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A New Street Fighter IV Trailer Has A Little Bit of Everything
Posted by Adam Barenblat at 4:00 AM on October 11, 2008
Face it, TGS is like a huge magnet when it comes to attracting great trailers. So when it came time for Street Fighter IV to take the stage it was no surprise that the trailer wasn't anything less than awesome. There's all sort of eye candy in this one from gameplay footage to the brush art sequences we've come to know and love. Or maybe you're into Street Fighter anime, no problem it's got that too. So don't feel bad if you want to stick around for repeated viewings.

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mascot1063
Posted 5:19 AM 11/10/08
@Clave: Dont forget Fei Long :D
mascot1063
ToodlesDC
Posted 5:19 AM 11/10/08
Trailer was good, no doubt.
But their re-do of Ken's original stage music they used as the background music was EPIC.
ToodlesDC
Vidikron
Posted 5:17 AM 11/10/08
I'm tired of watching SFIV trailers. Just release the game!
Vidikron
phunky420
Posted 5:13 AM 11/10/08
That is soo much awesome my face melted...
phunky420
aeonpulse
Posted 5:12 AM 11/10/08
sooooo does this mean that Dan will be a playable character?? yaaaaaay!
aeonpulse
Clave
Posted 5:11 AM 11/10/08
Please, do want!!!!
I hope this is the intro movie of the game, cuz its full of awesomes!!!!!!
Just a little of Cammy here and a little more of Hibiki over there and this game GOTY!!!!!!! (for me that is)
Clave
Sex_For_Pandas
Posted 5:10 AM 11/10/08
First Trailer in a long time that made me want to play a Street Fighter game. Very Cool. Even made me realize the beauty of that ink painting style they've used this time around.
Sex_For_Pandas
Roufuss
Posted 5:42 AM 11/10/08
Wow, did I see Dan and Gen in this trailer as well?
I know Sakura is confirmed for the console versions, I wonder if these two are as well?
Roufuss
NightMystic
Posted 5:38 AM 11/10/08
my eyes.... my eyes....
is this what sex for the eyes means?
I'm sitting here watching going wow this trailer is long and then notice its only one-fourth in. Amazing.
NightMystic
LDJosh
Posted 5:37 AM 11/10/08
never again will so much awesome be in such a small trailer.
LDJosh
ChimDeathmonkey
Posted 5:36 AM 11/10/08
I have not played any fighting games in a long time. This trailer gave me goosebumps on how amazing it looks. this just became a must buy for me.
ChimDeathmonkey
Pikadrew
Posted 5:27 AM 11/10/08
yeah, I watched it twice back to back. what of it?
Pikadrew
KrsJin
Posted 5:27 AM 11/10/08
Where's Fei :\ Really thought we'd see Sakurai, Fei-Long, Dan, and Cammy at TGS. Le whack.
KrsJin
PhoenixAzure
Posted 5:26 AM 11/10/08
Capcom has really masted the Art of Making AMAZING Trailers haven't they.
PhoenixAzure
Mightion
Posted 5:59 AM 11/10/08
Whoa... looks like I've got a new game to look forward to.... :D
Mightion
Eville1 says SKUse me a sec.
Posted 5:54 AM 11/10/08
Now that's some style. My interest went from middling to ...hey this is neat.
Eville1 says SKUse me a sec.
yun
Posted 5:49 AM 11/10/08
@ToodlesDC:
ken? i think it's ryu's theme
yun
eggwhich
Posted 5:45 AM 11/10/08
The music!!!
Makes me even more pumped that I have an imported arcade version near my school, time to gather up the quarters!
eggwhich
Quicksilver4648
Posted 5:44 AM 11/10/08
I really love that art style. And that was a very good trailer.
Quicksilver4648
90sKid
Posted 5:44 AM 11/10/08
Nice. That last part with Akuma looked amazing.
Am I the only one that thinks that Chun Li is pretty darn hot? Those are some killer legs =D
90sKid
Krimmson
Posted 6:22 AM 11/10/08
I would've been happy if I didn't download this trailer like 2 months ago on my PS3.
But hell, it still looks beautiful.
Krimmson
IGC
Posted 6:17 AM 11/10/08
That trailer was awesome, the best I've seen in a long time.
If they do remakes of all the stage songs like they did for the trailer I could seriously buy the game just for that!
IGC
k20adam
Posted 6:16 AM 11/10/08
I...Can't..Take..It..Anymore! I need this game Right Stat Now!
k20adam
Gekopa
Posted 6:15 AM 11/10/08
Wowza! animated cutscenes? Thats what Im talkin about! way to go Capcom!
Gekopa
Hi_ImBlack420
Posted 6:13 AM 11/10/08
@Roufuss: yea the consoles get dan (i think), fei-long, cammy, and i dont know who else...gen, maybe just in a cutscene
Hi_ImBlack420
k20adam
Posted 6:13 AM 11/10/08
@yun: And Circle gets the Square! Ryu it is!
k20adam
k20adam
Posted 6:10 AM 11/10/08
@phunky420: X2, sir
k20adam
Hi_ImBlack420
Posted 6:08 AM 11/10/08
sweet...loved the classic music, and i can only hope the gameplay is as fun as it looks....if those anime cutscenes are endings or even in the final console game, this could be the best street fighter we've had....now when exactly is that release date....
