@Daisuash: Dude, I'm sorry about your girlfriend and sisters....there must be puke EVERYWHERE. And the boob job bills!

baxterpunch

@luketheobscure: I´m mature enough to have a girlfriend, family and friends like you said, and i don´t think it would be a problem to play this game; In fact, my two sisters really like playing Rumble Roses (the perfect example), a game my girlfriend bought me for birthday by the way...It´s just a bunch of polygons, for God´s sake, it´s not a BangBros Movie...

Daisuash

@luketheobscure: Ahhhh, you're right! Totally the first generation of men to like big boobs.

Man, why can't we go back to the forties, when we all treated women with the upmost of respect?

baxterpunch

The last Soul Calibur game I played was SC2. You know who I thought the hottest-looking character in that game was? Talim. She was also the female character with the smallest breasts. Why did I think this? Because unlike the direction that they've decided to take with basically every other female character, Talim actually looked like she could be a real woman.

Is it so hard for video game developers to put women in games that don't have the proportions of Barbie dolls or porn stars? To be perfectly honest, it would be a refreshing-- no, relieving to see some fat people in games. This unrealistic portrayal of the human body has gotten way out of hand, as far as I'm concerned. This factor alone has been enough for me to shun a series I formerly loved, and I seriously hope developers put an end to this trend soon.

exaggeration17a

@suya123:
Thats right, buddy. Every new character is female except for Star Wars guests.

And I do think they are going overboard with the T&A factor this time around.

Alex_Mexico

@fuchikoma: Thankfully, Arc is making a new fighting game that is basically Guilty Gear. No weird 3D dynasty warriors crap!

[img512.imageshack.us]

onidavin

@Garro:

I believe these are the same women who puke their guts out after eating and get boob jobs when they're 18 because they see that an entire generation of men are infatuated with images of women so out of proportion they wouldn't be able to walk upright.

And actually, I do enjoy anime now and then, just not the mindless tripe that panders to horny teenagers (and I've known plenty of teenagers in their 20's).

luketheobscure

@JocktheMotie: I don´t know if there was a memo about it, but i´m really happy i bought a Plasma, because everyone knows the T&A factor multiplies x10 when seen in HD XD...

Daisuash

I don't think that a single new character (that is not a guest character) is male...

suya123

I have kept my mouth shut on the subject of SCIV, but this is just ridiculous. Yes, I realize that the VAST majority of Soul Calibur's fanbase is male, but for Christ's sake! I am a girl and I like Soul Calibur.

This is just a little over the top for a not GTA game.

ArgentAngel

@Garro: Did you just insinuate anime is entirely about giant boobs? O_o

But on your second note is exactly one of the reasons the extent to which this game is going is quite ridiculous. I mean, if all the characters in Gears of War wore G-String bikinis I'm sure some people would love it, but I'm sure it would make many of the guys and girls who play it feel quite awkward about it, even if they normally don't mind some skin or somewhat overexagerated characters in games. It's not that there are a few characters who are rather racy, it's that about 85%+ of the cast is that bothers me and likely many of the other people who complain.

Nirolak

I don´t know if it´s a sellout or not, but at least the designs are good; Also, Hiroya Oku is awesome...Butif, like you say, they really want to please with all the fan service they can, please send a character design request for Kazushi Hagiwara or the artist from High School of the Dead (Daisuke Sato i think)...

@Palladium:Hahaha, pretty hilarous post; But it´s really sad you´re speaking truth, Guilty Gear 2 isn´t anything as good as the original series, What the hell happened!!

Daisuash

@Aethyr: She wields the 4th in her cleavage.

Tiber

T&A aside, she looks badass, guess I won't be using Kili... who?

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

Seeing no future in "orthodox" (?) fighters, Namco goes the girl-fighter path blazed by such titles as Strip Fighter, Asuka 120%, and Variable Geo. I can't blame them, personally I preferred the graphics to the gameplay.

