I'm not generally big into fighting games but I got to admit the hype around Street Fighter 6 got to me and if the news about the more casual friendly experience and focus on making a compelling story mode is true, i'd say its among my top ten most anticipated games for next year. Street Fighter is a very popular franchise so of course I've had opportunities to play it a little in the past but I wanted to be a bit more familiar with the series before potentially trying to get into it next year.
Street Fighter V did not really help with that at all lmao. Thankfully the next entry just looks that damn good but this game honestly didn't do a whole lot to impress. It was useful for familiarizing me with some characters but just so much of this game feels kinda generic and a bit uninspired. The story mode was okay, not being knowledgeable on the series definitely hurt my enjoyment of it but there is also a bit of convoluted anime bullshit thrown in for good measure. Most of the battles are pretty easy however there's a few that randomly spike in difficulty. You can actually skip any of the fights you want though, I'm not ashamed to say I skipped 2 or 3 of the more annoying ones. I dont have much to say about the combat itself, Im not good at remembering combos so to me its just like any other fighting game. It didn't feel sluggish so that makes it good in my book.
If one thing did stand out about this game for me, it was the characters. Despite some truly awful ones like F.A.N.G and Birdie, the flashy roster of characters kept me interested. Cammy and Guile and Chun Li and Rashid and Vega and Juri and Nash and idk, there's just a lot of very interesting characters and especially during the side stories (mini arcade mode with some story basically) I really enjoyed my time with a lot of the cast. Since fighting games usually dont put much work into their story (if they even have any) and I am not a multiplayer fan at all, the characters are usually a big selling point for me which I think makes this stand out over other games ive played, like Tekken 7, where the only memorable characters are the outlandish ones.
In the end, thats kinda all there is to say about Street Fighter V. I wish i had more to add but if you've ever played a fighting game before you've probably already experienced everything this one has to offer. I'm glad to of been introduced to some characters returning for the sequel, but this isn't gonna be one I'll look back on on its own.
Nancymeter - 64/100
Game Completion #138 of 2022
November Completion #4
Street Fighter V did not really help with that at all lmao. Thankfully the next entry just looks that damn good but this game honestly didn't do a whole lot to impress. It was useful for familiarizing me with some characters but just so much of this game feels kinda generic and a bit uninspired. The story mode was okay, not being knowledgeable on the series definitely hurt my enjoyment of it but there is also a bit of convoluted anime bullshit thrown in for good measure. Most of the battles are pretty easy however there's a few that randomly spike in difficulty. You can actually skip any of the fights you want though, I'm not ashamed to say I skipped 2 or 3 of the more annoying ones. I dont have much to say about the combat itself, Im not good at remembering combos so to me its just like any other fighting game. It didn't feel sluggish so that makes it good in my book.
If one thing did stand out about this game for me, it was the characters. Despite some truly awful ones like F.A.N.G and Birdie, the flashy roster of characters kept me interested. Cammy and Guile and Chun Li and Rashid and Vega and Juri and Nash and idk, there's just a lot of very interesting characters and especially during the side stories (mini arcade mode with some story basically) I really enjoyed my time with a lot of the cast. Since fighting games usually dont put much work into their story (if they even have any) and I am not a multiplayer fan at all, the characters are usually a big selling point for me which I think makes this stand out over other games ive played, like Tekken 7, where the only memorable characters are the outlandish ones.
In the end, thats kinda all there is to say about Street Fighter V. I wish i had more to add but if you've ever played a fighting game before you've probably already experienced everything this one has to offer. I'm glad to of been introduced to some characters returning for the sequel, but this isn't gonna be one I'll look back on on its own.
Nancymeter - 64/100
Game Completion #138 of 2022
November Completion #4