(Note: I have not played SFV, so this review is from a purely narrative standpoint.)
Well, the Cinematic Story Mode is finally here. Like many, I was upset with Capcom because of its botched launch of the game, but I was still curious about the story mode. After watching a live stream of it on Youtube last night, I can say that while it is definitely entertaining, it makes quite a few mistakes.
Pros:
The sheer amount of characters who appear. Just watching all your favorite Street Fighter characters come together to take down Bison once and for all is a sight to behold, and each character gets their share of badass moments (Zangief tanking a samurai blade with just his muscle or R.Mika taking a punch from Balrog), especially Karin, who's basically the Big Good here.
The graphics for this game are pretty awesome to look at.
Likewise, the fight scenes are fun to watch.
Cons:
Bison's death was anticlimactic. A Hadoken to the chest and he dies? Really? Granted, Charlie did weaken him a bit, but still.
Cammy attacking the police and working with Juri to save Decapre is completely out of character for her. The fact that she never gets called out on it only makes it worse.
The fact that Abel finally meets Charlie, the person who rescued him, the person he spent all of SFIV looking for, and doesn't even recognize him is so damn stupid. Seriously Capcom, how could you get that wrong?!
Likewise, there is not enough meaningful interaction between Charlie and Guile despite the fact that avenging Charlie's death had been Guile's motivation since SFII.
Speaking of characters, the newcomers Laura and Necalli don't get much screentime. Laura shows up, fights Ken, gets recruited by the heroes and is never seen until the finale and even then, it's a brief cameo. Likewise, Necalli has suffered Villain Decay. He only shows up to fight Dhalsim, Bison, and Ryu and loses each fight. And after fighting Ryu, he is never seen again.
Overall, I give it a 6/10. It was a worthy first attempt at an actual story mode, but ultimately fell short of expectations and failed live up to its hype. Hopefully this experience has taught Capcom a few lessons and they improve in future games.
Cinematic Story Mode Review (SPOILERS AHEAD)
(Note: I have not played SFV, so this review is from a purely narrative standpoint.)
Well, the Cinematic Story Mode is finally here. Like many, I was upset with Capcom because of its botched launch of the game, but I was still curious about the story mode. After watching a live stream of it on Youtube last night, I can say that while it is definitely entertaining, it makes quite a few mistakes.
Pros:
Cons:
Overall, I give it a 6/10. It was a worthy first attempt at an actual story mode, but ultimately fell short of expectations and failed live up to its hype. Hopefully this experience has taught Capcom a few lessons and they improve in future games.