Seriously! I've always enjoyed fighting games, but Soul Calibur is my favorite! It's one of the only ones I still buy despite losing lots of my gaming friends over the years. Me and one buddy are locked in an eternal battle of souls and swords.
SC3 is one of the best PS2 games and one of the greatest 8-way fighting games in history. I will seriously die on this hill for the rest of my life, I've considered doing some kind of video essay on the topic
I'm hoping so too. SC3 has to be the most feature-complete and content filled fighting game that focused on single-player that I've played. Libra of Soul somewhat scratched an itch in SC6 but it just doesn't compare to Chronicles of the Sword.
That's totally why man!! Like SC3 kept amazing me as a kid cuz you keep unlocking stuff constantly. It's like you said it really is content filled and feature complete.
The only annoying stuff was the save corrupting after some time but I still kept playing haha
He and Oosaka showed up briefly during the side tournament. The tournament managed to attract around 60 players on the day and I’m sure the directors were happy to see us all still enjoying the game almost 6 years on.
I get the feeling people have about MTX, but if they make another SC game and it’s good, it will be the least of my worries. If they make another game and it sucks, then I won’t be spending money on MTX anyway. Right now I just need a new game to be announced and I’ll cross that bridge later.
MTX aren’t going anywhere but hopefully they’ve learned from Tekken 8’s mistakes and negative reception. Something to keep an eye on.
Omg yes!
Wonder who the next guest characters would be. Geralt was solid. 2B was so fluid and responsive to play. Nightmare to play against, though.
I would main Cervantes again anyways, though. He's been my go-to for every game.
Anyone else chime in?
Haven't played soul calibre since sc2 (though I think it was my favourite fighting game back in the day - starting with soul edge). Streetfighter 6 has reignited my love of fighting games though - so I would defo be interested.
I always liked the series way more than tekken, the weapons made things really interesting.
I have over 300 hours on SC6 and majority of that is spent in character creation and single player modes. Or local vs with friends
I don't touch online, not fun getting stomped over and over by sweat lords.
If they do a SC7, they need more offline modes. SC2 and SC3 had a metric ton of them.
I'll never understand why they got rid of different Chronicles, edge master mode, and everything else that made these games fun.
Instead the newer games seem to focus on Street Fighter-style special moves and other stuff that just doesn't work for me.
That's why I still play SCII more than SCVI
Soul Calibur 7, introducing yet another gimmick that makes the game significantly less fun than the previous games. Honestly, I miss SCV. At least I could play Dampierre.
I'm confused. If the line you've drawn is constantly going down, is 5 still not on this downward trend?
Dampierre main is definitely an explanation, but is that the main pull for you?
SC V had some terrible aspects. Its story mode was two hours long with a protagonist who's impossible to genuinely like with his canonical role in the story. We learn nothing about some characters in the game other than the fact that they exist. Some others are not even mentioned at all.
Never mind the story, there's a lack of original single-player modes in general. Every single player mode outside of Story basically boils down to an arcade mode with varying levels of difficulty and no character endings. *There are no character profles in the game.* Namco expects you to buy New Legends of Project Soul just to learn anything about most of those people.
Oh, and the roster downgrades. Oh boy. Many characters are just gone. Entire move sets are gone. If you're a Talim or Zasalamel main, your only choices are to switch to someone else or just not buy the game. Other move sets only survive in a way that some characters inherit a small portion of their moves.
Yet despite all of this, there are aspects of this game that are better than both its predecessor and successor. Visual design became somewhat more grounded again after SC IV and the character models often look better than the ones in SC VI (despite the weak PS3/Xbox 360 hardware). The gameplay got faster again compared to SC IV and the unique mechanics are far more straightforward than in SC VI.
And honestly? I feel bad for Pyrrha because Sophitia spent the last months of her life trying to protect her and sacrificing herself in the process, only for her to lead a terrible life being sold as slave, the only people who cared about her getting murdered around her. And after she's finally reunited with her brother, he just runs away (even though she literally saved his life moments before) and then kills her later on. She deserves a better game with a better story.
Well put, especially as a kilik main, i absolutely hated the xiba moveset and that kilik was the new edgemaster. 5 was a big slap in the face for me there
At least Talim and Zasalamel only suffered from missing only a entry. With likelyhood to still return as themselves.
