@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 Mine is to use her downwards aerial attack then follow up with a forward aerial attack. I find that works best even in groups depending on how you utilize her aerial mobility.
I want an updated skate, elise and the updated shiva as playable characters. I'd also really wish theyd implement some kind of dash or run option for axel, blaze and floyd, im sorry there just to slow. And doesnt make much sense tbh,cherry and adam have it but others dont. And the sor3 characters have a run option.
Depends on what character you use. Floyd for example turn around and give him a couple of back handers. When he charges use your special defence. Move out of the way of the spinning hammer fists though. With Adam I like to hit him with a few combos and use the jump special attack when Max charges up for any move usually jump out of the way and get a sneaky attack in also. 🙂
At this point 21/6/20 @01:45am, it's now 28 G's with any weapons at all, but mainly sharp pointy ones who've now been knocked the F out but many a kickass rager! 😂
Rest are from people who don't like it that people are giving others tips, because "I had to learn everything from ground up, so should everyone else!".
Man you're a legend for this video. Yes them guys with the knives make you wanna sell your system. Them taser dudes are a pain. But the ones who annoy me the most are thugs who got there hands in there pockets and uses that flying double kick. OMG.
Yes, I feel you. Even the devs admitted those are a pain in the a**. But you can easily bait them, stand in the same line a bit apart, if they start their air attack move to a side and counterattack when they land, works pretty well due to their long recovery. Good luck!
I’ve been stuck on the last stage on hardest. This game is no joke. Adam is my fav tho he and Cherry neutral jumps hit on both sides which helps out. Adam has the double tap dash that can get you right behind an enemy for an easy suplex I love his blitz move and hurricane kick. This game is so dope
Was funny, my friend and I were playing the original games reliving our childhood before this gsme came out and we spoke about how we hate the damn knife guy and were both pissed that he was back in this game.. we couldn't stop laughing at that.
I’m new to this game!! I don’t know HOW I’ve never heard of the fourth installment! This used to be my JAM when I was a kid in the 90s. Damn dude I’m having so much fun playing all the characters and experimenting with new set ups & what not. Without this channel and this video I would have had a way tougher time. Thanks for being a badass man
That part where all the Galasias are training in the dojo used to make me so mad. I used to lose like two lives in their alone. It’s difficult even if you try your best to use the weapons in the dojo the whole time. Donovan is most annoying when he evolves and starts throwing and catching weapons in later levels. Not more annoying than Galsia but more annoying than earlier iterations of Donovan.
This is a helpful video, I understand Barbon more now and he looks much simpler. I also never realized Comissioner was always going to do an uppercut if he was walking towards you but it seems obvious now. Commissioner is my greatest enemy so here are two more tips I think would help people. When he (or any enemy except Barney) flashes red and starts walking towards you, as long as you hit him before he touches you he has no armor at all. You can just punch him as he walks up and give him a full combo, as long as you touch him before he touches you. In other words when Comissioner flashes red, it's free combo time if you keep your cool and time your first hit properly. Another useful hint is a great counter attack for when he charges across the screen to grab. When you notice him doing this, go and stand opposite him on the other side of the screen. Face away from him. When he charges over, simply use your defensive special before he makes contact and he can't grab you. During his brief pause after finishing his charge he has no armor and you can start a combo, continuing on from the defensive special attack you already hit him with.
i bought this on steam and was looking forward to playing. After a while i found the game to be harder then the sega one so gave up on this game after watching your tips i still think am gonna pass on this
Don't give up! As you continue to play, the timing will come to you, and you will uncover techniques they don't tell you in the controls; like your character can land from being thrown or sent in the air, and you can catch a lot of the things they throw at you(same button you use to pick up items).
I've been struggling against Barbon forever but recently I realized something. the player can simply jump on each of his kick to avoid them. it's way easier than walking "around" them
My favorite combo is with Blaze; its incredibly precise but deals a lot of damage. Punch x3, Heavy Attack, Foward Special. It can also be chained into a different combo of Blitz Attack, Air Special x2 if they landed close enough. Also I love Galsias with knives because they directly reference the trilogy with the same exact stance xD
Instead of the Barbon dance, i use the Neutral Jump (jump straight up, not diagonally) to circumvent around Barbon’s roundhouse kicks. Works perfectly & i can immediately punish him w/ a combo after he’s done
*ya can do Consecutive Neutral Jump w/ a Jump kick (no diagonal) against Max as well when he does his Shoulder Tackle rush but keep it to a light punishment after since when Max gets pissed off into his 2nd phase, you risk getting PowerBomb’ed (frame 1 untechable) when you next to him. Also since Max is a tank & he don’t flinch
1. Did NOT know about neutral jump defensive ability. 2. Did NOT realize Adam's neutral jump kick was a 360 hit, which makes no sense given he's the Boxer inspired fighter. 3. You have earned a sub. Would love more SoR4 content from you.
Did not know about any of the stuff he said... but somehow, go figure why, I do know about the Galsia with a knife also... I already hated them in 1992
May I add one thing? You can do a neutral punch 4 times before grabbing most enemies (except Goro). That means, punch, wait half a second, punch, wait, punch, wait, punch. On the 5th punch they drop to the ground, so you want to do 4 punches, grab, kick, kick again, then either blitz or throw. This is specially useful for bosses such as Diva, Commissioner and Estele. It works for Shiva too, except you need to throw him right after you grab him, or he escapes.
