1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comJohn Funk Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/johnfunk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HheuPDUpQH"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/sf4-boss-talks-mortal-kombat-western-design-philosophy/"><I>SF4</I> Boss Talks <I>Mortal Kombat</I>, Western Design Philosophy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/sf4-boss-talks-mortal-kombat-western-design-philosophy/embed/#?secret=HheuPDUpQH" width="600" height="338" title="“<I>SF4</I> Boss Talks <I>Mortal Kombat</I>, Western Design Philosophy” — The Escapist" data-secret="HheuPDUpQH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono thinks that Western fighting games are all about the payoff, not the journey. Street Fighter IV has done well for Capcom lately. The original game reinvigorated a flagging franchise, Super SF4 improved it, and SSF4 3D Edition is almost certainly the best launch title on the 3DS. There’s a great interview with producer Yoshinori Ono over at CVG, but perhaps the most interesting part is where Ono talks Western fighting games – specifically, Mortal Kombat. “I’ve played [MK] and I like it but it’s obviously very different,” said Ono. “I think it represents the […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/43/43499.jpg