Even 5 I think is a stretch. They can just take a SF character’s playstyle and adapt into another character, like Haggar and Gief, it’s less work for them. They will probably follow the logic they had on MVC3: protagonist, first lady, antagonist, newest SF rep.
5 is too much. UMvC3 had 4 SF characters and it was a 50 character roster game. The most I’ll expect is three like TvC.
The early hints of the roster is that the game will have close to 40 characters. Basically around as much as MVC3’s roster.
There’s no way SF is taking up that many reps. Down the line as DLC? Maybe. Definitely not on the base roster.
Haggar was different from his previous in FF Revenge, Akuma in MVC3 was interesting also they should just remove the whole laser projectile super and returned the same with the previous form of electrified special hurricane kick in his previous VS incarnation.
I actually liked the fact that you could control whether Akuma’s super were fireballs or the beam. Being able to combo into both of them were pretty cool as well.
Looking at Thanos in MSH/MVC2, I feel like he’d have way more stuff in Infinite. His supers were pretty cool, but he didn’t have many specials. Back then, he had the Bubble, a move where he creates a shockwave by stepping on the ground, a weird headbutt, throws rocks, and a diving elbow. I want the Bubble to return, but I hope he gets a retooling.
Akuma is the oldest SF member of the vs series. He will be in no matter what. Ryu is already confirmed, and Chun-Li is a mainstay as well. I say they add one more as a newcomer (Rashid most likely, with Laura or Nash as possible alternates) and maybe add a Final Fight rep again. Essentially the same formula 3 used. I don’t realistically see it any other way, except maybe leaving the Final Fight character as dlc.
I’m not convinced Akuma is a lock. He skipped MvC1 and TvC.
If Akuma would resurface, I just hope it’s Cyber Akuma that plays regular Akuma with the rocket punch just for storyline purposes interaction with Sigma and Ultron.
SFV possibilities could be Rashid, Juri or the new Nash, because there moveset would be fitting with MVC than Laura, Kolin and Necali.
Fang’s moveset seems interesting too, but without Bison he seems lacking.
A question for everyone: are there any returning characters that you’d personally like to see retooled? Doesn’t matter who it is…
If Nash would return, Nash is already retooled but still need to be more cybernetic with psycho infused attacks, then add both shadow lady’s missile and drill special.
If Akuma would return, just make him Cyber Akuma with the rocket punch, replace his shoryuken with his xmen atom x-ability then remove the laser beam super then make his super just a projectile spam. add flight mode.
If Gief would return, just make him the Mecha Gief with Blue flame move and with blue flame super, No perma super armor(during super move has the armor), has flight mode and slow when walking like sentinel in MVC2.
Tessa just make her pockets fighters supers in and exagerated, has flight mode
Thanos bring back his MSH specials.
Cyclops with everything that is fun with him in cota
Ryu? Keep his multi direction shinkuu hadouken, add air dash, add aerial super tatsu and chargeble special hadoukens like in VTrigger mode.
Chun-Li is an almost certainty but I won’t be mad if they replaced her this time with Cammy as the SF2 women rep. Cammy was ok in XvSF and Marvel 2 all things considered.
Also, I want an Ice elemental in the game and if it isn’t Sasquatch, then either Iceman or Kolin would do nicely.
Iceman does need retooling though but he is cool and Kolin has a moveset worthy of a Vs. Series. Just make the Hailstorms bigger and there you go.
Also, Laura as well for a spin on the grappler role. She could definitely work.
She-Hulk got female grappler covered. Grab resets were a huge part of her gameplan in MvC3 and she was one of the mobile variety which lends itself better for what Marvel is.
I hope we get a rep per SF franchise by the time the DLC is done.
Ryu for SFI, Chun for SFII, Charlie/Bison/Rolento for Alpha,Ibuki for SFIII, Juri for SFIV & Rashid for SFV would be cool.
I think this game is going to get a ton of DLC, so that wouldn’t be too many SF characters if the game ends up with like 60 characters.
He wasn’t in MVC1 because they tried to do that mode change thing with Ryu. I’ll give you TVC, but even then it technically isn’t a Marvel vs game. If this game has a story, you can bet Cyber Akuma will be a part of it.
I can see Cyber Akuma if Apocalypse is in it. He’s the one who turned Akuma cyber. It damn sure won’t be Sigma’s and Ultron’s MO.
I’m convinced there’s going to be a shitload of SF characters. No way it’s just going to be 3 or 4. I can easily see at least six.
Four was what we got last time though, so that’s not a bad guess either.
If they go through majorly reusing MvC3 assists like the teaser then there is no reason to not expect everyone minus Viper maybe to return. Plus another character or two.
SF will likely get 4 to 6 reps with possibly more as DLC. Rashid, Juri, and Bison are the safest guesses.
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Akuma had been into anything in versus series, I don’t know how they did those to Akuma but crossover were just wacky and bizarre.
Akuma had been a horseman of the Apocalypse and also a Herald of Galactus in UMVC3.
Making him a henchman and receiving enhancement from Sigma or Ultron isn’t a impossible in the versus series.
I just remember Mecha Gief in Versus-Verse series being the same original Gief, but in SF-Versus Mecha Gief is a robotic clone of Gief by Shadaloo’s technologies. In fact we all know that Gief in MVC1-MV2 can transform in Mecha Gief.
If they would bring an SF3 rep that should never be Alex again, while for ibuki? the female ninja spot should be better for other franchise.