So, its time for a Pete overanaylsis of it!
There's not really much to say in this, due to most of it being for the lulz (costumes) or plot-based. Admittedly, as a (sadly) an expert on SF plot, I can analyze the plot, but the costumes, I can only say 'this is a take-off of this'. So, start off with the costumes. Here's what they're based on:
Rufus - Chinese vampire
Dan - Blanka (in the Famitsu article, Blanka gets Dan's, as well)
Balrog - I'd assume its just an overpayed rapper or some such, don't know specifically
Chun-Li - No idea, I'd assume a Japanese exclusive. Looks worse than her alt 1, though, imo.
Zangief - Several things would come to mind (Mecha Zangief, Colossus in particular), but its more likely a Mecha Zangief based on the Japanese robot craze, like Tranzor Z (the Z on the pants indicates that one).
Cammy - Cosplaying as Bison
Obviously Balrog's is the best, as it indicates he's been earning quite a bit of fight money. I'm disappointed he didn't buy a bike, though.
Plot-wise, apparantly Dee Jay and Rufus hate each other or something, despite having never exchanged any dialogue, but whatever, Rufus does that. On that note, Dhalsim is a total dick in his rival fight. Rufus just wants to know how he hovers, so Dhalsim beats him up? What an asshole. Total not yoga style. Ryu and Ken finally get the fight all the newcomers anticipated with 4, and got a 'wtf Sagat?' moment, even though Sagat is much more epic than Ken, but now we get both! Hooray. Sagat's off fighting Adon in the meantime, who apparantly wants some new power (probably the Satsui no Hadou that he would've discovered from Akuma when he went and fought him). Cody and Guy was to be expected, as that's what it was in Alpha 3, and they don't really have any other rivals. Well, Guy should fight Dan, since Dan did manage to hunt down a ninja just to get an invite to the SF2 tournament. That's not an easy task, you know. Oh, and Guile gets to be badass and fuck up Bison good. Pity Bison didn't get offered heart transplant surgery, that would've been a nice reference. The wording was probably a bit too much though, since Guile swears quite a bit at Bison in that sequence (SF2 movie, if you don't know it).
Now, onto the actual gameplay bit. First ultra up is Ken's new tatsu ultra, but with FIRE! When in doubt for a Ken move, take an old one and add fire. Always works. Looks fairly fast on startup, so he should be able to link it ala Balrog, but whether it'll be easy or not is hard to tell. Pretty long range, by the looks of it, as well, due to its fast travel time, so that should make linking easier. Damage isn't indicated, but if it is linkable, then it probably won't be much, unless the link is ungodly hard. FADC from a Shoryu also looks possible, if it can juggle. Timing would be difficult though, as you could go under them, like Tiger Destruction (that's why Sagat's combo needs the f+hk. Waiting is just too annoying and easy to screw up).
Next up is Yoga Shangri'la, the first completely new move of the new batch. Incidentally, Dhalsim's previous ultra is pretty much new, and both fit his character. Bravo, Capcom. It looks like an aerial grab, so should be unblockable, and easy to punish with due to air teleport. However, Catastrophe will be better against low tier characters still, imo, due to their difficulty getting in, and thus more potential damage with Catastrophe. I'd say both are viable, though, depending on 'playstyle' (do you force mistakes with your spacing or do you just win via attrition?), of course depending on frame data, though Shangri'la looks fast with pretty good range.
DEFENDING RUSSIA'S SKIES is a pretty awesome cinematic, really, and should greatly help Zangief's oki mixup. If you predict jump, now instead of keeping them down with Fist, you can jump up and still grab them! Not much else to say, just hoping it also has the 0 frame start-up of his current ultra. If it does, both are easily viable on different characters, to grant Zangief that extra bit of confusion he really needs on the characters that fuck him over (i.e. Sagat).
I don't really know what to say about El Fuerte's. It looks like a short range command grab, like Zangief's ultra, where he does a souped up version of his Haberno Dash hp (forgot the name). It could really improve his close-up game, via things like run stop ultra, but I can't really tell what it is. Again, I'd assume close range command grab with (hopefully) high damage, which would be a great option for El Fuerte, but depending on damage, I'd say his current ultra is probably better, as El Fuerte is easily capable of forcing a jump back on some characters, and then catching them with a run stop ultra, which has now become Kai's signature thing.
The One-Inch Punch is also a great cinematic, but I can't tell what it is, either. The little footjab is Fei Long's command grab thing, so it could be that, or it could just be a close range attack. Doesn't look very comboable if it is an attack, but I'm sure they'd let his current one juggle, so flame kick fadc ultra should be possible. I'd still pick this because its awesome, though. Best new ultra cinematic, probably best ultra cinematic in general. Maybe KKZ will beat it, if its added.
Typically, Shin Shoryukens aren't juggleable, and Ryu's Metsu Shoryuken probably will be the same, but they might surprise us. If it is, there's still a pretty big difference between this and Metsu Hadouken. Metsu Hadouken won't have startup invincibility, which the Shoryu probably will, while Shoryuken won't have the range to do Ex Tatsu > Ultra or Ex Fireball > Ultrax except maybe in the corner, which is pretty major knock to comboability. Frame data will really decide it between the two, so I can't really speculate at the moment. Punishing tool vs combo damage..
So, that's it for my overanalysis. Not really much new gameplay footage to talk about this time, alas. Hopefully I'll get to speculate about Dudley next trailer. :D
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