Street Fighter V still has a few days left until its official release, but one lucky NeoGAF user was able to get some time in with the final build during a tournament at their local GAME location. While they didn’t provide gameplay details, they were able to try out the early story mode that will be available at launch.
Story is never the most important part of a fighting game, but Street Fighter V’s features a number of cameos from important characters in the universe. In the shots they provided, a younger Sean Matsuda can be seen having a tender moment with his sister Laura, Nash speaks with the mysterious woman (who is apparently named Helen) from the cinematic trailer, and Guile reunites with Chun-Li and Cammy in a more casual version of his military uniform.
We can glean a few things from these images, as random as they may be. For one, Sean seems significantly different than he did in Street Fighter III, with red hair and lighter skin. Also, we may be looking at an early version of Guile’s design before he becomes playable later this year.
This art was created by famed Capcom illustrator Bengus, and will act as the initial, character-focused story mode before the full cinematic narrative drops this June.
Street Fighter V is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16. For more specific details on what happens in these various story scenes, be sure to check out this additional post.
Source: NeoGAF