Garro's right too, on both posts. A game isn't bad just because it's fanservicey. And I liked DoA2 (still waiting to try the newer ones... played 3 twice) because the controls were fast, fluid, and responsive, and it felt way more like martial arts than the games I was used to with super jumps, air-juggling, 30 hit combos, and of course the bare minimum in any fighting game, magic fireballs/waves/summons. Those are cool, but that's really not just "fighting" anymore. Also it makes no sense to never trap or reverse an attack in a fight.

@Palladium:
Hey, don't blame us, man. DoA is mostly guys. We get a girl or two per game.

And yeah... shame about Guilty Gear. I loved the X series because it WASN'T one of those 3D games, and did so well in the old style.

fuchikoma

I must have missed the memo where it says the greatness of a game must be split between its T&A factor and its gameplay.

Apparently, developers must do one or the other now?

JocktheMotie

@Aethyr: They're probably just REALLY poorly made. She actually lugs around a box of them for backups.

baxterpunch

I'm pretty happy with the character design for SCIV.

Although for those of you who want a reason to scream "they sold out", have a better case with the earlier announcement about the inclusion of Yoda and Darth Vader.

EtherealDragonz

Sequel confirmed. Soul Calibur: Exxxtreme Beach Volleyball.

Jac21

i don't need DOA, give me SOUL EDGE back!! ( yes, SOUL EDGE )

symphony_of_the_night

None of you are asking the pertinent questions.

Why does she need so many swords? Two in her hands and one in her mouth, Zelo-style?

Aethyr

@Garro: Well, you summed up my opinion nicely.

And my wife sits right next to me when I play DOA or SC, but she just usually asks if we could play SFII again.

baxterpunch

It looks like have another character to play with in Soulcalibur IV besides Ivy.

N15PCA

Why exactly does she have four swords? Does her fighting style involve juggling swords? Perhaps they're sword chucks?

Man, now I've got myself hyped up. There had better be sword chucks!

Tiber

@excel_excel: their power rivals the soul edge and the calibur togheter!

Grey Gecko

I look like have another character to play with in Soulcalibur IV besides Ivy.

N15PCA

Nice ass.

cluster1990

@Yam: ...Are you kidding? You want SF to have more cleavage and exposed asses?

As stated before, SC is a DOA sell-out.

Lainface

@luketheobscure: Thank you. The -ancee would give me a questionable smirk come friday night when I have that image burnt in my TV.

Fyren

Maybe this time the storyline will actually go somewhere....

Naw, not with this fanservice. SC has definitely sold out with this game.

Furysetzer

Man, these boring character designs are really driving me away from SC4. Titty character #409A? OH BOY. She looks like a less-sword more-flesh version of Yoshitora from Samurai Shodown.

onidavin

@luketheobscure: Well see that's the thing, some things are just not for some people. You, obviousley, aren't into the whole anime thang. Plus, I think you just insinuated that no girls play Soul Calibur. Which is ridiculous.

There are plenty of women who can gird their loins, sit down in front of Soul Calibur (and gasp, even Dead or Alive), and manage a few minutes of gameplay. They might even become fans... Or tournament participants!

Garro

@Garro: If that was directed at my post, just know that joking for the sake of joking, as opposed to joking to get across some kind of moral outrage, IS possible.

If not directed toward mine: Disregard that.

ShaggE

@JimElNino: & @ShaggE: Perfect coordination between postings.

Numerous

Did anybody say that oversexed characters couldn't go hand in hand with great gameplay?

JimElNino

@Garro: Some us mature enough to have wives/children/friends of the opposite sex wouldn't be caught dead playing a game that looks this ridiculous.

luketheobscure

@Garro: Sorry, forgot to add this.

DOA and SC are the wrong franchises to mock for sex appeal. These games sell well because people love their gameplay. I mean, I admit that good looking women has something to do with some of the sales, but let's put this all into pserspective.

[www.ebgames.com]

Now tell me that SC and DOA have succeeded because of tits.

