Ben-DutkaLike Street Fighter ? Like Tekken ? Like it when they blend two franchises together ala Marvel vs. Capcom ?
If so, you're gonna love this. Capcom and Namco Bandai have announced what very well may be the the biggest crossover(s) in fighting history . We've heard some of the rumors and perhaps surprisingly, they've turned out to be true: Street Fighter X Tekken is indeed a reality, so you'll soon be able to square off with King when playing as Guile, or take Chun Li and attack Heihachi. Right now, the game is known as that aforementioned title but the "X" stands for "cross" so we're not entirely sure how to refer to it… But to confuse things even further, there's a second game with the reverse title; Tekken X Street Fighter . See, Capcom will do one and Namco Bandai will do the other, and it doesn't help that they won't be identical in terms of structure and style. Street Fighter X Tekken will be developed with a 2.5D perspective like SFIV, while Tekken X Street Fighter will be fully 3D ala the popular Tekken titles. Get it? Here, maybe a video will help.
This is the debut trailer for the announced games, and we have to say, we're intrigued. I don't even like the genre but these crossovers bring back a lot of old memories, and thoughts of "what if" from way back when. So, will you get just one, or both? It'll probably depend on your preferred battling perspective…
Related Game(s): Street Fighter X Tekken
Yeah, nice try smart ass. I'll have you know that Final Fantasy XIII, While not classed as completely innovative, was a pleasure to playthrough. Yes the story was a bit thin , however the characters had such strong charm and charisma, which i can't say for XII (of course not counting Balthier). In my opinion it was a step in the right direction, XII sucked the life out of FF, no interesting plot, just running through landscapes and fields for hours on end. Which is not an exageration. At least FFXIII's story was well structured so we frequently learnt more.
@Ultimadream, hey, I was mainly teasing, but come on, FF13 went multi-plat like T6, and FF13 had created a noteworthy rift with many core RPG gamers, including several of those who frequent this site. And what's so bad about having games revealed at a comic-con?
I like FF13 myself, and I was simply pointing out the irony in your comment.
Peace
Yes FFXIII did go platform, but i could stand that becuase it originally was on nintnendo and we still got it. As for the critism towards the game, it's far overblown, as a follower of the series it's avarage to the standard of the FF series, which is basically still higher than any other RPG series. But Tekken has been a PS exclusive, it was a series which had a story through out the series (well up to a point after Tekken 3 it went sour)
I don't have a problem with games being shown at Comic-con, it's the fact that this specific games was shown. I hate comic companys, due to the fact they have no respect to their source material. Due to the popularity rise film and game companies have been taking influence from them, and in doing so they have also disregarded their source material, so now we get garbage like this. Tekken used to be a respectable stand-along series, with characters which had strong presence (Watch the introduction to Tekken 2 to see what i mean) now it's just throwing all that away, wish annoys me so much.
Uhm, no. You can try to lay the blame of crossovers and mix ups on comics, but history speaks a much different tone. Crossovers have existed since man first started writing stories down. To save some space I'll just take you back to the pulp fiction days. Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft referenced one another's fictional worlds quite a bit in their Conan and Cthulhu stories, hinting that they took place in the same universe. Universal Pictures was the first to put it on screen with films like Dracula Meets the Wolfman. Toho Pictures also did this sort of thing with their Kaiju films by mashing two popular franchises together in Gojira X Mosura and in a lot of other films.
As for the lack of respect for the source material, I have no idea where you're getting that from or why you're laying at the feet of comic publishers. In film, the publishers, creators, and even editors have very little control over how they're comic property will be treated on film. But that's across the board, not just comics. That's the arrogance of Hollywood, and it happens to everything they adapt from one medium to film. Just look at Queen of the Damned and Anne Rice's books.
Crossovers don't damage the original source material. Capcom's versus series has never damaged the original games and has only added to them. This is no different. The strong presence of Tekken's characters hasn't been deminished here in the slightest. Look at the announcement video. Kazuya IS Kazuya. He destroys an inferior fighter in Dan Hibiki, looks exactly how he should look, and has very little respect for other martial artists. That is Kazuya. That has been the dastardly, anti-hero approach to Kazuya since Tekken 1. So… how is Namco throwing away all their original material for the sake of two games?
