CountBlack
Member
The story was bad, incredibly bad but entertaining in how stupid it was.
Though I'm a sucker for the credit sequence, <3 Kolin.
that ending alone > MK story tbh
also MK didn't have Gief the muscle gawd
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Street Fighter V: A Shadow Falls Review thread
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that ending alone > MK story tbh
also MK didn't have Gief the muscle gawd
Zombegoast
Member
The only good thing about Story Mode is we get Fight Money. Which I now have enough to buy both Juri and Urien after buying the other DLC characters and a few colors and costumes.
In a few months or possible a year, people will realize the story was so bad it was shit. Just like games like Gta 4, Bioshock Infinite and DA:I
In a few months or possible a year, people will realize the story was so bad it was shit. Just like games like Gta 4, Bioshock Infinite and DA:I
No way to change costumes in story mode I'm aware of.
Demoskinos
Member
The MK story mode is leagues better than this thing.
Valkyr1983
Banned
It's not at all what I wanted but its the only time ive fired up sfv since I bought it launch week so I guess in some ways it's a good thing
Story was no worse than doa or mk games but I didn't play those more then once either
Story was no worse than doa or mk games but I didn't play those more then once either
Crankshaft
Member
I enjoyed the story mode. I would have preferred more gradual increase in difficulty to the fights. It seemed like every fight was waaaayyy too easy up until the Nash vs. Bison at the end. Then the last 5 battles were more challenging. (I still want an arcade mode though, even without endings I don't care)
professor denim
Member
Im ok with the story. The problem was how they executed it. Found it really boring. Lots of loadings, no drama on the fights, only one "round", no dialogues, no story interaction with in the fight.
E_Darkness
Member
I still think SFV's story was better than anything NRS has put out. I enjoyed how dumb it was. And Necalli being the ultimate jobber.
Guilty Gear is the king still.
After XIII I have no hope.
Guilty Gear is the king still.
After XIII I have no hope.
Ikr.... It seems like the dumbest idea ever. They should just review the entire game now and see what it offers.
Review sites be like
SFV - 4/10 - No SP content
SFV Story mode - 4/10 not good enough plot.
Story mode wasnt a paid DLC , so its basically a part of the main game now.
Sounds no different from past SF story modes.
And i'm glad Rashid got a decent story arc, i don't like his look (Arabic steorotypical design) but he's so fun to play and his energic character fits this universe so well. I read a SFV prequel comic and started to like his character since.
And i'm glad Rashid got a decent story arc, i don't like his look (Arabic steorotypical design) but he's so fun to play and his energic character fits this universe so well. I read a SFV prequel comic and started to like his character since.
skLaFarebear
Member
Arcade Mode is ass and has always been ass. Ask for more from your fighting games in 2016.
I'd rather have a regular-ass arcade mode than this waste of three hours.
skLaFarebear
Member
I never said it wasn't a waste of time, but implementing an arcade mode like every other arcade mode is just as much of a waste of time and resources. Like I said, ask for more from your fighters in 2016. This isn't the 90s.
For the record, I enjoyed the story, but would've been much happier with something else that actually benefits the game in a meaningful way.
No one would be giving the story mode any shit if the game had launched with it. Some people hyped this thing up for months as this being the thing that would "complete" SFV, and then it just turned out to be kinda crappy.
Also, reviewing a single piece of the game like this so long after launch seems kinda weird to me. Like, this isn't Uncharted or anything where the single player is the main draw. The single player is just a piece of the larger product that is SFV. If the really felt the need to review the story mode, they should've reviewed all of SFV again. It's not like there haven't been other updates other than the story mode.
Also, reviewing a single piece of the game like this so long after launch seems kinda weird to me. Like, this isn't Uncharted or anything where the single player is the main draw. The single player is just a piece of the larger product that is SFV. If the really felt the need to review the story mode, they should've reviewed all of SFV again. It's not like there haven't been other updates other than the story mode.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
The physics are just weird and all the cutscenes are done in-engine, so that's what you get as a result.
Valkyr1983
Banned
I wanted the arcade mode, not this
Hell I'd take vs CPU mode
I'll never touch story again. Why would I?
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Salty Rice
Member
The story mode is no 4/10. Wtf Destructoid smoking crack.
Its a good story mode despite Necalli wasted and the ending being abrupt.
Its a good story mode despite Necalli wasted and the ending being abrupt.
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
its not a 4/10, its a 3/10. Just my opinion though
What are you talking about? Im pretty sure no one asked for a 3 hour long mode with 2 1/2 hours of cutscenes and loading screens @__@
Caddyshack
Banned
Not often you see free dlc reviewed seperately.
MK 9 is the gold standard for fighting game story modes. I like SFV's but its repetitive narrative, and limited environments dull the glow quite a bit.
Well not THIS specifically. I only played the first act but it's nowhere near as interesting as injustice.
I think the problem is that these are just matches with cutscenes. I feel like we could do better.
MiniBossBattle
Member
Story made me like Rashid and FANG but didn't like how disjointed the story was. Is this what Anime is like? Serious but convoluted? The GG story felt the same; super serious with some moments of silliness but confusing.
King Gilga
Member
I tried to watched a 10 min youtube video of one of the cutscenes and quit 1/2 way through because it was so bad.
Beautiful Ninja
Member
Well the story mode confirmed that basically the entire world exists in its current state because the Kanzuki's will it so, so 10/10 Karin is the best character in the series and the true heroine of Street Fighter.
