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Just curious, was there art like that on the disc for anybody else besides Adel and/or possibly Heidern/Shion?

Looks like Imai is actually back. Mori pops in for a little bit, so he technically is the special guest this ep.

Whip is basically just Billy with a gun and Spider-Man's Web Swing, though. Her normals go a ridiculously long range, have wonky hitboxes, and above all else when she does the one attack that Billy has (where he goes up into the air and comes down from offscreen), she does this inhuman, siren-like scream that makes people deaf just by hearing it.

For close range, do not use L. It's range is fucking pathetic compared to Dante's and it's garbage overall. Use M for both close range and pokes, and H for blockstring pokes into SHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSH. Also Zero can be played without buster. Just use Hienkyaku and Sentsuizan mixups with assists.

Adel, Heidern, and Shion might possibly be future DLC. It's amazing what people can find by looking on the disc nowadays.

There aren't really any Noel-like characters in Ultimate. If you want somebody who is fast with good mixup, use Wesker. He's, like, 100x more broken than CS2 Noel in terms of damage and mixup potential, and 1000x easier.

I still think "Go home and be a family man" or some variation thereof is a more viable subheader, although that one works too. After all the genera; thread IS called "Family Man Extraordinaire".

Kagetsu and Shadow I think are also pretty good with Relius.

Definitely more than 100. It was about 98 character IIRC before Saiki was revealed.

Remember if you decide to use Vergil: learn your HSHSHSHSHSHSHSHS blockstring and use it well.

Next episode will be an early celebration for JP Extend.

Shingo is superior to all.

I always hated Kensou. Ever since his first appearance I've always thought of him as a massive faggot.

OK so I actually went and played everybody in Training Mode besides the people I want to main. I really am liking how the cast has changed. Potential candidates for leveling up ATM are Leona, Maxima, Raiden, Robert, Shen Woo, and Kula. Maybe Mai and/or Mature.

Kilik does that too, but better. Back on topic, there is only one character I really want in this game. Behold, the greatest Soul Calibur character ever made: Olcadan.

Also, played a friend from Cali online and it actually ran with no lag. I was just as surprised as they were.

So the new Phase Shift is about Hakumen? Hell yes. Cannot wait for this shit.

Attempt at achievement translations Rachel Tried Hard! [TUTORIAL] Finish all your homework Arcade Cleared [ARCADE] Clear Arcade Fluffy Cloud Heaven [ARCADE] Be challenged by one of the secret bosses and defeat them Don't Call it a Comeback [sCORE ATTACK] Clear Score Attack Unlimited Power [uNLIMITEDMARS] Try this mode 10 times Baptism of Fire [uNLIMITEDMARS] When fighting Taokaka, get hit by the bomb carried by the Chibi-kaka she calls out in her new Distortion Good Heavens, Look at the Time! [TRAINING] Spend 30 minutes in Training Mode in one sitting Back to the Basics [CHALLENGE] Clear 50 challenges Technorogy! [CHALLENGE[ Clear 100 challenges Welcome to the Abyss Hole [ABYSS] Defeat the boss at DEPTH100 I'd Say I'm Already Halfway There! [ABYSS] Defeat the boss at DEPTH500 It is a Stanza [ABYSS] Defeat the final boss at DEPTH999 Complete Abyss! [ABYSS] Acquired every SHOP ITEM Roid Rage [ABYSS] Fill out all parameters for your character Ancient Memories [sTORY] Remember the good old days of Calamity Trigger's story O' Brave New World [sTORY] Clear Makoto, Valkenhayn, Platinum, and Relius' stories To Be Continued...? [sTORY] Clear the True End...again King Midas Accumulate $100,000 Platinum Dollars (pd) Half the World is Mine! [GALLERY] Collect half of the...collectibles The World is Mine! [GALLERY] Collect all of the...collectibles Studying Now! [REPLAY THEATER] Save and watch 10 replays Playing to Win! Play a team battle and win without losing a teammate Trust Me, I'm a Professional Get 200 or more PSR with a character Level 20 Reached level 20 I'm Winning! [Ranked Match] Get 3 wins in a row It's over 100! [Ranked Match] Play 100 Ranked Matches Play Well With Others [Player Match] Play a team battle Gift of the Magi [Player Match] Win a team battle And then there's a bunch of secret achievements.

