<![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Nice package, Ryu. I guess Capcom decided that women were having too much fun with boob physics. I hope that's not used in a special Dragon Swing move. I'd hate to see the fireball shot.

PlaidNinja

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> it looks badass

anthrax_man

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Man, I wish nobody had mentioned Ryu's crotch. It's like all I see now.

Chozobill

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @bombboy: The problem is that unlike much of the art from previous games, this just flat out doesn't work. Rather than using stylized anatomy to add a sense of dynamics to the figure, it's so poorly done that anyone who's taken even one art class is going to cringe over it because it's incompetent.

If you happen to be a comic book fan, the shot of Ryu looks like it was drawn by Rob Liefeld and it's not "stylized" it's "bad." So yes, complaining about little things like "hands and feet" is pretty damn applicable.

filterpunk

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> hmmm....need to see it in action for sure now.

MedelliaObscured

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks like Ryu's getting up there - check out that gray mane. At least he doesn't need hair club yet - just some dye.

Reuptake

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Hello there, Ryu.

Bigger hello to Ryu's penis.

The Queen of Everything

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @mekklesack2: You know, I do like the art style. It isn't totally ANIMU ala Alpha, but kinda meshes a North American art style with a Japanese one. It looks really cool IMO.

Langis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @108: This man knows. Rumble Fish 2 is the best 2D fighter made in the last 5 years that NOBODY played. I still hope that "Capcom Japan" (whoever that includes) is still making SF4, but DIMPS would be my second choice. Hopefully this month's EGM will sort it out.

benmonkey

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> looks like a penis to me, and Ryu is obviously a grower, not a shower.

drbrownt0wn

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> You people call that little thing a boner?

PRguitarman

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Why does he have a 3d-realistic erection?

devilgoku

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> 3D makes everything better!!

fuck.

sandwiches

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> This looks pretty sweet.

Honestly though, while it looks cool, what's the hubbub? I couldn't remember SFIII, let alone II--what, with all the "EXs" and "Alphas" and "Ubers" in the mix. Isn't this more like Street Fighter 263.5 or something?

fecalchaos

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I See penis bulge :D

emoyaoigamer

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> hmmmm, interesting:

found this while scouring the internet, possible fake, but it does look like the screen here.

[www.destructoid.com]

perfectoon_0901

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Well everything has been said for me it seems. That said, it's gonna suck. The gameplay might be there but the presentation is not what I (and I assume most fans of good 2d fighters;not the craptacular compilations that were passed off as "new" games) expect in the flagship 2d fighter of our generation.

What this game needed was 2d hand drawn animation (or at least cell shaded that was flattened to look hand drawn ala The Lion King) with beautiful handrawn paralaxing ( or again cell shaded 3d ala Princess mononoke or the moving castle or a better example the matrix short where there was a glitch in the town) that evokes atmosphere that wasn't possible on previous hardware.

I mean cmon with all the processing power we have now and they rely on 3d polys? There is so much that you can do with handrawn art that isn't being tapped. I wish I knew how to code and do all of it then I could show people how it's done.

Netnavi

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> So, does anyone have that January issue of EGM yet? I want to see what else they show off. Anything like gameplay screenshots or information about new gameplay mechanics.

Phlycheez

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> i believe the adjective you seek is "delicious"
the game looks delicious......I WANTS IT!

EvilJester

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Haha

Oh noes I looked at a screenshot now I will forever avoid this game. (:

Srsly though, it's looking a little crappy. But the shading style is nice.

And complaining about the hands and feet is just lame. Capcom has been doing the huge handfeet thing for a long time now. Check some screenshots of SF3 and see for yourselves. Anyways, it shows better in 3d. O:

BombBoy

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> i will reserve judgment until i see blanka and cammy! last thing we need is more lame ass characters *coughs*necro*coughs*!

davrone

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Please have Dan as a playable character. Please have Dan as a playable character. Please have Dan as a playable character.

ninjaraiden

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Langis:

Whew, that's a relief! Because that screen shot is unconvincing of good things (it's super fugly IMO). It just looks weird. I hope that this 3D SF will be an internal project.

SuperMekman

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'll reserve judgment until I see some in motion stuff, but I'm pretty excited with that screen shot. Hopefully they wont veer off from the button configurations and make my life hell. Ryu looks good though, I wanna see a Dhalsim screen shot though.

