Fighting Game Gold: Chun-Li (3S)

The story of the one time I stopped being an ape and fell in love with a top tier.
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[@trigomathmancer9217]

I like how Elena's idle animation is the most obvious rotoscoped animation in the game

[@UncleNuggets]

I’ve never played this game before so it was kind of jarring to see to be honest. A bit freaky too. Just seems so out of place haha

[@KanaIzumiya]

And Chun-Li's idle looks like it loops by rewinding.

[@Se7enRemain]

I hated it as a kid. Elena and her stage gave me the same feeling as being chased in a dream

[@dooppooter]

its so funny

[@bassrhythms3547]

Actually I feel like it’s her victory pose where she bends slightly. It feels more rotoscoped

[@edgelord8337]

People know 2 things about Chun-li. Super 2 is broken *that daigo parry on chun-li*

[@SMEARGLEX75]

And Chun-Li Main's winning Major 3rd Strike Tournaments are usually groaned upon.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@SMEARGLEX75 yeah

[@diamondking3785]

Bass boost it every time Ryu lands one.

[@ChillavaKirby]

Yeah, her left thigh and her right thigh

[@shromp2034]

Legit the only reason I clicked on the video

[@zhazha23]

"...[Super 2] is really good to close out a round through chip..." I can think of one particular moment that says otherwise.

[@VitunVatiVille]

And his name is DAIGOOO!

[@Boyzby]

I'm thinking of all the times Justin has used it to chip in his videos...

[@fifaworldcup1994]

Well, it's pretty good if you don't just do it raw

[@ChampAtr]

LETS GO JUSTIN!!!

[@owry3144]

"But it's a really good anti air!" *gets daigo paried by the training bot when attempting to demonstrate*

[@phillipwattsjr.4714]

Also: "It's good to use it against Hugo..." *...as long as it's not a YSB-controlled Hugo, in which he'll parry all that shit and you're FUCKED!*

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@phillipwattsjr.4714 nah man, "YSB" or "Hugo-kun" are playing against you, you might as well surrender lol. Amd if you somehow do get to stand your ground against them, ols try to finish them off quickly because they get even more dangerous when low on health.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@phillipwattsjr.4714 i'm a necro main and i'm just scared of Hugo mainst bro

[@kingkrispy5289]

@@phillipwattsjr.4714 we do not speak of the japanese Hugos, they play 4D chess with your soul

[@ClexYoshi]

you are legitimately one of the only people I've ever heard speak about 3S chunners with such genuine enthusiasm. I honestly have never really jived with the 'neutral god' sort of character that plays a game of incredible attrition at midrange. 3S Chun Li makes me think of Melee Marth a lot, given they are both characters that do a lot of midrange poking that forces you to turtle up only to get grabbed by them when they were standing across the street at the corner store while you wait for the traffic signal to turn, or catch you with a low poke that suddenly converts to the stock/round.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Honestly that's a pretty reasonable comparison I've never thought about, it's weird cause Marth never really clicked with me in Melee, but something about Chun really works for me

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Accurate

[@ClexYoshi]

@@BigYellowSilly I hear you. I think the big tipping point for neutral monster characters was Season 1 Oleander in Them's Fightin' Herds, who kinda made it her game plan to make people walk into her big disjointed book and who has such an incredibly terrifying level 2 super that letting her have level 2 would warp the match around how incredibly good the damage and meter steal was on Fred and how safe the big dumb demon made her pressure. A combination of that and just how strong holding up-back was for a character like her was kinda back-breaking, which is why they made her less disjointed in her normals, changed how her meter-stealing works, and made it so her normals propelled her forward more and gave her more mix.

[@MrK-bw5oh]

They're also blue.

[@jonathanrivera578]

Whenever I face a Chun-li in third strike I get a super big smile, upside down, and eyebrows also pointed firmly down....It’s a great time for sure!

