[Xrd] News & (Theoretical) Gameplay Discussion

[Vulcan422]

Now that I've seen Sin in action, I'm interested in maining him. His full outfit looks like a banchou coat and he has that "I don't give a fuck" look about him.

 

And of course his metabolism mechanic is interesting.

[Zedar90]

Can anyone tell me where did the name Leo came from ?

I mean the super sayan 3 Slayer

From a dialog box in the trailer.

[Dogphone]

So.....Elphelt is a literal waifu? lol

 

Hype vids. Sin looks pretty fun and El's a lot more quick on her feet than I expected her to be.

[Sanger Zonvolt]

Elphelt looks great, her normals changing on the gun she is using is awesome.

 

Ramlethal is looking boring in comparison.

 

I'm set on picking her up for sure now.

[Uncivilized Elk]

Let's not get ourselves carried away. I'm not too sold on her character but she ain't that bad.

She's lacking the pantsu shot whenever she hits the ground, I admit. Expect it as DLC (god I hope not).

I really want a relatively high level match with these two characters. Is that silly to want from TGS?

 

[White Man]

I'm still not in love with Elphelt's design, but I'm glad they made her personality humorously dorky instead of either deadpan or all super shy (anime has taught me to expect one of the two from this type of character).  And as expected, her playstyle looks like a ton of fun.  The new stage look gorgeous as well.

[Sanger Zonvolt]

She's metal as fuck design wise though, you have to admit that.

[SoWL]

Trailer was hype, Leo looks SICK (Daisuke for the love of god give him a gothic-power metal theme PUH-LEASE), Sin's theme (?) sounds badass and Elphelt looks like a blast (hah...) to play.

 

But I have to say, that new stage is absolutely GORGEOUS   

 

Like seriously, the other stages are awesome (Zepp Center Arsenal and Edinburgh magical polis are personal favorites), but GAHD DAYUM

 

 

Now that I think about it, XRD's stunning visuals actually make me care about the stages, which is something I've never really experienced before for a fighting game.

Indeed. I haven't been this hyped about a simple background since BBCS Ronin-Gai. Too bad most of the fights (both online and offline) are going to be held over the boring tournament one.

Elphelt's bounce does not even bother me: in fact, I find it strangely relaxing. Skullgirls is a valid comparison in that it didn't bother me that much there, either.

[Jocelot]

I didn't know you could BS in blockstun, or maybe there is enough of a gap between Sin's rapid stab that allows it...?

Does that mean you can kinda mash BS during pressure or am I missing something? Its just that every other time I've seen Blitzshield used its been preemptive.

[MasterXDrake]

I think It's pretty obvious that shes a fanservice character now. I guess they wanted to appeal to the BB fanbase 

[Master Of Chaos]

I think It's pretty obvious that shes a fanservice character now. I guess they wanted to appeal to the BB fanbase

You say that as if I-No hasn't been around for years.

[ElvenShadow]

I'll be at TGS this weekend to try out all kinds of stuff. 

 

Trailer is ultra hype.  I love the new song.

 

Both characters seem cool.  I really like Elphelt's play style.  It seems her grenade blast can hit her as well just like Faust bombs (you notice it after Sin whiffs RTL in the 1st dengeki vid).  That win animation where she gets over excited about wedding talk and has that nosebleed had me rolling! 

 

Also, when I first saw Leo he almost looked like he was in the Holy Order but then everyone on this thread said he looks similar to Slayer... I don't know what to think but he does look pretty bad ass. 

 

Also, there's gonna be a tournament on Sunday at TGS with a 64 player cap.  I'm gonna do my best to enter.

[SoWL]

I actually think Leo is a member of the Holy Order, as well. Not only because of the context he appears in, but also because, well, a lion is a common symbol for God (and kings, which makes me associate him with Ky). I then thought that he's one of Slayer's old friends, but if he is, he's not on that AC ending picture (and that one's not canon, anyways).

[Liminal18]

So El's long range gun can be aimed with the stick to extend air juggles basically? Might also be nice for zoning can be anti-air and ground it just depends on how fast the aiming reticule moves compared to characters.

Reminds me of Mina from SSV.

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[greatfernman]

Both characters seem cool.  I really like Elphelt's play style.  It seems her grenade blast can hit her as well just like Faust bombs (you notice it after Sin whiffs RTL in the 1st dengeki vid).

That looked like she just cooked the grenade for too long to me. did she actually throw it already?

[The Magnet Technician]

Elphelt's bounce does not even bother me: in fact, I find it strangely relaxing. Skullgirls is a valid comparison in that it didn't bother me that much there, either.

 

Also, Elphelt actually has a spine :v

 

But yeah, Elphelt looks fun as hell. Waiting to see what some of the high-level players can do with her.

[D.R.F.]

Also, Elphelt actually has a spine :v

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See guys, no Neo Noel:D

[HeWhoRocksAlot]

 

It's a marriage certificate.

Boob window served their prupose ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

On a more serious note, the new Dengeki Online article is getting into a couple of Sin and Elphelt command.

http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/928/928164/

There is another footage with someone messing around with Sin for a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niOXnURSzIc

[ElvenShadow]

That looked like she just cooked the grenade for too long to me. did she actually throw it already?

 

Yea I think she held it too long or something.  Either way the explosion part seems to hit both players.

[Pichy]

From what we could see the grenade only hits Elphelt if she cooks it for too long. Later in that same video she runs into the explosion from a thrown grenade and is completely fine.

 

Re: comments about her looking too anime or trying to make this a game aimed at Blazblue players or whatever nonsense. This is a series which has a ronin seemingly incapable of doing any sort of chest bindings since 1997. The game has tits. Get over it.

[Stellarcircle5]

I think the grenade cooking mechanic is awesome. Arcsys has hit gold with her playstyle, I'm super excited to see what she can do at a high level! No doubt her combos will look super stylish with her gun stance switches.

[Diveman]

I'm expecting a lot from Elphelt, they roll made me think of some crazy oki options mixed with the grenade. If she could roll backwards it'd be awesome too

[D.R.F.]

Arrghh my hype levels are causing my brain to bleed;/ I WANT MORE!!!!

[greatfernman]

so i was reading the dengeki online article. and not only does elphelt's roll cross up even in the corner, she has a command grab in shotgun stance as well, which, if i'm understanding this right, puts the opponent in crouching state and can be comboed after.

grenade shotgun oki could be pretty good.

the thing i'm curious about is if you can attack while holding the grenade since it was shown you can airdash and move around normally. if it only disables your P button she may have some sick set ups for oki with mid combo grenade cooking.

oh wait i'm not actually sure if the grenade thing is negative edge, I just assumed so. if it's not neg. edge then she could probably still do 5P or 6P or j.5P or whatever

[Diveman]

so i was reading the dengeki online article. and not only does elphelt's roll cross up even in the corner, she has a command grab in shotgun stance as well, which, if i'm understanding this right, puts the opponent in crouching state and can be comboed after.