@@phantomgamer9264 yeah chinatown y tower n old pier were toughest to get s. i thought the not getting hit was hardest trophy to get to platinum but got it done
Chinatown has those two rooms where enemies keep coming in huge numbers, and it makes it quite easy to get high combos. The perfect run trophy was indeed a pain in the ass.
I listen & watch all these videos to get way better at the game. Yet I still can’t put most of these tips & strategies to full use when I’m playing 🤣 I get all motivated like yeah I’m going to dominate now & I still manage to get overwhelmed 😭
Dang those were some really good tips! I've always had an issue with Barbon's kicks but that should make it a lot easier! Also, didn't connect the bikes to the adds showing up. I usually just break all of them as quick as I can and then chaos ensues.
Nice to see more light bring brought to this game a month after its release. It's underappreciated. I tell my friends to give it a shot but they kind of brush it off as I did - thinking that beatemups weren't for me since I didn't grow up with them. I'll tell you now 60 hours of Gametime spent later that I couldn't have been more wrong. Fantastic product. Dying for new characters to play as
I thought I was merely being an idiot when I was getting hit by the Knife Galsia so often. I think he's ended my combos more than anyone. I also tend to get hit by the drop kicking girls.
Nope. You are just used to the classic games. They changed a few things, and did so not for the best. Another is the defensive special. In the classic games it can be triggered instantly, in any scenario. Alas, not here. It won't trigger if you're being attacked, which kinda defeats the purpose... Also much more "platforming" and much less ass-kicking, compared to any other SOR game. Add other weird design choices: one-dimensional bits, weapon mechanics...pick-up button... Well, as the saying goes: don't fix what ain't need fixing.
@@SenatorArmstrong2018 Ha! Of course i do. Unfortunately it is as good as a fish in a marathon run. It's like when you're asking for a fork, - they give you the fork...with a soup. The "Legacy mode" only switches certain controls - mainly the pickup button to the SOR classic. While this should be a great idea in theory (as i wanted), but the design of SOR4 does not allow it to work well. Because unlike SOR 1 and 2, the weapons are often laying on the floor in large quantities, - and the level space is smaller. Thus such control modification will constantly disrupt the combat flow. The deeper design flaws are the source, cosmetic window-dressing can't fix that. However, if the so-called "legacy mode" has some other secret functions - i'll be glad to learn about them. Not that i found any. I do enjoy the game, and i got pretty good at it, trying to shoot for A-S ranks on all levels. But it still feels like a very pretty clone (but a clone nonetheless) to me, not a real SOR game - exactly for the reasons of the odd mechanics, design issues and the huge gaps between the quality of game components: while some are awesome-to-perfect, others are mediocre-to-lame. Which is frankly disappointing, cause if the effort on all parts was equal - this game could be something epic on an intergalactic scale :-)
Super dope. I knew eventually people would start bringing out guides for this game. And it looks like we're finally here. I wanted to add: using Cherry (or Skate?) against Goro is pretty much a freebie, all you have to do is jump on his head and you're pretty free to pummel and lever him.
Barbon Dance? My guy you are making this WAY too complicated. You can just jump in place while he kicks and abuse that intangibility. Just stand still and jump over his kicks. It’s way easier. The rest of the video does a fantastic job at explaining the optimal counters to these enemies.
Let's hope the DLC, gives us some better BOSS music 🎶 😫😭. I need to feel like I'm in the gym, or like I'm watching NBA players run onto the court, in the goddamn 90's.
Another thing to notice is whether the commissioner is holding his shoulder. If he is holding his shoulder with his arm cocked back, he will charge horizontally across the screen. If not, then its a series of punches where he moves up or down the screen. Also, I found whenever a galsia with a knife rushes from the top or bottom, jump attacks tend to work well for me. Hope these help somebody.
Another tactic to deal with Barbon's kick dance is to neutral jump and kick him each time he performs one. The timings tight and his super armour means you won't knock him down unless it's his last one, but if you get it right you can hit him over and over for some heavy damage. For Commissioner it's possible to stun lock him when his armour's down by performing a combo and leaving out the last knockdown hit, the moment he recovers do it again and he'll struggle to escape. This is of course tricky as in both fights where you encounter him he has backup, but if you're facing toward them when they arrive, careful timing can get them sucked into the combo too.
Would like to note, at least from my experience, that an alternate way of avoiding Barbon's desperation move kicks is to just neutral jump in place through them. Very easy to time since he always does them in a rhythm, and he will almost always be open and perfectly positioned to get a quick combo in on him once he finishes. Only time this gets risky is if bikes start getting destroyed and the biker adds start piling in during his attacks, because there's a good chance he'll inevitably destroy one of the bikes himself while he's doing his kicks.
Thank you so much!! I died so many times against that bloody Commisioner, and Barbon just made me quit the game. I didn't know the biker chicks came due to the bikes being destroyed.
Just Keep playing if that's an issue. The various characters are supposed to be in the styles of all 3 games in some way. so fans of every game can have thir preferred playstyle.
Kinda crazy, but just noticed while you were explaining the Barbon fight there's actually an X blended in the ground and what appears to be a 7 next to it. 4:33
Definitely need a part two! This guide is so useful for these enemies, especially the Biker Girl enemies. Ffs i hate them so much haha can never avoid their charge when i’m trying to take on one at a time and another just has to fuck up my combo string. Definitely gonna try these tips though I need to git gud at this game! Thanks again man! Hope in the next video you can give tips on how to deal with the female enemies that jump kick. As an Axel player, I literally never have any time to get out of the way, especially when theres more than one of em and i’m trying to bait one at a time or just take em all out in one!
