Street Fighter 6 Review - The Final Verdict

[@Trufe_about_Gaming]

Street Fighter 6. Tekken 8. Mortal Kombat 1. Oh what a great time to be a fighting game fan.

[@Djindas]

It’s beautiful, isn‘t it?

[@tyronpouncey5985]

It has begun

[@Neoxon619]

We’re truly about to enter the next renaissance of the genre, and Street Fighter is at the forefront.

[@archersterling6726]

I hope gaming fans in general come to play with us. I'll invite my friends to come over and try it

[@765thatdude]

Damn I need an hard drive

[@360Fov]

Essentially, this is an absolutely brilliant foundation, with all gripes sounding like future patch note fixes, making this a perfect Street Fighter release. Briliant!

[@NedsonMonteiro]

Capcom really outdid themselves with Street Fighter 6, adapting from the adequacy that was SFV they quadrupled the expectations and shocked everybody! World Tour, custom avatars, crossplay, netcode, etc. Who's to complain? This is a masterpiece!

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Hyper, hyper

[@phoenixzappa7366]

Hyper uppercut ✊

[@snuffit86]

Diaper uppercut, games a POS.

[@darrenlucas7362]

Lmao same ol shit and mk and tekken are superior.

[@tyrant7583]

I agree 💯! I haven't been this excited for a game release in decades. From hours of playing the demo and open beta this is already in my top 5 fighting games. I have no doubt it can be number 1 when I play the full version for a few days. Capcom is on a roll!

[@registereduser]

The only thing holding me back is knowing down the road Capcom will release a version with all the extra content from between now and then, and I already have a ton of stuff to play.

[@phichau90]

as a casual player, i really do appreciate capcom for adding modern controls to the game.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Great game hoping this brings back more fighting games, would be happy if they did a marvel Vs capcom style game but just with capcom characters so they get free reign

[@greatrulo]

Hell yeah! Something like a Capcom Tag Battle or something, no paying third parties for their IPs, or hell even get Arc Systems to design it, they've been knocking it out of the park with all their anime fighters.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

Capcom vs Capcom could get really crazy, they have so many characters

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

I would love to see another Capcom vs SNK game too 🥋💪🏻

[@callofmetals24]

​@@skeletonmandiecastcollector 😅 phewww

[@howulikemenow3011]

​@@skeletonmandiecastcollector facts 🎯🎯🎯

[@5hrsbefore1998]

i’m someone who has never really played a street fighter game. i cannot put this down. haven’t even touched the battle hub or world tour yet. playing classic controls on a ps5 dpad, the specials seemed impossible at first but they’re not bad for me now after only a few hours

[@aldon560]

The first game I’ve ever preordered. Can’t wait for Street Fighter Friday!

[@Nocturnehell]

You can queue for rank or casual from the starting menus. You do not have to go to the battle hub at all if you don’t want to. Or while in the battle hub you can also queue while not having to sit at a machine.

[@Mohgenstein]

Capcom once again proving they’re one of the best gaming companies right now, might even be the best third party company. I have very high hopes for Dragons Dogma 2.

[@StellarCosmic1]

This was an excellent review, thank you, @GamingBolt! 👏🏻

[@islandcactus1508]

Great year for fighting games! Rollback net code is fantastic.

[@tbeezey2255]

14:51 She rockin' the GTA 3 "Claude" look. 😂

[@jimcarrey2866]

That's the first review I see mentioning the coins, thank you

[@Nelbroth]

SF5 was an utter letdown at launch, so I was gonna wait for this one to fill out (and drop in price). Glad to hear it's brimming with content. I'm in!

[@MrKennnnnn]

Stop being stingy 😂😂😂😂

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@MrKennnnnn Capcom pumps out Street Fighter DLC like no other lol. It's not being stingy, it's just knowing what company you're dealing with.

