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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#4026: Mar 15th 2018 at 6:42:34 AM

[up][up][up]Witcher guy.

Like he's a dude with a sword. And he fights like a dude with a sword. Plus a small bit of magic. Which you know, is fine, I just think that guest characters should be more visually and thematically striking than the non-guests.

edited 15th Mar '18 6:45:36 AM by LordVatek

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#4027: Mar 15th 2018 at 6:43:13 AM

[up][up][up] The books & the games diverge greatly I recall.

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Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#4028: Mar 15th 2018 at 6:54:32 AM

We got five American-made guests (Spawn, the Star Wars characters in IV and Kratos), then a French-made guest (Ezio) and now a Polish one (Geralt)? Western guests are coming in many places.

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#4029: Mar 15th 2018 at 7:25:23 AM

Fuck yes, Geralt.

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Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#4030: Mar 15th 2018 at 7:40:07 AM

Geralt fits. He's not as flashy as, say, the probably inevitable Noctis reveal. However, he feels more like a natural fit in the Soul Calibur world.

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#4031: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:00:41 AM

Noctis is in Tekken 7 already.

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VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#4032: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:22:21 AM

He's allowed to whore himself out to whatever fighting game he wants!

Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#4033: Mar 15th 2018 at 10:56:22 AM

I'll take a grounded, fitting guest over Star Wars characters, Spawn, and Square Enix's latest man whore any day.

I don't know nor care about Geralt or the Witcher, but he doesn't clash with the cast, so I'm fine with him.

edited 15th Mar '18 10:56:53 AM by Hashil

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#4036: Mar 15th 2018 at 11:44:55 AM

So since everyone's being shy.

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lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#4037: Mar 15th 2018 at 11:47:35 AM

Its actually kind of nice to have a traditionally western style hand and a half sword, its such a strange thing for a game like Soul Calibur to have lacked for such a long time.

edited 15th Mar '18 11:47:51 AM by lycropath

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#4038: Mar 15th 2018 at 11:48:28 AM

Now Cervantes can have an old buddy to hang out with.

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VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#4039: Mar 15th 2018 at 11:50:32 AM

[up][up][up]Luigisan98 actually posted it last page, he just didn't embed it.

edited 15th Mar '18 11:50:45 AM by VutherA

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#4040: Mar 15th 2018 at 11:52:03 AM

Shows why Mitsurugi is his rival.

Their both the medium-swords users only one is Japanese style & the other Western style.

Plus Geralt has his magic to make him more distinct though I wonder if he'll use the silver sword.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#4041: Mar 15th 2018 at 7:56:54 PM

@page topper: yeah, like I've been noticing before, there's a lot more potential for variety in certain types of fiction, including in this series.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#4042: Mar 15th 2018 at 8:07:40 PM

Isn't Soul Calibur's main gimmick being the "sword fighter?" If they give that up and start introducing more variety it turns into Tekken where you get vampires and Final Fantasy characters and crazy alien ninjas.

Dead or Alive started with runaway ninja princesses and it's latest iteration introduced a moe, big-boobed girl with no backstory who instantly became a fan favorite.

Street Fighter? Don't even get me started on how forgettable most of the newer roster is, for all of its variety and strange character designs.

I mean, more weapon styles, yeah. But, I don't really see a problem with "guy with a sword." Nearly everyone in this series is a guy with a sword. The half/third that aren't are women with swords (or a chakram)

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#4043: Mar 15th 2018 at 8:24:59 PM

1. No.

2. Even if it were, I already pointed out there's far more variety to 16th century weapons besides "straight or slightly curved blades of varying lengths". It'd be like having a modern shooting game in which every playable gun was a different type of revolver. Embarrassingly limited.

Oh, and alien ninjas? Are you talking about Yoshimitsu? The descendant of the guy who is in this same series?
We just went over this last month. 5 pages ago. You were there.

edited 15th Mar '18 8:28:34 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
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#4044: Mar 15th 2018 at 8:31:26 PM

I look at it this way: If Geralt weren't a guest character, would he stand out in any way?

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Darthwyn leader of Inherit from The void Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#4045: Mar 15th 2018 at 8:37:05 PM

Are we talking looks alone or background included?

Because a warrior that hunts down monsters with a blade and magic combination sounds kinda cool especially when the character looks like they have experienced a lot of battles with their aged look.

edited 15th Mar '18 8:37:17 PM by Darthwyn

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agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
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#4046: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:09:36 PM

Gerald is a solid choice, If I have to choose between him & Zoro than it going to be The Witcher. I like Zoro as much as the next guy but after the Star Wars guest, I like to rein it back on the on the wildness.

edited 15th Mar '18 9:11:27 PM by agent-trunks

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#4047: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:23:51 PM

He honestly seems fine to me, though he's not my first choice.

[up]Also that.

edited 15th Mar '18 9:24:05 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#4048: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:48:15 PM

I'm more than happy with Geralt, especially over Zoro. Not that I don't have anything against the character specifically but One Piece's notorious fanbase has gotten me pretty sick of it, and I'd much rather have a Tales or God Eater character as guest characters with "wild" playstyles. Fuck, I'd even take Medieval Spawn at this point.

agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
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#4049: Mar 15th 2018 at 10:29:36 PM

Actually Medieval Spawn would've a nice alternative outfit for Spawn instead of just being maskless.

Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#4050: Mar 15th 2018 at 10:47:43 PM

Oh for sure, though given MS was being Screwed by the Lawyers at the time, I'm not surprised they didn't go that route back in the day. Would've been nice to at least have the Hellspawn's from the Dark Ages or Curse of spinoffs be alts though.

edited 15th Mar '18 10:48:06 PM by Rynnec


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