misterBee Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 50 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said: Despite what pros and EH commenters think, they are a lot of people that like Street Fighter for the lore. I know this is true but I will always consider SF lore to be bottom tier, simply because for the longest time it never even existed and it's been mostly static since 1999. I'd love for the story to be more interesting, like it is in other fighting games. mykka 1 Quote
Phantom_Miria Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Street Fighter's story is no different quality-wise to the stories of other fighting game franchises, and that's actually not really a good thing to say, but still... Street Fighter's story is neither boring nor nonexistent, it has existed since the Alpha series but it has always been harder to follow because it is told in a particularly disjointed way across titles that are constantly jumping all over the timeline, and so most people barely even know what's going on exactly in the narrative. Tekken, Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur might deal with their chronology in a much cleaner way and it's easier to get a summary of what happened last time, but in the end they're as much of a silly mess as Street Fighter. Quote
misterBee Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Phantom_Miria said: Street Fighter's story is no different quality-wise to the stories of other fighting game franchises, and that's actually not really a good thing to say, but still... Street Fighter's story is neither boring nor nonexistent, it has existed since the Alpha series but it has always been harder to follow because it is told in a particularly disjointed way across titles that are constantly jumping all over the timeline, and so most people barely even know what's going on exactly in the narrative. Tekken, Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur might deal with their chronology in a much cleaner way and it's easier to get a summary of what happened last time, but in the end they're as much of a silly mess as Street Fighter. Don't get me wrong -- almost all fighting games have terrible story because for the longest time it was just an afterthought. KOF's story slowly evolved into something approaching interesting after many years of iteration. Tekken as well. The problem with Street Fighter is that at its core the whole game was about national stereotypes punching each other, and not much else. Until the Alpha series, this was literally the ENTIRE story of of the SF franchise. Alpha came along and added some plot lines for different characters, but it was still relatively weak. Then for 10+ years while other franchises were making an attempt to have some kind of story, SF was still doing random slides at the end of arcade mode and calling it a day. There was the movie and the anime series/OVAs, but those could barely be considered canon to begin with, and they contradicted each other. A lot of SF lore is implied/was put together by fans/frankensteined together from various sources that at the time had nothing to do with one another. Rival Schools had an entire second disc with an adventure game/visual novel built-in, so it's not like Capcom didn't care about having a story when they felt like it. Story was just never considered much of a priority for SF. SF comes from an era when story in games literally didn't matter, and it really shows. Even now story mode seems bolted-on and random. Not saying the game is any better or worse for it -- I just tend to ignore it now because I think that ship has sailed for SF. Quote
Miðgarðsorm Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Johnny Johnny is a silent person. He has a quick punch, probably a former boxer. He has a short temper, and frequently causes brawls. Name: Johnny Height: 186cm Weight: 88kg Blood Type: B Birthday: May, 4 Country of Origin: USA Favorite things: Hip hop dance Dislikes: His Brother He had an older brother who dreamt about becoming a professional boxer, but became a gang member when Johnny was 10. His brother tried to justify himself saying that he needed money to help the family, but Johnny didn't accept it and ran away from home. Years later, Johnny learnt that his brother was gunned down shortly after he had run away. He became a gang member himself to find out the culprit. Phantom_Miria and Darc_Requiem 2 Quote
Phantom_Miria Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) Falke's release date and backstory got accidentally leaked on Capcom Unity: http://www.capcom-unity.com/strumslinger/go/tag/view/blog_post/Street+Fighter+V Spoiler Falke, the Guardian Hawk, Vaults into Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on April 24! Posted by: Andy Wong on Apr 16, 2018 at 12:25:45 AM [Key Art] Falke, the third character of Season 3, will officially join Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on April 24! As a brand new character to the series, swoop in and watch her gameplay trailer below! [Gameplay Trailer] Falke was built to be an alternative clone for M. Bison. She was heavily experimented on by Shadaloo and was forced to train day in, day out to achieve perfection. Falke has the unique ability to infuse Psycho Power into objects and release it through them, mainly through her staff, which she named Harmony. Years of harsh training went by, causing Falke to spiral deep into despair, wishing for it all to end. Finally, Ed came to her rescue and they both were able to escape Shadaloo. Now, the two have a sibling-like bond and are searching for others like them in need Edited April 16, 2018 by Phantom_Miria Darc_Requiem 1 Quote
Miðgarðsorm Posted April 19, 2018 Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Fat Jack Jack is a gang underling who doesn’t do much of anything, but he’s terrible when angered. He’s part of Callman’s team. Name: Fat Jack Height: 197cm Weight: 181kg Blood Type: B Birthday: June, 1 Country of Origin: USA Favorite things: Ramen Dislikes: Mornings (he’s a night owl) A big man active in Metro City’s downtown. He takes care of the destruction work, relying primarily upon his great strength. He often fights against Metro City’s policemen. Recently, he got into the habit of tirelessly frequenting a new Japanese ramen restaurant. Edited April 19, 2018 by Miðgarðsorm Darc_Requiem and Phantom_Miria 2 Quote
Darc_Requiem Posted April 19, 2018 Author Posted April 19, 2018 181kg? That's a lot of ramen. ShockDingo 1 Quote
Miðgarðsorm Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Dirk A close friend of Rick, who uses metal claws like him. A silent worker who came from Mexico to the US. Name: Dirk Height: 195cm Weight: 94kg Blood Type: A Birthday: May, 11 Country of Origin: Mexico Favorite things: Omelettes (with cheese)¹ Dislikes: Alcohol Rick maintains his beloved metal claws. Apparently, he sends all his allowances to his family. He hates alcohol, because he remembers his father caused an accident while drunk. ¹ This so reminded me of Dexter’s laboratory… ShockDingo, Phantom_Miria and Darc_Requiem 1 2 Quote
Miðgarðsorm Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 May No one expects such a cool beauty to be a violent gang member. Her specialties are knife attacks and the Frankensteiner. Name: May Height: 170cm Weight: It’s a secret Blood Type: 0 Birthday: January, 28 Country of Origin: France Favorite things: Holidays, Baths Dislikes: Haggar She ostensibly works as a dancer, but is also an assassin, specialised in knives. They say that her favourite pastime is washing away the blood of her victims. She never actually learnt wrestling, but uses her skills as a dancer to compensate and is somehow able to do some moves. Phantom_Miria and Darc_Requiem 2 Quote
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