>>725824528
Yeah, Ryu is pretty much Ayane in this game. But at the same, they balanced him by making do a fuck lot of damage and the Dragon Sword polyvalent enough that him not having a huge moveset becomes irrelevant. Plus Gleam is way more OP than Bloodbind, since you don't need neither the charge or the timing thing to do instakill with your basic attack. Plus, once Ryu start teleporting he is basically invincible.
However, I feel like dodge is the lowest form of defense in game, since blocking and parrying is so much more advantageous.