I found overall the best way to avoid them is mostly throwing enemies at them since they spend so much time in the air. Axel moves slower than both Cherry and Adam Hunter but his back throw is better than both of theirs. I think you have invincibility frames very limited but some when you switch sides on a grappled enemy by pressing X (I use PlayStation) or A on Xbox I think. Lol just realized I could have called it jump button which is neutral lol.Also sometimes you have to use neutral or defensive special move. It sucks though because you lose a lot of health and they jump around a lot. Also if you punch them in the face with a quick jab you can interrupt them taking air to begin their flying jump kick. You have a few frames to interrupt her with a jab. And she’ll fall to the floor quick. Also Axel has a really good jump special. It can help him travel decently across the screen. But if you start it too late you’ll just end up losing health from using your special and getting kicked mid-air. Basically the goal is to prevent them from even being able to jump at all by either throwing an enemy at them first since they always get hit as far as I can tell by thrown enemies or punching them before they can finish jumping in the air, or moving if possible. Although I think moving out the way is hardest they seem to lock on to you with the precision of a missile with the flying kicks. Also in the level called underground they are easy. All you have to do is let them die while they jump into the vents with the dangerous green air. I actually move all the way across the screen to push them forward early in the underground level and they usually kill themselves and it keeps the combos going. They can be really difficult on other levels though like the Old Pier, and Y tower.
Tbh there are far more annoying enemies in my opinion. I do agree the bikers are annoying though. 1. The dropkick girls especially in groups theyre hard to evade. 2. The muay thai guys. 3. Donovans are so annoying and nuisance for a basic enemy. Their jab is fast and they often break your combo inbetween and run up and uppercut you LOL
You can also do 4 vertical jumps to avoid Barbons kicks (charged kicks only) if you don't want to do the X dance, jump any other time tho against him and your gonna get that bruce lee high kick he did on hakeem abdul jabar 🤣😂🤣
Most annoying thing in sor4 is the bosses run away from you the entire time so they can range attack you it’s a very annoying play style so you have to counter it with the same annoying thing by pretending your running away the whole time to Aggro them to you, and no it’s not like they’re coming at you so you have to dodge, they’re running away from you trying to counter you the entire time because they expect you to chase them down, pretty bad design if you ask me.
To add on your barbon strategy when he goes for those dancing kicks you dont have to move in X formation. It works but to avoid time wasting position yourself "in the middle of the X stay there and neutral jump Barbons barrage of kicks.
Thnx for the tips, i have trouble with barbon and shiva. I find those 2 the most pain in the ass bosses. And im surprised shiva didnt make this list. Just odd cus imo i find the final boss er bosses to be easist. A really good strategy for final boss i found is damage mr y till he pops in the big mech then move to upper left corner and perform vertical jumpkicks on the mech arm. So long as u keep jumping and kicking ms y will 80% of time walk around back of you and you can hit her with a grab or blitz combo, other times shell come at you from front then you just do a defense move to knock her back. Then just continue jumping n kickimg at mech arm regardless if yer hitting or not. If u just stand there ms y will constantly come at you head on n get cheap hits. But using this strategy i get through final boss all the time with no damage, its also handy to no for s rank on hard. The actual last stage is harder then the last boss lol
there was a lot of frustrating bullshit design choices that I did manage in the end, but getting pinballed to death (can easily lop off entire life) and bosses having hyper armor is not what I expected in my childhood nostalgia. In the end I did kind of git gud enough to finish the game but it felt a bit off I don't know
Totally with you on that. All the "innovations" except for graphics/animations - are way, way off key. Especially the weapon mechanics, less-fighting-more-platforming idea and defensive special's sluggishness.
I’m born in 1989 and had SOR2 on the Mega Drive (and other formats since then like my old 360 and my iPhone now).. No expert but, I’m OK to get through on hard with no restarts for a challenge. These very guys have given me the most grief. Goro, Barbon (massively OP’d since SOR2!). Now I have some nice simple solutions! Loved the Galsia section! Do one for those jumping ladies too! Love this game, great homage to the old and loving the new bits about it too. Mid air weapon grabs etc. Nice to see other older heads in the comments too haha!
This was an awesome video, I needed the tips, so thanks! ....Those fucking Galsias tho. I noticed pretty early that the game *definitely* favors the enemy with wider (vertically) hitboxes. Ironic since the edge of a blade is so.... narrow. 😒 **Disgruntled muttering.**
I’m not joking when I say I have not had this much fun playing a videogame in a LONG time, this games easily become me of my all time favorites, and I can’t say that for any other modern game personally.
My combo: Double punch, double punch, grab to uppercut, jab jab uppercut to blitz (if by a wall for bounce) add jump attack down, air blitz and then dash to ult :) Enjoy
The real annoying ones are the drop kick girls, the flying fat boy, and the fire flask dropping girls... ... and yes, also the unbuffed Donald Trumps with the knives
Fever Pitch Obviously, alone, yes, there are a thousand and one ways to deal with them. What I am referring to is when you are in the midst of engaging a load of other enemies, especially in multiplayer. And these moves goes somewhat diagonal so moving vertically doesn’t necessary help. Better option is to use a special.
