Virtua Fighter 4 Retrospective (narrated by Jacky Bryant)

Round 4 of our Virtua Fighter Retrospective series has us looking at multiple versions of Virtua Fighter 4! Jacky Bryant (voice actor Eric Kelso) returns to narrate. Tomorrow we'll be having a look at Virtua Fighter 5 - see you then!
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown launches June 1 as a PS4 console exclusive, and will be available for PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now members right away.

[@terumihazama6395]

Wow, that was faster than lightning. YEAH.

[@NelsonWin]

Our ears are just blessed by the Bryant Siblings. 🧡🧡🧡

[@pappico]

Jacky's VA has been voicing him since 1996 in VF3. 25 years later in 2021 he still came back to do a Jacky narration for the new VF5. This is too awesome.

[@tounsi_m7ashesh]

Tbf he hasn't recorded new lines since vf1

[@Angie2343]

Jacky's voice has the same swag that Sonic's has.

[@littleakibagames]

I'm glad Sega remembers the tutorial and quest modes. Hopefully that's not the last we'll see of them.

[@Ironmanx37]

I’m with you there.

[@Cupcom5]

@Ijustcametogetsomethingtoeat i heard the same thing from my sister. Unless the rest of all of that stuff is in the dlc, I'll stick with my Xbox 360 version. Shame cuz the graphics do look nice and I like the retro mode

[@nbdante]

VF4 at release was mind blowing, in term of both gameplay and graphics! I miss the menus of that games! Hey @SEGA why not make the option to chose the looks from previous games in the new game VF5 like the one for VF1?!

[@realamericannegro977]

I know right. I love that menu theme

[@stonerdemon]

Definitely!! The graphics were uncanny for the PS2, and gameplay was perfect.

[@cainfragile]

Probably DLC

[@KVJ-w7h]

@@cainfragile no but THEY do have all music ambience and you can switch between form new graphics to vf2 graphics like

[@americanmeowth3336]

Evolution got me back into Virtua Fighter as a series. I hadn't been so enthralled into a fighting game's single player since Soul Blade; the Quest mode and the tutorials were both world-beaters. I wish more games nowadays would get back to that type of single player content.

[@Sune]

I love how these videos have been getting older folks to reminisce on their first time playing or seeing these games. as someone who never got to play VF growing up, it’s been fun learning about their experiences, and I can’t wait to try the new one :)

[@ajmetz82]

VF4 was interesting, as with poor sales of the Saturn in western territories, it marked the first time the series had come to PlayStation owners who'd grown up with Tekken, and the sales were incredible, and people were saying - wow - it's better than Tekken - like PlayStation fans were realising what Saturn people had known all along. That said, as a Saturn owner, it was so weird getting the PS2 game and finding you can't jump anymore, unless triggering a move that involves a jump. That completely threw me, and remains something I'll have to get used to! I mostly played Fighters Megamix - the Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers crossover with some VF3 embellishments - like Virtua Cop's Janet playing like Aoi from VF3, and also the escape button being used to have full 3D movement (mostly to dodge an incoming attack, or to move around an opponent to throw them from a particular position) - but still very cool!

[@LordRaptor]

Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution is a game every fighting game player should own, it really set the standards for modern fighting games, in terms of content and quality.

[@nunayadamnbusiness]

VF4 still stands as one of the most balanced and technically impressive fighting games ever made. They incorprated frame data and every other technical measure in a mainline game with an AI ghost system so good no other fighting game has been able to replicate since. Before VF4, I thought fighting games were just fun.. after, I awakened the understanding that there was meticulous science at work.

[@shinbakihanma2749]

Yeah, whatever, dork. Virtue Fighter 4 is far from the most balanced and technically impressive fighting game ever made. If you like VF4, that's fine, but don't start making bogus claims just because you're high on nostalgia hype😒

[@nunayadamnbusiness]

@@shinbakihanma2749 I love you too, son.

[@melvinalexanderzenojr.2998]

@@nunayadamnbusiness what a reversal, he countered with love instead of feeding hate. That's some Tai Chi shit here,lol

[@milesr4609]

@@shinbakihanma2749 so, which fighters do you think are the best?, dork, enlighten us....

[@realamericannegro977]

​@@shinbakihanma2749He is correct. Virtua Fighter in general is known for what he said and VF4 was literally known for doing this to the max.

[@guspf]

One of best Fighting games ever made in videogame history.

[@IAmInfinitus208]

VF4 Evolution is *THE* Virtua Fighter for me and overall my favorite of the series! I wish this would get ported already!

