Capcom have been in the business of making dreams come true this generation with every single one of their beat 'em up releases. This is just another gift from the foundation. Not just an announcement, but a teaser trailer and screenshots to boot!
I wish I could be excited. I love Street Fighter and I love Tekken. But at no point did I ever want the two together in a game. Thankfully not everybody is a stick in the mud like me. Trends on Twitter and the response at Comic con when Capcom first showed this game revealed that the reality of this game caused fanboys to spray more than Kazuya did in the trailer.
The Street Fighter and Tekken cross over is being handled as the ultimate fan pleaser - as it will see the release of 2 games. Capcom will be developing Street Fighter x Tekken which will utilize Street Fighter IV's engine. Whilst Namco will develop Tekken x Street Fighter which will make use of the engine which runs the Tekken games. Both games are being developed independently, so Capcom will have complete control over how the Tekken characters are portrayed and likewise with Namco in regards to the Street Fighter crew.
Both companies are going to have to bastardize the others' roster to make their games work, otherwise the character balancing is going to be a mess. Capcom are going to have to give some of the Tekken characters projectiles of some sort (i.e Nina throwing knives Ibuki style) and Namco are going to have to rob some of the Street Fighter characters' of theirs.
It's probabaly easier to guess how Capcom will handle the Tekken characters. But it'll be interesting to see how Namco go about things. The prospect of a Tekken-ized Chun-Li intrigues me, especially given her fighting style. Although Namco could always be lazy sons of bitches and palette swap Xiayou. And then just run with it and palette swap Steve Fox for Balrog, Law for Fei-Long, Hwoarang for Yuri and Bruce for Adon.
Both companies have proven they can make brilliant beat 'em ups. And Capcom have shown they're the kings of the cross overs. So I guess this bodes well. I feel for Namco though, as I feel they're going to have a harder time with their game than Capcom will. Capcom can throw in crazy attacks, Supers, Ultra's, make shit look snazzy with ink sprays and have an engine at their disposal boasting an art style which will really allow them to bring out the characters quirks. Namco can't. And Tekken 6 was so boring and lacking in pizazz that I wonder what they'll inject into the Street Fighter cast to prevent them feeling like they just rolled out of an EX game.
I hope Capcom and Namco do the good deed. Because we'll have two great beat 'em ups if they do.
I wish I could be excited. I love Street Fighter and I love Tekken. But at no point did I ever want the two together in a game. Thankfully not everybody is a stick in the mud like me. Trends on Twitter and the response at Comic con when Capcom first showed this game revealed that the reality of this game caused fanboys to spray more than Kazuya did in the trailer.
The Street Fighter and Tekken cross over is being handled as the ultimate fan pleaser - as it will see the release of 2 games. Capcom will be developing Street Fighter x Tekken which will utilize Street Fighter IV's engine. Whilst Namco will develop Tekken x Street Fighter which will make use of the engine which runs the Tekken games. Both games are being developed independently, so Capcom will have complete control over how the Tekken characters are portrayed and likewise with Namco in regards to the Street Fighter crew.
Both companies are going to have to bastardize the others' roster to make their games work, otherwise the character balancing is going to be a mess. Capcom are going to have to give some of the Tekken characters projectiles of some sort (i.e Nina throwing knives Ibuki style) and Namco are going to have to rob some of the Street Fighter characters' of theirs.
It's probabaly easier to guess how Capcom will handle the Tekken characters. But it'll be interesting to see how Namco go about things. The prospect of a Tekken-ized Chun-Li intrigues me, especially given her fighting style. Although Namco could always be lazy sons of bitches and palette swap Xiayou. And then just run with it and palette swap Steve Fox for Balrog, Law for Fei-Long, Hwoarang for Yuri and Bruce for Adon.
Both companies have proven they can make brilliant beat 'em ups. And Capcom have shown they're the kings of the cross overs. So I guess this bodes well. I feel for Namco though, as I feel they're going to have a harder time with their game than Capcom will. Capcom can throw in crazy attacks, Supers, Ultra's, make shit look snazzy with ink sprays and have an engine at their disposal boasting an art style which will really allow them to bring out the characters quirks. Namco can't. And Tekken 6 was so boring and lacking in pizazz that I wonder what they'll inject into the Street Fighter cast to prevent them feeling like they just rolled out of an EX game.
I hope Capcom and Namco do the good deed. Because we'll have two great beat 'em ups if they do.
Not being a big fan of either franchise I can still say that the teaser was pretty badass. I'm with you though. I see Capcom making the better game if only because of their art style alone and they seem to have more options.
ReplyDeleteHa ha! The best part of the trailer was Pac Man trying to eat Mega Man :D
ReplyDeleteOk seriously now, I haven't played Tekken in years and touched Street Fighter once, but this sounds kinda cool and a big deal. For such 2 well known franchises and from big companies I doubt they'd drop the ball.
I just read that this isn't out for another 2 years?! They shoulda waited until after the release/hype from MvC3 had died down before they announced this IMO. Anyway I'm looking forward to Street Fighter x Tekken but Namco's offering - not so much. Not sure how I feel about fireballs and the like being thrown around on a 3D plane...
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