Capcom has announced that the next major release in the popular Street Fighter franchise, is on its way, exclusively for the Playstation 4 and PC.
Showcasing Ryu and Chun Li, the brief trailer shows off the upgraded visuals compared to its predecessor, complete with extra features such as destructible environments, new moves, and the return of old favorites, like Ryu’s Denjin Hadouken!
Fighting games were all but dead to the general public in 2009 when Street Fighter IV arrived, reviving the classic series after a 10 year hiatus in terms of the core series. Like it did in the early 90’s, the sequel helped bring the genre back to prominence, leading to 2D fighter renaissance, mostly headed by numerous re-releases in typical series fashion. With this announcement, it seems like Capcom is ready to move the series forward much faster than it has in the past.
But with this excitement comes a bit of skepticism. From what we’ve seen, SFV looks so much like IV that I thought it WAS IV at first glance. Every new iteration of the game has had huge visual and game play alterations, making each version stand out as its own game. With V though, it’s clear that it’s leaning heavily on the style of its prequel. And even with the combos and moves shown in the video, all of them except for Chun-Li’s air attack were recreations of moves from Street Fighter III, showing that the new game will borrow from that iteration as well, although how much so is yet to be seen. Will V be able to carve its own path of the warrior? Or is the number in the title there because they ran out of ways to say “Super”?
It’s hard to say based off of one minute of footage, but we’ll be watching this game closely as details emerge. Make sure to check back as information becomes available, and let us know what you want to see from the next Street Fighter release!