Update []: Virtua Fighter Crossroads is shaping up to be the biggest and best Virtua Fighter yet when it launches in 2027.

As was teased during Summer Game Fest and subsequently unveiled during the above VF Showcase, this game features a massive single player story campaign, set in the fictional South East Asian city of Vilasapara.

The story’s been written by Ghost of Tsushima’s Brad Kane, with oversight from David Hayter.

It revolves around four characters, with Cielo being the star and new face of Virtua Fighter Crossroads, replacing Akira.

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As you can see from the video, this is a full-blown action-adventure game, with side-quests and different plot threads. Battles leverage the game’s combat system, although you may find yourself up against two or more enemies at once.

Don’t worry if you’re a traditionalist because Virtua Fighter’s versus mode is built on the foundations of the franchise as well.

You can catch a ton of gameplay footage, featuring Pai Chan, Wolf, and newcomer Cielo as part of the VF Showcase. Actually, you may recall some of this video somehow leaked last month, prematurely revealing the name of the game.

I think this looks great, and as a big fan of Street Fighter 6’s World Tour, I’m really looking forward to the story mode. It’s great to see fighters begin to cater to single player gamers again, without losing the core competitive experience that gives these releases longevity.

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A full-length Virtua Fighter Showcase will take place imminently, and I’ll bring you all the news from that in an updated article later.

But for now here’s a look at Virtua Fighter Crossroads’ cinematic story mode, introducing fan favourite character Pai Chan.

RGG Studio, the team behind the Yakuza games, is making this one, and its storytelling chops are on full display here.

Obviously this will be a separate mode to the main versus fighting, but it’s great to see SEGA putting some muscle behind Virtua Fighter again after so many years.

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