Street Fighter V

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 527 Ratings

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  1. arcade313
    Feb 20, 2016
    4
    I don't ever write on here, but I had to since it's getting to many good reviews for an incomplete game. So I'm going to tell you how it is in very few words. Best looking street fighter to date. BUT.....no arcade mode. I completed story mode. Nobody likes the survival mode except me. And don't bother looking for any hope in online mode. It's always lagging or not working. This is not aI don't ever write on here, but I had to since it's getting to many good reviews for an incomplete game. So I'm going to tell you how it is in very few words. Best looking street fighter to date. BUT.....no arcade mode. I completed story mode. Nobody likes the survival mode except me. And don't bother looking for any hope in online mode. It's always lagging or not working. This is not a 60$game. This should of been a free to play phone game with good graphics.… Expand
  2. brotherlar
    Feb 18, 2016
    4
    Great game for what is there although I admit I have had some online issues, any other game this would be normal for launch week but when the game pretty much doesent have much to do unless you play online its not good.

    I feel like I have paid full price For a Beta which i unacceptable in my eyes the sad thing is Capcom will get away with this as will other companys in the future.
  3. kkz0
    Apr 27, 2018
    4
    muy buen juego, pero... INCOMPLETO, pocos personajes para su precio... personajes practicamente imposibles de comprar con "fight money" asi que obligatoriamente tendras que comprarlos por DLC... un fiasco Capcom
  4. blue-ninja
    Mar 15, 2016
    3
    What is this about street fighters v, is very2 drop and so disappointed, first graphics is ok, but story look very short every character no video animation just pics look bad, arcade what arcade is not there, character not much like sf4, c'mon capcom what's wrong about you, or you afraid with king of fighters xiv with 50 character and the graphics and gameplay look good & cool. Capcom need Steroid
  5. Roct
    Feb 16, 2016
    3
    The lack of single player content and the issues with multiplayer servers pushes SFV launch to abyss. There are few good things to praise: graphics are gougeous, the BGM is more than ok, and for the new and returning fighters Necalli and Nash are ok. Thats it: SFV is not complete and CAPCOM shouldn´t charge full price in te game at its current state.
  6. gobhoblin
    Mar 28, 2017
    3
    I bought the game at launch for PS4 and PC. I was always a huge fanboy for the series and in general just love fighting games, Capcom and Konami made up the bulk of my childhood gaming.

    SFV is pure garbage. It has no soul, is very buggy, the netcode is terrible, the actual fighting system is a downgrade from the SFIV and even earlier titles. I couldn't get any of my friends to sit    I bought the game at launch for PS4 and PC. I was always a huge fanboy for the series and in general just love fighting games, Capcom and Konami made up the bulk of my childhood gaming.

    SFV is pure garbage. It has no soul, is very buggy, the netcode is terrible, the actual fighting system is a downgrade from the SFIV and even earlier titles. I couldn't get any of my friends to sit and play it more than 2 rounds, and that was a painful slog even. The new characters are fine, probably the only redeeming quality to the game. Launched without any features of a complete game, including an arcade mode in a longtime arcade based fighting game series. Would not recommend to anyone.    … Expand
  7. unclomz
    Feb 16, 2016
    3
    Pure and simply does not feel like a complete game aand for its price tag is bodrderline offensive
    Just an opinion but how much does capcom pay reviewers on certain sites and magazines God only knows.
    Back to the game no basic single player modes like Arcade. The online does not work I have tried 10 to 15 minutes to get a match. I think 16 charcaters to start with. The graphics are    Pure and simply does not feel like a complete game aand for its price tag is bodrderline offensive
    Just an opinion but how much does capcom pay reviewers on certain sites and magazines God only knows.
    Back to the game no basic single player modes like Arcade.
    The online does not work I have tried 10 to 15 minutes to get a match.
    I think 16 charcaters to start with.
    The graphics are meh.
    All in all until a major patch has come out with a whole load of other modes and a working online AVOID THIS GAME IN THIS CURRENT STATE AND PRICE    … Expand
  8. lexblow
    Dec 11, 2016
    3
    Total dissapointment, i expected so much from capcom, and thy've dropped the ball. How can someone miss with Street Fighter? Well, they can, offering half a game for a full price tag.
  9. orolans
    Feb 24, 2016
    3
    First time I feel bad pre-ordering. I feel like they thought "hey guys we can sell the game like a full complete edition" but later we can sell the rest of the game. I recommend not buying it yet, until they puf game modes or something.

