SOULCALIBUR 6: News, leaks and information discussion.

[GreatOne1939]

The combo in the start of this video WAS in SC4, fyi. And Mitsu was alarmingly annoying and top tier in that game.

No. No he wasn't.

 

[damn-I-Suck]

I feel like Mitsurugi has been pretty high tier in every game

 

[SSfox]

Wait i actually skipped that, so Okubo said that a release date announcement should come soon (during the Tougaiki event i think he said it)

 

[LordRaptor]

I feel like Mitsurugi has been pretty high tier in every game

Except for Soul Calibur 1, where he was low tier, idk Soul Edge's tier list, but I suspect he might be high tier there as well.

 

[Brut4L]

About the video..."In the near future, there may be an announcment for the release date". What Okubo said its just being captain obvious to me, and doesnt mean they will give a release date soon.

 

[Von_Blackhardt]

Just more of the classic "let's read too much into nothing and get our hopes up!"

 

[Himiteshu]

I wish Project Soul had someone like Ed Boon to make hype ;/

 

[Macaulyn]

I wish Project Soul had someone like Ed Boon to make hype ;/

I don't think that would work, nor be the best idea. Mortal Kombat is one of those franchises that is synonymous with the genre, like Street Fighter, its in a greater level than Soul Calibur, thats why Boon's hype works, but even then, Boon is a troll sometimes, as he constantly hints at things that end nowhere (he even teased a Fighter Pack 4, supposedly because of I2 getting best Fighting Game in GotY), so it would just make the developer from Namco be seen as an asshole.

 

[SomeRandomHuman]

thats why Boon's hype works

It works because they have shitton of content to announce, which in turn is because of WB funding.
If SC had this much money put in it, then it would've been able to keep high levels of hype through regular announcements alone.

 

[Aziz]

No news about @Kayane interview ?
She mentioned that it would be released last week

 

[ColColton]

No news about @Kayane interview ?
She mentioned that it would be released last week

I hope her interview is actually worth the wait... I wonder why it's taking so long to release?

 

[Himiteshu]

SC6 needs awesome cinematic to bring attention to the game, especially for people who are new to the franchise

 

[damn-I-Suck]

SCV was geared toward attracting newcomers, SC6 is geared toward old school SC players who miss sc1-sc2. Aris's assessment of sc6 (so far) basically says that this game feels more like older SC's in terms of movement and tracking verticals. Soul charge returns, and meterless GI returns. This is clearly marketed for the veterans.

That's not to say that newcomers won't play it, but I don't think that's the focus this time

 

[Macaulyn]

SCV was geared toward attracting newcomers, SC6 is geared toward old school SC players who miss sc1-sc2. Aris's assessment of sc6 (so far) basically says that this game feels more like older SC's in terms of movement and tracking verticals. Soul charge returns, and meterless GI returns. This is clearly marketed for the veterans.

That's not to say that newcomers won't play it, but I don't think that's the focus this time

There is nothing in SC5 that indicates it was meant for newcomers, it was simply an attempt to bring new faces into the roster because SC4 didn't have enough attention. This has absolutely nothing to do with new players, specially considering that the gameplay had became relatively more complicated now that all characters had extended combos, which means that veterans, who knew the basics from the start, would always have an advantage. Also, soul charge does not work in the same way as before and meterless GI only is a thing again because people hated to spend meter on GI.

 

[CFW]

SCV absolutely was geared towards newcomers.

 

[LordOf2HitCombo]

Aris's assessment of sc6 (so far) basically says that this game feels more like older SC's in terms of movement and tracking verticals. Soul charge returns, and meterless GI returns.

And thank heavens for that!

 

[Trace_afj]

SCV was geared toward attracting newcomers, SC6 is geared toward old school SC players who miss sc1-sc2. Aris's assessment of sc6 (so far) basically says that this game feels more like older SC's in terms of movement and tracking verticals. Soul charge returns, and meterless GI returns. This is clearly marketed for the veterans.

That's not to say that newcomers won't play it, but I don't think that's the focus this time

You forgot that they added a whole new mechanic (RE) dedicated to newcomers, so clearly they are not aiming only for veterans, and the way the game looks it's way flashier than previous Soul Caliburs to make it much more fun to watch and that's another way to attract new people.

Also the new GIs are way more simplified and easy to use for newcomers too, if they were aiming for veterans they would've let 4 and 3 GI in.

 

[Von_Blackhardt]

Uh, why can't you lunatics agree that literally every game has had mechanics that cater to veterans and newcomers alike? Why does this concept have to exist in a vacuum?

 

[Infernum]

Uh, why can't you lunatics agree that literally every game has had mechanics that cater to veterans and newcomers alike? Why does this concept have to exist in a vacuum?

Even in SC5?No way...

 

[Macaulyn]

SCV absolutely was geared towards newcomers.

It was NOT.

Uh, why can't you lunatics agree that literally every game has had mechanics that cater to veterans and newcomers alike? Why does this concept have to exist in a vacuum?

Literally every new game has new mechanics, regardless of who they're geared to nothing in SC5 indicates anything was geared towards newcomers.