Yesterday, there was a grand showcase for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on the Evo channel which also contained the reveal of the final launch roster character, Hokutomaru.
During the showcase, there was an opportunity for producer Yasuyuki Oda to sit down and talk about the game along with western SNK representative KrispyKaiser where they mentioned some of the DLC plans for the games.
First, they once again showed the DLC roster for the game’s first season which consists of Andy Bogard, Ken Masters from Street Fighter, Joe Higashi, Chun-Li from Street Fighter and finally Mr. Big from Fatal Fury’s sister series Art of Fighting.
Speaking on the roster, KrispyKaiser noted that “at the type of rate we’re going, every two months you can expect a new character to join the roster” when referring to the first season, though he did not clarify whether this was meant to reflect on future seasons as well.
He also added afterwards that the game is meant to be the quintessential Fatal Fury experience, and while he initially said to expect “all” characters from prior Fatal Fury games to return, he quickly corrected himself to say “possibly”.
This was him relaying what the game’s producer Yasuyuki Oda had said before him, and the correction on Kaiser’s part felt warranted after listening to Oda’s words. My own translation of Oda’s words will follow below.
“We already have a season 2 and season 3 planned and we’re planning to continuously add characters. There are lots of popular characters in the Fatal Fury series and we’re looking to add most of them, so we’re working on that lineup and their development at the moment,” the SNK producer said.
“There are lots of popular characters in the Fatal Fury series and we’re looking to add most of them…” — Yasuyuki Oda
Oda then added “we’re also planning on adding content besides just characters so we hope you’ll stay with us for a long time and enjoy the game.”
The general gist here is that the team is hopeful to add as many of people’s favorite Fatal Fury characters as they can, but are not making any outright promises.
The vibe, though, is that if you’re hoping for any favorites from older Fatal Fury games, odds are very good that they will show up eventually.
It’s already been public knowledge for a while that we’re going to see at least three seasons for the game, but the confidence on developer’s parts that they’re going to add most old favorites suggests there may even be more planned beyond this initial statement.
You can see the full exchange featuring Yasuyuki Oda’s words and KrispyKaiser’s additions at around the 2 hour and 23 minute mark of the Evo showcase archive which we have also embedded for you below.
Based on the “one character every two months” timeline, it’s entirely possible we’ll see Andy in June, Ken in August, Joe in October, Chun-Li in December and Mr. Big in February and then be ready for a second season to launch right around the first game’s anniversary, though this is obviously just speculation at the moment.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be officially releasing in a few weeks on April 24th and in the mean time, make sure to check out our full move listings for the entire launch roster of the game here at EventHubs.
Now, I already have who I want in the roster, but like Oda himself said, there are lots of popular characters in the Fatal Fury series, so I’m curious to know who all of you want to see join the fray. Let us know in the comments.
Source: Event Hubs