is definitely worth the read. Azrael over at SRK translated the recent issue of Arcadia Magazine which includes a tier list for Super Street Fighter 4 complied by both Mago and Nemo.