Live Gameplay of ‘Street Fighter V’ Brings a Whole Freaking Lot of Punching; Some Kicking

Yup. There comes a time when even Street Fighter has to stop its cash-cowery. Super, Ultra, Arcade editions and all of those shenanigans... nuts to them. Let's have a good ol' fashioned sequel, just like mom used to make (when she was, y'know, a Capcom developer).

We've already seen a little of Street Fighter V. There have been melodramatic trailers, featuring nerdly dudes getting Guile tattooed on their scrotes and clips from Street Fighter's illustrious past. But what we'd really like to get is an in-depth glimpse at the gameplay itself.

Glimpse away, gentlemen. Glimpse away.

At last week's spangly Capcom event, a scrap betwixt series veterans Ryu and Chun-Li was shown. It showcased the old and the new of this latest release. The familiar theatrical intros are still firmly in place ("I must push onwards!""I'll show you real kung fu!"), and Chun-Li's thunder thighs are as thunderous as ever. But that tiny EX meter? The new revenge gauge? What the balls is happening here?

Check out the footage from IGN below. There's a phenomenal amount of detail in the backgrounds, new destructible stages and weirdness with noodles. What's not to like?