Month: February 2016

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Rumored Street Fighter V Newcomer Zen Was Real at Some Point in Development

Back when much of Street Fighter V’s cast was still a mystery, widely circulated rumors mentioned that a character named Zen would debut alongside Laura and Rashid. As new developments came along, many assumed that the newcomer became F.A.N.G, but a new piece of concept art from e-Capcom dispels that notion.

According to brief details, a character named Zen was indeed created Street Fighter V. Although we now know he hailed from India, it’s still unclear at what point in development he was cut.

Could Zen make an appearance in Street Fighter V sometime down the line? That remains to be seen, so for now, feel free to let us know what you think of his design in the comments.

Street Fighter V is set to launch on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16. An additional round of downloadable characters will release periodically starting in March, with a second helping planned for sometime after that.

Source: e-Capcom via Laban

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Capcom Placed Greater Emphasis on Street Fighter V’s Story Because of Fan Feedback

Street Fighter V is set to be the first numbered installment of the game to feature a heavy emphasis on its own story. Aside from individual character stories, the game is also set to receive a free cinematic expansion in June.

It’s that increased emphasis on story that’s the main focus of GamesBeat‘s new interview with producer Yoshinori Ono.

According to Ono, part of the bigger emphasis on story comes from feedback from the fans. They’ve recognized that a large subset of fans have been wanting to see the games give the same focus on story as the series tertiary material, such as 2014’s hit web series Assassin’s Fist.

As part of this, Ono also admits that work on the cinematic story expansion only started during the summer of 2015. This is why it’s coming as a free update in June and not at launch. That said, he says that the individual character story prologues, illustrated by legendary Capcom artist Bengus, that come at launch will lead into the main narrative.

Ono also talks about Street Fighter V’s place in the series’ chronology.  As previously revealed, Street Fighter V is supposed to bridge the gap between Street Fighter IV and III. He compares this to Star Wars, with how the release order of the movies  in that series don’t match the chronology, but more complex.

Of course, this is just part of what they talk about in the interview. You can read up on this and other topics in the full interview by following the link below.

Source: GamesBeat via NeoGAF