Darkstalkersis a legendary fighting game franchise that hasn’t had a new entry in over 25 years, but it does live on in crossover games and downloadable content for other Capcom fighters. And the company’s most recent foray into the genre,Street Fighter 6, is no exception.
Capcom posted this brand-new trailer on its social media pages, which revealed theDarkstalkersGala Fighting Pass, a new battle pass that will arrive toStreet Fighter 6this October. Although it hasn’t revealed a concrete release date yet.
The first thing that immediately stands out is the inclusion of Jon Talbain, the iconic werewolf character of theDarkstalkersseries. However, this is not an actual playable character, but gear that the player’s customizable Avatar can wear in order to look just like him. It has a surprising amount of detail, and it even comes with a new emote that lets the Avatar howl like a wolf.
That’s not all, because theDarkstalkersGala Fighting Pass will also add other interesting content that references this iconic fighting game series, like a photo frame of Jedah, stickers of Morrigan, Lilith and Baby Bonnie Hood, 3 new music tracks, 3 new profile titles, a special effect for the challenger screen and even the addition of originalThe Night Warriorsto the Classic Games collection.
When will Darkstalkers come back for real?
Fans had a relatively mixed response to theDarkstalkersGala Fighting Pass. While most Capcom fans are always glad to see this legendary fighting game series being referenced once again –especially when it’s with a character that is not Morrigan Aensland– many otherStreet Fighter 6players are disappointed thatJon Talbain was added as a mere cosmetic skin for the Avatarand not for one of the many other famous characters in the game’s roster.Other fans even went a step aheadand told Capcom that it should have added him as a fully playable character instead.
But the biggest takeaway of this battle pass is thatfighting games fansreally missDarkstalkers. With its combination of classic horror movie monsters, wacky,Looney Toones-esque animations and solid fighting mechanics, these series became a mainstay of the genre during the 90s. However, Capcom hasn’t released a new entry since 1997, except for a few remasters and collections. Public outcry regarding theDarkstalkersGala Fighting Pass proves that maybe it is time for the company to develop a brand-new game in this series.