The one i hate slightly more than knife Galsia is...final form Donovan. On hardest/mania it feels like they're being controlled by another player...or a goddamn telepath!
Great tips, shame there was nothing useful against the knife guy 🤣 china town is the worst level for me because I lose most of my lives in that dojo when they start picking the spears up 😭
In terms of annoying enemies, this vid has helped with some of it. Dealing with that bottle throwing girl can be annoying, especially when there is more than one of her. The same could be said of the bosses that have similar splash aoe attacks. I still play without wanting to spam the special moves though, which is my problem.That habit gets my combo broken too often.
@@lazarushernandez5827 true and a good tip. It's more they drop the bottles when you grab them for a throw or when you hit them. Axel especially has difficulty escaping the splash radius in time and it ends your combo.
One thing I'd like to point out specifically about the biker chicks is that the charge has loses %100 of the time to all jumping attacks. it is not an anti air. This is as long as it is not armored. Also, on wake up, a jumping downward attack is great for beating out the kick they do and going into a combo if its safe to do so. I really can't stand them
With Murphy, if I have blaze I spam the special bc she becomes invincible to his hits and once the shield goes away I spam hit him to get her health back up.
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Praying for Commissioner with a knife in the DLC.
My favorite counter for the Murphy's have been Cherry's flaming Knee. just run, knee, turn, run, flame knee again.
@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 Mine is to use her downwards aerial attack then follow up with a forward aerial attack. I find that works best even in groups depending on how you utilize her aerial mobility.
I want an updated skate, elise and the updated shiva as playable characters. I'd also really wish theyd implement some kind of dash or run option for axel, blaze and floyd, im sorry there just to slow. And doesnt make much sense tbh,cherry and adam have it but others dont. And the sor3 characters have a run option.
This is like martial arts classes all that technique 😆
The double commish-es in Estel 2 both doing the God Rugal thing is the spiciest fight in the game
Barbon dance is extremely helpful.
ultra instinct Adam Hunter
Just jump before his kicks land, it's a lot easier
Barbon... So annoying when he is assisted by biker girls. Do not destroy their motorbikes.
@@DemeseJuega barn on has bitches😲
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Great video
Barbon does 4 kicks not 5 but i enjoyed watching this
Oops! 😬
@@StoneEdgeGaming Actually the amount of kicks are random.
Mostly hes gonna throw 4 of them.
But he can just throw one up to five of them.
Galsia with the knife hahaa everyone can relate to that!!!
2:44 you don't need to go up and down just jump straight in the air all the time (right before he kicks.) Try it out you'll know if you timed it right
Very good tips! Max boss please! Hate his mechanics!
Depends on what character you use. Floyd for example turn around and give him a couple of back handers. When he charges use your special defence. Move out of the way of the spinning hammer fists though. With Adam I like to hit him with a few combos and use the jump special attack when Max charges up for any move usually jump out of the way and get a sneaky attack in also. 🙂
The first wave in the Chinatown dojo is just so unfair. I can't get through it without crying. Their hotboxes just don't make sense.
Throw everything. Left and right. They're knocked down long enogh for you to usually grab another item out of the air.
@@feverdreams17 Thank you! I will try this. So, much, crying.
Just neutral jump kick when Barbon does his kicks. You avoid damage and inflict damage.
the most difficult enemy in the game. hunchback galsia with a very long knife
The ending actually made me laugh. This game is such a joy for me hahaha
Me too. I thought if anyone watches MMA they might appreciate this ua-cam.com/video/M-O5qBgQO_Y/v-deo.html
Legend has it that the four dislikes are Galsia's without knives
the 23 dislikes are the galsias in the dojo who didnt spawn with a weapon
At this point 21/6/20 @01:45am, it's now 28 G's with any weapons at all, but mainly sharp pointy ones who've now been knocked the F out but many a kickass rager! 😂
Rest are from people who don't like it that people are giving others tips, because "I had to learn everything from ground up, so should everyone else!".
Garam aka Galsia
Man you're a legend for this video. Yes them guys with the knives make you wanna sell your system. Them taser dudes are a pain. But the ones who annoy me the most are thugs who got there hands in there pockets and uses that flying double kick. OMG.
Dude I feel your pain and frustration - don’t give up !
Kevin? Looool I hate them
Yes, I feel you. Even the devs admitted those are a pain in the a**. But you can easily bait them, stand in the same line a bit apart, if they start their air attack move to a side and counterattack when they land, works pretty well due to their long recovery. Good luck!
I’ve been stuck on the last stage on hardest. This game is no joke. Adam is my fav tho he and Cherry neutral jumps hit on both sides which helps out. Adam has the double tap dash that can get you right behind an enemy for an easy suplex I love his blitz move and hurricane kick. This game is so dope
what level of difficulty are you playing streets of rage 4 on.i am currently on hard and its kicking my ass. great fun though what an excellent game.
Since the 90s my brother has always held any knife like galsia and did that work . I am so glad now in 2020 people can feel the pain of the KNIFE
Was funny, my friend and I were playing the original games reliving our childhood before this gsme came out and we spoke about how we hate the damn knife guy and were both pissed that he was back in this game.. we couldn't stop laughing at that.
That galsia knife segment lol lost an entire health bar getting juggled 😥
The Galsia bit killed me! 😂😂 My usual strategy is to throw other enemies at them, or jump kick into blitz attack.