[@NickJoeBeg]

Shitbox fans are so funny, literal best sf in any/every way before 6, idk what happened at launch in 2016 but goddamn that was a long time ago! Check the game or stfu about sfv

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@NickJoeBeg you’re admitting you have no idea what you’re talking about and you’re commenting anyway. Maybe you should stfu.

[@axe6279]

@@MrKennnnnn Oh no! Someone's spending their money how they want to!

[@theocan]

Capcom has been rocking the industry at the moment. Every game has been absolutely fantastic, and would you believe it, releasing games that people want has actually led to them having one of their best financial years over the past decade. Keep on wrecking the competition Capcom because damn, you lookin' good!

[@TZN86]

I don't understand why they cant make a solid and enjoyable campaign like WB games does. Make it a complete experience. Some people aren't hardcore fighting games players and enjoy the lore and good storytelling.

[@hjblacdes61]

Theres world tour and arcade story along with a full FIGHTING game. It is a full experience. If you wanna play a 12 hour movie and wait 2 years for the next game to come out MK1 comes out in a few months.

[@fwef7445]

Yes thank you for acknowledging SF5 as the pos it is, seeing how amazing and hype the sf4 community was for years for it all to fall flat on its face with SF5 was truly tragic

[@Borderlines]

Im looking forward to this and Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising the most

[@MrEllifant]

In World Tour you train under the Legendary Warriors...and Luke XD

[@4PieceOriginal]

@2:22 that part of the video seems zoomed out. Are you able to zoom out in camera settings?

[@KingJaeTV]

Best game of the year!

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

8:50 Nice Juri fight in the background while you're describing it. Owait. :P

[@hiawa23]

Capcom has not only been killing it with the RE games, but wow, I love what they did here in SF6. The RE Engine is amazing in character details and backgrounds look like something that should be in a Disney Movie. Love Capcom!!

[@darrenlucas7362]

Meh

[@jaychillins7574]

Man, imagine Darkstalkers or Marvel vs Capcom with similar effort. The future of capcom fighting games is exciting to think about

[@jaychillins7574]

@Aaron Roberto ung!

[@nerakar6562]

I’m admittedly not the biggest SF fan but want to check 6 out bc it does legitimately look fun. And some of the things that it’s getting the most price for those are actually my biggest concerns… We’ve long talked about long loading screens and wasting time in the menus instead of just fighting and it seems like SF6 adds additional steps instead of just letting you fight people continuously without going through so many menus. Do I really need to back out to go to the character select then find a machine and sit down and go through that process again? It might seem fun at first but I feel like that’s a mechanic that will get really really old really quick. I’m also not a huge fan of the modern control systems which just gives me the vibe of the half way point between actually learning a fighting game and getting good and feeling good about it and MK11’s AI battles 😂 I know it’s not quite the computer completely taking over your control but my God it does a lot for you and I don’t know if it helps you get better at the game so I feel like they are trying too hard to appeal to a casual audience and I’m not sure if that’s going to blow up in their face as it often does because casuals don’t necessarily care about that as much as they care about the single player stuff which I’m glad they finally added in. Hoping I’m wrong about those concerns though because I want it to be fun

[@davidsingleton2395]

You should play 3rd strike. I can almost promise you will love fighting games afterwards

[@topsya3779]

You can turn off the whole online lobby and just find fights thankfully

[@christianestrella954]

The lobby is optional and the modern controls are available for use in single player which will appeal to casuals which will bring more sales to the game. Which means more support and relevance for street fighter.

[@via_negativa6183]

No, even in the hub you can just queue for matches you don't need to sit at an arcade.

[@callofmetals24]

Ok .🙄 So ..there's a lot going on here with little to no insight. Haven't played it but yikes ...go off. That ain't it Chief 😭. There's 3 control modes. Pick 1.

[@scorpiusjones5436]

Seeing as how SF5 is one of the only fighting games where you can earn the currency to buy the DLC, im not too worried about DLC in this one

[@barrysmith4610]

Awesome review. Such a great time to be a SF fan :)

[@kg888]

My first street fighter game purchase.

