Tokyo Game Show supplied a possibility to check out the newest construct of Street Fighter 6. Although Capcom simply pulled the curtain again on the subsequent batch of fighters to affix the roster, my demo included the primary playable periods for the final trio of reveals: Guile, Juri, and newcomer Kimberly. Since Kimberly was the wildcard of that bunch, I opted to spend most of my hands-on time discovering what she brings to the desk. After only some rounds, I had a tricky time wanting to modify to anybody else.
If you haven’t been maintaining, Kimberly is a ninja pupil of Guy who adores the ‘80s and graffiti. She incorporates the latter interest into her acrobatic offense, such as throwing exploding spray cans like they’re shurikens. That’s foolish and unbelievable. She’s additionally set to play a pivotal function within the plot. I spoke to Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto who informed me that Kimberly, Luke, and Jamie act as the sport’s essential faces to go with the previous guard of Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li. Luke is the star, Jamie brings a technical recreation, and Kimberly emphasizes velocity.
Given Kimberly’s obvious significance, it’s good to know she’s a blast to make use of. Kimberly’s swiftness permits her to rapidly shut gaps with assaults that rush opponents. I beloved executing her working step-up kick, the place she walks on after which kicks off an opponent’s face, flipping backward to right away create distance once more. Or you possibly can observe this transfer up with an over-the-top powerbomb. Speaking of cool wrestling strikes, Kimberly can cave faces in with a speeding superman punch of types that she will chain right into a grapple takedown.
Her Hidden Variable assault stands as one among my favourite methods. This basically acts as a smokescreen teleport as Kimberly drops an exploding spray can like a smoke bomb to create a “surprise” ambush. I loved utilizing this to disorient my opponent and chaining it with strikes that push Kimberly away, permitting me to right away regain floor. Plus, the colourful clouds simply look cool, even when inhaling in all of that paint ought to knock Kimberly out sooner than any punch might.
I additionally dig what I can solely describe as Kimberly’s tackle Ryu/Ken’s well-known hurricane kick. The solely actual distinction is that she ascends vertically as an alternative of spinning throughout the display screen, making it nice for punishing adversaries who get too shut, negating aerial assaults, and launching opponents in mid-air. This transfer will be executed mid-jump, and nailing it feels immensely satisfying. That about sums up Kimberly as an entire. She has an entertaining and playful model that meshes properly with the prevailing roster.
A demo isn’t sufficient time to grasp all of Kimberly’s intricacies, however she’s one other stand-out rookie in a recreation that is doing properly in that respect. She’s essentially the most enjoyable I’ve had taking part in a combatant in Street Fighter 6 as far as somebody who favors speedier, agile characters. I can not wait to get to know Kimberly higher when the sport launches subsequent 12 months.
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