MisterLuffy
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This and missions. When I play I usually end up in training mode, doing normal survival with characters I haven't finished yet, or doing missions.
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Is Street Fighter V Worth Buying Now?
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This and missions. When I play I usually end up in training mode, doing normal survival with characters I haven't finished yet, or doing missions.
If you're primarily interested in SP, then I would say don't do it. As others have said, there is some SP content, but it's not really much compared to what other games might offer.
OP, I'm not a fighting game enthusiast. I usually buy them for singleplayer content. But SFV is the one that really clicked with me and now I play a couple of matches every night before heading to bed. It has a really fun system and the animation is gorgeous.
$40 is terrific value for the base game + 2 season's worth of characters plus, you'll be swimming in FM to buy season 3's characters when they drop.
$40 is terrific value for the base game + 2 season's worth of characters plus, you'll be swimming in FM to buy season 3's characters when they drop.
As far as single player content goes, I'd more opt for Injustice 2 (namely because as fun as KoFXIV is, the online community is a bit barren in case he's somewhat curious about testing his skills).
As long as you don't make the same mistake as me & indulge yourself in story costumes.
spazchicken
Member
It's always been worth it and it's even better (and cheaper) now.
lucebuce12
Member
Those colours man. I can't live without 'em
Oh right, those colors fucked up my Fight Money balance real good.Those colours man. I can't live without 'em
Don't forget to drop by the SFV OT. There's more often than not someone willing to go a few sets with you or help you out with a certain character. And remember, this is the sale you'd want to go for.
Also if you use discord you should join this server
https://discord.gg/DdsrVz3
It has an amazing community EU/NA which is willing to play with you or help you anytime.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I would implore anyone who is mostly single player oriented to give SF5's multiplayer a chance. It's about as accessible as a fighting game has ever been. You'll definitely take your beatings, but it's a lot quicker to get into the real meat of it as opposed to previous entries which overwhelm with arbitrary complexity.
What happened to fighting games?
I would come to expect in a Street Fighter thread a resounding yes buy it now from everybody, but this game, in almost every thread theres a lot of no dont bother, or buy sf 4, wait for a sale etc
Mortal Kombat X was meh to me, i think i played it twice (loved 9 though)
I hope that the next Mavel vs Capcom isn't messed up, & i know little about how Tekken 7 turned out
I would come to expect in a Street Fighter thread a resounding yes buy it now from everybody, but this game, in almost every thread theres a lot of no dont bother, or buy sf 4, wait for a sale etc
Mortal Kombat X was meh to me, i think i played it twice (loved 9 though)
I hope that the next Mavel vs Capcom isn't messed up, & i know little about how Tekken 7 turned out
deadscreensky
Member
Maybe the upcoming update will fix things, but as of now the game still feels cheap, incomplete, and severely unpolished. No harm in waiting longer.
EDIT: Too late.
EDIT: Too late.
If you love to play Street Fighter against other people, then it's been worth getting from day 1. I'm a filthy casual, but I play a few matches almost every single day, because I find hopping online and getting my ass kicked night after night to be fun.
If that ain't your thing it will never be worth purchasing, though. Unless you got a crew of friends ready to play with you regularly. The single player experience you find in a Netherrealm game is never coming to Street Fighter V.
But seriously, look inside your soul: if $40 for 28 characters doesn't make you wanna cop RIGHT NOW it just ain't for you.
If that ain't your thing it will never be worth purchasing, though. Unless you got a crew of friends ready to play with you regularly. The single player experience you find in a Netherrealm game is never coming to Street Fighter V.
But seriously, look inside your soul: if $40 for 28 characters doesn't make you wanna cop RIGHT NOW it just ain't for you.
I don't think anyone here suggested getting SFIV, the community there's kinda dead. The main issue is if the OP was looking at it from a single player content perspective (which SFV now has more of, but not in the excess of games like MKX) or an online/local multiplayer perspective (in which SFV is a great fighting game option).
Said additional modes will be given to everyone for free, & the OP will probably have more than enough Fight Money to get the remaining DLC characters thanks to the sale giving him the Season 1 & 2 characters right off the bat.
If there's a re-release of SFV, it'll likely be a physical version of the Deluxe Edition he just got. Unless Capcom goes back on their word & splits the player-base, it won't be anything like SSFIV coming from SFIV.
Esports happened and capcom released the game in alpha state, but rejoice we are getting into the beta state soon lol, otherwise i would say SFV is one of my favorite fighting games when it comes to the gameplay and I've been playing fighting games since late 90s.
lucebuce12
Member
Any and all additional modes are going to be given free to everyone at no additional cost. Even all the characters can be bought with FM which is an earnable currency in-game.
But buying the Deluxe edition right now will allow you to save up a lot of that FM for future characters/stages/colours etc.