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

Yeah, great time indeed. (you can deal with her if she doesn't have super, super is where it goes to shit)

[@ahmadzahraniAAZ]

I think you can deal with her, I don't play third strike (i don't think my father likes paying 27 dollars for shit, 5 versions of the same game, and an arcade that had "three" written on the top, with only 4 out of 12 being worth it)

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I like to play Ryu in this game, it's always an eyeroll and an "ah boy here we fucking go again" when I see someone pick Chun with Super 2.

[@idk-bq6uc]

@@ahmadzahraniAAZ you can install it for free on fightcade

[@kdiffin]

ong

[@tootsie_]

the little bird is SF3's strongest character. look at he go

[@ckmv2858]

"... these animations are so... good." Yeah, the one where she pats her back is an entire anime series in itself. From the 90's.

[@Neogears1312]

Rewatching this and realizing Ralf Jones in the pre KOF12 KOF's plays like a more intentional version of this character (as in a lot of her useless options aren't there the characters more in line with his roster etc. pretty impressive considering he was first). He's also known for mediocre specials, an incredible super that deletes a health bar like nothing and wanting lots of meter, and having the best buttons in the game. His HP's are just like chun's default and back HP but they're proxy based for which ones you get. The general design is still different what with a frame one command grab instead of a fire ball, and a dive kick instead of SBK but a lot of its the same. Hell both have an insane low confirm that can lead to insane damage and a mash special that i loathe inputting and pray becomes a QCF input. It's kind of funny how I love Ralf but never really connected to Chun until you pointed a lot of these bits about her kit out to me.

[@zero123alpha6]

Is he like this in KOF15?

[@buns9022]

hey, same avatar.

[@SkyGenz]

I hope this video will be a great way to compliment Baf's Bad Balance Twelve video as you get to see the difference between good neutral with bad damage is like and what good neutral and huge damage is like

[@buster2654]

love that u put your personality into your videos, rather then just giving information, makes the video really fun to watch.

[@mikufanpage]

Honestly, I feel like something that is simultaneously usually overlooked and one of the primary reasons 3S is so good is the way they handled supers and meter. Chun is an amazing example of how the super design of the game can define a character. So many of the high/top tiers are that way, at least partially, because of the way they interact with meter- Chun, Yun, Ken, even Makoto or Ryu to an extent. It's a system that is (in my opinion) almost perfectly designed, and should be praised more. I just wish it made more of an impact. It would have been cool to see it become the norm.

[@BigYellowSilly]

I adore how supers and meter work in this game, it's just such a neat system that has a really cool impact on how the game functions. If by some miracle we ever got a 4th version of SF3, an SA4 for each character would be my most wanted addition

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Chun, Yun and Ken are usually seen as the Top 3 characters of the game, which makes it no surprise that three of the top 4 Supers in the game belong to them. (Urien SA3 is in there, obvs)

[@mikufanpage]

@@BigYellowSilly Yun SA4: Turn into an MvC2 character

[@mikufanpage]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN I forgot to mention Urien for being as much if not more ubiquitously tied to his super. Even more of an example of how a super can turn a somewhat basic character into a unique and iconic powerhouse

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

@@mikufanpage Yeah, I think if you just take the Supers and look at them seperate from the characters, Aegis Reflector is probably the best one in the game, above Chun SA2 and Yun SA3 and Akuma's "You'll Never See It Coming" Gimmick Delights

[@PlusheonPup]

Yellow talking about top tiers? Guess there's a first for everything

[@BigYellowSilly]

Local ape learns to like good character

[@PlusheonPup]

Hey I mean, it happens to the best of us, I play Piccolo in DBFZ lol

[@johnmathgood4184]

This is technically the second episode of fighting game gold. He talked about big scary ex-slave anime man (GGST) last time

[@BigYellowSilly]

@@johnmathgood4184 That's true but Potemkin isn't a top or high tier in Strive, I made the video just cause I love the character

[@PlusheonPup]

well, yes, I know, but Potemkin isn't top tier, that's why I specified "talking about top tiers"

[@Bacchus325]

I found your channel a few days ago and binged every garbage video you had up. Your content is so simple and perfect. I don't play most of the games you talk about here but you describe it in a middle ground so that I can understand it and find it interesting. Keep doing what you're doing I love it!