    They said they have tried to make a e-sports game, but the online is awful too. Servers are horrible. So bad feeling after this. I should stop    First time I feel bad pre-ordering. I feel like they thought "hey guys we can sell the game like a full complete edition" but later we can sell the rest of the game. I recommend not buying it yet, until they puf game modes or something.

    They said they have tried to make a e-sports game, but the online is awful too. Servers are horrible.

    So bad feeling after this. I should stop pre-ordering, so I can say its my bad.    … Expand
  10. MNO__ONM
    Jul 8, 2016
    3
    Good points:
    ✔ Online game (makes sense but still)
    ✔ CFN ✔ Beautiful graphics and music ✔ "Human speed" ✔ Moveset got refreshed ✔ Nice General Story mode fairly long ✔ Nice gameplay Bad points: ✔ Survival mode: too hard and too long on higher levels. The CPU cheats in the last battles. ✔ Survival happens to be the only way to unlock colours. ✔ Not much offline content besides    Good points:
    ✔ Online game (makes sense but still)
    ✔ CFN
    ✔ Beautiful graphics and music
    ✔ "Human speed"
    ✔ Moveset got refreshed
    ✔ Nice General Story mode fairly long
    ✔ Nice gameplay

    Bad points:
    ✔ Survival mode: too hard and too long on higher levels. The CPU cheats in the last battles.
    ✔ Survival happens to be the only way to unlock colours.
    ✔ Not much offline content besides Story mode and trials. Particularly lacks Arcade Mode or World Tour mode.
    ✔ No VS CPU mode
    ✔ No way to regularly get Fight Money in offline modes.
    ✔ Fight Money is hard to get
    ✔ Items are very highly priced
    ✔ You are pushed to buy the DLC if you want to unlock all the content
    ✔ Clearly Overpriced considering it's current content.
    ✔ Online game is poorly optimized.
    ✔ Rage quitters
    ✔ Elitist community does not want you to have what you want. Just do their way and shut the **** up.
    ✔ Needs a refund campaign. If it would happen i sign and want my money back. That's sad for the gameplay is pretty good.    … Expand
  11. CarlPrejnev
    Jan 3, 2018
    3
    I'm only scoring it higher than zero because of mods support, which makes the game interesting while we wait for Capcoms turn.
    Alas, the very fact I had to play this on PC is a good reason for not getting my mouse near the green bar: how do you make a Street Fighter console X or Y exclusive? Damn you, Capcom!
  12. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    3
    Super Street Fighter V is yet another entry in a disturbing trend of incomplete AAA games. If Capcom was trying to get the game out in time for EVO, etc. Fine. But price the game according for what is available at launch. This game was certainly not worth $60 for the state it was in at launch. At the very least be up front and transparent that there is no arcade mode. Jim Sterling coinedSuper Street Fighter V is yet another entry in a disturbing trend of incomplete AAA games. If Capcom was trying to get the game out in time for EVO, etc. Fine. But price the game according for what is available at launch. This game was certainly not worth $60 for the state it was in at launch. At the very least be up front and transparent that there is no arcade mode. Jim Sterling coined the term Early AAAccess. Its an apt description for what SSFV contained at launch.

    There was no arcade mode (A series staple) at launch. The story mode what little there is consisted of poorly drawn graphic novel like stills that can be completed in a few short minutes. The game also lacks a proper training mode, no vs. AI, among other issues like connectivity. Not to mention that the playable roster of characters at 16 seems a bit anemic compared to rosters of other games of the genre.

    There are a number of people who might try to defend this game saying its made for the competitive players. I feel this is an excuse that just doesn't fly. You are paying more for less.