Alister421

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> the developer is Capcom of Japan, contracted by Capcom of America

Virgil Tibbs

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @futurebiblehero:

No, the people clamoring for it to be 2D are the people who have bought the Guilty Gears on release day, and imported games like Rumble Fish and Hokuto No Ken. If you look at the newer doujin franchises too, it's getting kind of sad. Things like Melty Blood and Arcana Heart are just hard to take seriously at all, and they start out small and get picked up. It was be nice to simply see a big company make a large budget 2D console game and see how it does. It would really differentiate it from the marketplace.

Also, I don't believe DIMPS is confirmed to be the developer...

Perdew

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm not really liking the art style, but I'll just wait until some footage is released. I still wish that it was 2D, but whatever.

Also, I'm still not getting where this whole DIMPS business is coming from...

KarlCarlson3

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> WHAT!

yashichi8bit

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Striderhayasa: Hilarious that you say the demise of the DC...

[www.videogamer.com]

Sega just put out a patent on the Dreamcast 2!!!

maniacmayhem

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm obviously in the minority, but I think that looks absolutely horrible. Even putting aside stylistic preferences, where did these guys learn anatomy? His hand is the size of his fucking head, his calves are ridiculously bulbous and swallowing his kneecaps, his chest is so overly defined that it looks like it was inspired by the Guyver...I could go on, but all of it just looks broken, wrong, and sloppy.

I can't help noticing the disparity between the figure and the background, too. The background looks like last-gen 3D, while the character looks like a flat, 2D character superimposed on it to give the illusion of depth.

Nasty, nasty looking crap.

filterpunk

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Wait... weren't they working on another SF game too?

... Oh well, not like we care anymore, after seeing this...

Enigma_20XX

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Jesus... it looks like he's smuggling a Pringles can in his gi.

I don't know how well DIMPS (if they are indeed the developer) will handle a game that's expected to have such a high degree of technical finesse' to the gameplay, but hey, they DID make the first remotely playable DBZ games, and Rumble Fish was an excellent game.

Need to see Chun Li and Cammy renders, pronto.

BBQmyNUTZ

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> love it... so glad they didn't go 3d

shawneo85

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> This looks like a Naruto stage...

y2kenjination

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @seishino: I'd say it is still pretty close to that trailer from what I'm seeing. We probably both shouldn't judge until we see the game in action but this is a fantastic departure for the series in any event. They finally went to 3d technically in a meaningful way not like that sad dribble we saw in the ex days. This is probably going to be pretty fantastic once they are done. Though I must also say I was hoping they might make a 2d game with higher res sprites but this is much better.

Kounji

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Synced: Yeah, they gave Ryu quite a package...

pikaboy259

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> That looks shit hot.

Gouki4u

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Ryu and Ken were always really huge if you looked closely at the 2d art in past games. This looks REALLY good. A very serious approach to Street Fighter, just what it needed. This may be the last game I ever buy.

Virgil Tibbs

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Not crazy about the way Ryu looks, even though he can easily crush me with one of those pinky toes. I like the way the 2d/3d adds depth to the game, nice!

RUSTBOY

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Why oh WHY is Ryu so friggin' FUGLY!?!? He doesnt look anything like in the past games, isnt this supposed to be a japanese developed videogame? Looks westernly ugly.

Alex_Mexico

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I knew it. :) 2.5d!

What I really want to know is if it suck in not quite 3 dimensions or if it's going to be a great sequel for the series.

Vegeta

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @EnigmaNemesis: Exactly, and I'd be willing to bet those same people complaining that the graphics aren't 2D haven't bought any 2D fighters in the past ten years (and buying Guilty Gear used at Gamestop doesn't count). This is Capcom attempting to make a fighter that will actually garner attention outside of being a downloadable budget title.

As long as the 2D gameplay accurately translates into 3D, I can't see how anyone has any right to complain. We all get Street Fighter IV. As long as it's solid, everyone wins. Well, everyone wins other than the ever-reliable army of internet whiners. They never seem to win at anything, not even on their home turf: Class Boards for MMOs.

futurebiblehero

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @anmkevin: that's what I was thinking!

Jaimz11785

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> That Ryu looks insanely diesel. He's approaching near "Incredible Hulk" proportions. How big is he going to be compared to E. Honda? I hope this is standard definition video capture played on a widescreen TV. Ryu and Ken are supposed to be your base-line fighters in the lineup. Set the bar this high, and I feel you'll have a hard time with balance in the game.