Hi_ImBlack420
MarGera332
Posted 6:33 AM 11/10/08
I never play fighting games, but i can't wait to play this game!!!!
MarGera332
Blue_Bomber88
Posted 6:32 AM 11/10/08
Just another reason I can't wait for next year.
I can see it now:
Street Fighter IV = Best Fighting Game of '09 and Beyond
Blue_Bomber88
PuppyGuarder
Posted 6:32 AM 11/10/08
@90sKid: You of all people should know that this sentiment has long been shared by many a coin inserter since the 90's
PuppyGuarder
izzy_k
Posted 6:52 AM 11/10/08
if kotaku gave awards to trailers, this would win them ALL. twice.
izzy_k
Ijkabob
Posted 6:51 AM 11/10/08
Trailor looks cool... The game itself? not so much...
Ijkabob
Youthinized
Posted 6:50 AM 11/10/08
@Clave: Cammy all the way!
Youthinized
xMindPrintsx
Posted 6:46 AM 11/10/08
Now THAT is a trailer! Like MarGera above, I too am not big on fighting games, but this will definitely be in my game collection.
xMindPrintsx
Warskull
Posted 7:17 AM 11/10/08
Capcom quite possibly has the greatest composers of any video game company. The music was incredible.
Warskull
holmeszk
Posted 7:16 AM 11/10/08
This game will pwn.
holmeszk
Ryodestined
Posted 7:12 AM 11/10/08
I'm surprised there was no gameplay footage of Akuma, Gouken, or Sakura. Not a big deal, just thought it would be in there. Cammy will probably be the last character announced.
Ryodestined
kidvivid
Posted 7:10 AM 11/10/08
@NightMystic: keep in mind sir ....skull-f***ing is always wrong
kidvivid
90sKid
Posted 7:10 AM 11/10/08
@PuppyGuarder: I kniw, but everyone complains of the new thighs and how she looks like a man and blah =(
90sKid
BryanH
Posted 7:42 AM 11/10/08
@Dimipapa: Its still 2D gameplay.
BryanH
yashichi8bit
Posted 7:41 AM 11/10/08
@mascot1063: And Sheng Long
yashichi8bit
BryanH
Posted 7:40 AM 11/10/08
@KrsJin: Dan's in the trailer (not gameplay footage though), and I'm pretty sure I saw Sakura as well (though again, it wasn't gameplay). So there's hope for you Dan lovers yet!
BryanH
Dimipapa
Posted 7:34 AM 11/10/08
yawn.. I see they still havent thought better of making it in 3D, it's almost scary how little I care about SFIV when compared to how much I loved 2 and 3 and the alpha series.
Dimipapa
apu95
Posted 7:33 AM 11/10/08
I want that music very badly... it's an incredibly nice take on Ryu's theme =D
apu95
casbar
Posted 7:31 AM 11/10/08
Man I wish I had this in my Capcom cabinet. It will be... it will beeeeee.
casbar
Flowen
Posted 7:28 AM 11/10/08
I found Dan rather funny for the .1 second of screntime he got in the trailer. And boo for no Sakura gameplay.
Flowen
osteofight
Posted 7:27 AM 11/10/08
*cry* I want it nowwww!
osteofight
Thunder-1
Posted 8:02 AM 11/10/08
@Dimipapa:
If you loved 2 and 3 and Alpha then there's no reason you wouldn't love this. Quit trolling dipshit.
Thunder-1
maraxusofk
Posted 7:53 AM 11/10/08
i just got a chance to play sf4 and im gonna give u guys some previews. first capcom licensed GGPO's online network system so online should feel pretty lagless. GGPO's sf3 3s online is so nice i could actually parry well online. 2nd, unless the game gets rebalanced, expect to see lots and lots of sagats and rufuses online. maybe the gief too.
maraxusofk
Khabi
Posted 8:07 AM 11/10/08
@aeonpulse: I think Dan was confirmed awhile ago.
[www.g4tv.com]
skip to about the 1 min mark.
Khabi
Zootroy
Posted 8:07 AM 11/10/08
...
Fuck!
Zootroy
Maudite
Posted 8:40 AM 11/10/08
Remember when they remade the older star wars movies... and added like... CG wookies and jawas?
yea... that's what new versions of SF reminds me of.
"look it's guile... with CG +2 hair!"
Maudite
Eviscerate
Posted 9:02 AM 11/10/08
..and the award for trailer of the year goes to Capcom - Street Fighter IV!!!!!!!!!!
Eviscerate
Reilaos: Reading Comprehension is your friend!
Posted 8:55 AM 11/10/08
The game looks so much nicer in motion than it does in still screens. Screenshots hardly do it justice. Can't wait to get my hands on this game.
Reilaos: Reading Comprehension is your friend!
Gwynna
Posted 9:17 AM 11/10/08
@BryanH:
Sakura IS in the version at TGS. I tried her on Thursday. Absolutely awesome stuff.
