Camera man has been added to the background of the arena stage. It looks like these stages most likely won’t be so barren in the future, they just didn’t add in crowds yet.
I’m surprised anyone thought the stages would be left empty. Wasn’t is hinted that your teammates would cheer you in the back like in 98. They’re probably just getting the stages done before they add in all the crowds and finer details. I mean the game is a work in progress that clearly still in development. We probably won’t get a good idea of what to expect from the retail version of this game until summer.
It’s just funny how it was kinda leading up to Kensou being the protagonist of the new saga with the conclusion of the Hizoku/Flying Brigands side-arc; but nope, we have a brand new Chinese protagonist to take the reigns from him. Once a gag character, forever a gag character. Almost impossible to break from the vortex once thrown in.