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[Zabuza]

Yeah I agree, I hope they reveal like one character per week until E3!

I do hope there are some surprises they don't announce though.

 

[TheBioLover]

The characters I hope they reveal next:

PS1: Daniel Fortesque, Blasto
PS2: Ratchet, Clank
PS3: Cole MacGrath, Nathan Drake

They should reveal them in batches of 6, with 2 from each generation of PlayStation, each time.

 

[cutmeamango]

Blasto <3 Too bad about Phil Hartman though, gave it all the charm.

 

[B.O.O.M]

I do hope there are some surprises they don't announce though.

oh without a doubt. I think they definitely should leave the 3rd party roster for example until E3

But then again their official website has a countdown to the next reveal and it's on E3 day

 

[emb]

I say they should do 4 or 5 1st party character announcements before the show.

I disagree. Save the hype for later on, closer to the game's release. E3 will already probably take up a few character reveals and a new playable demo. Their site seems to be counting down to that anyway. Hopefully after that they roll them out consistently, once a month or what have you.

 

[Zabuza]

The characters I hope they reveal next:

PS1: Daniel Fortesque, Blasto
PS2: Ratchet, Clank
PS3: Cole MacGrath, Nathan Drake

They should reveal them in batches of 6, with 2 from each generation of PlayStation, each time.

Great idea.

 

[KingK]

It would be nice if they kept some characters secret until the game is out. I want to have those "A new challenger is approaching!" "Oh shit, it's *insert character*!?" moments that I had with Melee where some of the new characters actually surprised me. I could just go on media blackout, but I'm not totally sold on the game yet. I need to play a demo first and get more details.

 

[Luigiv]

So do you guys think there will be any character announcements before e3?

I say they should do 4 or 5 1st party character announcements before the show. (Nathan Drake, Cole McGrath, Jak, Daxter, Ratchet and Clank)

And then focus on some big 3rd party characters at e3.

Yes, they will reveal some more characters the day before their E3 press conference, the website confirms it.

 

[KevinCow]

Following the 24 characters rumor, I think this would be a reasonably well-balanced roster:

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Sir Daniel
- Robbit (Jumping Flash)
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Blasto

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak
- Ratchet
- Valus (SotC)*
- Rau Utu (Mark of Kri)

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole
- Nariko
- Ellen (Folklore)

PSP/Vita:
- Jeanne D'Arc
- Kat (Gravity Daze)

THIRD-PARTY:
- Crash
- Spyro
- Cloud
- Snake


6 first-party characters from each era, 1 for each handheld, and the 4 most influential third-party characters. A good mix of playstyles, art styles, and popular vs. obscure.

Blasto and Rau Utu could easily be replaced by better suggestions, though. I mainly included them because this list is otherwise pretty lacking in heavies. I'm sure someone could make some good arguments for characters in games I've never played. Sony has a number of RPGs like Wild Arms and Legend of Dragoon that I don't really know anything about, for example.

*On Shadow of the Colossus: I don't think Wander would make a very good character. There are 6 other sword wielders on this list, and there's not anything unique about the way he wields his sword. And besides, what's the draw of SotC? It's not the kid with the sword. It's the giant hulking behemoths.

So I think a better character to represent SotC would be Valus, the first colossus you meet, the one on the box. Scale him down to be playable, of course, but still dwarfing the other characters; think Hulk from MvC. On top of being a more unique representative of SotC, you get a character to fill out the big, slow powerhouse archetype that's not really otherwise represented in this roster.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Following the 24 characters rumor, I think this would be a reasonably well-balanced roster:

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Sir Daniel
- Robbit (Jumping Flash)
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Blasto

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak
- Ratchet
- Valus (SotC)*
- Rau Utu (Mark of Kri)

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole
- Nariko
- Ellen (Folklore)

PSP/Vita:
- Jeanne D'Arc
- Kat (Gravity Daze)

THIRD-PARTY:
- Crash
- Spyro
- Cloud
- Snake

For the most part, that is a very good list.

 

[Callibretto]

If there's gonna be representative from ico/sotc game, I nominate the evil queen from ICO. Cool magic wielder character, can have petrify spell and summon shdowy horn child and maybe a teleport move

 

[I should be doing hw]

The characters I hope they reveal next:

PS1: Daniel Fortesque, Blasto
PS2: Ratchet, Clank
PS3: Cole MacGrath, Nathan Drake

They should reveal them in batches of 6, with 2 from each generation of PlayStation, each time.