Also, Fei-long and Dan and Gouki were confirmed in yesterdays Famitsu.
Gwynna
Fuelie79
Posted 9:13 AM 11/10/08
Damn! That was sexy!
Fuelie79
epy0nkaru
Posted 9:06 AM 11/10/08
This is the best trailer that Capcom has showed for street fighter IV, period.
it's got the music we want, the characters, everything is epic, animation sequences of all kind are displayed.
This trailer is nothing short of epic
epy0nkaru
CockneyKaiser
Posted 9:28 AM 11/10/08
Came.
Looking good for the Fighting genre again. Can't wait to get my ass kicked and have it look that good, I've never been very good at Street Fighter for some reason
CockneyKaiser
SuperMaxZero
Posted 9:25 AM 11/10/08
I never realized until now how incredibly painful being hit straight in the chin by Guile's Somersault Kick would actually be.
SuperMaxZero
saintdestroy
Posted 10:01 AM 11/10/08
Actually it's a pretty crappy trailer. Just because the footage in the trailer is good doesn't mean the trailer itself is good. Everything in it is just cut and pasted from the last four trailers already released, flung together in 2-second flashes and overdramatized with music. Not like anybody seeing the game for the first time could get a good sense of things from a video like this. Also, all this anime storyline crap is pretty irrelevant to the game.
saintdestroy
moethemoblin
Posted 9:57 AM 11/10/08
Yay! my favorite VAs are in it
moethemoblin
wetworker
Posted 10:37 AM 11/10/08
WOW!!, must get my muscle memory back in shape.
wetworker
Alana
Posted 10:51 AM 11/10/08
Anime cutscenes in a video game trailer? OMG I MUST HAVE THAT IS SO INNOVATIVE. THEY MUST BE DOING GREAT THINGS WITH THIS GAME.
Alana
GummyTumor
Posted 12:46 PM 11/10/08
Man! I didn't think I could get anymore excited over this game, but that just made me poop a little.
GummyTumor
shrek187
Posted 4:09 PM 11/10/08
Kick ass trailer. Before I wanted the game now I need it after watching this muck kick assery of a trailer.
shrek187
Aaronosuke
Posted 9:32 PM 11/10/08
@saintdestroy: Oh please dont be an ass. I hardly call a remix of Ryu's stage music overdramatized. And how can you not get a sense of the game from this trailer? And you've seen the anime have you why you think its irrelevant? Think before you post next time, thank you bye.
Aaronosuke
SanderCohen
Posted 12:00 AM 12/10/08
Is it just me, or does it feel like attacks actually connect in Street Fighter.
Now when I play Soul Calibur IV it feels like they're stroking each other...
SanderCohen
zgnoud
Posted 4:31 AM 12/10/08
this is awesome but enough! bring back some SF3 characters like Makoto, Alex and (personal fav hugo) :(.
zgnoud
jaymac
Posted 6:10 AM 12/10/08
Music FTW. Cool seeing how they re-did the classic SF music.
jaymac
Starpip
Posted 10:30 AM 12/10/08
Did anyone else start to cry when the main theme came up?
Starpip
joeloliol
Posted 11:13 AM 12/10/08
very cool. i'm not really into this style of game, but i LOVE the hand-painted look of these 3d graphics. the backgrounds look especially beautiful.
i hope this is a sign of what is to come in the next few years, in terms of the artistic beauty of videogames.
joeloliol
CapAmerica
Posted 1:59 PM 11/10/08
Definably skipping school for this one... I can't wait to play my Chun Li. Still don't think the ken master will be playable but you can hope!
CapAmerica
apollon
Posted 6:19 AM 11/10/08
...oops not all of it
apollon
apollon
Posted 6:18 AM 11/10/08
this trailer was at the PSN since E3 sorry kotaku...
apollon
LethalGEAR
Posted 5:19 AM 11/10/08
This is gonna look, sound, and be sick on my 52'HD LCD with Bose SS and LIVE!
LethalGEAR
LethalGEAR
Posted 5:17 AM 11/10/08
I can haz NAO? Please?
LethalGEAR
HarleyKablamy
Posted 4:22 AM 11/10/08
That trailer looked awesome, what sf anime movie is that?!
HarleyKablamy
Akulious
Posted 3:00 PM 11/10/08
@ToodlesDC: It is Ryu's stage theme.
Here's a youtube link of a metal remix of Ryu's Stage Music
+ Watch video
Akulious
saintdestroy
Posted 7:40 PM 14/10/08
@Aaronosuke: You can't get a sense of the game from the trailer because you can't see the game in the trailer. Actual fighting appears so quickly it may as well be anything. The best you can squeeze from this is "Street Fighter" and "New".
Also, I have not seen the anime, and I wouldn't need to. See, the anime has absolutely nothing to do with what makes the game good, so showing clips of it in a trailer for the game does nothing but sell it with cinematic flair instead of honesty. It's not like every trailer doesn't do this, but it doesn't make it any less stupid. It's just that it's a little extra embarrassing in an arcade game where mechanics are king and story is an afterthought at best.
saintdestroy