Tried it. Doesn't work to my knowledge.

After playing it for about a couple hours now I have to say this. While the game feels much better and what XII should've been, I still feel that it's missing something. Some reasons: -It's just not KOF without 40+ characters. -Story mode feels really tacked on and is just an extended Arcade mode. -The gameplay feels too heavily reliant on cancels. -DLC characters already look way better than their current counterparts, why not just make them unlocks instead of on-disc? Regular Iori is trash, and Kyo feels too scrubby, like a substitute Classic Iori but dumber. And Mr. Karate is just a superior Takuma. -Online could've been SO MUCH BETTER. This definitely does not seem like a game I'll be playing often. Or ever when it does die. Once again, SNK fails at presentation. EDIT: Also fuck EX Saiki and EX Ash at the end. Both are fireball-spamming assholes who also feel like a lazy attempt at a classic SNK Boss. Fireball spam is the only thing notable about them, otherwise they just don't compare to Magaki and Goenitz.

Got it today. Some more info. -Billy, Saiki, and Ash are secret mid-bosses. There are achievements for fighting them. You fight Billy by completing less than 5 Target Actions per round by the end of the 3rd match, and you fight Saiki by completing more than 5 Target Actions per round by the end of the 3rd match. No idea how to fight Ash. He just appeared out of nowhere. -You unlock new custom colors by using a character 10 times. After using a character 10 times you unlock a new row of colors, for a maximum of 40 times of usage for 4 rows. It's pretty bitchy and dumb, but all you have to do is go into Vs. CPU, select the characters (or character if doing 1v1) you want, and win a match, then restart. It will take hours to do but it's worth it. -In the sound options there is an option to use Type A and B versions of the soundtrack. Type A is XIII songs, and Type B returns all the character themes to their XI versions (except for Kim who gets the overused as shit arrangement of Soul Road from '96, which I hate). Billy gets Geese ni Katakori as his theme, and Saiki gets a slow, non-boss like arrangement of EX Saiki's theme, Fate. -Gameplay feels a lot like 2002UM, but smoother. There's also a heavy emphasis on canceling. -Online is good, but not great. There is noticeable input delay everywhere, so forget every combo you've ever learned except basic special cancels because you absolutely will not be able to do them online.

Watched the trailer, and I am extremely excited for one reason. Yoshimitsu is still Norio Wakamoto.

Looks like someone has already ripped the music from the game. For safety's sake I won't post a link until an OK or not OK is given. What I will do is give a preview of what's inside. -Console OST has a bunch of new, possibly story-related, shit. -An extended version of the original, more gdlk Arcade intro is in there. -As the limited edition CD has already spoiled, the following songs are in the game or will be DLC: Soul Town '96 Arrange Version, Esaka?, Pure ~of good old days~, Arashi no Saxophone, joker, Queen, Street Dancer, Smell of gunpowder, I'm Hot For You, After a long absence, and KDD-0075, all Arranged versions from the PS2 version of XI. -DLC Iori, Kyo, and Mr. Karate get Original and Arranged versions of their themes. Iori's is Arashi no Saxophone 2 from '96, Kyo's is Goodbye Esaka from 2000, and Mr. Karate's is Takuma's theme from Art of Fighting 2. -Billy gets 2 themes - London March and Geese ni Katakori. -There's a slower, more dramatic arrangement of Boss Saiki's theme, Fate. Don't know what it's for but it might be Ash vs. Saiki or Story Mode related.

SRK...doing a KOF guide? MADNESS!

Imagine Hakumen with green hair instead of silver. There you go.