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Street Fighter V - Ibuki reveal

Zangief looks pretty much just like he always has.

Because Zangief is Zangief, there's literally no real reason to change that guy..

Because it sounds like people think Naruto wrote and pioneered ninja lore, when the series it self isn't responsible for creating anything new.

But its just like one of my japanese animes!
 
Because it sounds like people think Naruto wrote and pioneered ninja lore, when the series it self isn't responsible for creating anything new.

I don't get it, it's like being irked that someone says Tomb Raider drew inspiration from Uncharted despite existing a good 10 years prior and vice versa after Uncharted got big and drew some inspiration from Tomb Raider reboot in their sequels.
 
Because it sounds like people think Naruto wrote and pioneered ninja lore, when the series it self isn't responsible for creating anything new.

Could be, and it could be that the people that cribbed stuff for Ibuki got it from Naruto.

No way to tell either way. But people love pointless arguments, so...whatever. Not like it's the first SF reveal to off tangent because of stupidity.
 
I don't get it, it's like being irked that someone says Tomb Raider drew inspiration from Uncharted despite existing a good 10 years prior and vice versa after Uncharted got big and drew some inspiration from Tomb Raider reboot in their sequels.
All the uncharted games were out b4 Tomb Raider besides 4. I annoyed when I see this, TR reboot completely took inspiration from Uncharted. It's ridiculous IMO how similar they made it. Uncharted has never played anything like older tomb raider titles however.
 
I REALLY like the design of her leg/arm guards and kunai holster

I love the design overall. Literally a student straight from Ninja School.

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It's weird to see such a big design revamp, but I'm glad Capcom's actually willing to revisit these characters' designs.
 
Because Zangief is Zangief, there's literally no real reason to change that guy..

Remember how they improved Ryu? They gave him a beard, and took away his shirt.

They cannot do that with Zangief! He is already as sexy as he can be. He is basically perfect.
 
The blog post said she has limited Kunai, but it seems she can refill them somehow.

Unlike Ibuki in previous titles, the Street Fighter V version can only stock five kunai at any given time before having to “quickly obtain another set,” though we’re not yet certain how she goes about doing so.

They seem to be separate from V-trigger/V-Skill, although MAYBE refilling them costs V-bar too.
 
One thing that bothers me: does Hinata (Rival Schools) use the same uniform?

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Guess what? Turns out Hinata's uniform was based on Ibuki's :O
Hideaki Itsuno interview (Rival School's Director) said:
-[...] And we really, really didn't want the game to fail, so we asked for Sakura to be in the game. She had a school uniform, that was enough.
- She was a sort of insurance policy!
- Exactly! Also, we liked Ibuki's school uniform in SF3, so we asked if we could use it for Hinata (which makes Ibuki a student of Taiyô Gakuen!). That was another sort of insurance policy.

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Source: Japanese interview - Unofficial English translation.
 
- Exactly! Also, we liked Ibuki's school uniform in SF3, so we asked if we could use it for Hinata (which makes Ibuki a student of Taiyô Gakuen!). That was another sort of insurance policy.

Ha, that's neat. They shoulda thrown Ibuki in there too. Have her challenge Batsu (another ninja).
 
Ha, that's neat. They shoulda thrown Ibuki in there too. Have her challenge Batsu (another ninja).
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the original idea. He mentions in the interview that Batsu's chain mail beneath his shirt is due to him being part of a ninja school originally.
 
Guess what? Turns out Hinata's uniform was based on Ibuki's :O

Oh, so they were the same after all. Not that any of this makes real sense, but isn't Ibuki's high school a front for a hidden ninja school? Then again, I guess such school would probably have normal (non-ninja) students anyway...
 
Ibuki's been delayed until June; she's now releasing concurrently with story mode.

While this sucks if 100% confirmed, it would give some credibility to that May merges with June update rumor that mentioned Sagat as a bonus. (Yeah I'm grasping at straws to keep positive here..)
 
It's weird to see such a big design revamp, but I'm glad Capcom's actually willing to revisit these characters' designs.
Too bad the redesign of wearing a schoolgirl outfit doesn't have an ounce of creativity or aesthetic flair. It's disappointing they felt the need to go down this route.
 
Theres no reason to think she won't keep the exact same outfit while everyone else gets new costumes? Makes no sense to me guy, literally zero people besides ryu and chun have kept their original appearances

My bet is she will be wearing her red tracksuit jacket and bike shorts

How much do you want to bet?
 
Theres no reason to think she won't keep the exact same outfit while everyone else gets new costumes? Makes no sense to me guy, literally zero people besides ryu and chun have kept their original appearances

My bet is she will be wearing her red tracksuit jacket and bike shorts

Ibuki wearing a school outfit makes the chances of a Sakura redesign much higher.
 
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