CoconutSport

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I don't like the way it looks personally. Graphically, I rather have them had it somewhere towards Guity Gear X / SFIII 3rd strike range

I hope the gameplay itself isn't all F'ed up

djricekcn

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> GRAHH!! The more I look at this picture the more dissapointed I feel, 10 years for this?? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

hobob

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @migsho: Well, Japanese fighting game developers (notably Capcom) generally cast characters in sequels/collections based upon two things: character popularity and gameplay effectiveness. That's why you almost always see Morrigan in so many Capcom games: popularity. Now, popularity will always win over tournament viability but they generally try to include both. Dhalsim's always proven to be a solid character (as far as SFII is concerned). Who knows, Japanese fans may clamor and we may see Cammy join Chun-li. If you can recall, Chunners was added to SFIII due to her popularity.

00000000

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looking cool so far, can't wait for this one.. Though.. It does kind of scare me that the first official screenshot is coming from a western newsoutlet.

Here's to hoping that capcom isn't trying to "westeranize" the SF franchise anymore then it already is.

weasl

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @EnigmaNemesis:

The budget and studio they have running that, along with the fact that they are watering it down to fit over XBLA makes it not count as the '2D art version' that fan's really want. 3rd strike may not be as clean, but it sure runs a lot smoother than a redrawn SF2.

Perdew

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> This is so disgustingly ugly, I'm honestly horrified. This ruins 2008 for me unless they can really nail it with the gameplay, which is doubtful. At least we can always fall back on Street Fighter 3.

I'm not trolling either, this is genuinely a huge disappointment for me. I've been playing Street Fighter my whole life (literally, I'm 20 years old) and I even supported things like the Udon comics. I guess we'll see how things go when EGM hits for sure...

Perdew

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> So it's not 2D? Then I've lost all interest.

Chris Taran

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> People hoping for a 2D art version, that is why they are doing the new 360 and PS3 arcade DL for that one!

EnigmaNemesis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Wow ... that looks AMAZING!

Cant wait to see it in motion!!!

EnigmaNemesis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> not what i expected.

i need to see it first in motion before passing judgement.

i'll be up front and say that i'm not crazy about the character design.

we need a video for any decent analysis.. :(

iisdev

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> S'promising... I jus' really hope that the hits/hitstun/blocking animation/reaction is dynamic. 2D gameplay with 3D (rendered) graphics has almost -always- led to floaty jumping and physics in the past. Although, s'gotten a bit better, I've noticed, after watching Kenichi gameplay. If they can retain the same physics of their previous 2D games then I, for one, will be pleased.

Other than that, s'all good so far. I could nitpick about Ryu not really looking Japanese and the fact that the NPCs in the background look like garbage but this is a very early look. Hell, Capcom could very well scrap/ change everything. Remember Capcom Fighting Evolution (before the final product)?

00000000

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I was really hoping for very well drawn 2d art, this kind of sucks.

And why did so many of you look straight for the crotch as your first order of business?

hobob

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Damn, they messed it up. Why couldn't it just be 2D?

cybereality

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm going to have to pull the age card here and pray SF4 plays like the SF's of yore. The new Alpha/EX/Super Mega Lightning Edition generation has no appreciation for the non-button mashing games of yesteryear. The newer games to me were a huge clusterfuck of ridiculous animations. They induced more epileptic seizures than beer drinking bonding time around a SF2 machine at a local watering hole. Hopefully, Ryu will use that massive package and stick it in the ears of the development team so that they listen to their heart on this one.

D-Lish

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> And thank god Sakura isn't in it. That would have completely ruined the atmosphere. She's a shit character at the end of the day. If you need a character in a sailor uniform, you can get that in pretty much any other product that comes out of Japan. She never had any place in Street FIghter, IMO. She was added merely as a selling point to appeal to the young male audience in Japan.

Robotube

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks good but I actually prefer the anime style of the alpha series.

KPrecise

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> so fkn excited for this! i had no clue this was coming~

kw4k

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I like the big hands and feet. That's just style. I've never had a problem with artists that actually know what they're doing taking a little license on things like that. It just adds to the character. Makes them meatier and adds weight in the areas that matter in a fighting-based character. Helps punches and kicks feel juicier and more substantial.

Nobody ever complained about giant eyes and tiny mouths on Anime. It's all just nuance of style that fits the setting.

Robotube

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks promising. Can't wait to see it in motion.

bonnebonne

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> While I loved the Chun-li China level... the design for the character makes me kinda worried.
It's not bad, but here's what:
- Ryu looking like an american or something
- Giant hands and feet... like hands half the size of his arm and feet half the size of legs. And being animu is not an excuse because even the Street Fighter anime had better proportions.
- Ryu has a BONER? WTF?
- Animation. Not judging it yet, but you know.. the better looking and detailed a static charachter is, the easier it is to screw animation up... at least on 3D.

