Ken is TOTALLY DIFFERENT now.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- We're back with another Street Fighter 6 Character overview/breakdown video! Today we're looking at Ken, the classic shoto and rival to Ryu is back in SF6 with some new special moves, supers, and massively damaging combo potential! We'll be running through what this character is capable of, then hopping online to play some matches with him in the closed beta! Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 character overview
7:43 Match 1 vs Kimberly
12:06 Match 2 vs Ryu - เกม
I think Ken's redesign as a more close up range plays into his overall attitude really well. He's been put through hard times, he's sick and tired of everyone's crap and just wants to get it over with, so he'll get right up into people's faces and kick them to ruin their shit as quick as possible.
Exactly, Ken is a natural brawler
@@felipetomaz1087 NO
This man derserves more views for explaining the changes so well
This man deservers more views in general, such a nice personality
Agreed. Great explanations
I don't even play fighting games and I enjoy the break downs
half of the infos are wrong but ok
@@Gramasz Prove It.
Love how Guile is in his own stage as a background spectator.
"Let's see what my ex-brother-in-law and his friend are up to there. Oh wow, nice dragon punch."
Lmao people still believe the divorce thing that came out months ago? They ain't, he's just on the run from the law because he's being falsely accused
@@GreyIsolet That would require people to read or listen, tho. :/
@@GreyIsolet its funnier to say he is divorced tho, we all know that he is in hiding for something he didnt commit
Divorced dad Ken has a nice tone to it
@@Trunks_esp__ some people do think that that's true tho
Even better: in the first round, Guild is there but he's in the middle distance AND wearing a flight helmet, so it's really hard to tell that it's him. For round 2, he walks into the near background, takes off the helmet and hands to the dude in green by the "Street Fighter" flag, and that's when everyone notices "Oh hey, Guile's here!"
His Critical Art is THE HYPEST.
"IT'S ALL OR NUTHIN'!"
"SIT DOWN, AND SHUDDUP!!!"
So. GOOD.
I'm usually one of those guys that waits until a game has been out for a year and buy it on a steam sale for 20 bucks. This gameplay has me so hyped that SF6 will be my first new game purchase at launch in years
I'd recommend waiting a week to see what they do regarding post-purchase monetization and get a feel for how buggy the game might be. Those are both common launch surprises in 2022.
@@JohnSmith-sk7cg good idea. Don't want to get no-man-sky'd
im so hyped for a fighting game that doesnt require memorizing 100 combo flow charts ffs
ayye same. my first was elden ring tho
Veen saying the exact same thing. Might give it a couple days just to make sure there's nothing super broken at launch though
Not mentioned: EX Wheel Kick (in-game name: Dragonlash Kick) ALSO Ground Bounces the opponent and lets you follow up with a Shoryu or Level 3 Super, if you want to skip the running start and are willing to burn some Drive Gauge instead.
Also, Ken's Level 2 Super only has 1 single frame of Invincibility on startup, meaning that if you do it raw it's actually pretty easy for your opponent to use light attacks to knock you out of it. Basically, wake-up Level 2 is a bad idea; use it as a combo extender.
For reference, your Level 3 Super changes into your Critical Art (and gets the alternate animation/more damage) when your life bar goes yellow instead of being blue or red. (The "3" next to your Super Meter also changes to "CA")
Also, I LOVE how Shoryurepa used to be a Super move, but now Ken's gotten so good that it's just his EX DP.
Also also, I think they did a great job showing off how Ken and Ryu have evolved their fighting style over the years: Ken focuses on kicks and uses momentum to add fire to his special moves and it's clear he's put his own personal, aggressive spin on Ansatsuken. Ryu, on the other hand, has taken what Gouken has taught him and spent decades perfecting it, while adding in his own flair in the form of powering up his moves with the Power of Nothingness (read: electricity) with the Denjin charge, Denjin Hadouken, the Critical Art version of Shin Shoryu, and the Hashogeki.
I like how he spent years to perfect it while my man Blanka mastered it by growing up in the Brazilian jungle.
Edit: ...and it makes sense, even some spiders are eletric around here.
I definitely get the impressions that ken is a High Risk and Rewarded character in SF6. I really can wait to see how players are going to optimize him through out the game. Take care Jmcrofts!
I’m a KOF player, and Ken seems so familiar playstyle, mixing Kyo 99-2002 version Kusanagi and Angel. So interesting at the point that I’m hyped with SF just only to play with him!
