So it's been over 3 years since Soulcalibur V was released.
The games reception was mostly mixed, mainly due to cut characters, a poor story mode, and bland new characters replacing styles of veterans, and 3 mimic characters.
There are many signs VI is on the horizon, with rumours and the facebook page taking a character popularity poll. Here's the results for the poll for those who haven't seen it -
As you can see the newcomers and kids haven't done too well, and I'm just wondering what you all think the direction they'll be taking for VI.
To be honest, I didn't mind the new characters designs, its just the lack of development and even backstory for some. No wonder Leixia is near the bottom as we basically know nothing about her. The veterans have had years to develop, where as the newcomers only one game, so it's obvious the old cast was going to come out on top of the new.
I don't believe this should mean getting rid of them altogether though. Some had unique play styles like Z.W.E.I, and many have story potential. I do think they should bring back the missing characters though. I see no reason why they got rid of Zasalamel, Talim, Taki, and Yun-Seong.
I believe there's three ways they'll go about VI.
- Do a Street Fighter 4, and have the game take place before V, with all the old cast returning, and maybe even retcon V's existence with some time altering shenanigans so we never see Patty or Pyrrha again.
- Have the newcomers travel back in time (ugh) to stop some disaster, so everyone's fighting in their prime, and they don't have to worry about 30+ year old Taki (as sad as that may seem)
- Carry on the story, and just have the old cast return.
My main gripe is for a proper story mode. I love SC's setting and characters, but I don't believe they've been presenting as well as they could have.
My second wish is to ease up on the fan service. V had great character designs, at least the 1p costumes anyway, and I hope to see it continue. I hope they've got it all out and done with with Lost Swords. It's hard to take a dark and serious game seriously when you see something like Ivy's SCIV design.
My last wish is to carry on the influence of 2d fighters. I love combos, pulling them off and mastering them gives you a great sense of satisfaction.
What are your thoughts?
The games reception was mostly mixed, mainly due to cut characters, a poor story mode, and bland new characters replacing styles of veterans, and 3 mimic characters.
There are many signs VI is on the horizon, with rumours and the facebook page taking a character popularity poll. Here's the results for the poll for those who haven't seen it -
As you can see the newcomers and kids haven't done too well, and I'm just wondering what you all think the direction they'll be taking for VI.
To be honest, I didn't mind the new characters designs, its just the lack of development and even backstory for some. No wonder Leixia is near the bottom as we basically know nothing about her. The veterans have had years to develop, where as the newcomers only one game, so it's obvious the old cast was going to come out on top of the new.
I don't believe this should mean getting rid of them altogether though. Some had unique play styles like Z.W.E.I, and many have story potential. I do think they should bring back the missing characters though. I see no reason why they got rid of Zasalamel, Talim, Taki, and Yun-Seong.
I believe there's three ways they'll go about VI.
- Do a Street Fighter 4, and have the game take place before V, with all the old cast returning, and maybe even retcon V's existence with some time altering shenanigans so we never see Patty or Pyrrha again.
- Have the newcomers travel back in time (ugh) to stop some disaster, so everyone's fighting in their prime, and they don't have to worry about 30+ year old Taki (as sad as that may seem)
- Carry on the story, and just have the old cast return.
My main gripe is for a proper story mode. I love SC's setting and characters, but I don't believe they've been presenting as well as they could have.
My second wish is to ease up on the fan service. V had great character designs, at least the 1p costumes anyway, and I hope to see it continue. I hope they've got it all out and done with with Lost Swords. It's hard to take a dark and serious game seriously when you see something like Ivy's SCIV design.
My last wish is to carry on the influence of 2d fighters. I love combos, pulling them off and mastering them gives you a great sense of satisfaction.
What are your thoughts?
