Expected a lot and was satisfied.

jolly_adam_roger

I was pretty late to the game on this one. I saw Street Fighter: Legacy a few months ago via 9gag, (I think,) and then found out shortly after that this was in the works. From all of the interviews, production updates, stills, and behind the scenes footage, I had high hopes for this, and I wasn't disappointed in the least bit.

Christian Howard, a name I now know off the top of my head, is more amazing as Ken in the fleshed out feature film length series than he was in Legacy, and I can't really say anything different about Joey Ansah as Akuma. Recasting Mike Moh as Ryu definitely made all the difference, no idea who played him in Legacy, but it didn't feel nearly as right.

There aren't really any big names in this series, but there are some very talented familiar faces that give the project a veteran feel, as opposed to an indie film with all unknown actors of varying levels of acting/fighting ability.

I missed my chance to contribute to the kickstarter, but you can bet that I will be pre-ordering the Blu-Ray as soon as it's announced, and that I will contribute to any future Joey/Christian helmed projects in the future.

score 10/10

jolly_adam_roger 1 June 2014

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