Reviewing this after finishing World Tour mode and wow, this might be the best fighting game single player content out there in terms of actually preparing you to play against other human beings. I enjoy the NRS Style of giving you chapters as most of the roster making it easy to see what guys you like, ArcSys having visual novel story modes and RPG style endless modes are neat, Soul Calibur has had engaging story modes in the past that have taken leaps I wouldn't expect (the strategy mode in SC3 comes to mind) But none of them have actually made me better at playing the game against other people.
World Tour is a much more enjoyable and engaging route of learning a game than running tutorials and combo trials like I've always been told to do for ArcSys games, or jumping into online and getting my ass beat for 60+ hours like I was told to do with Street Fighter V.
The story is whatever, if you're looking for a strong narrative go play something else. Though I will put here that getting to know the roster as "Masters" does create some fun endearing moments like teaching Ryu how to text message or Cammy pretending to send you on a mission just to send her cat pictures. Underrated aspect of Street Fighter is the characters likes and dislikes.
Every aspect of the World Tour is a teaching tool! The Master Style system gets you easily acquainted with any of the characters as you level it up and know how to insert the skills into the gameplan. Random encounters help you learn to react under pressure, give easy opportunities to practice special move inputs, and provide quick missions to try different tactics and get bonus items. Minigames that teach you certain aspects of the game like Hado Pizza teaching quick inputs. Board Breaking teaching Highs Mids and Lows. Ka-Ra-Te teaching charge inputs. Ball Block Blitz teaching you Drive Parries. Being able to practice and learn these things in a fun setting made picking up this game way more enjoyable and I'm way more confident heading into online that I have been with any other title.
World Tour is a much more enjoyable and engaging route of learning a game than running tutorials and combo trials like I've always been told to do for ArcSys games, or jumping into online and getting my ass beat for 60+ hours like I was told to do with Street Fighter V.
The story is whatever, if you're looking for a strong narrative go play something else. Though I will put here that getting to know the roster as "Masters" does create some fun endearing moments like teaching Ryu how to text message or Cammy pretending to send you on a mission just to send her cat pictures. Underrated aspect of Street Fighter is the characters likes and dislikes.
Every aspect of the World Tour is a teaching tool! The Master Style system gets you easily acquainted with any of the characters as you level it up and know how to insert the skills into the gameplan. Random encounters help you learn to react under pressure, give easy opportunities to practice special move inputs, and provide quick missions to try different tactics and get bonus items. Minigames that teach you certain aspects of the game like Hado Pizza teaching quick inputs. Board Breaking teaching Highs Mids and Lows. Ka-Ra-Te teaching charge inputs. Ball Block Blitz teaching you Drive Parries. Being able to practice and learn these things in a fun setting made picking up this game way more enjoyable and I'm way more confident heading into online that I have been with any other title.