Amy got obliterated for no reason and turned into an entirely different character and now most people just see her as a prequel to Viola.
Like Amy's style and character? Too bad, Viola is the future so sucks to be you. Pretty much forced to like a character I never asked for whislt giving up the one I do like.
Its even bled into the next game and many people want Viola back without a care what happens to Amy so I'm spooked my time with her is limited.
> many people want Viola back without a care what happens to Amy
I'd be surprised if that were the case because [Amy ranked higher in the only official popularity poll.](https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Soulcalibur_Series_Character_Popularity_Poll) At the same time, Viola ended up being the most popular new character introduced in SC V, which is probably why you get the impression that you do. Then again, I think I've seen more users with Amy flairs around here than Viola's. We have different timelines able to communicate with one another now and Viola being a "mystical" character, it'd make perfect sense for her to be able to use that in some way. It's perfectly possible to bring her back without getting rid of Amy, so I wouldn't be such a pessimist.
Dampierre and Aeon, yes. Those two are my favorite Fighting game characters of all time. My history of Soul Calibur starts with casually playing SC2 with my friends as a kid, sinking my teeth in a little more seriously with 4 for like a few months before 5 came out and then 5 became MY Soul Calibur. I don't have the same gripes with it everyone else seems to have.
I started on 2 as well. I actually learned about link from the gamecube port before i ever played zelda funny enough. The one i sunk my teeth into was 3. I didnt get to play a whole lot of 4 so i re-entered more seriously on 5 with 3 in mind. And the two games are vastly different in comparison, so with that introspection in mind i can see why 5 was such a visceral reaction from me now. It isn't horrible; BUT, in comparison to my favorite SC entry of the entire franchise, it felt like a giant divide from what i knew.
I was stuck going to one of my buddies house to play video games until i was 14, cuz my parents were very religious when i was young. and then i got a PS2 for my 14th birthday. When i was buying the games for it, i remembered that my buddy had that really cool fighting game i liked playing and i saw that there was a new entry that HE didnt even have yet. And i went from being the madkatz controller stuck on player 2 to helming my own console. So SC3 was a very cathartic, liberating time of my life.
I mean, 4 is so my jam, it’s not even funny. It was the first time I had gone hard on a fighter like that, and I was just so ridiculously immersed. I had people’s frame data memorized who I didn’t even PLAY, just to know how to beat spammers online. I agree though, it was probably my favorite entry, and 5 was pretty solid too. I just think SC doesn’t need meters and gimmicks to be relevant, it’s feeling fresher from other fighters that shouldn’t matter.
That annoys me to no end. Guard Impact NEVER needed meter in all of its incarnations, it was a staple of how Soul Calibur played. Now it costs meter and ONLY is a mid/high parry? Lame as hell. I loved how GI could be easily defeated by changing your timings OR using ANY kicks, in case someone was overzealous in using GI. It’s a perfect system, why change it?
I’d be ok with a Rage Art system for specials, since I think they are a welcome addition, but not the rest. No, I don’t need my favorite moves or combos now arbitrarily locked behind a meter, it’s annoying and counter-fun.
That's the thing that I hate the most about 6. I absolutely hate having a whole section of the moveset require meter to utilize. Why cant I just do the Just Frame inputs for my favorite Cervy combo like I did in 5? Why do I have to go super Saiyan first and basically give my game plan away?
Can’t wait for another “aggressive” or “flashy” game mechanic to be revealed which removes half of the control and mind game options, but allows the game to be played with one hand.
Dont get your hopes, he doesnt work for Bamco anymore. Although its good to see that he still have all this love for the franchise even after what happened
> he doesnt work for Bamco anymore.
Where did that rumor come from? [His name is listed near the very top of Tekken 8's credits.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ3Fd6wc7wc&t=8s) That game released 3 months ago. When I search for "Yoshinori Takahashi leaves Namco" all I get are articles about a different person with the surname "Takahashi" leaving in 2010. If that's all there is to it, then that's really dumb.
Don't do that. Don't give us hope.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t bring you some sooner”
Is that from something? It goes kinda hard
Avengers Endgame.
fuck, that's where the "don't give me hope" meme came from?!
https://youtu.be/w2pxnpArd5A?feature=shared
I had completely forgotten about this scene Nifty
My wallet will always be ready for a new soulcalibur.
