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‘Virtua Fighter Crossroads’ is adding a lot more narrative and world building to the game.<\/span><\/p>\n Sega<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Following the reveal of a new Virtua Fighter<\/em> game last Summer, the game has been finally announced as Virtua Fighter Crossroads<\/em><\/a>, and it looks great.<\/p>\n The first big takeaway in the game\u2019s new trailer (shown below) is that the story and the world between fights will be more fleshed out.<\/p>\n Considering the series\u2019 arcade heritage, most of the story in that kind of context would have been somewhat redundant.<\/p>\n However, this time around, the story and how you progress through the world seem to be as important as the fights themselves.<\/p>\n From sections of your character running through the streets parkour-style, to extended story cutscenes, this all looks more narrative-driven than before, and I\u2019m all for that.<\/p>\n It also seems that David Hayter is on board for this game as a writer, specifically handling \u201cworld development<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n While many know him for his voice acting work, as Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid<\/em> games, Hayter is also an extremely capable writer. Having worked on movies like the original X-Men<\/em> in the past.<\/p>\n Not to mention seeing the return of Pai Chan<\/a> is rather wonderful.<\/p>\n Naturally, the fights themselves look wonderful, and I\u2019m expecting the combat mechanics to be as polished as any prior numbered entry.<\/p>\n Talking of numbered entries, the trailer revealed the logo with the \u201cVI\u201d of Virtua Fighter<\/em> being in a different color, which is nice as that would align with the fact that this is indeed the sixth iteration of the series.<\/p>\n Anyway, having recently interviewed Toshihiro Nakaya about his stewardship of the Virtua Fighter<\/em> series, I am really looking forward to seeing how Virtua Fighter Crossroads<\/em> will turn out.<\/p>\n Follow me on <\/em>X<\/u><\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Facebook<\/u><\/em><\/a> and <\/em>YouTube<\/u><\/em><\/a>. I also manage <\/em>Mecha Damashii<\/u><\/em><\/a> and am currently writing regular columns in Japanese about mecha games and mecha anime for both <\/em>Game*Spark<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Automaton<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n