Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
Haha I never played the game but I have the soundtrack on my ipod and it's an amazing one!
Soul Calibur I and Soul Calibur III
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Haha I never played the game but I have the soundtrack on my ipod and it's an amazing one!
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UnseenWombat
[14] Master
Even better, I wouldn't be opposed to a reboot of the series. The story is so old and stale and they're just rehashing it over and over and over.
Let's just start over from the beginning with EVEN JUST ONE professional writer on the team and do it right.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
I would love to see the Soul series get a reboot and tell a whole new story from each character's perspective. I also like the idea of having ONE professional writer also.
Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
I second the reboot notion. At first, I was on 50/50 on it but I really think it would be cool to see a brand new story told. Yeah, story isn't a big thing in fighting games but the fact is, some people do enjoy stories and I'm one of the people who enjoys gameplay and stories (single player content). Siegfried has already undergone his tale. He made up for his wrongs and battled against Nightmare. Of course, we still have Patroklos but him and Pyrrha made amends as well as far as SCV's story went even though the story was horrendous from my point of view but it kind of had a step in the right direction. Imagine if they did a reboot and styled the story like they did in 5, only had better writing and could use all the characters for their own individual stories (unless they are paired up due to certain circumstances)?
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
Kai_lombax, you just read my mind *high fives Kai_Lombax*
jtdam09
[13] Hero
It wouldn't make sense to reboot from the previous game.
It's bad enough PS admitted to rushing SCV. Doing a reboot would be like saying "Well, we f**ked this game up. Let's start over on the next one."
I would rather them just continue on with the story for the next game, and correct any mistakes they did last time as far as the content, and even its story mode. The artbook, and even some threads here, already contain good information for the story that could be translated quite smoothly into the next installment.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
Well, what can we do other than wait for SCVI to be announced by Namco hopefully by 2014.
jtdam09
[13] Hero
Just enjoy what we have now, and indulge in their "Disc Locked Content". lol
In all seriousness, SCV isn't bad. It could have been better, but with the obvious reason PS said, it is pretty understandable. Questioning, but understandable.
Also giving them feedback is appreciative to say the least. That way they can learn from it and benefit themselves for the next installment. Some will probably just push it on the feedback though.
*cough*
*cough*and thats why i played sc3 for about a week. i would prefer HD SC2, , yes yes yes i know, the glitches. imo SC2 is like mvc2, they did not intend for it to work like that but it was fun.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
Just enjoy what we have now, and indulge in their "Disc Locked Content". lol
In all seriousness, SCV isn't bad. It could have been better, but with the obvious reason PS said, it is pretty understandable. Questioning, but understandable.
Also giving them feedback is appreciative to say the least. That way they can learn from it and benefit themselves for the next installment. Some will probably just push it on the feedback though.
*cough*
Well, that's all we can hope for also. I agree that we should send some feedback and get behind PS also.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
An HD SC2? Namco, please make this happen!
Emanuel
[09] Warrior
Yeah i would get three regardless if it had online or not, I would buy it just to buy it, it was a re do, like with soulcalibur 4 or 5 graphics, I would get for like $39.99, just not a full retail price though. If it had to be $59.99 they should have it exactly the same, but with soul calibur 5 graphics, and with the online modes with 5, and still have the modes the single player did, if they did that I'd die from a heart attack of joy! LOL
jtdam09
[13] Hero
I really don't see the point of making SCIII with SC4/SCV graphics. You might as well not have even played SC4-SCV if this was the case.
Visually, all they need to do is have the gameplay based on the Arcade version, while keeping the engine that SC3 had.
Visually, all they need to do is have the gameplay based on the Arcade version, while keeping the engine that SC3 had.
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Malice
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SC1 on the X360 is an amazing port, but since the game has no online and everything is unlocked, most people don't care about the game.
I would love a HD release of SC3:AE but it's pointless trying to go back to these older games since there isn't people that want to actually leave the house play them and I don't care about story mode.
Then there's the question of how good an HD port would actually be. Look at TTT1 HD for example.
But if you guys really want to play these games, then cop an old console and play them how they should be played.
I would love a HD release of SC3:AE but it's pointless trying to go back to these older games since there isn't people that want to actually leave the house play them and I don't care about story mode.
Then there's the question of how good an HD port would actually be. Look at TTT1 HD for example.
But if you guys really want to play these games, then cop an old console and play them how they should be played.
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UnseenWombat
[14] Master
It's stupid to have a re-release of any fighting game if you're not going to include online. Like Malice said, if people aren't going to seek out human competition for the original game, they won't for the re-release. I might have bought TTT HD if it supported online. I just don't care about playing the AI over and over.
I have to respectfully disagree. The story is getting dumber and dumber all the time. They did f*** the game up story-wise. Refusing to admit it just because they admitted to rushing this latest one won't help anything. It's only going to get worse if they keep doing what they've been doing for the last 15 years. Saying "Lets start over on the next one," (Either with a reboot of SB, or with an entirely new story) would be, IMO, the best thing they could do.
Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
@Jtdam 09: I respect your opinion and I will agree, SCV isn't a complete piece of garbage, well not to me anyway. I remember when I first bought and played it (I bought it on the release date), I had a rather fun time with the gameplay. But the story was where it fudged up the most. Like another user said, I think it's because I went in with high expectations because before the game came out, I looked at all the trailers, story teasers, and character reveals and all that stuff and I was super excited. I really did think it was going to be the best SC around, even though I hated most of the weeabo-like character designs (which I've gotten a little used to now but I hope they don't turn the game into a weeabo paradise in the future titles). I was most anticapating the story because in the teaser, it looked like it was going to be big! But yeah, unfortunately, it was a miss for me...
And when I thought about it after ShaolinTiger83 replied to a post saying that they should reboot it, I got to thinking and I feel that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea. And if they didn't reboot it SCVI, I would say reboot it in SCVII and wrap things up in SCVI if they can. The story in my opinion really is getting a bit duller so it would be cool to see another story unfold about a tale of a legion of new warriors. Yeah it will stink seeing a lot of the veterans and such go but still...
Even if they don't reboot it, I'll still stick around with the series. The only thing PS can do that will make me loathe and drop the game is if they really do turn it into a Anime fans wet dream regarding the character designs and all that stuff. I like some anime but I'm not obsessed with it and I don't really get into games with a heavy style of it. Even though SC was originally considered one, the thing that set it apart in my eyes was that they added in hints of realism (most noticeable in SC2 & SC3 with how they styled the characters faces). But then in IV, I started noticing the differences, mostly with Cassandra's face... xD
But anyway, you get my point. lol
And when I thought about it after ShaolinTiger83 replied to a post saying that they should reboot it, I got to thinking and I feel that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea. And if they didn't reboot it SCVI, I would say reboot it in SCVII and wrap things up in SCVI if they can. The story in my opinion really is getting a bit duller so it would be cool to see another story unfold about a tale of a legion of new warriors. Yeah it will stink seeing a lot of the veterans and such go but still...
Even if they don't reboot it, I'll still stick around with the series. The only thing PS can do that will make me loathe and drop the game is if they really do turn it into a Anime fans wet dream regarding the character designs and all that stuff. I like some anime but I'm not obsessed with it and I don't really get into games with a heavy style of it. Even though SC was originally considered one, the thing that set it apart in my eyes was that they added in hints of realism (most noticeable in SC2 & SC3 with how they styled the characters faces). But then in IV, I started noticing the differences, mostly with Cassandra's face... xD
But anyway, you get my point. lol
jtdam09
[13] Hero
If they made a reboot with an entirely new story then what's the point of SCV? PS pretty much wasted their time making this game if this were to happen.
You thought people complained about their favorite characters not being in this game. Imagine how it would be when a large majority of it is taken out if they were to reboot Soul Blade. That includes Setsuka's, Ivy's, Xianghua's, Yun-Seong's, Zasalamel's, Talim's, Nightmare's, Kilik's, and Tira's, among others.
And if we were to go by the story's standards:
Taki's style would be minimized to one weapon, the one without the Soul Edge shard, which would also mean that she loses her Possession stance.
Seong Mina, not learning Kilik's style at the time, would only minimize to her own family style.
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UnseenWombat
[14] Master
If you look at the reboot of MK9, they found a way to include all the characters. Probably they'd reboot SB through SC 2 or 3. In my personal opinion though they need to completely reimagine the story after the events of 1. That's when I feel things really started stagnating storywise.
It's probably futile to keep talking about it though, because like you said, they're not going to admit that it's a mess. That kind of stubbornness doesn't help anything though.
Regarding the gameplay issues you mentioned regarding Taki and Mina for example, would it be too hard for them to flesh out the moveset with new original moves? Taki wouldn't have PO, give her something else. Mina doesn't have cloned moves from kilik, (she really shouldn't have in the first place, and the plot device of her learning from him was just an excuse for laziness or lack of memory), she could have moves from her family style we haven't seen yet.
I think it would make for a much more exciting game and I would welcome the changes.
It's probably futile to keep talking about it though, because like you said, they're not going to admit that it's a mess. That kind of stubbornness doesn't help anything though.
Regarding the gameplay issues you mentioned regarding Taki and Mina for example, would it be too hard for them to flesh out the moveset with new original moves? Taki wouldn't have PO, give her something else. Mina doesn't have cloned moves from kilik, (she really shouldn't have in the first place, and the plot device of her learning from him was just an excuse for laziness or lack of memory), she could have moves from her family style we haven't seen yet.
I think it would make for a much more exciting game and I would welcome the changes.
SC2 Talim says hi, LOL
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
This.
Emanuel
[09] Warrior
I get you're point, but having soul calibur 3 on soulcalibur 4 or 5's engine would make it so beautiful, and at the same time have worthwhile modes. If they made Soul Calibur 3 on the SC4 or 5 engine, when we played it would feel like it did when we first played it on Ps2, this would mean a ton of replay value if it has online as, and the A.I from Arcade eddition, see what I am getting at? Also the reason why i say 4's engine is because it is already built, and is ready for the xbox 360, and Ps3. Because if they remastered it they'd still have to almost start from square one like how tekken tag 1 HD did, and thats why that is noly for Playstation consoles, sadly.