As promised, yesterday brought me my first in-person look at Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, and if such a thing is possible, I am now even more psyched than I was. The only thing I can say against the game is that crying in front of Capcom's cute publicist Melody made me look foolish. (Tears of joy, folks. Tears of joy.) Internet complaining about the redrawn art, I can now say with assurance, is thoroughly misplaced; the notion that higher-resolution graphics would make the animation appear jerky couldn't be further from the truth. Though only Dee Jay, Ryu, Ken and Akuma were selectable in this build, they looked beautiful, meshing perfectly with the newly luscious backgrounds. And the new widescreen mode is zoomed closer to the action, so the characters approach Art of Fighting stature on-screen. Even at this pre-release stage, it looks gloriously polished, and I truly relished handing my colleague his ass multiple times in a row, even more than I usually would. The future's looking bright, friends. (Mel — call me.)
[Above: me facing off with Dark Void producer Morgan Gray. Below: a sight for sore eyes. (Click for larger size.)]
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