American interpretations/reimaginings of Japanese media usually don't go well but this is the only game where I can face off Cammy & Andore while listening to Slipknot & MF DOOM so I'll let it slide just this once. It makes absolute sense here that a city that has been crime ridden for decades to just be this gritty & run down with the citizens acting Slimy & Edgy to each other. The dialogue and presentation is so committed to the edge that it can come off as unintentionally funny & cheesy at times. This game had a pretty short development time which is both impressive and very much explains why some segments just feel unsatisfying to go through. The approach is very weird on what it wants to let the player get away with and its so inconsistent that I can't tell if I cheesed a boss fight or just outskilled him with a solid combo. If I was a Final Fight purist I'd probably hate this game with a passion but its actually possible to have a good time here when you don't try to force yourself to be upset over a game that hasn't been canon in almost 2 decades. They gave Guy some seriously clean outfits here the Street Fighter dev team needs to take that white suit as an outfit if they ever return him.

Reviewed on Apr 01, 2024


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