One of the things he has done to Street Fighter he iconic fighting game What it is today is its varied cast of characters. Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li or Guile, you can’t conceive of a game in the series without one of them or the rookies in each installment. Develop Street Fighter 6 It wasn’t just another number, but the opportunity to provide fresh designs that had established personalities and skills, like Cammy’s.
Takayuki Nakayama, director Street Fighter 6began his path in the franchise from Ultra Street Fighter IV. Since this was a new listed title in the series, this was the opportunity to redesign all the characters. We wanted to give all the cool legendary characters new skins as if it were a challenge, to make them look slightly different from the skins of the past.”
Some characters, like Chun-Li, were especially difficult. It took her several years to come up with the final design chosen for Chun-Li, as one of the most recognizable characters in the game that she is. Everyone has a different idea of what she should look like nowadays, since she is one of the most beloved characters around. Street Fighter.
The RE Engine makes each character model pop on the screen. They each have their own selection of defined muscles, they are not generic models. This is the result of experimentation by a small team in the studio. Scanning 3D photos of real people, separated by age, gender, and fighting style. For example, a sumo wrestler like E. Honda has completely different musculature than a professional wrestler like Zangief.
Cammy’s closet
the fighter whose design caused the most uproar on social networks after its revelation it was Cammy. The British blonde and second fighter in the franchise was introduced in Super Street Fighter II and since then she has been among the favorites with an outfit that is no less revealing. Her classic outfit called ‘Delta Red’, after the special forces she works for, consisted of a red beret, gloves, and a green leotard. Her thick legs are her weapons.
In X-Men vs. Street Fighter, her leotard changed to a light blue color with a hat and a small yellow tie, while keeping the red gloves and her traditional long braid. Within the ‘lore’ of Street Fighter there is an explanation that includes mental manipulation by M. Bison and clones. This ‘Killer Bee’ version is as much a thing of the past as Shadaloo. Cammy’s vendetta against Bison seems to have subsided in Street Fighter 6 and her change of outfit reflects that.
Goodbye to the collection of tights. The Englishwoman replaced them with a short blue jacket with the Union Jack on the back. Her legs are now covered in tight sweatpants that bring out her attributes. Cammy continues to express her athletic style even though she is wearing more clothing, keeping the boots and shorter red gloves. It is really a casual and sporty outfit, which allows you to relax and occasionally engage in street fights.
“This new look is her civilian outfit, while the old leotard is more like a battle outfit. When you first see her in ‘World Tour’, she’s in London. We realized that it would be weird to see her in her classic outfit in such a context. So we tried to keep that in mind when designing the new suits.”explains Nakayama.
As for his most radical change is the haircut. The braids went with the tights, as Cammy stopped by the beauty salon for a new look. This short hairstyle of hers did not get rid of her characteristic long locks, in addition to adding greater assertiveness and a no less resemblance to a certain android character from Dragon Ball Z.
During the development of Street Fighter V there was also an opportunity to change Cammy’s outfit. However, the developers believed that their fans might react negatively. Although the idea seemed to have a positive reception, so they decided to implement it in SF6. Her blonde hair may be shorter, but her jacket straps were made to recall long braids, it’s the creative touch reminiscent of her.
«The silhouette of the character is very important. As you know, Cammy is rather ‘petite’ compared to some of the other huge characters in the game. So we wanted to keep that essence of the character.”
Takayuki Nakayama, director Street Fighter 6.
The gloves and boots were kept by visual choice, to know when an attack hits the enemy. They are aesthetic detection points in favor of the game rather than free choices. If you’re one of those who find it hard to get used to modern day outfits, don’t worry, several of the legendary characters have their classic outfits available in the game, including Cammy. Also, among Cammy’s poses is a neutral one of Super Street Fighter II.
As another classic nod and good cat lover, when you see Cammy’s victory pose on the character select screen after an encounter, you’ll see a little cat walk by her. This references the ‘ending’ illustration in the arcade mode of Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
How does Cammy’s new outfit affect her gameplay? According to Nakayama, it is difficult to give Cammy new moves due to his lack of supernatural powers like other wrestlers have. Giving him a projectile basically kills the essence of the character. There were even ideas of using the ‘anime’ movie of Street Fighter II as reference.
“We considered, how about giving him grenades that he can throw? But that’s not really Cammy’s style, besides clashing with another character from SF, Rollento. In the end, we were able to make improvements to his existing moves in Street Figter V. We continue with that in Street Fighter 6getting her to keep what makes her special while applying different attributes to those moves.”
Fuente: PlayStation Blog
