Soul Calibur 6 Discussion

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Jinryo said:
I wonder if there's gonna be an option to turn off the blurry background when fighting?
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From the very first trailer I hope we'll be able to turn it off, I really want to see the stages in all their beauty. If it won't be an option, it shouldn't be too hard to mod it on PC.
 
Hey everyone, First ever post here on 8wayrun. :o ( Even though I'm such a long time lurker that I actually have 85 points from having 3 three anniversaries but whatever ) Not sure how much I'll post but I'll definitely be keeping tabs here, I've been a fan of the Soul Calibur series for a long time so It's really exciting to finally see a new game coming out, And it's looking great so far. It's barely been any time since it's been revealed and I'm already hyped to the point where I want more character and outfit reveals. :D

Plus with the recent...announcement that there sadly isn't gonna be a doa6 anytime soon, I'm now really hyped for SC6. Can't wait to hopefully see soon some more characters and what outfits they'll be getting. ( Hoping for Setsuka, Cassandra, Ivy etc )

PS: I've been/and am right now. Catching up reading through the previous pages to when the game was revealed and I've already seen so many drag race gifs so thumbs up to that. :p
 
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The 2 most important vgame webs in Spain (that gameplay video and another one) say the next about the demo:

- Reversal Edge: Sudden Rock/paper/scissors kinda moment to help newbies have some chance against pro players. Pro players are not gonna like it but they assume it won't be used in pro gaming.

- SCVI is really agile, it gives more importance to being tactical, side-stepping and finding a chance to punish the opponent rather than using infinite combos like in SCV.

- Its a re-interpretation of the story of SCI. Thats why we will see many chars from SCI and SCII and some from III. Also new ones and guest ones. But the main intention is to see the most classic and charismatic characters of SC shinning again.

-It reminds A LOT of the first installments of the saga cause 1 good hit might be more important that a whole long combo.

- Critical Edges are very easy to execute an hit (as in SCV), but they dont take as much life as in other fighting games. Still can't say if they can be comboed on air.

- New Mechanic: Soul Charge makes your weapon shine and hit harder for some seconds consuming 1 bar.
 
MonsieurCalibur said:
Ahhhh thanks guys, I asked cos I've seen the option was selectable in the demo.
Btw side question: do you think Snow: capped showdown (I flippin' love that stages have a sort of description) is gonna be Mitsurugi's stage?
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Snow stage looks more like it belongs to someones like Rock, Yoshimitsu or Lizardman. Someone from wilderness and I don't see any sign that the stage is in Japan as well
 
It's gonna be 20th December in Japan very soon, like in 8 hours or something. It's gonna be Soul Calibur 21th Anniversary, they could drop something.

I'm gonna be careful in my expectations tho cause Namco's marketing has been a bit weird sometimes in those last years with their Non-Anime games. But i hope they'll drop something, c'mon Namco DROPE DA HYPE BOMB!! Prove US that you still GOT IT!!
 
I spent all day yesterday and this morning with my face buried in my phone, and man reading these last pages was a rollercoaster of emotions. I got so hyped at the new gameplay then kinda worried at the 20 characters thing, if Tira wasn't already leaked I would have flipped my shit honestly since I think that while she's popular she's no Mitsu/Sophie/Sieg/Nightmare so she probably would have been cut. Great news about the roster not being finalized though, I really hope that's true.

This is my first time following a fighting game in its development stage, and I don't think i want to do it again because it probably shaved like a year off my life stress-wise.

Edit: @Keiichi Del Rey I think what we should look forward to from now on is character reveals, however it is that they want to handle them.
 
RWB said:
...Except she didn't seek vengeance. She was seeking to cure Toki. Even after that her intents was to destroy Soul Edge for the safety of herself and others. Her goal was never retribution or punishment.



You seem to have missed the part about retribution or punishment in order to right a wrong. Or was she seeking vengeance on herself for failing as a mother? Just righting a wrong is not vengenace.




Because Siegfried's goal was directly to exact vengeance(as in, dispense retribution or punishment) upon his father's killer. Being misguided doesn't change the fact that this is what his goal was.



...No? That's not retribution nor punishment.



Algol can technically be called an avenger(assuming we accept the supposition that he created Soul Calibur as an act of revenge and not to protect others from Soul Edge). The problem? He already exacted his vengeance thousands of years before the plot. For the intents and purposes of the actual plot? He's not an avenger because he is not trying to avenge anyone any longer.



...No. That's not how vengeance works. There's no retribution involved here. Unless you are suggesting he wants to exact vengeance on himself?



And it's blatantly false if you know history. Sworn brotherhood was an important thing both in Asia and certain parts of Europe.
Saying it's a weak reason for seeking revenge is like saying Cassandra wanting to avenge Sophitia if she was killed is a weak reason. Is it?




That's not remotely what Sworn Brothers are. It was considered a bond stronger than that of actual brothers by blood.



