One thing i forgot: you can collect single essence by quickly letting go of block and start holding it again... In case you want to collect some essence for cash or health/ninpo, but leave the rest floating. It may be obvious, but i should still mention it i guess...
Another thing that baffles me is: not all strong attacks can be countered, it seems only specific ones can be countered. F.e.: when countering a Mech's 3 hit combo, u can counter the first hit, on his 4 hit combo u can counter the second.
One last thing: Grab Counters can only be performed with Ryu's back turned towards the enemy! Clearly they are not intended, but they are 100% consistent that way!
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