MisterHero
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Haohmaru for Smash Bros.
j/k Mitsurugi plz
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Bandai Namco Holding SoulCalibur Character Poll, "Probably Working on Something Huge"
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JoeyJungle
Banned
Is this going to be for a phone game, or Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Soul Calibur Legends: Kalik?
anothertech
Member
I hope it's not a half made fighting game with paid character dlc for the following year.
Getting a bit tired of that.
Getting a bit tired of that.
Yeah, sucks when fighters are supported post release. Better to let it die and forget it exists.
Chet Rippo
Member
Bring back Taki.
SCV's DLC only supported the character creator, I definitely would have paid for some DLC characters, but we never got that.
"Ok"
I was being sarcastic. I play fighting games for years and would love for them to be supported with characters/content post release. SC5, for me, is a "super" version away from being the best fighting game ever. I would LOVE character DLC for SC5.
I'm sick of seeing so many people act like all DLC is bad, and if a game is supported after release that it's "incomplete."
Yep. Gimme the SC IV roster with Soul Cal III custom character only movesets/weapons to play with, please.
I know, this won't happen, but let me dream.
There was a dlc character though. Dampierre.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Give me Kilik and you have my money.
It's not too apparent due to the art style, but she does look a bit older. She could pass for 35 easily. I like what they did to Hilde... it's just a shame I have no idea how to play her.
That's just it, it's visible in the art, but in-game it looks as though they've barely even touched the face model.
It's even pettier than that.The only playable SC female who was in her 30s was Ivy, at 32 (when she suddenly stopped aging). Beyond her, the closest was Taki, who was 29. Everyone else was 25 or younger.
Nothing like having characters gated behind a pay wall.
Nothing like having a fighter supported by the developer so that people keep playing, there are constant things to learn, and keeps things more interesting inbetween releases.
Wait. There is something like it. Street Fighter, dead or alive, Tekken, Blazblue, mortal kombat, smash bros.
SoulCalibur 5 is a game abandoned by the developer that would have been made more awesome by post release characters, which would have brought with it balance patches to take care (or maybe introduce, you never know) some balance issues with the current cast.
But yeah, let's just continue to act like all DLC is bad and there is nothing redeeming about it.
Wasn't Dampierre some sort of pre-order bonus that was later DLC? I have him, but I forgot if I bought him or not.
Yeah, Damp was pre-order stuff.
jediyoshi
Member
I, too, hate the buying part of buying video games.
Paladin CL
Member
I really hope we get a good Soul Calibur game, V in terms of gameplay wasnt bad but it lacked in contents, a good primary mode, the story sucked so bad and they cut soo many chars. I like some of the new chars but cutting good one was just a bad move.
I hope with SC6 it gets continued support.
Me too.
Gah, Zasalamel has fallen to 6th place. He's been overtaken by Ivy, Mitsurugi (these two...) and Kilik. Yoshimitsu has fallen to 10th place...
If they put Liz & Aeon's votes together, he'd be just behind Zwei at 27th. Instead one is at 30st, and the other at 36th...
Charade and Olcadan (HWOOAH) are tied for top Mimic.
Lexia remains the least loved of the new kids, and Viola the most loved (or most broken).
Edge Master has lost his edge. Sitting in last place with 9 votes, just behind Abyss and Elysium.
If they put Liz & Aeon's votes together, he'd be just behind Zwei at 27th. Instead one is at 30st, and the other at 36th...
Charade and Olcadan (HWOOAH) are tied for top Mimic.
Lexia remains the least loved of the new kids, and Viola the most loved (or most broken).
Edge Master has lost his edge. Sitting in last place with 9 votes, just behind Abyss and Elysium.
They need to bring back what was so good about SC1 on DC, which IMO was the best SC. When I bought 5 I was severely disappointedwith just about everything and that customization was locked behind a multiplayer mode. The customization in the end isn't even all that great.
Scale that back and stick to the basics. New console, fresh start. bring back adventure/rpg modes.
Let that fresh start include Lizardman, Edge Master and Hwang.
Scale that back and stick to the basics. New console, fresh start. bring back adventure/rpg modes.
Let that fresh start include Lizardman, Edge Master and Hwang.
Hours Left
Member
Anyone got the current rankings handy?
Finaika
Member
Ok.
Which was...?
