The Inevitable Street Fighter V Story Thread: ARCADE EDITION!

Hawkingbird · January 25, 2016, 9:33pm

We might get a flashback of cop Chun fighting Vega

Daemos · January 25, 2016, 9:33pm

I TOLD YOU MOTHERFUCKERS WE ARE GETTING A STORY!!!

Fretless94 · January 25, 2016, 9:34pm

I think the blonde girl Nash is talking to might be either Julia (Guile’s wife) or Eliza (Ken’s wife). Then again, it could be Cammy in yet another outfit.

Cipher · January 25, 2016, 9:35pm

http://i.imgur.com/mSe0JsW.png

There is Decapre.

Hawkingbird · January 25, 2016, 9:35pm

Could be Kolin acting as a handler.

Magegg · January 25, 2016, 9:36pm

And it will most likely suck XDDD

Let’s face it, Ono or whoever’s writing the scripts suck. Street Fighter x Tekken’s “storyline”, for example

Plaid_Unicorn · January 25, 2016, 9:38pm

I can’t see it, but I’m on my phone right now…

Looks like a scorpion tied to skullomanias back

Magegg · January 25, 2016, 9:39pm

It looks like Necalli.

Daemos · January 25, 2016, 9:40pm

Get the fuck out.

With the game now just a few short weeks away from release, Capcom has finally lifted the lid on what players can expect from Street Fighter V’s single-player story modes.

While previous iterations in the Street Fighter series typically went with an arcade-style linear progression of fights with the occasional cutscene or post-battle dialog thrown in to give some context, Street Fighter V looks to mix up that formula.

There will still be something akin to those older games present, coming in the way of character stories. Here, each individual world warrior will get his or her own story segment, focused on explaining how and why they came to partake in the events of Street Fighter V. These stories will be personalized for whomever you pick, so who you fight along the way—including who that character’s end boss is—is specific to each roster choice.

Much like the training mode we’ve recently had the chance to experience in the game’s beta, the characters stories will have dialog scenes drawn by famous Japanese artist Bengus, a man whose name should be well known to any long-time Capcom fans. Bengus has done artwork for a number of previous fighting games for the developer, including Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Marvel vs Capcom 2, so I think it’s pretty cool to see Capcom tap his talent as a bit of an homage to the legacy of the franchise.

Character stories will be part of Street Fighter V at launch, and as new characters as added, their stories will be available as soon as you unlock those fighters for yourself.

I did, however, say “modes” instead of “mode,” and that’s where things get especially interesting. In addition to those character stories, the game will also have a bigger, beefier cinematic story mode. (All these names, by the way, are still tentative as of now.) Here, players will be treated to one giant, canonical tale that helps bridge the gap between Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter III, giving Street Fighter V its proper place in the timeline. In the cinematic story mode, you won’t choose your character; instead, as you progress through the narrative, who you’re playing as will shift, as events unfold and you learn more about what’s going on. All of the main roster will show up in this mode, including a few of the first wave of DLC characters; as of now, however, the story won’t expand as more roster additions happen down the road.

The experience will be big—Capcom promises more than an hour of “cinematic content” beyond the fights themselves—but even bigger could be the company’s ambitions for the mode. In previous games, part of the focus was to give players something interesting depending on who they were running through single-player with. Unfortunately, that played more than a little havoc on what the “true” story of the game actually was. With Street Fighter V’s cinematic story mode, having one solid, focus storyline is now the goal, so that there’s no question of whose ending is considered canon and whose isn’t. (At least, you know, for us weirdos who actually care about what the “true” story is in our fighting games.)

The one downside is that the cinematic story mode won’t be hitting alongside Street Fighter V at launch, but at least it won’t be too late to the party. As of now, Capcom expects it to be added to the game come June.

To quickly hit on a few questions you might have: No, you won’t need to play either of the story modes to unlock any major content in the game, but of course you will earn Fight Money to help do just that, and playing them will supposedly net you some kind of “bonus”; Yes, the story modes will be voiced, in both English and Japanese; The official timeline, as of now, is Street Fighter > SF Alpha > SF2 > SFIV > SFV > SFIII; And no, the cinematic story mode will not feature Bengus’ art, as it’ll use in-game assets for all of its narrative moments.

AriesWarlock · January 25, 2016, 9:42pm

From their facebook page

The Street Fighter V cinematic story expansion will be released in June 2016 as a free update to all players. The story takes place between Street Fight IV and Street Fighter III and bridges the events that happen in between the two stories. This is the first time in franchise history that fans will be able to play through this type of cinematic story experience in a Street Fighter game.

Magegg · January 25, 2016, 9:46pm

Anyone else noticed in the part where Nash is looking at Guile’s picture he doesn’t have the gem on his forehead?

My think this could be a part by the end of the story, maybe Nash’s mind-controlling gem is ripped away and he regains consciousness…

Hawkingbird · January 25, 2016, 9:49pm

Also from Combofiend
http://www.capcom-unity.com/combofiend/blog/2016/01/25/street-fighter-v-story-details-and-final-beta

JokeeBoi · January 25, 2016, 9:51pm

What a fucking time to be alive. Gonna be hard working with this diamond boner I have.

Volcanick · January 25, 2016, 9:51pm

Ah ha! Everything I could ask for. Probably. Well the haters finally have to accept it. We get the people comic-like artwork, finally get all the canon backstories so people can stop debating that stuff, cinematic engrossing story that looks absolutely ridiculous, and nothing from a gameplay perspective has been compromised to deliver it. I also think it’s wise the way they’re doing it. More than likely they were more focused on balancing the gameplay and polishing the game and that’s why the story isn’t out on release, but I also think it works out in the sense that this gives everyone time to see the backstory first, learn how to play all the characters, learn the modes, get engrossed in the online, and then get the big story. Plus, releasing them at separate times will only bring in an extra group of consumers. Good stuff. Pretty hyped for my day now lol.

Edit: Oh and Bison looks dope. DBZ level Psycho Power explosions I can dig.

Fretless94 · January 25, 2016, 9:55pm

Yup, you can see her braids and her new visor.

Daemos · January 25, 2016, 9:56pm

The missing wrestling ring stage was in the trailer. So now all stages from the arts have been accounted for except Dubai/Desert City.

Day/Night cycles also confirmed. That first SFV leak list was gold.

johnson.carl96 · January 25, 2016, 10:07pm

I can clearly see the Gem in that scene. The lighting is dark, so it isn’t shining, almost blending into his greenish skin. But it definitely is there.

Necalli is in the India (Mumbai) stage. He roars at a cop who falls flat on his ass. Dhalsim is seen next to the cop, defending him. Ryu is there as well, I think.

Bison’s plan is creating an impact. Whatever it is, it is going to fall in 24 hours. Predicted sites are in Korea (Juri) / Japan, China (Chun Li), India (Dhalsim), Eastern Europe (Zangief?), Western Europe (Cammy), Brazil (Laura) and United States (Ken & Guile).

Nash is talking to Kolin. What if Nash has been ordered to kill Guile?

AKUMA2000 · January 25, 2016, 10:07pm

Man oh man, 2 1/2 weeks to go and its on…

SHORYUKEN !!!

Projectjustice · January 25, 2016, 10:09pm

Mind is fucken blown.

Plaid_Unicorn · January 25, 2016, 10:09pm

Yup, I’m thinking he is sent to kill Guile, that will be Guile’s intro into the game. And Maybe he is successful.