Garro

@Zamzoph: Phew how big were those boobs of that teacher women in Gantz?? I'm surpised there not bigger in Soul Calibur!

excel_excel

Am I the only one that thinks that, excluding the certain body parts that you guys can't shut up about, she looks kinda manly? Just look at the face in the right picture.

thenino85

Hey, keep in mind that this is a guest character. It's a BONUS to enjoy on top of the All-Star-Cast you KNOW and LOVE.

djbrandon

Boobs. Typical of the guy who makes Gantz.

Zamzoph

This is hilarious, see, most of you will come in here making boob jokes. Or, complaining that SC needs breasts and star wars to sell it's games.

The funny part is, the rest of us fans mature enough to gracefully accept sex appeal will be enjoying a kick ass fighting game. See, I don't think my shit smells any better then the rest of yours, and I freely admit to enjoying eye candy. While breasts and star wars don't inherintly make for a good game, the converse is not true: breasts and star wars don't inherintly make a bad game.

So, I'm going to be purchasing a mighty solid fighting game with characters I love, and some sweet new designs that are more than easy on the eye.

And oh hey, I'll go ahead and enjoy the story while I'm at this, zen like state of not acting like a pretentious 13 year old.

Garro

Man, you guys are all acting like this is a bad thing.

Sooku

Reminds me of a certain character from high school of the dead. I think I'll get a kick out of her. But damn if her butt isn't distracting. If anyone plays her on 2P side it's game over.

xanavi

@blehh: I was going to sleep easy tonight, but yeah. Thanks.

Ryumeka

@JimElNino: That reminds me of a picture I saw called "The Perfect Woman." It was just legs, feet, a butt, a vagina, and a pair of boobs. I think it's just weird.

Zero_Beat

imagine yoda with a boner eeeeewwww

blehh

Those boobies strengthen the soul of...horny teenagers!

Szin

Can't wait for this game... ^^

Ycare

they keep adding so many new characters! this is great! she looks like the coolest new addition to the roster!

kaskeon

@Palladium: Nah, at least SC has ACTUAL fighting mechanics and interesting storyline. :)

neojames82

@Palladium: Hmm, well if you miss Guilty Gear you could try their new series when it comes out. [en.wikipedia.org] From what I've seen so far it's not perverted.

Nirolak

Just remember... Darth Vader.

Sundermania

At this rate, SC5 will just be a pair of breasts fighting each other.

ShaggE

Soul Calibur V will have a character who is nothing but boobs with arms and legs... book it

JimElNino

If only SF can be as creative as Soul Calibur. Look at how good this new character look!

Yam

Sigh. Soul Calibur has sold out to the DoA fanbase.

Guess I gotta go back to Guilty Gear...oh wait...it's now a Dynasty Warriors rip-off. Just kill me now.

Palladium

Why do men not have an issue with all being portrayed as Mr. Universe in a majority of hero roles, but when it comes to a female portrayal, its "Won't someone please think of the children?".

Interesting point.

I am getting a little annoyed with how far they are taking it. I don't want to be viewed as a joke when I try to play this game competitively (if I decide to).

SC has always been a pretty deep 3D fighter, it's discouraging to me if I'm playing it and people who don't know the game would be judging that the only reason I choose Cassandra is because her tits look as though they are going to burst through her top.

i.roboto

@Garro: "Again, you obviousley don't run with the anime crowd."

Choose your own response:

1) I'll have to take it off my business cards.

2) Not since the accident.

3) I used to run with a pretty tough crowd myself. Bad dudes. Looking for trouble. Me? I got out while I still had all my fingers. Once your a Jet your a Jet all the way baby.

luketheobscure

Oh man, depending on how she plays, that's a potential main right there. Always loved Gantz (the anime is a weak adaption of an awesome manga), and since more swords are always better....

Mmmm swords.

Sugoi

men, whats with them(japs) and big boobs. sc4 women look like monsters, well at least the got the ass nice

lilkao

@Saint Anima: She was always big, I mean.