4:25 on the ground, u can even see a X, how to move and avoid his kicks haha
Did you notice that?
I see a 9. ;)
Well spotted!
I’m new to this game!! I don’t know HOW I’ve never heard of the fourth installment! This used to be my JAM when I was a kid in the 90s. Damn dude I’m having so much fun playing all the characters and experimenting with new set ups & what not. Without this channel and this video I would have had a way tougher time. Thanks for being a badass man
For Barbon, neutral jumping also works for avoiding his kicks. Apparently you get a few invinsibility frames when neutral jumping.
That part where all the Galasias are training in the dojo used to make me so mad. I used to lose like two lives in their alone. It’s difficult even if you try your best to use the weapons in the dojo the whole time. Donovan is most annoying when he evolves and starts throwing and catching weapons in later levels. Not more annoying than Galsia but more annoying than earlier iterations of Donovan.
Goro's weakness is throws. You can just grab him and just quickly throw him
Screw that I just wait out his moves and go ham on him. This strategy and going for a grab is pointless against his red brother
@@Dispencerhere fr. The Red variant has ended numerous runs with me and my mom.
This is a helpful video, I understand Barbon more now and he looks much simpler. I also never realized Comissioner was always going to do an uppercut if he was walking towards you but it seems obvious now. Commissioner is my greatest enemy so here are two more tips I think would help people. When he (or any enemy except Barney) flashes red and starts walking towards you, as long as you hit him before he touches you he has no armor at all. You can just punch him as he walks up and give him a full combo, as long as you touch him before he touches you. In other words when Comissioner flashes red, it's free combo time if you keep your cool and time your first hit properly. Another useful hint is a great counter attack for when he charges across the screen to grab. When you notice him doing this, go and stand opposite him on the other side of the screen. Face away from him. When he charges over, simply use your defensive special before he makes contact and he can't grab you. During his brief pause after finishing his charge he has no armor and you can start a combo, continuing on from the defensive special attack you already hit him with.
MVP for this as the Commissioner to me is a grade A WANKER! Even Ms Y was easier than him, his overpowered self and charge was so unnecessary!
i bought this on steam and was looking forward to playing. After a while i found the game to be harder then the sega one so gave up on this game after watching your tips i still think am gonna pass on this
Don't give up! As you continue to play, the timing will come to you, and you will uncover techniques they don't tell you in the controls; like your character can land from being thrown or sent in the air, and you can catch a lot of the things they throw at you(same button you use to pick up items).
Galsia with knife = Master Tonberry before the cursed chefs knife twisted his form 😱
Big Galsia with machete and broken right arm...
Giant Doge: Hey, I know that guy!
Tonberry is light though. You get that 4X attack and go to town.
I've been struggling against Barbon forever but recently I realized something. the player can simply jump on each of his kick to avoid them. it's way easier than walking "around" them
If you hold down while doing an air attack, you'll stun the enemy and can continue a combo instead of knocking them down.
In case of Barbon you can just jump right before he is going to start those spin kicks. It will avoid them.
My favorite combo is with Blaze; its incredibly precise but deals a lot of damage. Punch x3, Heavy Attack, Foward Special. It can also be chained into a different combo of Blitz Attack, Air Special x2 if they landed close enough.
Also I love Galsias with knives because they directly reference the trilogy with the same exact stance xD
Instead of the Barbon dance, i use the Neutral Jump (jump straight up, not diagonally) to circumvent around Barbon’s roundhouse kicks. Works perfectly & i can immediately punish him w/ a combo after he’s done
*ya can do Consecutive Neutral Jump w/ a Jump kick (no diagonal) against Max as well when he does his Shoulder Tackle rush but keep it to a light punishment after since when Max gets pissed off into his 2nd phase, you risk getting PowerBomb’ed (frame 1 untechable) when you next to him. Also since Max is a tank & he don’t flinch
The Galsia with a knife really does have good posture.
1. Did NOT know about neutral jump defensive ability.
2. Did NOT realize Adam's neutral jump kick was a 360 hit, which makes no sense given he's the Boxer inspired fighter.
3. You have earned a sub. Would love more SoR4 content from you.
Well he's a boxer, but he's also someone who would have to adapt his own style into it.
Did not know about any of the stuff he said...
but somehow, go figure why, I do know about the Galsia with a knife
also... I already hated them in 1992
For a boxer, he did a surprisingly good spinning back kick - already in Streets of Rage 1.
May I add one thing? You can do a neutral punch 4 times before grabbing most enemies (except Goro). That means, punch, wait half a second, punch, wait, punch, wait, punch.
On the 5th punch they drop to the ground, so you want to do 4 punches, grab, kick, kick again, then either blitz or throw.
This is specially useful for bosses such as Diva, Commissioner and Estele. It works for Shiva too, except you need to throw him right after you grab him, or he escapes.
"The Streets are mean...and this little guy is the cause of a lot of Rage."
Bruh😂
The "S RANK IN HARDEST DIFFICULTY" Trophy is stupid hard to achieve for this game. Useful vid nonetheless
Not the hardest tho.
I thought the same but it's actually quite doable. The Old Pier and the Y Tower are the only real hard ones.
@@redpyramid8909 I agree maybe even Chinatown, cause that level can drag on sometimes same with Y-Tower
@@phantomgamer9264 yeah chinatown y tower n old pier were toughest to get s. i thought the not getting hit was hardest trophy to get to platinum but got it done
Chinatown has those two rooms where enemies keep coming in huge numbers, and it makes it quite easy to get high combos. The perfect run trophy was indeed a pain in the ass.
