Online Code: Thankfully fixed as of this writing. Connection is smooth and matches only suffer lag occasionally. Just to note, I'm from the Philippines and I have a 5mpbs connection at best... it still works fine. That should be enough indication.
The fighting: Top notch. SFV blows the competition out of the water with it's energetic fast paced brawls. SFIV's calm, tense matches are replaced with break-neck speed balls-to-the-wall fights that provide just as much tension. My personal favorite change in the system is that chip damage no longer kills an opponent, thus forcing players to earn that last hit. Nerve-wracking stuff.
The V-System contributes greatly to the flow of matches by allowing V-reversals, character-exclusive V-skills, and V-Triggers, which induce property changes for some characters, combo extensions for others, and just help in turning the tide of a match.
The game is easy to play (Thank God for the 3-frame link change), but there is a staggering amount of depth to dive into with the 16 characters. Feel free to experiment with Combos, Neutrals, V-Trigger usage, Baits and Mixups.
Single-Player content: Not much to write home about right now, but with Capcom promising a full story mode in the June update I can only hope it's good.
Music: Need I say more? Compared to SFIV's Techno soundtrack, SFV had blood pumping progressive Metal in its place. Listen to the Main Menu theme and prepare for an eargasm. The individual character's themes all kick ass, seriously just check the Awesome Music page and you can take some time out of your day listening to the tunes, they're awesome.
Unlockables: When was the last time you could unlock extra content by playing the game instead of DLC?
Last notes: Capcom is avoiding the rerelease route and all new versions come in as patches. Sold.
8.9/10: With the online component fixed, the game's only real flaw now is that it lacks single player content... for now.
The Next (Rough) Revolution
Review is being updated again...
Online Code: Thankfully fixed as of this writing. Connection is smooth and matches only suffer lag occasionally. Just to note, I'm from the Philippines and I have a 5mpbs connection at best... it still works fine. That should be enough indication.
The fighting: Top notch. SFV blows the competition out of the water with it's energetic fast paced brawls. SFIV's calm, tense matches are replaced with break-neck speed balls-to-the-wall fights that provide just as much tension. My personal favorite change in the system is that chip damage no longer kills an opponent, thus forcing players to earn that last hit. Nerve-wracking stuff.
The V-System contributes greatly to the flow of matches by allowing V-reversals, character-exclusive V-skills, and V-Triggers, which induce property changes for some characters, combo extensions for others, and just help in turning the tide of a match.
The game is easy to play (Thank God for the 3-frame link change), but there is a staggering amount of depth to dive into with the 16 characters. Feel free to experiment with Combos, Neutrals, V-Trigger usage, Baits and Mixups.
Single-Player content: Not much to write home about right now, but with Capcom promising a full story mode in the June update I can only hope it's good.
Music: Need I say more? Compared to SFIV's Techno soundtrack, SFV had blood pumping progressive Metal in its place. Listen to the Main Menu theme and prepare for an eargasm. The individual character's themes all kick ass, seriously just check the Awesome Music page and you can take some time out of your day listening to the tunes, they're awesome.
Unlockables: When was the last time you could unlock extra content by playing the game instead of DLC?
Last notes: Capcom is avoiding the rerelease route and all new versions come in as patches. Sold.
8.9/10: With the online component fixed, the game's only real flaw now is that it lacks single player content... for now.