Soul Calibur IV And Random Thoughts

So, I've had a chance to play Soul Calibur IV some more, and while I love it to itty-bitty pieces, I do have a problem with it. It's slight, but still annoying.

Pantie shots are rampant. I can deal with jiggly lower back problems with nipples poking through. Sometimes that is actually a plus, if only to watch the physics engine animate them as Taki is getting her tight ass kicked. That pantie shots annoy the hell out of me at times, though. Especially on characters I like.

I realize many of the female characters' costumes were re-done to make them sexier. Personally, I like my women sexy. But there's a difference between sexy and slutty, and where they toe the line with a few characters they go seriously overboard with others (Ivy, I'm looking at you). Seong Mi-Na got a particularly bad makeover with her second costume (skimpy undies with nothing to cover them), and where this costume could have shined to become bad ass, it's just ass now. Literally. Her moves are less effective now as well. She got shafted on the costume and the moveset. That's rough.

There is nothing sexy about slutty dressing. You tend to take them less seriously as characters. I mean, who goes out like that and tries to fight? Nobody. Flashing skin = sexy and seductive. Showing everything = incredibly trashy. And distracting.

This would be fine if the men had more shirtless costumes and tighter pants. Seriously. That'd make up for a lot of it. More makeovers like Yun-Seong!

And while I'm at, more romance in the story endings. Or more of an ending, really. That'd be good. Favorite one is Xianghua's. Sooooo cute. Also, I'd like a million dollars. Just sayin'. It'd really help me out.