I can't understand why never again have we seen the eight way directional whip attacks of SuperCvIV. When I first played Dracula X NitM on Saturn (I didn't get a PSX or play Rondo until later), I was disappointed that Richter could only whip straight forward. Somewhere I think I read that Julius could attack in eight directions in Harmony of Despair (which I haven't played), but I think they were just talking about holding the whip out and flinging it around for wimpy damage. Can someone confirm that?