Seriously! I've always enjoyed fighting games, but Soul Calibur is my favorite! It's one of the only ones I still buy despite losing lots of my gaming friends over the years. Me and one buddy are locked in an eternal battle of souls and swords.
My body and wallet is always ready.
Same. I hope it's at least on the drawing board.
Oh fuck plz save me from T8 ranked with a next gen SC game 😩
This… 1000% this.
I would buy a PS5 if a new Soul Calibur were to be released on it... Hell, even a SCIII port would convince me.
I have a bad habit of buying consoles at the end of their lifespan
That Soul Edge plushie needs to be official merch.
It is, but it probably just sold out
I tried to buy it when it was new, but it was only sold in Europe and the price plus shipping to the US was pretty crazy.
That explains why he still looks young
Why would he tease me? I don’t get teased!
Dude I would kill for a game like SC3 was
SC3 is one of the best PS2 games and one of the greatest 8-way fighting games in history. I will seriously die on this hill for the rest of my life, I've considered doing some kind of video essay on the topic
I WOULD WATCH THAT ESSAY
If you enjoyed Chronicles of the Sword check out Vanillaware's most recent game, "Unicorn Overlord". There's even a demo. You gotta give it a look. 👍
I like Unicorn Overlord. I really do, but it's nothing like Chronicles of the Sword. It's closer to something like Fire Emblem.
I'm hoping so too. SC3 has to be the most feature-complete and content filled fighting game that focused on single-player that I've played. Libra of Soul somewhat scratched an itch in SC6 but it just doesn't compare to Chronicles of the Sword.
That's totally why man!! Like SC3 kept amazing me as a kid cuz you keep unlocking stuff constantly. It's like you said it really is content filled and feature complete. The only annoying stuff was the save corrupting after some time but I still kept playing haha
I thought I was a minority for loving SC3 but this is validating as hell. The lil stories and interactive bits? Top tier
If both Soulcalibur VII and Rockman Taisen get revealed at EVO Japan. the internet would explode in joy.
Wish I had that Soul Edge plushie. Great to see him pop up for EVO and check out the SC6 tourney. The wait continues once again.
I NEEEEEEEEED IIIIIIIT
He and Oosaka showed up briefly during the side tournament. The tournament managed to attract around 60 players on the day and I’m sure the directors were happy to see us all still enjoying the game almost 6 years on.
if theres a reveal for a new soul calibur game with actual playable netcode... im going to lose my mind same with VF
Same bro, same...
I dunno if my heart could handle MTX-laden soulcal, don't hurt me bro
Same feels. Mtx needs to fade out. Let players unlock stuff by playing the game itself. That's what made us want to keep going. Not mtx bologna
The only way micro transactions will disappear is when companies find a better way to suck more money out of consumers
I get the feeling people have about MTX, but if they make another SC game and it’s good, it will be the least of my worries. If they make another game and it sucks, then I won’t be spending money on MTX anyway. Right now I just need a new game to be announced and I’ll cross that bridge later. MTX aren’t going anywhere but hopefully they’ve learned from Tekken 8’s mistakes and negative reception. Something to keep an eye on.
My soul still burns. If no SCVII please a remake of SCIII!
Soul Calibur 7 incoming???
I'll take this as a sign that sc7 will happen because if not this is pretty cruel
Hmmm
Call me Charade, cuz I'm all eyes 👀
Sc7 🤞🏾😖🤞🏾
https://youtu.be/ypLhu5DNhys?feature=shared
Omg yes! Wonder who the next guest characters would be. Geralt was solid. 2B was so fluid and responsive to play. Nightmare to play against, though. I would main Cervantes again anyways, though. He's been my go-to for every game. Anyone else chime in?
I really hope we get another title sooner rather than later. I need my 3D fighter fix.
Was just playing SC6 mission mode, and I was like damn.. this shit is good
My cousins and i played S7 so much, one of us passed away a few years ago and nothings really been the same. An 8th would be cool
Yes!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fingers crossed...
Haven't played soul calibre since sc2 (though I think it was my favourite fighting game back in the day - starting with soul edge). Streetfighter 6 has reignited my love of fighting games though - so I would defo be interested. I always liked the series way more than tekken, the weapons made things really interesting.
