IS RYU THE BEST CHARACTER NOW?

[@walkingking707]

Bruh be whiffing that medium punch like it builds meter 😭

[@TortoiseMaximus]

Footsies!

[@bbyjohn11]

Idk what it is about ryu but it feels mad disrespectful when he’s dashing in on you 😂

[@thegreatdnagaming6522]

I feel other characters dash animations are worthy of hate. I'm looking at you, A.K.I.

[@crazymumbo]

Idk what it is, but Ryu dashes always make me mad af. In SFV his dash just felt like the other person was a belligerent caveman with two pebbles for brains mashing the forward button. It was just so damn dumb looking, but every damn Ryu did it.

[@BigProtein2]

Lol i wish he kept his 3rd strike dash

[@obitouchiha9446]

@@BigProtein2yes their 3S dashes looked realistic

[@shaieresmirnoff]

Hold up are we hating his dash or respecting it

[@in4mus85]

I love how progressively Punk's demeanor changed as he gradually realised how significant Ryu's buffs are 😂

[@azurviper513]

Man that comeback against that Guile at 19:30 was Flawless work!! My goodness

[@MichaelAdkins-xb9fd]

Forward heavy kick when opponent is in the corner can be followed up with another forward heavy kick as a space trap whiff punish now. Can be repeated 2-5 times depending on distance and opponent character.

[@Inaluogh]

They can jump the second one.

[@IytrrvItru]

Why 2 to 5 times though 🤣 Just the idea of someone doing that 5 times in a row is idiotic but why can't it be 6 or 7 ? 😂😂

[@Inaluogh]

Also if you just try to cheese it, drive impact punishes it too.

[@dumpsta-divrr365]

Didnt even see that hp change, thats really nice

[@GLL98]

The standing jab change to Ryu is just to allow 3 jabs into HP Shoryuken to hit early into the move. Sometimes 3 jabs into shoryu before would hit late and the move would do less damage and not be cancellable into Lvl3

[@sofiane99]

Thanks Punk for this video! Really like you explaining your thinking process about characters. Please keep it up.

[@DouglasBurton]

OH damn, Ryu putting out some big damage. I might have to put down Marissa for a while. I like simple combos for big damage. Wow he drains drive gauge so well too.

[@Mister_non]

That check on the demon flip on 21:45 was so sick!

[@DDT9000]

Ryu does hella damage

[@yoshighomi]

To this day hes been my favorite character and this was deserved considering hes the face of the franchise. I liked how people like Paladin played with him despite his flaws... Its amazing how people outside of him cling to trends... but thanks for showing the updates all the same.

[@killahteck402]

No one is talking about Denjin hasho naturally combos from CrMk that huge.

[@aweigh1010]

it didn't use to before?

[@killahteck402]

@@aweigh1010 no now you can get Hk CrMk into Denjin hasho

[@mikey22355]

@@killahteck402 Yes man, that’s one of the best buffs. Decent damage for 1 bar drive rush off a low rather than 3 before. And having Denjin whenever you want, it just feels like how he should of been from the start

[@killahteck402]

@@mikey22355 agreed

[@SaucyCheeseburgerwithRanch]

You ever wonder what EndingWalker would be like now? If Ed didn’t come back to SF6 And with these Ryu buffs? 😳

[@ItsAkile]

PRAISE THE LORD, F.HP IS BACK

[@XellosNi]

Man, I saw a Ryu win against a JP in a local tournament. I'm wondering how much stronger of a tournament win this Ryu would procure.

[@jtip]

I'll gladly take all of these buffs and then some. As a Ryu player in sf6 since the beginning nobody had anything to say when he was terrible, but now people want to take the bit we get for this character lol

[@Sir-.-]

Ryu is cool and all but I need them to bring back my boy Sagat 😅

[@khaosleigon504]

I mained Sagat and Decapre in SF4

[@shaieresmirnoff]

I need Adon we had Sagat in 5. Even though it feels incomplete for Ryu without the big guy

[@martinmartinez3860]

Yeah I want my boy Sagat back too 😞

[@spotzhopz]

TIGER

[@Sir-.-]

@@spotzhopz UPPERCUT!

[@ForteFGC]

For anyone wondering about the jab changes, you used to only be able to get 2 jabs on hit and block, being able to get 3 just makes hit confirming easier, as well as making his mixup game slightly stronger

[@SK_Falchion]

Capcom gave Ryu the same Roids they gave Gief. I ain't complaining. Ryu should always be top 5 no excuses.