    The truth of the matter is that the people who grew up with SSF playing its story mode and arcade are the people who were Capcom's bread and butter. Its those fans who have passionately loved the series for so long that have made it a premier fighting game. There was no online back then. Capcom have slapped the fans of SSF in the face. Its a damned shame too because the game plays well; but its high price for lacking content is too much to ignore.

    Server stability seems better now. However Capcom themselves admitted it was rushed. Hopefully they continue to improve on what is there. Hopefully they won't repeat the same mistake they made with the release of this game. Hopefully they realize that the casuals are just as important for the health of a fighting game as the professionals.    … Expand
  13. RoboyVadge
    Dec 29, 2016
    3
    The game play is fun. The cinematic story mode is a great edition also. As time progresses, the game gets better with new content. The thing that pisses me off the most is this game was designed to be "pay to play". I bought the deluxe version thinking I would get access to all season passes and other DLC...Nope. I will not spend one more dime on SFV or a Capcom product until they do theThe game play is fun. The cinematic story mode is a great edition also. As time progresses, the game gets better with new content. The thing that pisses me off the most is this game was designed to be "pay to play". I bought the deluxe version thinking I would get access to all season passes and other DLC...Nope. I will not spend one more dime on SFV or a Capcom product until they do the right thing and give me the SFV content that should have been available from the start.… Expand
  14. Realnoobman
    Jul 19, 2020
    3
    It is a half-game. Loading time are extremely long even if you play only offline. There are no interesting game modes, few characters and the mechanics to unlock the characters are horrible, the game also pushes you to spend money to unlock accessories without respect for those who paid for an incomplete and ugly game.
  15. Tubey
    Apr 5, 2016
    2
    You see all those 'professional' reviews for this? That's why you don't trust anything a paid reviewer says - it's beggars belief that there's not ONE negative review for this title.

    Street Fighter V is an unfinished, unpolished mess. It has less content than Super Street Fighter 2 - on the Super Nintendo! That's right, a game 22 years older than this crap is not only more packed in    You see all those 'professional' reviews for this? That's why you don't trust anything a paid reviewer says - it's beggars belief that there's not ONE negative review for this title.

    Street Fighter V is an unfinished, unpolished mess. It has less content than Super Street Fighter 2 - on the Super Nintendo! That's right, a game 22 years older than this crap is not only more packed in content, but has infinitely more charm, depth and has the better gameplay too.

    Saying this is barebones is an injustice to that term. Very few characters with no single-player story mode to speak of - oh, and that isn't hyperbole by the way, there IS no single-player here. Oh, they'll say that the ridiculous three fight narrative interspersed with terrible comic strips is a "story", but no, it isn't. This has been rushed out the door so tournament players can give them free advertising with the multiplayer, but even THAT backfired as the servers are absolutely last and it launched with support for only TWO players (and even they won't get into the servers for a match 75% of the time). Oh, did I mention this is effectively an always online game too? Because of course it is.

    Not only that, but somehow they made this version worse than the PS4 one! I know, I've played them both - they're both terrible, but this version takes the proverbial piss with how bad a port it is. Get this - NO full key rebinding support. In a supposed tournament fighter. On the PC. Wow. I mean, you can rebind, but it's limited, and it displays it's bad port to the PC proudly by assuming you're rebinding a controller at every turn.

    But it's a Street Fighter game, right? So that means loads of colourful characters? No. No, no, no. Sixteen. Yes, sixteen. WTF. Four of which brand new by the way, and dull as hell. But surely they're going to release loads in the coming month, right? Well, if SIX is classed as loads to you, then yeah! So yes, this fighting game in 2016 released with fewer characters than the game made in the same series in 1994.

    I don't think I've ever been shocked by a full priced retail release by a AAA company than I have by this. This is not only unfinished; this is a pre-Alpha game. A proof of concept, nothing more. To have the nerve to release this in its' current state is absolutely incredible.

    2/10 for what are acceptable graphics (albeit overly big character models on occasion and a 'lively' animation style that makes it confusing to discern what's actually going on at close quarters with some characters) and for the combat being somewhat polished. But that's it.

    As bad as Mortal Kombat X was (and yes, that was bad), this is worse, as at least MKX had a semblance of bloody content!