Saint Anima

@EtherealDragonz: Because society forces the victim role onto women in a variety of ways.

Sidenote: There's actually a pretty interesting theory as to why, from a survival standpoint, societies often do this. Patriarchal cultures with protected "weak" women (e.g., victimized, defended, etc. etc.) had more available wombs and thus were able to spread.

But back to the point: because our culture says so. Silly as it is.

onidavin

@luketheobscure: Dude you are really just digging yourself in here. Again, you obviousley don't run with the anime crowd, or have gone to anything akin to Comic-Con.

First, the chicks who dig SC and things like it aren't puking their guts out - that's such a glaring innacuracy on "anime culture" or whatever you want to call it's not even funny. Talk to anyone at a local high school or college anime fan club, or hit up a convention, and the girls are as normal as the guys.

Second, if they all had eating disorders, why can I hit up google for jokes about American cosplayers vs Japanese cosplayers? Those girls love anime and vidoe games so much that they cosplay as these sleek sexy women regardless of whether or not they fit the body type.

Check out Basilisk. Tits? Oh hell yes. But, it's one of the best series out there because of its story and character interaction. Also, Ghost in the Shell. Motoko is constantly in sexy outfits but it fits the character, and I would be just, amazed if you managed to call that series "mindless tripe" and mean it.

Garro

I myself can't wait for this game. So what if the majority of the female cast have knockers that are mightier than the Soul weapons themselves?!

It's still Soul Calibur, and it's still a fighting game first. I can see if they added shameless minigames to the mix. People seem to forget that Taki was always like this.

Saint Anima

A Soul calibur character not wearing much clothing? How shocking =O

There's always a lot of characters that are semi naked. Not just girls either. Check and Voldo and Asataroth. Or Even Maxi and Yunsung will often have shirts undone (for no apparent reason).

Also let's not forget that all the guys in the soul calibur franchise except ones that are demonic or have something weird going on look like models too. Are you pure evil or a demon? No? Then you are a calvin Klein model. I mean even Voldo and Asataroth though crazy looking are in good shape.

I mean girls say they want characters with small boobs? Well I want characters with bald spots and beer bellies.

*Please note I don't actually want characters in a fighting game with bald spots and beer bellies.

Zim

I'm not sure why some of you so quickly come to the defense of improbabilities of character design when its a female design.

No one has issues when looking at the body types of Mitsurugi or Astaroth. I guess when it comes to a female chest everyone is up in arms, but if a guy has a massive chest and arm muscles, its completely normal despite the fact it would probably only be possible to obtain with performance enhancing drugs, if at all.

Why do men not have an issue with all being portrayed as Mr. Universe in a majority of hero roles, but when it comes to a female portrayal, its "Won't someone please think of the children?".

EtherealDragonz

@Nirolak: Well no, but SC character designs are more in league with anime than anything else. I mean, some people just aren't anime fans because they can't get past one thing or another be it sexy women, over the top action, or big eyes, etc. So in that respect, I'd say not being able to look past sexy chicks would have a degree of carryover to anime like Ghost in the Shell, Bleach, Basilisk, and maybe even Hellsing.

It's not fair to compare Gears of War to Soul Calibur in regards to clothing. I can see being uncomfortable, and that's fine, but people that fit that category on Kotaku have a tendency to start making pretentious jokes or declaring breasts as SC's only sell point. Anyway, Gears is a gritty military shooter and SC is an anime-esque fantasy sword fighter. The outfits in SC completely fit the style of the game. So, being uncomfortable with skimpy clothes in gears is waaay different from the phenomena in SC. It's Soul Calibur, not History Channel Presnts: Swordfighters in Time.

Garro

S@Tiber: Just a dual-wielding samurai style, I'd imagine. I believe the shorter sword was for suicide only, and not for fighting. So she only uses two fighting swords at a time.

