My Pitch for a Definitive Street Fighter IV Remake (Roster, Customization & Pricing Concept)
Hey everyone! I’m an aspiring game designer and i’ve been thinking a lot about a definitive remake of Ultra Street Fighter IV and how it would look like on modern platforms. Especially focusing on maximizing player expression and fan service. I wanted to share my concept document with the community to see what you all think!
1. Massive 60-Character Roster
Expand the roster from 44 to 60 characters.
Bring in missing legacy favorites from the Alpha and SF3 eras (like Alex, Karin, and Sean) beautifully translated into the iconic heavy sumi-e ink brush art style.
Incorporate a few modern fan-favorites from SF5 and SF6 reimagined to fit the Focus Attack/FADC engine.
2. The Ultimate Music Jukebox & Intro Selector
Unlocked at Launch: The character select themes from Vanilla SF4, Super SF4, and Ultra SF4 are instantly available.
The Master Jukebox: Players can unlock classic character select loops from SF2, Alpha 1-3, and SF3: 3rd Strike by playing through single-player modes or using earned in game points from playing online matches.
Intro Selector: Choose which iconic cinematic intro plays when you boot the game (like Vanilla street fighter 4’s "Indestructible", Super street fighter 4’s intro, or Ultra street fighter 4’s intro).
3. UI and Character Select Skins
Players can fully customize the visual layout of their character select screen and menu via in game settings.
Vanilla sf4 character select Style: The classic dark background with swirling 3D watercolor ink graphics.
Super sf4 character select Style: The hyper-vibrant, neon oil-slick colors and pulsing geometric rave art.
3rd Strike Style: High-contrast 2D grid layouts mimicking the late-90s industrial arcade cabinets.
Main menu wallpapers: Many different selectable menu screen wallpapers that you can unlock from beating arcade modes or from playing online.
4. Extra Modes & Menu Customization
Create-Your-Own-Fighter: Design a custom avatar and mix-and-match standard movesets to play in dedicated casual modes.
Menu Personalization: Unlock classic Capcom concept art and brush-stroke wallpapers to set as your custom main menu backgrounds. Choose which menu UI you would want to use, like vanilla sf4’s UI or Super sf4’s UI.
5. Pricing Strategy
Standard Edition ($50): Includes the core game, full roster, and base SF4 music/UI unlocked. Legacy tracks are earnable via gameplay progression.
Deluxe Edition ($60): Includes the base game plus a "Nostalgia Pass" that immediately unlocks almost all legacy music(you don’t get all of the legacy music so you still have to unlock some more), classic intro cinematics, and a premium pack of retro costumes.
If you read it all the way to here thank you! I hope you guys like my ideas! If there’s any ideas I should add or maybe even remove let me know!