Street Fighter V

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 527 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 52 out of 527
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  1. piresplayer
    Feb 25, 2016
    5
    Too much expensive for too short content!

    It's just a piece of full game wihtout arcade mode or history! Yes we know it's coming on future! But even trying to enjoy the multiplayer mode is hard to do!
    The server is many times down and when not is not fast to meet another player.

    Sorry, but I expected more!
  2. gargooletz
    Apr 5, 2016
    5
    menu design choices, matchmaking, rank system, UI, options, Ken's face, buttons setup, lack of dinput controller support, tutorial = ASS
    there is so much wrong with this game, so many steps back from SF4 and it just doesn't hold to modern standards (just look at KI, GGXrd etc...) that it's just hard to enjoy it even though the gameplay itself is alright.
  3. Jarvis
    Jul 29, 2016
    5
    Oh god I didn't want to be the one to write this review.
    Street fighter 5 isn't exactly a "bad" game, but it is very disappointing, especially if you played ultra street fighter 4.I bought this game on steam when it first came out,
    (I hadn't played a game in the series other than 2 yet.) and although the game was fun, it was blatantly incomplete.On launch (Not early access.) half the    Oh god I didn't want to be the one to write this review.
    Street fighter 5 isn't exactly a "bad" game, but it is very disappointing, especially if you played ultra street fighter 4.I bought this game on steam when it first came out,
    (I hadn't played a game in the series other than 2 yet.)
    and although the game was fun, it was blatantly incomplete.On launch (Not early access.) half the main menu was unavailable because the game wasn't even finished yet, but Capcom was still selling it for a full $60! After two days of ownership, I refunded it, and using the money on steam, I bought ultra street fighter 4, and shogun total war 2.(Both great games btw). I ultimately found myself loving street fighter 4.The gameplay managed to be easy to learn but hard to master, and it had a wide variety of unique, and likable characters. Some time later, when street fighter 5 was on sale I decided to give it another shot.I didn't go into much detail on what was so "incomplete" about the game before, so here's a general list.The character roster was painfully small, with only sixteen characters, this may not seem bad, but ultra street fighter 4 had over thirty, so this was a bit of a disappointment.
    Not to mention only half of them in 5 were the more popular characters in the franchise, so some fan favorites were left out, like Guile.Over time, this game has expanded on that roster, but Ill talk about that later.There was no arcade mode, which has been a series staple since the first installment.
    in verses mode, there was no way fight an AI.And this game clearly has no idea what a PC is.Street fighter 4 was a surprisingly high quality port, it was still best played with a controller, but It put in the effort to assimilate.there were a satisfactory amount of resolutions, and the game even had a benchmark tool to test how good your computer was for the game.Street fighter 5 on the other hand is clueless, you are immediately greeted with a message at the start of the game, to close it, you don't push enter or space or something understandable like that, No, you push b,B! And finally, the game was just Ugly, the color pallet is blindingly bright, making everything look like its made of plastic, and some of the 3-D models are so oddly shaped it's ridiculous, (Ken in particular).
    So, when I bought this game again I hoped at least some of these problems had been fixed, and although the character roster has grown to be roughly half the size of its predecessor, many of the other problems remain, I still can't find a way to fight an AI, arcade mode is still largely absent, and now some of the new characters which were left out (guile in particular) not only still look ugly in this art style, but have been redesigned to look even worse.As for the gameplay itself, well it's adequate.street fighter 4 had two bars to watch other than health, The super bar, which is charged upon taking or dealing damage, and you can use some of to enhance an attack, or charge to full capacity for one really big attack. and the ultra bar, which only charged when you take damage, when it fills, you can use a 1 of 2cinematic special move to level the playing field with your opponent.In street fighter 5, the super is still present, but with a smaller capacity, and the ultra has been swapped out for the V-gauge.essentially, each character has one special attack which charges the V-gauge when when it lands. When full, it activates a unique buff for each character. It's kind of fun to use, but it sacrifices you ultra.Now, instead of having 3 big special attacks, each character only has one. other than that, the combat is similar to before, only difference being an emphasis on counters, which can now result in either blowing you opponent away, or stunning them temporarily. It's still fun, but the lack of characters, and no way to fight AI in Vs bogs it down. Not to mention that this game has a heavy focus on online play, so character customization seems like a high priority. Yet, the only way to even get alternate colors for characters is to either win a few in the survival mode, or pay using either A, in game currency which is only awarded after winning online or completing a challenge, or B, Real money. you get 50 in game credits for beating someone on your level online, and stages and skins cost like 50000 each! you also use this method of payment for the characters which came after the games launch, so many of the fan favorites which were left out need micro transactions, or constant pay to collect. Finally, there is the games main story mode.
    This didn't come with the game at launch either, but it's free, It's fun, and the characters are interesting. But it only lasts like 4 hours, and it goes a very different direction than you would expect.Instead of focusing on Necalli, the villain who was hyped up for this game, it focuses on other things, where Necalli is barley developed and not even the main focus. If you like the series you'll like this, but not as much    … Expand
  4. SattioppieGames
    Feb 21, 2016
    5
    I agree with the other users, this feels like an early access game. There aren't many single player options (I am shocked they didn't include a player vs. CPU mode or an arcade mode) and this makes the game very overpriced for what it is. The only reason I gave it a 5 is because I think this game has a lot of opportunity in future. If they where to add more features and maybe add moreI agree with the other users, this feels like an early access game. There aren't many single player options (I am shocked they didn't include a player vs. CPU mode or an arcade mode) and this makes the game very overpriced for what it is. The only reason I gave it a 5 is because I think this game has a lot of opportunity in future. If they where to add more features and maybe add more characters or make DLC characters available for everyone, the price would be a lot more reasonable. However the visuals and audio are pretty good and have that SF feel to it.… Expand
  5. Rohaldos
    Feb 24, 2016
    5
    The game is unfinished and a some of the most basic options like "arcade" are missing, however I believe Capcom will not leave the game in this current state and I am sure that missing stuff will be added. Its definitely not worth $60 now perhaps in a few months yes.

