The thing is what makes NRS stories and ARCs is because it has a narrative tool of time travel or parallel dimension. So they can easily reset or go back to a safe situation that undone the whole thing like how a comic book does and Capcom didn't have that. in Street Fighter. Unless we'll have Ingrid in.
Darkstalkers would be comfortable with that.
I agree it's very much trash that revive a soughtout character that is now unique but then kill it again. Thats a terrible way to handle characters in a game that is a genre is a fighting game which should prioritize characters than making a moment like that to make the other character appeal cool in the story. It's a waste potential because in a fighting game it's not their participation in the story that "just" makes them appealing but rather how they are played and their movesets.
Chances are if they gonna revive a once dead character it's either a spirit, zombie, frankenstein, cyborg or whatsoever imagine revive a dead character multiple times without a narrative tool like NRS fighting games or Arcsys Fighting games. The more version they revive them the more the character starts to become boring and disliked.
Yeah It was not playing safe it's more on establishing an appeal to Ryu again. that's why Necali role was terrible. He was supposed to be a filler for Akuma's temporary absence, Necalli is obviously a made to target Evil Ryu fans but failed it tries to be different too much and loss it's appeal of being an edgy shoto... Kage was another shot a fixed to the problem.
The earlier SFV trailer was meant like it was Necali to finish and absorb the never ending struggle of Ryu with SNH but they choose to do another story of Ryu finishing Bison again.
Karin Ninjas were filler and replacements for a scene.
It's kinda weird that the relevant characters were stuck outside dealing with the Dolls. Then this Ninja were either gone and died.
I believe the Karin hired Ninjas to attack Bison was supposed to be the SF characters in the trailer ganging up against Bison then Nash facing him. If they want Bison to look something powerful it's always should be 1 vs many. But they probably believe it should be Ryu and Bison all over again.
Bison speech to Ryu is cringe it's just another version of how Seth speech to Ryu in ties that bind OVA which was better and natural for him because an artificial being.
For the likes of Seth it's natural to prove himself and being something taking about power for being genetically assemble being. Bison wasn't because he lives more longer than Ryu and he doesn't need to prove himself or question things. The truth about Bison is he is a person that used other people body to harbors his psycho power regardless of them being children or even there gender.
While they turn Bison and Ryu into a rivalry and Bison which was terrible. They turned also Ryu into a superhero and I also dislike it from both SF4 and SF5 Ryu.
Ryu was a character that is about development and journey not recognition that needs validation to others like Seth and Bison.
If he was there to fight Bison or Seth it's because of part of his journey to betterment and not something of being valued or looking for purpose.
This is the same thing with whatever ending he was in the 90s game like even in crossover games like mahvel and etc. his not looking for validation and purpose.
Akuma also has been terrible in modern titles he also seek validation to the likes of Ryu that he is trying to convince him, while in the 90s his just a character that look forward for stronger opponents and it's not centered to Ryu.
You could see Akuma ending in Sf3 titles, alpha 1 and 2, mshvsf and xmen that is about stronger enemies not looking forward to Ryu to be like him.
And Killing Gen was another fail for SF because it's out of his character and it also contrast what he is to Ryu now in SFV. It's inconsistency.
If there was a better SF story in modern times it would be Juri OVA because everyone is relevant and it is new that gives depth in some areas that is also explored a new character and event that is important in the settings of the game. it doesn't need filler moments and characters that is just push to be there because they are in the game.
here's my thought into this about rose stage Same also with @Doctrine_Dark don’t mind this stage to return because of the reference and being for multiple characters compatible with it not just Rose and also because of this WHY? I don't like that encounter feels like a date turned into a fight or someone meeting an enemy while having a vacation in a popular location rather than a confrontation being the priority. Yet the exemption would be if that were a tournament that needs to be live and in a popular location like how KOF does in early titles. But if were prioritizing the character personality and familiarity then story settings. I think Rose belong more to this stage… just a personal preference.
