04/17 Old stuffs with new appearances

     When Capcom delivered the news of Street Fighters IV, gamers were amazed by their work of transforming their 2D characters into 3D ones while attempting to preserve their 2D visual style.  As a fan of Old Street Fighters games, I would say they did a pretty good job on this one.  The SF IV was, in fact, a huge hit in gaming world; however, they didn't waste its advantages.  Capcom used SF IV's game engine to create other games like Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Street Fighters X Tekken in associated with Marvel and Namco.  The thing I like the most is their CG animations, clearly improved.  Not only do the choreography and motion capture look more smooth, but the special effects they have used add more atmospheres as well.  For SF IV, they tried the ink, irregular curves and streaks.  As for Marvel vs. Capcom 3, it was made in a more comic-like style.  And this time, with Street Fighters X Tekken, they used water.

      Although I'm not that into fighting games anymore, I still like to watch those CG works of theirs.  Most of the characters are exactly the same as they were 10 years ago (only they look much BETTER now.)  It's quite enjoyable for me to see them all doing well in their business.  They're just like some old friends.