Friday, August 8, 2008

Street Fighter IV: Ryu vs Sagat



OK, now Im officially pumped for this game. Before, you know, there was a moderate amount of hype in my mind, but now the pumpage levels have reached critical. The game really looks like its gonna play fantastically as well as look really much better than any of us expected. Everyone who has played this at location tests in Japan and Las Vegas is saying its probably the best Street Fighter game to date, which is pretty incredible when you think about it. I have to say that from the trailers I thought the whole game was 3D, but it turns out the characters and backgrounds are all 3D, but the gameplay takes place on a 2D plane, making for a 2.5D effect. Im truly thrilled about that design decision. Other games can go fully 3D if they want to, but it just wouldnt feel like Street Fighter is you could sidestep Ryu's Hadoukens. 2008 really is one of Capcom's best years in recent memory as a game company, and this title looks to be their crowning achievement. It looks like the hand drawn remake coming out on XBLA and PSN this fall, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, is just gonna be a appetizer before the main course.

4 comments:

md galaxy said...

just pooped my pants...thanks...

His Noodly Appendage said...

Wooot!!!!!! I can't wait. I would have been disappointed if sagat had wone that fight. Go Ryu!!

Anonymous said...

I am super pumped about this game thanks for the teaser Ryu will always be the man, fuck sagat.....trey

Anonymous said...

indeed the game is gonna be friggin sweet. I got to see this game up close at a tournament they werehosting at Comic Con in San Diego. At first it seemed 3D, but I took a closer look, the characters are acutally cell shaded. They're just so bloody nicely rendered that it gives off that impression.

Nevertheless, if only there were an arcade in NYC that would facilitate it.