1up has just posted the world's first glimpse at actual gameplay footage of Street Fighter 4. I can't say anything about this video because I CAN'T FREAKING VIEW IT! Most likely because everyone on the internet is trying to do the same thing as well. Oh well, I've embedded the video below for you to try your luck with. I'll update this article later on with impressions and how I think the game is turning out to be. So, best of luck trying to watch this...
UPDATE: 2:39PM: I've been watching the WMV version as it's downloading from GameVideos, and I just came upon the first gameplay footage. WOW! It looks really sharp. 60 frames per second, very fast paced, and it isn't 3D styled! It's still a traditional 2D fighter. I can't say much else because I only have about 4 out of 20 minutes of the clip downloaded. Oh and be aware, it's 20 minutes long, and most of it is probably made up of developer interviews and the 1up guys acting like morons. I'll update this article again if I find a RapidShare or something with the video on it so you don't have to deal with GameVideos.
Before I rant, feast your eyes, you'd prob skip the article first anyway to get a glimpse of it:
For convenience I'll break 1up's article down for quick reading:
Gameplay will be 2D.
New moves, locales, and gameplay features.
Will use a standard 6 button configuration.
Ryu Ken, Chun-Li and Dhalsim are confirmed so far.
No details on what platform yet.
Full scoop on the game with all the details in the January '08 issue of EGM
When I look at that pic it reminds me of being in the arcades when I was a kid and the fierce competitions games like SFII would invoke. Admittedly in the last 10 years or so my interest in fighting games has waned as the SF series got stale and nothing really replaced it. Same can be said for just about every 2D fighting series out there.
It seems like Capcom really wants to stick to their roots and I don't blame them. If it ain't broke don't fix it really applies here. I'll do some safe speculating and say that online will be a given and keep an eye out for special arcade sticks and 6 button pads. Beside the obvious money grab a "Limited Edition Controller" would bring, no one really wants to use 4 face buttons and shoulder/triggers for a fighting game anyway. Let's hope there's still enough of the old Capcom left to pull this off, it may encourage a new interest in the very old and popular genre of 2D fighting games.
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