[@5hrsbefore1998]

same! loving it

[@Alboskee]

Can you use your custom character in arcade mode? Can you use your custom character to fight someone online or is it just available for the solo campaign?

[@the21611]

From what i can tell i believe its only in world tour🤔 hopefully im wrong tho

[@Glitch4Twitch]

What I haven't found any review clarify is: Can you play SFII in the Hub at launch? Is it free? How does it perform?

[@hjblacdes61]

yup, and in the gallery. perfect port

[@chrisg8820]

Does online play separate the lobbies with players using classic and modern controls? I hope so, seems like modern control players would have a big advantage. If I missed this being mentioned in the review my bad.

[@kei7540]

Modern players dont have advantage

[@chrisg8820]

@@kei7540 how do they not have an advantage with one button special moves and combos??

[@kei7540]

@@chrisg8820 if you're good at the game you can deal with it easily

[@kg888]

​@@chrisg8820 They don't. Have you not see street fighter 6 tournament? Try use that against someone with classic control. AND it doesn't matter since you have to know how to read frames and whatnot. So no, modern control get their ass whoop if they can't read frames.

[@coloryournight]

modern controls have a damage debuff and some attacks aren’t accessible

[@delaunthirdgill-ross7667]

Akuma reveal trailer next year is going to shake pavement hehe

[@ChillStreamsLive]

Finally a good Street Fighter game. Years of mediocre updates to 4 and 5 are behind us. Let’s get it!!!!

[@KeepIt1HuniTT]

I'm noticing a trend among reviewers. Reviewers have become afraid to candidly discuss comparisons between the different platform versions of this game and others. I could care less about the hurt feelings and fanboy rage of Dorks who snuggle with their platform of choice. I've played the Demo and Open Beta on Series X, Series S, PS5, PC and Steam Deck. I own all of these platforms. The best version is the PC. It has the best image quality, color saturation and runs a full 60fps in World Tour Mode @4k. To be fair, my PC machines are equipped with a 4090 and 3090 respectively. No jaggies whatsoever. The Series X and PS5 have differences. The color saturation and contrast are night and day between both versions. I compared both consoles on my LGC2 Oleds. I also adjusted the HDR on both platforms. The Series X lack contrast and the colors are not as vibrant as they are on PS5. The Series X does present a cleaner, less jaggied image when compared to the PS5 in World Tour Mode. In the standard fighting game mode the PS5 has deeper blacks and vibrant colors but the picture has a noisy tone to it. The Series X has a less noisy tone but the black levels, contrast and colors are lacking when compared to PS5. I'm not exactly 100% on this but it seems that the camera may POSSIBLY be zoomed in more on the Series X. For some reason the characters seem to be a hair larger on the Series X but a second set of eyes needs to confirm this. I also tried Dolby Vision on the Series X and it was kind of blah. Not worth the latency. The picture still lacked contrast and vibrant colors but the image is a little bit cleaner on the Series X. When it comes to the controller this is no comparison. The PS5 controller feels far more comfortable, and it responds better than the clicky Series X controller. PS5 has the controller advantage hands down. It's not even close. If you're playing with an Arcade stick or Fight Pad then you will be ok regardless. As for the Steam Deck and Series S. I'm just happy to see the game ported to both platforms. Less details but both play fine. I'm sure Ryu's beard with be patched for Series S very soon. If you have the Series X and a PS5 but cannot decide which version...........The PS5 edges the win between the two due to the controller. The cleaner less jaggied picture goes to the Series X but it has less colors. I would suggest that Series X owners purchase an Arcade Stick or Fight Pad. PS5 owners can do this as well but it is not as necessary as it is with Microsoft's platform. Overall dominating performance and image quality goes to the PC if you have the proper hardware.

