No doubt, the (legitimate) criticisms leveled at the skinny content of Street Fighter V at the time of its release are a thing of the past. In many ways, street fighter 6 presents itself as a particularly rich fighting game and Capcom proves it again with this simply exciting presentation. First of all, there is this single-player World Tour mode which, in the absence of a cinematic story mode à la SFV which would advance the lore, promises a few hours of entertainment at the controls of its own avatar. The latter will go explore different destinations starting with Metro City and can learn the styles of the 18 fighters in the game in contact with them.
Techniques like the Sumo Headbutt from Honda or the Spinning Bird Kick of Chun-Li will even be necessary to demolish elements of the decor or reach certain places. The idea is still as funny, especially as small touches of RPG (gain of experience, improvement of statistics, skill points, consumption of objects to heal) come to decorate the formula, without forgetting the cutscenes during the encounters with the game’s fighters or even progression based on missions and rewards, all with an interface reminiscent of the Like a Dragon franchise.
Around the world in 80 rounds
Your unique character forged in World Tour mode can then challenge the avatars of other players in the Battle Hub, an online meeting point with various social features (such as club creation) where Street arcade terminals are also located. Classic fighters. As for the Fighting Ground mode, it brings together the traditional menus such as the arcade mode, which will be enhanced with internship bonuses and a special illustration for each character. Versus, Team Battle and Extreme Battle modes are also offered in addition and we are not even talking about personalized rooms with flexible rules that can accommodate up to 16 players. By the way, a new optional feature allows you to display bodily damage on fighters.
Regarding online ranked games, Capcom has made some changes to avoid discouragement. ” Ranked Matches are back and adjustments have been made to reduce the pressure of losing a match at certain ranked levels. First, a unique protection against rank drops has been added for players of Diamond rank and below. Next, newbies will no longer lose league points if they lose, to encourage online play. Finally, players at the Iron-Gold and Master ranks will not experience league demotion. Each character also has its own rank, which allows you to try out new characters in ranked matches, without penalty on your usual characters “, can we read.
Work on accessibility is also on the agenda. In addition to the new proposed 4-button scheme that allows you to execute special techniques or combos with a single button, Capcom is trying something new in a fighting game with sound indications supposed to help players with disabilities to spot in action. Another control scheme aimed at beginners” unleash the most spectacular moves by pressing the auto-attack button and having the AI assist your attacks and combos we are told.
Rashidooo
Capcom also lifted the lid on the first fighters coming in the form of additional content. Rashid will open the ball this summer 2023 before giving way to an enigmatic fighter named AKI this fall. The start of 2024 will see the return of Ed while Akuma will wrap up the first year of content in the spring of 2024. Included in the Deluxe and Ultimate editions of the game, these four characters will also be added to World Tour mode as masters whose techniques we can assimilate. Let us note in passing that the idea of the Fight Money of SFV seems to have been abandoned.
Finally, a playable demo of street fighter 6 is available now in preview on the PlayStation Store (and from April 26 at 9am on Xbox and Steam). In addition to the possibility of testing some Fighting Ground modes and discovering the start of the World Tour mode, the demo allows you to create your avatar. And it won’t be a waste of time since the character will be transferable to the full game on the same platform when it releases on June 2.