Street Fighter V is a great game, there's just nowhere near enough of it. Speaking as part of a round of Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite previews, the publisher has admitted that harsh lessons were learned from the state of last year's brawler, and they certainly won't be repeated with its upcoming mascot mash-up.
"What we noticed from Street Fighter V is obviously on day one we need to have a fully featured game," producer Mike Evans told Eurogamer.net. "We need to have a story mode. It's more important even for this Marvel title than for Street Fighter V because you have all these new people who may come in just for the story mode."
As it happens, the new game will have more than just a story mode, as it'll also have an arcade mode – a feature that Street Fighter V still lacks to this day. "We've taken our time with this one and we're not going to release it until it's ready," Evans added. "The amount of content that's expected from fans for competitive titles these days, we've taken a note of that."
[source eurogamer.net]
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Talk about state the obvious!
I mean that's what happened with videogames since the dawn of their creation. How could they think that's not what's needed?!
You know to release a game you need to actually have, er, a game! FFS
Insert slow clap GIF. Hopefully Activision won't feck Destiny 2 after the mess they made with the last CoD. A lot of dumb shiz been happening this gen.
Of course they won't make the same mistake again....until they do a few years from now when they think everyone forgot about it.
Great use of the Nic Cage meme, BTW
Capcom currently makes my favorite series in Monster Hunter.
However, what they did with SFV was horrible and I can't argue with anyone who wants to put them on a "not buying their games" list.
You shouldn't have "learned" you don't put out an undone game Capcom. You should have know that as of 30 years ago.
I hate what Street Fighter V has done for fighting games. It's impossible to talk about fighting games without bringing it up, and has become a black mark on the genre that's big enough to give it a bad reputation. If Capcom actually learned something, that's great, but I feel the hole SFV made can never really be fixed. The genre is practically niche again.
If Street Fighter IV brought a fighting game renaissance, Street Fighter V killed it stone dead.
Lol...talk about stating the obvious. It's just another sign of how out of touch some publishers have become that this is a lesson that needed to be learned.
Why everyone forgetting marvel vs capcom 3? like this game, there isn't proper story mode in that game, in the end capcom release $40 marvel vs capcom 3 ultimate and forget the original game.
Capcom know from the beginning street fighter 5 will be meet with this kind of reaction, they just don't care. They only care when gamer doesn't buy street fighter 5 and buy mortal kombat x instead (1M+ sold vs 5M+).
No, you think?? Capcom is so out of touch with gamers today. Seriously they just need to leave the gaming industry.
No story mode at the start and no arcade mode to date? Wait, do you mean SF5 launched as a multiplayer-only title? ¿:^o
@Tasuki yeah, because you or any other gamer would ever claim responsibility for this advice and produce more Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter or Resident Evil games in Capcom's stead. :V
GET ME THE PRESIDENT!
Capcom better hope they learned something from the SFV launch.
I won't buy the new Marvel VS Capcom on launch because I know they'll probably have a definitive edition a year later. Just like Injustice 2.
Cpt. Obvious is among us!!!
That headline picture is just perfect.
You learned? Ok, patch the Arcade Mode on SFV.
Or are you waiting to release it as part of a Complete Edition with all DLC characters?
I also learned. I won't buy this MvC game. Ever. Like I never got SFxT, another crossover fiasco. Or MvC3, as @wiiware mentions.
Yeah yeah, apparently you learned. Good for you! (just rubbish talk to save your reputation)
Same with online only games. Of course, this does not apply to games that don't exist without online play. Some developers are so ignorant. Grow up!
And they STILL have a Season Pass with DLC. :I
Incredible.
I planned on picking up Street Fighter V day one intill I learned of the lack of single player content. I still haven't bought it and probably never will.
Hopefully someone gave the Capcom board a hundred hand slap.
This was a massive own goal but just so strikingly obvious. They hoped the E-Sports element would drive sales through reputation which, honestly, wasn't ever going to happen.
What is worse is that Capcom have learnt this lesson but what have they learnt from Resi 7? Do it right and still miss sales expectations...
So he basically telling those who bought the game day one:
"Sucks to be you"
I believe it when I see it.
@VotesForCows I tend to believe that before SFIV, fighting games didn't have the sales or reverence they had back in the '90s. They probably did well enough, but not as good as before. The competitive scene was also still very underground during that period, with only moments like Daigo's party becoming memetic. Street Fighter IV was a shot in the arm when it first came out- the genre became popular again and new players were brought to the competitive scene. And after it's release, we've had some good fighting games too, such as Marvel 3 and Mortal Kombat 9.
It could just be me and the communities I hang around, but it feels like after Street Fighter V's release, the genre's momentum just grinded to a halt. While I wasn't expecting games like KOFXIV and Guilty Gear to get huge buzz, they're practically forgotten about. Especially on this site, where KOF's DLC never got mentioned. While I'm super hyped for Tekken 7 and Injustice 2, I've also had trouble finding any big buzz for those games. Any and all buzz there is is just about how it's better than SFV because it has a story. Most people I bump into think Street Fighter is representative of all fighting games, being more for esports instead of the general audience. That's a huge shame. Heck, it's kinda a shame that we keep harping on SFV instead of talking about King of Fighters or Guilty Gear.
While it's just my own observations, I do think fighting games got hit hard from a general standpoint. The FGC will always keep the games going, and there will always be big tournaments, but that's still growing as well. FGC events still aren't as big as MOBAs like StarCraft or League of Legends.
Im one of the few who are perfectly happy with just training mode and online. I just wish they made the alt costumes evenly for the whole cast rather than just ryu and chun li.
No worries, Capcom. Tekken is out in a month. And Tekken knows how to treat a gamer right! You had your chance and you blew it.
And I learned not to buy Capcom games anymore!
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