[@trendyy._.6365]

lol

[@DatKakashii]

You insulted him and complimented him lmao

[@arthuralvesdantas6672]

​@@DatKakashii"fighting game garbage"

[@Marqrk]

Ah, so this is what they meant by “pick a top tier”

[@finnfinity9711]

"Pick a top tier" -Sun Tzu, the Art of War

[@GinkgoPete]

@Terry Bogard Ah yes smash ultimate. My favourite street fighter...

[@taylorbee4010]

Yes

[@OhNoTheFace]

​@Terry Bogard "Get good" is exclusive to the previous "Pick a top tier"

[@DragonKirby]

the best thing about the video was him being in awe about the little bird on the stage, that got me out of nowhere and it was cute

[@ANGLOOS]

Yoooo these vids are my favorite cause they’re so easy to digest and they actually make me wanna play fighting games, even if I’m bad

[@waalker1206]

keep up the great fighting game content as a newcomer to fighting games, it's really cool to see the history of these old games and the characters

[@Super_EpicGuy]

*Frame 2 crouching light punch that is plus 3 on block* Sounds fun

[@btran3S]

Do people think frame 2 means it hits on frame 2?

[@Super_EpicGuy]

That tends to be what frame 2 means, yes

[@gamer9720]

@@btran3S That's exactly what it means dude, LMFAO

[@btran3S]

It doesn’t in this game, you add an active frame. They do startup not to include the first active frame for most frame data sites for this game

[@Super_EpicGuy]

Bruh why

[@Polymathically]

I've been playing 3rd Strike for over a decade. Chun-Li is my main, with Akuma, Twelve, Sean, Hugo, and Elena as secondaries. I play Chun-Li as hyper aggressively as possible; most opponents already have her parries memorized, so it's much more interesting to ditch the usual methods and make the opponents desperate. Your video was quite comprehensive, and I'm glad you included things like the double slap into SA2, her corner stomps, and aerial throw. Very few players even know about the aerial throw; I've made a tactic out of jumping in towards shotos, parrying their Shoryukens, and then countering with the aerial throw. That shuts down Shoryuken spammers _very_ quickly. Some other things worth mentioning: you can alter her corner stomps by using wall kicks and doing the input at different times. Also, heavy Spinning Bird Kick is more effective against larger opponent due to hitbox quirks; if they try jumping over, they end up getting caught in the last hit. This is a great way to keep even experienced players off-balance. Also, EX Hazanshu is a tool best utilized as a surprise against players who think they've gotten comfortable with blocking and parrying; it's fast enough to catch inexperienced players off-guard. Also, her crouching strong has a deceptive amount of reach, and is viable as an round-opening attack depending on the opponent. Also, I love super jumping against Urien at the start of matches; it's fast enough to beat his projectile, can counter his knee press, and absolutely no one expects it. Also, the overhead somersault you mention at 19:37 is a way to bait and counter Shoryukens and a few super arts. Also, you can immediately trigger SA2 out of a teched throw, which can be deadly if your opponent is low on health. Anyways, great video. Thanks for making it!

[@taggerung_]

i really appreciate this extra info as someone just getting into 3s and picking up chun li!

[@mr_0n10n5]

Chun-Li: *crouches* Yellow: Disgusting

[@ramseydoon8277]

I fuckin love 3S. It's such a testament to it's quality and depth and longevity that people like you, Bafael, TheoryFighter, and others are putting out truly high-caliber content like this so many years after the game's release and that there are so many people who are eager for these videos. I love your work, man. Even though I'm a complete scrub there's always some nuggets of knowledge gold that I can glean to help me improve my game, then as I keep progressing I can come back and learn more. Really great stuff, thank you for taking the time and effort to help spread the 3S gospel. Any possibility that you'd put out some Dudley content? I'd offer my firstborn child for a long-form piece like this one but if that's not in the cards I'd be happy with small bits of wisdom. Thanks again and keep kicking ass!

