Streets of Rage 4 (Official Thread)

[Leynos]

I like the look and I'm reminded of the fit SEGA fans threw when Guardian Heroes got updated visuals and despite them looking better. I like this a whole lot better than just trying to make it look like a Genesis game. Man,you wait over 20 years for something and what do people do when they get it...whine. Really!?

[Silanda]

I like the look and I'm reminded of the fit SEGA fans threw when Guardian Heroes got updated visuals and despite them looking better. I like this a whole lot better than just trying to make it look like a Genesis game. Man,you wait over 20 years for something and what do people do when they get it...whine. Really!?

Same. I'd rather they tried something new artistically rather than just produce something with a load of old sprite rips that sells on nostalgia alone. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. We still have the original games, and they will always be as good as they always were, but if this does work out well we'll have a unique new entry to a series that's long been thought dead.

[Assman]

My first response to this was NO FUCKING WAY HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

Unfortunately, though, I have to concur with the critiques so far. The graphics just don't seem fitting for SOR, and the sprites look sort of clunky and oddly proportioned. I don't know how I would've pictured SOR4 exactly, but probably not quite like this. "Cheap flash game" may not be fair, but it's not far off from the vibe I get.

That said, I'm still looking forward to this. It's a fucking Streets of Rage game after all this time, so even on paper alone, how can I not be? Even if the graphics don't improve before release, the most important thing is that they nail the gameplay; if they do that, everything else gets a pass from me.

Also, why not simply hire the guys who created the Streets of Rage Remake ? They are hardcore fans and definitely knew what they were doing there. Give them a good budget and working conditions and I'm sure that the end product would be at least solid.

Exactly. It seemed like such an obvious choice given what happened with Sonic Mania. Missed opportunity.

Man,you wait over 20 years for something and what do people do when they get it...whine. Really!?

So having high standards for a sequel to one of your favorite video game series is "whining"? Another way to put it would be, "man, you wait over 20 years for something and when you finally get it... it's underwhelming."

[Sik]

It'll probably happen like with Sonic Mania and have people start asking when somebody will port it to Mega Drive :​v (although honestly, a SORR mod may make more sense)

[loempiavreter]

Well, even if SOR 4 sucks (I'm actually really thrilled for it and don't share the negative feelings towards it... I mean, low enemy count in a trailer that is less than a minute long? You serious?) and Paprium never comes out... hey, there's always The TakeOver

Im actually eating my words now, screenies shows a minium of 4 in what looks to be the first stage. Thats a good first stage number of enemies if this is the lowest count.

[zyrobs]

I like it so far. The art style is likeable, the music will most likely end up okay (French electronica tends to be consistently good), my only concern is that Dotemu used to make shit buggy titles in the past. If they can get solid code and half decent gameplay, it'll be at least an enjoyable game, but I worry that the buggy code will ruin it. I doubt they can get the late 80s/early 90s urban punk culture feel if the originals since it would look dated (and people today would scream that it would be racist), but here's hoping.

This announcement was pretty good news for this day, honestly. I'm actually looking forward to this.

And Axels redesign is great. I wish they'd make him look a bit older though, make him look fully like a fat old motorhead or trucker. You could even have the rest of the crew aged up like that too, have an adult Skate who plays a bit like Adam, and Blaze already looks like a MILF in the trailer.

Shit, this has a lot of potential.

[miru]

Comix Zone 2 when?

[Leynos]

My first response to this was NO FUCKING WAY HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

Unfortunately, though, I have to concur with the critiques so far. The graphics just don't seem fitting for SOR, and the sprites look sort of clunky and oddly proportioned. I don't know how I would've pictured SOR4 exactly, but probably not quite like this. "Cheap flash game" may not be fair, but it's not far off from the vibe I get.

That said, I'm still looking forward to this. It's a fucking Streets of Rage game after all this time, so even on paper alone, how can I not be? Even if the graphics don't improve before release, the most important thing is that they nail the gameplay; if they do that, everything else gets a pass from me.



Exactly. It seemed like such an obvious choice given what happened with Sonic Mania. Missed opportunity.



So having high standards for a sequel to one of your favorite video game series is "whining"? Another way to put it would be, "man, you wait over 20 years for something and when you finally get it... it's underwhelming."

Beggars and choosers. You can't be both.

[SiddtheKidd]

Hmm, well I've lurked long enough I guess now is the best time to chime in if at all LOL. I'm unbelievably hyped for this game and that worries me, mainly because I don't really get hype for games like this. Even Sonic Mania although I was pretty sure it would be amazing I didn't get my hopes up too high just stayed optimistic. That being said, although the style isn't something I would've wanted for SoR (I mean c'mon if you know me you already know what I'm looking for lol) but it's decent enough to not ruin things for me.

What I'm absolutely concerned about is the game play. Sure it can turn out to be a decent and fun brawler, maybe even the best of them but will it be a GOOD SOR game? SoR isn't your standard beat em up, there's quite a few mechanics unique to the series that (at least in my opinion) are staples that shouldn't be looked over. Team attacks, landing from throws, grab reversal, vaulting, back grabbing, the special meter, hell some speed runners found out you can TECH throws. Maybe that last one's a glitch but still that's a lot of stuff to keep in mind when developing a new game and I haven't covered it all.

I could go on about this all day but simply put I just hope they have a really dedicated fan somewhere on that team, this is a damn Pandora's box they're playing with!

[Azathoth]

Looks rubbish and like a Flash game

Took the words right out of my mouth.

And being "developed by the guys that brought you Streets of Fury" is not a compliment.

[Benjamin]

And being "developed by the guys that brought you Streets of Fury" is not a compliment.

Streets of Fury is fantastic. I dislike the digitized graphics, but the gameplay is terrific. I fully trust Guard Crush to make an excellent playing game.

[segarule]

Based in plot of original series this game turned Axel and Blaze in gangsters. Axel seems a renegade and Blaze a whore that did a surgery in tits.

[Team Andromeda]

Took the words right out of my mouth.

And being "developed by the guys that brought you Streets of Fury" is not a compliment.

Really wished SEGA would have gone Mania route.. Kept the same pixelart style and gfx, but just turned Sonic into what one would have thought a 32bit Sonic game would have looked like and used all the games and just added a little here and there.
SOR IV doesn't even look like a SOR game

[Blades]

Idk I like it.

[Team Andromeda]

Sonic 4 is Sonic Team. This is Wonderboy III remake team.

Sonic IV was DIMPS