Fighting Games Thread

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Here is a teaser trailer of Mai Shiranui who is part of Street Fighter 6's second season:

In addition, the last remaining DLC character for Tekken 8's first season pass will be revealed during the Game Awards.

 

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Here is the Virtua Fighter direct with some small details on their newest project.

 

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Here is a short pre-development video of the new Virtua Fighter project which was shown during CES.

 

[KneeOfJustice99]

Here is a short pre-development video of the new Virtua Fighter project which was shown during CES.

This might sound a little controversial, but I really like how busy the environment is. It's something that never really occurred to me as being a good fit for a fighting game (you typically want the characters to be the forefront of the action, so a busy background detracts from them), but I think with the footage shown here, it actually helps lend to a way more cinematic feel - almost akin to something you'd see in a martial arts film. (Obviously a large part of that would be because of VF's focus on fluidity and a more grounded feel overall, but still.) Plus... gosh, the counterattack's visual flair almost reminds me of the ink-like theming that Street Fighter 4 had, but the understated look fits this really well - it doesn't feel overdone.

If the final game ends up looking like this, it seems like it'll really be something special. I can't really speak much to VF's gameplay, so I'm not 100% certain if that element of things bodes well, but in terms of appearance... it looks fascinating. Seems like a big breath of fresh air among the current fighting game landscape, too.

 

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Here is the first gameplay trailer for Street Fighter 6's second guest character Mai Shiranui who will be released on February 5th:

 

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Well here is Mai's walk out, character select and face animations for Street Fighter 6.

 

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Anna Williams is the first character revealed within Tekken 8's second season pass. In addition, it has been hinted that one of the characters is brand new and original to the franchise.

Overall, there had been a debate on social media to whether they should have revealed all of the characters in a similar fashion to how Street Fighter 6, Fatal Fury: COTW, Mortal Kombat 1, Guilty Gear Strive etc or should they remain anonymous until the next reveal instead.

 

[Megadoomer]

The next character was announced for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - real world football/soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

I know absolutely nothing about professional soccer, so I feel like the impact is lost on me, but it's not the strangest case of a real person appearing in a video game that I've seen.

 

[osby]

The next character was announced for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - real world football/soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

I know absolutely nothing about professional soccer, so I feel like the impact is lost on me, but it's not the strangest case of a real person appearing in a video game that I've seen.

Ronaldo is easily one of the most successful and well-known athletes alive - iirc, he's the top goalscorer of all times in professional football. In countries where the sport is big, you'd at least hear his name in the passing even if you're not interested in football.

If SNK was going for star power, they could have picked a lot worse.

 

[ssbashworld]

The next character was announced for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - real world football/soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

I know absolutely nothing about professional soccer, so I feel like the impact is lost on me, but it's not the strangest case of a real person appearing in a video game that I've seen.

Well thats unexpected but big. Love seeing super creative concepts like this. Honestly wasnt too interested in the game before (more of a 3D fighter guy) but now i might just have to check it out at some point.

 

[fogbadge]

didn't they confirm this ages ago

 

[Megadoomer]

They teased something related to him in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, but I thought it would be DLC that gives characters his jersey as a costume.

 

[Kirbeh]

We got Master Hero Soccer Guy in Fatal Fury before Wakka in Tekken. What a timeline.

 

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Ronaldo is easily one of the most successful and well-known athletes alive - iirc, he's the top goalscorer of all times in professional football. In countries where the sport is big, you'd at least hear his name in the passing even if you're not interested in football.

If SNK was going for star power, they could have picked a lot worse.

Adding to that and this us from me coming from someone who has been following soccer (also known as football in my country), Ronaldo is certainly one of the big names in the sport.

Of course there are others like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Son Heung Min, Kaoru Miitoma to retired players such as David Beckham, Keisuke Honda and Gareth Bale that could also be icons in their merit within their sport.

 

[Oracle Link]

Fighting Games/Arena Fighters/Smash are basically my zen games! Just the beauty of thinking up a scenario/ Story on the character select screen just to then fight a easy, short battle against the cpu an absolute thing of beauty!
Perfect for bus stops, doctors and the like!

 

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so would any of you recommend SF6? i played 4 on the 3ds and have been willing to give the series another go

 

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Here is a teaser trailer for Street Fighter 6's last Season 2 character, Elena:

Elena will be released on the same day the Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 edition comes out on June 5th.

 

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Wolf Hawkfield makes a return to VF6 with style.

 

[Megadoomer]

I've been playing King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match lately. It's not quite the Smash Bros. Ultimate of KOF (that would probably be '98 Ultimate Match; 2002 is missing some characters who appeared in KOF before like Wolfgang Krauser), but it's got a very big roster (66 characters counting alternate versions).

I played through Endless Mode (the game's record feature helped - it made it so I could map Rugal's Kaiser Wave to a single button press), unlocking Igniz, Geese, and Goenitz in one fell swoop. (I didn't even know Goenitz was in this game!)

Also, I've been playing a bit of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. The game feels kind of sluggish, and using special moves seems inconsistent. (it feels like half the time I try to use a special, it uses a regular attack instead) Still, I'll give it a chance - it turns out that I didn't beat the story modes for that game, so I'll try to do that, at least.

On a related note, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 comes out in less than a week. Out of the games in that collection, I've only played Capcom vs. SNK 2, but that game alone makes the collection worth it, and I'm looking forward to trying out the other games. (even Capcom Fighting Evolution)