    And seriously, those critic reviews. Jesus tapdancing Christ.    … Expand
  16. dark001001
    Mar 29, 2016
    2
    Can not change the key binding. Yeah, I have to by a xbox controller to play this game on PC.I don't know if Capcom charge for the controller-free version.
  17. rayray1940
    Feb 17, 2016
    2
    A playable trash.

    It's the honest, beta, review for SF5, like the game itself. For more content? COMING SOON, like the game itself. Oh remember, you can't take this offline.
  18. victorator
    Feb 17, 2016
    2
    Here are the main problems:

    -no possibility to rebind your keyboard keys (unacceptable) -no arcade mode -story mode which you can finish in 10 minutes is a complete joke -only 16 characters -only 10 stages -half working / half broken online (it works once in a while) -you have to do 50 rounds just to unlock a character's color for each character 16x50 = 900 rounds? -system    Here are the main problems:

    -no possibility to rebind your keyboard keys (unacceptable)
    -no arcade mode
    -story mode which you can finish in 10 minutes is a complete joke
    -only 16 characters
    -only 10 stages
    -half working / half broken online (it works once in a while)
    -you have to do 50 rounds just to unlock a character's color for each character 16x50 = 900 rounds?
    -system requirements completely unjustified, game is slowing down during critical arts even on the most high end machine (I play on a 4790k and 980Ti)
    -game textures look like they've been designed to use on a PSP version (very very very low resolution)

    Plus sides:

    + it's street fighter
    + pretty good game mechanic but not as enjoyable nor entertaining to watch as USF4 or SF3 in my opinion
    + good music, all the tracks are good
    + pretty good character design    … Expand
  19. LoneWolfSones
    Feb 23, 2016
    2
    Super Street Fighter V is yet another entry in a disturbing trend of incomplete AAA games. If Capcom was trying to get the game out in time for EVO, etc. Fine. But price the game according for what is available at launch. This game is certainly not worth $60 in its current state. At the very least be up front and transparent that there is no arcade mode. Jim Sterling coined the term EarlySuper Street Fighter V is yet another entry in a disturbing trend of incomplete AAA games. If Capcom was trying to get the game out in time for EVO, etc. Fine. But price the game according for what is available at launch. This game is certainly not worth $60 in its current state. At the very least be up front and transparent that there is no arcade mode. Jim Sterling coined the term Early AAAccess. Its an apt description for what SSFV contains.

    There is no arcade mode (A series staple). The story mode what little there is consists of poorly drawn graphic novel like stills that can be completed in a few short minutes. The game also lacks a proper training mode, no vs. AI, among other issues like connectivity. Not to mention that the playable roster of characters at 16 seems a bit anemic compared to rosters of other games of the genre.

    There are a number of people who might try to defend this game saying its made for the competitive players. I feel this is an excuse that just doesn't fly. You are paying more for less.

    The truth of the matter is that the people who grew up with SSF playing its story mode and arcade are the people who were Capcom's bread and butter. Its those fans who have passionately loved the series for so long that have made it a premier fighting game. There was no online back then. Capcom have slapped the fans of SSF in the face. Its a damned shame too because the game plays well; but its high price for lacking content is too much to ignore.    … Expand
  20. rosnk30
    Mar 21, 2016
    2
    This is a incomplete game in all aspects. Yes, this game's great if you consider only online mode. Street V not deserve (nowadays) your money. Consider wait a few months until capcom release the final game.
  21. Odinalucard696
    Feb 17, 2016
    2
    Juego incompleto, es una beta por 65 euros, online lageado, una mierda por no decir mas cosas. No compren juegos por trozos, no apoyen estas compañías, ser compradores responsables
  22. Gmkahrg
    Feb 16, 2016
    2
    The PC port is completely unacceptable. It's obvious that nobody cared to properly oversee the development.

    * Barebones keyboard support: cannot bind keys to your liking (only a limited selection of keys is available), can't play 2 players on one keyboard, can't check the key bindings (keyboard keys are always displayed as XOne controller buttons) * No D-input devices support. If your    The PC port is completely unacceptable. It's obvious that nobody cared to properly oversee the development.

