Does Street Fighter 6 have an open world?
From a coin-operated arcade cabinet to a full-blown 4K console release, the Street Fighter series has certainly come a long way. With the announcement of the sixth entry in the franchise, fans across the globe are starting to ask questions. With the announcement of the game's story mode, players are more excited than ever.
While fighting games typically have a simple story told through a series of arcade-style fights, recent entries in the genre have gone above and beyond. Injustice is one of the first fighting games that comes to mind when discussing a theatrical storytelling experience, but an open-world story is unheard of for the genre.
Recent talks have brought up the speculation that this new entry in the SF saga will have an entirely open-world story mode. Do these rumors have any merit? What can players expect from the upcoming entry in the SF franchise and what may this new form of story mode contain?
At the PlayStation State of Play event, it was officially announced that Street Fighter 6 will feature an open world across a large city. This mode has been dubbed 'World Tour.' The mode comes with different terrains like rooftops and a scrapyard as well as a rich population of NPCs.
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The mode also appears to have enemies that populate its overworld. Though the combat in this mode can be inferred to be nothing like it is in the main game, how players combat these groups of enemies is yet to be revealed or announced. Luke can be seen using the signature Shoryuken uppercut in the world.
From what has been revealed, the open-world story will take place in the Metro City area. This is a part of the Street Fighter universe recognized the most from the sidegame Final Fight but has also appeared in SF5
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