I still don’t know if Street Fighter 4 is really my kind of game but my opinion of it has really turned around over the years by just occasionally watching and playing it. I once thought it was hot garbage that was trying too hard to be like Street Fighter 2 but I think much higher of it these days. However, the netcode is objectively awful. Of the fighting games I have played, it easily has the worst online. When the connection is strong, it’s fine. But it felt like any little dip here and there made the game completely shit itself. Even SFV didn’t freeze this much. I was playing with my friend who is also in the Midwest today and there were multiple times where the game froze and our inputs got delayed by several seconds and occurred all at once. I don’t really know how to describe it in words but it’s bad. Really bad. I know it’s super unlikely to ever happen but I REALLY hope SF4 gets rollback netcode in the future. It is borderline unplayable as it is. For 2014 standards, this online is inexcusable and could really use an update
Profiles in Villainy
Jack Spicer
The nefarious nitwit called Jack Spicer is a self-proclaimed super villain who, despite his foolishness and neuroses, is a rather brilliant inventor. The lad comes from a wealthy family and has been terribly neglected by his parents, resulting in recurrent panic attacks and a grossly diminished sense self esteem. He has attempted to cope with these difficulties by turning to villainy and hoping to show his worth by becoming the world’s greatest evil genius.
Utilizing a bevy of remarkable self-made devices (including such items as helicopter backpacks, ray guns, and dozens of mechanical minions) Jack has sought out to obtain the powerful Shen Gong Wu, mystical weapons crafted by the legendary Grand Master Dashi. He released the spirit of the evil witch, Wuya, and has aided her in battle against the noble Xiaolin Warriors.
While most frequently a villain, there have been instances where Jack Spicer has shown honor and pooled resources with the heroes so to achieve the superordinate goal of preventing disaster. The good-hearted Omi has seen that Jack is capable of turning away from villainy and has tried to convince him to do so… thus far to no avail.
The young villain is voiced by actor Danny Cooksey in the initial Xiaolin Showdown series and by actor Eric Bauza in the subsequent Xiaolin Chronicles. Jack first appeared in the debut episode of the Xiaolin Showdown animated series, airing on November 1st, 2003.
