Well, some SC characters are kinda cliche too. We have the knight, the ninja, the pirate, the samurai, the executioner... etc... and Elvis... with nunchucks.
I played soul edge. I loved the 3d fighting, and I loved the intro. AS soon as I learned that the graphics in soulcalibur was as good as the intro in souledge I was hooked. Also I love that you can not juggle like a 2d fighter in soucalibur. that was what I hated most in soulcalibur 3...