Couldn't find any specifics on Ryukyu but:
A) In Japan at this time, same-sex sexual intercourse was expected between Samurai- no matter their sexuality. Read up on Shudo.
B) Homosexuality in China has been documented in China since ancient times. According to one study, homosexuality was regarded as a normal facet of life in China, prior to the Western impact of 1840 onwards.

Being gay in Japan or China wasn't exactly forbidden in Maxi's day.



No, you try actually thinking about what sworn brothers are, instead of assuming it's just "Bros".

They are not just "Best Friends that call each other bros"- they are considered closer than actual family members.
That's a ton stronger than a mere lover- since a simple crush can be a lover, but you swear brotherhood for life. A lover is not the same thing as significant other or life partner.
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I'm not replying to all of this bc I have the worst migraine in the history of migraines but Taki destroyed Soul Edge and killed its wielder, by your definition of vengeance, that is punishment. Avenger.

By your definition to be an avenger you have to exact punishment for a crime or wrong. By seeking Soul Edge Siegfried isn't avenging his father because he isn't exacting punishment on the right thing. He's just killing people. That's not vengeance.

Just because in the current timeline Algol isnt seeking vengeance it doesn't mean he didn't seek it and succeed. He's still an avenger.

Raphael blames himself for Amy's infection as much as he blames the upper class and essentially the whole world for the evil that it propagates. By destroying the world to make it over he's punishing everyone whoever wronged him or Amy. How isn't that vengeance?

Maxi isn't a samurai and he's also not from China so why even include those facts? Homosexuality in East Asia is heavily disputed because despite the fact that records show Emperors and upperclass men engaging in it, there are also records that show the exact same Emperors and noble houses engaging in long term heterosexual relationships. It was uncommon for men to persue adult life partners of the same sex even if they were gay. Emperor Ai of Han was gay but he was still forced to marry Empress Xiaoai.

Real history isn't Soulcalibur history though. This whole thing is embarrassing to have to write but in Japan in the wakashū age boys were literally groomed by older samurai. Nanshoku relationships in monasteries were pederastic and therefore again demonstrates the sick pedophilia in homosexuality at the time. Male prostitutes and kabuki actors were often servants and sold as children under ten year contracts. Shopkeepers would keep young boys as shop staff until they came of age for sexual relief as well. Not to mention that adult men were considered undesirable and socially unacceptable as sexual partners for other adult men. Then in the 17th century men started to conceal their real ages so they could still have male partners without being shunned by society.

So yeah, if Maxi and Kyam were in a same sex relationship, it would definitely be a social sacrifice and demonstrative of a deeper bond than sworn brothers.
 
SSfox said:
It's gonna be 20th December in Japan very soon, like in 8 hours or something. It's gonna be Soul Calibur 21th Anniversary, they could drop something.

I'm gonna be careful in my expectations tho cause Namco's marketing has been a bit weird sometimes in those last years with their Non-Anime games. But i hope they'll drop something, c'mon Namco DROPE DA HYPE BOMB!! Prove US that you still GOT IT!!
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Soul Calibur Pachislot 2?
 
Sectus said:
Soul Calibur Pachislot 2?
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SSfox said:
It's gonna be 20th December in Japan very soon, like in 8 hours or something. It's gonna be Soul Calibur 21th Anniversary, they could drop something.

I'm gonna be careful in my expectations tho cause Namco's marketing has been a bit weird sometimes in those last years with their Non-Anime games. But i hope they'll drop something, c'mon Namco DROPE DA HYPE BOMB!! Prove US that you still GOT IT!!
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A trailer with at least some character silhouettes would, or kind of an intro xD would be cool.
 
It's a pity that the Snow Stage doesn't have "interactive" snow, like in Virtua Fighter :(

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This would be awesome if snow can react to every swing, every low kick, every move.
 
Jinryo said:
It's a pity that the Snow Stage doesn't have "interactive" snow, like in Virtua Fighter :(

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This would be awesome if snow can react to every swing, every low kick, every move.
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I don't think the snow is deep enough on the snow stage but it does get kicked up and wafts around when they run
 
Vergeben said:
f you want my personal suspicion of who the "locked in 20" would be, mixing in what I've heard and shared so far with my own suspicion as of this very moment because SCVI is a rebooted MK9 style retelling thing, I would imagine the roster winds up being
Sophitia
Mitsurugi
The new guy with the dual blade weapon
The new guy's parent
Kilik
Xianghua
Maxi
Nightmare
Siegfried
Taki
Ivy
Astaroth
Voldo
Cervantes
Yoshimitsu
Talim
Lizardman/Aeon Calcos
Guest character
Tira or Seong Mi-Na
Hwang or Yun-Seong
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I would never buy/play this game with this character roster. It looks trash. It's absurd have guest character in game with such small roster. Guest characters should be DLC only so those who dislike them may avoid them. I don't need trash cinematic mode like MK9. No Zasalamel, Setsuka and Cassandra mean no buy/play.
 
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