SuperDowns
Banned
Exactly, I am like... lol fighting game lore.
All of this. Especially the loading ruined any kind of semblance of finesse. MK9 oozed quality with the transitions by comparison. Any time I saw hair clipping, I kept asking myself, "Who thought this looked good?"
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
It's objectively worse written than the MK story modes when it comes down the use of English, character animation and I think subjectively MK had a much more cohesive and interesting plot then "I have a chess piece!" "I stole your chess piece" "We all need to get them to the same place at the same time anyway!". It's not stupid in a charming way outside of some of Gief's and FANG's moments, it's just stupid. I honestly don't get where people are coming from in suggesting it's the on the same level as the MK story mode outside of them just liking the SF cast more.
joffocakes
Member
I thought the story was terrible, really. The scenes were badly scripted and it was badly structures. It's just all the Street Fighters running around collecting amiibo. It made little sense.
I enjoyed playing through it all the same; Zangief was hilarious. It's nice to get a taste of the DLC characters and the NPC fights added some welcome variety. It's a decent enough distraction but it falls way short of what it could have been if they had bothered with (or had budget/time for) a more focused script.
I enjoyed playing through it all the same; Zangief was hilarious. It's nice to get a taste of the DLC characters and the NPC fights added some welcome variety. It's a decent enough distraction but it falls way short of what it could have been if they had bothered with (or had budget/time for) a more focused script.
The story itself was a total mess (though it was admittedly fun at times), but I think the mode would be salvageable if it just had three things that MKX has:
1. Cutscenes you can pause
2. Battles with multiple rounds and adjustable difficulty
3. Seamless loading times
Would have made a world of difference.
1. Cutscenes you can pause
2. Battles with multiple rounds and adjustable difficulty
3. Seamless loading times
Would have made a world of difference.
That is weird. I definitely remember seeing footage of Ibuki wearing different costumes in certain scenes, like at Karin's party. It's a small thing but being able to change costumes per character, like in the individual character stories, would be a nice touch for repeat plays.
Since the option to change them in said character stories is available in the same menu as the general story, it would make sense to carry our costume preferences over into the general story I think. Your move Capcom!
I agree. On multiple occassions I accidentally skipped a cutscene because I pressed "option" to pause it. Multiple rounds could have helped to make the battles feel more epic, especially against important characters (for the unnamed jobbers one round fights still suffice I'd say). Loading times not being there between fights and cutscenes would have helped streamline the whole experience since we spend a lot of time looking at a black screen right now.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I liked all the doll designs... for whatever that's worth. Japanese and Spanish dolls were the best.
Finished the story mode yesterday.
Rashid was surprisingly likeable in this.
All the rest was pure garbage, especially the "joke" characters, the one round format, many fights were filler with bland opponents with lame designs...
Give me a tournament style arcade mode every day in place of this.
Rashid was surprisingly likeable in this.
All the rest was pure garbage, especially the "joke" characters, the one round format, many fights were filler with bland opponents with lame designs...
Give me a tournament style arcade mode every day in place of this.
I fully agree. Despite some niggles and questions about content choices (i.e. missing/underused stages or characters) here and there I had quite a bit of fun and am even enjoying watching let's plays of Max and SuperBestFriends to see how they react to some of the more outlandish things. (I only wished they'd turned that wrestling match between Alex, Laura, Zangief and R.Mika into an actual fight in that stage.)
It doesn't need to be Shakespeare, Goethe or even The Last of Us or The Witcher III to be enjoyable as a fun, light hearted cartoon-like romp; not for this SF fan at least. Heck, I'm already hoping Capcom will do a season 2 eventually and that they will go
fully into SFIII story territory then by making Gill and Urien the main antagonists and Alex the main protagonist
Nah. SFV was FAR better than MKX which actually put me to sleep. At least this was entertaining and looks great. Also since when are journalists reviewing story modes of a fighting game? Talk about scrapping the barrel for some clicks.
APZonerunner
Member
Speaking as somebody who wrote one of the reviews linked (it's an unscored one, the VG247 piece), what's wrong with writing impressions/thoughts on the quality of a major expansion for a major release? Some people might want to know if it's worth their time, taking an evening out to play this when they could be doing something else isn't trivial for everybody. This is a big deal addition to one of Capcom's major releases for the year, not to mention something they've never done before. It's important. It deserves to be covered.
I played the story mode and wrote the impressions because I bloody love Street Fighter. Truth is, there's games it'd be far more valuable to spend my time writing about if I was chasing clicks (the evergreen click sinks like Destiny, GTA Online, Division, Overwatch etc are worth a million times more than SF, it's just the brutal truth). I wrote this out of a passion for SF and what SF5 needs/deserves to be, because I wanted to talk about some of the things I saw/played, and because I wanted to make sure the readers at my fingertips knew that SF5 finally had its single-player content, which it got slated for not having at launch. I'm always confused by this kind of comment; I'm never sure if it's hugely disingenuous or just genuinely misinformed about the way these decisions are made.
That's what confuses me I suppose. There are far more story modes out there that far cohesive are well-written, and like you say, valuable to review but instead they opt out to review a fighting game "story". However, from your post I can see you are very enthusiastic and passionate and you want to give your audience a chance to see what they are playing and I appreciate that. Sorry if I came across a little rude.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Beat it last night. I rather enjoyed it. But watching the credits, and the amount of people involved, I couldn't help but wonder whether all that time and money could have been apent elsewhere?