The SFV Guidebook

With Street Fighter V’s release, there are going to be a lot of new players looking to pick up the game. There’s a plethora of tutorials available out there, but most of them are far too long and difficult for new players to digest. This guide aims to explain the game’s basic and intermediate mechanics as clearly and concisely as possible, in hopes to get more players in on the action.

Part 1 (Basic) goes over:

0:13 – Normal Attacks
1:04 – Blocking
2:18 – Throws
3:08 – Knockdowns
4:16 – Crush Counters
4:52 – Dashing
5:24 – Special Attacks
6:40 – Zoning & Anti-Airs
7:49 – Punishing
8:46 – Training Mode

Part 2 (Intermediate) goes over:

0:13 – The Combo System
0:39 – Chains
1:01 – Special Cancels
1:43 – Links
2:46 – Target Combos
3:16 – Hit Confirming
4:08 – EX Special Moves and Critical Arts
4:52 – The V-System
5:10 – V-Skills
5:45 – V-Reversals
6:26 – V-Triggers
7:04 – V-Trigger Canceling
7:27 – Reversals
8:31 – White Damage & Chip Damage