I like her hair. =3

Hilda, Rapheal, Astaroth:




Wow. Astaroth looks crazy.

Rapheal looks about the same, but he looks better than before imo.

I didn't know Hilda had a beauty mark!

Wow, she's really pretty in her official picture.

Their ages haven't changed, YAY! Taki's not 30 and over..

*Phew*

Astaroth's weapon have changed.

Only him.. so far though..

That stage is a bit weird, amusement park perhaps?

Astaroth looks less human than ever before now. He's a monster. His new Axe looks like it's been messed around with Soul Edge or something.

That stage could be The Kingdom of Wolfkrone, Hilda's home. She's the King's daughter.

She may even be related to Siegfried in some way, though the article doesn't say anything about it.

Anyways, so much for the red hair.

Raphael is looking much better in this series but I hated his appearance in SC3.

He looked so scary!

Holy crap, it looks like Astaroth just crawled out of Hell...good luck, Maxi.

Raphael looks cool. Like that black outfit.

Note Rapheal's costume in white and then in black.

I think that's a confirmation that color customization will return.

No sign of adding accessories yet, though.

*keeps fingers crossed*

Her real name is Hildegarde and not Hilda.

Hilda is just short~ness for it or how would I say it..

She's German, duh.

And Ivy's name is Issabelle.

And Maxi's name is Maximillian.

I'd rather call her Hilda.

It's what Cid called Hildagarde in FFIX.

*Looks at Astaroth*

Wow that is the crappiest thing i ever saw in my life.

Yeah, I didn't recognize him at first because of the armor.

I think he's too purple, and they should ditch the helmet.

Still no sign of Mina.

So Astaroth is wearing armor?

He still looks horrible and his weapon looks dreadful. Rock's axe in SB and SC1 looked great but look at his weapon in SC3. I feel the same way with Astaroth.

THe purple isn't too bad its not too much. He just looks bad overall. I bet his english voice over will be............funny

I didn't expect any scans of Mina. As i look at these scans it makes me happy .........that i didn't get a PS3 yet.

Astaroth's new weapon looks like it was forged from volcanic rock and magma.

Two words:

Bad.
Ass.

Not spectacular but a few screenshots.

Screenshots

1UP: Are you adding any interactive, destructible elements to the game?

DO: There may have been a similar stage in SCIII, but this time there are carousel figures moving around the edge. If you character bumps into one of these, it will be destroyed, but you'll bounce back into the stage.



1UP: Are you changing any of the defensive techniques in the game -- bringing back the weapon break, or anything like that?

KS: We're going to greatly improve many elements in the existing gameplay. We have some specific changes in mind for the Guard Break mechanic.

DO: We also plan to change the health gauge. Normally, if you deplete your opponent's health you win the match. Now, there's a new gameplay element that will let you win that doesn't involve the health gauge.


1UP: Everyone's costumes have become more elaborate. Any chance of bringing back the original costumes from Soul Edge/Blade?

KS: Yes, we'd like to bring back some classic costumes.



1UP: Will the stages become larger now, and will they have more walls or fewer walls? Dan Hsu loves to ring people out.

DO: The stages are more open, but they have walls in places, too. Perhaps there will be slightly fewer ring outs because of this.

KS: One way that it's changed is that unlike before, there aren't as many chances to fall out anymore...it's more focused on specific areas in the stages where you can fall out.


1UP: Every Soul Calibur has a freakier-looking Yoshimitsu, and he was crazy looking last time. What are you planning to do to him this time?

KS: Look forward to a completely different Yoshimitsu... If Voldo were to be in SCIV we're sure that he would continue his path.

Thanks to GEK for the heads up

I think she's very pretty.



But I guess she's not Quizzy, Ray and Storm's type!

This message was edited by takininja on Sep 18 2007.