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Dark Aura Bros ftw. I hope he's fun to play with if I have to spend 30 hours unlocking him in story mode lol. I also hope the pic of him stomping Jin is a thing that happens in the game.

So I'm kind of behind the news, ASW is localizing CP, but there's still no release date for NA other than Q1, right? Is it really that much cheaper for them to do it themselves, rather than Aksys? The only reason I'm wary is because of the random lines that were messed up in CSE (I think Litchi and Haz were randomly untranslated). I've never imported a game before but I kind of want to import this. If I didn't preorder, am I screwed? I have no idea what sales are like in Japan, but I've never had a problem getting a copy here.

I was sad that Terumi was confirmed to be DLC only because I thought he wouldn't have a story mode. Then I remembered that individual story modes are gone, so I guess it doesn't matter. Kinda annoyed that I have to download him though. I guess they need some kind of preorder bonus. I just wanna see Haz vs Terumi matches.

Weird o.o I have the exact opposite opinion lol. Wait no, I like both enough. English is way better for me, though. I think they both sound really cute. I didn't realize how much I liked her dub voice til I watched TMML though. Her VA did a fantastic job with that. The only JP voice I don't like is Kokonoe's. I think the English VA makes her sound more badass and commanding. The JP one sounds really boring in comparison. I'm usually really against dubbing when I don't have a choice of dual audio but, BB is the only game I've played in English (when given the choice). These VA's do a sweet job. Among my favourites are probably Makoto's voice and Relius' (I'm sorry that I don't know these people by name). Pretty sure BB has THE best anime dub I've ever heard (imo of course). Really hope it's possible for whoever is localizing CP to get the original VA's back.

Well, that makes sense then. shtkn, I knew what you said was true but I guess I never really understood how one can just not care about the characters and why they're fighting. To each their own though. I've played Arcana Heart and knowing about the game's story actually made me dislike it more, so it's not that I'm completely lost about what you mean there. Good point Chao, I'd forgotten that there were a fair amount of people who import. The thought to import never crosses my mind, so I didn't stop to think that it might be daunting to people. I tried playing BB's story in full Japanese and gave up in 5 min. If they had some furigana in there, I might be better off though. Also, thanks for clearing up the generational stuff, Blade. The first GG I played was GGAC; the one that didn't have a story mode. Now that I have AC+ and played a bit of it the story...I realized how much BB has spoiled me on that front lol. And Hecatom: I know the story doesn't ultimately matter, it just gets me into the game. I think I'd have stopped playing BB (or any FGs really, since it was kind of a gateway game for me) after CT if the story wasn't as interesting as it was to me. It serves its purpose I guess lol. Sorry for the long post, wasn't trying to start anything. I was just genuinely curious.

I thought anime gamers love story mode though? Are there are lots of you on DL who never play it? It's the first thing I did in every iteration. Having Kagura unlock near the end means he has some pivotal role, glad he looks cool so far.

I think it's pretty likely you'll be able to unlock him earlier if you pay for it. They did the same for Mu before, IIRC? Feel bad for those who don't like doing story mode stuff.

I've always wanted to see a timeskip of what Carl could turn out to be, I guess Hibiki is it. Wish there was room enough for 2 playable traps in this game ;__;

I've never played a PC version of a fighter (yet, gotta wait for that SG steam code). What makes them so much better that everyone wants a PC port of everything? I'm really just curious. Is it as simple as better netplay or something?

I know what you mean. I don't feel like the actual game has that many ecchi scenes, but the character designs themselves are pretty ecchi imo. I expect a lot of camera angles and at the very least, boob jiggling. I don't think it'll be Nisemonogatari levels of ecchi-ness though. Also, I wasn't aware about the directors. That kind of lessens my hopes for this. Unless it gets horrible first impression reviews though, I'll (try to) watch it. Tbh, I really want to see that Library stage fleshed out in the anime. I want to see all those cool stages in their context. Like, Circus, somehow. Or Noel's port stage, because that ship is so badass.

So maybe the popularity vote was for a secondary purpose then? They could've been polling the most popular characters to bring back first, or something.

EDIT: Oops, I meant to quote Wild Candy. Sorry if you saw my post and it was confusing, Tokkan. Also, sad about Iconoclast. My fav BB opening. I'll take it with silent indignation. Also, I find it odd that you guys are assuming we'll either get a hot springs or a beach episode. I'm guessing we'll have both somehow. They'll find a way to make this work. Ok, back to serious mode. I think you guys might've mentioned this before, but I hope they somehow integrate some of the Phase Shift novel stuff into this. I wonder how they're planning to handle the timeloop stuff too. As long as it's not anything like Endless Eights, I can deal.

Honestly, a lot of that is probably people rewatching that over and over (I just watched it for like the 20th time now).

Well, my assumption is that Mori sought these people out to do the anime. If they're notable for ecchi stuff, then that's just what I expect :\ I know they're not directly responsible for choosing the content though. It's all up to Mori and that Hideki guy (I forget his last name).

Fan service still upsets me, but I know it won't be the animators' fault. I'm just hoping the fights are well animated. Also, am I the only one who wanted Iconoclast for the OP? I still like that song.

I thought he'd be used to that by now though lol. I remember Kokonoe used him to test Lambda's efficiency too.

Not sure if it's too early to be talking about this but I think it'll be on PS3/Xbox for sure. The thing is though, if they're gonna sell it on the next gen consoles, they're gonna need some extra features to make it worth it to the consumer or else they'll just buy it on current gen hardware. There's some cool hardware specific features on PS4. If the share button on PS4 can make it so that I can record matches and save them (in HD?) to put on YT or Twitch or something, then that might be worth the investment for me. Not everyone wants to do that though, so I'm wondering if that's enough to make anyone want to buy it. Also wonder if our PS3 sticks will be compatible with PS4...(guessing no, since the DS3 isn't). All in all, they should be able to port it to PS4/new Xbox easily. So if you want it there, you'll likely get it there. Also this. I don't get why anime players hate on other anime players. FGC is divided enough.

It's not a rivalry. Relius has stepped up to the evil plate, Ragna hates evil people so now they fight. Makes perfect sense to me.

I don't get the reference, since I never played Diablo (I hate that game).

Economically, it makes a lot of sense. I don't know if they could afford redrawing new sprites for all characters (+25?) in HD. I think 3D was a good choice. 3D is a lot easier and cheaper to do. It makes it easier for them to get them all in. Also, I guess if you like DLC, it makes it possible for alt costumes. I thought the shaders looked kinda weird before, (not "gritty" enough for GG) but directly comparing them to the sprites, I think it looks better than I thought. I watched the trailer a few times and now I'm used to it.

This is covering CT right? I kind of hope they basically animate CTR. I thought it turned out really well and I think it could also translate to an anime nicely.

What if it's ZEXCS and they rotoscope it? :P I'm actually really hoping for Production IG. For one, they did the opening for CSE/stuff for CTR. I'll be surprised (and disappointed) if it's NOT them. Plus, I like what they're doing with Attack on Titan and Gargantia.

I'm more excited to know the studio doing it so that I may adjust my hype levels accordingly.

Pretty sure that's the best CMV I've seen in a while, in terms of editing and whatnot. Gonna have to rip that for study when CP hits.

Doesn't that just encourage people to keep asking though? They just want to make their dreams real! I can get why people ask for these characters, but I don't get the frustration. Even if I want Jubei or Phantom or whoever, I don't mind if they don't make it in because I literally don't know what I'm missing. I think it would be different if they told me how these characters could play if they were in the game? Kind of like how SG is doing that character vote.