Petezah

@Tiber: Two in her hands on in her mouth and one between her boobs -__-

Anyway can't I ever have chicks realisticly proportioned. If your strong enough to swing around 4 swords through people, chances are your not going to have ZZ size boobs, and I for one like boobs smaller, not every guy is into boobs bigger then a chicks head.

D Mitsuki

Oh wow, im glad i never cared much for this series. this just bleeds cheese, and not the good kind of cheese.

pandafresh

@baxterpunch:

Your kidding, right? No I doubt that many of us are old enough to remember the forties (let alone when SF II came out)but I hope your joking when you said that "we all treated women better in the forties."
What is this generalization based on? The romantic notion that men suitors called on their ladyfriends during courting? Were men more polite to women back then? More chivalrous? Or, dare I ask, more moral???
Things have changed. Some for the better, some for the worse. But this is all based on personal perspective really. We obviously see a lot more "skin" these days, and women are now treated equally to men under the law, but I think you may be looking at this issue through rose tinted glasses.
Oh wait a sec . . . are we really having this conversation on a videogame website? My bad. I just can't help it!

Listen, it's simple. The games worth will be defined by how good the fighting game is, not by how much "cheek" or boobage" is showing. If boobies scare you, don't play the game.
I swear, some of the anti-boobie rants sound a bit like when an immature kid says girls are "yucky" and teases them because he is actually just discovering the opposite sex but doesn't know how to place his feelings.

Maybe all you kids are just still afraid of "boobies."

( And for all you ultra-religious adults who just don't approve, to each his own please.)

HarkMammil

move over talim, i got a new main character

sc00t420

It isn't that there isn't an aversion to large breasts in this game, it's the gratuitous use of over the top character designs. A new character with spikes on her breasts? I would be embarrassed to play this game with anybody. I even bought the unnecessary SCIII when it came out. No thank you, Namco, I won't be buying this game.

Furysetzer

@JocktheMotie: Gameplay? What's that?

ArgentAngel

@exaggeration17a: Tekken's Bob is for you: [img517.imageshack.us]

@Garro: You have a fair point there, it would be a lot more out of place in Gears, and I am not opposed to having attractive women (or even ones that are so oversized I don't find them attractive) in games, but I still think it's just the amount of them that's getting people. I mean there are lots of comments here like "Oh here's another one." and "What's next, just boobs?" while there are barely any normal female options. I mean Final Fantasy games often have half naked characters but they never tend to receive flak as they're not completely inhuman.
Soul Calibur is better about this though in some ways as quite a lot of the men are really popular with women from my and my friend's experience. Characters like Voldo and Mitsurugi get lots of complements for their looks, but if all the characters were like Voldo or even more extreme I'd imagine many of them would find it awkward despite liking Voldo as a half naked character, as the game would seem like a female targeted porno.
All in all I'm sure the game will turn out to be really entertaining but I wonder if it will lose as many sales as it will gain from going this direction, as even some diehard Soul Calibur fans I know feel really awkward buying this.

@Zim: In all fairness I've seen a lot of kotakuites (I haven't personally though) complain that all the Gears and UT characters look like juicers. I've even seen people complain about Chris Redfield.

Nirolak

My concern is all these guest chars are going to make it hell to balance out.

arstal

fap fap FAP FAP FAP

derwaffle

@xbulletholes: What got me was this (from Garro) - "The funny part is, the rest of us fans mature enough to gracefully accept sex appeal will be enjoying a kick ass fighting game."

I try to avoid the whole interweb argument thing, but that was too silly not too reply. I think it may have been a trap.

luketheobscure

Damn soul calibur,you've changed.