I listen & watch all these videos to get way better at the game. Yet I still can’t put most of these tips & strategies to full use when I’m playing 🤣 I get all motivated like yeah I’m going to dominate now & I still manage to get overwhelmed 😭
Ever got knifed by a galsia, then getting knifed again because you touched his back after a safe fall? Yeah. It makes me mad.
Dang those were some really good tips! I've always had an issue with Barbon's kicks but that should make it a lot easier!
Also, didn't connect the bikes to the adds showing up. I usually just break all of them as quick as I can and then chaos ensues.
Barneys are the absolute worst. I lose more life to them than any other enemy.
Right, that grab is lightning fast
Nothing more annoying than a combo break to a donovan
That uppercut is irritating especially when there’s multiple donovan
This game is fun, but jesus doa lot of enemies just runaway the spam an iFrames move lol.
Heck the Galsia knife thing just comes off as lazy lol
You can just neutral jump kick them..
Galsia with a knife is a classic enemy from SOR1. It would have been criminal not to include him.
Great Guide! What about the other Bosses? Can we have a part 2?
andre232323 I’m considering it! Thanks 🙏
Particularly interested in your take on Estel round 2 when she has 2 commissioners as adds
Other chars are easy to deal with, except by the roundhouse whores
The two commissioners and the lady cop is a sure downed life for me. I just accept it.
Guard Crush Games have seen this already haha, especially the ending.
With Barbon the clue to the movement is marked on the ground (directly down from where the gate opening is)
Nice to see more light bring brought to this game a month after its release. It's underappreciated. I tell my friends to give it a shot but they kind of brush it off as I did - thinking that beatemups weren't for me since I didn't grow up with them. I'll tell you now 60 hours of Gametime spent later that I couldn't have been more wrong. Fantastic product. Dying for new characters to play as
I thought I was merely being an idiot when I was getting hit by the Knife Galsia so often. I think he's ended my combos more than anyone. I also tend to get hit by the drop kicking girls.
Move aside, wait until they land from the kicks then swoop in and grab/throw them.
As for Jack The Ripper, jump kicks or wear a stab-proof vest.
Nope. You are just used to the classic games. They changed a few things, and
did so not for the best. Another is the defensive special. In the classic games it
can be triggered instantly, in any scenario. Alas, not here. It won't trigger if you're
being attacked, which kinda defeats the purpose... Also much more "platforming"
and much less ass-kicking, compared to any other SOR game. Add other weird
design choices: one-dimensional bits, weapon mechanics...pick-up button...
Well, as the saying goes: don't fix what ain't need fixing.
@@HexenStar You know a “Legacy Mode” exists, right?
@@SenatorArmstrong2018 Ha! Of course i do. Unfortunately it is as good as a fish in a marathon run.
It's like when you're asking for a fork, - they give you the fork...with a soup. The "Legacy mode" only
switches certain controls - mainly the pickup button to the SOR classic. While this should be a great
idea in theory (as i wanted), but the design of SOR4 does not allow it to work well. Because unlike
SOR 1 and 2, the weapons are often laying on the floor in large quantities, - and the level space is smaller.
Thus such control modification will constantly disrupt the combat flow. The deeper design flaws
are the source, cosmetic window-dressing can't fix that. However, if the so-called "legacy mode"
has some other secret functions - i'll be glad to learn about them. Not that i found any.
I do enjoy the game, and i got pretty good at it, trying to shoot for A-S ranks on all levels.
But it still feels like a very pretty clone (but a clone nonetheless) to me, not a real SOR game - exactly
for the reasons of the odd mechanics, design issues and the huge gaps between the quality of
game components: while some are awesome-to-perfect, others are mediocre-to-lame.
Which is frankly disappointing, cause if the effort on all parts was equal - this game could be
something epic on an intergalactic scale :-)
Super dope. I knew eventually people would start bringing out guides for this game. And it looks like we're finally here.
I wanted to add: using Cherry (or Skate?) against Goro is pretty much a freebie, all you have to do is jump on his head and you're pretty free to pummel and lever him.
Barbon Dance? My guy you are making this WAY too complicated. You can just jump in place while he kicks and abuse that intangibility. Just stand still and jump over his kicks. It’s way easier. The rest of the video does a fantastic job at explaining the optimal counters to these enemies.
Estel + 2 commisioners = hell
4:15 Ultra Instict Adam
Let's hope the DLC, gives us some better BOSS music 🎶 😫😭. I need to feel like I'm in the gym, or like I'm watching NBA players run onto the court, in the goddamn 90's.
That guy with a knive is playing my nerves since 1St Sega game, always spoils my combos >_
Another thing to notice is whether the commissioner is holding his shoulder. If he is holding his shoulder with his arm cocked back, he will charge horizontally across the screen. If not, then its a series of punches where he moves up or down the screen. Also, I found whenever a galsia with a knife rushes from the top or bottom, jump attacks tend to work well for me. Hope these help somebody.
Another tactic to deal with Barbon's kick dance is to neutral jump and kick him each time he performs one. The timings tight and his super armour means you won't knock him down unless it's his last one, but if you get it right you can hit him over and over for some heavy damage.
