Lost Swords ending on November 30th. A new Soulcalibur title in our future?

Namco Bandai has recently released a Lost Swords tribute video with the game's accolades. This video is closer to being a slideshow than a trailer, but that isn't what we all really care about.

The 2 million downloads is fantastic, but most North Americans don't actually want to play Lost Swords and are yearning for a traditional Soulcalibur game. Now that we have gotten the boring stuff out of the way, let's talk about the juicy parts of the news!

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SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords／卒業記念トレーラー

Wow, so what does this all mean?!​

Spoiler: Long Live SOULCALIBUR

This doesn't really mean much if we consider how much we've been teased by the SoulCalibur Facebook page for the last year. I think we all like these words and use them ourselves, but they aren't very impactful. Thankfully, there is a slide immediately after that that is super interesting.

Spoiler: The warriors may fade, but their souls will ignite again.

I really like the sound of that! "Warriors fading" is a clear reference to Soulcalibur Lost Swords ending, but "their souls will ignite again" could mean that the roster in Lost Swords will be returning for the next installment. Ideally, a Soulcalibur VI is in our future with them!

For those of you who don't know the current roster:

1. Aeon (NPC)
2. Amy
3. Astaroth
4. Cassandra
5. Cervantes
6. Devil Jin (NPC)
7. Hilde
8. Ivy
9. Leixia
10. Maxi
11. Mitsurugi
12. Nightmare
13. Patroklos
14. Pyrrha
15. Raphael
16. Seong Mina
17. Siegfried
18. Sophitia
19. Taki

I think there are some characters we can expect to disappear in there. Devil Jin is a guest character from Tekken so he is ruled out. Leixia got nearly last place on the Soulcalibur Facebook poll so her being a main stay is looking grim. The same could be said about Patroklos, but he is the main character of Soulcalibur V. Who knows what Project Soul will decide?

Spoiler: For those who did not catch the Soulcalibur Facebook Poll results

Soulcalibur Facebook Poll Results! (http://8wayrun.com/threads/soulcalibur-facebook-poll-results.18954/)

Soulcalibur Lost Swords will be ending November 30th. If you have a PS3 and want to try it before it goes away, then there is your small window to try it out. It is free-to-play, so you don't have to worry about spending money on it. There is no need to be boycotting the game anymore if you don't support the concept. It is coming to an end regardless now. The movelists are the most interesting aspect of Lost Swords. I think that is worth at least a little bit of your time since it is will be the predecessor for the new movelists of SCVI.

Thank you Namco for moving on with the series. We'll be here waiting for more exciting news!

 

Are there going to be private servers for this

 

Are there going to be private servers for this

All servers will be for Lost Swords will be dead on November 30th from what they have stated

 

Screw SoulCalibur6, this man gets what is most important.

 

If you revive SCIV on PC, will people who quit it or play SCV join in? I'd go with 30/70 on that

 

No quest characters, I want SC1 era game.

 

I'm generally not a fan of guest characters either, but given how much Soul Calibur has been fumbled lately, I think a well-picked guest would do a lot for SCVI. Something to garner attention. I hate to say it, but I think Star Wars was a great idea back in the day, in terms of generating interest in the series. It'd be even better now, with the new movies.

 

If you revive SCIV on PC, will people who quit it or play SCV join in? I'd go with 30/70 on that

 

My best pick for guest character now is Geralt from The Witcher

 

Didn't they want Bayonetta as a guest character after Ezio? She would definitely make a possible SCVI guest character, especially since the artist who did Leixia's 1p and IVy's 2p wanted that or something I think.

 

Screw SoulCalibur6, this man gets what is most important.

Boo.

 

Boo.

 

My best pick for guest character now is Geralt from The Witcher

Or just transform Viola into Yennefer look, make it as a guest character and everyone's happy.

 

Or just transform Viola into Yennefer look, make it as a guest character and everyone's happy.

=___= That would ruin my adoration for Yen.

 

Spoiler alert






No.

 

Didn't they want Bayonetta as a guest character after Ezio?

Bayonetta 2 bombed on WiiU, why should Namco choose a guest character from niche series?

She would definitely make a possible SCVI guest character, especially since the artist who did Leixia's 1p and IVy's 2p wanted that or something I think.

That's not how things work. It doesn't matter if her artist wanted that or designed outifts for SC characters, Sega owns the IP, not he/she.

 

Well folks, 1 week till TGS.

 

Well folks, 1 week till TGS.

You guys expect something from PS? I think we will not hear anything until LS finally close the servers.

 

You guys expect something from PS?

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, but it's hard when you're at the level of desperation.
It's 50/50 for TGS, i'd say. If we get nothing, then oh well (it'll hurt for a while, but i'll live).
Considering the amount of teasing and hints that we're getting, i conclude that an announcement isn't too far from us.

I think we will not hear anything until LS finally close the servers.

I don't think they have to end LS first to announce the new title. It's not like there's anymore hype around that game.

 

Bayonetta 2 bombed on WiiU, why should Namco choose a guest character from niche series?

That's not how things work. It doesn't matter if her artist wanted that or designed outifts for SC characters, Sega owns the IP, not he/she.

If ur going to quote me read it in its entirety. They wanted Bayonetta as a guest character after EZIO, in SCV but it didnt happen due to time constraints and tsunami.

And although Bayonetta may not have sold well (its Wii U exclusive what did anyone expect), the reception and reviews have generally been very good. IF they happen to have had data on her model or moveset, why not reuse it? Saves time and effort. At this point no one knows if the agreement on her license had gone through and some work was already done, before everything got scrapped, including 3/4 of the story mode and all the rushed mimics crap. If it so happen that they do have data, she could probably make it as a guest character.

But anyways, I don't care for guest characters anyways. If Bamco wanted $$$ just ask for Link as a guest again :P

 

If ur going to quote me read it in its entirety. They wanted Bayonetta as a guest character after EZIO, in SCV but it didnt happen due to time constraints and tsunami.

And although Bayonetta may not have sold well (its Wii U exclusive what did anyone expect), the reception and reviews have generally been very good. IF they happen to have had data on her model or moveset, why not reuse it? Saves time and effort. At this point no one knows if the agreement on her license had gone through and some work was already done, before everything got scrapped, including 3/4 of the story mode and all the rushed mimics crap. If it so happen that they do have data, she could probably make it as a guest character.

But anyways, I don't care for guest characters anyways. If Bamco wanted $$$ just ask for Link as a guest again :P

The problem is, when a SC game is released, they guest characters are either very popular(Link, Ezio), or from a game that were released at the same time(Star wars characters)