It’s been 18 years since Virtua Fighter 5 was released, butSegahas been updating the game ever since then, with new iterations every few years, but finally, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O will bring the classic fighter toSteam.With updated textures, 4K graphics and roll-back netcode, it’ll be the best looking game in the franchise, and hopefully, one of the best controlling. Based on real martial arts, the franchise has made a name for itself with an emphasis on frame-perfect gameplay that’s both simple to learn, but hard to master.
In the ’90s, a common joke was that Capcom was unable to count to 3 after they kept releasing different versions of Street Fighter II, butSega has been tinkering with Virtua Fighter 5 for three times as long. The updates, which include Virtua Fighter 5 R and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, include new characters, new animations, new moves and large-scale changes to existing characters. Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. looks set to continue the trend, but by now, it’s unrecognizable compared to the original game and is, for all intents and purposes, the next mainline follow-up in the series.
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The original Virtua Fighter was thefirst mainstream 3D fighting game back in 1993with graphics that were considered to be too difficult for the 16-bit consoles to handle. BothTekken, which also had a fantastic year withTekken 8 continuing to receive updates, andDead or Aliveare franchises that were created out of the success of Virtua Fighter. In fact, Dead or Alive has added multiple Virtua Fighter characters to its roster over the years, including Sarah and Jacky Bryant.
Virtua Fighter 5 has now spanned three console generations, assuming that the latest version will get a console release in the future, as at launch, it will be a PC exclusive
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., the first version to be available on Steam since Virtua Fighter 2 in 2010, will again push graphic cards to the limit, butSega has yet to reveal any significant gameplay changesfrom Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, other than a nebulous mention of balance adjustments. When the new version is released, a version 2.0 update for Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown will also be available, keeping parity, at least gameplay-wise, between the two different versions. What we do know is that no new fighters will be joining the roster in the new version, though you’re able to expect new outfits for the returning fighters.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. comes asthe franchise was starting to fade away from the major fighting game tournaments, including EVO 2024, which featuredthe incredibly-popular and resurgentStreet Fighter 6, with Ultimate Showdown relegated to a side tournament at the event. Virtua Fighter 5 has now spanned three console generations, assuming that the latest version will get a console release in the future, as at launch, it will be a PC exclusive. After that much time, no game, no matter how deep and complex it is, will start to lose its audience, so will this version reset the clock for Virtua Fighter 6 or is it testing the waters for a new mainline entry?
As of now, no one knows what the future of the franchise holds. There’sno release date for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. on Steamand no word on a console port. For fighting game fans, more Virtua Fighter is always great news, even if the wait for Virtua Fighter 6 continues.
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