Street Fighter V is now very close to release, and Capcom is hard at work to balance the game and make sure everything works fine in time for release. Following the game's launch on PlayStation 4 and PC, the Japanese company will continue working on the game's first DLC characters that will be released during the course of the year. Not much is known about Alex, Guile, Balrog, Ibuki, Juri and Urien but something new on how the team is approaching development of these characters has emerged online recently.
In a recent interview with Vice, Street Fighter V producer Yoshinori Ono has talked about how the team is still working on details of each individual character and has teased about surprises for experienced players. Mr. Ono mentions the big Vega changes introduced in Street Fighter V, with character going from being a charge character to a command one, adding that DLC character Alex might play completely different from Street Fighter III.
"As for characters, we're still working on the details of each individual character but, yeah, it's absolutely possible that even experienced players will see some surprises, like Vega going from a charge to a command character. Like, for Alex, you might find that he plays completely different, or we might do something really crazy and shave his head. (Laughs) Just wait until the information about these characters leaks in the near future."
Last week Street Fighter V producer Koichi Sugiyama has shared more on the game's first DLC characters. Mr. Sugiyama stated that there is not much to say about these characters as of now since they are still in conceptual stages. No decision has been made regarding their release as well, but the Japanese publisher is currently thinking about releasing them one at the time every couple months.
Street Fighter V will be released next month on PlayStation 4 and PC.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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