This review will be available as a free update in March.

LOL, there are some gems in the Steam user reviews.

So I got the game from Redbox this morning. Kind of surprised to see it was so widely available in many kiosks around my area, I was expecting to hit "search near me" and it would either pop one up 25 miles away or come back with nothing. And even on Gamefly, it's available to rent right now if I wanted to add it. I wonder how the sales are going to look for this game?

Anyways I played for a few hours. Only as Zangief. None of the other characters I have enjoyed using were included day one, and didn't wanna default to Ken or Ryu. Game is a blast. Seems to be balanced well, decent graphics, nice sound. Controls are ok.

I can see the negative reviews though and where they are coming from. This game is BARE BONES. The big new mechanic to SFV is the V-Gauge and the game does absolutely nothing to explain it. What's worse is its different for every character with different rewards and the game doesn't explain that, either. You pretty much have to hunt down YouTube videos explaining the core mechanics of the game, because the intro tutorial bypasses say.. what Zangief's V ability does, and instead explains how to.. throw, or jump, or move. Yikes.

Netcode is hit or miss. Some matches ran fine, I would most had issues. One was borderline unplayable, even though I made sure to search for only matches with a good connection. It's incredibly difficult to add some friends, but very easy to add others. I guess because of the game combining of PC and PS4 communities, instead of just using your PSN ID you have to make a Capcom ID or something. No MP lobbies at all, which is a sham. Also it seems if you lose your connection to the server you don't earn any rewards for playing, so I guess Puggsly's theory that the game requires an online connection for progress is legit.

I'll probably dick around some more with Zangief tonight and return it tomorrow on the way to work. Gameplay seems good, but the offering is worth nowhere near $60, and I can't support the shenanigans and F2P bullsh Capcom is trying to incorporate here. By the time the complete game is available I am sure the PC version will be dirt cheap. I'll put this $60 towards FC Primal maybe.

I'd wait for Super Street Fighter V or whatever. Oh, it's "not happening"... Sure... You got dlc, missing modes, and exclusivity and Capcom (I mean really, it's Capcom) isn't going to come out with another edition?... I don't believe them, and it wouldn't be the first time they outright lied about exclusivity (RE4 anyone?).

LOL that is a problem with Street Fighter games.. you hold out to get more value and they keep releasing new editions.

I think they might actually not be doing that this time though. At least not as frequently. The way they have the fight money set up and how grindy/F2P it is, they know people will fork over money for the characters. Then again that also means they can just release new editions/add-ons for the game with the grindy stuff bundled. Sneaky Capcom.

But yes, when I read people say Capcom isn't going to milk SFV, or they'll "make it easy to unlock premium SFV content" I just roll my eyes.

From what I've played, the first 160,000 FM is really easy to gain (1,000 for each story mode which is 3-4 fights max for all 16 characters) so that's 1.6 DLC characters in the bag. But then Ranked Match wins only give you 50 FM which means getting DLC characters past the 2nd one is going to be a huge grind.

N.B.: I haven't checked how much Fight Money you earn from other solo modes like Survival.

Who has bought this game and played it? Can you confirm that it's as bad as a lot of people are saying? The thing is I cancelled my preorder after hearing rumour the game felt incomplete and was missing vital modes that should definitely be in there from the start and not as updates later down the line. I was massively looking forward to it but there's no way I'm buying a game that isn't worth the money.

I pre-ordered the game as soon as it was announced so I had no idea it would be released like that when I bought it.

Metascore is down to 81.

Well, I think I'll get the Steam version when the game is actually finished. So far it's not worth it.

No one is saying the game is bad, it's just missing a lot of single player modes/features(story mode,Arcade mode, trials, VS CPU, etc). If you care about that stuff then maybe you should wait a few months before you buy it.

I've been playing Street Fighter V for the past few days and so far, the game play is great. It has a very different feel from SF IV, so it will take a while to get used to, and as time goes on, players will probably evolve the way we approach the game.

For those unsure about getting the game, I'll be honest, it might not be worth it right now if you're a casual SF or fighting game player, or if you're new to the franchise. SF V has a basic story mode, versus mode, survival mode, training room, battle lounge, and ranked/casual match modes at launch. So if you're looking for a trial/challenge mode or a more in-depth story mode, then you'll probably want to hold off until later.

On the other hand, for hardcore SF fans (i.e., people who play competitively and research game play on their own), you probably already have the game since it has all of the essentials.

Capcom clearly wanted to get this game out to the current fanbase (for tournaments), which might cost them poorer reviews and new players, but the game is being marketed as a service for the rest of the generation, so it can potentially pick up new players as updates are added and tournaments bring in more fans.