i'm torn between wanting to get in on the ground floor and hopefully coming to like it vs. how what i've played / seen so far is leaving me cold and that i almost never buy $60+* games.
current impression is it feels kinda slow and overanimated, with the latter being worsened by the zoomed-in camera. (i couldn't even perceive what kind of strike one char's jump attack was supposed to be.) walk speeds and jump arcs seem weirdly stilted. not diggin the gamefeel.
and this is just me being old but i wish every returning character didn't need to have 2-5 kinda marginal-feeling new specials that muddy up their usual strats. i don't want to do dozen-plus-hit combos with Guile that involve three regular and seven mini sonic booms. the execution is probably easier than ever, but i don't find that kind of extended flashy stuff interesting to pursue (and am worried it will be necessary to compete).
as a simple throw-lover i'm hoping longtime main Zangief or possibly Manon and Lily suit my proclivities. and the hard-hitting Marisa if she's down to earth and not too wacky. not digging what i've played of Chun so far.
50/50 the FOMO gets me come launch on Thursday.
* as a side note it's +$25(!) for the first four DLC chars and +$45 for the first eight + two stages. i'll wait, thank you!