[@metricleader8243]

What we learn today? Chun li is cute Good video btw. I didn't know why Chun li was good apart from sa2 until this video.

[@AerobianAngel]

A very unique perspective on what makes Chun-li so strong. Most people just say that she's an average character with a terrifying gimmick (and the tools to always setup into that gimmick), so it's nice to hear that recontextualized into a means of a game-plan as opposed to a reductive assessment. How you put it at 11:24 was a great comparison of character-intent, and I even agree that it's a REALLY COOL way to design a character. That said, I do think that her design is so polarizingly-tuned (if not just a happy-accident) to that game-plan that it makes her an otherwise-unremarkable character without it. I've never really played Chun-li (or faced many online), so you've legitimately shown me moves I've never seen before because of how irrelevant they are to practically play her. I think what makes people think Chun-li is poorly designed (as opposed to just weakly-designed), is how much her balance as a character feels irrelevant outside of her setups. It doesn't feel like she has weaknesses when she can just opt-out of using her downsides (just use her good buttons, not the bad ones), as opposed to some characters who always have to consider their weaknesses (like the fireball-less cast always having to respect their zoning disadvantage in neutral). It also doesn't help that achieving her gameplan is a concern that she more or less has to think about only once or twice in a whole match, since the meter double-stocks at medium length with buttons that fulfill that chore (and even get great damage/zoning results) exceedingly well. In short, she's a just too-good at getting what she wants; though there's an argument to be made that it may be more an indictment at the balance of the rest of the cast than her. I didn't really come out of this video thinking Chun-li deserves the Golden showcase instead of some sort of Gray-Area assessment, but I do still highly appreciate having watched this. It made me rethink this character I had written-off for years. Another great vid, Yellow!

[@naluthemarblepillar6451]

moves that are impractical but have weird properties are why i like to watch this type of videos

[@BigYellowSilly]

We all love a little jank now and again

[@btran3S]

Lighting legs is a really really good move btw, it’s basically free damage in meaty situations or in reset situation when added to her standard mixup. I think you missed out on talking about her air normals and how lethal they really are and how wall jump and wall stomp reset her actions infinitely so that she can parry afterwards and do another action.

[@joeschmoe4376]

Wall jump is SO whack dude, insane option

[@Skeeter66]

As a capoeira practitioner, crouching under the type of kicks that Elena uses in her super is actually a correct defense against that kick. Thus, it makes perfect sense it will fly over Chun-Li's head.

[@dylpillchill]

I'm confused because every move he showed being crouched looked totally reasonable to my heathen eyes but maybe that's not how street fighter typically works?

[@Skeeter66]

From an observational stand point, Chun-Li is shorter, and her crouch is lower. So, her avoiding hits while crouched makes sense.

[@scatman1236]

No matter how many guides or people who explain how good 3S Chun is, always good to see more videos like this!

[@SkyBungis]

I feel like it's a bit weird to say frame 2 light punch when it's actually active on frame 3. 3s often uses old frame data notation, so 2f startup back then, really means 3f now. (2 frames of start up, active frame 3)

[@thegloop5018]

fighting game gold on G in sfv? idk of he's your slice of cake but as someone who doesn't even play G his aesthetics and mechanics are so great that it almost makes getting hit by the same 20 second combo over and over again enjoyable

[@BigYellowSilly]

Defo a good chance I'll do this, G has come a long way as a character

[@NeonNY_]

This channel is gonna blow up mark my words. You put so much effort into these videos and I really appreciate it. Highly underrated KZbinr

[@slime-mahou-shoujo]

ArcSys gave Stun Edge the LP Kikoken treatment in Strive

[@Exorion]

6:08 A great showcase of things that most people would be never able to pull off. It looks impressive but most players would not be able to recreate this during an actual match, heck maybe even in training mode itself. And I am pretty sure that is not because of the amount of parries required but the small yet sudden change in timing / rhythm after the 10th parry, having a little gap followed by a slower sequence of parries. Unless I am not aware of parry sequences such as this being easy money in Third Strike. Even then having the awareness to recognise it in time as well as pulling it off during an actual game are different things altogether.