KrylonBlue

What kind of warrior would go fight wearing a swimsuit? I say:
Ditch the Soul Calibur series, and stick to Samurai Shodown, they're having a 3D fighter on arcades, and on console sooner or later.

k_dash

@neojames82:

lol wut? u obviously dont play fighting games competively if u think guilty gear has a weak gameplay system. there are so many ways to feint, mind-games, cross ups, comboes that it surpasses any other 2d fighter outside of sf3. its why gg is in every single tougeki (major japanese tournament) since its creation.i bet ur one of those ppl who use sol/chipp and spam atks and think ur awesome cuz u beat ppl who suck at the game?

on a different note, who cares if this game has a ton of t&a its just a game. i play games cuz of the GAMEPLAY, not cuz of the characters. its for this reason i play the ultra bland virtual fighter 5. it has one of the best 3d fighitng systems outside of soul cal 2 (3 was horribly imbalanced), but the character designs are either extremely boring or seems like they picked random chars from random action movies.

maraxusofk

@luketheobscure: i'd have thought the mature out of us would be the ones who don't attack others for their gaming choice.

anyway, every character in soul calibur is a hyper-realised fantasy design because that's what the majority expect and wish to see. it's called projection and it's common throughout media, particularly forms where reality is maliable, like art.

xbulletholes

The biggest issue I have with the constant deluge of oversized...characters...such as SCIV's current roster is that it sends a bad message to the general public about what gamers think of people.

Remember back in the days when games had a variety of characters with all kinds of appearances, with the one token "T&A" character thrown in?

Now it's like: "Seriously, does ANYBODY in this universe were clothing?"

And yeah, FF's been bad about it (not as much in FFXII)...it's one of the reason's playing FFX-2 could be awkward at times.

TRT-X

This is what Taki would've been had SC not had standards back when the series first started.

SpishackCola

@EtherealDragonz: Well, on the subject of Soul Calibur in particular, the body types of Mitsurugi and Astaroth are perfectly acceptable in the game universe. Mitsurugi is a samurai who needs to be in top physical shape. Astaroth didn't use performance-enhancing drugs, but he's essentially a golem made incredibly strong through magic.

The ladies, though? My wife has been quick to point out how ridiculous Taki's catsuit is in particular. You'd essentially have to sew form-fitting breast pockets into the suit for it to be possible and for most women, bouncing around in an outfit like that which doesn't support the breasts at all would be an incredibly painful experience.

I would much rather see a female Viking character who looks more like Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, pre-surgery (seen here) than any of the current female combatants.

@Zim: I definitely think that the male fighters shouldn't all look like Calvin Klein models. Thinking specifically about the kind of build on men who compete in strongman competitions, I don't think a large belly would be all that unrealistic and I would applaud any designer who took that into account.

exaggeration17a

@yanipheonu:

Thank you for being the one individual to ask THE most important question!!!

HarkMammil

@baxterpunch: Heh... heh....hehehe... Right, women were DEFINITELY treated as equals in the 1940's... nope, no sexism in that decade...

ShaggE

So wait, with the whole armor loss thing, what is going to happen with the skimpy outfits???

yanipheonu

Hiroya Oku's Gantz is too awesome. I'm going to be collecting Dark Horse's translated novels when I get the chance, while checking out the second phase online. Oku is known for his unique artstyle and female characters in the series, so having him do a female character in Soul Calibur is perfect. I've gotta admit though, she looks like a cross between Shiki and Psylocke.

KeroseneClimax

Am I the only one who thinks the picture on the right makes the character look like a man? *shudder*

Silenthillnight

@HarkMammil: Indeed. Don't forget that Germany was the most popular country in the world at the time, and President Truman LOVED minorities... Ah, the 40's...

ShaggE

She's...wel endowed.

KM91

@ShaggE:
Yeah, there was no sexism, no sexuall repression, no pressure from backwards thinking, overly religious people to stay in marriages with wife-beating husbands, etc.

Boobies are evil.

HarkMammil

Well hallllo there!
Seems like SC4 gets sluttier and sluttier with each new character ^^'

i like it :P

neojam

I think this sudden slutty stratagem is great.
SC needed a facelift IMO and this is one of them.
Who here didn't go "Whoa!!" when we saw the first Taki pics!?
I for one love going "whoa!".