For Commissioner it's possible to stun lock him when his armour's down by performing a combo and leaving out the last knockdown hit, the moment he recovers do it again and he'll struggle to escape. This is of course tricky as in both fights where you encounter him he has backup, but if you're facing toward them when they arrive, careful timing can get them sucked into the combo too.
Love that ending! It's funny cause it's true. 👍
I love this game, but I absolutely suck at it. This vid shall come in handy. Thank you!
Your editing alone deserves a sub! Good job
ItThunderbolt cheers, Legend!
Imagine if the Nora fight room was full of knives....
That would be so annoying
@@sethwatson6569 Don't break the bottles.
Playing this game on mania is no joke, and I love every bit of it. Adam and Cherry are the truth.
Adam.
It took me seven tries to beat it on Mania+. Fighting the bosses are the same....it's getting to the bosses that's the problem lol
Would like to note, at least from my experience, that an alternate way of avoiding Barbon's desperation move kicks is to just neutral jump in place through them.
Very easy to time since he always does them in a rhythm, and he will almost always be open and perfectly positioned to get a quick combo in on him once he finishes.
Only time this gets risky is if bikes start getting destroyed and the biker adds start piling in during his attacks, because there's a good chance he'll inevitably destroy one of the bikes himself while he's doing his kicks.
Thank you so much!! I died so many times against that bloody Commisioner, and Barbon just made me quit the game. I didn't know the biker chicks came due to the bikes being destroyed.
There will be more nice if everyone can roll up & down like SOR3.
Game fact that someone forget how to run..
Just Keep playing if that's an issue. The various characters are supposed to be in the styles of all 3 games in some way. so fans of every game can have thir preferred playstyle.
7:28 i didnt event know that you could do 2 attacks in 1 jump. I'm from SoR 1 so i didnt even think about it :D
You have to punch down in the air, then smash the attack botton. When you hit the kick you can continue the combo with a especial in the air
Didn’t figure that out till I beat it with everyone
Just like Final Fight. SOR4 has better air combos/juggles though.
@@RobertPayne556 Yep, Final Fight. SOR 4 has fewer moves than SOR 2.
🤣😂🤣 good work bro bro👊🏿 Thanks
Kinda crazy, but just noticed while you were explaining the Barbon fight there's actually an X blended in the ground and what appears to be a 7 next to it. 4:33
Could be, or could just be tire tracks. Never noticed it before though till you mentioned it.
Awesome video, thank you! And the last bit, just the perfect endcap. My console is now for sale.
Definitely need a part two! This guide is so useful for these enemies, especially the Biker Girl enemies. Ffs i hate them so much haha can never avoid their charge when i’m trying to take on one at a time and another just has to fuck up my combo string. Definitely gonna try these tips though I need to git gud at this game!
Thanks again man! Hope in the next video you can give tips on how to deal with the female enemies that jump kick. As an Axel player, I literally never have any time to get out of the way, especially when theres more than one of em and i’m trying to bait one at a time or just take em all out in one!
I found overall the best way to avoid them is mostly throwing enemies at them since they spend so much time in the air. Axel moves slower than both Cherry and Adam Hunter but his back throw is better than both of theirs. I think you have invincibility frames very limited but some when you switch sides on a grappled enemy by pressing X (I use PlayStation) or A on Xbox I think. Lol just realized I could have called it jump button which is neutral lol.Also sometimes you have to use neutral or defensive special move. It sucks though because you lose a lot of health and they jump around a lot. Also if you punch them in the face with a quick jab you can interrupt them taking air to begin their flying jump kick. You have a few frames to interrupt her with a jab. And she’ll fall to the floor quick. Also Axel has a really good jump special. It can help him travel decently across the screen. But if you start it too late you’ll just end up losing health from using your special and getting kicked mid-air. Basically the goal is to prevent them from even being able to jump at all by either throwing an enemy at them first since they always get hit as far as I can tell by thrown enemies or punching them before they can finish jumping in the air, or moving if possible. Although I think moving out the way is hardest they seem to lock on to you with the precision of a missile with the flying kicks. Also in the level called underground they are easy. All you have to do is let them die while they jump into the vents with the dangerous green air. I actually move all the way across the screen to push them forward early in the underground level and they usually kill themselves and it keeps the combos going. They can be really difficult on other levels though like the Old Pier, and Y tower.
Sorry for such a long comment. Lol those flying kick girls really irritate me too.
That Barbon dance is a game changer!
This video was so useful. Good job for the work and thank you!
Tbh there are far more annoying enemies in my opinion. I do agree the bikers are annoying though.
1. The dropkick girls especially in groups theyre hard to evade.
2. The muay thai guys.
3. Donovans are so annoying and nuisance for a basic enemy. Their jab is fast and they often break your combo inbetween and run up and uppercut you LOL
Very good info on these enemies. Especially useful when I try boss rush
My bane for Bosses is D.Va, and I actually deal with Comm. actually way better then most people apperently
You can also do 4 vertical jumps to avoid Barbons kicks (charged kicks only) if you don't want to do the X dance, jump any other time tho against him and your gonna get that bruce lee high kick he did on hakeem abdul jabar 🤣😂🤣
You mean Kareem right
Perfect ending 🔪😂
Most annoying thing in sor4 is the bosses run away from you the entire time so they can range attack you it’s a very annoying play style so you have to counter it with the same annoying thing by pretending your running away the whole time to Aggro them to you, and no it’s not like they’re coming at you so you have to dodge, they’re running away from you trying to counter you the entire time because they expect you to chase them down, pretty bad design if you ask me.