Jaguar Victory
Member
I enjoy it. It's a good game. Go for it!
With content-rich fighting games like The King of Fighters XIV, Guilty Gear Rev2, and Tekken 7 either already here or on the horizon, I don't think there's a big draw to get a game like Street Fighter V unless you're part of the FGC. If you're just looking for a good single player Street Fighter title, 3rd Strike Online Edition exists.
With that said, some users have said it's on sale and you get the first two seasons of characters for $40, which is a pretty good deal. On the flipside, that's also downloadable content, so perhaps like me, you'd rather wait for a complete disc-based release and save yourself the hassle of downloading stuff.
With that said, some users have said it's on sale and you get the first two seasons of characters for $40, which is a pretty good deal. On the flipside, that's also downloadable content, so perhaps like me, you'd rather wait for a complete disc-based release and save yourself the hassle of downloading stuff.
This. As long as the OP doesn't go ham on the colors & costumes like I did, he'll be fine as far as future characters go. Hell, he'll probably have enough leftover for the stages.
lucebuce12
Member
The game is gonna keep getting updated every few months with new stuff. Downloading stuff is just gonna be something you have to put up with until 2020.
That's the year Capcom has said they plan to keep supporting the game with new stuff. I guess there'll be a complete edition then but by that time, SF6 will be coming out/have come out.
Nemesis121
Member
pls don't be one of the PS4 users on WIFI, WIFI and SFV Netcode don't go hand in hand..WIFI and Peer2Peer is like oil and water..
Altered Juice
Member
Single player? move on. there is only story mode and another mode called survival
Survival was pretty controversial before they released colors for purchase. apparantly hard mode is too hard. I manage to clear it by punishing the AI but it wasn't fun compared to other fighting games on higher difficulty.
I remember there was an exploit that allowed you to get free premiums/colors from the psn store. I think it had something to do with messing around with your router/modem settings. Capcom caught on and threatened actions against anyone who did the exploit. Hilarious seeing the reddit community's meltdown and trying to justify risking their accounts over cosmetic shit.
and the end of they day, the community ended up falling for capcom's trap.
"IF I GET BANNED I AM DONE WITH CAPCOM!"
Capcom: "Well I guess you're done with sony since you stole from the psn store and that IS a bannable offense...how about you just give us your money?"
"...ok"
Survival was pretty controversial before they released colors for purchase. apparantly hard mode is too hard. I manage to clear it by punishing the AI but it wasn't fun compared to other fighting games on higher difficulty.
I remember there was an exploit that allowed you to get free premiums/colors from the psn store. I think it had something to do with messing around with your router/modem settings. Capcom caught on and threatened actions against anyone who did the exploit. Hilarious seeing the reddit community's meltdown and trying to justify risking their accounts over cosmetic shit.
and the end of they day, the community ended up falling for capcom's trap.
"IF I GET BANNED I AM DONE WITH CAPCOM!"
Capcom: "Well I guess you're done with sony since you stole from the psn store and that IS a bannable offense...how about you just give us your money?"
"...ok"
Sword Of Doom
Member
i bought the game at launch and survival was shitty. Did they ever change it?
The Fatal Englishman
Member
MK9 and 10 led audiences to expect larger singleplayer offerings from their fighting games (although, apparently SC2 and 3 did not, go figure). SF has never had a large singleplayer offering and, honestly, I find the backlash against SF5 for its lack of content to be a little bizarre.
The draw to get SF5 is that, no matter what else is released over the next few years, it WILL remain the premiere fighting game online and in tournaments. I am first and foremost a Tekken fan but I am under no delusion that Tekken 7 will have the same staying power - especially with casual fans.
KoFXIV is great but, as always, it's a ghost town online and only worth playing among local friends.
How'd you clear Survival on Hard? Was it the m.shoryuken tactic? Tried that but Bison's second appearance always screws me over.
This. Either use a direct ethernet connection or get a powerline adapter.....please.
lucebuce12
Member
Still shitty to play but they've added some QoL stuff. You can keep playing I believe if you get booted from the server/lose your internet conection.
Fortunately with missions and trials and stuff, there's more ways to get FM.
I cleared Hard and Insane (formerly named Hell difficulty) with Ken using that trick.
Also did Hard Ryu using the same thing, Hard Bison using the head stomp followup abuse thing, and Hard with FANG by spamming d+u poison balls.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
If you have decent internet and a local population to play against online, then its worth buying.
Without the above, you might wanna wait for arcade mode and the ability to search for lobbies via connection quality. The absence of both these things is still greatly disappointing to me.
Without the above, you might wanna wait for arcade mode and the ability to search for lobbies via connection quality. The absence of both these things is still greatly disappointing to me.
CPT's been doing pretty well (they even expanded the prize pool), & ELEAGUE's actually quite fun to watch.
