Soul Calibur V stream / feedback impressions:
-Tira: As long as she has those random properties, I will NEVER play her in tournament, I'm glad about the damage boost though
-Netsu: looks mad gimmicky and currently seems like a stripped down Taki
-Voldo: I haven't heard shit about this character
-Sieg: more cancels (thumbs up), can def. see him mind-fucking people at high level
-Zwei: didn't watch much, stupid push back on some of his moves
-Ast: I'm sure they're gonna have character specific step speeds before retail version comes out, if not, he's gonna be ridiculous
-Mistu: seems really straight-forward....and more boring than ever
-Ivy: (as with all stance characters) I'm sure they're gonna get all (or some of) their stances added by the time the game launches. Ivy with no whip stance just sounds like a dumb idea, but if she ends up having that "hold the attack" to do her whips moves in the final version, I wouldn't mind as long as she has plenty of moves this applies to. Don't get your hopes too high people, this bitch will get nerfed before launch, that unblockable damage is STUPID
-Hilde: I haven't had a chance to watch any videos of her new "legit" version. So far just read that she's a keep out character, I'm definitely curious though how she turns out considering how many problems she caused to SC4.
-Pat: looks pretty good, I'm sure he's gonna be a popular character
-Pyrrah: I can't really get past how much she looks and sounds like a whiny bitch
-Maxi: read that he's "better", we'll see
Final summary: with 6 months till launch I'm sure that the final version is gonna be A LOT different than what's been shown so far. There are still many moves, properties and characters that haven't been revealed yet. Just judging from the character select screen we've only seen around half the cast. Fingers crossed for some returning favorites (Cervantes, a cool looking adult Amy and an evil badass Sophitia) and BANGOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
As of now, I'll be in NC for most of the first year this game is out. If this game ends up being as good as I hope, I'll def. be traveling and trying to get the state to a level that can hold it's own nationally. Stay hungry my friends.
-Q
P.S. from now on, I'm entering tournaments simply as "FOX" because 1. Nobody can mispronounce it, 2. It's the most basic summary of all the random nicknames I've made for myself, and 3. Anybody that's known me long enough shouldn't be too uncomfortable with the transition.