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[Rogue Agent]

It's a joke that the only game Capcom has for the Switch in the first year of its release is a quick port of Street Fighter II.

Yeah, and this is why it's so insulting. I wouldn't mind something like an updated version of Hyper SF2 with more content being added later and a decent price. Then Capcom can use a similar model for the other SF games like the Alpha series and 3. Good ports of them would go a long way to try and build support.

Even WB Games is outdoing them, having prepared a remarkably good conversion of Lego City for early April and Lego Worlds on the way, and Disney's version of Cars 3 (Cars 2 was actually good!) is out next week I think.

I hope Capcom wakes up and tries to follow examples like these.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Capcom is taking advantage of Switch's limited library and lack of fighting games. I doubt they'd put this product out at $40 if Switch users had other options for their fighting game fix.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Switch is still in it's launch period. This is gonna do decent numbers due to lack of retail releases. What I find baffling is why this is the game they chose to port.

Flatout at this point any RE remaster would have over performed by an insane degree.

Capcom is taking advantage of Switch's limited library and lack of fighting games. I doubt they'd put this product out at $40 if Switch users had other options for their fighting game fix.

In an ideal world they port TvC 😢

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

So from what it's sounding like, its a worthwhile game, but wait until it drops to $20 before taking the plunge.

 

[Lgndryhr]

I hope this doesn't discourage Capcom from the Switch. This is just overpriced for me. I'll grab it if it ever becomes less than $20.

 

[casey_contra]

Switch is still in it's launch period. This is gonna do decent numbers due to lack of retail releases. What I find baffling is why this is the game they chose to port.

Flatout at this point any RE remaster would have over performed by an insane degree.

Agreed, but probably would take more work. I like this idea because I usually play docked, but when I get too scared I could just do handheld.

 

[Zalman]

So from what it's sounding like, its a worthwhile game, but wait until it drops to $20 before taking the plunge.

The game is fun and the gallery is more in-depth than I thought it would be. But yeah, the price is a big problem.

 

[Pinky]

Meh, I don't care. I'm too big of a SF2 fan to skip this. I'll happily throw down $40. The value is there for me.

 

[Neoxon]

The sad part is this is going to bomb (deservedly so) and then Capcom will use this as an excuse as to why they won't bring games over to the Switch.

"We brought one of our biggest games in the Switch and the sales just weren't there"

I love SF2 but there's no way I pay more than $15 for it. $50 CAD is offensive.

I hope this doesn't discourage Capcom from the Switch. This is just overpriced for me. I'll grab it if it ever becomes less than $20.

The sad part is that the MvCI team seems to have already written off the Switch.

I was told they have hit 1080p/60 on all versions, but they're still in the optimization process. No answers on whether Pro/Scorpio will look better or different. Kind of laughed off a Switch version but said there's nothing to announce at this time (don't get any hopes up, it seemed pretty clearly to be a no.) The producer told me the number one thing they want to avoid is another Moridoom scenario where the game stagnates because of issues they didn't foresee but players found immediately.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

If they did an Ultra Street Fighter IV port, that'd have been awesome. A collection of Super Turbo, Third Strike, and the Alpha series would have been great too. Capcom have been making all the wrong moves with the series lately, but if they played their cards differently they wouldn't be getting themselves into these messes. SF deserves so much better than all this.

Yeah, absolutely. At this price, a collection would have lined up best with it. This is a series we all grew up with that they're just dragging through the mud. People justifying what they've done with the series is beyond me.

I get that the launch for SFV wasn't so hot, but the game isn't that bad.

It was to me man. There wasn't anything to do. Haven't played since last summer, never going back to it. Just ready for Tekken at this point.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

My issue with reviews centering entirely around price is that it doesn't tell me anything about a game's quality a couple years after release.

I ran in to this with the 3D remake of Steel Empire. Giant walls of text to basically (and only) say 'this isn't worth $30'. Which is fine to say, if you're going to condense that point to a paragraph or something...but the review is completely worthless to someone buying that game in 2015 for $8. I had to seek out retro reviews of the genesis version to learn anything.

