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Ultra Street Fighter IV trailer

Can someone explain why its being released in 2014? Is adding 5 characters and new environments that hard?

They're also doing multiple rounds of location testing to make sure that characters and moves are balanced, which is especially important since they're adding five new characters.
 
Can someone explain why its being released in 2014? Is adding 5 characters and new environments that hard?

They have to come up with new supers, ultras, taunts, focus attacks, miscellaneous animations and maybe new arcade mode intros and endings for the ported characters. Then they have to tweak them to better work with the SFIV mechanics, in addition to just general balance patches for the rest of the cast. Let's also not forget that the fifth character will probably be made from scratch.

Early 2014 seems about right to me.
 
Can someone explain why its being released in 2014? Is adding 5 characters and new environments that hard?

Of course. You have to rebalance the whole cast and test the hell out of it. If even with tons of testing things like unblockables and infinites end up making to the final game, imagine if they didn't.
 
They have to come up with new ultras, taunts, focus attacks, miscellaneous animations and maybe new arcade mode intros and endings for the ported characters. Then they have to balance them around the SFIV mechanics, in addition to just general balance patches for the rest of the cast. Let's also not forget that the fifth character will probably be made from scratch.

Early 2014 seems about right to me.
I'm hoping for trial modes for the AE and Ultra characters too.
 
don't forget an arcade release too, bet that's out late 2013. kinda happy about that since i know arcades my way will get it.
 
For real though...I don't know if I want the digital version or the retail. I'm normally not swayed by boxart, but damn that looks nice.

I'm spending $40 either because I want those damn costumes. But now I have to chose between convenience of playing it whenever I want or seeing that hot ass cover.
 
I got a huge deja vu feeling from the part when Hugo was fighting in that particular stage. So odd.

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Can someone explain why its being released in 2014? Is adding 5 characters and new environments that hard?


Yes but the characters are already there. However making them balanced enough is an arduous task, and fighting game fans will break the game if it means getting ahead, broken combos, infinites etc.. are found.
 
The fifth character must be someone really interesting if they are still holding it back after the trailer.

I like SFIV, but I am oh so terrible at it.
 
SF5 will come out next fall once the install base of new consoles is bigger I'd imagine. Until then this satisfies fans.

Hopefully not. SF5 means we'd lose characters probably. I like the roster as is.

I love Street Fighter IV. I really do.
That said, can this be the last release?

The poor cow is being tortured.

No. The more expansions the better. I'd be happy if they never made a "new" Street Fighter again.
 
You're probably right...



Not all of those are actually from my childhood.

This is the norm for fighting games, it received a bad rep this gen because SF4 broke the 3rd barrier and introduced other gamers to fighters.

They were not ready for the fighter update/release philosophy
 
The fifth character must be someone really interesting if they are still holding it back after the trailer.

I like SFIV, but I am oh so terrible at it.

Don't get your hopes up. It will surely use existing assets in some form. Expect Haggar or one that's based off an existing model.

Steam Powered. Good job, Capcpom! Doing good.

I don't think it's confirmed 100% Steam Works yet (i.e. GFWL removed), unless I missed it. How would updating work then? Unless the PC will be full version only.
 
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