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[Obliterator]

The details on those boots

Yeah its fucking nuts. The in game character's look like they are actual real models made out of something like clay or something idk. It looks CRAZY though

 

[tribal24]

Loving these shots! Artsyle is so much better too!

Haggar poster at the top! Give us Haggar Capcom!

 

[-Eddman-]

I would love to see Birdie as the Brit character, but I don't know if he's popular at all.

 

[Griss]

Huge leap graphically and it looks very clean and impressive but I still don't like the artstyle. Ryu's arm looks like a doughnut twist. Do we really need to see that level of musculature to believe the guy is strong? Come on now.

 

[Vena]

See that actually looks fine to me, it looks like his eyebrows are styled and pointy but not actually growing from his headband, lol.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The character portraits by the life bars look great.

 

[Leafhopper]

yes...

Damn, my bad.

 

[Lulubop]

Huge leap graphically and it looks very clean and impressive but I still don't like the artstyle. Ryu's arm looks like a doughnut twist. Do we really need to see that level of musculature to believe the guy is strong? Come on now.

You mean looking as ripped as he's always looked?

 

[Pyramid head]

The details on those boots

Came to post the same thing. They are some impressive video game boots.

 

[Obliterator]

If someone told me this was a hand sculpted model I would almost believe them. The tiny details in the boots and clothing is just awesome

 

[mbpm1]

You mean looking as ripped as he's always looked?

Well technically if you go back to alpha days he didn't look that ripped.

 

[Fmal]

lol.

I want to borrow these people's copy of SF4.

It looks like a really nice SF4, but it still looks like SF4. Why people are surprised a bunch of (probably) doctored still frames look nicer than how it's looked during all of its playtests is beyond me.

 

[KidA Seven]

I really love how it looks like the characters are clay figures.

 

[popyea]

Impossible since 3D models do not squash and stretch.

Of course they can. It just requires higher fidelity to pull off nicely. It's been perfectly doable for a while.

 

[Prototype]

Looks beautiful. Wish the background looked a little less washed out.

 

[McBryBry]

Starring: Chun Li's Thighs

 

[Akainu]

Not going to lie I completely avoided street fighter 4 cause of how ugly it is to me but this I will support.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I really hope the stun meter is different lengths for different characters . I really like SF for that ...a lot of characters had different stun/heath values . It really makes you think about your character choice before you do some bat shit crazy stuff

Or it could be the same length but fill up at different rates, just like the health bar.

 

[Zaventem]

I really love how it looks like the characters are clay figures.

They shading is much better than what was revealed the first time around imo.

 

[riskybusinesstomcruise]

Man I hope Denjin Hadou works like it does in SF3.

 

[Hours Left]

I would love to see Birdie as the Brit character, but I don't know if he's popular at all.

I really hope it's Eagle. I would be overjoyed.

 

[Korezo]

Hope game has clothes animation like 3rd strike, or maybe Nvidia can do some magic and work with capcom to add it as a gameworjs feature that would wreck the fps...

 

[Lulubop]

I really hope it's Eagle. I would be overjoyed.

Hoping it's him too, I don't think it's gonna be Dudley.

 

[Mizerman]

I wouldn't mind if both Eagle and Birdie return.

 

[nded]

Well technically if you go back to alpha days he didn't look that ripped.

What? Alpha Ryu is super ripped, at least in-game. His biceps are bigger than his head.

 

[Skilletor]

It looks like a really nice SF4, but it still looks like SF4. Why people are surprised a bunch of (probably) doctored still frames look nicer than how it's looked during all of its playtests is beyond me.

Like I said, like to borrow your copy of SF4.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Ono, Sakura would look really great in this art style. You understand my meaning?

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

It looks like a really nice SF4, but it still looks like SF4. Why people are surprised a bunch of (probably) doctored still frames look nicer than how it's looked during all of its playtests is beyond me.

Can i have your copy of 4?

 

[Hours Left]

I wouldn't mind if both Eagle and Birdie return.

That would be great, but I don't think we'll get both, at least not initially.

I think Eagle has a lot of things to offer the series. His fighting style is totally unique to SF, and having a cool, opening gay character in the series would drawn a lot of positive attention. (And be totally rad.)

 

[Ferrio]

Ono, Sakura would look really great in this art style. You understand my meaning?

I hope she is, on the condition she's aged and not wearing her school outfit by default.

 

[viveks86]

Yeah its fucking nuts. The in game character's look like they are actual real models made out of something like clay or something idk. It looks CRAZY though

Totally reminded me of this:

Spoiler

Yes, it's not nearly as good looking, but I'm the guy who posted the DS comparison screenshot as well, so bite me!

 

[ZeroTheShadow]

Of course they can. It just requires higher fidelity to pull off nicely. It's been perfectly doable for a while.

