They must be compensating for something
The moment I laid eye on Cloud from Final Fantasy 7, I thought “wow, that’s a mighty big sword.” And it seems there has been a fascination about game characters wielding over-sized swords ever since — our next contender is Nightmare from Soul Calibur 2. Guess who he is on the picture…
Sorry, but Soma Cruz from Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow beats them all. Witness the mighty dragonslayer sword, Balmung:
Here it is in action (465k XviD) if you wonder how the heck he swings it around.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is the proof I needed that people are still able to make great platform games, and that 2D games still live.