I think though that Ratchet and Clank would form one character. I believe Jak and Daxter were the same when they were 'revealed' to be so in the PGN rumours. No reason not to believe them now is there?

 

[mysteriousmage09]

I think though that Ratchet and Clank would form one character. I believe Jak and Daxter were the same when they were 'revealed' to be so in the PGN rumours. No reason not to believe them now is there?

I would assume it would be Ratchet & Clank together and Jak & Daxter together as well. No reason to not have them as such unless they really wanted to make them each separate characters, which is highly unlikely.

 

[Hydrogen Bluebird]

Final boss in single player mode should be a giant enemy crab.

 

[Fantastical]

Final boss in single player mode should be a giant enemy crab.

We all know who the final boss should be.

 

[BHK3]

Figured out what item they should add.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UaDvIPpQnQ

 

[prwxv3]

I would assume it would be Ratchet & Clank together and Jak & Daxter together as well. No reason to not have them as such unless they really wanted to make them each separate characters, which is highly unlikely.

They had better not pull that shit and separate them for the sake of a larger roster. They are far better together.

 

[Endo Punk]

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Sir Daniel
- Robbit (Jumping Flash)
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Rose (Legend o Dragoon)

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak
- Ratchet
- Jennifer Tate (Primal)
- Lazarus Jones (Ghosthunter)

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole
- Nariko
- Ellen (Folklore)

PSP/Vita:
- Jeanne D'Arc
- Kat (Gravity Daze)

THIRD-PARTY:
- Kazuma Kiru
- Crash
- Spyro
- Sephroth
- Snake

I took out characters from PS1 and PS2 list to include more female characters. And also replaced Rau with Lazarus because I feel his gameplay will be more unique with his ghost hunting abilities and weapons. Added Kazuma to the 3rd party list because come on, he is just as iconic Playstation character as the others. Also replaced Cloud because need more villainous characters.

 

[I should be doing hw]

Jennifer from Rule of Rose with Brown(?) would be interesting as unlikely as it would be:

She would have the best Lvl 1. Super:

 

[bishoptl]

What in the hell is that rat doing

 

[ULTROS!]

What in the hell is that rat doing

It's like a punishment done to "bad girls" in Rule of Rose, basically they tie a rat onto a stick and smother it to the bad girl. The ones doing that punishment were evil bully girls.

There's a part where they tied a dead, maggot-infected rat onto a stick and proceeded to rub into one of the "bad girl's" face.

 

[The Xtortionist]

It's like a punishment done to "bad girls" in Rule of Rose, basically they tie a rat onto a stick and smother it to the bad girl. The ones doing that punishment were evil bully girls.

There's a part where they tied a dead, maggot-infected rat onto a stick and proceeded to rub into one of the "bad girl's" face.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

It's like a punishment done to "bad girls" in Rule of Rose, basically they tie a rat onto a stick and smother it to the bad girl. The ones doing that punishment were evil bully girls.

There's a part where they tied a dead, maggot-infected rat onto a stick and proceeded to rub into one of the "bad girl's" face.

I..um....

ya

 

[I should be doing hw]

I did say it would be the best first level super...

 

[Twinduct]

Sooooo have to play that now.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Sooooo have to play that now.

It was one of the last great survival horror game on a console. It's just dark and very evil.

 

[ULTROS!]

The game is a bit clunky and draggy but it's dark and creepy as hell. It's a good J-horror game.

It involves little girls though. Here's the opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okABK7DS2aY

 

[Loudninja]

The stages they shown so far are great and really unique.

I think we are goign to see some really great stuff.

 

[snoopen]

What about a Lumines character?

 

[Callibretto]

I wonder if a moving level is feasible. for instance, you're fight on top of a big flying ship and you see guy from patchwork heroes cutting the ship to pieces, so from time to time you have to move to different section of the ship.

or you fight on top of one of a colossus so the platform you're standing on will move up and down etc as the colossus move.

 

[Wolf Akela]

What about a Lumines character?

Even better: a Lumines level.

Icons in Lumines aren't really... well, iconic.

 

[I should be doing hw]

Sooooo have to play that now.