[@SynClaiRWest]

VF4 Evolution is the one I've been playing lately with 🀄Kage as my main.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

I believe a vf legacy collection release is in order, because why not?

[@DJAB87]

I still play it on my PS3.

[@milesr4609]

Totally agree. Hours and hours playing it in my PS2

[@SleepyRickyC92]

Quest mode from this game was so fun. Just endless battles and the occasional cosmetic unlock

[@milesr4609]

And lots of modes!

[@VirtuaBros]

Jacky is so fast "It's like you're moving in slow motion!"

[@makotoyuki345]

*Insert zooming sound*

[@kuchiku-kanzo759]

😂😂

[@StarOutlaw9]

Jacky is Sonic's humansona. "You're too slow!" XD

[@rDanny]

"I'm faster than lightning"

[@user-gx7mw7vl9u]

Ultraman Zero English Voice Jacky Bryant! Yeah!!

[@orlanzo2621]

VF4 Evo was downright AMAZING, easily the best 3-D fighter of that era in my opinion. Head and shoulders above it's competition. The depth, the graphics, the gameplay, the amazing quest mode, the customization, etc. Still one of my absolutely favorite fighting games of all time.

[@emanuelefieni5761]

Not only for the era... that thing was a masterpiece and still is

[@shinbakihanma2749]

Nah, Tekken 5 was the far superior fighting game of that era. Virtual Fighter 4 just couldn't hack it. Nice try though😆

[@orlanzo2621]

@@shinbakihanma2749 No it wasn’t lmao. 😂 Tekken 5 didnt innovate on anything the way VF4 did nor was it as good gameplay wise. All it did was steal VF4’s customization and access card system. Also why are you even here? You’re a VF hater and Tekken fanboy who constantly goes around spewing toxic nonsense about the game and talking down on it. I’ve seen you on countless videos doing it. You’re sad man, I saw you on Maximillian Dood’s video all over the comment section responding to everyone who was saying something positive about VF and spewing garbage and nonsense. You also insulted Rooflemonger for saying VF was his favorite 3-D fighter. And you’ve been doing this stuff WAY before that. I’ve seen you over and over on videos dealing with VF trashing it. You insecure little man. Get help. 😂

[@aleflippy1997]

I still have a very special place for both Soulcalibur 2 and 3 around that era, so with all subjectivity... I'd still rank these two higher. But Virtua Fighter 4 deserves all my respect nonetheless.

[@milesr4609]

@@shinbakihanma2749 i have it both on the PS2, and Tekken 5 while being the best Tekken of all times got nothing on VF4 evo, VF4 was more profound and detailed besides on all the stuff remarked by the other guy here. Sorry lad, but VF4 was technicaly superior...

[@logicorap]

Shout out to the grand master Yu Suzuki, who created Virtua Fighter , Shenmue and many other great classics!

[@jasonsmith530]

The peak of this series--Until vf5 ultimate edition

[@Burning_Typhoon]

I mean, I love virtua fighter 4, and is one of those games I can go back to after playing the sequel, but Final Showdown has been my favorite. Ultimate Showdown isn't even going to have any balance changes over Final Showdow. Just an engine change, and a graphical overhaul.

[@blaze6477]

Vf5 ultimate is great.

[@Cupcom5]

He sounds like he's on the verge of screaming "YEAH!!!"

[@groidcel]

Best fighter ever. The main menu was legendary.

[@thirdsupernova]

We need Virtua Fighter 3 and 4 on modern consoles

[@majortom331]

A collection with online 🙏

[@thirdsupernova]

@@majortom331 Yes! All of them up to 4 or probably just 3 and 4

[@violentkim]

I love the Jacky narration!

[@S8FR]

VF4evo on PS2 was my very beginning in the series. You guys achieved new players with this one. It started something so groundbreaking.

[@unclekaz3153]

So many good memories with evolution

[@alexsayskmk]

Thank you SEGA for making these retrospectives.

[@WWammyy]

Virtua Fighter Collection needs to be a thing

[@linkueiavenger4065]

Whats crazy is VF4 still looks good. And it plays great

[@MoonlightStrider]

Virtua Fighter 4 I remember playing in the arcades at the old Namco Wonderpark in Meadowhall and I loved how it looked, especially with Lei Fei's stage having the destructible tiles that shattered as you fell on them as well as how gorgeous all the characters looked. Also VF4 Vanessa is the best, seriously fighting games need more buff brawling babes, she looked so damn good! Also was it just me or did the VF4 manual feel really good to hold?