Put that aside, and I'm still looking foward to see how this develops. They could include later years characters as a bonus! XD

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Lider: The EX series was filled with non cannon stories and FULLY 3-D gameplay. You're missing Capcom's point. They're trying to move the trues series in a new direction along with the cannon stories.

AsWater

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Synced: Thats no snake, thats a dragon. You must defeat it to stand a chance.

AsWater

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @yanthrax: You know what though, that would be awesome. Let's have something decent in an arcade for once in the last decade.

Benjo

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> In regard to the Hulk-like physique and feet; think about it. Ryu is Japanese. If your gonna make him the hero of your game and make him buff, he needs to be stocky. I'm not racist or anything, but let's be honest. The more you want him to be tall and lean, the more Final-Fantasy-esque he's gonna wind up looking. I like the fact that I think they'll emphasize the fact that he is, indeed, Asian. And by Asian I mean short.

samuraisul

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Sunjammer: Ryu's looked like the Hulk since Street Fighter II. You can fault the original design, but the "huge body / tiny head" look is most certainly traditional. Virtually every cover of EGM when I was twelve featured that exact same Ryu.

futurebiblehero

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Not much, to be honest but maybe it's just not my style.

Blanka will rock hard, you heard it here first.

Also, I expect the emphasis will be on creating the ultimate 'tournament' fighting game, similiar to design decisions for Starcraft 2.

Tacobake

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> what the hell is wrong with his face? other than that, it looks nice.

aphexacid

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> In what way is this so mindblowingly awesome? It's just accomplished shading technique. In fact i'm somewhat disappointed in the modelling work. Ryu looks like the hulk.

Sunjammer

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Wyld: Why the hell not PC? We PC gamers don't deserve it or something? The game would run just fine and there are PLENTY of control options on the PC.

Being a Street Fighter fan and someone who only games on the PC, I'm certainly hoping it comes out. I can't fathom why someone would say they wouldn't want to see a game come out on a platform. How exactly does it hurt anyone

mva5580

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> 3D characters and 60fps animation is fine, as long as they maintain 2D hitboxes. Smash Bros. is one example of a game that makes this work. 2D hitboxes allow for precise move measurements, more effective timing, and a lot of the technical behind the scenes stuff that goes into playing SF2/3/0 at a high level. Most importantly, it makes occasional glitches less important as long as the hitbox remains correct.

thecactusman17

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Holy Fucking ass crackers!!!!!!!

This is great i can't wait to get this on the PS3,360, or hell even the Wii but when they said it was going to be hitting arcades iam guessing that was for the Japanese market cause arcades are dead over here.

MURDERFACE

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I hope they have all the classic fighters from the past and please make it 2d. It looks awesome and I cant wait after this lets hope they make another marvel vs. capcom.

Streeks1984

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Is that some cel-shading that actually doesn't suck that I see? I like.

Jilkon

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> That's some of the most stylish looking 3D I've ever seen. I don't think a lot of the haters out there realize that it could have looked a lot like one of the soulless, uninspired and just plain ugly 3D KoF games (Then again, it's the internet. You could have a game with zombies, dirt bikes, Kenny Rogers and titties and someone would find a reason to complain).

I'm a 2D fanboy through and through and I'm sharing Ryu's hard-on when it comes to this picture. I can't wait to see more.

futurebiblehero

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @mekklesack2: Dimps has, as of yet, not been announced to have anything to do with the game.

But hey, I guess it wouldn't be a Kotaku news article without plenty of editorial slant and unfounded conjecture, would it?

Langis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> THANK GOD we are finally in an age where junk-physics can be fully realized in all of their glory

Slam Vanderhuge

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'll wait to see more about how it plays before I make a judgment call.

Honestly I would have liked to have seen them age their characters (and no, not middle-age like a certain internet series we all know and love) after Street Fighter 3 having such different ones from 2. But that is fictional action characters for you.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks pretty awesome. I'm gonna need to see this in motion before I make any commitments either way. Here's hoping the nail it.

iainttha1

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Dimps huh? I guess Capcom is not longer interested in developing Street FIghter games internally. 'They'd rather focus on Resident Evil games and their spin-offs.

Dimps made the DBZ Bodukai series, and Rumble Fish, this game might be good, but it's very likely to end up only being shallow...

SuperMekman

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Wyld:

Why not on PC? Why would that be a bad thing?

I'm more interested in the integrity of the fighting engine than I am whether the game is 2d/3d. If I had to guess, I would say it's probably more Tekken than Soul Calibur.

