Copy finally shipped from "Playsia" Yesterday, expected to arrive... Next Wednesday! (-_-; ) Watching al these streams while waiting is going to be... something, heh.
Thanks for the Orie player vids the other day Solune, been very helpful to compare their play, the play I remember of her back when the game was pretty new, and this emerging new console player play together.
The fact that her (and so many other characters) seem to have a small mountain of moves that barely get any use makes me want to play even more, actually. Watching through the official character-guide videos makes this even more obvious than reading the wiki.
Akatsuki looks like he'd be so much more dynamic if people aggressively advanced with his Blitzkampf Reflector. There's little use of his neutral jump unique normals from many a player... So much use of his Hien Shippu Kyaku style kicks to get in, but that doesn't always seem to be so smart...He makes people want to jump a lot, but that seems like a really bad idea in this game, even more-so than normal. I wouldn't be surprised if I somehow end up maining him and his STRUGGLE just because I love listening to his theme so much!
Eltnum played by Karune on Brett's stream has been a pleasure to watch. A lot of use of the kind of combos one sees in the JP gameplay, but also not afraid to use things in ways one never really sees in their videos (like using EX gunshot to destroy crazy jumps from anywhere). She does such good damage, and I love the Rhythm of her ground-shot loop combos (reminds me of a useful version of Whip's groundshots... hm, a lot of stuff about her reminds me of Whip actually..)
I've seen so little Byakuya play pop up... Though Nanase looks like she has really nice air control, Hope to see some of the tech the Dustloop peeps are coming up with for her really being used.
Merkava just looks great all around, and almost each person I've seen play him has taken to him very naturally. A good Waldstien gives me all the desired Maxima vibes, just... better. Linne looks like a lot of fun. I've yet to see good console Yuzuriha play. Though I love how much some of her play reminds me of Moriya. Hilda's also on my "Must Try" list. I don't usually play boss-like characters like her, but I really like her take on the personality. Worth it for the OH~HOHOHOHO domination alone. And I'll feel like I'm getting payback VS my brother for his Kudlak-Sin play in Chaos Code...
GWIM WEEPAH! (

) Yeah, that's going to be fun to learn how to get around...
Glad to not be waiting on the US release for this. I'll end up getting that too, but the earlier to dive into all the possible tech and emerging playstyles with a game like this, the better!