Blanka...proof capcom thinks their players are stupid.

[KaizokuNinja]

So the first thing I notice is Blanka has a nostalgia skin that is virtually identical to his default skin...with a slight palette change. ♥♥♥♥ you Capcom...seems like you coulda put a little effort into making the new skin unique if you expect players to shell out for the nostalgia one too.

The second thing I notice is the lack of anything being added to him. The V-Triggers don't seem very clever, I don't see any new moves or notable features, he basically seems to be the least amount of effort in a returning chracter.

The third thing I noticed was his voice...he sounds like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded clown not a beast. Even worse than his voice in IV.

His theme sounds like they had an intern remix it while he was high on pot and meth and he couldn't decide between going full metal or full reggae.

At this point I wish we'd gotten E.Honda instead...hell I'd have taken T.Hawk over this guy.

[angeryboi]

What the ♥♥♥♥ are you talking about? Blanka looks like one of the few interesting characters in SFV.

[Monterossa]

Why should we pay for Blanka in the first place? I don't even use him when he was one of the defaults in previous games.

[Wezilla]

Blanka grew hairy more and darker green skin and he seem still on mutation...he still changing to full male :)

GRRRRR

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by Monterossa:

Why should we pay for Blanka in the first place? I don't even use him when he was one of the defaults in previous games.

You don't have to pay for him, you can use FM.

Also, he's not "default" in SFA, or SFIII, he's only been "default" in SFII and SFIV. so two out of five games.

There is zero reason to assume any entitlement, especially over a character people have been crying for the removal of since SFIV.

Which to remind you, these are brand new assets created from the ground up, if this game recycled assets from SFIV, then you would *almost* have a point.

Originally posted by KaizokuNinja:

So the first thing I notice is Blanka has a nostalgia skin that is virtually identical to his default skin...with a slight palette change

so you literally can NOT see the different model for the hair, chest hair, arm hair, and shorts?

I think you're really complaining that his default costume isn't a radical enough change from his previous appearance.

[freefall]

Originally posted by Providence 777:

Also, he's not "default" in SFA, or SFIII, he's only been "default" in SFII and SFIV. so two out of five games.

He was in Alpha 3 though, and if you count EX2 as well, though technically neither Alpha 3 or EX2 were canon.

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by freefall:

Originally posted by Providence 777:

Also, he's not "default" in SFA, or SFIII, he's only been "default" in SFII and SFIV. so two out of five games.

He was in Alpha 3 though, and if you count EX2 as well, though technically neither Alpha 3 or EX2 were canon.

Alpha 3 was just an update/expansion for SFA, which means he STILL was not part of the base SFA roster.

The EX series was a crossover, they're not part of the numbered entry SF games.

[Leto]

im glad he is back.. he and sagat
ill never play them but you cant have a proper sf games without the iconic characters imo

[CrunchyBiscuit]

I think he actually looks pretty good.

Never gonna play with him though.

[WickedRequiem]

They gave him a command grab?

[eddie]

Seems like someone was too lazy to learn how to punish Blanka in SFIV.

[WickedRequiem]

Like with many other characters, his CA disappointed me.
Was kind of hoping for something flashier.

[eddie]

Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

Like with many other characters, his CA disappointed me.
Was kind of hoping for something flashier.

The good thing is its a great combo ender. Something that blanka desperately needed.

[eddie]

Why the E.Honda hate? I love his butt slams.

[freefall]

Originally posted by Providence 777:

Alpha 3 was just an update/expansion for SFA, which means he STILL was not part of the base SFA roster.

The EX series was a crossover, they're not part of the numbered entry SF games.

I don't know really, Capcom always treated Alpha 3 as a canon sequel until they ignored it for SFV. Up until SF4, the official belief was Bison's original body was destroyed, hence his different and slimmer look in SF2 and 4.

I won't dispute EX outside the canon, but that series was lotsa fun, and I'm really sorry to see Capcom and Arika's partnership end.

[Providence 777]

Originally posted by freefall:

Originally posted by Providence 777:

Alpha 3 was just an update/expansion for SFA, which means he STILL was not part of the base SFA roster.

The EX series was a crossover, they're not part of the numbered entry SF games.

I don't know really, Capcom always treated Alpha 3 as a canon sequel until they ignored it for SFV. Up until SF4, the official belief was Bison's original body was destroyed, hence his different and slimmer look in SF2 and 4.

I won't dispute EX outside the canon, but that series was lotsa fun, and I'm really sorry to see Capcom and Arika's partnership end.

I'm not talking about cannon anyway. Story is always an after thought in fighting game development.

Capcom normally first build games on character archetypes, then give them identities later, then whip up a story later.

This whole "story business" was really just their way to update the games with new characters and mechanics, while fixing bugs, but adding a story to justify the purchase for casuals.