Strangelove

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I can't lie, I'm a little disappointed. It looks nice, and I'm sure the rest of the game will, but I really thought they were gonna throw caution to the wind and dedicate to a truly beautiful 2D style. With all the advanced graphics and HD and all that, they could have better-than-cartoon quality figures and super smooth animations. The whole "it's 3D... BUT IT'S NOT!" thing is no longer novel to me. I feel like Capcom really missed its chance to do something cool here and instead they took a turn for the bland.

deafblindmute

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Capcom kinda lost me at SF Alpha, but that looks amazing. I'll have to try it at the very least.

fuchikoma

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Damn will this be in a 3D environment or just 2D? (this is a dumb question)

jonesy08

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> It's Street Fighter. It'll be on EVERYTHING.

Sailorcancer

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Was it completely necessary to render the Ryu-Bulge?

Seriously. It's borderline Heman Camel-toe.

The-Plummer

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> HAWT!

TheRemedy

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> File this one under "BOOMHOUND"

Furious_Liver

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @GalacticAE: That is correct. Dimps has, as far as anybody's heard, absolutely nothing to do with this.

Langis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> looks amazing though I want me some cammy please.

OniMirage

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Hurry up and be done 'fer chrissakes' I want my Parry Parry paradise.

slapBOXmaster

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> it looks good , but like we all said.... a car looks good on the lot, but how does it drive? and the not confirming which platform thing? sounds scary. but one with sense and logic would assume a ps3/360 version.. we shall see

zanzibarlegend

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> For the first time in a long time, I'm really excited about a fighter.

dresam

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Am I the only one to find this ugly?...

IntelSilver

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> simple words from a big fan :
stay true to the 2d games! Don't reinvent EVERYTHING...

Looks amazing though.

ethermay

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> That's sexier than any woman can ever be.

Americo

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> ya, it looks like Ryu's pretty excited about the game too.

Radiation

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @muteaid:

um, isn't Ryu and Ken's original sensei Gouken ? Gen's Yun Lee's and Yang's sensei. Anyways, personally I was hoping for a something a bit more stylized and a bit more cell shaded. Oh well, still looks good, just not what I was hoping for.

thedanielrecord

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @VicViper: "Has DIMPS ever made a fighter even near par to the SF series? I'm scared."

If they are former SNK employees they have surpassed SF series my miles.

ara

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I fapped to it.

The_Foo

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> OMG! I peed myself!! Can't wait for actual gameplay videos!

rhugghed

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> the npcs in the background...don't look so great.

but good overall.

Vecha

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> HOLY CRAP. This is just what I wanted. I cannot WAIT for this game! Beautiful.

kylenalepa

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Yo rock what you got. Block what you shot
Another chapter and what you get is what you got
'Nuff warriors here to fight, choose one
The best of the best will be the champion
Whose world is this after all?
Capcom living with LockDown forever y'all!!

HELL YEAH!!!

Madeira

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Wow, that looks fantastic. I'm actually looking forward to it now, I haven't looked forward to a fighting game since Mortal Kombat II

fdisk

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @jayntampa: She wasn't in the original roster, so here's hoping they'll add some Zero/Alpha characters as well.
In addition to some characters from Third Strike,my head would explode if 'Gief is replaced with Mayor Mike Haggar.

Karoshi

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Sorry...but im not liking the new look.

Seriously, wtf is with all those muscles and tight clothes? Ryu somehow doesn't look like Ryu anymore.
Imho the model looks really bad.

neojam

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> It looks to me like Ryu is a sprite while everything else is 3D rendered. It looks way to damn good to tell for sure, but I am basing this on Ryu's shading as well as his shadow. Looks like a 2D sprite shadow. Is the SF2 remake a test for making this perhaps?

I wish it was a higher res image so it would be easier to tell. But if Ryu is polygons, that is VERY impressive.

This could possibly be the most awesome thing ever.

fulgore66

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Ok let's see Alex, Yun, and Elena now.

Karoshi

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> It looks good ... except, his face looks weird. Hopefully, they are still fine tuning the character's looks -- but, I'm not holding out. I hope Sakura is back (but, I doubt that, too).

jayntampa

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm nothing but excited about this game. And they will surely put out a fighting pad for the 360 by the time this comes out.

eastx

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Has DIMPS ever made a fighter even near par to the SF series? I'm scared.

VicViper

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Capcom hired Tom of Finland to help with the art direction? I approve! I was always a Vega fan but Ryu just out-hotted him.

I love the 2D gameplay + 3D backgrounds and cell shading. It's still unmistakably Street Fighter but looks current-gen! I'm totally juiced up for it.

Alith

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Chippo: The 360 dpad mod will help. I was looking to give it a go here myself soon.

Madeira

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Well well well. It has potential. Waiting on a trailer to judge it properly though.

