SFIV Option Selects tutorial vid

[fluxcore]

I'm sure you all are way too good to not already know about option selects, through either losing a lot or studying (those are the only two ways to improve from what I've learned around here, and the second one is uncertain), but for you poor scrubs who don't lose:

[electric]

Gotta give credit where it's due, LordOfUltima makes some wicked videos - I bet a lot of new players can learn tons just by watching his stuff

[samurai black]

i wish that kinda stuff didnt go in one ear and out the other. oh well

[CrazyMobius]

I've never really learnt about option selects so I will give this tutorial a watch. Maybe afterwards I'll use the option to select if I want to use them or not lol.

[[NIUE] BIRRY WONG]

i wish that kinda stuff didnt go in one ear and out the other. oh well

In a nutshell, you do 2 things at the same time, and depending on circumstances (block/whiff/reversal) the appropriate one will come out.

eg. one i use lots is jump in hp option select throw. If the hp connects, i can continue my combo, because the throw won't come out. If its blocked, im safe, and the throw wont come out. But if the j.hp whiffs, i connect with a throw.

[samurai black]

i mean i just wing it and see what works. there is very little theory behind the way i play most games.

[[NIUE] BIRRY WONG]

Learning what works isn't applying a theory to a game?

[samurai black]

i meant i dont really look that kind of info up.

[[NIUE] BIRRY WONG]

Fair enough. Half the time it ends up being 'oh yea i do that' anyway.

[moose!]

I just guess and when I'm right I say I did an option select.
When I'm wrong I blame the controls.

[[NIUE] BIRRY WONG]

I just guess and when I'm right I say I did an option select.
When I'm wrong I blame the controls.

Fucking controls man. They always mess up my option selects. Its bullshit.

[samurai black]

I just guess and when I'm right I say I did an option select.
When I'm wrong I blame the controls.

this guy knows how its done.

[Skullator]

Chuns got great OS's

[CrazyMobius]

Wow! This Tutorial is awesome! I'd love to practice these but they seem quite difficult. Also it's cool to finally see what a "safe jump" is!

One question does the tick/throw option/select automatically select the light move with the quickest start up animation or will it always select the light kick?

[HoneyBadger]

Just LK