[@yostokies]

I’ve never played Ryu a day in my life, but if Ryu isn’t good… it’s a problem

[@in4mus85]

That's true Ryu should be nowhere near bottom tier.

[@SHendrixx2]

Hes not top 5 now

[@SK_Falchion]

@SHendrixx2 That's why I said "should "

[@nunyabizwacks6711]

​@@SHendrixx2 he aint far off tho honestly. Ryu > Akuma imo

[@JackTheRustler1332]

Those light changes with the pushback make light denjin hashogeki confirmable for full combos

[@BlueMysticNinja]

I'm very happy to see how greatly improved Ryu is and now an amazing character in Street Fighter 6! He is truly a fun character to play! 😃

[@andrewvegarosa8641]

Bro almost slipped up when you hit that misinput on Rashid 🤣🤣

[@42vargasvaldezeduardojose81]

Ryu my man

[@bijibadness]

Ryu is by far the most fun character to play for a beginner. heavy punch, medium punch and heavy kick have +forward moves, with heavy kick even having a special +backward heavy kick. for a beginner just learning that's really fun for easy depth. I don't think Ken has a single modified move attack, even though he's considered the better character by most / all. Ryu hits harder, too.

[@Regalman]

@22:02 lmao you caught me off guard there good joke

[@TheKontrarian]

Ryu been my main before the patch... since the demo. Went through the struggle of him being C tier and called boring before the buffs, before the patches... now everybody been coming in droves lol welcome lol.

[@alexthompson5726]

Wow youre so special and different and cool hey bro?! Lmao please guy there was legions of ryus since the game dropped

[@TheKontrarian]

@@alexthompson5726 oh I know I am all that... thanks, buddy

[@mikey22355]

Bro probably played Ken or Luke in season 1 and now realising he’s too trash to play akuma in season 2 😂

[@TheKontrarian]

@@mikey22355 Akuma is easier to play being a lot of his moves string together without even using DR….

[@mikey22355]

@@TheKontrarian Yep, before the Denjin change Ryu had to burn so much meter to do anything. He’s a lot more fun and well rounded now

[@ryanhartmanisgreat]

That Guile comeback was wild

[@semaj06]

The ability to hold denjin charge shouldve been there since day 1. My favorite SF character of all time is finally fun again and hes top-ish tier!

[@RegliaSX]

Love your vids punk 👍

[@txta786]

I feel like the meta has shifted to characters that can spam normals in neutral into punish combos. Ryu, Dee jay, and gief is all i run into now. Draining your meter with cheese. I hate it here now

[@PGO_Gaming]

Who is your main?

[@dodang_9147]

Akuma, Zangeif and Aki are probably the meta character of the season. Ryu is good but he is a lot harder to win with than Akuma, Zangeif and Aki.

[@mikey22355]

You hate it where? In gold?

[@notspider-man5765]

14:45

[@retrofraction]

Ryu is so happy with changes

[@ElBrauleo]

That Megaman vs Bass theme tho

[@hannibal829]

That master gief was inspirational

[@Mrfigz209]

Bro that guile comeback

[@matthewulanski217]

Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will release this year. Bust out the old strategies.

[@gr4yf0x1983]

LTGs nightmare

[@thiago4santos]

They gave the world OP Akuma, Ryu had to get something good.

[@thatboytoni238]

No Ryu downplay from me because they literally gave him everything they could (minus a faster walk speed and 7 frame low foward) but Akuma and Ken are pretty much fighting over the top spot right now. Ryu is about 11-14 position right now. Better than bottom 5 for all of season 1.

[@BravadoLuciano]

Ryu Top 5

[@Un1234l]

Ryu may be better than Ken at this time. He has degenerate damage and frame advantage and conversions.

[@FabG-mm3hu]

Man, I need to learn how to buffer inputs to link combos.

[@imjustbread9209]

I hope they end up fixing the issue he has with SA3 after donkey kick. Based on spacing, the SA3 can whiff.

[@xkoan-yy7lg]

dope video punk

[@island_ice20]

Yo that Dhalsim shirt is 👍💯🔥

[@alexs7670]

That guile palet is duke nukem

[@pnx073]

He's definitely stronger but it feels like he needs more buffs especially with his knockdown rewards. I know he's supposed to be more neutral focused compared to Ken and Akuma so his wake up options aren't as great but denjin charge is still too slow and unsafe for most of his knockdowns aside from donkey kicks and while the denjin cancels on his target combos are nice, you aren't really ending on those.

[@Un1234l]

I don't agree. He gets L tatsu pretty easily as a BnB, as it combos from lights. From L tatsu, he can dash forward and do L Hashogeki for a degenerate +oB meaty and mixup guessing game.