And if they are, indeed, doing that, they did it years ago with Capcom X Namco/Namco X Capcom. An RPG game featuring characters from both Tekken and Street Fighter.
this is kinda off the topic, but i would like to see a blazeblue game turn into a 3d rpg. YOU KNOW, what may be really cool, if capcom did a VIZ MEDIA vs. Capcom. i think viz alone could carry a game by themselves. there's BLEACH, ONE PIECE, NARUTU (have never watced it), Dragon Balls z, jo jo bizarre adventure, hitman reborn, claymore, d. gray man, and deathnote, and those are just the ones i've heard of, read and or watched online.
"Blazblue made into RPG" HELL YES! The story is so good that it'd work, and there's even an "MP" (Magic Points, not MultiPlayer) thing in the BB universe called seither that could work as MP.
what's your reply, highlander, jawknee, others?
ive never understood the popularity of mix up games.
i mean look at marvel Vs capcom 3, people are drooling for it!
i just dont see the appeal with it, i mean people are that connected to characters?
you could put jesus christ, or a douche as a character and i would not care less!
just like sports games, like tiger woods, MJ, and co.
i really could not care less who stars in the game, who stars in the game is going to be the last thing ill consider if i should buy it or not.
oh, well if it makes people happy and capcom makes heaps of money off it than im all for it!
anything that gets me my devil may cry 5 is good in my books!
just please capcom, no more nero crap and bring back vergil!
how can you cut out the main characters brother!?
its like having a uncharted game without sulley!
MVC2 was only the most popular fighting game out of capcom in the past 10 years, the game still draws in crowds for tournaments. People love marvel comics, people love capcom games. If you can't see the appeal for this particular game ( MvC2 ) im not sure what to tell you.
Likewise, the tekken franchise has a lot of fans, so does SF, if you can't see the appeal of seeing these 2 juggernauts mixing it up, im afraid im not sure what to tell you about this also
It's because of the rise of the comic phase, they ave no respect for their source material and mash them all up, and now that they are popular they're ruining all film and game franchises, they are a disease.
Really looking forward to this, both versions. Only thing im not looking forward to is how these two companies will try to nickel and dime people. Either one of these companies are horrible with what they charge for dlc and what they expect you to buy. With the 2 of them together, im sure they will come up with even more ways
Yep. I'd pour salt in my eyes before I give in to a $ scheme. Imma hustla…I'd never get hustled.
I dont like this…i mean good idea but could of been better. Haven't they used SF in a cross over game?Why again…oh yea money duh… I think the cross over FIGHTING games they should consider is Virtual Fighter vs Tekken , Marvel VS. DC, BLEACH vs NARUTO, or something…IMO
Or even SF vs MK….to see KEN finish SCORPION with a Fire punch (shoryuken) from HELL its self would be acceptable….Just think……
COME ONE
this is a big NO NO for me
u cant mix these both games in a single what ever
.each game has a different fighting style SF has 3 different punches beside tekken has left and right punches with much more more more combos
let all remember what happened with mortal combat Vs dc universe this game was a true downfall of the fighting series
how can u mix both stories
beside that tekken has fighting combos depending on up close contact with the opponent
not like street fighter where u can kick your opponent from far away like using Ryu combos
and what about ultimate finishes and ultra techniques they are only present in the street fighter style game
God help us ,let us hope to see an acceptable game from combining these both different generes
this is why the are making 2 versions
simply i cant imagine Ryu without his signature moves when he is being ported to tekken X streef fighter just to match the fighting style for that tekken
when ever there is Ryu there is HadÅken,JÅdan SokutÅ Geri and ShÅryÅ«-ken and i can't see these moves in a tekken style fight
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jesus, how many street fighter games are comming out?
i wanted to get super street fighter, but then i see marvel vs capcom 3 and im like "ok ill just wait for that"
now 2 more are comming?
wtf?
arnt they afraid of over saturating the market?