    The graphics and sounds are great perhaps this is the best looking Street Fighter game ever made and the play ability is    The game is unfinished and a some of the most basic options like "arcade" are missing, however I believe Capcom will not leave the game in this current state and I am sure that missing stuff will be added. Its definitely not worth $60 now perhaps in a few months yes.

    The graphics and sounds are great perhaps this is the best looking Street Fighter game ever made and the play ability is fantastic lots of fun.

    I rate this game:

    Content = 2
    play ability = 8

    Total score= 5

    16 character to select is a little too poor but I heard that you can unlock new characters by earning some in game currency( this kind of make the char dlc free of charge) or use real cash.

    The online experience is currently "slow" takes ages to find a match(ranked and not) but when you find one is great fun :). I truly hope that Capcom will be adding more option like a "Tournament" mode and improves the overall online experience.

    I definitely agree with the other reviews that the game is extremely poor in content but looking at the positive side that this game has to offer the gameplay is definitely a lot of fun and enjoyable.

    In this current stage I don't suggest to purchase the game for $60 unless you have faith in Capcom to fix and add content to the game or if you are a big fun of the series.

    I personally like the game but the "rush" to release such an incomplete product is not acceptable from a big name like Capcom specially with a game like Street Fighter, it is clear that the game was rushed out( the story mode is showing the storyboard(with very bad choice of the Adobe Photoshop default filters!!) of what we suppose to have an animation of the events).

    I suggest people to come back and have a look at the game in 5-6 months time and if the situation is still the same I advise to forget about SFV and look for another fighting game.    … Expand
  6. minix2poo
    May 30, 2016
    6
    Game play technically and graphically it is one of my favorite games in the SF franchise.

    But sadly it has still to many broken and missing contents, and to many players abusing the ranked fights...

