We need Darkstalkers 4 developed by ARC SYS with sexy anime graphics (like GG: Strive)

Unfortunately, I assume Morrigan would get a slight redesign as her large (mostly visual) assets would upset the feelings of the internet

>implying Morrigan is the one who certain circles of the internet would cry about the most

Are you aware that these games contain a naked catgirl with boobs larger than Mai Shiranui's?

I'm fully aware of Felicia's lovely lady lumps.

Creative pausing of Darkstalkers 3 on my PS1 turned me into the furry pervert I am today.

I would also expect Felicia as well as Lilith to be toned down. Their designs would likely stay the same, but I have to imagine Capcom would put some more clothes on them (especially since Morrigan and Lilith can seemingly change their outfits at will).

I just can't imagine seeing Felicia's bare ass in beautiful HD with actual jiggle physics in the year 2022. I would enjoy seeing it greatly, but that's why society cannot allow it

I'm sure Felicia's beautiful body would be allowed, as would Morrigan and Lilith's designs (if Cammy and Mika are fine to show in general, so are Morrigan and Lilith), Capcom would just have to show some backbone and not cave to the demands of people who don't even play video games.

Also, take it from a total nerd who's seen every frame of every Darkstalkers sprite animation, Felicia jiggled back then too.

I think Capcom regretted making Cammy and R. Mika's default costumes as revealing as they did. Seems like the internet backlash over sexy videogame ladies started heating up right as STV came out, and they had Cammy doing the splits right into the camera and Mika slapping her naked butt (which I approve of).

Hence the minor Censoring. Also, I seem to remember at the beginning of STV tournament life, Capcom tried to have R. Mika players play the story costume over the default. Specifically, I think they were going to be streaming the first STV EVO on ESPN and they had rules about what costumes you could pick.

I think going forward, Capcom will be more careful with stuff like that. I'll be surprised if we get a super sexy sexualized waifu in STV. For example, it looks like they're finally giving Cammy some damn pants in her default outfit. Fortunately, I've seen a vid of her classic look in SF6 and it's still spicy as ever (thank god). We can hope for Poison to keep the dream of an overtly sexually empowered female alive.

Know what I think? If they were just going to immediately give in to screaming Western prudes who hate the game anyway and act all ashamed to admire the female form, maybe they just shouldn't have bothered putting in the fat-titted ass-out pro wrestler who literally uses said ass for half her moves.

I agree.

But alas, I seem to remember STV coming out in 2016, which is right about when everything on the internet went totally nuclear. Mika, Chun, and Cammy's designs were probably finalized back in 2014 or before.

I think back then they were happy to have sexy ladies in their game, because they knew the 99% male fanbase like Cammy's butt. However, by the time the game dropped, the metagame of the entire internet changed. Back in 2012, some more vocal activist types might have publicly griped about Cammy's outfit, but a majority of the internet would have used it as an excuse to make jokes about thirsty geeks who want to marry a videogame character (as in, not a big deal). By 2016, the game changed, and any accusation of sexism in videogames were basically treated like violence against real women (based on the theory that this type of immoral content will encourage men to mistreat women). Capcom execs probably folded the first time they saw people complaining online and decided to put out a big virtue signal before people could start accusing them of being complicit in rape culture (rape culture was a big talking point at that time, but I'm not sure if I'm even "allowed" to say it anymore without censoring the R word or giving a warning at the top of my comment).

Disclaimer: This isn't some big boomer rant about wokies ruining everything. This is my legit opinion on why they censored their own game before it even came out (because it certainly wasn't a last second change in artistic inspiration)

I mean, let's not exaggerate though, the fandom isn't "99% male", and it's not like no female players like Cammy or find her hot.

We can check the stats later.

1 out of a 100 isn't that rare

I'm with you there. I would love an actual new Darkstalkers game, as long as all the characters are still in it! Hsien-ko is the best, but Morrigan, she a'ight!

Poor Hsien-Ko's last appearance in a new fighting game was at least a decade ago, reduced her characterization to little more than "cutesy animu klutz" with her English voice reflecting that, barely acknowledged her sister iirc, and featured an English cast who pronounced her name three or four different ways, NONE of them correct. The one positive was that Saori Hayami was cast as her new official Japanese VA. She definitely deserves better.

Honestly, with Capcom's mishandling of Darkstalkers characters over the past 11 years, lack of care given to the series, censoring of Street Fighter 5 for people who don't even play their games and then for the sake of Esports, inability to even remember how these characters look, act, etc., unwillingness to possibly release an M-rated fighting game, and various other factors, I don't think I want a new Darkstalkers game all that badly anymore, unless maybe they give the project to ArcSys or something.