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Soulcalibur V |OT| Go home and be a salary man!
- Thread starter ExMachina
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If anyone wants to see a SC4/SC5 graphical comparison, I posted some screenshots here: http://8wayrun.com/threads/sc4-sc5-graphics-comparison.10426/
I still think SC4 is a great looking game, but yeah, SC5 is a big big improvement. I think the CAS screenshot comparison is the most telling, that really shows how much better the lighting and shading is. It could be SC4's weird resolution scaling fooling me, but it also looks like SC5 has higher resolution textures than SC4.
The only big downside is that SC5 has a ton of jaggies. I wish they had released a PC version of the game. 1080p with AA would have looked lovely.
I still think SC4 is a great looking game, but yeah, SC5 is a big big improvement. I think the CAS screenshot comparison is the most telling, that really shows how much better the lighting and shading is. It could be SC4's weird resolution scaling fooling me, but it also looks like SC5 has higher resolution textures than SC4.
The only big downside is that SC5 has a ton of jaggies. I wish they had released a PC version of the game. 1080p with AA would have looked lovely.
GrayFoxPL
Member
Reminds me how Mitsurugi was swaped by some ridiculous blond guy in Soul Edge and SC for Koreans as samurai was an insult to them
. Next Korea-Japan war incoming!
D
Deleted member 13876
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It is, until someone makes Dear Leader in CaS.
Neuromancer
Member
Arcade mode from SC4 had better stories than story mode in this game. Who can forget the time Rock left to pursue personal goals?
Takamura-San
Member
I didn't get that much into SC4, but i liked how creative people were with the customization tool.
Is someone going to create a thread to show custom creations? or is it going to be here?
Is someone going to create a thread to show custom creations? or is it going to be here?
sixteen-bit
Member
Truly gripping storytelling.
GrayFoxPL
Member
Just guards are done by taping and releasing guard just before getting hit.
Impact is the force or impetus transmitted by a collision.
Mechanized
Member
Siegfried is the same thing man. What a pain in the ass. You can't bait the difficult CPU characters into easy ring outs in this game, they'll ring you out instead.
It almost seems purposely as well, like they know you're close to the edge and they'll set up their attacks so they can get a ringout. lol
GrayFoxPL
Member
I made 2 more characters...
Impressive! Love the Five-Man.
Neuromancer
Member
I do, but this is what happened the last time I played a fighting game with one:
Never again.
Ivy is sounding more and more mannish every game.
I'm a big fan of SoulCalibur's story in general, but character stories in III and IV were mostly "So-and-so did something and it was hard, but then they practiced and tried again and succeeded, so they set out on their journey once more, their resolve strengthened!" The reason for the time jump was to finally progress the story that had been stuck in a rut since II, but they really dropped the ball with it. Now V doesn't even have in-game profiles or endings. The only two characters who legitimately have a story in-game are Patroklos and Pyrrha. (Even characters with relatively major roles, like Viola and Zwei, don't get their stories told in story mode.) If you check some official websites you can find character profiles that show that everyone does, in fact, have a reason to be in the game, but you'd never know it just by playing it. Hell it doesn't even say why Patroklos has all of Setsuka's moves, but apparently the guide says something about him meeting her in Turkey and training with her.
Remember when Daishi said something about how Viola was going to play a major role in the story? That leads me to believe that they really had bigger plans for it than ended up being implemented. Maybe multiple paths that ran side-by-side and the only one we got was the Patroklos and Pyrrha path. I really think, with more time to cook, we would have gotten a much bigger game.
I'm a big fan of SoulCalibur's story in general, but character stories in III and IV were mostly "So-and-so did something and it was hard, but then they practiced and tried again and succeeded, so they set out on their journey once more, their resolve strengthened!" The reason for the time jump was to finally progress the story that had been stuck in a rut since II, but they really dropped the ball with it. Now V doesn't even have in-game profiles or endings. The only two characters who legitimately have a story in-game are Patroklos and Pyrrha. (Even characters with relatively major roles, like Viola and Zwei, don't get their stories told in story mode.) If you check some official websites you can find character profiles that show that everyone does, in fact, have a reason to be in the game, but you'd never know it just by playing it. Hell it doesn't even say why Patroklos has all of Setsuka's moves, but apparently the guide says something about him meeting her in Turkey and training with her.
