After the recent reveal of theDarkstalkersGala Fighting Pass for Street Fighter 6, Capcom fans began asking what they always ask whenever this classic fighting game franchise makes a reappearance in another title: When is Capcom going to make anotherDarkstalkersgame?
Curiously enough, the director ofStreet Fighter 6, Takayuki Nakayama, shed some light on this situation in an unexpected poston his personal Twitter/X account. On a thread in which he was disclosing his experiences while working onOtoranger(an old rhythmic game released on mobile devices back in 2013) he posted the following tweet:
格ゲー作れるから（SFじゃない🦇）と出戻りしたけど開発ストップになり合流したのがオトレンチームでした。TGSやコラボでゴールデンボンバーさんとご一緒したり歌広場さん@junjunmjgirlyに「SF大好きなんで仕事下さい！」と言われていたり色々今に繋がってるなと思います🙏ありがとうございます
Here, Nakayama explained how he hoped to work on a fighting game that was notStreet Fighter,but Capcom stopped the development of this mysterious title before he eventually joined theOtorangerteam. While Nakayama didn’t explicitly reveal what this fighting game was, his cryptic use of a bat emoji heavily implies that this was going to be a brand-new entry in theDarkstalkersseries.
At first glance, this may not seem all that exciting, since this happened around 10 years ago. But it’s important to keep in mind that – without taking ports and remasters into account – there hasn’t been a newDarkstalkersgame since 1997, more than 27 years ago. So a modern HD revival of this classic monster brawler made would have certainly breathed new life into this forgotten franchise.
Darkstalkers fans are tired of waiting for a new entry
Naturally,Darkstalkersfans didn’t take Nakayama’s revelation very well, with many of them wonderingwhat this scrapped project could have been likeand if it could have prevented their beloved franchise from further fading into obscurity.Many others are still hopingthat Capcom will attempt to develop another modernDarkstalkersgame in the near future.
As over-the-top as some of these reactions may initially seem, they are completely justified. After all, theDarkstalkersfranchise was one of the mainstays of the fighting game genre during its boom in popularity during the late 90s, and its iconic characters are still relevant due to their appearances in crossover games and collections, likeCapcom Fighting Collection,Puzzle Fighteror theMarvel vs. Capcomseries. However, despite all these cameos and ports in other Capcom IPs, this beloved franchise is long overdue for a completely new entry.