What the hell does fidelity have to do with squash and stretch? Your 3D model can only move on the points of articulation given to it. You can not expand, contract, or transform your 3D model unless you are using animated CG like movies, it's pain staking and never looks as good as hand drawn. Squash and stretch is faked in 3D models by model swapping like Xrd did. When we are talking about controllable 3D game characters it's not possible or worth the CPU and GPU power if it was.

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

It looks great. Especially those portraits by the health bar.

 

[TheOGB]

Loving these shots! Artsyle is so much better too!

 

[Korezo]

It looks like a really nice SF4, but it still looks like SF4. Why people are surprised a bunch of (probably) doctored still frames look nicer than how it's looked during all of its playtests is beyond me.

So MKX is also just a nicer MK9?

 

[PfantzyPantz]

I really love how it looks like the characters are clay figures.

Definitely, I'm really excited for some new footage!

 

[Callibretto]

Yeah its fucking nuts. The in game character's look like they are actual real models made out of something like clay or something idk. It looks CRAZY though

they look like those resin statue, is these character's make it into SF V, they would look like these statue

 

[Darksol]

Gimmegimmegimme

 

[Hours Left]

I love that they've found a balance in the physiques of the character models. They still look buff and powerful, but not all bloated. (The hands are still hilariously large though.)

 

[TheGuardian]

What the hell does fidelity have to do with squash and stretch? Your 3D model can only move on the points of articulation given to it. You can not expand, contract, or transform your 3D model unless you are using animated CG like movies, it's pain staking and never looks as good as hand drawn. Squash and stretch is faked in 3D models by model swapping like Xrd did. When we are talking about controllable 3D game characters it's not possible or worth the CPU and GPU power if it was.

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean, squash and stretch is perfectly possible in 3D models. Jak and Dexter on PS2 used it extensively.

 

[Mechazawa]

This:

and this:

Look about as similar as ST and SF3 to me.

That's fine I guess. But there's a reason people kept complaining about how closely it looked to SF4 when it was initially revealed.

Like, I look at that background and immediately think "It's good that Dimps won't be going hungry any time soon."

 

[KidA Seven]

The UI looks nice too. Very simple, but sleek. Liking the portraits too. Maybe the only thing that could be upgraded is the life bars, even though I don't mind them.

 

[Callibretto]

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean, squash and stretch is perfectly possible in 3D models. Jak and Dexter on PS2 used it extensively.

even SF4 had squash and stretch animation, I mean, how do people think Dhalsim animation works?

 

[IntelliHeath]

This game look so beautiful. SFV is one of the big reasons why I'm going to pick up PS4!

Edited: Also I really like clay-ish art direction that they went with.

 

[Sheroking]

That's fine I guess. But there's a reason people kept complaining about how closely it looked to SF4 when it was initially revealed.

In fairness, those people were in need of an optometrist because SF4 and the SF5 reveal looked nothing alike.

Some of them just wanted sprites or something, and that's never going to happen.

 

[mbpm1]

That's fine I guess. But there's a reason people kept complaining about how closely it looked to SF4 when it was initially revealed.

Like, I look at that background and immediately think "It's good that Dimps won't be going hungry any time soon."

The backgrounds are definitely pretty weak

 

[a secret-boss]

is it because its 2D and can be ignored as style?

 

[Skilletor]

That's fine I guess. But there's a reason people kept complaining about how closely it looked to SF4 when it was initially revealed.

Like, I look at that background and immediately think "It's good that Dimps won't be going hungry any time soon."

/shrug

The reason to me is people see Ryu and he looks like Ryu, so it looks like SF4. For some people, no matter how different something looks, if it's the same character, it looks the same. Nothing more than that to me.

If anything, this is Ikeno's SF3 art realized in 3D. Definitely looks closer to SF3 than SF4 to me.

But whatever. Looks amazing and we get more info tomorrow. Excitement mounds.

 

[Pyramid head]

What the hell does fidelity have to do with squash and stretch? Your 3D model can only move on the points of articulation given to it. You can not expand, contract, or transform your 3D model unless you are using animated CG like movies, it's pain staking and never looks as good as hand drawn. Squash and stretch is faked in 3D models by model swapping like Xrd did. When we are talking about controllable 3D game characters it's not possible or worth the CPU and GPU power if it was.

I have asolutely no idea why you think scaling or stretching 3D models is "impossible" outside of animated CG movies. Fucking bizarre.

 

[Mechazawa]

What the hell does fidelity have to do with squash and stretch? Your 3D model can only move on the points of articulation given to it. You can not expand, contract, or transform your 3D model unless you are using animated CG like movies, it's pain staking and never looks as good as hand drawn. Squash and stretch is faked in 3D models by model swapping like Xrd did. When we are talking about controllable 3D game characters it's not possible or worth the CPU and GPU power if it was.

Applying deformers to 3d models isn't arcane technology.