Teutonicknight

Gameplay is definitely faster. When they land, hits don't slow down as bad, and overall play is faster than before. I'm gonna like it.

I don't approve of the outfit. It's her personality, fight style, and how well she fits in the game that does it for me. Outfit can go to hell for the most part though, it was obviously rushed... But Bullet's outfit is far worse in my book, and she seems boring.I will try Bullet, because the game has been needing a lightweight grappler for awhile. I just hope they did it tastefully.

HELL YES. This needs to happen ASAP!

I wouldn't go that far. Bullet (supposedly) requires a lot less skill to use and is classified as a lightweight grappler. They are nothing alike from what I can see. Bullet looks like garbage compared to Makoto in every way to me. So she has big tits... Whoopty-f**ken doo... The design has no soul put into it whatsoever.

If she is crap again, I'm not getting CP. If they make her stupid strong but boring, I still won't buy the game. I want her to be fun and viable, and stop giving her dumb/unnecessary nerfs. The more I hear about nerfs, the more my faith in BlazBlue dwindles. They should just buff the hell out of the entire cast and just nerf what NEEDS to be nerfed. It may be just a loketest, but there's still too much bad news so far. I really want Makoto to be a solid fighter again, she is too good of a character to waste. If she doesn't get the buffs that she deserves, consider me gone. (Please, don't screw up Arcysys.) Whew, now that that little rant is done, any GOOD news on her loketest changes? I've clearly seen all the negatives...

All the characters seem to have somewhat different strategies, but for the most part, nearly everyone feels like a rushdown fighter. There are a few exceptions, but BlazBlue's diversity is much more pronounced compared to Guilty Gear. But it is a GREAT game if you haven't tried it. I love it to death.

That brings up an interesting question. Does Tao turn into a Kaka Kitten during it? That would be cute. I'm assuming she does. I haven't seen any pics yet, but I have seen Makoto's, Jin, Ragna, Valk, Noel, Hakumen (bit confused at this one, he turned into some kind of dog-like thing), Hazama, and Relius.

Still can't wait, the new gameplay looks like it's gonna get hectic. It's just faster-looking overal, and that's what I like. New stages and music sound great too, especially Azrael's theme. Game looks badass already and it's not even done yet.

Yeah, because in actual gameplay, she's not all that big, but somewhere decently sized. Still a nice figure though, and can't wait for Chrono Phantasma to come out. Maybe we will see some improvement on her in that game. Imo she didn't totally suck in Extend, at least her nerfs were not as hard as Rachel's in CS1. From what I heard, Rachel was damn-near unplayable there. But still, Makoto got nerfed way more than she deserved, so hopefully they fix her up and make her somewhere around Mid-upper tier, to where she's not too good to where she is abused, and at the same time, not totally helpless either. Arcsys* doesn't seem to know how to nerf/buff a few characters the right way sometimes. Extend was decently balanced, but it was balanced in kind of a lazy way.

Found it way cheaper from a friend of mine, he sold it to me for $60, so I avoided the little monopoly going on. It's actually really neat and nicely detailed. But... Her boobs seem... I don't know... Bigger? lmao, not that it's a bad thing, but I could have sworn they aren't that big. (Unless you look at Makoto's Chrono Phantasma artwork, she hit Litchi status) Now just waiting for my arcade stick.

Will look into. Can't be a Makoto fan without it, can I? Ha.

Stones and butterflies come from nature itself. Look at Makoto's emblem, and you'll see a diamond shape embellished with leaves, vines, and trees. It's a beautiful emblem, and the shape reminds me of such precious stones as Alexandrite. It's also the stone of love and passion (or courage and virtue, forgot which, could be all of these) and it suits Makoto very well I believe. It's not toally obvious, but if you look deep, like you said, it can symbolize many things. Most of the things it symbolizes is nature itself. The most typical symbolism for butterfly is usually beauty, which Makoto obviously is. As for sky... She can send you straight through it in a beautiful (and painful) way, lol. That, and the sky itself is a part of nature and is beautiful in its own right, but I don't think I want to go through the moon to see it that up close. The more obvious thing is her being part of nature herself, being part squirrel and all. If taken seriously, she's a deep character. Another reason why I'm a big fan of her.

Yep. They are not there at all, so the only way you can hear them is actually fight Relius yourself with sound and music off. Great... And I doubt they will ever patch this anyways, so if i'm up for it after getting a decent sound recorder/ripper, I may try uploading ALL of Makoto's in-game voice samples, Japanese and English, just because no one else has yet. And I will try to set a download link too one day.

I like it because it's not the typical overly girly high pitched voice you usually hear in most Japanese animes. It's a deeper, more powerful voice full of emotion, and to be honest, it's actually impressive when she's fighting. And it's lovable and cute when she's not being all serious. I have also noticed a few more personality traits on her voice from Set A to Set B. Set B sounds more like she's trying to be funny in both Eng and Jap, while voice Set A is a slightly more serious tone. Then both go full-blown pissed off when fighting Relius or Hazama. It's interesting now that I look at it on Extend's gallery (but where is the "vs Relius" quotes!? Did they forget to add them!?)

I don't know which is really her definitive personality. She's basically all of these things. Our little squirrel has several personalities...

Oh... Now I understand. So Japanese Makoto is more "cute" instead of "suggestive", with a hint of playful. Right?

Same. Both of her voices are surprisingly good and fit the character.

I always thought Arcsys was a cut above the rest when it comes to English VA's. Not the best, but not too terrible.

I would give her some love, but I'd be lucky and unlucky at the same time. (and possibly dead from being strangled) EDIT: lol, and this topic went from general gameplay to general foreplay

I have a feeling he may potentially be the most dangerous character out of the entire playable cast. There may be more to him than meets the eye. If he can make Terumi second guess him, and even make him shudder, that's saying quite a bit. Remember what happened when Makoto came across him? Heck, it's safe to say I'd keep my distance too! If Goro's best in Japan, who the best Makoto player overall? oh wait... In Japan... He is the best. I really can't do half the things I've seen him pull off, but I sure would like to. I've got a lot to learn.

lol, official or not, it's pretty obvious Makoto is one horny girl. She would screw pretty much anyone, and anything from what I know. She even went as far as feeling up Carl. The only person she stays away from is Relius.

As I said, damn responsibilities...