As long as they have my girl Chun Li, though, at least they're doing one thing right. She was my a hero as a young gamer girl.

Rebochan

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> To early to say but I cant say the screenshot is off in any way. It appears to capture traditional 2d elements as well as the 3d.

solidousSNK

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> does screenshot no longer automatically convey gameplay? this is not gameplay. how could it be? where's the UI?

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I cannot continue to say how moist this screenshot makes me.

TC

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Dhalsim? Why? Where is Guile, Honda, Blanka, there are like 20 characters I would prefer over Dhalsim :(.

migsho

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> As long as it plays 2d (but in all honesty, I more excited about SF2HD at this point).

smitty1123

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Wyld: Why not? - there is a huge following of the MAME emulation scene - I think it would sell extremely well on PC

2kreative

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> from the knees down, Ryu looks like the Hulk. His feet work like natural snow-shoes.

Ytmnd Matt Neski !!!11

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> i don't like it at all. and now i turn my head to guilty gear to continue to provide great-looking sprites. i was afraid it was going to be a 3d game. now my fears are confirmed. crap. and before anyone says, "but it plays as a 2d game", please remember that the same was true of the EX series. space rock, anyone?

for me, this is like finding out that christmas has been canceled. i'm gonna go cry over my ham and eggs.

thaKingRocka

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> does he have a boner or something?

Zaid

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> as long as it plays like a 2d fighter no complaints..

theGimp

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> They should add a seventh button, to control the extra fighting tool they appear to have added between Ryu's legs.

Heh, and to go maybe even a bit further; repeatedly bashing on the button could have it's own move along the likes of E. Honda's 100-hand slap :P.

aelfin

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks good and ill prolly end up getting it but im much more exited about the SSFIIMEGAHDSUPERDUPERREMAKE coming out on live.

Bernardino

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Lider: "In the end, it seens that 3rd Strike will be eternally determined to be the greates 2D fighting game gem ever created..."

Sorry, but that title already went to Garou - Mark of the Wolves. :P

FranUnFine

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Guile isn't confirmed? OH HELL NAW! They better not leave my boy out. I gotta use my Sonic Boom/Flash Kick turtle strategy to annoy my friends, damn it!

ビッグ ボス

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Chippo:
Yeah. I'm hoping for a PC version so i can play with my Saturn Pads.

BishBashRoss

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I love the visual style - bulge aside - its quite literally what I imagined I was playing when SF2 way back when...

elronathon

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'd really, really like to see a saturn style pad come with it or even an ascii pad like the one for the dreamcast.

The standard 360 pad just isn't going to be good enough imo and that is the console i am most likely to get it on.

Chippo

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm with the people who prefer the look of the ink/stylized trailer. I really think that would have been awesome. I hope this is an early screenshot and just hasn't had all the bells and whistles turned on.

Moonchilde

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> It looks ok. I rather get my hands on Soul Calibur IV than Street Fighter IV.

Nexus6

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> i was expecting things to look darker given the trailer, but this is a great illustration nonetheless.

windsor b

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> They should really call it Street Fighter EX4 instead os SF4. SF4 should be 2D with high res sprites. The game will probably sux as SF4 but will probably be great as a SF EX4.

In the end, it seens that 3rd Strike will be eternally determined to be the greates 2D fighting game gem ever created...

Lider

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> his feet and legs look like they were ripped from the Hncredible Hulk game.

Hamsnibit

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> yes.. the guess i made yesterday was correct. 3d game with 2d movement.
looks good cept it seems a bit too saturated for my taste.. feels like an anime brawler. but thats' being picky.

orangeclover

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> holey crap!!! that screen shot looks amazing!

dirkxxdiggler

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Is this going to be a downloadable game or a retail effort? I canny see it being retail but what do i know.

GingerMohawk

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Elixir: Looks pretty in-game to me.

I am not entirely familiar with fighting games. All I can tell is that this character is pure MAN in every polygon.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> meh, looks okay. I need to see it in motion. i was wishing for kick ass old school 2d that has animation that makes SF3 look like poo. But that's the old schooler in me talking. I don't know...

Is it me or has too many years have passed since the demise of the DC and all of the 2D fighting goodness? Maybe that's just the bitter bunnies talking...not sure.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I guess that since Tecmo had the market cornered on breast physics, Capcom went to the next logical area: wang physics.

Huckleberry

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looking really good so far - watch out for that boner though, he could take someones eye out with that!