18:10 Love how the guy in the back stood up and cheered right back at Ken
Love the break downs! I was trying to use Ken as my main during the last beta and these are always helpful!
Thanks a lot, JM! Nobody else explained what was going on with each character so I'm really enjoying the breakdown of all the moves!!
I am really enjoying these character intos you have been doing. Cant wait for the others
I haven't played street fighter in years, but after watching this thorough explanation video (ty 👊😎), Im seriously reconsidering adding it to my library.
Cool informational video. Wasn't expecting the avatar at the end that looks like you🤣🤣🤣
Dude this is legit great analysis. Your channel should blow up with time. Appreciate the content!
Glad to see that you got into the beta! Definitely gonna play ken when SF6 comes out. He's godly in this game!
Love Ken, jmcrofts is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. What great vid.
Hell yeah. Love these kinds of vids! Keep up the great work dude, and maybe I'll see you in SF6 lol!
I didn't play much of SF4 or SF5, but Ken was always an in your face fighter, from CE on. I'm loving that they've given him even more options to pressure with. I honestly didn't play much 4 or 5 because I didn't think much of them. But 6, damn, I'm getting this day one.
This tekken looks so good the way it goes slow motion when you duck a hit zooms in on the combos etc it's looks really good I've never been into tekken either.
loved the video, i love yout content on SF6, very fun to watch that you play with every character
Loving these overview videos!
Best fighting game review I've seen in a while...P.S. KEN is my favorite old school character
Great breakdown as usual.
Oooo I'm liking Ken. They gave him some great rush down options!
I like this kick 7:08, it fits pretty well into his design. It rewards patience, giving him a second gear essentially. But that second gear plays well into his corner focused rushdown.
JM always with the great content. SF6 looking spicy.
Just sub’d. Great breakdown dude !! I got in on the second beta phase and this video (although I play Ryu) is TORTURE. I cannot wait until June
Wow! Absolute demonstration.
Really enjoy your videos I’m a street fighter old school fan player haven’t played since street fighter champion edition 😂. really hyped for the release of sf6 and looking forward to playing with Ken . I hope vega will be a DLC in the future always remember his Barcelona jump from the wired fence 😆. 🔥
i like that there is a steve fox in background on the far left
Hats off to your in game avatar creation. It is totally you!
Every new iteration of street fighter makes me love 1994's SF2 turbo even more!
Damn they did ken the modern western Dad treatment. Divorce and in alimony. MCU whould be proud.
Ken wearing a jacket like that kinda gives me Terry Bogard vibes don't you think? And Merry Christmas JM!
I am enjoying these overviews so much, now i wonder if you got the time to make all the 3 left before the beta ended lol
Bad news 😬
Youre like an elite doctor and professor at a fighting game university, using your power primarily for ensuring the posterity of the world to come
I'm just gonna get a perfect KO while I explain how the game is different, not biggie.
Love all your character explanations!
Great vid. Do you know what any of the jinrai kicks are on block?
OMG - Ken's "Hot Blast" Sneakers 🥾 are pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️
that frame trap at 12:50
Ken looks Amazing
🕯️🥋🥊🔥🕯️
Guile: "Go home and be a family ma..."
Ken: "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOMMA!!?!?!?!?!?!"
Man's working out some aggression
I mastered the shot on iss Pro evolution on ps1. Then they released a sequel and had tweaked everything. Then another sequel and on and on. It's better its better they preached each time. I only ever bought pro evo 1. That's where it was at for me. Me and brother played street fighter IV recently on the xbox 360; 30 years after SFII. We couldn't believe how slow they made Ken and Ryu.
Could you take the time to summarize the new lore for the characters. I always find that to be interesting and feel it flows with the video as well
Training stage theme is chill af
Will you be doing Kimberley and Jamie as well, or just comparing the old characters to how they are now in sf6?
from my experience in the beta, ken benefits HEAVILY from the universal options of this game. Drive Rush in particular gives him a whole new world of approach and pressure resetting. his major downside isnt just his range, its that a lot of his frame traps can get punished super hard by Drive Impact
i like how ken kinda has a built in drive rush with his dash
i don't play street fighter but this video was so fun
Yes! I always loved Ken's aggressive play ever since World Warrior. Now Ken can beat down cheap Luke.
He looks a lot like SF4 Guy now.