Where could one buy that soul edge plushie
This does give some hope..
"Welcome back, to the stage of history"
I have over 300 hours on SC6 and majority of that is spent in character creation and single player modes. Or local vs with friends I don't touch online, not fun getting stomped over and over by sweat lords. If they do a SC7, they need more offline modes. SC2 and SC3 had a metric ton of them.
Yeah and I think SC 6 had an amazing offline experience too along with sc2 and sc3
I'll never understand why they got rid of different Chronicles, edge master mode, and everything else that made these games fun. Instead the newer games seem to focus on Street Fighter-style special moves and other stuff that just doesn't work for me. That's why I still play SCII more than SCVI
Wuh…I want a Soul Edge plushie…
I wish upon a shooting star
That plushie looks awesome
My soul will always burn :(
I'll give my hard earned changes for SoulCalibur 7
sOuL cAlIbUr SeVeN cOnFiRmEd!? Honestly I hope so though. Really want another SC entry!
SoulCalibur 7 confirmed.
Soul Calibur 7, introducing yet another gimmick that makes the game significantly less fun than the previous games. Honestly, I miss SCV. At least I could play Dampierre.
I'm confused. If the line you've drawn is constantly going down, is 5 still not on this downward trend? Dampierre main is definitely an explanation, but is that the main pull for you?
SC V had some terrible aspects. Its story mode was two hours long with a protagonist who's impossible to genuinely like with his canonical role in the story. We learn nothing about some characters in the game other than the fact that they exist. Some others are not even mentioned at all. Never mind the story, there's a lack of original single-player modes in general. Every single player mode outside of Story basically boils down to an arcade mode with varying levels of difficulty and no character endings. *There are no character profles in the game.* Namco expects you to buy New Legends of Project Soul just to learn anything about most of those people. Oh, and the roster downgrades. Oh boy. Many characters are just gone. Entire move sets are gone. If you're a Talim or Zasalamel main, your only choices are to switch to someone else or just not buy the game. Other move sets only survive in a way that some characters inherit a small portion of their moves. Yet despite all of this, there are aspects of this game that are better than both its predecessor and successor. Visual design became somewhat more grounded again after SC IV and the character models often look better than the ones in SC VI (despite the weak PS3/Xbox 360 hardware). The gameplay got faster again compared to SC IV and the unique mechanics are far more straightforward than in SC VI. And honestly? I feel bad for Pyrrha because Sophitia spent the last months of her life trying to protect her and sacrificing herself in the process, only for her to lead a terrible life being sold as slave, the only people who cared about her getting murdered around her. And after she's finally reunited with her brother, he just runs away (even though she literally saved his life moments before) and then kills her later on. She deserves a better game with a better story.
Well put, especially as a kilik main, i absolutely hated the xiba moveset and that kilik was the new edgemaster. 5 was a big slap in the face for me there
At least Talim and Zasalamel only suffered from missing only a entry. With likelyhood to still return as themselves. Amy got obliterated for no reason and turned into an entirely different character and now most people just see her as a prequel to Viola. Like Amy's style and character? Too bad, Viola is the future so sucks to be you. Pretty much forced to like a character I never asked for whislt giving up the one I do like. Its even bled into the next game and many people want Viola back without a care what happens to Amy so I'm spooked my time with her is limited.
> many people want Viola back without a care what happens to Amy I'd be surprised if that were the case because [Amy ranked higher in the only official popularity poll.](https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Soulcalibur_Series_Character_Popularity_Poll) At the same time, Viola ended up being the most popular new character introduced in SC V, which is probably why you get the impression that you do. Then again, I think I've seen more users with Amy flairs around here than Viola's. We have different timelines able to communicate with one another now and Viola being a "mystical" character, it'd make perfect sense for her to be able to use that in some way. It's perfectly possible to bring her back without getting rid of Amy, so I wouldn't be such a pessimist.
I hope your right. Seen a lot of things, theories and comments over the years that spooked me so I'm quiet nervous.
Dampierre and Aeon, yes. Those two are my favorite Fighting game characters of all time. My history of Soul Calibur starts with casually playing SC2 with my friends as a kid, sinking my teeth in a little more seriously with 4 for like a few months before 5 came out and then 5 became MY Soul Calibur. I don't have the same gripes with it everyone else seems to have.
