like harada just wants a 3D foe to crush rather than an actual alternative
and that’s why there will never be another standalone VF game. VF5US exceeded expectations by just about every metric and Sega has decided to just cede ground in the 3D FG space to Tekken, presumably because you would have to have a deathwish to try and contest any space that Bandai Namco holds a de facto monopoly over
I wouldn't take today's lack of announcement as a sign that a new VF isn't in the works—nobody but Sega of Japan gets to run point on VF, and they'll announce it it on their own time or at a JP-centric event, and nowhere else.
I'm willing to be patient on this because I know they're not going to say anything until they feel the direction of the game is airtight, and that they're gonna want to micromanage all the marketing to a degree not typically seen with other Sega-published games... but yeah, knowing there's only so many times a year they might realistically say something, and that they keep conspicuously saying nothing, is frustrating. I wanna play this shit while my hands still work, ya know?
My other big concern is that they might be going full f2p, which would be a hell of a hail mary that I refuse to really consider.
I really don't know where this image of Harada as ruthless cuttroat came from, he's been gladly giving lip-service to VF since I first interviewed him in... the late 00s, I think? He told me Lau was his character.
(I mean, shit, even Itagaki at the height of his cockiness in the Xbox era would still put VF above DoA and praise the AM2 team. The pedigree of VF was and is extremely strong!)
One of the many VF related rumors I'd heard is that in the late 00s Tekken vs. VF was something being strongly considered, with proposals made and whatnot. Why that didn't happen and SF x Tekken happened instead is something I certainly don't know.
(Also, I would've thought a VF character would've been part of the weird extended guest cast of Tekken 7. We already had Capcom and SNK representation, and VF characters appeared in DoA5... curious!)
In any case, we've seen today that Sega's very seriously pursuing their old IPs again. I'm OK with VF coming back when it's ready. I've got a new JSR to play baybeeeeee
I'd want to play more 3D fighters, and i should play more on fightcade, but I really don't like how Tekken and Soul are more or less the only 3d fighters around. Harada's online persona is annoying as hell. and I wish there were another semi competent game that at least gave him and bamco the threat of losing players if they didn't get their act together. The don't ask me for shit stuff is old, but it sucks that he can kidna get away with it cuz there's not much else for 3D players.
I'm open to playing FV2 and VF3/4 on fightcade if anyone is out there