[@Pzafrk]

And here I am assuming that Oro was this game’s “golden” character, I mean it’s literally in his name!

[@andymcclurg9916]

I loved playing as her as a kid, she's my most wanted Smash character. It won't happen, but I can dream

[@Neogears1312]

There’s actually a kinda big flaw with chuns sweep. It’s the only sweep you can high parry. Because her other big pokes her hp from that distance this really mitigates a lot of its threat. Edit: Nvm you covered it.

[@thrillhouse4151]

I always try and cultivate my pocket Chun cause I just don’t feel like learning Yun, ever. He’s just a dude with a baseball hat, even if you combined him with his twin brother he’d still only have like 1/4 the personality of any other character except perhaps Ryu.

[@finn2383]

I really appreciate the beginner parts to do instead of the hit confirm feeling like there's a crucial part of the character I'm missing out on has often put me off trying to learn fighting games beyond a very casual level:-)

[@ACobalt]

Huh, an overhead that whiffs on crouch. Where have I heard that before?

[@Mat-tg4fk]

Hey yellow, if youre capable of recording 60fps gameplay its kinda necessary for 3s. Red parry frames tend to not display in 30fps footage.

[@burningphoneix]

Oh so that's why the Q looked like a normal parry

[@jayjax229]

You didn't have to tell us you were a Chun player, as soon as you said "probably the second best in the game" we knew lol

[@dekuskrub2154]

I will say, low profile crouches can totally mess with Chun herself. Specifically, Oro can duck EX Bird and rip her wide open with clHP.

[@CB66941]

A few things I want to add: Although you shouldn't use HP predictably, the punish scenarios against Chun Li if parried aren't as optimal compared to if other characters have their normals parried. This is because she's too far away from the opponent that most punishes are either long range normals that are usually not cancellable, ex fireballs that travel fast or a super that covers distance quickly. Only some characters can more optimally punish it without meter. Cr. MP makes her low profile go even lower. She can duck fireballs, counterpoke her own HP, Dudley's own HP, and even Elena's fastest overhead. It's so low you can use this move to make jumping attacks whiff, which will either make the opponent eat the cr. mp, or go for a throw if it didn't hit. It is really good and covers her anti air weakness once I played with this character a lot more.

[@hiyaa_q]

wake up babe new big yellow vid just dropped in all seriousness tho, i love your videos and even though i have never played 90% of the games you talk about it's still really entertaining.

[@parkerkrakowiak2990]

I like using super art 3. It gives her a lot of meter, mostly for ex SBK and legs as get off me tools, but it also gives her a super that she can use early and often. It's use is circumstantial, but a big fat anti air move actually happens to be what chun lacks for the most part, so i feel like in theory this could actually be a pretty legit strat. Use her ground game and ex moves to force a jump in then catch them with the super

[@geoffreytasker2097]

I've followed this game for over 20 years and this video was first time i ever saw her mk command normal...

[@diamondzsantana03]

It was only a matter of time before this well constructed video came to fruition.