Massive bazongers..... Sweet tushes.. Nice tight camels..
They need more realism in it because after a nice fight Sophitia and Mina would be gleaming in fem sweat and so they would have to go to a nice greek spa where you could lather up their boobies and playfully towel whip them.

Of course the girl gamers could do the same to the men just to be fair.

damienchowder

I'm sure outside of the breasts and swords, she has a winning personality

animerion

I think her weapon style can open some cool styles. She'll have Mitsu range and then be able to switch to short sword right? Increase in speed but loss in range perhaps? That'd be cool if you could switch between stances or ranges with combos.

Something that disappoints me about these new characters is the lack of new country origin. I want to see some Persian styles or something else that I can't think of.

Regarding the boobs thing. Ugh, nevermind. I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. People are way to touchy about this one.

AsWater

I'm glad theyre are MORE females than ever in a fighting game!

loligasm

@ShaggE: If that's the case, consider me sold!

Cenobite

@Palladium: I resent that remark. You make it sound like being a DOA fan is something shameful.

Yuki

Oh yes, and if this is indeed the last Soul Calibur, I like having all these new characters even more; nothing makes for a good finale like the creators going all-out.

GhostWhoWalks

Voluptuous women aside (I certainly agree with loligasm, however, that it's great that there are more women showing up in a fighting game; Smash Bros Brawl had 0 female newcomers and it looks like Street Fighter 4 will have, what, 1? Have they announced a second yet?) I like that they're throwing in all these new characters, particularly ones designed by outside artists. Not only does it provide a nice variety of visual style for the game, but it means we'll have lots more options for Create-a-Character fighting styles, making for more unique custom characters.

GhostWhoWalks

@damienchowder: I would say instant sale, but I realize this type of gameplay would grow old rather quickly (see DOA:Xtreme Beach Volleyball). Plus it would be rather hard trying to control the game with my controller in one hand and my joystick in the other >_<

Ok, enough of that.

I find the comments stating that SoulCalibur "sold out" rather unfounded, not to mention insulting to the game's developers. The reason I find in unfounded is that the T&A has always been in this series. Not only that but each subsequent installment has shown a growing amount of T&A (both figuratively and literally). Personally, I would find it odder if the series had decided to go in the opposite direction and toned it down a bit. For those of you thinking that SCIV finally brings the T&A factor to the point of being ridiculous: sorry, that happened in SCIII. If you are embarrassed that someone might see you playing the game and think that you are a pervert, I can only offer you this advice: You shouldn't care what other people think. If you know you are not a pervert then you're not. Simple, see ^_^

When I see damienchowder's above described SoulCalibur:Onsen, then I'll consider the possiblity of the series selling out (shortly after I preorder my copy, that is).

psycoking

I think she looks great, and I can't wait to try her out. New characters are always welcome.

Ken Hikari

@loligasm: There are a lot of chicks in sc. I like it.

Kounji

Lawl. Bawwww some moar. Bawwwwww.

GranzonTotoro

You know what this game needs.

Kos-Mos.

You know you guys want her in this game. Instant fangasm.

T6Spades

That girl looks like a guy.

Sailorcancer

Well hey there what a surprise, another character with huge breasts.

MonsterKingRen

@loligasm:

Just wait till Atlus "UPGRADES" Arcana Heart.

mugenkits

Another female character? Oh well, the more the merrier, I guess.

I have to amdit, she looks very nice, not sure how she can use 4 swords with two hands, but thats just a minor glitch. I wonder if this will be the game that makes me go out and buy a 360...

Shiryu

4 swords? I'd like to see how she can use ALL of them at once. Roronoa Zolo's got enough problems with three, one in each hand and one held by the mouth. Wait...

Angryrider

I was wondering why every SC4 character had to show her undies. It's not that i don't like it, but just give me some shame while i'm playing this when a couple of girls are watching...

Ultrasinc

@Angryrider: It's like a +1 Roronoa Zoro with breasts. :D

Krackatoa