Looks beautiful on PCSX2. Save states make it bearable too as the combat is pretty shit. Great concept and atmosphere though.

It involves little girls though.

And little boys, and incest and lesbians and an insect sack and...

 

[Seventy_X_Seven]

I feel like the people suggesting stages like this, or mixing two racing stages together, are kinda missing the point. From the stages we've seen, the idea seems to be:

1) Stages that are thematically disparate (God of War + Patapon, Ratchet & Clank + God of War)
2) Games that couldn't really justify a full stage in and of themselves (Buzz, Hot Shots Golf)

Mixing up two games with similar themes wouldn't be nearly as fun as these.

I'm not missing "the point".There is no big "point" to get. It's mixing up franchises to create fun and interesting stages, what's so hard to understand about that? While having completely different franchises clashing is fun, who are you to say similar franchises clashing wouldn't be just as fun for everyone else? But I mean, unless you want to claim there is some big "point" that I don't "get" . . . sure believe what you want. Feel superior because you "get" something that is flying over all our heads.

Tomb Raider clashing with Uncharted would be cool, Killzone clashing with Resistance would be cool. Crash Bandicoot clashing with Jak & Daxter would be cool. And yeah these more absurd clashes like God of War and Patapon are awesome too. And regarding your second point, I'm sure both the Hydra and Ratchet & Clank could both justify their own stages.

Second the Groovitron. The though of seeing Sweet Tooth and Kratos dancing about is just too good for it not to be included.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npHTJj7DBiA&t=1m56s

 

[Ravage]

The game is a bit clunky and draggy but it's dark and creepy as hell. It's a good J-horror game.

It involves little girls though. Here's the opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okABK7DS2aY

Wow...i'm completely intrigued after watching that.

This is a day one the moment it appears on the PS2 Classics section.

 

[Hypereides]

Following the 24 characters rumor, I think this would be a reasonably well-balanced roster:

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Sir Daniel
- Robbit (Jumping Flash)
- Specter (Ape Escape)
- Blasto

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak
- Ratchet
- Valus (SotC)*
- Rau Utu (Mark of Kri)

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole
- Nariko
- Ellen (Folklore)

PSP/Vita:
- Jeanne D'Arc
- Kat (Gravity Daze)

THIRD-PARTY:
- Crash
- Spyro
- Cloud
- Snake

Good List. But No Vib Ribbon? For shame. I like the idea of Specter being available but I'd prefer one of the regular apes.

 

[Acquiescence]

Come on. Are you serious? Mario characters beyond Mario aren't padding, they're just as important to the Mario series as Mario himself, and many of them have their own spinoff games or even series. They don't include multiple characters from the same series because they have to to get a decently-sized roster, they do it because they're popular characters who often present interesting gameplay possibilities.

You don't have to put down Smash to express your excitement for this game. Smash is great. This game looks like it could be great. Nintendo and Sony both have sizable rosters to choose from.

Smash's character selection does a pretty good job with both breadth and depth. As far as this game goes, they should probably go more for breadth. But the second time around, assuming it turns out to be good? Go for a bit more depth, start filling up the roster a bit with multiple characters from different franchises. Throw in Zeus, Dollface, Sully, Daxter and Clank as their own characters, Captain Qwark and Dr. Nefarious, Murray and Bentley, Um Jammer Lammy, whatever.

I'm not putting down Smash, it's just that in the midst of all the accusations being directed at Battle Royale as a rip-off I thought I'd highlight one facet in which the latter has a legit advantage. Maybe padding was the wrong word to use in relation to multiple Mario characters but the point still stands; there is a reliance on secondary characters in SSB and some of them play as clones. If Battle Royale can have 24 first party characters all from different IPs and all with their own different movesets and idiosyncrasies, then that would be a sterling achievement.

 

[Seventy_X_Seven]

I'm not putting down Smash, it's just that in the midst of all the accusations being directed at Battle Royale as a rip-off I thought I'd highlight one facet in which the latter has a legit advantage. Maybe padding was the wrong word to use in relation to multiple Mario characters but the point still stands; there is a reliance on secondary characters in SSB and some of them play as clones. If Battle Royale can have 24 first party characters all from different IPs and all with their own different movesets and idiosyncrasies, then that would be a sterling achievement.

