![]() Of course, if you block attacks, you lose Drive gauge, and if you run out of Drive gauge, you’ll be in a Burnout state where you suffer more hitstun and blockstun. Your Drive gauge is used for utility be it offense or defense. The beauty of this mechanic is that your Super meter is reserved for punishing enemy moves. Your Super Arts and super moves? That bar still exists it’s now separate from your Drive Gauge. This allows you to use Drive Parries (a parry that uses up your Drive Gauge), pull off Drive Impacts (a hard-hitting move with armour that opens up opponents), use Drive Rush (a cancelling technique from a Parry or normal move), and pull off Overdrive moves (powered-up versions of special moves). ![]() You have a separate meter just below your health bar called the Drive Gauge. Street Fighter 6’s major mechanic, apart from it being a neutral-focused footsie-heavy 2D fighting game that rewards you for patience and planned offense, is its Drive mechanic. A Promising Combat System With Opportunities For Combat Expression There’s almost something for everyone, even absolute beginners since Luke and Ryu are catered towards them. While I personally would want at least one grappler in the mix, the closed beta roster did its job in enticing players to try all of them, from the defensive Guile to the savvy speed-laden Kimberly. If you hated fighting Ibuki in past Street Fighter games, you’ll hate Kimberly even more. Her spray cans are her “exploding ninja shurikens”, forcing opponents either to just block or move forward, inviting more pressure from her ninja tricks. She uses lots of speed and ninja shenanigans in her fights a typical match with Kimberly means if you don’t block correctly, you’ll be at the receiving end of a long juggle. ![]() Kimberly is clearly a fan of Final Fight/Street Fighter Alpha’s Guy and Street Fighter 5’s Zeku she has most of their moves and then some. He makes all other old drunken kung fu masters look bad with his extensive rushdown repertoire and flash. He also oozes style and swagger while he’s not a character I would main in a fight, I’d still use him just because of how fun he is. He starts out slightly weaker with less moves, but as he sneaks in a drink mid-fight either manually or with any of his “rekka” chain attacks and follow-ups, he gets access to a divekick, a multi-hit combo-ending breakdance move, and even a command grab that lets you follow up with a hard-hitting combo. Jamie specializes in quick strikes and mixups, but he needs to get his “drink level” to level 4 to unlock his full potential. ![]() The new blood that’s playable in this build includes drunken kungfu guy Jamie and Bushinryu successor Kimberly, each with their new spin on existing fighting game archetypes. Legacy players will get to try out buffed-up iterations of Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Juri, and Ken, the latter character being one of the best versions he’s been since Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. Great Character Roster For A Public Trial Runįor a closed beta with limited invites and access, Capcom sure picked some iconic characters and some new ones to go with the limited roster. There are quirks, but hear me out with the following bullet points. Simply put: this is what I really want in a fighting game closed beta session. It launched with less-than-usual features, was rushed out of the gate, and had terrible post-game content for 2 season’s worth, at least for Street Fighter standards.Ĭapcom fighting game guru Takayuki Nakayama and his team knew this going in, and furiously worked hard with part 6 of its fabled fighting franchise to make amends, showing glimpses of this in Street Fighter 5’s season 4 and 5 content.įast forward to now, and Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 closed beta session has come and gone, making every players and fans’ weekend with oodles of gameplay and online fighting. In 2016 and leading up to its release, Street Fighter 5 tainted everybody’s perception of Capcom’s meal ticket fighting game.
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