MrTroupe

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Woah. Looks like a combo of 2 AND 3 Dee. Kinda messes with the eyes a bit. Looks Great!

w991

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I'm actualy really REally happy with it. It looks fantastic. Can't wait to see what it plays like.

mordennight

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I was really looking forward to beautiful 2d art. I'm very disappointed.

Jesu

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @shindokie: this has been an anticipated announcement. first look from egm by way of one up on dec 6 was announced like 3 days ago. sorry..

does look mighty awesome, i jsut hope it's more than the same ol' sf2 with updated graphics.

3inst3in

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> cell shaded yet more detailed and pretty than regular cell-shading

Spolodaface

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @arashi: looking at the hires one now I see that its probably not a sprite. Still dont look right to me though. the entire bottom part (apart from THAT part ;) ) of him looks way too flat, compared to his upper half, which looks ace. its probably the shadows. Hope they address it, but still, this is the first real screen, cant expect to analyse every part of the game from one teaser (this means you Gametrailers!)

PaddyStardust

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> they could make them look like their alpha versions at least °-° those chars looks are great

ibunkun

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> looks amazing ... but the only question in my mind, is like everyone else is will it be 2d side scrolling ... **fingers crossed**

slippy1982

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @pulyx:

Almost all anime/game characters don´t look japanese and people are always cool with that. It´s just the style, he doesn´t have to look japanese. Does Blanka look brazilian and Dhalshim look indian? Yeah, not really. Not even E-Honda looks japanese, he looks more like a hawaiian sumo wrestler and Chun-Li doesn´t look Chinese besides her choice of clothing.

Anyway, fantastic stuff (the screenshot) and I´m really anxious to play it. Street Fighter is one of the reasons I became a video game fanatic (especially fighting games) so I´m very happy.

lucasreis

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Soldrak: Well, they did it with the Dracula X Chronicles, and hopefully they'll do it with new console Castlevania games.

As for this, it looks great. Sure I would've wanted highly detailed 2D, but if this stays 2D style fighting then it shouldn't matter much. Hope it's as fast though.

Saint Anima

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks promising. I need to see some footage; I want to see those cool effects they were pimping in the announcement trailer.

basilan

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @AbyssUK:

what's that 3D rendered thing in between his legs... guess the next gen upgrade is more literal than we thought...

crXss

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> WTH No Sakura @_@ Why?

Looks Good but 4 now i'm still sticking with SF:III

Seriously why no Sakura? T_T

Ruisu

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I was really hoping that Ryu and Ken would drastically change in IV. Like Ryu getting old and grizzled and his fighting style including moves from Gen (his original Sensei). While Ken would continue developing his "crazy kicks" into a bleeding shinned Thai fighter. I am still excited, just wish there was some development of the characters.

muteaid

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Im wondering why Im the only one who really isnt too impressed here. Call me nostaglic but I wanted something in the vein of SFIII.

Not that 3-d is bad. I just hope they actually make Ryu look better, he doesnt look like ryu at all.

Onegai

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> On a somewhat off-topic tangent, wouldn't it be nice if Konami did the same thing to the Castlevania series? That is, leave it as a 2D platformer but render the characters and enemies in 3D? That would be a blast, imo.

Soldrak

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @PaddyStardust:

it's not a sprite

bobbyflay

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I was a huge fan of the 2D's, specifically the Alpha and Street Fighter 3 versions. I think this new art direction looks alright. Nothing to special. Street Fighter III : 3rd Strike HD Remix please!

logicaldefense

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> His feet are enormous! Paint him green and he's Hulk!

IronsUK

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Am I the only one at wonder of Ryu's package ??

AbyssUK

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @PaddyStardust: It's not a sprite, what's missing is proper shadows at his feet to "place them" properly.

The more I look at that the more I love the art directing. It's about a time to let go of the wannabe realistic, uninspiring, generic crap that has been polluting the gaming sphere for years.

ara

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Hmm, not different enough IMO. I was hoping for something more like the trailer - Okami style.

Lemming

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> aight, where's my good buddy Ken Masters? Making an entrance with his son Mel.

ChrisLionheart

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> although i expressed my pain earlier, i do have to say the picture is pretty nice though, got me thinkin, whether dimps is on it or not, maybe they should be contacted to make a powerstone 3, id LOVE powerstone on the 360.

shouryuuken

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @shouryuuken:
I totally agree. DIMPS was a smart choice on Capcom's part.

Brian Ashcraft

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I really hoped they learned something from EX....

Zen Grenadier

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Flood of comments from me, I know. Wish I could edit these all together.

@Soldrak: The monster feet are pretty much in line with the way he appeared in SF3, heheh. For even more ridiculously huge feet, check out Makoto's sprite.