    Would be a 8 or 9 from me, if everything is working as intended.
  7. Hadzi
    Feb 19, 2016
    6
    The fifth installment to Street fighter series is it good ?
    The game has nice art, captures that street fighter art, new V meter for special attacks, good and precise combat.
    I love Street fighter games since the old classic ones but this one did not impress me at all. I played it for a few hours (on my keyboard because i had controller compatibility issues) and the game had bad traits    The fifth installment to Street fighter series is it good ?
    The game has nice art, captures that street fighter art, new V meter for special attacks, good and precise combat.
    I love Street fighter games since the old classic ones but this one did not impress me at all.
    I played it for a few hours (on my keyboard because i had controller compatibility issues) and the game had bad traits that its few good ones.
    One of the biggest problems were the content itself that the game contains. It just feels like the game is rushed to complete it and a lot of things were cut. Multiplayer has more mods than single player even though i could not play it because of server issues.
    Character number is small only 16 which is terrible for today game standards.
    Story telling is not very important in this kind of games ( at least for me), i mean the story of the game is fine but the cut scenes that are telling it are just bad. Voice acting could be better.
    And best for the last (or worst in this case) is the price of the game, very overpriced game.
    The game had so much potential only if people worked on it a little bit more.
    I was expecting a lot (really lot) more content for that price    … Expand
  8. Masuod
    Feb 17, 2016
    7
    Play Street Fighter neither a good nor a good story , but I love Capcom Ltd. Montpellier because I was denuvo does not lock up his game was good ... but meta impressive thanks
  9. bigchieflouis
    Feb 19, 2016
    6
    pretty fun game, good graphics, smooth framerate
    cons are there is not a lot of content right now and there are missing features
    the servers are working now though
    get it from a key selling site for about 35 dollars, its good for that price i think
  10. Natsuru
    Mar 11, 2016
    7
    I gotta step in because honestly 262 negative reviews that will ignore the actual gameplay which is solid and fun. The game is unfinished and isn't worth $60 yet but by June this will be rectified. Story Mode's art is placeholder, it is being replaces by a Mortal Kombat-esque cinematic story mode.
    The cast may be small but it is varied, which is more important, on top of that due to    I gotta step in because honestly 262 negative reviews that will ignore the actual gameplay which is solid and fun. The game is unfinished and isn't worth $60 yet but by June this will be rectified. Story Mode's art is placeholder, it is being replaces by a Mortal Kombat-esque cinematic story mode.
    The cast may be small but it is varied, which is more important, on top of that due to Capcom's plan, the roster could grow exponentially over the course of a few years instead of the typical Super re-release formula.
    Wait until June or find it half off at least, because the GAME part of the GAME is great.    … Expand
  11. Abeofgradas77
    Apr 5, 2016
    7
    I gave this game a 2 on PS4 because of the severe lack of Yang and Yun. Upon buying and playing the game, I decided to give an alternate review. It's not bad, it's by no means good, but is alright. The rosters meh, I grew to like Nash and Birdie. Learning the roster is a challenge. This isn't too special because many fighting games have this. That's the problem, with the exception ofI gave this game a 2 on PS4 because of the severe lack of Yang and Yun. Upon buying and playing the game, I decided to give an alternate review. It's not bad, it's by no means good, but is alright. The rosters meh, I grew to like Nash and Birdie. Learning the roster is a challenge. This isn't too special because many fighting games have this. That's the problem, with the exception of slightly better online, the return of Alex was nice. It feels like a great, but unfinished game. The reason that it isn't great is because it is not finished. The gameplay is solid. I give it a 7 for its gameplay and online, I may up this score once it grows, I can't see it getting more than a 9, but it can easily reach that score.… Expand
  12. TIZ
    Mar 10, 2019
    5
    Finally rating this game, as I just got back to playing it (2019). When it released in 2016 it was pretty poor with little to no content for casual players, like myself.
    However, getting back on it in 2019 has been a chore in itself! I found that there have been many changes and a more complicated (but at least finished) system.
    The next frustration I experienced is the fact that    Finally rating this game, as I just got back to playing it (2019). When it released in 2016 it was pretty poor with little to no content for casual players, like myself.
    However, getting back on it in 2019 has been a chore in itself! I found that there have been many changes and a more complicated (but at least finished) system.
    The next frustration I experienced is the fact that everything is behind a paywall or DLC content. The very few characters that SFV released with was laughable and one of my favourite characters was not even in the roster! Now the character has been included in the season pass 3, which is an expensive DLC. Additional stages are also behind a paywall, the original costumes of characters are behind a paywall...everything is behind a paywall. I wouldn't be so frustrated with this if I didn't pay FULL TRIPLE A price for the game when it first released! As I didn't expect this kind of trickle-model for content release.

    Finally the good of this game. After so many years it's actually worth playing! It has a story mode, finally. The story mode is okay, it could have been made longer and more interesting, maybe like Mortal Kombat's long and elaborate single player story campaign? Increase in game modes is also welcome. All the new online and multiplayer aspects are welcome but not too thrilling, for myself at least.

    Overall, it's not the breakthrough or most amazing Street Fighter ever, like SF4 was. But it's alright and it's finally worth buying and playing. The base game is less than half the price of the launch price. Add all the season passes and it becomes a bit over priced, but almost, ALMOST, acceptable. Still don't agree with all the expensive add-on stages and costumes being so ridiculously expensive, since it's not a free game, nor a cheap one either!

    Hence, my score reflects not the overall fun or mechanics of the game, which are still very solid and very street fighter! But rather it reflects the crap and shady paywall content and continuous money grab very apparent in this game. In essence you need to be a hardcore player to truly enjoy this game and perhaps earn some of the DLC content and actually care about it to stay invested long term.    … Expand
  13. vexyys
    Apr 18, 2020
    7
    well, this game certainly has good aspects, like graphics, characters and mechanics.
    but unfortunately, it does not fulfill its functions as a good fighting game. even SF III is better.
  14. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    Как игра он мне нравится, но внешне это ужас... В 4-ом картинка была в разы приятней. Кто и зачем додумался до такого стремного визуала... -____-
  15. KevLooney
    May 12, 2021
    7
    The game is inaccessible. I don't intuit how to play and improve. I dropped it shortly after.

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  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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