Strong Street Fighter IV Rumor

[ThirdMarioBro]

I know this has been done to death, but there is a rumor in this month's EGM that Street Fighter IV is in development, and I'm hearing Capcom is posting jobs for extra artists. EGM's rumor's come true a LOT of the time, so this is something to consider. May be nothing, but let's hope otherwise.

[R-iZZy]

I can only imagine how this would turn out. Perhaps they could make a tag team mode, this time. It seems in the main SF series, they don't venture into tagging. What I wouldn't give to see Ken and Ryu pull off a double Shinkuu Hadouken!

[DrSpengler]

I hope they maintain a balanced blend of classic characters and new characters.

While gameplay is key to my enjoyment of Street Fighter, and to a lesser extend, the story, what I *really* love about the series is the colorful cast of characters.

SFIII had great graphics and controls, but I just couldn't care about any of the characters.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I hope they maintain a balanced blend of classic characters and new characters.

While gameplay is key to my enjoyment of Street Fighter, and to a lesser extend, the story, what I *really* love about the series is the colorful cast of characters.

SFIII had great graphics and controls, but I just couldn't care about any of the characters.

I think Street Fighter Alpha 3 was just about perfect in that department. It had a bevy of new characters, but also had all the favourites from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter II.

[Dr. Doom]

Ryu, Ken, Akuma and Chun Li aren't "all the favorites" no matter what way you look at it. It certainly bugs me that more characters from the second game weren't in III, but at the same time I really enjoyed several new characters such as Yang, Remy, Alex and others. I really can't make any predictions as to what they'd do for IV (especially since Ryu and Ken weren't even gonna be in III), but I'm sure we'd be seeing some new faces nonetheless. I just hope there are some familiar faces in addition.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

I think Street Fighter Alpha 3 was just about perfect in that department. It had a bevy of new characters, but also had all the favourites from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter II.

Yeah, Alpha 3 really was borderline perfect in the character department. Not only did it have new characters blended with ones from Street Fighter I and II, it also threw in some Final Fight characters! All that and one of the better storylines to boot. Alpha was a real treat.

A did like a few of the SFIII characters, but not many. I liked the kid with the basketball who became Ken's trainee...but obviously I didn't like him enough to remember his name.

[ThirdMarioBro]

It seems odd, but I'd like for them to follow the trend of aging the characters. I'd like to see an older Guile return as a general. I'd like to see Ryu as the old master who nobody can touch...the cheap bastard near the end per-say, then we get to play as him in the presumed SFIV: Turbo

I love the mythology, and I love the story. Want to get a little more out of Street Fighter's backstory? Watch the new movie Street Fighter Alpha: Generations. Awesome stuff.

I love the feeling of the series, and I have a STRONG attachment to the characters, but I realize that the fan service has to end for the story to survive. People get old and die, and characters must age accordingly. I think the old guys still have a place, and I love 'em to death, but new blood must step into the story and move it forward. If not, the series becomes a mascot "cameo-fest". It's undoubtablly the best fighter in the world as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps we could see Chun-Li's daughter, or a deciple of her teachings. Ken and Eliza's son following in his dad's footsteps and becoming a world champion?

Things need to change. I hope they do, and I hope the series thrives as a result.

[Dr. Doom]

See, I wouldn;t really mind that sorta thing either, cause it's keeping the connections to the characters we know and love.

[Peanut]

Are they actually going to do it this time? I dunno. I think they're afraid of tarnishing the image of SFII, but considering how amazing the XBLA version sold I'm not surprised.

[Krang]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

SFIII had great graphics and controls, but I just couldn't care about any of the characters.

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

I think Street Fighter Alpha 3 was just about perfect in that department. It had a bevy of new characters, but also had all the favourites from the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter II.

Exactly. I enjoyed the Alpha series much more than the SFIII series, and the characters had alot to do with that. I'm not against them adding new characters, but the ones that they chose for SFIII just seemed kind of boring for the most part. Hopefully they will improve in that area for the next game.

