Picked up my copy today about 1 (HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
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Been playing it nonstop and my controller died. Loving it so far. Some characters didn't make the transition too well (though I can't really comment on a couple). Cody, especially, transitioned very strangely. Not bad, really, but he doesn't feel like himself anymore. His crack kick especially feels nerfed from what it was in Alpha. Next to no forward movement on it at all, and it used to be one of his best moves.
Makoto is who I've been playing the most of so far. She's definitely still the rushdown queen she was in third strike, though her dash punches are a bit slower out of the box, and her grab and choke doesn't combo after it (though I could never do it in third strike, myself, apparently it was possible).
She seems like she has a hell of a potential for comebacks this time around. I've managed to turn matches around with a single choke grab. It's awesome.
Anyone who wants to play me, my Playstation network ID is RocketFetus. Drop me a message.