    * Barebones keyboard support: cannot bind keys to your liking (only a limited selection of keys is available), can't play 2 players on one keyboard, can't check the key bindings (keyboard keys are always displayed as XOne controller buttons)
    * No D-input devices support. If your controller is not X360/XOne you'll have to work around with joy2key and binding buttons to keyboard keys
    * No Steam UI support (cannot invite or join game, very clunky and slow to navigate ingame menus have to be used instead)
    * Menus/load screens (such as characters facing off before match) may drop to 30 fps even if your rig can run the match at stable 60. Game speed is relative to framerate, so if it drops to 30 you'll experience slow motion. This occurs on PCs that match recommended specs
    * Console crossplay is nigh impossible (tested PC to PC - 10/10 connection, PC - PS4 on the same connection - unplayable)
    * Invites to player lobbies often outright do not work (no response or "lobby does not exist" message)

    Aside from that general issues:
    * Barely any SP content
    * No option to decline matches (if you get paired with someone who lags you just have to suck it up and play even though you know you won't enjoy the match)
    * Characters models are detailed, but very unpolished (horrible hair clippings, even on character select screen and numerous cloth physics errors)

    This game has been rushed so that this year's Capcom Pro Tour season can be played only in SFV. If you do not want to participate in the tournaments DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  23. LordPiF
    Feb 17, 2016
    2
    Game feels really UNFINISHED.
    Very limited roster of characters.
    Singleplayer was done in a lazy way, with BADLY drawn comic strips instead of cutscenes. Very SHORT story mode - finished the whole thing in about 1.5 - 2 hours. After that you can only play online... but you can't really play online because of potato servers (35 mins trying to find me a match with all filters off).    Game feels really UNFINISHED.
    Very limited roster of characters.
    Singleplayer was done in a lazy way, with BADLY drawn comic strips instead of cutscenes.
    Very SHORT story mode - finished the whole thing in about 1.5 - 2 hours.
    After that you can only play online... but you can't really play online because of potato servers (35 mins trying to find me a match with all filters off).

    Future DLC expected (more characters?).. but right now game feels empty and definitely NOT WORTH THE PRICE TAG.

    p.s. I've been visiting metacritic for years and for the first time ever I made an account just to write this SFV review so I can let you guys know how much this game sucks. True story :)    … Expand
  24. Spoker007
    Feb 17, 2016
    2
    Pas de solo, multijoueur qui ne fonctionne pas, stick arcade non reconnu (alors que fonctionnant parfaitement sur sf4), mappage des touches clavier ignoble et impossible à modifier... La déception est à mesure de l'attente : énorme.
  25. saturnback7
    Feb 18, 2016
    2
    Content? Can I have some? This is not a sixty dollar game! It plays like you would expect, but come on! It's 2016!!! Why are we still letting publishers sell us incomplete games! I give a two only because I do enjoy playing what is on offer, but will no doubt be sick of it in a few days.
  26. Orlando_BR
    Feb 19, 2016
    2
    Ridiculo!
    Vendeu o Beta como jogo completo...
    A CAPCOM deu um golpe nos consumidores...
    Um absurdo um jogo de luta sem modo arcade
    Simplesmente desisti do jogo
    Passem longe
  27. magodag
    Feb 21, 2016
    2
    what?... incomplete, I paid for a incomplete game, thanks...
    only 16 characters, glitchi graphics, lack of playing modes, errors in network... so on and so forth...
  28. fed250
    Feb 22, 2016
    2
    I have no idea how critics are rating this game so highly. Just because a game series has a big following doesn't mean all the games they release in that series are good. Maybe they are afraid to talk badly about it because the backlash from fanatics or maybe they are afraid to squash a title that is supposed to be the flagship of an entire genre? However this game doesn't deserve a goodI have no idea how critics are rating this game so highly. Just because a game series has a big following doesn't mean all the games they release in that series are good. Maybe they are afraid to talk badly about it because the backlash from fanatics or maybe they are afraid to squash a title that is supposed to be the flagship of an entire genre? However this game doesn't deserve a good rating, it doesn't even deserve a mediocre rating. Capcom needs to really hear the complaints and quickly do something about it. It is bad enough that in my opinion they should take a page from Square Enix's book and pull the game and apologize and re-release it only after it is completely overhauled.