Lol you're right
I’m liking the pacing of this game so far
I just liked and subscribed because why not 😉
This is the first time I've watched another fighting game outside of what I normally play ( I play Super Smash Bros and Mortal Kombat lmfao)and the combos actually looked like combos
I was hoping Mel would take over for Ken. Giving him his roll back. Maybe a pallet swap for Ken later. Or Ken as hidden boss with more damage. But nope, Ken gone mgtow
So Ken's got a high/low frametrap mixup move. Neato
I'm ready for this game dammit! 🔥
At first I was disappointed to see the arching HK Tatsu from 5 go, as it felt unique and flashy, but it looks like his new leaping kick special is somewhat like it as well as his V-Skill 2. Pretty neat.
“Let’s roll him out of the corner, I like to mix things up”
Ten seconds later
*rolls Ryu back into corner*
Hey JM, can you do fireball from the run? And if so, does that add knockdown maybe?
In other news: Tricky Shmix sounds like a cereal that will have you feeling Super on Wake-up.
@@cameronsmith9562 lmao
I was watching and waiting, wondering the same thing
They brought back fadc cancels.
Brought in crush counters.
And updated returning characters in a way that shows growth.
I'm loving this so much
Ur getting good views no matter what people say💯🔥
18:15 - "What a way to close out the day? We can finish this man off." - J "mike crofts" Crofts
Ken and Guile look very promising
Funny, I've been playing Ken this way for years. I WILL really mill the range on crouch forward, and standing HK. Used to catch a LOT of people 2-3 times per match standing just a tad too close. The mix ups on run are great though.
All his specials are very good
Hi JM,
Ive been watching your vid for a while now and I was wondering.. How do you make your blue yeti sound so clear ? I have the same mic but can't seem to do it.. Please send help 😢
I don't play this game because i suck but i love when my brother play and perform the Combo's
Ok so basically Ken had like an Axel from streets of rage effect from run into dragon punch
Wow - you nailed it.
Ken That Guy🔥💪🏾💯
Ken vs Ryu match up is the way to test every street fighter. It's meant to be the most evenly matched pair for two humans to play 2 player arcade stlye
I feel old, I remember when Ken and Ryu were young guys full of life and vigor. Now Ken is divorced dad/hobo, while Ryu is mountain hermit, and Chun Li is a middle aged preschool teacher!!! all the OG street fighters are suffering from midlife crisis. LOL thanks Capcom you have introduced the millenials street fighters and the 40 something vets are boomers. But special thanks for keeping Chun Li's thunder thighs, they are timeless!
I like the can backs to sf3
Did you just the hadouken and shoryuken “fireballs and uppercuts”!?
Ryu is wandering warrior who keeps moving place to place to learn and controll his fighting skills, yet Ken has learned new moves and Ryu is still with his old fashioned kicks and punches.
Ken...from banana hair into He-Man.
Do you have a newb vid for terminology? "Plus on block", "frame trap"...I'd like to learn this game.
I get 3rd Strike Ryu vibes from Ken's new moves.
LOL, back in the day, throw was considered cheap asf.... If you did it accidentally, you needed to stand there and be thrown in return and if an accidental throw resulted in the end of a round, you automatically forfeited the next round. It is hard to play online where anything, cheap or not, is A-OK....
He is the best
Doesn’t get more classic than Ken vs Ryu. I’m so hyped for my guy, although both he and Ryu look like very cool hobos, down on their luck in life😌
LMAO 🤣 Looking like Paul Phoenix 🤣 from Tekken
Interestingly they do shout 'the new Ken' when they throw fireballs
Ken is totally different now... again
I kind of have a feeling that attacking characters are going to dominate in this one... so many mix up options and fast paced gameplay.
Imagine if he also had his command roll!
Damn, I’m surprised how much combos Ken has during launch.
They forgot to render Ken's neck...
I wonder if Shawn is in this game. I saw a Sean animation in one of the videos
What did it cost you for Ken?
Me: Everything!
So now he’s now a divorced father!
Me: MY BABY BOY!
How did you get training mode without fight match turned on?
not sure about my main until I get my hands on the game. but this video really sold me on Mr. Masters. Hope they have cool outfits for him cause the hobo-ken aint doin it for me.
That guy looks like Popeye the sailor man with those forearms.
I'm a Ryu guy, but I should try Ken in new games
does ken do more damage with his alternate level 3 ?
ken is my main, but he look mad different
6:54 he did his tatsu from MVC2!?
Can't wait to see Ken awakening The Mu No Ken and becoming The 2nd Mu No Ken Master (Ryu being The 1st Master) taught by Gouken and at the same time, recover everything He lost.