Why did Street Fighter 3 divide fans... and the series? 3 possible reasons.

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Street Fighter III (1997)
Duration: 6:22
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Today, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike is lauded. But in 1997, after SIX years of no mainline game, the FIRST Street Fighter 3 game (New Generation) finally made its way after many stops and starts during development. The result? A mixed bag. The response? Not-so-welcoming. Thanks to a recently uncovered video, blunt oral histories of Street Fighter 3 provided by Polygon in 2020, and (I say with a sigh) crunch, here are 3 possible reasons why.

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INTRO: 0:04
REASON 1: THE LARGE RELEASE GAP: 0:29
REASON 2: NEW DEVELOPERS, LACK OF DIRECTION DURING EARLY DEVELOPMENT: 2:13
REASON 3: CONFUSING REMOVAL OF LEGACY CHARACTERS, DRASTIC CREATIVE DIRECTION: 4:04
CONCLUSION: 5:05

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