Altered Juice
Member
It was with laura. last year.
I just spent majority of the time blocking and locking the ai with thunderclap.
DR2K
Banned
Don't do this unless you want barebones single player mode, convoluted hand hurting motions for moves, and a dead ass online community.
SFV is on sale on PSN. The game and both season passes for $40. It's a good game, plays good, and is easy to get into, and will continue to get updates with a healthy community for a long time.
abstract alien
Member
If you haven't gotten it yet, chances are you don't want it for the reasons it's so fantastic. Get injustice or something with single player stuff to collect.
Sword Of Doom
Member
I was still playing when they added the challenges. I thought those were helpful for people like me who were trying to get better. i think it's time to jump back in
-Mutsukki-
Member
I'd take barebones over nothing any day, lol.
I'd say to get Guilty Gear, but if you absolutely hate anime fighters, KOF XIV is the best next thing.
But you already got SFV and for that price it's quite a good deal. I paid $20 more and have half the characters AND stages that you will have so have fun
To Far Away Times
Member
It was worth it from day 1.
It's got some of the best gameplay you'll find in a AAA title.
It's got some of the best gameplay you'll find in a AAA title.
Gunslinger
Member
If you plan to play online and improve then absolutely. It's still the most active fighting game out there and can find matches anytime and all the time across all ranks. But if you play singleplayer then no. Get MKX or injustice 2.
Brian_FETO
Banned
"lol super ultra arcade sigma lol greedy Capcom" "look at Mortal Kombat, you need a real single player story mode not arcade"
"ok here we addressed both and made execution easier"
"fuck you Capcom, fuckin esports"
Plenty of issues with the game but this shit gets tiring
I feel a lot of people really misrepresent the amount of "content" in KOF XIV... it's not THAT much more than what's in SFV (arcade mode tho sure)
Surely the actual good single player game is Guilty Gear- which along with Blazblue is about the only one that doesn't have braindead boring SP modes (i love MOM and mission mode sue me)
Surely the actual good single player game is Guilty Gear- which along with Blazblue is about the only one that doesn't have braindead boring SP modes (i love MOM and mission mode sue me)
Smooth Operator
Member
If you have some friends you can play with, go for it.
If you don't, and you want a complete product, you should try to get Guilty Gear XRD : Revelator instead. It's 14 bucks on US PSN i think, best value you can get : Lot of solo content, great game, great mechanics, probably one of the best tutorial ever, great ost.
MKX is also a great complete product. Injustice 2 is coming in 3 weeks too, and it will be packed with content.
If you don't, and you want a complete product, you should try to get Guilty Gear XRD : Revelator instead. It's 14 bucks on US PSN i think, best value you can get : Lot of solo content, great game, great mechanics, probably one of the best tutorial ever, great ost.
MKX is also a great complete product. Injustice 2 is coming in 3 weeks too, and it will be packed with content.
-Mutsukki-
Member
It also has the normal amount of characters that you expect in a KOF, while SFV came with so little it kinda hurts (it's better now, but I hate being locked out of almost half the cast by fight money)
DR2K
Banned
You'll get both in KOF14. KOFs story mode is just 2 minutes of cheap CGI played over arcade mode. And a few extra pictures depending on the team you choose. Then there's time trial mode, a mission mode to practice shitty commands, I think there's an online mode, dead as fuck now.
KOF14 has more characters than SFV. That's it. SFV trounces it in terms of single player content, visuals, online, etc... I know it's all cool to hate SFV for some people, fucked up launch and Capcom being inept regardless, but these are the facts. KOF has its niche, if you're really big into fighters and want to play around with a ton of characters then it's a more sensible choice.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Wait, how is KoFXIV a shining beacon of single player while SFV is fuck-you-greedy-Capcom-bitches? Last time I checked, it had ending scenes for established teams and a few hidden ones. The meat of the game is still fighting (duh!), either the CPU or local or online.
TheTylerRob
Member
People recommending KOF on gaf mostly don't play it.
That deluxe edition is a steal at $40, just do it!
12 new characters instead of grinding 1.2 million Fight Money to get them and is cheaper due to being bundled together
- Alex, Guile, Ibuki, Balrog, Juri, Urien, Akuma, Kolin, apparently Ed, and three completely new and never before playable in SF game characters.
- 12 battle costumes for the dlc characters
- two PSN themes
- Air Force Base (Guile Stage) unlocked, so you didn't have to grind 70,000 FM
The five hour story mode is already free and it gets constant free updates with regards to play mechanics.
SiegfriedFM
Member
People hating on SFV on GAF also mostly don't play it and were never going to. The raging hate train is ridiculous.
Gunslinger
Member
yep lol. Also don't forget how "3s is an amazing game" that nobody plays lol.