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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolvesis here at last, offering the same intense encounters you know and love from the series, thanks to its layered and intricate combat systems, allowing you to elevate your gameplay through player and character expression. In addition, you can dive into a brand new RPG mode to get to know the roster better.
In Episodes of South Town, you can explore short stories for the entire roster, unlock unique goodies, and improve your gameplay, making it a tremendously robust mode for newcomers and veterans alike, as there are callbacks and twists for the old school players, and excellent progression for the newbies!
Complete Guide To Episodes Of South Town
Episodes of South Townis anRPG-esque modefound in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. It serves as itsprimary single-player mode,allowing you toplay through short stories of the entire cast(except Cristiano Ronaldo) andunlock various cosmetic itemsfor your player profile and characters.
While it isn’t the most robust mode in modern fighting games, it serves its purpous well andcan be an excellent jumping-on point for newcomersto the series or genres, and agreat way for veterans to pick up the story of their favorite characters where it left off,while unlocking some goodies along the way!
Navigating South Town
When youfirst begin navigating the map of South Town,you will see aspread of icons with various Battle Difficulty indicatorsbeneath them, signifying thechallenge of the encounter relative to your current Level.We stronglyrecommend tackling every battle in each region before moving on to the next,as your Level will be on par or over the recommended Level.
There arethree regionsin South Town:Central City, Second South, and East Island,so there will beLOTS of battles for you to tackle,allowing you togain lots of EXP to Level Up and unlock new Skills and Skill Slots. To tell if you areover or under-leveledfor a particular encounter, thecolor of the Battle Difficulty textwill provide the information you need:
The icons will also indicate what type of battle it is, with a single human figure representing a special 1v1 encounter and multiple stick figures signifying a 1vX battle, ranging from two to four enemies on the opposing side. The pin icons represent standard encounters that typically only offer EXP or advance the story if they’re marked with a red flag. Then, the exclamation mark icons represent story-focused Stages that advance the plot.
Secret Stages
Every region in South Townhas aSecret Stage hidden somewhere on the map,which willreward a hefty amount of EXPupon completion.Where the icon is will differ for each character,but if youlisten closely,you canhear adistinct pinging sound that rings out when your cursor is near it.
Once you hear this distinct sound,slowly move your cursor around the area until the sound and vibration get stronger,eventuallyuncovering an Orange Icon.This encounter will be ahigh level for the region it isin, but will generally follow the same rules.
Secret Stage encounters will be against aGold opponentwith a1/66 chance of receiving 9999 damagefrom one of your attacks.Otherwise, theyreceive zero damage,no matter how much you attack them. So, it’sup to chance if you defeat them quickly or after several attempts.Seek them out in each region and defeat them for easy EXP!
Even in the New Game Plus mode of Episodes of South Town, the Secret Stages will be more or less the same, except with a stricter time limit. This won’t mean too much, as it’s still left up to chance. We strongly encourage being at or above the recommended Level, as you won’t receive that much damage when attacked, enabling you to stay in the fight longer and giving you more chances to proc the hit you need to defeat them!
Unlocking Skills
As you complete more and more battles and Stages in Episodes of South Town, you willLevel Up, unlock new Skills, and raise your Skill Cost Limit,allowing you toequip more Skillssimultaneously.Some Stages will reward you with new Skills upon completion,so it’s worth seeking them out when available.
Skills can only be unlocked by specific characters,but once they’re unlocked,they can be used across the entire cast and can even be stackedwith similar Skills. For example, if you unlock theNormal Attack Boost Iwith Terry, you canpair it with the Normal Attack Boost IIIyou obtained with Mai, and so on and so forth.
Don’t sleep on Skillsas they can be crucial for specific situations, allowing you todeal more damage during combos, prevent your opponent from using REV Arts and Gear Supers, and so much more.Skills can make your life substantially easier, especially in the New Game Plus mode, so ensure you’re using them to create potent builds!
When viewing Skills, you’re able to sort by characters to see which character unlocks specific Skills, allowing you to single out the ones you want. From here, you can play through that character’s Episode of South Town, obtain their Skills, and then equip them to every character going forward!
New Game Plus And Unlockables
Clearing the standard version of Episodes of South Townwillunlock a ‘Hard Mode’version of it called’Episodes of South Town+,‘allowing you torevisit each zone for new and more challenging encounters.This mode is where you will unlock the goodies for your Player Profile and characters.
Defeating the main bosses in each areawillgrant you a rewardthat ranges from aunique Title or Avatar based on your currently selected characterto anew Pattern that you can put on any characterin the’Color Edit’mode that allows you to change the Pattern and Colors of your favorite fighter’s clothing, hair, and other accessories.
New Game Plus exists for every characterin the game andonly becomes available after you clear their standard mode first,meaning there’slots to grind if you want to unlock everything.There will betwo Titles, two Avatars, and two Patterns you may unlock for each fighter,making it worth the grind if you want to spice up your profile and characters.
Lastly, there’snot much of a difference between this mode and the standard one,except for theenemies are smarterand theRules are more challenging,such as’Get a Perfect against Rock Howard’or’You won’t regenerate Health between rounds,‘which can get pretty tough in the later regions. Nonetheless, if you cleared the first stage, you’re more than ready for New Game Plus!
