The studio behind Streets of Rage 4 offers a short documentary in which they talk about their passion for the Beat 'em Up and the ins and outs of development.
DotEmu is immersed in the development of Streets of Rage 4, which will mark the return of a name full of nostalgia for the 80s and 90s generations. To delve a little deeper into its work, the company wanted to show the public a small behind the scenes look at what it means to develop a project of this draft.
Craft work
Jordi Asensio, game designer of the game, speaks of himself as passionate about the Beat U em Ups. Streets of Rage 2 is your favorite delivery. Therefore, when you are immersed in how to polish playable rough edges, sit face to face with the two games to transfer the sensations that were lived more than 25 years ago. "We study frame by frame several fight titles to understand exactly what we need," says the designer. That second edition is the benchmark to follow.
The almost 8 minutes of short documentary serve to understand the aspirations of the studio bringing back a saga so rooted in the classic cut. For him, when it comes to working on this type of sequels, the most common fault lies in introducing playable fashions from this particular moment to a traditional formula that works by itself. "You don't need to overmodernize the game," he ends.
For Jordi, you must feel like a creator of those times. "You must understand the frustrations of that period of time and find out if they were due to technical limitations or their own ideas." He describes that the sources of inspiration in the early 90s were scarce; there was not "so much diversity of material to work on".
The focus is also placed on the graphic engine, developed by an external study in Canada. This engine allows them to adapt in real time all the modifications they want to implement. Let's say that the flexibility it gives you is one of the aspects that underline your creative process.
You can watch the full documentary through the following video. Remember that Streets of Rage 4 is scheduled to launch next year on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
