{"id":43326,"date":"2025-01-28T16:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=43326"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:36:33","slug":"virtua-fighter-doesnt-intend-to-compete-with-other-popular-fighting-game-franchises-but-rather-stand-out-as-its-own-genre-according-to-dev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/virtua-fighter-doesnt-intend-to-compete-with-other-popular-fighting-game-franchises-but-rather-stand-out-as-its-own-genre-according-to-dev\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtua Fighter doesn\u2019t intend to compete with other popular fighting game franchises, but rather stand out as its own genre, according to dev\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the launch of<strong> Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. <\/strong>on Steam<strong> <\/strong>and the recent announcement of a <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sega-is-working-on-a-new-virtua-fighter-game-reveals-executive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brand-new mainline entry<\/a>, Sega is gearing up for a much-needed reboot of its influential Virtua Fighter franchise. But with the resurgence of fighting games lately, how will the series distinguish itself from its big competitors? AUTOMATON asked Seiji Aoki, producer of Sega\u2019s Legacy Virtua Fighter Project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project | World Premiere Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmeGL2JP9N0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth entry in the Virtua Fighter series is now finally playable on PC, with the addition <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/virtua-fighter-5-revo-adding-rollback-netcode-to-13-year-old-source-code-seemed-impossible-at-first-but-we-knew-it-was-necessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rollback netcode<\/a> and some long-awaited balance adjustments to suit the needs of modern players. Not only that, but a completely new entry to the series, tentatively titled New Virtua Fighter Project, is currently being developed by Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio. The small pre-alpha build preview we got to see not long ago showcased exactly the kind of technical and realistic feel VF fans have come to love and expect from a new entry, further fueling the excitement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20210527-162992-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20210527-162992-header.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20210527-162992-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20210527-162992-header-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, with its modern revival, Virtua Fighter is bound to be compared to other big franchises in the genre more than ever. Aoki has an interesting response to this, emphasizing that \u201cthe first Virtua Fighter wasn\u2019t created as a fighting game. It was developed as part of a realistic human body simulation.\u201d These unique roots are part of what makes Virtua Fighter \u201cdistinct from today\u2019s fighting game scene and genre,\u201d which Aoki considers the franchise\u2019s strength.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, rather than attempting to catch up with or overtake other fighting games, Virtua Fighter\u2019s goal is to stand tall as a kind of separate genre, Aoki explains. He goes on to mention the series\u2019 characteristic three-button controls, lack of flamboyant special effects and simplicity, which make it easy to pick up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250128-43294-001.jpg\" alt=\"Virtua Fighter 5 REVO on Steam\" class=\"wp-image-43301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250128-43294-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250128-43294-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250128-43294-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A characteristic of Virtua Fighter that Aoki considers important and worth expanding upon is how it simultaneously \u201cfeels like a fighting game, but also feels different from a fighting game.\u201d On the other hand, he also acknowledges that the developers will have to make sure to properly convey to players exactly what makes Virtua Fighter special compared to its peers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is available now on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3112260\/Virtua_Fighter_5_REVO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), with a 20% launch discount running for a limited time. New Virtua Fighter Project is currently in development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seiji Aoki, producer of Sega\u2019s Legacy Virtua Fighter Project, talks about what distinguishes the Virtua Fighter series from its rivals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":43332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-43326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Virtua Fighter doesn\u2019t intend to compete with other popular fighting game franchises, but rather stand out as its own genre, according to dev\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seiji Aoki, producer of Sega\u2019s Legacy Virtua Fighter Project, talks about what distinguishes the Virtua Fighter series from its rivals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/virtua-fighter-doesnt-intend-to-compete-with-other-popular-fighting-game-franchises-but-rather-stand-out-as-its-own-genre-according-to-dev\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Virtua Fighter doesn\u2019t intend to compete with other popular fighting game franchises, but rather stand out as its own genre, according to dev\u00a0 - 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