The original developers of Double Dragon criticize the upcoming game from Arc System Works

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Key conclusions

  • Some developers from Technos Japan, the team behind the original Double Dragon game, are criticizing the upcoming title Double Dragon Revive.
  • The Arc System Works game is slated for release sometime in 2025.
  • According to the original developers, no one at Technos recognizes Revive

    like a real twin dragon

    name.



Some of the developers behind the original Double Dragon are not too excited about the upcoming revival and are sharing their criticism of the new direction on social media. In 1987, Technos Japan released the first Double Dragon the game that helped usher in the golden age of beat-em-ups that spanned most of the early to mid-90s. Dragon Ball FighterZ developer Arc System Works acquired Double Dragon license in 2015, resulting in the release Double Dragon 4 in 2017. The last game in the series was Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragonsa spin-off that was released by Secret Base and Modus Games in 2023.

Earlier this year, Arc System Works confirmed rumors of a new mainline entry in the Double Dragon series titled Double Dragon Revivewhich will reportedly launch in 2025. This new Double Dragon the game will retain all the bare-knuckle action the series is known for, and the character models will be rendered in 3D. The screenshots and character drawings that have been released have also shown this Double Dragon Revive will have an anime-like art style that can be compared to 2023 Street fighter 6.


The world is waiting to see more Double Dragon Revive in action, some of the original Technos developers took to social media to share their thoughts on the latest installment in the series they helped create, Automaton reports. Unfortunately, it looks like they don't support the new game like the original Double Dragon animator Koji Ogata claimed that “not one person in the Technos group” would admit Revive as a Double Dragon name. Then he would describe it Revive as “a cheap, modern game that has no respect Double Dragon.”


Original Double Dragon Animator Kody Ogata doesn't like the new game


Ogata then shared screenshots of a private conversation with Muneki Ebinuma, a Technos Japan game developer who has worked on several Double Dragon records, including 1992 Super Double Dragon and 2003 Double Dragon Advance. Ebinuma seems to share Ogata's sentiments Double Dragon Revivesaying that the screen looks “too dark” and criticizing the characters and fighting techniques shown in the latter Double Dragon Revive trailer. He goes on to describe the new game as lacking the “heavy punch and unique, distinctive feel” of the past Double Dragon games.


Muneki Ebinuma concluded by wishing that Arc System Works would not give up on its future project Double Dragon name, and Kody Ogata jokingly responded to the comment on Twitter, saying he'd throw the controller at the screen if he got a chance to try it Double Dragon Revive at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Arc System Works and AEW Fight Forever developer Yuke seems to be trying something new with the next one Double Dragon games, but do so without the blessing of some of the original's development team.

Arc System Works

Arc System Works

Date of establishment
May 12, 1988

Headquarters
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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