The art gallery?
easy, as at least alluded to in the previous post, the adventure mode. Going around having different stories with heroes and having to fight in sand pits, balancing beams and while on fire was pretty great, especially for DC at the time.
Either the 2nd or 3rd had a decent rpg mode as well.
The art gallery was pretty good also since it didnt feature overly-wrought anime and had real some real drawing.
Haven't played II, but III had Tales of Souls for story. Most of the battles were standard, increasing in difficulty, but occasionally you'd get bonus fights with special conditions. Between battles, you'd also guide your character to their next destination, making choices and reading on their journey. If you met the right conditions you could also reach secret fights and a special final boss.
It also had Chronicles of the Sword, which was a completely separate story from Soul Calibur, designed around the new Create-a-Soul feature. The famous swords make appearances, and the main cast show up as tough opponents (without any other explanation), but otherwise it's totally self-contained. It was actually pretty lengthy and cool, and had special stage conditions depending on where you fought on the world map.
SCIII was my favorite though, so I'm always going to be advocating for it's features. In this day and age, it would have been patched up too, so even the areas in which it flounders (balance/bugs/exploits) would have become negligible issues. They kind of took care of that with the Arcade Edition, but then that was only for arcades and didn't have all the features/modes of the home release.
Was there anything else that made it distinct from the art galleries of the other games? Most of them have had art galleries. I haven't played 1 and I can't find a video of it, so I can't make a judgement myself. III had a nice art gallery though. Can't find a good video of that either...
Auto-Reply
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I'd be down for a soul edgesoul calibur1 style game. Give me back the original Taki and Ivy, don't care for the rest.
It was full of fan art.
Ah, that's pretty cool.
Karsticles
Member
I love Nightmare, Astaroth, Ivy, and Zasalamel (sp?). I dont know who to vote for...
You don't need to buy DLC. You can keep playing your character.
I'd go for Astaroth or Zasalamel. They need it the most. Ivy is in the black, and Nightmare is doing solidly. Zas isn't doing too bad, but he's lost some footing. Astaroth is lagging the most.
Haha, came in here to rally the Talim brigade but I see I'm not needed. Since she's doing fine I voted for Viola, my SCV main.
Seems like this poll is sending a pretty clear message of "we want the old characters back." I wonder what kind of time-travel/age-regression shenanigans they'll have to pull to get everyone in one game.
Seems like this poll is sending a pretty clear message of "we want the old characters back." I wonder what kind of time-travel/age-regression shenanigans they'll have to pull to get everyone in one game.
Soul Calibur Alpha.
"In the alternate timeline of blah blah blah"
Not at all surprised to see Talim winning. She was really, really fun to play in SC2 and I still remember some of her strings offhand and I haven't touched the game in a long time.
KDash31987
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AlphaDragoon
Member
You know what I like most about that poll? It has the based SCIV Kilik outfit with the fresh jacket and not the weak-ass SCV variant.
synce
Member
I don't think many people would complain if Bamco just pretends SC5 never happened.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Nobody that matters thinks so.
dangeraaron10
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah. I have no idea why they did that. I really hope this doesn't mean Lizardman/Aeon won't be in the next game. As I said, I'm petty enough to skip it if that's the case. I'd say that he's a lock since he's been a mainstay in some form (some reptilian fighter) since SC1 but SCV will prove you wrong on that.
I think ppl liked some of the gameplay ideas and the netcode, it's the roster they hated.
I'm also worried that he'll just get neglected again if he makes it in. The last time his story/character wasn't throwaway garbage was SoulCalibur III (though to be fair, the same can be said for most of the cast).
Ultimately, I also didn't like that they pawned Kratos's moveset off on him. I just preferred how the old one played.
I won't skip it if he doesn't make it in, but the cast will definitely feel like it's missing something.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Aeon will be rather fun with Ezio's moveset.
Well you know, Lizardman's moveset was under the "Assassin" job in Soul Calibur III.
Assassin Lizard's Creed might not be a terrible idea.
M... might.
Print the results and feed it to Masaki Hoshino, then let him divine the cast of the next game from there.
I would, Viola and Zwei had awesome movesets. Natsu seemed pretty cool too.
Kvalsternacka
Neo Member
Current top 9 is a very solid list of classic characters, honestly. Not gonna lie though, no voldo would kill me...