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Vanessa is awesome, I enjoy her style! Wanna fight again?

[@Seven7swords]

This was my entry point into the series and I really did love this game. Played Venessa and Jacky and Brad exclusively. Thankyou for the gem!

[@1upLeviathan]

Eric Kelso is a legend!

[@Rijan3]

Sega PLEASE release the collection on PS4/5 and Xbox One/SX. I'd love to give VF 1-4 a chance!

[@Rijan3]

Also please unbleach Vanessa's Skin in VF6 Thanks.

[@magicjohnson3121]

Whitewash her please Sega

[@Hated19134]

A collection would be great. I still like playing the very first VF.. and it would also give people a chance to check out VF4 Final Tuned that wasn't released on home consoles.

[@DH-yw5mh]

All we need now is an HD compilation of all these great Virtua Fighter games released on home consoles.

[@abdelali9279]

I played VF 4 Evo on PS4 and got hooked with the series also thanks to it's VF 1 anniversary mode that made look for the original games too, can't wait to finally play VF 5 in modern hardware.

[@Nettacki]

this was the very first VF I bought for a home console. It ended up being one of my favorite fighting games EVER on PS2. so many good memories with this one

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

I love VF4 Evolution it's in my top 5 favorite fighting games of all time

[@makotoyuki345]

VF (along with sonic) was the first franchise that introduced me to games in general It’s so nice seeing how VF grew over the years

[@f-zerogx2624]

Imagine VF4 is added as an arcade game in Lost Judgement or any future yakuza game. One can only dream.

[@liquididentity101]

Things I will always remember about VF4 Evo: 1) The best tutorial in any fighting game I've played to date. 2) The amazing arcade system that let you play against AI based on real players at all skill level, so things never felt cheap or totally unfair. 3) Vanessa, fav fighting game character ever. Sorry, King.

[@Omegaslashbuster1]

This was my first Virtua Fighting game. I remember buying it for the sake of playing in Tournaments.

[@ps-lover8380]

This is my first VF game on PS2 I liked it so much

[@kaminari1028]

Virtua Fighter 2 on Saturn was some of my earliest gaming memories. I was on like kindergarten or first grade. I still play games with my dad to this day.

[@majortom331]

My introduction to Virtua Fighter. The presentation of (original) 4 had me so wide eyed when i saw it for the first time on the arcade. I wasted so many of my moms quarters on it. Im glad to own Evolution on the PS2. Thanks SEGA and AM2, for getting me hooked. Ps: that tutorial is really good.

[@taylorbee4010]

Really wish they would re-release virtual Fighter 4

[@awalludinsyam1500]

the virtual game center mode is challenging as hell. i remember i addicted in those feature more than a classic arcade mode.

[@rhtr.]

Ahh Vanessa 😃 Even for today this game looks ok.

[@WolfieVII]

Ah OG Virtua Fighter 4, my first VF!

[@viceyvice]

Also glad that they mentioned the tutorial mode. It was easily the best tutorial mode before or since that I've played in a fighting game. I think I would be a lot more into VF5 if they had an as exhaustive tutorial mode.

[@BobAttorney]

This was my first Virtua Fighter

[@robertdanker6193]

VF4evo was truly amazing!! I have been a fan of VF since the beginning but that one got everything so right!! Played the quest mode for hours till I completed all the arcades. So good!!!

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

VF5 ultimate showdown will release on my birthday, thanks for the awesome present Sega

[@vcdecide]

The Brazilian character (Vanessa) is one of the best characters in the game =) besides Vale-Tudo, the game needs another Brazilian martial art which is Capoeira

[@Louieneil96]

vanessa isn't brazilian.. her nationality is unknown, says her official bio..

[@vcdecide]

@@Louieneil96 ''Vale Tudo'' is a Brazilian martial art, and "Vanessa" is a common name in Brazil Yes, '' Vanessa '' is also a popular name in the USA, but if she were from the United States, her fighting style would be MMA instead of Vale Tudo.

[@vcdecide]

another character as ''unknown'' who is Brazilian is Leona from ''The King of Fighters''

[@AriesWarlock]

@@vcdecide Vanessa is a common name in many countries. There's no facts indicating she's Brazilian. Also, her surname Lewis is Germanic, not Latin.

