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SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords |OT| Namco mission statement
- Thread starter Flying Wonkey
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SC5 is my favorite SC ever. The gameplay is almost perfect. It is a super version away from being the best fighter ever, imo.
PROFOUND SADNESS!
Anyway, sorry to derail the thread. Just frustrating to see how the IP is being handled. You have fucking Tecmo able to make an arcade version of DoA5, updating the console version, adding characters...and yet SoulCalibur's future is constantly in question.
Finaika
Member
They should add Cassandra too.
InfiniDragon
Member
Cassandra would have been better because she actually has some difference to Sophitia.
Pyrrha is just an evolution of Sophie though so even though they aren't fully identical (that would be Omega) it was kind of a bonehead move on their part with a limited roster.
Hours Left
Member
The roster will keep growing. Many of these characters were just recently added to the Japanese version.
Flying Wonkey
Member
Can't be bothered linking any more, you can find a bunch more over here: (Just click a topic to see images)
http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/ソウルキャリバー+ロストソーズ
I could see myself dropping a little money on this, if I had a good main to work with.
I did learn how to play Soul Calibur I in the arcades at $0.50 a pop :/
Gad dangit! They made new creation pieces for this? That's low, especially since they stopped offering new content for V*! Guuuh....
This stuff had better be in VI.
*if I recall, there were creation pieces/icons added into the game files with some of the updates for V, and they never saw release.
Give it time. They'll be introducing characters as time progresses, aka reasons for people to keep playing.
I think you just customize those already present in this one. At least at the moment.
buddha0991
Member
She's too Korean to be in the games at the moment. Or something like that.
Finaika
Member
That's racist.
That's the only explanation I've heard. More specifically--and this is paraphrasing from 8wayrun--due to the state of Seong Mi-na and Yun Seong's country during the time period V takes place in, they would have no interest in going after Soul Edge any more.
No Yoshi or Bunny Asteroth?
No Yoshimitsu, but Astaroth might have his bunny ears in some way shape or form eventually. They were a customization piece in either V or V's DLC (unless we're on completely different thought trains here).
witchedwiz
Member
Couldn't they release the weapon master mode/enhanced sp experience and any new chars (taki? Talim?) as SCV dlc?
Screw you royally namco..
F2p model to fighting game... Screw you...
Screw you royally namco..
F2p model to fighting game... Screw you...
That would be nice. But you can see the logic of it when you realize that they're specifically trying to cater to casual SC players who skipped SCV. All the hardcore SC players probably were fine with SC because it was nearly flawless with the multi-player. But SC has a large casual base that enjoys single player, and f2p model allows them all to try it instead of skip it entirely since they never got the game in the first place.
It sucks, but it makes sense.
Brett Awesome
Neo Member
F2P Soul Calibur with a limit on how many times you can play per hour, what looks like Pay To Win equipment boosts and even more smut than usual.
Yeah, this is getting bodyswerved and anyone that puts money into this is part of the problem.
Yeah, this is getting bodyswerved and anyone that puts money into this is part of the problem.
F2p with fighting games can work. Namco just isn't good at it. Dead or Alive 5 is a good example of a f2p fighting game that works well. You have a handful of characters for free, with others being rotated in and out weekly or so (which you can buy if you like). Basic modes like Arcade and Vs are there. Story mode, characters, costumes, music etc. are purchasable separately, though if you were to buy say, all the characters and story mode in a bundle, it isn't going to cost you more than Dead or Alive 5 standalone would.
It's essentially a meaty demo, and if you like it, you can buy more parts of the game that you're interested in.
Namco's system of shutting you out after playing for a certain amount of time or times is terrible. At that point, I'm more likely to quit the game and not touch it for weeks or months than spend money on a "keep playing" token.
I just want them to make Soul Calibur VI. If the money from this makes that happen... egh, I can live with it.
Brett Awesome
Neo Member
The idea that SC6 can't happen without some scummy moneygrabbing like this is absolutely absurd. There's no 'ends justify the means' argument to make here.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Namco can piss right off with this...
This should just be free DLC for V.
This should just be free DLC for V.
I dunno, following the development of SoulCalibur V, it seemed like it took a big push to actually make that happen, and then it was rushed. And that was after what I thought was a very successful SoulCalibur IV. SoulCalibur V hasn't sold nearly as well as IV, and it makes me worry.
Bogard
Member
The ticket thing is no surprise to me, after seeing Tekken Revolution and Gundam Battle Operation. Didn't they even do something with a limited game mode in the JP version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle?
Point is, if it's Bandai Namco free-to-play, expect the tickets or possibly worse from now on. I see this train rolling onward to other franchises of theirs.
Point is, if it's Bandai Namco free-to-play, expect the tickets or possibly worse from now on. I see this train rolling onward to other franchises of theirs.
Flying Wonkey
Member
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/22/soulcalibur-lost-swords-out-today-on-ps3/#sf2658221
It's probably the 1 AP Potion, 2 Continue Tickets and the bikini.
It's probably the 1 AP Potion, 2 Continue Tickets and the bikini.
Azure Phoenix
Member
So is Pyrrha actually available from the start for the western release? Going by Siliconera you had to do an unlock quest to be able to use her on the Japanese version. The one thing I hated so much about Tekken Revolution is how I couldn't use Alisa from the start, it'd suck if it were the same for Pyrrha in this too.
Video interview with developers
http://youtu.be/DiR2qyY0Os8
Its in Japanese, but there will be english translation after he speaks.
http://youtu.be/DiR2qyY0Os8
Its in Japanese, but there will be english translation after he speaks.
Today, GCT.
Ben Morales
Member
Store is kinda updated now but it won't let me download Soulcalibur. It's showing up in the Free-to-Play section but gives an error if you try to access it. Also, if you search for it, it doesn't show up. Hopefully it will be working soon. Been looking forward to this,