The future of Soul Calibur

What should be the focus of the next game?

  • Continue the story following the events of SCV

    Votes: 88 50.6%

  • Fill in the story with events from between SCIV and SCV

    Votes: 47 27.0%

  • Reboot of the series starting with SE

    Votes: 30 17.2%

  • Prequel before the events of SE

    Votes: 9 5.2%
  • Total voters
    174
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MntT77 said:
Yes, because Patroklos and Pyrrha clearly stayed exactly the same personality-wise from start to finish.
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More like a coin toss. They just switched from one side to the other like tira (used to) and didnt "grow". The cliche corny writing didnt give them many options but seriously what the hell was remotely likable about them? Pyrrha's fairy tale could have been much deeper if it was a Jekyll-Hyde story rather then "Waahh waaah, nobody loves me :("
 
DevilsDisguise said:
More like a coin toss. They just switched from one side to the other like tira (used to) and didnt "grow". The cliche corny writing didnt give them many options but seriously what the hell was remotely likable about them? Pyrrha's fairy tale could have been much deeper if it was a Jekyll-Hyde story rather then "Waahh waaah, nobody loves me :("
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Patroklos started as an arrogant jerk who genuinely believed that he was doing good, only to get rather caught up in it all and end up slaughtering innocents (which is something many SC characters have fallen victim to). Then he saw a chance to atone for himself and bring lasting peace to the world. Then he managed to overcome all of that to save his sister. OK, the 'resetting time' plot device was definitely pulled out of someone's ass, but aside from that...

And Pyrrha is a very well-rounded character in many ways. How would you feel if you'd been forced to kill people who wanted you dead for practically your whole life, on top of having someone who actually genuinely loved you being murdered before a wedding can take place?
 
MntT77 said:
Patroklos started as an arrogant jerk who genuinely believed that he was doing good, only to get rather caught up in it all and end up slaughtering innocents (which is something many SC characters have fallen victim to). Then he saw a chance to atone for himself and bring lasting peace to the world. Then he managed to overcome all of that to save his sister. OK, the 'resetting time' plot device was definitely pulled out of someone's ass, but aside from that...

And Pyrrha is a very well-rounded character in many ways. How would you feel if you'd been forced to kill people who wanted you dead for practically your whole life, on top of having someone who actually genuinely loved you being murdered before a wedding can take place?
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Patroklos is a bland and annoying protagonist. There, I said it. There’s nothing gripping about his personality at all. I like Pyrrha, but I’m not crazy about her. She spends most of story mode being Tira’s bitch anyway whining and crying. A serious downgrade. I think Pyrrha sould keep soul edge and grow into something evil or the next nightmare and lose the "why me" attitude.
 
DevilsDisguise said:
I hope you're joking. Patroklos is a bland and annoying protagonist. There, I said it. There’s nothing gripping about his personality at all. I like Pyrrha, but I’m not crazy about her. She spends most of story mode being Tira’s bitch anyway whining and crying. Granted she should feel lost and homeless but the dialogue just didnt convey any real conflict that grabbed me nor they didnt give her the experiences needed for her to change. Like the classic "reflection tells you to change" trope or something..
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Pyrrha's lost and confused. Her only stable element is Tira, and Tira's the one who was going around killing anyone who offered Pyrrha a shot at some kind of emotional stability.

Patroklos offered her a glimpse at that stability but...
 
^Don't argue with him Marginal. He's been getting a little too
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over the character replacements.
 
MntT77 said:
SCV's story has loads of character development. :/
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The only characters I learn about at all are Patroklos and Pyrrha. And the only things I find out about them is that Patroklos is easily misled, and Pyrrha is scared as hell because she's been tortured her entire life. Things I can assume for myself anyway. Theres also shit-loads of plot holes. Cassandra didn't die, so where the fuck was she when Patroklos was growing up? Did he not get curious when his aunt miraculously went missing? I know Pyrrha has only had Tira her whole life, but would it really have taken her 17 years to realize that maybe her bi-polar caretaker didn't have her best interest at heart? Oh, and apparently asians just chill in random parts of Europe waiting to pick fights with strangers. Oh, AND Voldo creeps in forests looking for unsuspecting travelers. Honestly, If they didn't have time to finish the storymode I would've preferred arcade endings (which I assume would've taken significantly less time to complete.)
 
DevilsDisguise said:
I hope you're joking. Patroklos is a bland and annoying protagonist. There, I said it. There’s nothing gripping about his personality at all. I like Pyrrha, but I’m not crazy about her. She spends most of story mode being Tira’s bitch anyway whining and crying. Granted she should feel lost and homeless but the dialogue just didnt convey any real conflict that grabbed me nor they didnt give her the experiences needed for her to change. Like the classic "reflection tells you to change" trope or something..
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This, I agree with.
 
MntT77 said:
SCV's story has loads of character development. :/
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I beg to differ. Only Patroklos and Pyrrha have character development, and some may have already "developed" before SCV (Siegfried, and I guess Nightmare). Everyone else has not been developed yet, but this is only SCV and it is the new character's debut. I'm sure they'll develop within each installment in the near future.
 
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