The Cody showcase stream:
And my opinion piece (sorry for the length):
When the trailer first came out, I knew I would be too blind a fanboy to judge his animations and such. Now that we get a good look at him, I can say that it is not as bad as I had feared - as in as bad as Falke’s which are pretty much the worst animations in the game atm. It is indeed not on the level of Menat (but no one is), but overall it’s pretty good. There are some cases where it is indeed lacking, and I’m sad that Capcom isn’t doing better with these characters’ animations. He could need some polishing, that’s for sure, but it will not hinder me from playing him once he is out.
That said though, I like his gameplay. There are some differences from his Super/Ultra Street Fighter 4 self, like for example, he no longer has his Criminal Upper or his Bad Stone moves. Instead he has a new projectile called the Tornado Sweep, and his Critical Art super move is now a huge version of the Criminal Upper, now called the Criminal Punisher. His gameplay reflects his Final Fight self a lot more this time around, and I think that’s cool. Also, his two V-Triggers give him his knife in one, and a lead pipe in the other, as well as a new version of his Bad Stone move. So his past moves are all in there in some way, just not exactly as we are used to.
As for his costumes, I really love his new main outfit. The whole mayor thing had me kinda put off in the beginning, as I just couldn’t see Cody as a politician. But the way they presented him as the new mayor of Metro City is actually quite fitting, and it gives him a new purpose. It pushes his lore forward, evolves his character, and that’s a rare thing in the Street Fighter franchise. And it has made me appreciate his new costume a lot better as well. His Story costume is both funny and hot as fuck, while his Battle costume, the tux, is very snazzy. And we get his two past main costumes as well, the prison stripes and his Final Fight one. I’m not all the keen on the Final Fight costume though, as I find it a bit bland, just being a white t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans… I much rather liked his SSF4 alt with the white tanktop and the tattoos, being a more cool take on the FF costume. However, I know a lot of people have been wanting his original FF outfit, so I’m happy that they got it. ^^
Overall, I’m a happy Cody Travers fanboy. And I can’t wait to get my hands on him.