[@pnx073]

@@Un1234l L hasho's -3 on block though unless its ex which is +3. It still loses vs ex dps and drive reversal but does win vs wake up mashing and grabs so its not all that bad.

[@Un1234l]

@@pnx073 It's + as a meaty. And even when not used as a meaty, -3 oB allows for easy and degenerate perfect parry mindgames. You try to take your turn back with a 4 frame light, you get perfect parried. Watch MDZ Jimmy to see how powerful Hashogeki is.

[@shanep44]

After probably 30+ years ryu finally wore some sandals

[@mr.catfish1993]

I don’t even play this game and stayed for the whole video

[@shaieresmirnoff]

Rashid normals always seemed short compared to Ryu Ken cept his overheads but they seem quick asf

[@DJGrazba]

oh finally something to do with the overhead

[@dumpsta-divrr365]

NO! But he is pretty damn good now

[@Kibzdabibz]

Thanks for saving me 29 minutes bro 🤧

[@AZ3rgling]

I feel like capcom is like let's make ryu a God and hopefully soon they balance everyone around that

[@ultimateuk]

i wanna see punk go into tourneys with somebody other than cammy. idk who but i think he needs a change of scenery

[@jhanhp797]

he does like all the time tho

[@jajajja2031]

Yea idk what u talking bout bro he entered with Ed when he FIRST dropped like 2 days and plays mad characters in tournament

[@ultimateuk]

@@jhanhp797i meant as like a main. yes obviously weve seen him in tournaments use other characters but i meant picking up a new main besides her.

[@SvenS2]

I love this series

[@wulongchai]

Wonder if Punk gonna do a tier list before Bison is out next week? curious on Gief, Aki, Ryu position now in tier list.

[@travisrivas8253]

I'd say gief is a solid mid tier now. probably two placements below whoever is middle of the pack on the tier list

[@ThePersonWhoAsked69420]

@@travisrivas8253hell nah he’s still the worst in the game

[@Chanse1989]

Tier lists are meaningless. Just garbage content.

[@wulongchai]

@@ThePersonWhoAsked69420 lol but i bet you look at tier list too when it is out or even tier list on other games.

[@aweigh1010]

Amazing ryu play.

[@TheGwadininja]

Ryu deserve to be strong even if i dont play him !!

[@franckjames9052]

For me, Ryu is close to Luke now but little below for me Blanka and Rashid are the 2 best for me

[@_narcosis]

great breakdown, time to go lab ryu now

[@pockettwo]

idk what it is about ryu but ive always felt like he can just get so much damage in without much effort and its just ryu that makes me feel that way, no other character.

[@universalman5861]

Do you guys feel that Ryu is a good answer for punk to Xiaohia's ken?

[@shaieresmirnoff]

Is that a real color set ? The green and light brown

[@memekingk373]

Ryu still suffers from having a middling walk speed, 6HP being very slow on start up, and having somewhat stubby confirms off of 5MP but he feels much much stronger now. Luke, Ken and Akuma are still definitely better lol

[@Gleapgoogleplusisgone]

His 5MP is the only thing that feels kinda crappy playing him now everything else feels pretty cozy to me.

[@Latdragger]

Akuma mp the stubbiest

[@adrielkpo1200]

punk: wait... ryu is the best character? allways has been bro...

[@manuelsantana4822]

I really don't think it's coincidental that after Akuma released that they buffed the sh*t out of him.

[@alexthievery7834]

Bro you really gotta lock in

[@SufAzam]

I saw a post of bigbirds saying ryu is stronger than ken right now, i agree with him but man do not let ryu get denjin charge from anywhere 😂😂

[@Baye1980]

Still not on board with Luke being the face of Street Fighter. Don’t think I ever will be. Long live Ryu!

[@godlikenovauniverse1118]

Ryu ryu ryu ryu ryu❤️‍🔥💪💯🥂

[@NeoScevenger]

Bigbird just won recently with RASHID which wasnt his main but it says alot about how quickly he transitioned from Marisa to Rashid. The other day another guy won a tournament with Lilly. Both these examples neither chracter is in the top tier but what both PLAYERS had in common were TOP TIER SKILL as a player. I think people need to focus on this more the fact MENAR can switch and quickly become good is proof players just need to MAN UP and stop looking for excuses. I PERSONALLY think sf6 has really the BEST BALANCE because veteran players can no longer rely on cheap gimmics and RUN AWAY WITH A LEAD compared to now the PRESSURE is present from start to finish with DI and parries that anybody can make a comeback and SF6 truly sperates the "men from the boys". It truly exposed skilled players from PATCH players.

