RGG reveals a Virtua Fighter revival and a brawler set within the 1910s

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio delivered a meaty one-two punch at The Sport Awards. First got here the information that the Like A Dragon studio is behind a revival of the Virtua Fighter series. Not solely that, however the forever-busy studio (which, you might recall, has a Like A Dragon spinoff coming in February) can also be making a Like A Dragon-style recreation set within the 1910s.

The clip was largely cinematic, however there was a short clip of gameplay, which had swooshing, thudding sound results that followers of the sequence might properly respect. A number of extra particulars had been revealed throughout a VF Direct stream shortly after The Sport Awards concluded on Thursday evening.

Shuju Utsumi, COO of writer Sega, mentioned that “that is the primary time since 2006 that the unique group will likely be again on” Virtua Fighter. That 12 months was when Virtua Fighter 5, the final all-new entry within the sequence, was launched (extra on that momentarily).

Riichiro Yamada, the producer of the upcoming new entry, mentioned that “continuously difficult the improvements and realities of the present day has all the time been part of the sequence’ DNA,” and his group is continuous in that custom. Their objective is to “make each facet of it really feel recent and thrilling.” Akira and Stella are among the many returning characters.

When you’re ready for this new title, you’ll be able to try Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. It is a PC port of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, a remaster by RGG and Sega AM2. It is set to hit Steam on January 28 for $20, although there is a 20 p.c low cost should you pre-order. It contains 4K visuals and rollback netcode (a characteristic that predicts gamers’ strikes to mitigate community lag). An open beta take a look at is working till December 17. A serious replace of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown on PlayStation 4 simply went reside as properly.

Like Virtua Fighter participant, RGG simply cannot keep nonetheless. One other title from the studio was revealed at The Sport Awards. For now, this one’s referred to as Venture Century. It isn’t confirmed if this can be a recreation that is formally within the Like A Dragon canon, nevertheless it certain appears to be like like it’s — albeit one which’s set over a century in the past.

Our protagonist is attacked by just a few hoodlums in broad daylight in the midst of a busy avenue, earlier than we see him battle varied goons utilizing crowbars and damaged bottles. It is fairly, bloody and (sometimes for an RGG recreation) seems to be bustling with life.

Once more, the trailer contained pre-alpha footage, so this recreation is probably going a few years away. However there’s lots to sit up for for followers of RGG’s work.