[@vcdecide]

​@@AriesWarlock But Brazil is a miscegenated country, many of the Brazilians are descendants of Europeans, Asians, Africans, Indians ... therefore, the surname Lewis does not mean anything, because here you find Brazilians with surnames from different places in the world. Phenotypically, Vanessa is like many Brazilians (except for white hair) If you search, you will see that ''Vanessa'' is among the 10 most common girl names in Brazil

[@strider2k2]

Virtua Fighter 4 Evo had the best single player content (Quest Mode). More fighting games need to follow this format.

[@segaboy128]

Please add DLC in this game for vf5R stages and vf5, vf5fs stages!!

[@85futureshock]

Virtua Fighter is the New Japan Pro Wrestling of fighting games while Mortal Kombat is the WWE of fighting games.

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

I don't get it. Those 2 games have nothing in common.

[@stonerdemon]

If the guys at Sega are planning to release a Virtua Fighter HD Collection in the near future, their marketing department is doing a really good job.

[@conradojavier7547]

I also want VF Kids, Fighting Viper 1 & 2, Sonic The Fighter, & Fighters Megamix as a Bonus.

[@vinylcatTCG]

my first fighting game! I was only 5 at the time so way too young to find a local scene and try to compete but playing against my older brother almost every day got me addicted to the fighting game genre!

[@ViviCraft-rg5it]

2:40 can't agree more, never seen a tutoriel/training mode like that anywhere else

[@STAMOMALEDAVERO]

The best virtua fighter

[@TheLilPorkChop]

i love this :)

[@NeoGeoNinja81]

I enjoyed the VF4 series the best overall. I had a Dreamcast and had not yet bought into the PS2. However, when VF4 released I got a PS2 just for that game - and I was not disappointed! The whole feel and vibe of the game felt like it had gone into the stratosphere, starting right from that amazing intro! VF4evo was also great but, I admit, they changed my main, Sarah, so dramatically that I wasn't too keen on it initially! 😅 I then got the PS3 for VF5 and, comparatively, I was left completely cold by it. I really wanted VF5R to release on PS3, however, we got 5FS later instead. Although FS was a considerable improvement over 5, unfortunately, it failed to reel me back in. By comparison, I spent a lot of time with 2, 3, 4 + Evo in the years prior to 5...

[@rouge9133]

The story mode in evolution was the greatest mode in fighting game history travelin the map to acrades an unlockin customizables an ranking up was so much fun i hope that mode comes back

[@MrNiceKnife]

VF4 E is one of the all time best fighting games. I’d love to be able to play it again!

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I need Jacky to narrate my life

[@TrickyEileen]

So cool!

[@Enrique_S]

This was the first VF game I ever played, I loved it on the ps2.

[@foxstep83]

My first VF!!

[@UKARCADES2015]

YEAHHHHH VF4 such a classic

[@RhodieSlayer]

glad you're back virtua fighter

[@slimbob777]

Oh yeah Best ps2 fighting for me

[@ChiliBastard]

VF4's quest mode was my favorite. I hope it is brought back in the future. I always dreamed about a quest mode where you walk around as your avatar or vf character then fight other players at the different arcades.

[@YophiSmith]

I thought I recognized Evan from Fitness Boxing 2. That’s why I like him so much. He sounds like Jacky Bryant! Must be the same VO!

[@elidasilva5558]

I rented this game on the PS2 back in the day and It was amazing, been in love ever since

[@BCDC123]

Ah yes! Opening with Pai Chan’s Aquarium stage theme and ending with Jeffry McWild’s beach theme. Virtua Fighter 4 was my favorite game. BUT then my dad bought VF4 Evolution as soon as it came out too! Evolution was my favorite then. Kumite was great but Quest mode was excellent! Not to forget the VF 10th Anniversary mode where characters were made like the old days of VF! OH and the old stages from VF4 Vanilla could be unlocked in Quest mode because the stages changed in VF4 Evo and so did the music. OH! And that mansion stage with the water was so impressive!!!

[@segaboy128]

Excited for the new game!!

[@segaboy128]

Someday please make us a virtua fighter collection game vf1,2,3,4 e, ft , 5,5r, fs. We missed getting vf4 final tuned for home and also VF5R!!

[@bloodfurypk666]

these video are so quick , i will talk hour about these game :)

[@oliveirarquiteto..3489]

I love this game.

[@papasugaros]

I expected they'd at least mention the last VF4 update (Final Tuned). Strange. Love these retrospectives though, awesome marketing.

[@jepoyguinzgamingvloggers9683]

we want the switch version of virtua fighter now!

[@PallasPat]

It's time for the Brad Show!