[@nunyabizwacks6711]

i dunno, i think it has the lowest skill gap of any sf ever personally. You are right in that, anyone can win. Those tools, and the volatile nature of the game, give lesser players more of a chance to win against better players, and im sure thats deliberate. Noobs have never had it better

[@NeoScevenger]

@@nunyabizwacks6711 Sure we can say its a lower skill gap but lets be real. Anybody can pick the broken character EVERYONE can use DI DR so trying to pretend its "lower skill" is a bad way of looking at it. i havnt seen MENARD complain ONCE he just works really hard and continue to grow his character pool. ITS MONEY on the table for him thats why he has no time to complain he only ADAPTS. You really telling me that the new SF6 mechanics has EVENED out the playing field and skill gap? WHY is ANGRY and MENARD veteran sf players yet they still DOMINATE. i dont see any new player using new mechanics winning tournaments so its very CLEAR some are STRUGGLING while other veterans have secret knowledge.

[@NeoScevenger]

@@nunyabizwacks6711 "lower skill gap" you refering to is ONLY TRUE AND APPLICABLE if a total new guy enters the scene and SF6 being his 1st game using the new mechanics to win tournaments but i still see VETERAN players like MENARDS and ANGRY winning tournaments so this proves certain VETERAN PLAYERS are just bad. They require a "patch" a "buff" a "nerf" to help them out they just not skilled enough to clutch the win.

[@FS-px1tm]

To me an average platinum level player so far...these buffs and nerfs kind of mean nought lol...nonetheless Punk your stuff is great!

[@shaieresmirnoff]

I don’t get why Denjin is used more it’s ridiculous

[@ItsAkile]

I think Ryu might be complete now with these changes, maybe a bi too much but I won't complain about my boy.

[@not_decaf]

Tell me wats good punk

[@YungBl3ss94]

They only buffed him for akumas release let’s be real

[@JonnoThousand_]

See punk click video in that order

[@tonyd9834]

do a zangief one as I believe he won the patch

[@Crouton-]

Not aki?

[@tonyd9834]

@@Crouton- its debatable. the 3 in the convo is aki ryu and zangief

[@Realairboi]

Day 26 of asking for a Run back Vs Punk after being one and DONED CFN- Tachi-Sama

[@versajay44]

They nerfed my boy Dee Jay damage and then gave it to ryu 😪

[@Roolv]

Now Ryu 😂😂😂

[@Mrkevin-fj1dy]

Are you nervous?

[@runifuceeme406]

IDK, BUT YOU BETTER FIGURE IT OUT BEFORE HEADING OFF TO DUBAI..

[@KevinMcClelland81]

Isn't it in Saudi Arabia

[@andresidrim1626]

are you nervous?

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

He might be but no pro gonna try him.

[@TmPGEO923423421]

Ryu got easier to play. Recovery is faster on many moves

[@Jelxc]

yurr

[@nytrix9406]

its actually just sol c.S

[@JSmacks12]

They buffed him again ? Love the guy but he don’t need it

[@__rezin__7819]

ryu!

[@WAT_ru_SERIOUS]

I been saying Ryu is best in the game. I fighting him lol

[@Giovanna._.240]

Snoop dog

[@Realairboi]

ITS DAY 25 PUNK of asking for a Run back Vs Punk after being one and DONED CFN- Tachi-Sama STOP DUCKIN

[@remytortolino6752]

Although Ryu is in a much better state, he is nowhere near the top 5 best characters atm. He's not even better than Ken or Akuma imo. Ryu is a solid mid tier, most likely top 10.

[@chrisludwig4729]

No. Next question

[@vapersmith7859]

Yeah...just watch...I wouldn't be surprised if Punk becomes the World's best Ryu after this....such an incisive player.

[@studivan]

How could RYU possibly be the best character when nobody uses him? Some pro’s start with RYU but always end with another character, even with the buffs, the same with Jamie.

[@backatchabuckaroo704]

No

[@FrankTheDoomriderJohansen]

Ryu solar plexus should NOT be plus!

[@CJ_1995_]

idc how much damage they give ryu his buttons suck compared to the other shotos so he will always be the worst.

[@lennielgutierez]

Why do you never understand what buffs do to the characters?

[@KevinMcClelland81]

Who?

[@dumpsta-divrr365]

Do you think pros just download the patch notes straight into their bloodstream when it drops?

[@RushianRichard]

Christ, just let the man make some content man! 🤨