I'm not. But if we're going to be getting new characters and losing old characters, then I'd rather that those new characters represent something that isn't already there. We've already got four very anime-esque perpetual teenager fighters in Tekken 7. In fact, not counting Chloe, there are only two other females confirmed for the game besides those four.
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Tales from Twitter: Is Harada is the new Kamiya?! (Tekken 7 trolling)
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I'm not. But if we're going to be getting new characters and losing old characters, then I'd rather that those new characters represent something that isn't already there. We've already got four very anime-esque perpetual teenager fighters in Tekken 7. In fact, not counting Chloe, there are only two other females confirmed for the game besides those four.
TomcatTheLion
Member
This whole situation is hilarious. I've never seen such an asinine reaction for one character in a game with such a large cast.
The catgirl fetish isn't even a tiny drop in the ocean of "legal creepiness" (whatever that may be).
The catgirl fetish isn't even a tiny drop in the ocean of "legal creepiness" (whatever that may be).
The cast is shrinking this time around. I wouldn't mind Chloe in the slightest if she were added in Tekken Tag 2 or something, but with a smaller cast, I feel as though ever character ought to count for something. Harada said something about having a more well-rounded roster, but Chloe seems like just another character added to the stack of what we've already got plenty of.
SousedLouse
Member
She's a lot closer to the paint-by-numbers cosplayer characters that have come out over the years, which means that she gets to act as 2014 & 2015's embodiment of Japan's cynical, exploitative approach to character design - and some GAFfers and other forum dwellers, with their keen insight and superior tastes, were compelled to point that out. It's good, too, because I'm sure no one would have figured out that she's lifting stuff from nerd merch in Japan until they heard it with a good layer of pseudo-detached contempt on top.
She's bad because there's a hard limit on the roster, and she's taking up someone's spot, somehow. She's worse because she's got nothing else to her - no sultry assassin shtick, no martial artist shtick, no rich kid shtick, no backstory contrivances cribbed from '60s sci-fi, cop, sports, or spy thrillers, nothing; somewhere along the line Harada must have confirmed that she's set in stone, because everyone's treating the character like she can't change in development, but I don't have the paperwork in front of me.
If you want to put it on a scale, Lucky Chloe's worse than every celebrity stand-in and the animals (even Gon; despite also being a bog-standard cutesy design, he gets a pass because he's just a novelty, and a cute one at that). She is, however, slightly above Combot. So that puts her around the same range as custom characters in terms of overall contempt.
Harada can fix this easily, though; I have it on good authority that he gives Chloe's cosplayer gimmick to a dude, or hardens her up with some stern expressions and a bit of muscle tone, she (or this figurative male cosplayer) will become a brilliant subversion of typical fighting game characters, even if nothing else about the character is changed in any way.
I can't stop laughing
Just like the kneejerk complains. I understand why he's pissed. It's senseless to pressure devs like that on a complete non-issue.
Because the gaming community, much as I love it, can be unbelievably temperamental, childish and outright stupid at times.
Sometimes it's worthwhile and makes sense. Other times, especially with gems like "please remove this character from the game because I dunna' like it", it's obnoxious as fuck.
Paracelsus
Member
So people are still comparing a very normally rendered raptor with boxing gloves with Chloe, who looks like what if someone got drunk and had fun with character customization.
Why is your first assumption that everyone just has a fetish for this character. pretty messed up bro.
Osu 16 Bit
Member
I didn't see many if any at all calling for her to be removed or saying Tekken is now completely ruined just because of her. We were just saying she's lame and part of the new direction for the series we didn't like. In her thread on this forum there's honestly more people freaking out at people supposedly freaking out than there are hating the character.
PreyingShark
Member
There were people on Twitter asking for her to be removed. And yes, they directed their tweets directly at Harada.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Harada's been doing this before, though I guess this is the first time it got "recognition" due to the "remove the character" comment.
Ahh but Polygon.
Ahh but Polygon.
UnluckyKate
Member
Was it more petty, stupid player asking one character they don't like (on a 40+ roaster) to be taken out of a game they don't own yet, or the director of the game trolling them ?
Geez, gamers can be such spoiled brat
Geez, gamers can be such spoiled brat
I thought her design was pretty wtf on first reveal but I thought the same of Alisa when she was first announced. Now, she's one of my mains. I'm sure I'll be fine with Chloe too. I hope she isn't removed from U.S version. That will be pretty fucked up for the people who want to try playing with her.
