Soulcalibur IV

[rathat]

I was never into fighting games, but i think I'll buy this one. Looks good.

[(PD)Black Dragon]

Just for the hell of it I've watched the endings (like I give a shit about spoilers in a fighting game) on Gametrailers and most of them, save for Yoshimitsu, Tira, the Apprentice and Vader, are all shit. I swear to God the writers must've been on LSD or something because they're that stupid and Namco didn't even bother to do fix the lip-sync for the English version which makes it worse.

[TJ]

My cousin has the game and he's brought it over a couple times and played it on my PS3. I never got into any of the previous Soul Calibur's (played around with 3 a bit in the past) but this one is hella fun. Story mode IS mad easy but the Tower of Souls (or whatever it's called) is hard as a bitch, especially if you're trying to unlock items from each level.

Also, some of the best graphics on a console right now. Absolutely gorgeous.

[HotFish]

Having played it a little more I think its fucking shit

[cdr]

Originally Posted by HotFish

Having played it a little more I think its fucking shit

Yeah it looks like it lol.

[waxc3]

it is a good 3d game (i am a 2d purist). i find vf5 a little more fun to play than this but i enjoy this more than doa4. i bought sc4 on day 1 and unlocked everything that same day. (other than a few tower items because that is not enjoyable).
i liked the first three games in the series (not sc3) more though. the timing keeps changing in each iteration and for serious fighter players that is not acceptable. i had moves and combos timed to the frame with most characters and now all of that is lost.
if sf4 throws me off that much too i might just quit fighters all together.

[teh mauler]

have it, it is ok.

[cdr]

Originally Posted by waxc3

it is a good 3d game (i am a 2d purist). i find vf5 a little more fun to play than this but i enjoy this more than doa4. i bought sc4 on day 1 and unlocked everything that same day. (other than a few tower items because that is not enjoyable).
i liked the first three games in the series (not sc3) more though. the timing keeps changing in each iteration and for serious fighter players that is not acceptable. i had moves and combos timed to the frame with most characters and now all of that is lost.
if sf4 throws me off that much too i might just quit fighters all together.

How can you like it more than fucking DOA? Dear god.
DOA is amazing purely based on the fact that you can counter any move.

[waxc3]

i know. but we are talking opinions here remember.

the counter system is what makes the recent doa games LESS fun for me honestly.
i honestly only love 2d games. i am a capcom lover, and enjoyed the snk games somewhat as well. super nes days into the n64 time i bought every fighting game there was. the ps1 time frame is when fighters began to suck with the 3d introduction. it is just harder to make a perfect 3d game work.
when the genre went 3d it remained playable for me because there were no major changes other than the 8 way run added.

i liked the way that sf2 had everything... that is what i feel best on.

so i dont know where i am going here... i do great at doa4. i love using ayane a lot! but once i started to play vf5 i really felt the problems of doa4. the purist and most talented fighters will agree with me that vf5 is superior to doa (other than maybe people like "master" and his crew that make a living off of doa) in terms of openness and skill.

but i like the weapons and the personality of sc4. plus i can counter or parry anything in sc4, and can counter anything in vf5 so your countering arguement is moot here.

but i repeat man, it really all comes to personal taste and opinions you know.
i am glad you like the doa series and i hope you continue to support it. the fighting genre was near death recently.
luckily the 2d way will make at least 4 reappearances in the next 12 months.