I really can’t believe Capcom did this. It’s a giant fighting game with a classic arcade mode, bottomless tutorials and training options, and a variety of new combat mechanics that all seem to gel. Then there’s the cheesiest, most ridiculous story mode in fighting game history. Capcom built what was essentially one of Sega’s Like-A-Dragon (aka Yakuza) games, but they made Gangster their own quirky who lives to fight and thinks Chun-Li is just as cool as I am. I replaced it with a nice NPC.
Love is the only word here that is cheesy and absurd. Rather than taking deadly lore as seriously as Mortal Kombat’s story modes of the last decade did, Street Fighter 6 started with the premise of “what if everyone in the world went crazy?” loved Street Fighter” and found ways to treat its iconic characters as celebrities in their respective worlds.
Rather than playing as one of Street Fighter’s established cast members, design your own character for story mode and the physical comedy kicks in right away. Your fighter’s lines aren’t voiced, so they go through every cutscene with an exaggerated Charlie Chaplin face.
You start as an apprentice to the star of the new series, Luke. Instead of training in a dojo, Luke will immediately send you out to the city to learn the tricks of street fighting. When I say that everyone in this game loves Street Fighter, I mean it. All NPCs at the end have a level ranking that indicates their strength. One of my first missions is to buy a hot dog from the cart. You can press A on his controller to buy him a hot dog, or X to fight him.hello psychedelic I want to fight Literally no one in this game misses an opportunity to spar, even if they’re on their way to shopping or commuting.
Street Fighter 6 brings to life something I’ve always envisioned as part of the inner logic of kung fu movies. That means everyone in the world knows Kung Fu and is ready to break it down in no time. Kung Fu Hustle did a great job of playing this trope, where two kung fu masters are landlords of a chunky apartment complex. And I think his Yakuza series was also inspired by that. Their game world is full of normal people who don’t fight, but the streets are full of roaming gangs of his who are ready to get into all-out brawls in front of people. Seven Eleven day and night.
During the first few hours of Street Fighter 6’s story mode, I was thinking about Yakuza. A great callback to Final Fight, Metro City mirrors the dense alleyways of Kamurocho for the yakuza. because it’s funny). Like Yakuza, there are goofy mini-games to find, like becoming the best boardbreaker in the district. At some point I sing karaoke with Ken and I wouldn’t be surprised if Ryu gets grumpy in the corner.
There are strange characters talking everywhere who aren’t part of Street Fighter’s cast of playable characters. I’m pretty sure this is the first in the series.It’s a clever way for Capcom to test potential characters for future DLC while at the same time putting legends like Chun-Li around ordinary people. She teaches martial arts in Chinatown, and has one devotee who looks up to her so much that she doesn’t even sparr when someone challenges her with a different fighting style.
I was able to play a bit more of the World Tour than the current demo at Capcom’s offices, but not enough to really get a sense of how long the mode is or how many characters Street Fighter 6 will feature. But with side quests to pick up, whole skill trees to upgrade attacks, and the difference between day and night in the city, it looks big. , expect more breezy farce of Yakuza’s best side missions. .
This chatter may fade after a few hours, and the world tour may surprise with a little more depth. Sounds like proof that it can support action games.
For years, the Yakuza have carried the torch of a particular style of Japanese gaming that I feel originated from the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 era, but has pretty much died since then. It’s one of those games.Never got Street Fighter Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monksbut it should be — Mortal Kombat made a lot of mistakes in its heyday, but we knew it was fun to play as those characters outside the bounds of a one-on-one slugfest.
If you think this mod is destined to be a hit, give me a full-fledged spin-off that follows Charlie Nash and Shadaloo’s battle. Hand-drawn buddy side-scrolling action starring Ken & Ryu. Please give me a WarioWare mini-game hosted by Kyodan.Give me the hell of a Street Fighter version metal slug tactics can be
It’s been a long time since Capcom really enjoyed playing around with these characters, but it’s thrilling to see they’ve been given the chance to do something a little new. Street Fighter 6 Overall, Street Fighter is forever Although it seems to be making a confident statement that just Making good fighting games isn’t enough for Capcom today. why stop there? A Street Fighter can be anything and anyone can be a Street Fighter. Even the hot dog guy.