LOBBIES
Online Lobbies (ie: the part of the game that 99% of players spend 99% of their time with) are completely absent. The only online mode is Ranked, and as you can probably guess, it's basically dead (you can queue for hours and find no opponents). So unless you enjoy fighting the garbage...
Interestingly, I actually find RE to be more "flippy" visually than NG2, which is something I don't like about it. A good example is the Dragon Sword OTs, where in NG2 they were fast and flashy but were generally focused on a limited number of strikes that were as deadly debilitating as...
At this rate, it feels like Mitsurugi and Sophitia will be the only two characters in the game. I realize that trickling character reveals is a big thing for Fighting Games, but god damn am I tired of seeing these two already.
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-I'm not amused.
What weapon are you using? If you're using the single sword, the easiest/safest method to defeat him on a first encounter is to use heavy stance for the greater dodge-roll, and then stick to single-strike punishment using Triangle.