Month: August 2015

Although R. Mika was just announced yesterday, we already have some more gameplay footage of the professional wrestler courtesy of Capcom’s presence at PAX Prime. Associate producer Peter “Combofiend” Rosas stopped by Twitch’s convention booth with the latest build of Street Fighter V, ready to hand out rainbow-tinged beatdowns.

When he wasn’t humiliating Mike Ross, Rosas provided some great insight into R. Mika’s development and how she has transitioned to the upcoming title. “It’s so funny because in the Alpha series, she was seen as kinda weak. I thought she had potential but nobody was really digging her. But now, she’s out, she’s been redesigned, and she’s a serious contender. I think she has all the tools to beat all the characters in the game.”

By combining a throw-strengthening V-Skill, “Ric Flair chops,” and her iconic booty bump–the only move retained from Street Fighter Alpha 3–R. Mika has the tools to shift in and out of the typical grappler role comfortably. “She is [Street Fighter V’s] first full grappler,” Rosas continued. “I mean, she has some decent buttons. So, the idea here is, of course we want to make sure every character is a threat outside of their defined way to play. A grappler, generally speaking, has decent pokes and good command throws. Since her command grabs are a little slower than your typical SPD startup, her normals are a little better, so she can get in, she can play footsies, but she’s way offensive. Sorry, not way offensive, it’s more methodical offensive.”

As was mentioned in the original reveal, R. Mika also brings her tag-team partner Nadeshiko to the fight as well, allowing her to set up some nasty mixups and traps. Apparently, players will be able to choose the assist timing as well as what side she comes out on.

Ross also picked Rosas’ brain about how Street Fighter V has changed as a whole. “There’s been slight speed adjustments, and we also made some adjustments to how V-Trigger is activated. We’ve really been looking at the game from E3 until now and are constantly making adjustments. When the game finally drops, when people do pick it up, it will definitely have more adjustments made to it than we’ve even seen here.”

Be sure to check out the full archive below for more R. Mika footage. The segment in question begins around 1:05:30.

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Source: Twitch via ShouAhl