[@lopp3]

the bird is the MVP of this video

[@AtmaDragoon]

What a heartwarming note to end on!~ But y'know, having finally watched this...I think maybe Chun-Li _is_ the 3S character for me to play. I like watching the game a great deal, and have nothing but respect for it from the standpoint of it being a historic and competitive hallmark of fighting games, but every time I've tried to pick it up I just...no one in the roster really clicked for me. Initially I would've gone Elena, but her rotoscoped animations just clash way too much with the rest of the game for me to deal. Then I thought I'd go Remy, but I'm...never really thrilled about charge characters; not looking to play Guile 2.0 (probably reductionist of me, but it's what I feel about him). I also tend to have a contrarian streak when it comes to character tiers, which has put Chun-Li entirely out of my consideration for _years_ and years. But then you mentioned boo-boo doody super 3, and I realized, "...Wait a minute, that's my answer! I'd be playing pretty much the top-est tier character, but if I'm using her worst super...well, she at least won't be the most top tier she _could_ be." And that might about be enough of a justification for me.

[@Pioxys]

6:10 Chun-Li’s PTSD intensifies.

[@mgc9965]

Everyone gangsta until boss Gill is playable

[@sourwasabi5229]

you talking like half the people that play her dont just play her for them thighs

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

That's the main reason I play her in 5.

[@Zeno2806]

They don't, they play her because she's broken. Just like with Ken

[@getthegoons]

@@Zeno2806 or they play them both for their thighs.

[@sourwasabi5229]

@@Zeno2806dont lie to urself bro

[@sourwasabi5229]

@@Zeno2806 I bet ur soooooooo fun at parties huh

[@blyat8832]

Also one thing I just learned recently is that her sweep can also be used as an Anti Air as well. Pretty jank hit box if it's able to smack Akuma out of a demon flip lmao

[@Seth_windam]

Love to see more 3S content Super interesting game even as someone who doesn't play much SF And shoutouts to that bird Look at him go 👀

[@TJF588]

I know this is a year out, I'd have to imagine my lack of awareness means it's been considered since, but gracious this music track is rhythmically disruptive to my very _breath_ when jumping between cuts. I'm curious if my copy of Online Edition had volume control to allow for music-less capture, but I'm not saucy enough to switch over to turn on the PS3 to check.

[@BigYellowSilly]

Luckily there's a way around it now, fightcade training mode lets you turn the music off

[@no64256]

Since multiple top-tier characters seem to be defined by an amazing super, I'm wondering how the meta would change in a tourney that banned the choice of supers like Yun's S.A.III or Chun's S.A.II Edit: to make things clear, I meant only banning the selection of top-tier's game defining supers. Like Chun would still be okay to select super 1 or 3, just to limit the busted tools of already busted characters. Although a tourney where supers are straight up banned would also be cool

[@meathir4921]

Akuma probably becomes kind of insane? Same with Elena, who can spend on EX instead anyways?

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Chun would still be amazing if limited to SA1, I think. Depends on exactly what Supers for other characters would get banned. I would say if you banned SA3 for Ken he'd still be a monster thanks to his EX moves, but SA3 gives him the most EX meter, so it'd mess with that too.

[@BigYellowSilly]

I think Yang would be a monster cause none of his Supers are all that great but EX Slashes is sooooo good

[@meathir4921]

@@BigYellowSilly Ngl I forgot about Yang

[@Neogears1312]

Auto mattock did a tournament where you had to pick your worst super only. Turns out there’s a very good reason Dudley is considered just outside of top tier.

[@kevin933]

Also worth noting is her OTHER kara throw with cl HK. After knockdown oki, you can do an option select whereby you can either: Throw your opponent if they block on wakeup Tech your opponents throw if they throw on wakeup Parry in to cl HK sjc SA2 On oki, get to tip of cl HK range, tap down > HK ~ throw > 2362369 K really fast to cover all eventualities.

[@wusgoodie7498]

I literally subscribed today and i already can tell this guy is gonna be one of my favourite youtubers.

[@oldschoolninamain9138]

I enjoyed this very much! Well done, I would love if you went over Oro! I main Oro but I'm still learning this game and its been over a year. Tekken is my main franchise but I love 3S and my husband is a strong Remy main. I like watching 3S more than playing it lol, my Oro is still in training. I personally think Chun is the best in the game; Yun is a close second. My reasoning is that Chun has more health, a better taunt, and I think her SA2 is stronger and eaiser than Yun's Genei Jin SA3. That's just my opinion. Love your content, I'd love more of this series!