[@realamericannegro977]

I love the look of Vortua Fighter 4, especially the stages on the vanilla version

[@Bloodyshinta1]

the arcade mode and tutorial from EVO need to make a comeback. That would be such a huge draw for the more casuals crowd who are afraid to just get spanked by veterans all day in online play.

[@jinkazama7587]

The GOAT

[@alicequeenofmadness9995]

VF4E was the game that got me into fighting games.

[@HypnoSwag]

I would give anything for a current gen version of VF4.

[@brandonfarfan1978]

VF4. Cool.👍😎 Vanessa in this game, is my favourite version of Vanessa too. Muay Thai stance and other cool things, not seen in later updates and entries. After playing this and VF5 Final Showdown, I have to say this game is in alot of ways, better than Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. I was surprised that Goh, Vanessa and alot of characters in Final Showdown, have alot of moves and throws removed in the game, and alot of mechanics are missing as well. It makes sense why alot of VF fans, didn't like Final Showdown so much, and stayed away from it. Hopefully they bring back all of the moves, throws and other things etc from all of the VF games, back into VF5 Ultimate Showdown. Because that might hopefully bring back, alot of the VF fans who left and didn't like VF5 FS. But the big question is, will sega do that?😧 Anyway, good vid Sega.👍😃

[@DARS_04]

Some folks are making VF4 playable online in Flycast via Fightcade. That's awesome.

[@tissuesstuff1016]

Glad to see Sega acknowledge Virtual Fighter….

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

The best Virtua Fighter games are: 1. Virtua Fighter Remix (The best version of Virtua Fighter 1) (Sega Saturn). 2. Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega Saturn). 3. Virtua Fighter 3tb (Sega Dreamcast). 4. Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned (Arcade). And 5. Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (PS4).

[@iPlaySEGA]

Man i was so disappointed as VF4 was not released on the SEGA Dreamcast... It even was promoted on the JP Shenmue II Limited Edition. Still a SUPERB game! ♥

[@Sega_Dreams]

I didn't realize it was ever intended to come to the DC. Sega really dropped software support for that system faster than lightning. They really could have thrown DC owners a few final bones.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

1:56 aka Hardware limitation

[@SolidSonicTH]

Something I guess they omitted was Vanessa was originally introduced as a dual-style character who could use both Vale Tudo and Muay Thai in two distinct stances. But when Brad was added in Evo, the Muay Thai stance was dropped from Vanessa's move list and instead replaced with the Offensive Vale Tudo stance so she became a strictly Vale Tudo fighter.

[@AndresFnt]

Although I spent 3x more time on Tekken 5 than I did on VF:Evo and Soul Calibur 3 those 2 games are my favorite fighters on the ps2. I played T5 as a teen but played VF Evo as a man….Future Tekken titles definitely copies what VF Evo did right. VF4 was most certainly innovative and fairly balanced as well!

[@alanw9620]

Quest mode was awesome :)

[@julianoreys]

Sega must return to the old days glory

[@venom75x1]

Bring back quest mode

[@ivantsarevitch337]

I think the game only exist for esport purposes

[@donvalve2257]

This guy was also Paul Phoenix best voice.

[@dynastymusou8906]

No mention of the fact that Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary is hidden in the US version of Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution? Sadly, it isn't available in the European version and was only released as a seperate, promotional disc never sold in stores...

[@Korgoth9]

They did mention VF10th. in their VF1 retro vid.

[@dynastymusou8906]

@@Korgoth9 Yes, true. But they did not say how people could play it. At least, outside of Japan.

[@carloscuello8814]

You should have released VF4 on Dreamcast! You owed it to loyal DC users, Sega. If sometime on the future you release a "Dreamcast Mini" (as millions expect), you should finally include this one!

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Terrible idea. The dreamcast couldn't handle VF4

[@timelymirror7826]

🙃it was done for

[@carloscuello8814]

@@sladejosephwilson2300 in theory neither PS2, and they received a wonderful port, even with all the drawbacks (characters on PS2 sports half the geometry vs. original Naomi 2, for example). They could have released a DC port with lotta drawbacks and sacrifices, but probably making a good port with lot of effort. I mean, DC is less powerfull than Naomi 2, but has a similar architecture, which means with enough i+D they could had figure it out how to optmize VF4 within DC limitations....

[@shadowarena]

*"YEAH!" intensifies*

[@ProfileFb]

Virtua Fighter 4 (vanilla, not Evo or FT) = best VF and even fighting game to date. Evo and FT are up there but the original one is a bit ahead.

[@binnieb20]

Narrated by both Jacky Bryant and Paul Phoenix.