Street Fighter IV: It's an 'Epic' trailer

Xbox Fanboy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-01-2008, 05:28 PM

We're really intrigued by Street Fighter IV, but not nearly as intrigued as we are by the trailer released by Capcom at Captivate08. Reminiscent of a fan-made YouTube video, the latest trailer for Street Fighter IV plays out as Faith No More's hit-song, "Epic," blasts in the background. We never thought we'd see Street Fighter marketed that way. Either way, the footage looks solid and we can't wait to get some quality time with Capcom's best-selling franchise again. Wait, Jean Claude Van Damme played Guile didn't he? Guess no one knows how Street Fighter should be marketed!

Source: xbox360fanboy.com

BigBlue · #2 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 02:00 AM

Actually, I like it! That song always pumps me up, and it's fitting.

Red Devil · #3 (**permalink**) 06-04-2008, 03:22 PM

I'm not sure how much I like the new art style though. 3D graphics seem unnecessary for Street Fighter. The Alpha and Third Strike versions were'nt as detailed as that, but looked better... maybe it's just because i'm not used to it.

Fanatic · #4 (**permalink**) 06-05-2008, 01:50 AM

It's not really 3D -- more like 2-1/2D.

Red Devil · #5 (**permalink**) 06-05-2008, 10:45 AM

The gameplay is still 2D which I'm happy about. A sidestep move would probably upset the balance and make Hadouken! fireballs pointless. But I have problems with the 3D graphics. I'm sure once it's out I'll love it, but I'm gonna have to play it a lot to get used to the graphics.

JayStorm · #6 (**permalink**) 06-13-2008, 07:25 PM

Yeah, 2D seems to work with this but I generally prefer 3D fighters and most other beat-em-ups generally.

Erm, looks like very much, an improvement but i've never been a big fan of the series.

Faith No More's Epic is a good tune, not sure that it goes that well with the game. Hmm.

Ryu 101 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-13-2008, 10:08 PM

Looks great, although I hope that it is not too similar to Street Fighter 2. Street Fighter 3 third strike was amazing and had the excellent parrying system, which separated it from any other fighter. Even though the parrying system has been dropped for this, I'm sure Capcom have come up with another great system for Street Fighter IV. I'm not too keen on the 3d graphics , i think 2d would be better, but the animation and the game play look fantastic and thats the main thing.
I've heard the release date is in July for the arcade version.