[@cheapshot777]

I actually really enjoy fighting good Chuns, compared to say, Yun. Bar some post SA2 mix-ups her grounded poke heavy style is pretty honest. Coming up with strategies to counter her is fun.

[@EliTheGleason]

Dude you have been on a content creation grind, awesome work I'm so into it

[@66ixty9ine]

6:34 Chun Li's SA3 is a barrage move. If you're really really close, it carries them into the air with you and the last kick will slam down. It does okay-ish damage, but the first hit comes out on frame 2 or 3, so it's at least a little usable (SA1 and 2 are still better) Otherwise it's just a really bad close range slam with near 0 damage and obvious startup

[@bloodydoll5897]

loved the bird friend at the end

[@aymen_b1267]

I have been waiting for this my whole life.

[@anitabath8315]

Seeing chun li in this game gives me flashbacks to the greatest evo moments in history.

[@chomprey5407]

Thank you for including the bit with the bird, it made my day better

[@Mushroom-Stew]

Twist ending of the century

[@BlancOtaku]

That stage has all sorts of small quirks, like if you shake the screen enough times the bowl of ramen on the forground table will fall off

[@just_mr_gng]

I like the end bit I'm assuming that was you recording then you got distracted 😂

[@CHULAKable]

I learned that Q has an extra frame of block stun :o

[@CWunderA]

Pretty cool to see what's going on behind the scenes with top level play. Will definitely have some things to look out for next time I watch a sf3 match.

[@gunk7014]

I fucking love that bird.

[@Ninja-The-Red-Shinobi]

Chunners is a great stomper with her pokes and then when she does get bar you got to be afraid of any whiff.

[@mariotaz]

Bird advantage

[@diamondking3785]

"Because... You know, Chun needs her Meter." *God, that would be an AWESOME 3S fan art.*

[@ttgb2990]

I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Kikoken in 3rd Strike

[@free_playstation_2]

I thought Chun-Li was considered the best character in the game because of how good she is, how simple her gameplan is and how easy the c.mk hit confirm gets in a higher level of play Who are the top 5 according to you?

[@BigYellowSilly]

Personally I think Yun and Chun are the clear top 2, they're very close but I'd put them on their own in S tier if I did a tier list. I think Ken and Makoto are 3 and 4, but everyone after them but above Hugo imo is extremely close imo. I think 5 would be Yang or Dudley, but it's a close call.

[@heylookitsrob]

Yeah yun and Chun are tied imo. In a scenario where everyone has perfect execution yun is probably a bit better, but Chun just doesn't have to work nearly as hard. Two bar Chun is probably the scariest thing in the game since that high/low/left/right mixup post super is so easy to do on top of being confirmable.

[@joeschmoe4376]

If Chun's crouching MK had like, 3 more frames of recovery it'd be soooooooo much easier to play vs. It's like obnoxiously safe on whiff, you can like never jump in on it as a punish unless they're not looking at the screen when they press buttons, and she's so short while crouching afterwards that she can parry at the only timing she's available for a move to connect with her. And if she times it well, she can both parry your jump in and tech your empty jump throw, with no time to do like empty land > jab before her throw connects

[@kevingoudar2287]

Now this is the beginning of something great

[@MrBroken030]

You run rarely into chuns? So thats what its like to be fortunate in this life :D

[@Koishi97]

So you mentioned that Chun is the 2nd best. So does that mean Gill might be worth talking about in the future? I know he's banned but I really do enjoy these informal videos.

[@BigYellowSilly]

I called Chun 2nd cause personally I think Yun is a tiny bit better, but this is a great idea for a video!

