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.

 

Natsu does not play like Taki. Natsu is so much better than Taki because she has possession cancels and lots of other stuff that Taki never had. How does she play like Taki? Stop moaning. Taki is gone. Deal with it.

She does play like Taki, or at least an improved version of her. New cancels and other shit you say? Taki would get them anyway if she was in the game, characters change with each installment. SCIII Siegfried plays like SCII Nightmare. Obviously improved, but it's the same basic style.

Taki isn't really gone, her appearance is. She just got replaced with an improved version of herself, which is different form "going". A character to me is a set of moves you play with, not as the model doing them. It's like a Sephiroth custom with Musturugi's style. To me that's not sephiroth, it's Mitsurugi with an interesting costume. Berserker is a knight Rock, Assasin is a middle-eastern-ninja-Hwang thing, Natsu is a Blonde young Taki.

 

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

I'm going to miss Xianghua, but it'll be cool to have her daughter. I've been thinking that X and Kilik will be replaced by their child(ren). I wonder if anyone will inherit Kilik's style? I half expected their kid to fight like Maxi, just to knock out three birds with one stone XD But that would be kinda lame.

I'm hoping now that the rest of the new characters don't use old movesets... I know it's going to suck to see your main disappear, but come on! I want some more actually completely brand new characters. Like Zwei. I mean, if Raphael is not in it, I'm going to main a new character. So far, likely Zwei. Half the fun is going to be learning new movesets, no?

I saw somebody say Xianghua was the youngest female... Is somebody forgetting Talim and Amy?

I'm hoping both of them will return. No Talim's young cousin who fights exactly like her or anything like that, please.

On a side note... I thought Pat's name was spelled Patroklos, not Patroclus?

 

So they said Ivy has two states? From the two vids I only saw the sword state being used. I want to see the other moves D: I like Natsu's grab and wall combo pretty sick :)

I'm also not understanding the repel properties :/ I've seen two different outcomes from Mitsu

 

remember from the trailer, the FIRST 'category' they had was worthy successors and they seperated it from new blood.

Expect more kiddies :p

 

did anyone noticed the flashing health bars? Why are they flashing man?

 

remember from the trailer, the FIRST 'category' they had was worthy successors and they seperated it from new blood.

Expect more kiddies :p

I really can't believe I just liked one of your posts.

 

Heh sheppard, its maddening. A ton of people wnat ot know that, but there's still been no answer. I hope its not a rage function, let me tell yo utaht.

 

did anyone noticed the flashing health bars? Why are they flashing man?

Possibly means it breaks your Soul Gauge or Critical Gauge whatever they call it. If it breaks it may mean you cannot use your Critical Edge move.

 

Possibly means it breaks your Soul Gauge or Critical Gauge whatever they call it. If it breaks it may mean you cannot use your Critical Edge move.

Or Brave Edge....that could be interesting.

 

Or it's just a useless flashy thing to stress up the player.

LOL

 

Will Lexia say "just kidding" like her too? or "Got cha!"

 

did anyone noticed the flashing health bars? Why are they flashing man?

Hopefully it's critical finish.

 

Hopefully it's critical finish.

They've as much as said there won't be critical finishes in this game.

 

From the Videos, It looks to me wen u GI u get a automatic Counter Hit afterwards.

 

Is anyone else a little scared of Ninja strawberry shortcake AKA Natsu? She is lookin a lil fierce! Go on girl! lol

 

I just hope we dont have to wait every damn month for them to release a new character!

 

So no more Xianggy. I'm gonna miss those perfectly sculpted mosquito bites of hers. *sadface* Her playful and diverse style was one to be reckoned with. I can't remember how many people said they hated fighting her because they couldn't figure her out. Ironically, inverse to how many 'actually' mained her. (lol Once you did figure her out, she would completely start faking everything. Difficult to read, indeed.)

I hope Leihua learned well from her parents. She, along with Natsu, are going to be puttin' down some Ivy once I get online. *hates Ivy*

 

Last I heard, they haven't decided whether to have CFs or not. Even if they don't, the block bar mechanics will play into effect. If not CFs, then they can add chip damage to attacks or make the Critical Edges unblockable once the bar is red.

Note that they currently have the soul gauge used for TWO out of a potential THREE. The brave edge, the critical edge, and an undecided third. That third one in debate is either a combo breaker or a Critical finish.

 

Daishi calls her Leixia on Twitter.

 

no 1 better fken touch amy...lol

prepare all you anus