For a fighter, it is not clear what barriers exist to prevent cross-play, but given the genre doesn’t require accurate aim, this is likely something that wasn’t considered in 2019. With many titles, especially first-person shooters, it is not uncommon to understand the debate over whether or not to enable cross-play. The decision to go exclusive to the Epic Games Store may significantly hinder the success of this title. In fact, the one time we were able to find a ranked match opponent, we changed all restrictions to “Any”, and even when matched, were unable to find a room. In playing on the PC launch day, and the following day, there was tremendous difficulty in finding online ranked matches. The ability to customize lets players suit their needs nicely, and is a huge win for SNK.Īs early reporting on the PC port suggested, the port arriving to an Epic Games Store exclusive could be its Achilles heel, or it could ride the recent wave of players getting AAA games free from Epic and be a smashing success. When using a controller on PC, the keymapping is similar to console, and is comfortably effective in-game.

While the default controls may be clunky for players on keyboard and mouse, the customization is seamless and provides an extensive array of options not available to the standard console or arcade player. The customizable controls available for PC are probably the biggest win of the PC port. In particular, playing against local multiplayer, CPU, or online players had no lag to input, and brought back waves of nostalgic arcade play. This game runs smoothly out of the Epic Games Store, and doesn’t run into any weird playability issues out of the digital box. There's no stuttering, lag, or anything weird that makes it feel like a port. Second, the game runs smoothly, and shifts between keyboard and controller with issues. Related: Samurai Shodown NEOGEO Collection Will Hit PC First In June, Consoles Late July

This all contributes to the PC arrival being potentially huge. However, it does not appear crossplay to PC is functional at this time, nor is the Stadia version well received. This classic arcade fighter is available on PC via Stadia. With crossplay still unavailable, there has been significant hope that a large PC community will emerge. The Samurai Shodown fanbase is extremely excited to find the title on PC, especially those who primarily game on PC.

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