Blanka’s Road Fighter 6 Intro Is Additional AF

Road Fighter 6 appears like a shot within the arm for Capcom’s long-running combating collection after Road Fighter V’s middling reception, and numerous that comes right down to how a lot persona it injects into each body. Among the finest examples of that we’ve seen to this point is within the character intros that happen earlier than every battle—each combatants enter the ring with a swagger befitting of the collection’ legacy. The music is bumping, the group is cheering, and every character will get an authentic animation as they stroll to their positions. However one entrance that deserves a selected shoutout is Blanka’s, which has me hooting, hollering, and able to play this rattling sport.

For the uninitiated, Blanka is a bestial man who’s technically human, however is akin to characters like Beast from the X-Males comics in that he’s caught in a remodeled state whereas sustaining his humanity after an encounter with some electrical eels. That’s why he has electrical powers. It’s effective, it’s combating sport lore, it doesn’t want to elucidate the pretend science. However he’s nonetheless completely feral when he fights, which is embodied in his Road Fighter 6 entrance.

Whereas most characters merely stroll onto the stage whereas hyping up the group, Blanka is out right here doing full-blown cartwheels subsequent to onlookers. He could also be dealing with a extra stoic character like Ryu who simply confidently walks to his designated facet, however my man is doing a complete gymnastics routine proper subsequent to him. I applaud any road fighter who can maintain their cool and never look quietly bewildered throughout this gratuitous show of athleticism. I can’t assist however stan an acrobatic king.

Road Fighter 6 is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X/S on June 2, however you may already play a little bit of the sport’s story mode via the demo that launched on all platforms final month. I performed numerous Road Fighter V, and whereas I cherished the precise combating, it did really feel slightly sterile on the persona entrance. However Road Fighter 6 is admittedly pulling out all of the stops to make each battle really feel like an occasion. It helps characters really feel like greater than high-definition stick figures you throw at one another, which is extra thrilling to observe and play. Take into account me intrigued.