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[SkylineRKR]

Sorry but this looks ridiculous on all accounts. This is a Saudi push, nothing more. He's been talking up the league and country a lot, trying to get the world cup there. They simply get paid silly numbers.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Kaitlyn Clark coming to Street Fighter 6

 

[MrJangles]

It should have been Zidane.

Or Keane...

 

[Arcane0ne]

Wtf,what a waste of a character slot.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Can I buy a DLC that will remove him from the game?

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

What? Who? WHYYYYYYY?

 

[Hideous Snake]

 

[ChoosableOne]

The idea of a footballer fighter is nice, but the character's modeling is terrible.

 

[saintjules]

OP in ERA took it to a whole new level as usual.

 

[T8SC]

 

[Business]

This is so wrong. This game's reveal was great and the more they showed the least appealing it has become to me. This may be the final straw.

 

[FeralEcho]

This is the dumbest shit ever.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

This can't be real. This is the coolest shit ever

 

[nkarafo]

They Missed a great opportunity choosing Ronaldo instead of

This has to be the best gif edit ever made.

 

[Insolent]

Damn this 3d SNK is ugly

Wish they still doin 2d, they were kings

 

[Closer]

If he plays anything like Lucky Glauber, I'm gonna main his ass so hard.

 

[caesarAlbus]

As someone who loves football and hates fighting games seeing people pissed off about this is so damn funny

 

[NeverYouMind]

The game character barely resembles Ronaldo and has a dope set of soccer kicks. Kinda reminded me of this XXX insert:

 

[Lillie]

 

[lh032]

lol someone desperate for that gen z money

 

[FreeY$L]

Thats why he's the GOAT. SIUUUUU

 

[saintjules]

 

[sendit]

 

[Aenima]

lol someone desperate for that gen z money

Not Ronaldo. His salary is the equivalent of wining the lotery every week. Around 4 Million per week.

 

[lh032]

Not Ronaldo. His salary is the equivalent of wining the lotery every week. Around 4 Million per week.

i mean the game dev not ronaldo.

 

[Futaleufu]

I think its awesome, his gameplay looks novel and fun.

OP in ERA took it to a whole new level as usual.

Those fucks do their best to shit on anything that isnt Street Fighter.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Not Ronaldo. His salary is the equivalent of wining the lotery every week. Around 4 Million per week.

Even after he retired?

 

[amigastar]

Damn this 3d SNK is ugly

Wish they still doin 2d, they were kings

They could at least make graphics like in Guilty Gear Strive.

 

[pqueue]

 

[Sleepwalker]

Even after he retired?

He is not retired, he just went to play in Saudi for that astronomical figure but he's still very much an active footballer and playing for the portuguese national team.

 

[Portugeezer]

 

[MrA]

how are english speakers to supposed to understand a name like christiano rinaldo,
they should americanize it to a nice sensible name like Snelcork Cock

 

[Garnox]

Like the idea of a footballer as a fighter, but not a real life futbol player. Feels tacky.

Should've created a orignal character and sold CR7 as a costume pack.

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

The GOAT.

 

[genesisblock]

Fatal Fury. 2 words I would not be imagining seeing in the year of our lord 2025.

 

[lordrand11]

I love some Fatal Fury and Football separately but what the hell?

 

[Aenima]

Even after he retired?

As already mentioned, he hasent retired yet even if at his age (40) most players already retired. He's still active in both his club and the Portuguese National team. Just from his club in Saudi Arabia, his salary is 200 Million per year. Not counting all the money he makes with all the businesses he owns + advertising.

 

[Puscifer]

Sorry but this looks ridiculous on all accounts. This is a Saudi push, nothing more. He's been talking up the league and country a lot, trying to get the world cup there. They simply get paid silly numbers.

Might be worth a read before dismissing it.

Why King Of Fighters Dominates Latin America's Fighting Game Scene

What’s the fighting game you remember the most from the arcades of your youth? Street Fighter II? Tekken? Mortal Kombat? If you’re from Latin America, there’s an excellent chance that the first game that jumps to mind wasn’t any of those, and the game that defined your formative arcade...

kotaku.com

 

[EverydayBeast]

You see athletes and celebrities in video games all the time these days

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

You see athletes and celebrities in video games all the time these days

Playing themselves? Where, outside of professional sports games?

If you don't count the increasingly rare movie tie-ins, even using their likeness is pretty unusual, outside of a Kojima game.
Last notable one I can remember is Christopher Walken and Ellen Paige in Beyond 2 Souls.

Edit: Wait. Iceman was in that Remedy game, too.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Now i want Michael Jackson next! And Bill Murray too! That would kick ass! Bill Murray VS Ronaldo! Poor Ronaldo... And Mickey Mouse, because why not...

 

[Icymanipulator]

This is pretty cool and I don't watch soccer at all.

 

[Kurimao]

Nen ball powers.

 

[darrylgorn]

Not Ronaldo. His salary is the equivalent of wining the lotery every week. Around 4 Million per week.

 

[MrPirateWall]

Football wise, yes.
But Ronaldo is way more marketable. Can't really sell Messi as a fighting game character.

U can shot messi's head in cod 19

 

[Neff]

Yeah I can ignore this now. I was probably going to buy it out of respect for the IP and the developers, but I draw the line at sports celebrity inserts in games, especially ones unknown to me, unless they're hot like Danica Patrick. SF/Smash/Tekken/VF already take up enough of my time as it is, VF6 is just around the corner, and this makes it really easy to say nah.

Now i want Michael Jackson next!

That would actually be cool as fuck.

 

[Lambogenie]

There's guest characters, which i already think is a bit shit of a practice and then there is this. I got nothing against Saudi as a country but this is just a dumb use of money. Could've funded for way better visuals for starters. No way this will move numbers the way they think, even with CRonaldo. Just no way.

But the idea of a soccer character is fine. Imagine how cool an original character could've been. Just such a waste. Probably wouldn't have mind CR late if it was an original soccer character first.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

This REALLY pisses me off. I hate cross over characters and guest characters in fighting games and this is easily the worst one yet. I'm a huge tennis fan but if Roger Federer was added to SF6 I would hate that too.

Why? Just why? And imagine if this increases sales ...now we'll get celebrities added to more fg's.

Garou 2 had the potential to be great and this just takes a big shit all over it. Thanks for nothing SNK you dopes.

 

[kazuyamishima]

This REALLY pisses me off. I hate cross over characters and guest characters in fighting games and this is easily the worst one yet. I'm a huge tennis fan but if Roger Federer was added to SF6 I would hate that too.

Everything pisses you off mate!

 

[ShadowNinja]

You guys are crazy. Not buying a game just because of this? Lol it's a good marketing tactics it's all good. I'll still be playing as Terry.