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EPISODE · Dec 3, 2020 · 1H 15M

Will Street Fighter 5's final season be a test bed for Street Fighter 6? Should developers still be dumbing down games for casual players?

from EventHubs Podcast · host Jonathan Grey, John Guerrero

We know we're entering the final chapter for Street Fighter 5, and we know Capcom is changing up their approach and letting the creativity flow a bit more with their developments, so one has to wonder, to what extent will Season 5 be a test bed for Street Fighter 6? Plus MajinTenshinhan joins us to talk about the apparent age-old process of dumbing down fighting games for casual players and to discuss where the heck King of Fighters 15 is and why he's been playing older games during COVID. Timestamps 04:11 - SF5's final year is probably going to offer a taste of SF6 07:15 - What's the benefit using the end of a current game to test a next one? 10:58 - Everyone with their own mechanic? Raptor's worry 14:20 - How to play SF5 if it isn't your cup of tea 28:50 - (Enter MajinTenshinhan) 30:55 - Capcom has been making simplified fighting games for casuals for 25 years now 39:40 - Has accessibility messaging ever worked? 49:44 - Clear examples of over simplification (risk gauge) 53:46 - Capcom will likely mimic the SF4 example 59:56 - What's the deal with King of Fighters 15? 1:05:28 - Falling back to older games during COVID

We know we're entering the final chapter for Street Fighter 5, and we know Capcom is changing up their approach and letting the creativity flow a bit more with their developments, so one has to wonder, to what extent will Season 5 be a test bed for Street Fighter 6? Plus MajinTenshinhan joins us to talk about the apparent age-old process of dumbing down fighting games for casual players and to discuss where the heck King of Fighters 15 is and why he's been playing older games during COVID. Timestamps04:11 - SF5's final year is probably going to offer a taste of SF607:15 - What's the benefit using the end of a current game to test a next one?10:58 - Everyone with their own mechanic? Raptor's worry14:20 - How to play SF5 if it isn't your cup of tea28:50 - (Enter MajinTenshinhan)30:55 - Capcom has been making simplified fighting games for casuals for 25 years now39:40 - Has accessibility messaging ever worked?49:44 - Clear examples of over simplification (risk gauge)53:46 - Capcom will likely mimic the SF4 example59:56 - What's the deal with King of Fighters 15?1:05:28 - Falling back to older games during COVID

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