The location is great, and we are trying to finish the global crowdfunding. I am currently helping out with Global Shodown, which was meant to be a goodbye event but now, with the port, we are excited to celebrate the game.
#Virtua fighter Offline
In 2019 I joined Sakura fight fiesta in London as my last offline event, and I'm still salty that synth didn't spar with me. London, Prague, and Rome were the places I visited.
I enjoyed the experience, and in 2012, when Final Showdown was released, I travelled around. "I joined the offline Virtua Fighter family when VF5 was released in 2008 and joined my first offline scene in 2009, in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
#Virtua fighter series
Without a mainstay title in the series in almost ten years, how does a community stay alive and thriving, especially in the era of fighting games having constant updates, DLCs, and, in general, a constant stream of content? What has been your personal involvement with the scene? I asked them to tell me about their involvement with the series as well as hopes for a possible new main title in this beloved series. I have been in touch with both historic and new dedicated members, who are welcoming newcomers every day with plenty of dedicated resources and events to keep the passion strong. With a largely forgotten legendary franchise that constantly innovated and spearheaded the genre, the potential for Virtua Fighter 5 to be kept afloat has always been there, but to realize that potential, a strongly dedicated community is required.
#Virtua fighter update
We are, by now, very used to the life and the competitive dynamics of a product constantly changing, adjusting to marketing strategies, and being kept fresh by a constant stream of new content.įailing to deliver what is expected often brings people to question the developer’s care and commitment to a product and to its community.īut what if your favourite game series is stuck ten years in the past, with the latest entry in the series ( Virtua Fighter Final Showdown ) coming in 2012 as an update from the previous release of Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3?Ĭonsumerism pushes fighting game players to want more, and companies have adapted to that. The current fighting game landscape is a battlefield of season passes, cross-promotional events, holiday events, and guest characters. After hearing their thoughts about the netcode, netplay accessibility, and the impact that this title will have on the community, I wanted also to understand how their personal effort has pushed the scene forward and made it survive for as long as it has. I am Graziano “ Gillstolemyride ” Fabiano, an active fighting games community member, and I had the pleasure of interviewing various members of the Virtua Fighter community.