These all appear to be subject to change.īut the most crucial stuff-the delirious fun that made me want to cancel all of my other appointments at an in-person Summer Game Fest event and play more Street Fighter 6-already feels locked in. I'll do my best to share what I've learned so far about SF6's myriad of systems, particularly the 'drive' abilities that gather prior games' coolest mechanics into a 'greatest movement hits' gumbo. I can already imagine where the devs will focus efforts like damage balancing, recovery windows, and other numerical tweaks. And its strategies and moment-to-moment gameplay come with clearer consequences and learning opportunities than I've ever seen in a Capcom fighter.Īs the version I played was quite early, with only four playable characters, I'm left with the impression that Capcom still has some fine-tuning to do.

LOS ANGELES-After spending two days smacking strangers around in the world's first playable version of Street Fighter 6, I'm convinced that this is the entry that will bring me, a casual fighting game player, back to the series.Īlready, this '2023' fighting game is beautiful.

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