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Liked just because I've been considering the same question and am interested in the answer too. I've gathered as much from reading around. I was a massive SF fan from SF2 until SF3TS but since SF4 I haven't played any of the newest games. SFV has only intested me because I like the roster and visuals more than SF4's. But in general, I think due to artificial lag alone many FGs are at a low point right now.

I don't know how much the issue's been addressed since 2016, but - https://www.redbull.com/us-en/input-latency-is-affecting-street-fighter-v

Yeah, and also, 3S, and also, Alpha 3...If we're talking mechanics, it's Rainbow Edition. Sales? Probably is SFV.

Yes, baby that launch was atrocious. Barely any modes, any characters, stages and the online was atrocious. The game wasn't fully flushed out until arcade edition. They put too much of a focus on e-sports which ruined the game for me imo. Save for MVC:I. Instead of making a great game they focused on e-sports (well Disney kind of fucked over MVC:I too).

Dunno if its the worst, but its certainly the most hated due to the fact it is lingering from unwelcome continued support.

SFI is the worst. SFV is the "worst" in the public eye.

As a SF fan, I can agree V is worst when it first came out because they want to cater to the pros and E-sports ASAP. But not in terms of gameplay. That goes to SFIV and updates with all of the vortex, lenient and focus BS. The only good thing was the Omega update that gave the cast experimental moves.

I used to be huge on SFIV back in high school. In fact, it was the first fighting game I wanted to actually learn. Most people still love it. SFV? Eh....Capcom kinda blew it with its launch. I ended up never buying it and also hear a lot of players just don't like the new mechanics. Graphically I would say V is the best, but gameplay wise people prefer IV.

SFV felt like an abomination back in 2016. Left a real sour taste in my mouth. Arcade Edition & Champion Edition improved things though it felt like Arcade Edition should've been SFV vanilla...

I'd have tried SFV by now if it was on XBO, that's my only issue really.

Sony funded SFV so it'll unfortunately won't be on XBone. If you want a better 2D FG on XBone, try Killer Instinct. It feels like SF on speed.

I got KI right after I bought my XBO, but it was more just so I could play classic KI1 and KI2 again. Something about the remake feels off to me, and visually I put it just above SF4's style, lol. I'll give KI another shot some time though, after I'm done with my DoA/NG series run.