That is yet to be proven. So far we have 6 characters that all have unique move sets, but that doesn't mean the rest of the characters won't consist of some clones.

I sure hope not, but it's hard to make 24 or more unique move sets.

 

[SmithnCo]

*On Shadow of the Colossus: I don't think Wander would make a very good character. There are 6 other sword wielders on this list, and there's not anything unique about the way he wields his sword. And besides, what's the draw of SotC? It's not the kid with the sword. It's the giant hulking behemoths.

So I think a better character to represent SotC would be Valus, the first colossus you meet, the one on the box. Scale him down to be playable, of course, but still dwarfing the other characters; think Hulk from MvC. On top of being a more unique representative of SotC, you get a character to fill out the big, slow powerhouse archetype that's not really otherwise represented in this roster.

I'd rather have a SotC stage where you're fighting on a colossus, and scaling him down that much would lessen the impact of it. I think Wander having a colossus super is most likely, but they could also have an Ico team.

 

[Acquiescence]

That is yet to be proven. So far we have 6 characters that all have unique move sets, but that doesn't mean the rest of the characters won't consist of some clones.

I sure hope not, but it's hard to make 24 or more unique move sets.

Fingers crossed. From all the videos I've seen and previews I've read, I got the impression that that's what they're going for.

I don't mind there being clone characters, but when Paul Gale states that there will be around 24 characters, then you hope that's 24 characters that all play in their own way without sharing animations and moves.

 

[Seventy_X_Seven]

Legend of Dragoon is coming to the PS Store tomorrow, could be a sign.

 

[Tiamant]

What about a Lumines character?

Then we can mix it up on a Wipeout level for maximum seizures!

 

[Acquiescence]

Legend of Dragoon is coming to the PS Store tomorrow, could be a sign.

Give us Rose!

 

[Sponge]

I was still upset when I noticed that Parappa is on PSN, but only for PSP.

So I went out and purchased a copy on eBay, hopefully it gets here soon.

 

[.la1n]

The stages they shown so far are great and really unique.

I think we are goign to see some really great stuff.

I may be alone here, and possibly need more footage but so far the stages are the only thing that bother me, I can't place it but they just seem a little bland. Not a major concern as we have barely been shown anything.

 

[sn00zer]

Cant wait to see what they do with Silent Hill

 

[ULTROS!]

Here's my predictions, basing this off KevinCow's post:

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Ape Escape Monkey
- Sir Daniel (Medievil)

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak + Dakter
- Ratchet + Clank
- Wander + Agro
- Ico + Yorda

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole

PSP/Vita:
- Patapon
- LocoRoco
- Jeanne d'Arc
- Kat (Gravity Daze)

THIRD-PARTY:
- Crash
- Spyro
- Cloud
- Snake
- Lara
- Jill Valentine

 

[Fersis]

So its true that Majestros and Ed Ma are working on this? Day one if so.

 

[Noisepurge]

People are seriously lacking them Tekken characters in those lists! Also no Logan from Syphon Filter for the PS1 department?

edited for maximum win:

PS1:
- Parappa
- Sweet Tooth
- Ape Escape Monkeys
- Sir Daniel (Medievil)
- Gabe Logan

PS2:
- Kratos
- Sly
- Jak + Dakter
- Ratchet + Clank

PS3:
- Radec
- Fat Princess
- Drake
- Cole
- Nariko
- Sackboy

PSP/Vita:
- LocoRocos

THIRD-PARTY:
- Crash
- Spyro
- Cloud
- Snake
- Lara
- Heihachi Mishima
- Dante
- Kazuma Kiryu

 

[Sponge]

People are seriously lacking them Tekken characters in those lists! Also no Logan from Syphon Filter for the PS1 department?

After Cole was in SFxT, who knows. Maybe Sony made some deal with Capcom, or Namco.

Then again you could say the same about Kratos in Mortal Kombat. Dear god, I don't think I could imagine Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat meeting in what is essentially Smash Brothers.

 

[Noisepurge]

After Cole was in SFxT, who knows. Maybe Sony made some deal with Capcom, or Namco.

Then again you could say the same about Kratos in Mortal Kombat. Dear god, I don't think I could imagine Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat meeting in what is essentially Smash Brothers.

yeah some kind of cross-promotion schenaningas should be in play here. And Tekken 1-3 are iconic on the Playstation.