Street Fighter: Legacy

Normally I like to summarize all my thoughts about amazing things into once sentence. Unfortunately I cannot do so for Street Fighter: Legacy, so i'm just going to rabble endlessly.

Costumes:

For the first time in Street Fighter history, the costumes for Ryu, Ken, and even Akuma are so incredible yet simple, you wonder how the hell everyone else managed to fuck it up so bad. Ryu's gi looks tattered and worn. He has fought dozens of battles in the very same clothes he wears to sleep on the ground at night. He lives like a hobo and dresses like one too. They even got the correct kanji on his belt.

This is by far the best Ken interpretation I have ever seen. The gi is pristine to reflect his ability to purchase one after it gets tattered a bit. His hair looks real. I know this may not seem like a big deal, but NO ONE has gotten it right up until now, and for that I am thankful. Oh, and the eyebrows are ridiculous like in the game. Props to the creators for putting that in.

Choreography:

Strait the fuck up, EVERY punch or kick thrown is one from SFIV.

Ken: jump in heavy kick -> crouching heavy kick -> standing heavy kick -> standing light punch -> standing medium punch -> target combo -> grab -> (ryu's move) forward medium punch -> taunt

Ryu: jump in heavy kick -> crouching light punch -> crouching medium punch -> crouching heavy punch -> standing heavy kick -> joudan-sokutou-geri (Third Strike/TvC move) -> Tatsumaki -> medium punch

Ken: Focus attack (absorbs ryu's medium punch)

Ryu: Focus attack (absorbs ken's focus attack) -> Hadouken -> Hadouken

Ken: Fierce Shoryuken

Ken & Ryu: jump in heavy kick.

Thats right, you can just about re enact the entire fight on your Xbox. That is beyond god like

CGI and Special Effects

They were very above average, which is good. The hadoukens looks believable and the shoryuken looks ridiculous, in a good way. The rain and wind effects were very good and the dream sequence in the beginning was well done.

What it comes down to is that this short film was made by Street Fighter's fans with great talent and a great love to make this the best it could possibly be. We all should strive to create excellency such as this.