Month: October 2018

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition had its first location test over the past weekend. For those who may be wondering how the location test actually works, NihongoGamer took some footage of the location test at the Taito Station arcade in Shinjuku for an insider’s look.

The video below goes over some of the actual quirks of the location test, as well as the build of the game that was used. Taito Station’s cabinets were side by side, instead of head to head as is usually the case. As previously reported, the arcade itself DualShock 4 pads for any players who preferred using one.

As for the game itself, the build at the location tests had a training mode on top of the arcade mode. In versus matches, players adhered to the “winners stay” rule, though players themselves were limited to 5 wins before they had to stand up and let someone else play.

Source: NihongoGamer

Street Fighter V‘s second season brought with it a number of characters who ended up being quite strong. As such, many were wondering how the third season’s characters would end up faring. Now, a couple of months after the release of the final two characters for this season, we’re at a time where we can give better stock of this season’s characters as a whole. This is exactly what Vesper Arcade does in their latest video – taking this season’s characters and ranking them based on how strong or weak they are.

Some of the choices are pretty obvious: Sakura sits at the bottom of the list, followed by Falke, both characters whom the community mostly agrees are lacking tools. On the opposite end of the spectrum are characters like Blanka and G, whom are considered strong contenders for best in the game.

Check out the video below for Vesper’s picks, and let us know where you think your character sits.

Source: Vesper Arcade