Soul Calibur V Gameplay Demos from EVO2K11!

Word on the news vine is that during the upcoming top 8 stream for Tekken 6 at Evolution 2K11, Namco Bandai Games International and @FilthieRich will be announcing a few new reveals for Soul Calibur 5! The top 8 stream for Tekken 6 will begin immediately after the end of top 8 for BlazBlue.

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12:25pm : opening statements. Introduction of Katsuhiro Harada and Daishi Odashima.

12:27pm : new character announced: Leihua, Xianghua's daughter.

12:29pm : gameplay demo with Zwei and Patroclus, explaining the new critical edge system; it appears that critical edge supers can also ring out. In addition, we also get to see a significant amount of gameplay featuring Zwei's "partner" Ein.

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Soul Calibur V: Zwei vs Patroklos (PS3, Xbox 360)

12:33pm : gameplay demo with Ivy and Natsu. Natsu appears to play just like Taki.

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Soul Calibur V: Ivy vs Natsu (PS3, Xbox 360)

12:37pm : gameplay demo with Mitsurugi and Siegfried. Match takes place on Zwei's new "boundless" stage which has no ring outs or walls. The game looks much faster paced than its predecessors.

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Soul Calibur V: Mitsurugi vs Siegfried (PS3, Xbox 360)

12:41pm : closing remarks from Daishi Odashima and Katsuhiro Harada wishing that the game will be featured in an upcoming EVO tournament. Planned release for the game to be 2012, as expected.

2:55pm : @filthirich announces a playable demo of Soul Calibur 5 at this year's Tokyo Game Show.

 

Can't wait to hear about what they'll reveal. <3

 

I hope they'll reveal the new Nightmare along with the guest character

 

http://twitter.com/#!/Harada_TEKKEN/status/97745144870215681 Hopefully someone who knows how to do this stuff will record it.

 

Xianghua's daughter just revealed as new character! She's 15 years old and Xianghua confirmed for not returning.

 

Wow looks really good. More fast paced then SCIV and these new characters look really interesting. and ivy has more clothing.

 

I just saw Natsu break a throw and get some damage taken from it...

 

Why do i have to go to work =(

 

The game play looks disgustingly flashy. Needs some getting used to. Did anyone see GI being used anywhere?

 

Really fast paced new gameplay! <3

 

Xianghua's daughter just revealed as new character! She's 15 years old and Xianghua confirmed for not returning.

As much as I like the new characters, I really hope Ivy isn't the only returning female that's playable.

 

The game play looks disgustingly flashy. Needs some getting used to. Did anyone see GI being used anywhere?

I thought I saw Repel GI used once during the Mits/Sieg match. Hopefully that exhibition was recorded for closer inspection.

As a Taki player I really like Natsu's game so far.

 

Kinda sad that Xianghua is out but her daughter should play the same. It's nice to see Sieg and Mitsu be used properly and not as dummies to show off the new characters.

 

I can't believe I missed it! I woke up to the last fight!

 

OMFG!!! MY NATSU IS FINALLY TOP TIER!!!!!!!!!

 

We Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looks like late (maybe all?) throw breaks have a little bit of damage, and did I see Patroklos die from chip damage in one of the rounds? :O

Edit: Nevermind about the chip damage, wasn't paying attention at the time.

I'm even more excited for the game than ever.

 

Only some CE's Ringout tho', Pyrrha's definitely doens't

 

I am predicting an obese character. Street Fighter and Tekken did it, so why not SCV. I was expecting a little more than a picture reveal, but I guess info will be released soon. What I don't get is why advance the story if all you are going to do is replace older characters (women) with new ones.

So is Kilik the father? If so will she use some of his moves too. Kinda like how Tekken 3 Jin used Jun and Kazuya movesets.

 

Xianghua is one of the youngest females in the series. It's seeming more and more likely that Ivy will be the only returning female character.

I saw a few just guards, but I didn't see a single guard impact. I'm curious if that mechanic is simply out. The game is still far away from release though, a lot of stuff was obviously placeholder.