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Terraforce

One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
18,917
That was ... lazy

And what the fuck is the ken hairband doing as a scarf
People need to learn the definition of lazy. You can dislike the pick, but him being an alternate version of Ryu doesn't make the choice inherently "lazy." If you watched two seconds of the trailer you could tell there's plenty of differences between the two, and it actually adds to the lore of the series.
 

Omnistalgic

self-requested temp ban
Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,973
NJ
Psycho Ken would've been a breathe of fresh air, not only has story wise made this character redundant, but we've seen him so much already.

Still a chance for Ryu to be good again, so eh..I'm ok with it. Momochi pick him up and own
 

Deleted member 14377

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
13,520
When CAPCOM makes some good designs, the hit it out of the damn park. But when they miss, they fuckin MISS.
 

Xenosaga

Member
Oct 27, 2017
11,987
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Platy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
27,704
Brazil
People need to learn the definition of lazy. You can dislike the pick, but him being an alternate version of Ryu doesn't make the choice inherently "lazy." If you watched two seconds of the trailer you could tell there's plenty of differences between the two, and it actually adds to the lore of the series.

ok sorry

The design is INSANELY lazy
So lazy that my first reaction was to post on the "Why women criticise sexualised character designs" thread =P

But yeah the animations are cool

And if by "adds to the lore" you mean "completely contradicts" than yeah
 
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Moara

▲ Legend ▲
Member
Oct 25, 2017
23,871
We're practically entering "lazy dev" territory here. Look, you can dislike the pick all you want, but he clearly has a lot of unique animations going on. It ain't a palette swap.
 

Village

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,809
The Satsui no Hado was conquered by the Power of Nothingness, he shouldn't have any darkness left in him (unless this is supposed to take place during the story mode).

Like I get its fighting game lore, and none of it matters, but I just find this character really uninspired, and instead of having needed character growth, its just "bring back Evil Ryu in anyway possible!"
Its not in him

Its out of him

Kage is a manifestation of that, he's a ghost my dude
 

rpm

Into the Woods
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
12,356
Parts Unknown
I'm in for a 4th season, but I need to be told at least one more good character for me to pick up the pass
 

gundamkyoukai

Member
Oct 25, 2017
21,148
Capcom need to tell people what up with season 4 cause until then they getting no money from me.
Even if Kage look like fun .
 

jwhit28

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,052
So could all of this been avoided if Ryu just killed one person? Was Dhalsim trying to get Ryu to commit murder?
 

DJwest

Member
Oct 26, 2017
7,153
No Season 4 announcement? If not here, where would it be?
"Kage is only the beginning of the next season of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! We're doing things differently this year, so we're eager to share the details with you soon! Thank you for all the continued support. We can't wait to show off what's next in 2019!"
 

Alienous

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,605
The design is boring. Might have been interesting to commit to the idea of 'Ryu's Shadow' visually, instead of just being Evil Ryu.
 

Deleted member 1258

User Requested Account Closure
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Oct 25, 2017
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"Kage is only the beginning of the next season of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! We're doing things differently this year, so we're eager to share the details with you soon! Thank you for all the continued support. We can't wait to show off what's next in 2019!"
I wish I read this before making that dumbass thread
 

Terraforce

One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
18,917
ok sorry

The design is INSANELY lazy

But yeah the animations are cool

And if by "adds to the lore" you mean "completely contradicts" than yeah
No, none of this is true. They literally had a clip from the story mode to justify his existence. But it's clear you only see what you want to see as opposed to what's there, so it's probably not even worth wasting the time with someone like you. If you think this guy is a carbon copy of Ryu then I would seriously recommend getting your eyes checked.
 

HypedBeast

Member
Oct 29, 2017
2,058
Its not in him

Its out of him

Kage is a manifestation of that, he's a ghost my dude
I know its not him, Im saying that lore wise, we should be over this character concept already. "The Evil Ryu" has been done to death, hell thats basically what Akuma is, and I thought with the ending to the SFV story mode, that would be it.

Like I wouldnt mind them keeping Evil Ryus/Kages moveset, with his stomps and crazy tatsus, but gave it to a completely different character. Like maybe someone else who is manifesting the Satsui no Hado, or someone related to Necalli, just anything but Kage.
 

Sargerus

▲ Legend ▲
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
20,858
Kage theme is meh.


SFV soundtrack was the biggest downgrade from SFIV
 

HotHamBoy

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
16,423
Didnt Ultra add Hugo,Poison,Elena, and Rolento? Dont lose hope yet, there still might me chance for new characters.
Yes, all characters directly ripped from SFxT, along with some stages.

The only viable asset rip this time is Haggar from MvCI, but i wouldn't complain about that.

Yes actually, new mechanics introduced into sequels. V-Trigger sucks
Things can always get worse. I wouldn't be surprised if SFV has 3 auto-combo buttons at this point.