After the conclusion of Saturday’s events at NEC XII, Soulcalibur V director Daishi Odashima and Yoshi Utoh we able to take some time out of their day for a sit down interview conducted by BrewtusBibulus to answer various questions from the Soulcalibur community.
You can check out the interview along with keyframes after the break, or you can view the video by clicking on the icon to the right of this post if you are reading this from the front page.
Keyframes from Sp1d3r:
You can check out the interview along with keyframes after the break, or you can view the video by clicking on the icon to the right of this post if you are reading this from the front page.
Keyframes from Sp1d3r:
0:50 What do Mitsurugi players have to look forward to with the removal of the knockdown of 2KB? (A 1:38)
3:30 People are wondering if there is any way to regenerate your guard guage? (A 4:15)
8:46 People are concerned that the flash of the Brave Edge moves will be too predictable. How does this factor into your design? (A 10:09 )
12:32 What is a clean hit? 13:25 Why is it random? (A 15:31)
16:56 Why can’t you be more manly?
18:45 Why are so many characters getting their stances removed? (A 19:35)
21:05 What do players have to look forward to that enjoyed mechanic-heavy characters like Setsuka or stance-heavy characters like Ivy? (A1 22:30 | A2 23:30)
24:47 So you made the Street Fighter IV of Soul Calibur? (A1 25:13 | A2 25:38)
26:33 Can you explain Just-Guard?
27:30 What is the unsafe part of Just-Guard? (A1 28:00 | A2 28:46 )
31:00 What would it take for you to patch the game and how often do you plan on patching it? (A1 32:55 | A2 35:25 | A3 36:50 )
37:50 Are there infinites in the game? (A 38:18)
38:50 Regarding character balance, would you buff the weaker side or nerf the stronger side? (A 39:40)
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