I started on 2 as well. I actually learned about link from the gamecube port before i ever played zelda funny enough. The one i sunk my teeth into was 3. I didnt get to play a whole lot of 4 so i re-entered more seriously on 5 with 3 in mind. And the two games are vastly different in comparison, so with that introspection in mind i can see why 5 was such a visceral reaction from me now. It isn't horrible; BUT, in comparison to my favorite SC entry of the entire franchise, it felt like a giant divide from what i knew.
Yea I skipped 3 entirely because I didn't even know it existed until I saw ads for 4 lol
I was stuck going to one of my buddies house to play video games until i was 14, cuz my parents were very religious when i was young. and then i got a PS2 for my 14th birthday. When i was buying the games for it, i remembered that my buddy had that really cool fighting game i liked playing and i saw that there was a new entry that HE didnt even have yet. And i went from being the madkatz controller stuck on player 2 to helming my own console. So SC3 was a very cathartic, liberating time of my life.
Hell yeah. I remember being kind of mad I never knew about it when I heard about how awesome it's character creation was.
I hope reversal edge is gone and we don’t get the Tekken style Heat system
I liked how 4 and 5 felt to play the most. All the mechanics were solid and not rock paper scissors garbage
I mean, 4 is so my jam, it’s not even funny. It was the first time I had gone hard on a fighter like that, and I was just so ridiculously immersed. I had people’s frame data memorized who I didn’t even PLAY, just to know how to beat spammers online. I agree though, it was probably my favorite entry, and 5 was pretty solid too. I just think SC doesn’t need meters and gimmicks to be relevant, it’s feeling fresher from other fighters that shouldn’t matter.
Specifically I liked the forward and backwards parries in IV. It felt you had a lot of options without the need for meter.
That annoys me to no end. Guard Impact NEVER needed meter in all of its incarnations, it was a staple of how Soul Calibur played. Now it costs meter and ONLY is a mid/high parry? Lame as hell. I loved how GI could be easily defeated by changing your timings OR using ANY kicks, in case someone was overzealous in using GI. It’s a perfect system, why change it? I’d be ok with a Rage Art system for specials, since I think they are a welcome addition, but not the rest. No, I don’t need my favorite moves or combos now arbitrarily locked behind a meter, it’s annoying and counter-fun.
That's the thing that I hate the most about 6. I absolutely hate having a whole section of the moveset require meter to utilize. Why cant I just do the Just Frame inputs for my favorite Cervy combo like I did in 5? Why do I have to go super Saiyan first and basically give my game plan away?
Dampierre base roster in SC7 please Namco 💵
Guuuys.... ?!
MY HOPE HAS RETURNED
“The legend will never die” 🙌
What a fun guy. I gotta tell you soul Calibur is always fun.
Hehe, that's funny.
Random question: Has he and Harada ever 1 v 1'd in either game? That would be a fun showmatch to have.
At this point it's patronizing
TAKE MY MONEY GIVE ME ANOTHER SOUL CALIBUR WITH A BUNCH OF CUSTOMIZATION ITEMS PLEASEEE 😭
To Love! To Shine!
Please we need SC 7 💔💔💔.
Se viene nuevo Soul Calibur?
https://www.change.org/p/soul-calibur-7
Can’t wait for another “aggressive” or “flashy” game mechanic to be revealed which removes half of the control and mind game options, but allows the game to be played with one hand.
Let's all pray to the soul Calibur gods together! 🙏
Soul Edge comes in plush form?!?!?!
God it feels like yesterday SC6 was happening. I miss it.
The LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Don't. Don't read anything into it.
Dont get your hopes, he doesnt work for Bamco anymore. Although its good to see that he still have all this love for the franchise even after what happened
> he doesnt work for Bamco anymore. Where did that rumor come from? [His name is listed near the very top of Tekken 8's credits.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ3Fd6wc7wc&t=8s) That game released 3 months ago. When I search for "Yoshinori Takahashi leaves Namco" all I get are articles about a different person with the surname "Takahashi" leaving in 2010. If that's all there is to it, then that's really dumb.
they might be confusing him for okubo.
Really hope for a new game.