Dude you say you're no pro but you made a great video there. There are stuff I never though about!
To add on your barbon strategy when he goes for those dancing kicks you dont have to move in X formation. It works but to avoid time wasting position yourself "in the middle of the X stay there and neutral jump Barbons barrage of kicks.
Great video man! Maybe I want smash my controller this Time.
I think donovan also needs a honorable mention because he does everything in Sor4, the uppercut of doom
Yeah, and it's either him, or his different color one that seems to like throwing weapons at you.
Thnx for the tips, i have trouble with barbon and shiva. I find those 2 the most pain in the ass bosses. And im surprised shiva didnt make this list. Just odd cus imo i find the final boss er bosses to be easist. A really good strategy for final boss i found is damage mr y till he pops in the big mech then move to upper left corner and perform vertical jumpkicks on the mech arm. So long as u keep jumping and kicking ms y will 80% of time walk around back of you and you can hit her with a grab or blitz combo, other times shell come at you from front then you just do a defense move to knock her back. Then just continue jumping n kickimg at mech arm regardless if yer hitting or not. If u just stand there ms y will constantly come at you head on n get cheap hits. But using this strategy i get through final boss all the time with no damage, its also handy to no for s rank on hard. The actual last stage is harder then the last boss lol
That’s exactly how I manage the final boss too :)
I have nightmares about the Galcia segment of the gauntlet in Chinatown.
Great video! Ending was class hahaha 😹
That ending is hilarious 😂 Anywho loved the video and I intend to use those techniques the next time I play._Thank you dude!!!
there was a lot of frustrating bullshit design choices that I did manage in the end, but getting pinballed to death (can easily lop off entire life) and bosses having hyper armor is not what I expected in my childhood nostalgia. In the end I did kind of git gud enough to finish the game but it felt a bit off I don't know
Totally with you on that. All the "innovations" except for graphics/animations - are way, way off key. Especially the weapon mechanics, less-fighting-more-platforming idea
and defensive special's sluggishness.
Ending LOL. That was good! :D
The Karate guy is the most annoying.
I’m born in 1989 and had SOR2 on the Mega Drive (and other formats since then like my old 360 and my iPhone now).. No expert but, I’m OK to get through on hard with no restarts for a challenge.
These very guys have given me the most grief. Goro, Barbon (massively OP’d since SOR2!). Now I have some nice simple solutions!
Loved the Galsia section! Do one for those jumping ladies too!
Love this game, great homage to the old and loving the new bits about it too. Mid air weapon grabs etc. Nice to see other older heads in the comments too haha!
This was an awesome video, I needed the tips, so thanks!
....Those fucking Galsias tho. I noticed pretty early that the game *definitely* favors the enemy with wider (vertically) hitboxes. Ironic since the edge of a blade is so.... narrow. 😒 **Disgruntled muttering.**
I’m not joking when I say I have not had this much fun playing a videogame in a LONG time, this games easily become me of my all time favorites, and I can’t say that for any other modern game personally.
Just wanted to say excellent video dude
tyvm 🙏
My combo: Double punch, double punch, grab to uppercut, jab jab uppercut to blitz (if by a wall for bounce) add jump attack down, air blitz and then dash to ult :) Enjoy
Wish I saw this before I beat the game
Galsia with knife is the OG crazed butt-stabber long before Markiplier could even make a joke about it.
Health bar: Is Full
Three Galsias with a knife just after you finished doing a special: Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary!
The real annoying ones are the drop kick girls, the flying fat boy, and the fire flask dropping girls...
... and yes, also the unbuffed Donald Trumps with the knives
So you can either move down or up to avoid them, or herd them into one spot by jump kicking towards them. Most characters beat their jump kicks.
Fever Pitch
Obviously, alone, yes, there are a thousand and one ways to deal with them.
What I am referring to is when you are in the midst of engaging a load of other enemies, especially in multiplayer.
And these moves goes somewhat diagonal so moving vertically doesn’t necessary help. Better option is to use a special.
The bikes belong to the biker chicks 🚴♀️
So when you break one, one comes out of the bar like who’s breaking my shit?
The one i hate slightly more than knife Galsia is...final form Donovan.
On hardest/mania it feels like they're being controlled by another player...or a goddamn telepath!
Great tips, shame there was nothing useful against the knife guy 🤣 china town is the worst level for me because I lose most of my lives in that dojo when they start picking the spears up 😭
In terms of annoying enemies, this vid has helped with some of it.
Dealing with that bottle throwing girl can be annoying, especially when there is more than one of her.
The same could be said of the bosses that have similar splash aoe attacks.
I still play without wanting to spam the special moves though, which is my problem.That habit gets my combo broken too often.
You can catch the bottles before they land and throw them back at her.
@@lazarushernandez5827 true and a good tip.
It's more they drop the bottles when you grab them for a throw or when you hit them.
Axel especially has difficulty escaping the splash radius in time and it ends your combo.
One thing I'd like to point out specifically about the biker chicks is that the charge has loses %100 of the time to all jumping attacks. it is not an anti air. This is as long as it is not armored.
Also, on wake up, a jumping downward attack is great for beating out the kick they do and going into a combo if its safe to do so. I really can't stand them
With Murphy, if I have blaze I spam the special bc she becomes invincible to his hits and once the shield goes away I spam hit him to get her health back up.