I read this article on IGN...
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/917/917964p1.html
Its a cool read...but this part is somewhat concerning.
"By the time we got to 3 and the refinements of 3 and all the way to Third Strike, we kind of shrunk the market on our own by increasingly aiming for the hardcore gamers, making it increasingly harder to get good at it…Third Strike was kind of the pinnacle…this is what we can do with Street Fighter, we've done it, we really couldn't go any further."
as well as
"…I don't want to use the word 'casual' because that's a loaded word, but we decided to make the game less hardcore, less focused on the true experts, and something a wider variety of people could pick up and play."
Now I am ok with games trying to be fun for all...whole family etc. And that is what the spin-offs are for...Marvel VS Capcom, SNK VS Capcom...its a mish mash or unbalanced gameplay and good drunk fun.
However if you are going to name a game Street Fighter IV (the next chronological step in the series), you better make sure its focused on the people that have stuck with you throughout the series. 3: Third strike was a very deep fighter, but it wasn't like people couldn't play it and have fun with it without reading the guide on how to do a red parry.
Its kinda like making Godfather 4 and making it in to a romantic comedy. Sure Analyze This with Robert Deniro is great, but it wouldn't go over so well with Godfather.
Thoughts? Opinions?
