The Inevitable Street Fighter V Story Thread: ARCADE EDITION!

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AHHHHHHH!!! SO HYPE!!

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Iā€™m so excited that itā€™s gonna be a 3-4 hour experience, nearly matching that of Mortal Kombat X. Iā€™m surprised that there is only 5 chapters in this story. But maybe thatā€™s a good thing. More focus on quality instead of quantity. Because I know MKX had 12, and I believe MK9 had 20? But it definitely feels like weā€™ll get a chance to play multiple characters in a single chapter instead of one character per chapter, which Iā€™m stoked about. This probably means weā€™ll play the our favorite characters multiple times within the story.

And speaking of which, how AWESOME is it that we get to play as the DLC characters! We get to play Ibuki, Juri, Balrog AND Urien in the story BEFORE they are released!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!! So excited, there is gonna be so much to do with them as well as complete the story. This is so exciting, and I canā€™t wait for it.

On to the plot.

Well, as the title plainly suggests, this story will feature the downfall of Shadaloo in a battle between good and evil. What actually interest me is the Black Moons and how they will relate to the grand master plan that M. Bison has. And as expected, the story focuses on the main three iconic characters: Ryu, Chun-LI and Ken. My guess is that Bison has grown so powerful with the seven moons that the only way to stand a chance against him would be to finding those ā€œfragment piecesā€. We have the main story, but we also have the secondary character with their own motivations.

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Leaked? story mode cutscenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjDU-tvWBKY

Some extra scenes in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAUkBwWF6BM

Edit - broken links

Use this - www.4gamer.net/games/283/G028399/20160609001/

I like the fact that Bison has a projection (which we saw in the trailer). It mirrors Roseā€™s ability and solidifies the parallels between Soul/Psycho Power. What his projection is doing there is a whole different matterā€¦

Fuck, I canā€™t wait. Must exercise self control.

Necalliā€¦pleaseā€¦if youā€™re going to talk to someone as a possessed animal and talk about devouring soulsā€¦do it as something other than a sheep with bangs that remind me of Sam Sheepdog. That was too funny.

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Sheep Necalli is already better than all of MKXā€™s story mode :tongue:

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Scratch that Bison projection thing, itā€™s an Illuminati mind trick like the comics

Urien with clothesā€¦ This is DRAMATIC! ;_;

Important things aside, story mode looks nuts, Iā€™m officially isolating myself from anything story mode-related until I can get my hand on it,

Holy shit, so much hype of the story in one day!! I had my expectations lowered, but now, they are back up again. Iā€™m super hyped about this. And Li Feng gets captured by Shadaloo, AND the Illuminati? Wow, my bae Chun-Li certainly has got her hands full this time around.

Yeah I just saw those preview videos. I am officially hyped beyond all expectations. These are actually really well done and at least on par with MKX.

Pretty intriguing. But I hope they donā€™t make Zangief lose in the ring or Iā€™d call that a travesty.
The only acceptable way would be Mika being pinned.
Alternatively, I can see an interruption of the match being caused by the general black-out or a direct intervention of Shadaloo mooks. And all four wrestlers ganging up against those unfriendly guests.

End of June canā€™t coem soon enough

Only if you assume that a SF5 chapter is going to be the same as a MK9/10 chapter. i.e. 4 fights with a single character.

Thereā€™s no reason to assume that would be the case.

Yo shit Urien is rocking them sideburns.

Wow, weā€™ll be fighting one of the Shadaloo mystikkks (haw) [details=Spoiler]

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hmm, broken link? Anyways, the shot I posted is of Rashid in game, fighting one of Li Fengā€™s kidnappers.

See? This is what I was talking about with the Bison Troopers. They could totally just make them into special opponents with additional move properties.
Iā€™m trying to figure out what moveset that Shadaloo Grand Wizard is emulating. It looks kind of like a Shoryuken, but with Bisonā€™s Psycho power added.

Alrighty boysā€¦ Iā€™m putting my tin foil hat on and jot down some notes and feelingsā€¦

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What did Chun-Liā€™s kid mean? Was she there voluntarily? WHAT DOES IT MEAN ALL MEAN?

The 7 keys that control the black moons sound like a wild goose chase to me. Like a set up to keep everyone busy. Bison said it himself, there is nothing they can do to stop him now. The Illuminati prophecy also clearly states that nothing can prevent this apocalyptic event.

What are the Black Moons doing exactly? Are they EMP bombs like the Goldeneye satellite? This makes sense of Bisonā€™s plan is to plunge the world into despair and darkness literally. More people feeling hopeless = more psycho power for Bison supposedly. Dead people canā€™t be afraid.

Charlie Nash has definitely been upgraded. Deus Ex Illuminati coming our way.

Now we know why Necalli is walking the earth in SF5. But: Who is Getepe? Was this crisis fabricated to lure him out or was it a coincidence? Is Necalli solar powered or is he just afraid of the dark?

Guileā€™s new theme song is clearly this

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Chun-Li needs to really stop getting beat up.

FANG chasing down a scientist like a serial killer is beautiful.

The music is great and very appropriate.

Helen is a bitch. Not like Helen from the prologues.

Thereā€™s another one fighting Vega

HOLY CRAP! I guess I got my answer to how potent FANGā€™s poison is. [details=Spoiler]He completely dissolved someone in the second trailer! :open_mouth:

Also, confirmed: Charlie NASH (itā€™s beyond confirmed this is his real name at this point) is upgraded. He stopped Guileā€™s sonic boom, consumed it and the energy of him consuming it spread out from his arms. He seems unfamiliar with this since he says ā€œWhatā€™s happening to my body?ā€[/details]

Iā€™m loving this. The motion, the areas, the fluidity. Theyā€™re not cheaping out with this and I couldnā€™t be more excited. (Secretly hopes for Q cameos throughout).

The CFN profiles may hint who make an appearance. Don Sauvage is front and center in the 'Gief & Mika vs Laura and Alex scene. So who knows who else may have their cinematic close up! :slight_smile:

Remember when we thought FANG was far too silly to be one of Shadalooā€™s four kings? Now heā€™s getting legitimately creepier the more we know about him.