Type: PC Gamer's assessment of the TGS 2025 presentation, plus verified Reddit reactions.
PC Gamer reported on September 26, 2025 that the New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project's TGS stage revealed notable combat-system ideas but delivered very little fresh gameplay for a presentation that ran roughly 50 minutes.
The stage itself took place a day earlier, on September 25, and covered two battle rules (Standard and Uprising) plus three new systems (Flow Guard, Break & Rush, and Stunner & stun combos) — see the TGS stage report and the developer follow-up interview for more detail on those.
A 50-minute stage with a 20-second teaser
PC Gamer writer Mollie Taylor noted that the system explanations were specific, but the new footage shown at the end was only about 20 seconds long.
That gap between the length of the stage and the amount of genuinely new footage was the core of the outlet's criticism.
The review did not say the stage contained no information at all — only that it supplied little fresh gameplay relative to its length.
Taylor was also reported as particularly interested in the strategic choices that persistent part damage from Break & Rush could create across a match.
Verified reactions from Reddit users
In the r/virtuafighter thread for the teaser, Crymydyne argued that the studio would have been better off focusing quietly for one or two years after the initial reveal instead of repeating familiar material.
gadgets230 summarized the presentation as something that could have been an email.
By contrast, counterhit121 supported giving the team more time and found the teaser's slow, measured pacing reassuring.
RazorRushDGN also wanted more gameplay but said the project's visuals and evident passion were still impressive.
These are individual comments from one public thread and should not be treated as a consensus among all Virtua Fighter players.
View the Reddit thread containing these comments
What this presentation did not confirm
The presentation did not announce the final title, release date, platforms or complete roster.
The competitive choices created by Uprising could not be determined without a finished build or substantially more match footage.
This article keeps PC Gamer's editorial assessment and traceable individual Reddit comments clearly separated from official system information.
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