While the buzz surrounding the upcoming Street Fighter film has captured headlines, a more unsettling narrative is unfolding within the latest game. Capcom recently issued a patch for Street Fighter 6 intended to address backlash over a questionable romantic plotline, but the update has left many fans feeling that little has actually changed.
Last month, the addition of Alex as a DLC fighter brought with it a jarring reveal in World Tour mode: Alex marries Patricia, his younger adoptive sister—who is also his second cousin—and the two are expecting a child together. Following the immediate public outcry, director Takayuki Nakayama announced on X that the development team intended to revise specific text passages that had caused confusion.
However, the official patch notes offer only a vague summary, stating that “some of Alex’s World Tour story text has been adjusted in certain languages.” A closer look by players on Reddit reveals that the core elements of the controversy remain entirely intact. The shared upbringing of the characters persists, as do the complex familial ties between their parents.
The only meaningful edit involves Alex’s dialogue, where he now vaguely refers to Patricia’s father, Tom, as “a distant relative of my mom or something, and a sparring buddy of my dad.”
Rather than distancing the characters from one another, removing the marriage, or clarifying the nature of their relationship, Capcom has doubled down on the ambiguity. The developer seems to be attempting to gloss over the problematic aspects of the story while keeping the core narrative exactly as it was.
“They really aren’t changing the meat of the story, are they? Unbelievable,” noted one Reddit user. Another commented, “They are clearly hoping that a few vague lines of dialogue can carry the weight of this entire situation.”
It remains to be seen whether Capcom will issue further adjustments, though it appears unlikely at this stage. For now, players can at least find solace in the fact that the highly anticipated Street Fighter movie remains completely free of such narrative complications.
Source: Polygon
