Blanka’s Road Fighter 6 Intro Is Additional AF

Road Fighter 6 looks like a shot within the arm for Capcom’s long-running preventing sequence after Road Fighter V’s middling reception, and loads of that comes right down to how a lot persona it injects into each body. Top-of-the-line examples of that we’ve seen up to now is within the character intros that happen earlier than every combat—each combatants enter the ring with a swagger befitting of the sequence’ legacy. The music is bumping, the gang is cheering, and every character will get an unique animation as they stroll to their positions. However one entrance that deserves a selected shoutout is Blanka’s, which has me hooting, hollering, and able to play this rattling sport.

For the uninitiated, Blanka is a bestial man who’s technically human, however is similar to characters like Beast from the X-Males comics in that he’s caught in a remodeled state whereas sustaining his humanity after an encounter with some electrical eels. That’s why he has electrical powers. It’s positive, it’s preventing sport lore, it doesn’t want to clarify the faux science. However he’s nonetheless completely feral when he fights, which is embodied in his Road Fighter 6 entrance.

Whereas most characters merely stroll onto the stage whereas hyping up the gang, Blanka is out right here doing full-blown cartwheels subsequent to onlookers. He could also be dealing with a extra stoic character like Ryu who simply confidently walks to his designated aspect, however my man is doing an entire gymnastics routine proper subsequent to him. I applaud any road fighter who can hold their cool and never look quietly bewildered throughout this gratuitous show of athleticism. I can’t assist however stan an acrobatic king.

Road Fighter 6 is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X/S on June 2, however you may already play a little bit of the sport’s story mode via the demo that launched on all platforms final month. I performed loads of Road Fighter V, and whereas I cherished the precise preventing, it did really feel a bit of sterile on the persona entrance. However Road Fighter 6 is de facto pulling out all of the stops to make each combat really feel like an occasion. It helps characters really feel like greater than high-definition stick figures you throw at one another, which is extra thrilling to observe and play. Think about me intrigued.