When a fighting game starts to play "open world", you can imagine how popular this concept is now. "Street Fighter 6", which was officially announced in June, introduced open world exploration gameplay and match commentary functions for the first time, and features strongly reque

When a fighting game starts to play "open world", you can imagine how popular this concept is now. "Street Fighter 6", which was officially announced in June, introduced open world exploration gameplay and match commentary functions for the first time, and features strongly requested by fans such as cross-platform battles and network rollback have also been added, which can be regarded as a revolutionary generation. Regarding the most hotly discussed open world gameplay, the adventure mode called World Tour, game director Takayuki Nakayama talked more about it in a recent interview with IGN Japan.

In World Tour mode, players pinch people, create custom characters, and control the characters from a third-person perspective to walk and explore various parts of the Street Fighter world (such as Metro City). Adding such adventure elements to the core gameplay, the career mode of the EA sports series (FIFA, NBA) is a good success story. Judging from the trailer of Street Fighter 6, there are certain similarities between the two.

However, when answering reporters' questions, Nakayama Takayuki said that the game was influenced by " Shenmue ". Although "Shenmue" is an action-adventure game and has developed into a huge IP, it was initially developed as an RPG version of the fighting game " VR Fighter ". The first generation also used the engine of "VR Fighter", so The battles are all based on 3D fighting game mechanics, and the open world exploration of its fighting games also provided reference for Street Fighter 6.

Takayuki Nakayama also said that the open world gameplay is prepared for light players other than hardcore fighting fans. These players have less fighting experience and may not even play fighting games at all.

Although "Street Fighter 6" has inherited the mantle of "Shenmue" to some extent, it will be difficult for the Shenmue series to be revived in the short term. The creator Yu Suzuki denied the existence of the "Shenmue 4" project.

"Street Fighter 6" is expected to be released in 2023 on PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.