Remember when Daishi said something about how Viola was going to play a major role in the story? That leads me to believe that they really had bigger plans for it than ended up being implemented. Maybe multiple paths that ran side-by-side and the only one we got was the Patroklos and Pyrrha path. I really think, with more time to cook, we would have gotten a much bigger game.
GrayFoxPL
Member
I do, but this is what happened the last time I played a fighting game with one:
Never again.
The pad tried to shoot you?
Master Thespian
Member
Wouldn't surprise me in the least. Hilde's got kids, Xianghua has another one at home, Bangoo , and I'd still imagine that some combination of Hwang/Mina/Yun/Talim popped out a kid. The only character I'd be really surprised to see go at this point would be Ivy, and that's just because they've stated she will be the focal point going forward.
I wasn't expecting anything good but I don't know why they bothered with what they gave us. I haven't finished it, but it's just humorous to me that (probably very talented) people spent their time writing/storyboarding/illustrating this.
Mechanized
Member
Sophitia had a pretty good ending. Cliche but good.
The in-game story does allude to Pat learning the style from Setsuka, just not directly.
Mechanized
Member
Yeah they should make her find a fountain of youth or something and come back with a new VA lol.
The Elite
BOSS
lol
In other news, I hate how I cannot make a custom Ezio....
Same. I wanted to do a Nathan Drake third costume for him.
sixteen-bit
Member
I made 2 more characters...
Haha, you're really skilled at this!
Master Thespian
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Yup. And imagine the madness of CaS on PC. I would buy the the strongest PC i could if they ever put SC on PC.
Neuromancer
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Yeah I don't know, I was playing MK and the D-pad cracked and popped off. It was really bizarre.
Mechanized
Member
I do, but this is what happened the last time I played a fighting game with one:
Never again.
You posted that in another topic didn't you? I remember that lol
From SCIV I remember the 360 analog was mostly good for 8WR movement. That was my experience anyways. I could never use an analog to execute commands.
You should be able to manage just fine without it.
Also after watching some SCIV ending videos SCV does clearly look better, especially the faces and mouth movement/emoting.
Rose colored glasses I guess.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah once in the Mortal Kombat thread and then once in another thread where someone was asking about this controller. It's good for most things, but not for heavy D-pad use.
I will be there. All night if youre up for it lol. Orb bitch was fun XD Once I got established it wasn't as bad. Now I just feel bad for my local friends who don't really take it as serious D: I'll bring china girl and evil girl to play tonight.
The Lamonster
Member
You guys are making me want this game so bad.
Amazon shipped my guide this morning but with Monday delivery. :[
sixteen-bit
Member
Tell me about it. I can't really swing it this month though.
JohnnyPhatsaqs
Banned
Is the PDP Fightpad worth picking up for this? Picked up the CE and am about to go get the CE guide. Just curious if I would benefit from picking up that fightpad since it's only 20 bucks.
360 player.
Gamertag is Phatsaq if anyone wants some easy wins
360 player.
Gamertag is Phatsaq if anyone wants some easy wins
sixteen-bit
Member
I remember an Ivy playing Saqs blowing me up in ranked on 360 SCIV years ago. Different Phatsaqs?
JohnnyPhatsaqs
Banned
Might have been me. If it was, it was some fluke matches. I am a VERY average player.
sixteen-bit
Member
Do you play Rose in SFIV?
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I LOVE this screenshot feature, I tried it with a bunch of games and unfortunately none of them work.
It would be nice if the PS4 follows the vita and has a screenshot feature built into the OS and most developers use it.
JohnnyPhatsaqs
Banned
No. I haven't played SFIV online in a LOOOOONG time.
I made 2 more characters...
Oh man, when I get the game in a week or two, definitely going to make devil jin superman, its perfect.
MiniBossBattle
Member
Anyone play this on stick? What are your guys button configs?
The Lamonster
Member
Post your custom characters, guys!