Difficulty of AI

[D-Burgundy]

Is the AI/CPU on max difficulty challenging?

Want to have a bit of a challenge to mess with since this isn't one of those popular games like the newest Tekken or SF where there is someone always waiting.

Sparking Zero for example doesn't really have tough AI compared to Tenkaichi 3 max level, but it ok enough to beat up and make a challenge for myself by giving them a bunch of items I guess or little challenges I make.

If the AI is too easy and dumb at max difficulty like a lot of fighters from around PS3 era and onwards, I suppose I will skip.

[Susi_Meow]

Its difficult to objectively answer that.
Though I would not say they are too easy or dumb but they can be exploited in the same way most AI can.

They are no where near as difficult as fighting the hardest AI in SF6 as a comparison though.

But they do a reasonably good job at emulating fighting a relatively decent player, so it really depends how good you are at this kind of game whether or not you will think they are easy.

I believe you can give them Item like buffs with things called "soul crystals" and I think there are challenges that use these and require specific win conditions and the likes. I dont really know much about the quality of these aspects of the game as I have yet to explore them but the options for such are there.

[EvilMonkeyZombie]

From my experience, the AI can sometimes be challenging in the Story Mode when playing on Extreme difficulty because of some of the battle "Soul Objectives" you can do for extra rewards (mostly more XP). For example, beating the opponent in a certain amount of time or some boss battles like Yammy vs. Urahara where you have to beat Yammy without losing any konpaku (lives).

If you don't care about that stuff, then the game will be easy or average most of the time depending on who you go up against. Gimmicky characters like Yamamoto aren't played very well by the AI & they end up draining their reishi (life bar) which result in them getting killed faster.

Beating the AI on max difficulty in Versus Mode becomes a breeze once you play enough of the game.

[SeiFeR]

It depends of the character.

For example AI Yamamoto is trash, it can't manage its own life bar because it plays too aggressively and imprecisely.
But with other characters, the AI handles abilities and distance well, so it offers a challenge.

Overall, much better than Sparking Zero which is dumb.

[AkimboWasabiMenthol]

I stg 3 and 4 are harder then 5. 5 just spazzes out and input reads or something, 3 and 4 seem to actually at least try to push me.. but then they dont combo lmao
and then on top of that some how 3 star mission bot which should just be 5 feels more reactive then VS 5

[AkimboWasabiMenthol]

Originally posted by SeiFeR:

It depends of the character.

For example AI Yamamoto is trash, it can't manage its own life bar because it plays too aggressively and imprecisely.
But with other characters, the AI handles abilities and distance well, so it offers a challenge.

Overall, much better than Sparking Zero which is dumb.

you mean you dont want to watch the AI short dash 50 thousand times, de transform and then power up on and off for no reason?

[D-Burgundy]

Thanks for the responses all.

It definitely sounds like it'll be too easy. I may try it out on a deep sale in the future.

Before hoping online for SF6, I definitely warm up with the Max level AI just fine as I think they're a decent challenge.

Games like Smash Ultimate's max level CPU or Rivals of Aether 2, are decent examples of challenges too. Virtua Fighter 5 has some classic old school AI challenge to it too for example and Killer Instinct 2013 has strong AI and the best Shadow/learning AI. Regardless of traditional, Arena, Platform fighter, w/e, definitely looking for that higher level of challenge to feel engaged (might frustrate others, but it is relaxing/stimulating for me).

Thanks again for keeping it real.

[AkimboWasabiMenthol]

Originally posted by D-Burgundy:

Thanks for the responses all.

It definitely sounds like it'll be too easy. I may try it out on a deep sale in the future.

Before hoping online for SF6, I definitely warm up with the Max level AI just fine as I think they're a decent challenge.

Games like Smash Ultimate's max level CPU or Rivals of Aether 2, are decent examples of challenges too. Virtua Fighter 5 has some classic old school AI challenge to it too for example and Killer Instinct 2013 has strong AI and the best Shadow/learning AI. Regardless of traditional, Arena, Platform fighter, w/e, definitely looking for that higher level of challenge to feel engaged (might frustrate others, but it is relaxing/stimulating for me).

Thanks again for keeping it real.

idk man its simple but the fights against people who know what theyre doing ARE fun, id say get it on sale but itll be dead af by then if something doesnt magically happen