[quote name='corrosivefrost']Just about any other fighting game coming out in the near future or recent past is better, art direction-wise. Soul Calibur 4, Tekken 6, SFIIHDR, etc.
Also, the anime intro/outro for each character doesn't fit at all with the rest of the "art direction".[/quote]
What?
I'll give you the fact that the anime cut scenes aren't exactly the greatest and that they don't match the rest of the style. I'll even give you the goofy ass faces. Still though, SFIV's art direction blows everything else away.