    I have read reviews from other players who are a lot stronger players than myself really liking the combat structure. It seems strong to me but I have yet to play enough to see if it is that much better than SF IV or not. Outside of the combat mechanics and the slight bump in the visuals the game falls completely flat. If you are on the competitive scene then this game may be good enough for you as is but if you are not then be prepared to tuck this game away until several months from now with hopefully many more updates.

    I really enjoy the story mode of most fighting games and the Street fighter games have been good about it in the past. I have enjoyed it enough to watch many of the movies and cartoons to learn more about the characters. I was really hoping that Capcom would start to make a more in-depth story mode that could get deeper into the character and possibly give you different paths to choose with different outcomes and different endings. Well sadly instead of a deeper richer story mode we get the most basic garbage thing that they could slap together. They didn't even bother to animate it, its just a slideshow of stills. There is only 3-4 fights per character and they are so simple its not even fun. None of the stories are even interesting enough to bother with anyway. The voice acting is also really horrible, it sounds like they just took some of their own Capcom staff and told them to read the lines in their silliest voices. To top it all off to actually get any of the bonuses for completing these you have to be logged onto the server which I was constantly being dropped from every minute or two.

    As many others have stated it lacks several things like Arcade mode, trials, and difficulty settings. In my opinion it is missing so many things its really an embarrassment to be released like it is. Online battles are extremely basic as well and you can not create multi person rooms or spectate.

    Sadly, I have a feeling, this game won't be to a point that I myself would find it fun to play until the release the next pay for release sometime a ways off. Just like SF IV and every other SF game out there Capcom will release 9 million versions and upgrades and charge each time. With how much content this game is lacking I imagine it wouldn't be ready until its been a long enough time that Capcom feels justified in charging you an extra $30 and releasing it as the next version of SF V. Capcom really needs to give at minimum the first version update free to people who have purchased this near launch because what they would be adding wouldn't really be additional content but what should really have been part of the initial release.    … Expand
  29. Nero77710
    Feb 27, 2016
    2
    Like others said, it's not enough content.
    "Street Fighter 4" had so much to offer, and "Street Fighter 5" don't have the most basic features.
    But yay... Capcom is "thinking about" adding an Arcade Mode.

    And whatever you do, don't criticize the game at a SF5-Forum.
    The fanbase is pure cancer, they can't argue without insulting you, they don't even have good arguments.
  30. GrayCloudFOX
    Mar 2, 2016
    2
    Horrible experience, horrible servers, horrible content, horrible game. What a shame for one of the best fighting franchises of all time. Dissapointed.
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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 33
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  1. DarkStation
    May 13, 2016
    80
    While I could not have recommended it to any but the hardcore fighting game community when it released, it’s now complete enough that I don’t have qualms about getting into it now. I’m still having fun with the game, even though most of my time is spent trying to complete survival runs and challenges rather then feed people rating boots online.
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  2. GameCritics
    Apr 29, 2016
    70
    There's a lot to love in Street Fighter V, especially Rainbow Mika, but the fact is that the game still isn't where it needs to be yet. The March update helped, but it was just a band aid on some pretty deep lacerations. Serious fighting game fans can hop in now without too many problems, but more casual players might want to wait—more fixes and a real story mode are still coming.
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  3. GameSpew
    Apr 9, 2016
    70
    At the moment, with its fantastic gameplay but a serious lack of content, Street Fighter 5 is a solid 7/10; a good game that is a great for fans of the genre but can’t be recommended to all. Hopefully though, in a year’s time when the promised features have been added and the roster of fighters has been increased in number, it’ll be worthy of a 9/10. Until then however, those looking for single player fighting thrills should look elsewhere to get their kicks, whilst those wanting to just play online will definitely enjoy Street Fighter 5, but may find its repetition of stages and fighters slightly irksome.
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