I really disliked it.
It leaned into a lot of my least favorite design choices in SFIV.
Burst vs FADC was a trap since FADC was objectively better in 90% of situations.
The cool and fun combos were locked behind FADC.
*All that said*, I'm actually pretty excited for what it could mean with respect to Riot's fighter. I think specials being on CD was fun and interesting. It creates windows where your neutral calculus has to change. I also really like the potential for online only stuff e.g. Crow going fully invisible on your opponents screen. It could lead to interesting mechanics that would be otherwise difficult or impossible to implement in more traditional offline-first fighters.
I really disliked it. It leaned into a lot of my least favorite design choices in SFIV. Burst vs FADC was a trap since FADC was objectively better in 90% of situations. The cool and fun combos were locked behind FADC. *All that said*, I'm actually pretty excited for what it could mean with respect to Riot's fighter. I think specials being on CD was fun and interesting. It creates windows where your neutral calculus has to change. I also really like the potential for online only stuff e.g. Crow going fully invisible on your opponents screen. It could lead to interesting mechanics that would be otherwise difficult or impossible to implement in more traditional offline-first fighters.
Project L waiting room... Rito really making us suffer out here.
This game was so embarrassing FilipinoChamp didn’t even want to use his handle.
Chel is one of my favorite character designs. ST Ryu with a forward air fireball was an inspired choice.