Its not all bad. Some characters actually got better. Despite liking Yagyu, I didn't actually like Hibari in the earlier games. She gets more likable though. Mirai becomes more then just 'I am the small boobed one in a series of big boobs and I am sad about that'. And I like a lot of the girls from the Versus series schools. So its not ALL bad. Just my beloved Yagyu got worse.