February 12th 2009. That was the last numbered street fighter game I could confidently say I gave a shit about. Street fighter 5 came and went, It got better in the end but never shook off the image it cultivated fully from it's abysmal launch. In all that time I just kept playing a bunch of third strike (love that game to death) so you can imagine my skepticism when this game was revealed. I sat there and watched the reveal live and i'll be honest at the time I fucking popped off more for the fact that super puzzle fighter 2 turbo was getting ported to modern systems and pc then sf6. I just kinda stared at Ryu and Luke and went "yeah thats street fighter". Then the first big showcase of the game happens I can't remember off the top of my head when that happened. That was when the game won me, seeing the fact that sf was heading back to an older urban style that third strike went for definitely appealed to me but also the fact that street fighter looked like it had style again. Yea sure sfv had an artstyle but it felt so incredibly sterile compared to what's on offer here. With the giant splashes of color and the meticulously designed characters and world. This is what I've been waiting for. With other games for the past few years taking up my interest when it comes to this genre like guilty gear rev 2 or a series I always go back to which is my beloved KOF series. I can confidently say capcom has pulled me all the way back in. With such a snappy feeling game that oozes with style and personality, to the responsive online and amazing online systems (seriously I enjoy strive but fuck you arcsys your online lobby system is fucking garbage). It is so addicting to just play this game, to just constantly hit rematch and go "we go again fuck it". The world tour is such a nice little rpg mode that twists the fighting game formula. I don't think it's the best campaign ever made or anything but I thoroughly enjoyed playing through all of it. With being reminded of just how fucking goofy these games and their world is. Also enjoy the abundance of final fight references. Capcom continues to pump out hits lately and as a long time capcom fan it is so rewarding to be here for it. This is definitely going to be my go to fighting game for the near future. Dates of played are for how long it took to finish world tour. This game is worth your 60$