 

[Dreamwriter]

All the reviews are basically "This is pretty good! That price tag tho...and Way of the Hado sucks."

 

[GhostTrick]

All the reviews are basically "This is pretty good! That price tag tho..."

Well, it's the 2017 port of a 2008 remake of a 1992 game. Of course it's good, but it's sold as much as a new release when it should be 15 dollars MAX.

 

[cw_sasuke]

This game will not bomb at its current price. If Amazon is of any indication, it will sell out its initial shipment at the current price and possibly through its second before Capcom drops the price to 29.99.

Okay bomb is maybe too harsh considering they likely dont have too high of expectations. But they robbed themselves from having another SF43D situation

29,99USD pricepoint would make the game already look much better.

 

[Serenitynow]

I'm still getting it, and I think it will do better than GAF is projecting.

 

[deadduck]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

 

[VariantX]

The sad part is this is going to bomb (deservedly so) and then Capcom will use this as an excuse as to why they won't bring games over to the Switch.

"We brought one of our biggest games in the Switch and the sales just weren't there"

I love SF2 but there's no way I pay more than $15 for it. $50 CAD is offensive.

People would rightly laugh in Capcom's face if that's the line they use. Especially when right now when this is the best opportunity to sell software due to the relatively small library.

 

[Seik]

I'm still getting it, and I think it will do better than GAF is projecting.

Me too, but yeah, the asking price is way higher than what it should be.

Thanks to Amazon Prime though, or else I just would've waited.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I'm still getting it, and I think it will do better than GAF is projecting.

It would have done really well on launch, but at this point I'm not so sure. Not that there's a whole lot of competition, but the ACA Neo Geo offerings are better buys for sure.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

The review is to help people make purchasing decisions. Price matters.

 

[RichiRamjag]

The sad part is this is going to bomb (deservedly so) and then Capcom will use this as an excuse as to why they won't bring games over to the Switch.

"We brought one of our biggest games in the Switch and the sales just weren't there"

I love SF2 but there's no way I pay more than $15 for it. $50 CAD is offensive.

If the switch continues to do well, capcom will make games for it. No one is leaving that money on the table and it's not like they're not going to put out a monster hunter on it.

 

[Ridley327]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

Because the bulk of the major content in this game is available for a far cheaper price on other platforms. It's pretty evident that including two palette swaps, a throwaway minigame and a digital artbook was not worth a $25 premium.

 

[Slayven]

Should be 15, 20 bucks at most

 

[Zia]

What's so hard about just releasing a basic fucking port of SSF2T?

 

[Shiggy]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

Price influences expectations. Or do you have the same expectations for a 0.99€ game on Android as for a 70€ titles on consoles? In that case, most apps would be rated 0/10 due to the lack of online play, good graphics, no button controls, no voice chat, etc.

 

[marc^o^]

The Verge review nails why I'm getting it: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/24/15684510/ultra-street-fighter-2-nintendo-switch-review

 

[7DollarHagane]

Should have been $15 download only.

 

[GhostTrick]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

Maybe because it released more than 8 years ago on Xbox 360 for 15 bucks and that it should be released for nearly 3 times more with for sole novelty 2 modes, one mini game and two swap colors.

 

[sixteen-bit]

What's so hard about just releasing a basic fucking port of SSF2T?

I know, right. That would be worth more to me than whatever the fuck this is.

 

[BitStyle]

Should have been $15 download only.

Yep

 

[Nocturno999]

Capcom still doesn't learn from SFV.

 

[Dre3001]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

This game is an exact port of 2008 HD remix that released on PS3 and 360 for $15. The only additions are one new character and a gimmick first person motion control mode.

The 2008 release is still fresh enough in people's mind that the $25 price increase doesn't make sense for barely any new additions.

Street Fighter 5 got hit badly in reviews for there not being enough new content to justify the price and this game seems to follow the same pattern.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

So the basic consensus is that it's a good fighting game but just way overpriced.

Should have been $15 download only.

$15 digital, along with a $20 retail version (more expensive to help cover those extra costs) would have been nice.

 

[Beartruck]

The price really killing this game. For $40, you could buy 5 neo geo fighters on the eshop.

