Soul Calibur 4

[voltz]

I remember buying SC3 day one and saw it on ebay 3 days later for $20. Fuck me if that happens with this one.

[onelocust]

There's a Soul Edge machine and a MvC2 machine in the cafeteria at work. I've never seen either played even once.

I find it stupid that there is a Soul Calibur 2,3,4, etc., when Soul Calibur is in fact the second in the series.

The DC SC was only broke by a couple unbalanced characters but I can't think of a 3D fighter I've had more fun with since. II & III just brought unnecessary and annoying changes. I did like the designs for Talim, Zasalamel, and Tira though, but Raphael and Setsuka suck.

This one needs to be a real sequel and not a series of tweaks to what will be a nearly decade old game by the time this one comes out.

[voltz]

Setsuka is a monster upper-tier character in tournaments, so your point is invalid.

[magnifiedplaid]

Soul Calibur = a decent 7/10 fighting game that was blown out of proportion by the media during the Dreamcast launch.

Soul Calibur 2 = an abysmal rehash of an average fighting game with console exclusive characters thrown in to distract everyone from the fact that they just bought the same damn game twice.

Soul Calibur 3 = so bad that I forgot there even was a Soul Calibur 3

Soul Calibur 4 = I don't give a fuck. I'd rather play that "Soul Calibur Adventure" game for the Wii...even though I know its going to be horrible...simply because of the fact that almost every Wii title thus far has been horrible.

[voltz]

Well at least I'm happy.

[Cowutopia]

There was a Soul Calibur 3?

2 was fun as hell. (<3 talim)

[JBNagis]

I'll take Virtua Fighter, over Tekken and Dead or Alive anyday.

Dead or Alive is indeed gutter trash. VF doesn't suck so much as i find it
really boring which is why i prefure Tekken and Soul Calibur. Fun > Sim anyday.


JBNagis

[Son of Bryce]

I bought a Dreamcast launch day with Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur. I bought into the Soul Calibur hype, it was supposedly so friggin good. The videos I saw on the net were incredible. It turned out to be one of the best fighting games I've ever played. The only fighting game that I consistently played with any of my friends since Street Fighter 2. We would pass the controller around for hours with that game.

I only played a little of Soul Calibur 2. By this time I was rusty and didn't put much playtime in it.

I was pleasantly surprised with Soul Calibur 3. Picked it up for $20 since I missed Soul Calibur. I really dig the increased speed. The sidestepping feels more intuitive than I remember in the original. I'm all about Mitsirugi and it appeared that they shortened his reach, I kept feeling like my attacks should have connected. Shorter sword? Anyway, I felt like I was forced to switch to a more defensive tactics playing against inexperienced players that mashed away with longer reach weapons, having to sidestep a lot. I like that you may have to change tactics depending on the players (rock+paper+scissors) but I got the impression that the gameplay was so unbalanced that it didn't even make a difference. I suppose the balance suffered because it wasn't released for arcades. It's still a fun game and that's all that matters.

[sedition]

Wouldn't that credit go to Virtua Fighter 5?

that is an arcade port, not made specifically for the next-gen consoles... i even covered my ass with one of the first because of VF5 and potentially tekken 6, if it drops first.

[voltz]

SC3 is one of those games you really have to give a chance in order to see it's full potential. Lower tier characters like Rock and Amy can be a real surprise for anyone once you get their patterns figured out.