Street Fighter V’s first online beta test on PlayStation 4 is almost upon us. To help players get ready for it, Vesper Arcade has started a series of videos breaking down the game based on the playable builds demonstrated at recent events such as the E3, San Diego Comic-Con, and Evolution.
Vesper’s already released the first video in the series, covering the game’s system, last week. This time, his latest covers some of the characters that you’ll be able to use in Street Fighter V.
First up is the dictator himself, M. Bison. Bison plays quite differently from his Street Fighter IV incarnation with a bunch of new moves. In addition to this, his V-Trigger gives a great boost to his mobility by tapping into the Psycho Power.
Now if you think Bison is different, wait until you see Charlie Nash. As some folks may already know, Nash is no longer the Guile-like charge character of the Alpha games, instead using motion versions of his traditional specials, as well as some new ones. He also has one of the more unique V-Triggers in the game, which gives him a tricky teleport instead of the timed install of the other characters.
On the other end of the scale we have Cammy who, on the surface, doesn’t seem to have been changed much at all. However, the adjustments to her normals and specials do mean that she plays quite differently from her Street Fighter IV incarnation – relying more on footsies and ground game than on going into the air and going for cross ups.
Street Fighter V’s first beta on PlayStation 4 begins at 6 PM PDT today. The beta will initially launch with four characters–Ryu, Chun-Li, Nash, and M. Bison–with Cammy and Birdie being added later on to test the game’s new digital content delivery system.
Source Vesper Arcade