 

[Ridley327]

Capcom still doesn't learn from SFV.

That's the mindboggling part about all this. People have made their voices very loud and clear about the problems that game had in terms of value, and Capcom's response is to basically do it all over again with a much older game.

 

[vsbizarro]

Of course this gonna take this kind of reviews (low scores)

It's a high coast game with parameters of a indie game.

My soul just cant afford an game like this one for this price

 

[f@luS]

So the basic consensus is that it's a good fighting game but just way overpriced.

$15 digital, along with a $20 retail version (more expensive to help cover those extra costs) would have been nice.

Yet it's 30 retail 40 digital. Would have gone digital for the same price I just ordered mine 28e on amazon fr

 

[Nemesis_]

I find it so strange this is such a barebones port of SF2 when somehow the 3DS was able to run SF4 and yet that isn't on Switch?

I feel like USF4 on Switch would be a better offering than SF5 on PS4. It's so frustrating.

 

[forknknife]

Yeah, not going to support this. Low effort cash in.

 

[Hutchie]

Anyone expecting anything different? Heck an alpha trilogy port would have been better. Bad capcom, bad capcom!

 

[Ridley327]

I find it so strange this is such a barebones port of SF2 when somehow the 3DS was able to run SF4 and yet that isn't on Switch?

I feel like USF4 on Switch would be a better offering than SF5 on PS4. It's so frustrating.

As I understand it, Sony paid for the USF4 port on PS4, though I'm not sure if that precludes someone else paying for their own port if they wanted it on their system.

 

[marc^o^]

I find it so strange this is such a barebones port of SF2 when somehow the 3DS was able to run SF4 and yet that isn't on Switch?

I feel like USF4 on Switch would be a better offering than SF5 on PS4. It's so frustrating.

I have a 2 copies of SF4 on 3DS and PS3, yet prefer old school Steet Fighter 2. Sprite base Street Fighter may have a bigger audience than expected, who knows?

 

[bobbychalkers]

Coulda just ported Ultra SF4 + DLC over at that price. I'll wait till it hits the bargain bin. I'm not hurting over old fighting games on Switch anyways, there are several Neo Geo games in the store already

 

[GhostTrick]

I find it so strange this is such a barebones port of SF2 when somehow the 3DS was able to run SF4 and yet that isn't on Switch?

I feel like USF4 on Switch would be a better offering than SF5 on PS4. It's so frustrating.

Funny thing is, they ported the USF4 engine (MT Framework) just for that dumb mini-game.

 

[Secret Character]

I'm still waiting for a comprehensive changelog before I'm willing to give further opinions on this. I have not played it, but as one of the biggest ST heads in the area, this doesn't look good.

 

[Klart]

Metascore now down to 67. Yikes.

 

[giancarlo123x]

I don't understand why so many reviews let the price affect the x/10 score.

Value is a very important thing.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

I will still buy it. I am not just buying a game here. I am bribing Capcom to make more Switch games. That's all this is.

Hey it's your money, but in my eyes that's a stupid reason to throw away 40$, think of all the other stuff you could do with that, rather than spending it on a hope basically. Hey if ya enjoy the game, great, but I'd say, for me, that's a waste, and also seems like a poor reason to buy something.

 

[Ridley327]

I'm still waiting for a comprehensive changelog before I'm willing to give further opinions on this. I have not played it, but as one of the biggest ST heads in the area, this doesn't look good.

Nintendo is having an event at Momocon on Friday, where they're bringing a bunch of games for people to try out, including this and Arms. It's amusing that their notes for the event specifically call out USF2, as if that's the game that's going to be the major draw at a place that's already holding god knows how many fighting game tournaments.

Arms is definitely a different story, as I expect that will be packed for the entire time that they're doing the event.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Coulda just ported Ultra SF4 + DLC over at that price. I'll wait till it hits the bargain bin. I'm not hurting over old fighting games on Switch anyways, there are several Neo Geo games in the store already

I wonder if PS4 has the Gen 8 (9?) exclusivity on SF4. It didn't hit X1 either.