A solid fighting game wrapped in a terrible ecosystem and predatory monetisation that devalue the core game.

The product is overly focused on the battle hub at the expense of the actual game and ranked game play.

The in-game currency (drive tickets) is next to useless other than for buying costume colours and are mostly earnable via intolerable avatar battles.

Drive tickets should at least be earnable via ranked wins and should be able to used to enable people buy their favourite colours and costumes (even making costumes extremely drive ticket expensive would be acceptable).

In addition to this, the battle hub lacks sub-regions making it laggy and unreliable in Australia.

The game engine seems to have poor anti-aliasing making hair look like a checker board fill even at 1440p.

Cosmetic DLC is absurdly priced and should not be supported by the community. If you are considering buying all costume 3s, first ask yourself "Does this provide the same value as another full priced AAA title that I could purchase instead?".

After such a good launch and community goodwill, it is a pity to see Capcom tarnish their reputation once again. I enjoy the game but have a hard time recommending this product to new players in its current state.

A solid fighting game wrapped in a terrible ecosystem and predatory monetisation that devalue the core game. The product is overly focused on the battle hub at the expense of the actual game and ranked game play. The in-game currency (drive tickets) is next to useless other than for buying costume colours and are mostly earnable via intolerable avatar battles. Drive tickets should at least be earnable via ranked wins and should be able to used to enable people buy their favourite colours and costumes (even making costumes extremely drive ticket expensive would be acceptable). In addition to this, the battle hub lacks sub-regions making it laggy and unreliable in Australia. The game engine seems to have poor anti-aliasing making hair look like a checker board fill even at 1440p. Cosmetic DLC is absurdly priced and should not be supported by the community. If you are considering buying all costume 3s, first ask yourself "Does this provide the same value as another full priced AAA title that I could purchase instead?". After such a good launch and community goodwill, it is a pity to see Capcom tarnish their reputation once again. I enjoy the game but have a hard time recommending this product to new players in its current state.