[@BSGamlng]

The better controller is subjective. What might be better to you might not be better for someone else. I personally hate the PS controller, and my hands fit the xbox controller much better.

[@derrickhaggard]

Can't wait to pick up my pre-ordered copy on Friday

[@sickwicked6640]

So pumped to play

[@robchuk4136]

Good review. I wasn't that impressed with World Tour from the demo, even though they took a big swing with it

[@Shinobi33]

A big swing and a miss. And now I'm hearing you need to put hours into it to unlock the classic costumes unless you pay for them. Guess I'm gonna have to pony up the $29.99 for a costume pack. Like with SFV

[@danm9640]

anything about the battle pass capcom hide for the good review

[@granglerarcade1950]

When i played the demo even in classic mode thay did not have hard kick just some strange like blocking mode has it got every button as like the street fighter 2.

[@shawnr8438]

Huh? Same 6 button fighter it's always been in classic. Two lights = throw. Two mediums = parry. Two heavies = drive impact. Must of mapped the controls different

[@granglerarcade1950]

@@shawnr8438 good on the demo it just would not let me use heavy kick even when i had it on classic controls strange i been playing the games since the first one came out in the arcades thanks.

[@cloudair4154]

i wonder what it would've taken for them to give it a 10

[@mclxeth]

"The" RDR2 lol

[@nathanthompson742]

Seems cool but Ive never been good at fighting games and find them more frustrating than fun. It looks great though and a return to form for the franchise.

[@quekZo95]

Yea maybe because fighting games are not a pick up and play game my guy. It takes hundreds of hours to just get decent

[@HaykInWonderland]

​@@quekZo95 wrong

[@quekZo95]

@@HaykInWonderland lol what? Its true.

[@HaykInWonderland]

@@quekZo95 no

[@TevyaSmolka]

Street fighter 6 looks really awesome and tons of fun.

[@kaikiske7436]

Waiting on this one. Strive is still 🔥 and me and my local crew still play BB CTB as well. This looks ok, but some of the new character designs (other than Kimberly 🔥 🔥 🔥) are just weird.

[@kugetsu]

C'mon now, you can't talk about Guilty Gear and then mention weird looking characters in the same post lol. The literal only thing that bothers me about the new characters at all is Marisa's hair. I know what they were going for, but it just looks so bad.

[@kaikiske7436]

@@kugetsu i love all of the GG animu character designs. Cool dudes & hot chicks never get old

[@callofmetals24]

Lol GGS does have some CRAZY Weird ass Characters 👀 still dope

[@registereduser]

“…and Luke.” I agree, but, damn. Alert the burn center, patient incoming.

[@peterhoang1424]

God akuma is the last dlc wtf we have to wait a year for akumma:(

[@deltavagen9796]

most important question: did capcom include cammys original outfit?!

[@philliplamb-jh7bf]

Yes my weird ass friend 🤨

[@nattobaby]

we just need a new marvel vs capcom game to complete the trifecta

[@archersterling6726]

Negotiating with current Disney would be a nightmare...

[@thivolanmoodley8800]

That would be a dream but with all these characters locked behind different studios etc its gonna be rough

[@tw88gttama]

There’s been talk of a remaster of mvc2

[@irvinmorales1409]

​@@tw88gttama A complete rebalance of either Marvel 2 or 3 would be insane.

[@thetruestar6348]

no happening after Marvel basically messing up MvCI

[@thejustinjustin1233]

This is a game that will be sick on steam deck.

[@pesmerga4862]

its a god send for fighting game fans. TRIUMPH OR DIE? FACE IT STRAIGHT

[@RoyArkon]

Sadly, no, it's not. It dies, and pretty fast.

[@babyboy1971]

Can’t decide between PS5 or XBOX Series X, but I have 2 controllers for my Xbox and one for the PS5, so I think maybe that answers that. Anyone gave any console or controller specific thoughts?

