Capcom To Adopt 2.5D For Future Fighters (Good Move??)

Sorry if old.

Found this in Kotaku.

Capcom made quite a splash in 2008 when their near reboot of Street Fighter IV combined the depth and detail of 3D graphics placed over the traditional controls and mechanics of a 2D fighting game.

The developers liked the 2.5D effect so much they decided to apply it to upcoming Wii fighter Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars and producer Ryota Niitsuma tells Kotaku that all Capcom fighting games for the foreseeable future will also use the visual effect.

"I think that was the best way to present the Capcom and Tatsunoko characters to their fullest," Niitsuma said through a translator. "I think at Capcom one of our specialties is 2D fighting action and we have had a great history of making games like that.

"The 3D models on a 2D plane is a very good match and all of the (game) systems are capable of supporting such a feature. When making such games we can show our knowhow. Going out into the future I can't say it will remain like this forever, but for the forseeable future I can see us making our games in this ****"

In some ways, giving Capcom games 3D graphics without messing with the company's fighting system allows them to update the look of the game without reinventing them. But Niitsuma says that isn't the biggest challenge he faces as a fighting game producer.

"I think one problem that fighting games have is that there is a real split between hard-core fighting game fans and casual gamers," he said. "I don't think there has been a game made that addresses that divide. You have a lot of good fighting games out there, but the problem is that the learning curve is pretty intense. You have these casual fighting fans who get overwhelmed by that."

"From here on out whenever we are making a fighting game the challenge is to make a game that appeals to fighting game fans and draw in new fans. That's my a personal challenge."

So do you think its a good move for Capcom??

Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

After playing SFIV and seeing TvsC, i say, yes good move Capcom.

Still, good old 2D delivers some fine stuffs like Blazblue and KOFXII (the gameplay is great)

Capcom can do whatever the hell they want now since wenow getour 2D sprite fix from BlazBlue.

As a daily reader of kotaku...all this reposting of kotaku (and destructoid) articles is getting kind of old

Either way, I don't think that 2.5D should be the ONLY way to go. I mean, I guess it worked for SFIV, but I still thought that Blazblue looked better

Good move by Capcom.

As a daily reader of kotaku...all this reposting of kotaku (and destructoid) articles is getting kind of old

Either way, I don't think that 2.5D should be the ONLY way to go. I mean, I guess it worked for SFIV, but I still thought that Blazblue looked better

TalesofRaGnArOk

Sorry for the reposting, but sometimes you need to know that not everyone go to Kotaku to read the gaming news.

Like everyone els is saying smart move capcom. Just give us a VS that has characters like chris, wesker,dante,virgil and so forth.

Honestly, I'd much rather 2d than 2.5d. Even so, worse things could happen.

...And I'm still praying for MvC3 and a new Street Fighter Alpha.

I do not mind at all. Capcom sucks at creating 3D fighters and Street Fighter 4 was a great game. I say good move on Capcom.

Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

PSdual_wielder

I prefere 2dfighter too , though I can enjoy both styles , but in sexiness blazblue is still on the top , it's so beautilful :P

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Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

XanderZane

Are you talking about the EX games? Those weren't made by Capcom. They were published by 'em, however. And Rival Schools/Project Justice were pretty competent fighters. I'd like to see a sequel, perhaps made in this 2.5d style Capcom is talking up.

All so called 3D fighters are essentially 2.5 D anyway, so I think they're just being honest. Take Tekken or DOA... aside from the one 'side-step' move, it plays just like sprite-based 2D fighting games from years passed.donalbane

Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

PSdual_wielder

Indeed. Look what happened when they (or Arika) tried to do the Street Fighter EX series in 3D. Didn't work out very well for them.

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Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

garland51

Indeed. Look what happened when they tried to do the Street Fighter EX series in 3D. Didn't work out well for them.

The EX series was made by Arika, not Capcom. Capcom just published 'em and allowed them to use SF characters. Why? I do not know.

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Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

Cerberus_Legion

Indeed. Look what happened when they (or Arika) tried to do the Street Fighter EX series in 3D. Didn't work out very well for them.

The EX series was made by Arika, not Capcom. Capcom just published 'em and allowed them to use SF characters. Why? I do not know.

I know. I just edited my post about that a while ago.

:P I still do not know why Capcom did not check for quality, because other than the awesomeness that was Garuda, those EX games were just fail. However, as 3D fighting games go for Capcom, Rival Schools/Project Justice and Power Stone were quite good.

:P I still do not know why Capcom did not check for quality, because other than the awesomeness that was Garuda, those EX games were just fail. However, as 3D fighting games go for Capcom, Rival Schools/Project Justice and Power Stone were quite good.

Cerberus_Legion

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Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

Cerberus_Legion

Are you talking about the EX games? Those weren't made by Capcom. They were published by 'em, however. And Rival Schools/Project Justice were pretty competent fighters. I'd like to see a sequel, perhaps made in this 2.5d style Capcom is talking up.

I loved Rival Schools...As a matter of fact, I still play it. It's a pretty good 3D fighter, yet almost no one I've talked to knows about it....It's a shame, really.

Awesome move. The best fighting games are 2D ones and this gen the best goes to Street Fighter 4.

Awesome move. The best fighting games are 2D ones and this gen the best goes to Street Fighter 4.

PAL360

SSF4 will be better. Capcom always seems to make the best adjustments with in the different series of SF.

Third Strike

Super Turbo II

Alpha 3

SSF4 and what ever else comes after will make us all forget about Street Fighter 4. I'm really excited cause I never liked the first installment of the SF game as much as I love SF4. People always compare Third Strike to IV. But I say Compare the first Street Fighter 3 to SF4 in it's current state.

Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

PSdual_wielder

Since its proven Capcom can't make 3D fighters, this will be their best possible approach. :D

PSdual_wielder