At the Stat of Play press conference on PS this morning (3), CAPCOM revealed the content of Street Fighter 6, the latest orthodox sequel to its signature fighting game, the “Fighting Whirlwind” series. The game is expected to land on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam in 2023.
This time, “Fighting Whirlwind 6” was developed using CAPCOM’s own game engine “RE ENGINE”, and the picture has been greatly evolved, which can depict the muscles, sweat and battle of the FIGHTERs in more detail. At the same time, the game has also changed from the ink style of the 4th and 5th generations to the street graffiti style.
The online elements disclosed this time include “WORLD TOUR” and “BATTLE HUB”. The “WORLD TOUR” at the beginning of the film is a single-player realistic story mode. Players will use their own original characters to stay in the world of “Street Fighter”. down a new legend.
In addition, at the end of the latest promotional video, there is a momentary “BATTLE HUB”, which will be an online community hall. The official statement said that a lot of play elements have been prepared. In the upper left corner of the screen, you can see the “Arcade Center (Game Center)” ) area” and at the end of the film there is the casting sound of “Kambat Whirlwind 2”, so it is speculated that there is a chance to play some retro works here.
The details of the above two systems have yet to be announced by the official follow-up.
Among the characters participating in this battle, the first wave of four “RYU” (RYU), “CHUN-LI” (CHUN-LI), LUKE and JAMIE were revealed.
CAPCOM also announced the new system “DRIVE SYSTEM” for this battle. By using the power tank and 5 kinds of battle systems, you can increase the degree of tactical freedom and give full play to the player’s personality.
In order to take care of novice fighting players and returning players, this game will add a new operation method “Modern Control Type” that does not require command input. Players only need a combination of a direction key and a “nirvana button” to activate nirvana.
In addition, an “Assist button” has been added, and if you use it in combination with the attack button, you can make wonderful combos. Whether it is a first-time player of a battle fighting game or a long-lost player, there is no need to worry about complicated operations.
Of course, the “Classic Control Type” system, which was operated with six buttons in the past, is also retained and used.
In the end, this time, “Fighting Whirlwind 6” uses new AI technology to introduce the “real-time narration” function seen in e-sports competitions. The first wave of Japanese narrators and Vicious as English narrators were released. “Real-time narration” VoiceOver” is expected to support 13 languages.
Kombat 6 will launch in 2023 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.