[@c1tyboyzulutv]

I can help with this answer. I got it on Xbox. Controls depends on if you like the modern or classic 6 button control. Depending on what mode you pick, can drastically change how you play on controller

[@c1tyboyzulutv]

Classic you will have to know how to hit your button input or roll your analog to mimic the button inputs. Modern controls will have you playing similar to smash brothers were your specials are mapped to one single button and change based on if you hit a directional button with that special button.

[@c1tyboyzulutv]

Personal opinion though, for controller, modern works better for me, because after playing guilty gear strive, and having to deal with rolling my analog to do shit, this is a nice change in pace for a mid controller fighter game player like me.

[@aultra-magawhostandsagains7974]

PS5

[@elysiaaxx.]

sf 4 was my favourite but capcom have done brilliantly with 6 that it takes the spot🙌🏻

[@RiseKeyk]

Let's get this straight.. the original Streetfighter paved the way for all Streetfighter games afterward. It was a great game.

[@GeenoGab]

Zelda TOTK, Hi-Fi Rush, Resident Evil 4 remake, Diablo 4, and Street Fighter 6. I have a feeling these five games are strong candidates for GAME OF THE YEAR so far!

[@darrenlucas7362]

Lmao and not spider man? I can tell you no fighting game or remakes will win. So I’d say Capcom is out if their league

[@robertkeane9393]

Such a high budget and still no intro dialogue between characters? …

[@rofalmatt]

they did something new which is great !

[@sichiiimichiii8688]

can you play rank matches with your own character?

[@Nightscape_]

I'll make sure to wait for a sale. I am a casual player looking for a good single player experience like in MK and BlazBlue.

[@jeremybowers3181]

Las Vegas strip+Splatoon+Fighting game= Street fighter 6..so shiny. And "Marisa" is CLEARLY a DUDE......

[@elmerhouston5915]

They need to make a game like pocket stone or rumble fighter battle Royals type fighting games.. fps games are getting old and fighting games need a revamp !

[@Pensioner1203]

Needs more characters

[@bobbysworldrox]

Why no sf vs mk ?

[@ronaldwilliams9635]

Yall opinions really don't matter this will be fighter of the year based off sales. Street Fighter 6 10/10 best of the series.

[@craigbartlam6086]

My biggest issue with the game is the total lack of duel sense feedback

[@mint5438]

Capcom really have been on a roll recently.

[@TrveEm]

The best Street Fighter title, if you ask me! I'm getting addicted to it. :3

[@Balistick51]

SF6 is the new benchmark of fighting games. 10/10 and a must try for everyone! I don't see how Tekken 8 can top this level... MK1 is good but not as good.

[@tomlmn2036]

why are there colored ribbons being emitted from their punches? .wtf carton boxes for heads lol are you serious

[@LateiiTheParty]

Love Gaming Bolt reviews. This written is before I even watch this one.

[@pitcrowley]

It was always Tekken > Streetfighter for me, because i could never dig SF's Artstyle, but MY GOD im insta-buying Street Fighter 6 for its Style.

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

I used to heavily play sf4 but sf5 was a let down for me .. excited to get back into street fighter i already preordered digitial

[@SolidusRevolver]

Weird how Capcom can't get a decent SF story mode. Considering they're usually good at stories, in regards to their other games.

[@erictate5135]

Can't wait

[@Blindsyde5762]

SF5 also was only PS4 and PC. Capcom phacked up.

[@jeremymoon2]

Mortal Kombat 11 looks awesome and even marvel spider man this video looks awesome

[@internetjunkie5241]

Artworks mean nothing to gamers unless if it’s in a book . We want dlc free unlockbles of useful items like characters , costumes. Like in old school games .

[@Lionel212001]

Now, Ken's becoming a hobo too. Typical Street Fighter. A rich bad boi on the run hobo!

