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This was one such moment in the hour I recorded...I snipped it with PotPlayer at 0.5 speed so tell me what you think.
This was me hitting the counter elbow attack as one of the fighters seemed to be going for a jab...maybe I'm wrong in this, but the animation shows the guy going in for a jab as I hit the Counter Elbow Assault.
Now, I don't know if you can consider it a counter attack or not. But to me at least, it suggest you can time out some things with it. There is still the raw basics of frame data going on here.
It's obviously not the way it used to be where Ryo grabbed them then performed the counter, but there does seem to be at least some form of timing...at least to me...but maybe I'm completely wrong on this...let me know. Could this be considered a counter or is this an enemy with his guard down? (genuinely asking, not trying to be a smart ass)
As I've said before, I really wish it had more time and money poured into it because the foundations are there if only it had the time and money.