Would You Rather ... Hi-def Hadouken Edition

by Xav de Matos { Mar 5th 2008 at 12:30PM }

In our continuing effort to bring you fresh and interesting content, X3F presents Would You Rather ... a weekly feature that asks you the hard questions. The point? If you had to choose one or the other, which would you go for?

It's undeniable. The Street Fighter flu has been swirling around Fanboy Towers since the first hi-res shots of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (seriously, long enough?) has been shown. Since then, Street Fighter 4 has been all the rage putting our original temptation in the shadows. For the sake of this week's installment of WUR let's pretend you could only have one of the two. Would you go new hotness (SF4) or retro remix (SSFIITHDR, sheesh)?

Can't decide, you say? Shoryuken! (Can't take credit for this lame joke)

Feel free to share the reasons for your vote in the comments. We'll share the results of the poll during the next edition of Would You Rather ... which hits X3F every Wednesday.

Last weeks WUR results can be find after the jump ... aaaand fight!

Last week was a dead heat and came very close where Halo 3 style matchmaking barely edged out 4-player online co-op as a wanted feature for Gears of War 2.

Sure, we want it all ... but that isn't the point of WUR, we're all about the tough questions here folks! Or was it nonsense? We could never remember.

Tags: capcom, sf4, sfhd, ssdiithdr, street-fighter, wur

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Louis @ Mar 5th 2008 12:39PM

6 months ago when they first announced the HD SFII Turbo I was so excited, but seriously, how long could it take. I haven't even heard anything about it going in for certification, so who knows how much longer before it is actually available.

Give me SF4

GoBob @ Mar 5th 2008 12:45PM

I'm on the side that is beginning to get less excited the more I see of SF4. I dunno. What we've seen isn't the final product, so it could be quite different by the time the official release comes. I hate the style of the characters. Too much monkey face and steroids.

I'm all for the re-balancing of a very balanced, high quality fighter. Not to mention remade graphics and music.

People call me Hadoken because I'm down-right fierce.

thisguyrighthere @ Mar 5th 2008 12:51PM

I'd always opt for the less expensive option with fighting games. I just don't think they're worth $50-$60 or even $40. They get boring pretty fast. Same with racers.

I miss the good 'ol days of Playstation bootlegging where I would drop $50 on on Silent Hill, FFVII or MOH but when it came to HydroThunder and Tekken it was a $3 rental and a $1 blank CD all the way.

My attention span isn't conducive to racers, fighters or even death matching for that matter.

But I would drop 800 MS points for one. Maybe even 1200 if it was real good.

Xav de Matos @ Mar 5th 2008 12:56PM

"People call me Hadouken because I'm down-right fierce."

That is officially my new personal blog's subtitle.

Slater @ Mar 5th 2008 1:12PM

I voted for SF4, but in my heart I want both. Now.

ccc @ Mar 5th 2008 1:15PM

Sorry but I can not partake in this vote.
I want any and everything SF, except SF the live action movie slash game.

joey @ Mar 5th 2008 1:27PM

Fighting games are best controlled with joystick.
I do remember playing street fighter on Genesis
Right.. The controller has six face buttons and the D-pad didn't suck.
I'd still consider drop 800 points for a remix

Maxx the Slash @ Mar 5th 2008 1:29PM

I want both badly, but I'd probably take Street Fighter IV, just as long as they make Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2 backwards compatable with the 360 so I can get Super Turbo that way.

Dick @ Mar 5th 2008 1:31PM

Does anyone else really want to see Killer Instinct? I know I sure do...
I dont think Nintendo could pull it off, so XBox (and their rare connections) makes the most sense, right? I guess I just want another Mortal Kombat now also.

Maxx the Slash @ Mar 5th 2008 1:39PM

What do Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct have to do with Street Fighter?

ryan @ Mar 5th 2008 1:59PM

neither.

I'd like a street fighter that looked like KOF 12 and moved like SF 3.

GoBob @ Mar 5th 2008 2:19PM

"neither.

I'd like a street fighter that looked like KOF 12 and moved like SF 3."

THIS.

Cowdisease @ Mar 5th 2008 2:27PM

SSF2T: HD Remix all the way. Street Fighter 4 is shaping up to be a prettier version of the EX series (somewhat fun, but not really deserving of the Street Fighter name). The 3D models don't look that great, and it's a real disappointment that Capcom did not go with hi-res 2D art like KOF XII did. Not too crazy about the gameplay from what I have seen so far, but I understand that Capcom is still tweaking it.

And the reason ST:HD Remix is taking so long is because Capcom/Backbone is working very hard to ensure that the HD art assets look fantastic. Remember when some ST:HD art was leaked a few months ago? The internet justifiably threw a fit because the art looked terrible, so Capcom/Backbone went back to the drawing board to ensure that won't happen again when the final game is released.

And the game isn't just a port of Super Turbo with pretty graphics. David Sirlin is working hard to rebalance the game, giving lower-tier characters like T.Hawk and Cammy improved moves and properties so that they can better hang with the upper-tier characters like Boxer, Claw, and Dhalsim. The game is really a new installment/revision of Street Fighter 2.