[@Boudiccanyc]

To be fair most of the fighters are borderline hobos who barely make a living.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

dude you are complaining about a RPG MODE...................IN A FIGHTING GAME!......seriously, you know how insane is that the developers put the effort NO ONE ASK FOR to do World Tour? who cares you only have 2 cities to explore...did you expect buy a fighting game to play an RPG? so to me that is not a weakness that is a massive improve and you are an experience Fighting game player, think if this mode is EASY FOR.....CASUALS who will play this game as their FIRST fighting game....many other reviews I have seen today specially of SF pros says the world tour is more for learning the basics and actually TEACH that to more low level casuals, so really, I not get why so many time in this review was expend in COMPLAIN about a mode that is more done so for teach casuals about SF and have a lesser stressful experience playing a fighting game.

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

Street fighter should follow up on the success of this launch with a block buster street fighter movie now i think lol

[@stootsmcgoots]

Is the game even on the disc with content? Last game you had pretty much nothing on the physical disc...was lacking in content on initial release

[@skakid271]

I should have just waited. I don't think I'm going to like this game. I'll sure try tho

[@Nick-mq9vz]

9/10. Sounds like it's a good game.

[@registereduser]

Cannot not see He-Man when I look at Ken.

[@Bluprint4]

The Tekken Shade 4:32 - lmaoooo

[@marshapelo9830]

World Tour is the best part.

[@thatoneguy1232]

Meh. Maybe it gets better but I hated the opening of it. WT also looks noticeably worse than the main game. Understandable but still. Also the world just isn’t that interesting

[@RoyArkon]

@@thatoneguy1232 Yeah, World Tour sucks.

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

World Tour mode story aspect doesn't make any sense.

[@terrellthaddies7867]

@@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf Not really

[@redxotaku]

I love blazblue but the story mode is a visual novel with some fights. It has a great narrative but I want to fight in my fighting games not read lol MK seems like the better example

[@RoyArkon]

Indeed

[@callofmetals24]

😂😂😂😂 read lol

[@caseybelew1262]

Aint a game i really would buy..but i get it on the ally when it comes out..quick fun non internet game

[@atum497]

Can't wait until Garou 2 to come out

[@NewsanceInHD]

I’m going to have to buy a fight stick

[@Marcelo83uk]

Tried this out at my friend's house yesterday... absolutely loved it just wish it had more classic characters from what i saw

[@ImOnlyRandom]

I believe the classic characters are still yet to come in future dlcs

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

10:05 So the online sucks. Lol, thx, good to know.

[@tumblingworm737]

Puzzle fighter arcade cabinet is cool

[@MistahBroccoli]

Now bring back Rival Schools

[@blackmanta2527]

Yeah its really disappointing that the ai doesn't increase in difficulty but stats instead. Not really a good representation of what world tour was like in alpha 3

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

12:53 Lmao I schooled him the first time but the game went ludonarrative dissonance on me and made me lose anyway. Such bs. :P

[@DaCocoBrova]

SF1 or Fighting Street was the shit back in '86... Those that know, know...

[@PikaLink91]

I was never a fan of custom avatars. It's fine in a game like Hogwarts Legacy where all of the characters are new to you, but in a game like Street Fighter 6 fillede with longstanding established characters, I feel like I'm "not one of the boys". To quote Chief Mendez: "You carry the same blood as us it seems, nevertheless, you're an outsider".

[@archersterling6726]

The characters are still there, and more fleshed out. "We" are just Metro City bois

[@pawsouth2897]

if you're here just for online, you will not have to see your character ever, there's an option to just queue for matches from the main menu

[@Luke973T]

​@Paw South thank goodness that's an option. Guilty gear strive needed that badly

[@blvk3]

Don't read too hard into world tour mode. It's a mere distraction.

[@MikesGamingSchool]

We got 18 hours left from the time of me writing this comment. Let's go

[@trainyourdog7351]

Street fighter 2 is the 🐐. Yes im old.