One extra fighter steps into the ring this November 30th, and cheaper than anticipated – Arika’s Fighting EX Layer, spun off from the oddball Street Fighter EX collection. Starring the returning, vibrant and non-Capcom-owned solid of Street Fighter EX (plus a visitor look from King Of Fighters’s Terry Bogard) it’s a quick and twitchy arcade fighter, and a superb one at that. Originally launched on the PS4 slightly mild on options, the upcoming PC model appears to be a way more fleshed out package deal of punches. Below, a honking nice 36 minutes of PC model footage.
There’s one thing about the best way Fighting EX Layer strikes that doesn’t match another trendy combating game. Despite being 2D wrapped in polygons, neither Street Fighter nor Guilty Gear captures that sense of characters simply being flung wildly across the display at one another. There’s an vitality to it that hasn’t been seen a lot because the heyday of arcades. Another fascinating twist of the game is the Gougi system – a deck of perks that you simply select separate out of your character, which activate primarily based on struggle situations, giving every match a singular sense of escalation.
It’s unusual to see the PC combating game scene so crowded now. Soul Calibur, a refreshed Tekken and the excellently over-the-top Dragon Ball FighterZ all in simply the previous few months, and all with busy multiplayer scenes. It’s virtually inconceivable to consider, contemplating that our humble, versatile little platform was once a blighted wasteland inhabited by solely the worst ports, and even worse-still home-grown fighters. It’s good to see Arika again on their ft too, and nonetheless utilizing their bizarre and offbeat character designs once more. It’s laborious to not like Skullomania and his enthusiastic antics.
Fighting EX Layer lands on PC this November 30th and is priced at $39.99/€33.99, and slashed all the way down to $29.99/€25.49 for its first week, making it considerably cheaper than its authentic PS4 launch. You can discover it on Steam here.
