HiryuMK Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 So this character was revealed for SFV... Abigail from Final Fight... what were they thinking with this re-design (oversized shoulders and tiny head)? This also the only character reveal trailer that has 4K dislikes over 2K likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWF WrestleFest Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 I liked the Final Fight games on the SNES, but I feel like the only characters in Street Fighter games I care about are the characters from Street Fighter 2. I don't need any new or additional characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 "What were they thinking?"... Eh, probably that the Final Fight series is beloved by fighting game enthusiasts. I think it's an odd choice, but not a bad one. It's pretty funny, all things considered. Games are for entertainment, and I am personally entertained by the decision. Also, Abigail was a complete asshole in the FF games, so it might be fun to whoop his ass. It's just a throwback to a different era. If people don't like it, they don't need to download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 He looks cool actually, but it's obvious Capcom has run out of ideas with this series. Most "new" characters are either from Final Fight or are henchmen/women from Shadaloo. Fang sucked, Hakan wasn't too well received either last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiryuMK Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 "What were they thinking?"... Eh, probably that the Final Fight series is beloved by fighting game enthusiasts. I think it's an odd choice, but not a bad one. It's pretty funny, all things considered. Games are for entertainment, and I am personally entertained by the decision. Also, Abigail was a complete asshole in the FF games, so it might be fun to whoop his ass. It's just a throwback to a different era. If people don't like it, they don't need to download it. When I typed ''What they were thinking'', I wasn't talking about the decision to bring him in SF. I was talking about his re-design with the oversized shoulders and tiny head. I can see why my original post can be mistaken, I wasn't specific. I love Final Fight and Hugo Andore from SF3, I was hoping Abigail's body proportion would the same but only taller/bigger. In his alternate costume, his shoulders doesn't seem as ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 The way I see it, is this... Back when SF2 was around, people had favorites then too. Nobody liked the entire roster. Everyone had their one or two guys. Fast forward to modern character releases, and it's the same way...you really only get one or two guys that you care about at the time. Only reason we can look back on the entire SF2 roster and think fondly of them all, is because those are the classics. I really don't see the roster formula as any different now than is was back then. And oh yeah, I definitely agree about the proportions being whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muur Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 I played SFxT and hated the gameplay. Also, *Censored* Akuma in Tekken 7 dude's OP and doesn't fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I wasn't so sure about him at first, but I kinda like him now. He's clearly meant to be goofy and he fills the role of a giant character. Also reminds me of Brodus Clay for some reason. And "most newcomers are from FF or Shadoloo" If you're strictly talking SFV, then Abigail is the only FF character in the game right now and FANG and Ed are the only actual characters related to Shadaloo. Kolin is with Urien and Gill and was an important character in the story. Of course she'd be playable. Same with Ed, though I hate his Jojo redesign. Rashid is awesome, the only good thing about Laura is the ass cutout on the back of her pants, and Necalli is just wasted potential. Menat looks cool as far as design goes, so I'll likely pick her up. Not interested in Zeku. If you're also including 4 in that, then just no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 If they really wanted to put in a huge guy then why not put in Hugo again? He was really well liked in SF3. And bring back Gill, he was cheap as hell but really cool at the same time. As far as new characters are concerned I'm still waiting for them to make a good Mexican character. SF had a major, if not HUGE fanbase in Mexico throughout the 90's and T-Hawk and El Fuerte were major disappointments in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Because this season is supposed to be all new (as in never been playable) characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNX Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I have to look him up because I have no clue who he is. Being the only representative of FF/Mad Gear though... kind of a bad pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I wish each character had their own specific background again like in the SF2/Alpha games. Not having their own stages really hurts the characters personality-wise. It doesn't even make sense anymore when a fight happens it's like you have half naked Honda from Japan taking on Dhalshim also half naked from India fighting in some little market place in Brazil or some shit like that. At least back then you fought Honda in a bathhouse in Japan or Dalshim in a Hindu temple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Pretty sure that doesn't happen anymore because stages take a hell of a lot more time and money to work on now. Trying to create a new stage for every single character is just not feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiryuMK Posted August 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 Menat has been revealed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 What is she supposed to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-zero Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 She doesn't seem bad but not like a street fighter character. Seems more like Guilty Gear/Blazblue style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 Does she have purple hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 She doesn't seem bad but not like a street fighter character. Seems more like Guilty Gear/Blazblue style. Well she was made by a Guilty Gear Player, though I've been seeing people compare her more to Viola from Soul Calibur 5. Does she have purple hair? Yes. Yes she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-zero Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 She doesn't seem bad but not like a street fighter character. Seems more like Guilty Gear/Blazblue style. Well she was made by a Guilty Gear Player, though I've been seeing people compare her more to Viola from Soul Calibur 5. Oddly I played SC5 and don't even remember Viola. Oh one did well that makes sense she has some Venom like quality with the holding balls in the air thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 She doesn't seem bad but not like a street fighter character. Seems more like Guilty Gear/Blazblue style. Well she was made by a Guilty Gear Player, though I've been seeing people compare her more to Viola from Soul Calibur 5. Does she have purple hair? Yes. Yes she does. Very SNK-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 He looks cool actually, but it's obvious Capcom has run out of ideas with this series. Most "new" characters are either from Final Fight or are henchmen/women from Shadaloo. Fang sucked, Hakan wasn't too well received either last game. If they wanted to they could have put Blanka & Honda in SF V but didnt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Most people into this series only care about the characters from Super SF2 Turbo and the Alpha series, after that it's a bonus to see guys from 3 or 4, but not a must like the first two games I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Most people into this series only care about the characters from Super SF2 Turbo and the Alpha series, after that it's a bonus to see guys from 3 or 4, but not a must like the first two games I mentioned. If only. Personally, I'd rather not have SF2 shoehorned into every single thing just because. I'm still annoyed that SFV's base game was half SF2 while we only got 4 newcomers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskedmaniac Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's not the quantity of new characters that appear in SF5, it's the quality in this case. I doubt most of them will appear in SF6 whenever that game comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God of Lightning Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Rashid is pretty much the face of SFV and almost definitely coming back and then you got Ed, Kolin, and likely Menat who're tied to the plot. Laura is popular as fap material, so she'll likely stick around too, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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