Character choice on CT

[mugman2]

I recently picked up street fighter and now moving into other fighting games. Unfortunately i play on PC and thus only Calamity Trigger is avaliable for me and my friends.

I was wondering if anyone had advise on which character (or preferably a selection) which have been changed the least through the series. As i dont want to pick up a character and then go to a friends etc. play the new version and have no idea whats happening.

Obviously things will change between the versions but I simply would like to know who has changed the least.

Im happy picking up any of the characters, as i want to challenge my play style and characters between games. I was thinking Iron Tager could be a good choice as I have not seen much info about any major buffs/nerfs/reworks between the games, and thus hopefully dont exist.

Any help would be brilliant. Thanks alot

[iora]

Ragna, Noel, or Hakumen would all be as reasonably similar as you are gonna get, but CT is very different from the newest version. Its gonna be an adjustment with everyone.

[BURI]

BlazBlue has this "issue" where they change friggin' everything at each new version. It has the upside that it adds value to each upcoming title, and new things to see and try, at the cost of you having to learn everything again.

That being said, I'd go with iora's answer, and raise a Jin Kisaragi. (although I thought Noel gameplay changed a bit more, didn't she?)

Carl and Rachel "fundamentals" you can learn and will pass to every other version, but specific stuff a.k.a combos will be different. If you play really well with those on CT you'll still be a pretty hard match-up in CSEX. That being said, they are quite hard to master.

I played a lot of Tager in every version and he has changed a lot. In CT he was much more reliant on 360/720 and Spark Bolt (which is awesome in CT btw) while now he gets a lot of viable combo options from almost any hit. The character has improved A LOT from CT to CSEX overall, although if you win with him in CT you'll do decently in CSEX with some practice.

Avoid Taokaka at all costs since her stuff changes completely with each new game, and Nu-13 pretty much isn't in the game anymore.

Edited March 1, 2012 by BURI

[iora]

BlazBlue has this "issue" where they change friggin' everything at each new version. It has the upside that it adds value to each upcoming title, and new things to see and try, at the cost of you having to learn everything again.

That being said, I'd go with iora's answer, and raise a Jin Kisaragi. (although I thought Noel gameplay changed a bit more, didn't she?)

Carl and Rachel "fundamentals" you can learn and will pass to every other version, but specific stuff a.k.a combos will be different. If you play really well with those on CT you'll still be a pretty hard match-up in CSEX. That being said, they are quite hard to master.

I played a lot of Tager in every version and he has changed a lot. In CT he was much more reliant on 360/720 and Spark Bolt (which is awesome in CT btw) while now he gets a lot of viable combo options from almost any hit. The character has improved A LOT from CT to CSEX overall, although if you win with him in CT you'll do decently in CSEX with some practice.

Avoid Taokaka at all costs since her stuff changes completely with each new game, and Nu-13 pretty much isn't in the game anymore.

I have a friend who plays Jin, and his BnBs change drastically apparently. Thats why I left him out.

[Rewenger]

Probably the best decision would be to pick up Carl. He is one of the most difficult characters to play at BB series, but his gameplay style and Nirvana-controlling are seemingly intact throught the versions. All other characters have both style and gameplay changed, as I can see.

[Tong]

Ragna had lesser changes on his gameplay (everthing from CT, with few exceptions, apply to CSEX as well).

Combos, well, everyone changed from CT to CS.