Street Fighter and MvC games are not necessarily as similar as it would seem. I recommend getting both.
lol,
i would get both if i could, but i cant afford to keep getting all these games that only difffer slightly.
especially the way videogames are going they r just gonna keep getting more expensive
I would break it down like this SF is more strategic it's about mind games in a lot of ways. Whereas MvC3 is more of a user friendly yet still deep combo friendly game (say this from my MvC2 playing.) So whichever floats your boat thought, or awesome looking risk reward. Remember though if you see a lot of fireballs in SSF4 it's NOT spamming it's you opponents way of keeping you out so they can react to your next move essentially. Some people don't see it like that and get frustrated easily.
Im sorry to say it but SF is not a FIGHTING game. Its an arcade game with fighting basics. In other words…you dont really feel the fighting styles these characters in SF have. For example: KEN – Free-style Karate vs Jacky Bryant (VF5) – Jeet Kune Do (bruce lee's). Jacky would crush this wimp with out blinking in a fight. Without magic most SF characters are just street with no fight. it sounds like hate but deep down its love. SF is classic nothing more & by the way KEN is the only one i use same goes with PAUL from Tekken & Jacky from virtual fighter…I guess u could say I have a thing for blondes…lol…no homo
in my day we wanted to see SF VS MK where did tekken come from….looks like another wallet drainer for you no brainers who will pay for something they didnt ask for. We need to stop accepting these games they throw at us and start telling the devs what we really want. Like how about a MK vs SF vs TEK vs MARVEL vs DC vs VF vs FF vs KH….look how many of us (gamers) spoke up about Cole's new look. See what happened there. It been the year of the dev from day one. This generation is the year of the gamer….WAKE UP!
If gamers got what we asked for, we'd never get anything new. Most gamers care for what we've already seen in my experience.
Peace.
Most people who actually like fighting games don't care about Mortal Kombat (speaking of "not a REAL fighting game"), so it's doubtful that that old crossover would ever happen.
-Arvis
@LAWLESS thats why we need to wake up… we have been accepting what they give us for to long. In my mind we are mental developers that would love something new….where is that bleach game I had a dream about? oh yea its was a dream but a good dream turns into a new idea.
There's Bleach fighting games for psp, ps2, and even Wii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6U7jZ-qMfI&feature=related please watch it in action i jizz over and over again <3 O_O
NO next gen BLEACH fighting games shadow…i think with the right dev & company plus HUGE fan influence / gamer influence it would be epic….PS3 only..
IMHO we need a PS3 EXCUSIVE FIGHTING GAME. Think of the power PS3 has and lets get creative.
I just started playing Tekken 6 about a month ago and i enjoy it. So i decided to buy Super street fighter 4 soon after, just to play another fighting game. But i was discourage at first because most of the characters could shoot projectiles at you and could perform inhuman moves. Despite that i choose to play as that karate girl Ken, is that her name? I just didn't like how Street fighter controlled and played. I know that its a arcade game and has to be played with that old joystick. But its not quite right, its a arcade game thats in 3d but is a 2d fighter with characters that have inhuman moves. So thats what throw me off while playing it, but i still enjoyed it.
But look at it like this, Street fighter was only playable in the arcades, now you could play it at home. It was only in 2d for a while, now its in 3d. It still has that 2d gameplay mechanic, but soon you can play you characters with a 3d engine.
Now, i don't like Street fighter but i'll play it if i come across it. I do like Tekken, which i do play once in a while. Very soon i'll be able to play Street fighters characters in way i'm accustom to, though the use of the Tekken engine.
The way i see it is that Street fighter is evolving by going for the full 3d fighting, while still providing the 2d version at the same time.
Yet there are doubts?
Will you people just stick to what you think you know and let an experience pass you by.
Now answer with reason.
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Ken is not a girl, maybe you're referring to Makoto and SF (II) has appeared on consoles since Genesis, Super Nintendo days.
Sure hope we se devil Kazuya.
Ah Makoto, thats her name. I haven't played Street fighter in awhile nor have a vast knowledge on the series at the moment. i grew up with PlayStation and never played any other consoles. But i didn't mean to apply the idea that it took years for the arcade games to transfer to a console.
I have my attention set on Killzone 3 and look towards more to the future than looking back at the past.
Looks like i tend to expand on things i know little of, ha.
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gameplay vid from comicon is on the youtube by the way, looks interesting, i don't think namco has really started with tekkenXstreeftighter yet though