King Gilga
Member
It'd be nice if he was serious, but sadly that's just wishful thinking.
SiegfriedFM
Member
If she was revealed now, the furry haters would start WWIII on Japan.
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
I would like fighting games to equally represent, put in a catboy or guy in skimpy outfits for every catgirl or scantily dressed woman with oversized breasts.
RedAssedApe
Banned
ball headed generic figher incoming. haha masterful
Well done.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Been laughing pretty hard at all this. Has to be one of my favourite dev trolls. Been enjoying reading meltdowns from people convinced that neogaf has forced him to replace her with a muscular skinhead in the us version. lol at it making it to ign and polygon.
yes...it's hilarious. So much misdirected anger.
yes...it's hilarious. So much misdirected anger.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I hope that he keeps her and makes her ridiculously fun to play just to annoy people even more. Good lord.
razgriz417
Member
Heh looks like someone's mad at us for making him lose his waifu
https://twitter.com/GREATBLACKOTAKU/status/542351575650664449
https://twitter.com/GREATBLACKOTAKU/status/542351575650664449
R_thanatos
Member
I don't mind chloe , and i'm from europe , i feel so lucky !!
I dunno, they didn't clamp down when he used his Twitter account to pretend he'd disappeared from the office and none of his colleagues could locate him for a week.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
Good grief, why is half of the internet taking Harada's tweets seriously?
I'm getting flashbacks to this piece of shit character from Star Ocean 4.
I don't tolerate no shittalk about Meracle anywhere I'll see you at 7am sharp
I can't believe I lived to see the day Tekken being applied to this meme. Bravo sir
My issue with Lucky Chloe is that she looks completely ridiculous, not simply because she's a catgirl, but because she looks completely docile.
Tekken has a lot of ridiculous characters like Alisa, Lars, and Kuma, but all of them have competent, brutal attacks and at least seem like they can put up a fight. Even Xiaoyu is a convincing martial artist. On the other hand, Lucky Chloe is doing all sorts of flamboyant, pathetic backflips and breakdances and archetypically "girly" poses. Mind you, Lucky Chloe isn't doing anything Lili isn't doing, but what pushes it over the edge is that she's does all this...while wearing a fucking catsuit and a tutu.
She sticks out like a sore thumb against every other fighter in the game; she's so visually jarring here that I'd rather her be removed entirely, or at the very least, reskinned. I don't hate lolis or cute-as-a-button characters or what have you, but anything that looks like Lucky Chloe has no place in Tekken as far as I'm concerned.
Tekken has a lot of ridiculous characters like Alisa, Lars, and Kuma, but all of them have competent, brutal attacks and at least seem like they can put up a fight. Even Xiaoyu is a convincing martial artist. On the other hand, Lucky Chloe is doing all sorts of flamboyant, pathetic backflips and breakdances and archetypically "girly" poses. Mind you, Lucky Chloe isn't doing anything Lili isn't doing, but what pushes it over the edge is that she's does all this...while wearing a fucking catsuit and a tutu.
She sticks out like a sore thumb against every other fighter in the game; she's so visually jarring here that I'd rather her be removed entirely, or at the very least, reskinned. I don't hate lolis or cute-as-a-button characters or what have you, but anything that looks like Lucky Chloe has no place in Tekken as far as I'm concerned.
Chie Satonaka
Member
Who cares? Don't play the goddamned character if you don't like her.
I'm not into her design (the cat paw gloves just ruins it for me) but outside of that I didn't have any problem with her. Why not? The last game featured a cyborg with an exploding head and chainsaw arms. Isn't there a wooden training dummy in Tekken? A panda?
Jesus. People need to stop taking this shit so seriously.
I'm not into her design (the cat paw gloves just ruins it for me) but outside of that I didn't have any problem with her. Why not? The last game featured a cyborg with an exploding head and chainsaw arms. Isn't there a wooden training dummy in Tekken? A panda?
Jesus. People need to stop taking this shit so seriously.
"#IneedFeminism because nobody gets to decide who my waifu is but me"Heh looks like someone's mad at us for making him lose his waifu
https://twitter.com/GREATBLACKOTAKU/status/542351575650664449
crazy monkey
Banned
. same. I just read about all of this. WTF. play the game. If you do not like it do not play as her.
Bob Coffee
Member
Harada should just cancel tekken 7 and give the fans what we want, the true fighter: im@s vs love live
would buy/preorder/preload etc