Thanks god they haven't added Makoto. We don't need another karate fighter on this game.
I have to disagree on that one for the simple reason Makoto is the only "Karate" fighter who actually resembles Karate - rather than a made up MMA "assassination" system with some sort of could be Karate could be any other liner striking forms mixed in. She's an honest to goodness attempt to break the Shoto-mold, or at least was back in SF3TS and I can respect that.
We have the most overrated Waifu (and everyone knows why they put her there, for the same reasons they put Mai there)
Dude, why you gotta bag on Tifa? Yeah, I get it, but some of us do like her for more than the obvious two reasons. She's a really deep and interesting character, especially if you happen to read the official supplement materials (ex: Tale of Two Pasts). Plus, she just fits. She's essentially a vs. fighter stuck in an RPG as it is. She's already got moves that fit all six buttons, throws, specials, and supers - everything is there ready to copy and paste. No embellishments needed like they have to for some inserts (hello Phoenix Wright).
That and the timing is perfect for FF7's 30th anniversary + release of final remake chapter. I don't see how any of that is a bad thing.
Personally, I think the guest character thing is overdone, but that genie is never going back in the bottle, and you could do a LOT worse than Tifa. See: Clive in Tekken.
Bosch doesn't appeal to me, the new girl seems like a response to the female Muay Thai fighter from Garou. That only leaves the new character, but I'm worried he's a new karateka. Especially since he looks like Ryu, only bigger and bearded.
All the new chars look really generic to me. I had just assumed they were from this or that franchise I never heard of. I would have liked to see Dudley just to find out of Capcom would use the SF6 engine to employ some semi-realistic boxing mechanics, but there's always SF7.
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