HerjansEagleFeeder
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Just the first step in regaining world domination. Just you watch how SEGA will be rebuilding its core IP for a global audience, paving the way for the launch of the Dreamcast 2 on a Wednesday in 2036.
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Virtua Fighter Reboot Could Be in the Works – Rumor
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Great news to get some confirmation. I just got two suggestions to SEGA if they want the IP to really hit it big.
Already a foregone conclusion it'll be a multiplat release with Day 1 support on PS5, Series X/S and Steam, so that should go without saying. But I also think prioritizing a Switch 2 version will do wonders for it, especially in markets like Japan.
The blueprint is all there; all SEGA's gotta do is execute on it.
1: Bring it back as close to the VF4 aesthetic/style as possible. Stylistically, this was VF at its height and is a big reason why it was the first one to see some mainstream success in the West. VF has never been cooler than it was during the VF4/VF4: EVO generation and that's what SEGA need to build off of style-wise.
VF4's still got the best stages, character designs, and OST of the whole franchise IMHO.
2: Zero in on real-life martial arts tournament-style systems. If they can have a Career mode that's closer to real-life tournaments in the structure, rulesets etc., I think that'd do a great job at selling the simulation side of the IP.
Marrying that with flashier (but still grounded) moves and with some actual narrative stories for the cast could break the IP into the mainstream.
Already a foregone conclusion it'll be a multiplat release with Day 1 support on PS5, Series X/S and Steam, so that should go without saying. But I also think prioritizing a Switch 2 version will do wonders for it, especially in markets like Japan.
The blueprint is all there; all SEGA's gotta do is execute on it.
f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat
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Vf4 reference, and please lord, no explosions and fireworks everytime you take a fucking step.....
NeverYouMind
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I need them to update sound design. It is terribly outdated. I am tired of hearing fake robotic jet noises. Also, the voices are getting stale. The music is consistently good though.
Kruza
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That's great news of the confirmation of a new Virtua Fighter game in development.
I really hope the next VF game expounds on what VF5 Final Showdown introduces and later VF5 Ultra Showdown system also establishes, which are situations that oftentimes involve side-turned and back-turned strike and/or throw exchanges between fighters. The throw and throw escape system along with the reversal and sabaki mechanics that feature in VF5FS are also well done. VF5 Final Showdown also offers a wide variety of character custom costumes and items that would hopefully carry over to the next VF.
I really hope the next VF game expounds on what VF5 Final Showdown introduces and later VF5 Ultra Showdown system also establishes, which are situations that oftentimes involve side-turned and back-turned strike and/or throw exchanges between fighters. The throw and throw escape system along with the reversal and sabaki mechanics that feature in VF5FS are also well done. VF5 Final Showdown also offers a wide variety of character custom costumes and items that would hopefully carry over to the next VF.
kevboard
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Tiamat2san
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Day one.
I miss VF so much
I miss VF so much
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Hope it has a story like the Game Gear (and Master System, where you couldn't block without the start button, lol) game but for every character, not some overarching story mode like recent MK/Tekken/even SF games...
That's all the VF games ever lacked, something to make the characters more than vanilla representations of fighting styles, everything else they did has been lifted by competitors that garnered more mainstream appeal.
Shenmue would have also been better as an Akira origin story where he meets all the favorite cast instead of randoms and ditching all the magical stuff for something more like the anime seen here but oh well, too bad.
That's all the VF games ever lacked, something to make the characters more than vanilla representations of fighting styles, everything else they did has been lifted by competitors that garnered more mainstream appeal.
Shenmue would have also been better as an Akira origin story where he meets all the favorite cast instead of randoms and ditching all the magical stuff for something more like the anime seen here but oh well, too bad.
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Radical_3d
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Give me high resolution, perfectly anti-aliased flat shaded polygons or give me death.
CliffBronger
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I don't blame Sega revitalizing their old ip's after the success of their recent releases.
They might as well cash in now while the western developers have switched their target audience from gamers to the mentally disabled.
They might as well cash in now while the western developers have switched their target audience from gamers to the mentally disabled.
NeverYouMind
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I had a smoother experience with the original Virtua Fighter on the 32X.
That would pretty much mean removing Lei-Fei from the game... I do want side turned state to bite the dust though. Also want to have my eagle stomp on KOed opponents with Lau and body slam from El Blaze back. Victories feel hollow without corpse kicking.
P.S. I sincerely hope it is not another version of VF5. The original came out in 2006 for Pete's sake.
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Kyo
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I don't care about Lei-Fei either way. But I'm a Kage player first and foremost and Sega has been confusing me with stupid additions to his move set for ages now. This was not a problem in VF3! Which had some stances, like Shun's handstand, but at least then you didn't stumble into them by keeping some button pressed at the wrong time or such.
NeverYouMind
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Kyo
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I don't mash. Clearly you don't even understand the problem.
NeverYouMind
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Icymanipulator
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And all the Internet personalities will put out videos about how great VF and its legacy is despite never playing it or showcasing it regularly on any of their channels. And it will sell terribly like all virtua fighter games.
Manufactured Hype. No one cares. Not even the content creators. They just making videos for clicks.
Manufactured Hype. No one cares. Not even the content creators. They just making videos for clicks.
NeverYouMind
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As long as it is entertaining and sells well enough to justify future releases who cares?
Icymanipulator
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Just seems so disingenuous. I’ve already seen some fight game related channels reporting the news, having literally never talked about the series before, complete with stupid surprised faces on the thumbnails. They don’t give a shit about VF, and I’d be willing to bet that most have never even played a single entry in the series.
It’s just disgusting to see. It makes me retch.
NeverYouMind
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Think of it as free marketing. The more eyes on the game, the more potential buyers.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
Apparently Sega is preparing a new console, Virtua Fighter is the showcase, it always has been.
Icymanipulator
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You are a very positive person, I like that you can see the silver lining here
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
Sega beating Tekken 8's graphics by a mile is the least I want, after all Tekken 8 has characters with a lot of mass but in uninspired stages, Tekken also retains a very anime aspect to the characters that I don't particularly like.