Summary
Virtua Fighterproject producer Riichirou Yamada commented on competing with fellow fighting game franchisesStreet FighterandTekken. Sega’sVirtua Fighterseries revolutionized the fighting game genre. The publisher announced the series is making a big comeback for its 30th anniversary with a fresh release ofVirtua Fighter 5for PC and a brand-new mainline entry.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed this newVirtua Fighterat The Game Awards earlier this December with a brief teaser trailer. The trailer featured a shadowy fighter resembling series mainstay Akira Yuki fighting off and tackling an enemy through a house, later fighting against another character named Stella, who looks a lot like another veteran, Sarah Bryant. A lot about this newVirtua Fightergame has yet to be revealed, but many fans speculate it could be a soft reboot that moves the timeline forward with some classic fighters and fresh faces, similar toStreet Fighter 6.
In a new interview withFamitsu(translated courtesy ofEventHubs), producer Riichirou Yamada commented on bringing back the iconic 3D fighter and its competition with Capcom and Bandai Namco. Yamada noted thatfighting games have evolved in the 2020s, acknowledging the challengeVirtua Fighterwould face when making a comeback. To that end, Yamada says thatVirtua Fighteris a competitive, realistic fighter, so the developers plan on making a game that “extends” and surpasses that baseline. As such, the first goal of the project is to not only be a competitive title, but also make it appealing to a lot of people.
Virtua Fighter’s Plan to Compete Against Street Fighter and Tekken
When asked about how the developers plan to makeVirtua Fightershine compared toTekkenandStreet Fighter, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio producer Masayoshi Yokoyama explains how they’re planning on revitalizing the game, comparing it to how theLike a Dragon/Yakuzaseries was created by making an action-adventure game and adding the culture of Japanese nightlife. In that sense, RGG Studio’s plan forVirtua Fighterseems to be taking the base of the game and adding distinctive features to make it stand out, such as a new story mode, since the original games don’t focus that much on plot.
Masayoshi also commented on thegameplay and action ofVirtua Fighter, saying it’s more realistic than RGG Studio’s flagship series as well. Despite that, Masayoshi says that it could also be to its benefit, pairing a very realistic setting and surroundings to make the new game shine. Fans are eagerly anticipating what the nextVirtua Fightergame has in store.
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter is Sega’s long-running fighting game series, its first entry debuting in arcades in 1993. The series is focused on in-depth and realistic fighting, creating a very balanced roster of fighters.
