If you were still sour over the lack of single player options in Street Fighter V, Capcom has some news that might perk you up.
Releasing as scheduled at the end of June, the latest Capcom-Unity blog update goes into detail on what we can expect from the game’s yet to be released Story Mode. Titled “A Shadow Falls,” the narrative will follow Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li as they travel the world in search of fragment pieces that are said to stop the Seven Black Moons that M. Bison and his evil organization, Shadaloo, are gathering to grant the dictator unimaginable power. It sounds pretty wacky, but if you want the full synopsis, the blog post explains it as follows:
The Street Fighter V Cinematic Story Expansion, “A Shadow Falls,” depicts the ultimate battle between the evil Shadaloo organization and the heroic World Warriors who rise up against them. Seven “Black Moons” are deployed by Shadaloo, granting M. Bison unimaginable power and enveloping the earth in total darkness. Seeing the moons mysteriously appear in the sky, Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li embark on an epic journey around the world to retrieve fragment pieces that are the key to stopping the “Black Moons” before it’s too late. Along the way, they encounter the rest of the World Warriors, each of whom have their own agendas and motivations in mind. The final battle between good and evil begins now… who will RISE UP?
The best news of all is that A Shadow Falls will allow us to play as all six season one DLC characters, three of which will still be months away from release. While unfinished and still needing balance updates before their official release, it will be exciting to play as Balrog, Juri and Urien alongside Ibuki, Guile and Alex so far in advance. Promising to be about 3-4 hours in length, finishing it on its two different difficulty settings will net us a total of 80,000 Fight Money, which is almost another character.
Not all the news is good though. Aside from what one could consider a short length after the team has said that they drew inspiration from the lengthier Mortal Kombat storylines in the past, the June update will also mean that real money purchases will finally be implemented. Doing away with the promised Zenny system for purchasing DLC, each platform will be priced in standard currency, with characters costing $5.99, stages and premium costumes costing $4.99, and alternate stages and story costumes costing $1.99. This also means the free trials for Alex and Guile will come to an end, so if you have more Fight Money to earn with them, now would be the time to do it.
Does the news of the included DLC characters and the implementation of Story Mode give you hope for where the game is headed? Or has the last few months burned you too strongly? Share your opinion with us by commenting below!
Source: Capcom-Unity Blog