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I'm really pleased about it too! With certain aspects of the game getting increasingly fantasy (non-ageing, magical orbs for weapons and......Zwei), the world-map keeps the game's setting grounded in a (heightened) reality, and doesn't let it veer too far off into dungeons and dragons...

The map is actually pretty spot-on. The names are all latin - I translated it a while back: If anyone is interested (I'm very bored at work), I have translated the story mode world map from latin :) Pretty self explanatory mostly, apart from a few places. Hopefully, we'll see stages from a...

True, he was a cocky guy for sure....oh and he killed his dad.

Am I to take it that Story Mode is one big story now, starring Pat, and each character doesn't have their own unique story? I hope that isn't the case, but it would seem that way.....

Valentine Mansion is back??!!! Oh my god, I'm so happy. Sheba looks great - really fun. (Is it Shiva? b/v is interchangeable in Japanese right)? Cervantes is AWESOME - much better than silliness of SC4 Yoshi - amazing!! :) Lizard - not sold yet......0_o

No, not IMO. It's ok for a handful of characters due to specific storyline reasons, but I think it's bad that women over 40 are seen as crypt-fodder. I'm actually really shocked that they allowed Hilde to be 35........ That kind of ageism (and sexism, as it applies mostly to the women) is pretty...

I assume so mate - Siggy's mini portrait with text starting with "Opening" implies story mode's map-screen. That marker hitting "Rhenus" (the river Rhine) marks the border of the Holy Roman Empire, so it makes sense his journey starts there. Plus it looks like a beefed up version of the one in...

THE MAP IS BACK FOR STORY MODE - NICE ONE!!! Could not be more pleased. Regnum Britanniae - love it!

I think I counted 30! Lends even more weight to individual stages - Bloody brilliant!

That's a pretty cool design, but perhaps the shield is a little too dungeons and dragons-ish? I don't see why we can't have more revealing guys, but ideally, they should be based on a real world culture - so a male gladiator type would fit the bill perfectly. As it stands, he's a good design...

LOVING the stages!! Thank god for actual, real world looking locations and not giant, magma-encrusted towers of crap. I'm pretty sure the new town square stage is in Germany - or rather the Holy Roman Empire at the time (which is why I guess it is refered to as "Roma") It looks really...

I think Hilde looks a little older - her cheeks are less rounded, so maybe you're right! here she is in 4, looking more cherubic and youthful:

Pics here: http://www.neoseeker.com/news/17143-update-soul-calibur-v-trailer-confirms-hilde-maxi-voldo-and-tira/

I've freeze-framed through the vid and I noticed: I do think Hilde looks (slightly) older - her cheekbones are more defined and she doesn't have the full, round face she had in 4. (could just be the angle though) It's not a stretch that she's 35 in 5, Ivy was 32 from 2 onwards, so I doubt three...

She's a crazy design in terms of costuming, to be sure, but at least she looks caucasian facially, which is right for a Russian, I guess! lol.