It’s Friday, which means it’s time to kick back, relax and play some Street Fighter 6 – or you know, you could do other boring adult stuff like clean the house or mow the lawn… yea, I didn’t think so.
Street Fighter 6 is the biggest title to join the franchise yet, and there are plenty of modes to try, nooks to explore and crannies to discover. And while we love a vast gaming experience, it can feel overwhelming when you want to unwind while engaging in street fighting but don’t know where to start.
To help everyone here have the best possible time taking to the streets with fighting intent, here are some helpful tips and tricks to get you started.
Now without wasting any more of your precious fighting time, here is your guide to starting strong in Street Fighter 6.
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Be The fighter You’ve Always Wanted To Be
Now for returning fans, this might not even be a question. Still, for others, analysis paralysis could already set in when trying to figure out which character to play within the game.
The easiest way to figure out which character suits your playstyle most is to try them out, either in the arcade story mode or by playing through the dedicated character guide.
In a game with so much depth when it comes to matchups, it’s a good idea to give all the characters a shot, but if you’re looking for a cheat sheet based on other fighter game archetypes, here you go:
All-around
- Luke
- Ryu
Zoning
- Dhalsim
- Guile
- JP
Rushdown
- Cammy
- Juri
- Ken
Tricky/ Mix Up
- Blanka
- Dee Jay
- Kimberly
Footsies
- Chun-Li
- Jamie
Grappler
- Lily
- Manon
- Zangief
Brawler
- E. Honda
- Marisa
Mute The Noise
I’d be lying if I said that one of Capcom’s most significant selling points for Street Fighter 6 wasn’t also its worst. During the lead-up to the game’s release, Capcom was telling everyone who would listen about the game’s play-by-play commentators.
But while this feature sounds great in theory, it could be better implemented and less annoying in practice. Street Fighter 6 offers players either a single commentator or duos. Still, both are pretty bad, and neither should be allowed to exist.
To mute these annoying intrusions in your game, you’ll have to follow these simple steps:
Ensure it’s not selected in standard matches as you set the game up.
In online matches, open your battle settings, click on the other menu tab, and switch Commentary Settings off. You are so welcome.
Remember How Your Mom Told You It Doesn’t Matter? Well She Lied
One of the most fantastic new additions to Street Fighter 6 is the World Tour mode, and in this mode, players can create their own dream fighter from the ground up. This character creation lets players change everything from their character’s build and height to eye hour and hairstyle.
However, not all of these choices are just cosmetic because, during World Tour mode, your character’s equipment, moves, and level will affect how well they perform, as well as their appearance.
The shorter your character, the smaller the hitbox enemies have on them, but the less reach they have on enemies. Creating a giant hulk of a character will make sure that they will reach far easier, but it also makes them a bigger target for enemies.
It’s a small novel way to ensure each character feels unique instead of just looking it.
Items Are Friends, And Food
Gone are the days of running into a fight with nothing but your wits, your confidence, and your fists, Street Fighter 6 sees the addition of items thrown into the mix.
Items are how Street Fighter 6’s World Tour mode balances fights. Items give players boons that range from healing to damage and defence, and they can be used without restriction while in the game mode.
Because this system feels so foreign to Street Fighter, I forgot about it for the longest time. Still, once I remembered I could pause the game to heal and power myself up, I started feeling like a god, and isn’t that exactly how a fighting game should have you feel?
Don’t Forget Ever Good Fighter Needs Friends
Street Fighter6 has a built-in social system that takes the game and story and turns it up to ten. While playing, you’ll meet loads of masters on your way. Each of these masters has a relationship meter that can be filled in various ways.
From using their signature attacks in battle, fighting against enemies that use their attacks, doing quests for them or going all Stardew Valley and giving them gifts. All of this will increase your relationship with the masters; the higher the relationship, the more special moves will be unlocked.
But that’s not all; raising relationships will also unlock new interactions and conversations with the masters where they’ll reveal details about their lives, training and hopes for the future.
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These are just a few things you can do to ensure you have the best possible time while playing Street Fighter 6. If you’ve been playing Street Fighter 6 and have other must-know tips, drop them in the comments below and let’s all help each other out.
Now, I came here to write this post, drink coffee and play Street Fighter 6, and it looks like I’m all out of coffee…