Something else to consider: Will this game be done in 2D or 3D? I sure hope it's 2D like the previous games in the main series, but very few companies still make 2D console games since they don't show off the fancy graphics of the latest consoles. 3D versions of Street Fighter have been attempted before, but haven't been too successful...

[ThirdMarioBro]

I don't know, but I hope they stay 2D. Sprites have so much they could offer in the world of hardware we have now, but they never get to show it.

[Draconic]

Dan ftw!

I am excited to hear about the new SF game possibility. However, I would bet if they choose to stay 2D, they'll do something like put it on the DS or cell-phone game that is more accustomed to 2D graphics. Much to my dismay.

However, I think SF could look pretty badass with some 3D modeling, cell shading, and a fixed camera angle so that it plays like the traditional SF games.

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

I love the feeling of the series, and I have a STRONG attachment to the characters, but I realize that the fan service has to end for the story to survive. People get old and die, and characters must age accordingly. I think the old guys still have a place, and I love 'em to death, but new blood must step into the story and move it forward. If not, the series becomes a mascot "cameo-fest". It's undoubtablly the best fighter in the world as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps we could see Chun-Li's daughter, or a deciple of her teachings. Ken and Eliza's son following in his dad's footsteps and becoming a world champion?

Things need to change. I hope they do, and I hope the series thrives as a result.

I kinda saw some missed oppertunities in regards to the characters in SFIII. Like, it would have been GREAT had they included a grown-up Sakura as a playable character, but no. After the Alpha series she vanishes into oblivion.

As far as 3D, I doubt it. They tried that already with the EX games and they were rather poorly received and aren't even canon in the SF storyline. If they're gonna make a new game and label it with a IV they'll probably do it traditional-style. 2D fighters are still hot in Japan and if it has the name Street Fighter on it people will flock to it.

Also, I dig the idea of making Ryu the "boss", though that might piss off a lot of fans since Ryu's the lead character. It'd be kinda like playing a Super Mario Bros game but not being able to play as Mario.

Still like the idea, though. Maybe have Dark Ryu as the Boss.

[ThirdMarioBro]

3D Cel shaded Street Fighter? God no.

[Dr. Doom]

As with most things I'm more inclined to not knock something until I've tried it. Whatever direction they decide to go in with said alleged game (artistically or otherwise), I'll reserve my judgement until I actually have something to judge.

[Draconic]

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

3D Cel shaded Street Fighter? God no.

I considered that direction because of a couple things:
1: The arrival of the next-gen consoles, and
2: The change in title to Street Fighter 4.

In video games, typically they don't give new numbers unless it's a serious change in the series. Example: GTA2 to GTA3 was a huge step. GTA Vice City and San Andreas weren't major changes, so they didn't change the number. Now they're making GTA4.

Putting 1 and 2 together, I deduced that the game change will primarily be graphical, if nothing else unless, like I stated above, they decide to go hand-held.

..And with a static, perpendicular camera angle, the game could be played in much the same fashion as the game's predacessors.

I'm not saying that this is how it will be, but rather, it's an rather large possibility until announced otherwise.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by Draconic

I considered that direction because of a couple things:
1: The arrival of the next-gen consoles, and
2: The change in title to Street Fighter 4.

In video games, typically they don't give new numbers unless it's a serious change in the series. Example: GTA2 to GTA3 was a huge step. GTA Vice City and San Andreas weren't major changes, so they didn't change the number. Now they're making GTA4.

Putting 1 and 2 together, I deduced that the game change will primarily be graphical, if nothing else unless, like I stated above, they decide to go hand-held.

..And with a static, perpendicular camera angle, the game could be played in much the same fashion as the game's predacessors.

I'm not saying that this is how it will be, but rather, it's an rather large possibility until announced otherwise.

I agree with Draconic. We've been playing Street Fighter games for fifteen years now, and a graphical update would be nice. Street Fighter III and Street Fighter Alpha III were the pinnacle of 2D fighters in terms of graphics, in my opinion, and therefore a graphical update (like having 3D rendered fighters fighting with a 2D control scheme) would be kinda cool. 'Probably not gonna happen, but still.