Grave

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> 3D Fighters 2D Game Play? Street Fighter EX anyone?

LostHorizon

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Aegis: Certainly, the change is going to be interesting in that aspect, be it positive or negative. I'm hoping that we can see the attention to detail that went into SF3's sprites in the animation here, and they don't take any lame mocap shortcuts. It's hard not to get ahead of ourselves in wondering, but it's really exciting. :D

Another thing to think about: now that the next real SF game is confirmed to have 3D graphics and the most recent Guilty Gear game (though not a fighting game) is 3D... has KOF XII actually been confirmed to be 2D yet? I know it was said that the old sprites were out the window for the next installment, but the possibility of 3D was there as well from what I understood, despite having the Maximum Impact series alongside. If this was indeed the case, then it looks like the future of 2D could officially be in the hands of the little guys with games like Melty Blood, Arcana Heart, Akatsuki Blitzkampf, etc.

Grave

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Wow I don't recall his feet being that big on the old SF's. Feet roids?

Soldrak

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Grave: Just to add to your comment, it's true the best game mechanics are found in 2D fighters. Take a look at Soul Calibur, a game whom some maywrite as the best 3D fighter, maybe in terms of graphics but the game contains some pretty nasty glitches. Eg. Variable cancel in SC3, and sidestep glitch in SC2. The same with Tekken 5, whom most felt was unbalanced until DR came out and fixed some of the issues.

Major tournaments such as SBO has never run DOA but still run SSF2T and 3s matches to this day. EVO ran DOA4 last year but dropped it this year due to the game having such a small community.

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One concern that may arise with polygonal characters is that the game may play a little "floaty". Now correct me if I'm wrong but didn't SSBM use 3D characters fighting in 2D space? However that game plays very fast, probably second to MvC2 matches. Melee is also one of the highest selling Nintendo games. Hopefully Capcom (or Dimps, whoever the developer is) takes some notes from Nin, perfects the game engine and has SFIV running at 60FPS. Hitboxes on the other hand are another concern and I wonder how they'll address that.

UmeShoryu

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> I was hoping for more of the japanese brush style and stylization that the trailer had, but maybe they'll include that with the animations.

Also, PC is welcome, all platforms are welcome, and hopefully Capcom will also emphasize arcade cabinets, because there's nothing like playing SF side by side with your opponent. That experience got me through my adolescence.

PATSCRU

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> @Lu-Tze: They don't have the permission to create games with Marvel's franchise anymore

xfactor_gamefaqs

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Calm down guys.. Ryu has enough love to spread around.

Roller

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> hmmmm.. i really dont know what to say. the sole reason i play my ds more than anything else these days is for castlevanias, megamans, new smb, sonic, contra.. ie 2d games. thats really my thing man.. so im not sure what i feel about sf IV not being true 2d. i mean, im sure ill still play it and might end up loving it, but being an artist.. i think im mostly bothered by the potential they have to make a game that looks like a cartoon in this day and age. at least push the previous style to its limits before you abandon it... oh well.

as for dimps, i love dimps, theyre up there with treasure for me. any company that can put out a GOOD sonic game in this day and age gets my thumbs up, and theyve got guys from snk and the like.

@pulyx: this may not be truth, but ive read on a number of occasions that ryu is half german, half japanese, and kens father is half japanese while his mother is full, hence him looking more japanese than ryu .

shouryuuken

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> does it seem to anyone else that his feet dont really look planted on the floor? the parallax seems a little off. An inherent problem in putting a 2D sprite in a 3D world. Looks nice, dont get me wrong, but I think people are making more of this than there needs to be. Be curious to see it in motion though, I really want to be proved wrong on it.

PaddyStardust

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> The graphics are nothing amazing (and by the time this comes out, I bet they'll feel a little dated if anything) but they at least feel like they belong in this generation of games. Frankly, I hope they get a little more elaborate once they start throwing out special moves (as in the pre vis trailer).

The good news here is that they are going to keep it 2D. With that box ticked, I just want this to be done so they can get on with Marvel vs Capcom 3.

Lu-Tze

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> Looks so so, but I'll judge properly when we see it in motion. I had a feeling they might do the 3D graphics with 2D viewpoint... but I think I'd prefer 2D :P

'Cause most EXs were kinda crap.

Aimless

]]> <![CDATA[Street Fighter IV First Screenshot]]> The interesting thing for me about this development is that it'll change the fighting dynamic considerably - the old 2D games were timed around the animation frames of the engine - if this runs at a silky 60 fps it'll feel very different - the animation should be gorgeous too. Here's hoping it works out!

Aegis: Gentleman mercenary for hire...

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