[@aegisreflector1239]

My favorite Chuns are 3rd Strike Chun, Alpha series Chun and Capcom vs SNK Chun

[@VitunVatiVille]

After watching PikachuAkuma play Chun Li online i gained a love hate relationship for her purely for her taunts. XD

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Chun Li vs Anyone else: Well, this should be easy. Chun Li vs Ken: Why do I hear parry music?

[@pokeaust7800]

Great new video. Could you consider doing a fighting game garbage on Faust’s bone-crushing excitement in Strive. At least in its current state it has a super low and short hitbox, does barely any damage, doesn’t wallbreak and leaves you at midscreen no matter where you use it so it’s basically a waste of meter no matter what. The smallest jump will nullify its use as a reversal.

[@ShinMario098]

You forgot about the one thing that absolutely ruins Chun Li. Her stage theme kinda sucks in comparison to the rest of 3rd Strike's OST

[@alexv3375]

And even _then,_ it's still catchy as hell!

[@Nice_Boy_555]

It's just really repetitive imo but I still like it

[@AfroSnackey]

MVC1 Chun theme best iteration.

[@konkeydonk]

Her only weakness frfr

[@lelevalellz9362]

@12:06 exactly how i felt playing Nina with her butterfly loop in Tekken 7 😩 I felt like i shouldnt be playing her if i couldn’t execute it lmao

[@1upLeviathan]

✌️😄 Chun-li ground game was extremely solid. I really miss her attack animations from 3rd Strike.

[@professorpick]

just subbed cuz I love watching all ur vids. can you make a video on Makoto in 3s

[@Xanhast]

her biggest weakness is stage soundtrack that anyone learning her has to endure - even when learning the character, for 20 min on loop Q_Q also audio video is out of sync in later half, makes it hard to know what you're referring to.

[@YashichiDSF]

another great video. love this series you've put together

[@PKspectre]

God I love these videos even as the biggest casual around

[@keylimecookies]

Hey guys, play this game!!!! It’s on Xbox and ps4/5 and if your pc you get to play on fightcade

[@nickkiller-0710]

Chun is like, tailored to make the game lame. The moment she gets super the opponent has to play timid or else they risk losing half of their health, but if they don't do anything she can just whiff back+fierce to build even more meter and Kara-throw them from pretty far to get the health lead. Tho I have a feeling that if lightning legs was a motion move that she could consistently cancel into and super 2 was a long 1 bar super like Hugo's 720 she would be pretty fun

[@TomasRodriguez-r9h]

not sure if you're gonna read this and neither if someone already told you this, though i haven't seen any comment talking about it, but the audio of the video seems way ahead of the footage shown, not sure if this is my computer but any other video on yotube seems to play normal.

[@RedNayl]

Yeah something happened to the video cause that didn't happen before.

[@TomasRodriguez-r9h]

@@RedNayl but even if there's the audio issue, great vid.

[@canadiangooseok7281]

The good thing about super 3 is that you finally have good ex moves

[@MusicoftheDamned]

I knew most of this already, but it's still good to see despite not playing this character, especially since you rather even-handed. I did learn a few new things too, like how crappy cl. MK is; one would think they would test that an overhead, you know, actually *hit* the majority of crouching characters, but I know that at least Capcom has made the same mistake again in later games. Sigh. The most important new things I learned were just how fast c. LP and cl. HK at 2-frames and 4-frames respectively. What in gods' names were they thinking there? I'd still rather fight Chun than Yun's even dumber ass, but sheesh.

[@syrelian]

As someone who knows jack all about 3S, do you get "on hit" options when your attack gets parried, or "on block" options? Cause I remember Justin Wong having a minor breakdown at the realization he coulda jump canceled at the Evo Moment, but if he couldn't actually escape anyway thats even more painful

[@ddrbruhh4824]

I think that talking about the 100 man brawl characters in brawl would be interesting

[@bakerboisp]

What are you talkin about? All her buttons are great, strong mix-up, strong spacing, and ontop of that she has a damn near free super.