First Person Mode - Blog Posts
FROGS
Chihiro is troublesome little boy. He likes to throw frogs at people.
POV: The enemy leader is afraid of your pet frog.
Mikado, Red Shadow (also known as Hotarubi), Jo, and Hongou all react to this frog in this over-dramatic way. This behavior is tied to their movelist, so any character can be made to react this way.
POV: A grown woman, who is also a samurai assassin (and might be able to hear the dead), is afraid of your pet frog.
POV: You found the only ninja that doesn't like frogs.
POV: That one girl in class thinks she's so cool.
POV: You found the guy that's bullying your brother.
POV: That girl came back! She's friends with the bully!
In their defense, it's a big frog. It also continues to move around the stage and can jump off ledges. It is a pain to pick back up in first person mode.
Further, nothing is stopping any character from picking the frog up and throwing back into Chihiro's face.
Locking Swords
Blade clashes in Bushido Blade 2 are more interesting visually than the first game. The character who is winning actually pushes the loser around in a far more obvious way.
POV: You've locked blades with the leader of the enemy clan on a castle roof.
POV: You've locked blades with a shrine maiden on competition grounds.
POV: You're just gals being pals when she just lets you win.
The motion of actually flinging the loser is something I'm sad the sequel lost, but the clarity of who is winning is more important.