Soul Blade/Soul Calibur

[Anonymous No.10570728]

What do you guys think of the Soul Calibur games? They're the only fighting games I can get into, personally. The low HP pools (in SC2 at least, I haven't played anything later than that) make matches quick and intense. It's a lot of fun. Lots of cute waifus and husbandos in the series, too.

[Anonymous No.10570732]

>>10570728
They are the only fighting games I ever liked and got any good at.

[Anonymous No.10570746]

>>10570728
They're probably the only good single player fighting games, aside from VF4 Evolution

[Anonymous No.10570767]

My favourite fighitng series, Soulblade is my favourite.

[Anonymous No.10570769]

[Anonymous No.10570771]

[Anonymous No.10570772]

>>10570728
I wish I liked soul calibur on dc as much as the super fans do, but I think soul edge and sc2 are far better.

[Anonymous No.10570778]

Xianghua a cute

[Anonymous No.10570785]

>>10570728
SC2 and DOA2 are my favorite 6th gen fighters. Hell, they might be my favorite fighters period.

[Anonymous No.10570864]

>>10570746
>only good single player fighting games

street fighter alpha 3
art of fighting
fatal fury 1

street fighter ii CE/HF is fun every now and then

[Anonymous No.10570897]

Having now been able to play SCVI, how is it that II nailed tit physics and it was never that good again?

[Anonymous No.10570906]

>>10570897
In Japan it was made illegal to model accurate breast physics.

[Anonymous No.10570925]

I suck ass at most fighting games. Absolute shit player. But I 100% both Soul Calibur on DC and Soul Calibur 2 on PS2. And I was a lethal Voldo when playing against my friends who usually stomped me in those kinds of games. It got to the point where I didn't even think or react while playing as Voldo against them, I just got into a flow and danced around them while tearing them to pieces. I had to avoid using his elbow smash dash forward or matches would be over in under 10 seconds.
I still suck at fighting games. Can't get far in Street Fighter, only beat MK2 as the fan girl by cheesing her specials over and over, and only beat One Must Fall 2097 by going max speed and hitting the CPU too quickly for it to counter. I can't even begin to get into the more intensive games like Darkstalkers, King of Fighters, or Samurai Showdown. But in SC1 and SC2, I am death incarnate as Voldo.

[Anonymous No.10570931]

>>10570728
>PS2 version
Lol. Lmao even.
Everybody knows GameCube was best.

[Anonymous No.10570953]

>>10570931
>nintendo had to license one of their own characters, just for a 3rd party game to manage to sell 1 million copies on gamecube

kek. 3rd parties hate nintendo because tendies never buy their games

[Anonymous No.10570981]

>>10570785
You ever try later DoA?
I'm wondering if I should scoop 5 or 6 before the sale ends. Never played anything from that series but might be fun to rotate between SC2 and VF4.

[Anonymous No.10570984]

>>10570925
You should try other 3D fighters instead.

[Anonymous No.10571110]

>>10570746
tobal you pleb

[Anonymous No.10571120]

SC1 is one of my favorite fighting games, probably in my top 3 even.

Weirdly, I couldn’t get into 2 the same way. Not really sure why, because it’s still a pretty good game, overall. First one just kinda clicked with me more, I guess.

I haven’t played much of Edge or 3 to have any real thoughts on them when it comes to the other /vr/ entries.

[Anonymous No.10571164]

SC 2 was fun. SC 3 stops being like that after you get into the higher level AI who actually can routinely beat you.

Taki, Talim. Sexo

[Anonymous No.10571192]

>>10570981
5 is good IMO, though the DLC is pretty cancerous. Feels like a good refinement of DOA2. I pirated it though so no clue about online, fighting games are solely a local thing for me to enjoy with my roommate/friends. But I still like DOA2 a little more. Haven’t tried 3 though, my OG Xbox is borked right now and I can’t be arsed to fix it yet.

[Anonymous No.10571220]

I think it's fair to say this series peaked at 2 and got progressively worse from there.
>>10570931
It had Link, but the Xbox version looked a lot better.

[Anonymous No.10571260]

>>10571220
the last arcade entry was 3 and it was released way after consoles
that's probably the real death knell for the series
japanese game centers have kept a lot of arcade games alive that are wayyyyyyy more niche than soulcalibur. it would also explain how they stopped focusing on competitive merits after that and it largely became dress up simulator.

[Anonymous No.10571710]

>>10570778
no kidding

[Anonymous No.10571937]

>>10570953
But the GameCube version was the best selling one of the three.

[Anonymous No.10572175]

>>10570897
Wondering the same thing desu. Tit physics normally don't do anything for me but watching Xianghua bounce around is pretty cute.

[Anonymous No.10573308]

>>10571937
thats the point.
they needed link in order for people to even buy it

[Anonymous No.10573336]

>>10570728
some of the best.

[Anonymous No.10574526]

>>10572175
II also had ass and thigh jiggle, then only Ivy and Asura had ass jiggle, then VI has nothing other than stiff boob jiggle.

[Anonymous No.10574803]

I've only played VI and fucking loved it.
I read that II and III are generally considered the best, I need to play them sometime.

[Anonymous No.10574814]

playing them for the first time. I'm a boomer but for some reason soulcalibur went completely past me
I've only played a few hours of 1 and 2 so far. But I'm liking 1 better. more vibrant colors. 2 seems dull comparatively

[Anonymous No.10574853]

>>10570897
It's bad on purpose. Female characters cannot be too sexy nowadays or some ugly roastie will get too jealous and write an angry twitter post about how it's "objectifying" women.

[Anonymous No.10574870]

>>10570728
I've played some SCIII, it's a really fun game. But I still get destroyed in later fights in both Tales of Souls and Quick Play as anyone other than Xianghua while playing on Normal.

[Anonymous No.10574885]

>>10570728
perfect balance of button mashing and skill, and top tier character design (at least in 2, never played any other as fully)
and of course Ivy and Taki make my dick rock hard

[Anonymous No.10574915]

>>10570728
People used to talk about how much of an improvement 3's updated arcade version is. Sadly it's not ported or emulated. I wonder whether it's better than 2
>>10570981
5 is considered better than 6 but 5 is based on PS3 version. Maybe mods make up for it?
5 and 6 are very similar overall. If you can find it very cheap, I'd recommend 6 as well.

[Anonymous No.10574931]

>>10570931
>Everybody knows GameCube was best.
Is it because of Link or does it have something better?
OG Xbox version has 720p (only in 4:3 mode).
HD version has both Heihachi and Spawn and HD widescreen.

[Anonymous No.10574967]

>>10574915
>Sadly it's not ported or emulated.
https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/3613
The PCSX2 team is incredibly lazy and will use any excuse they can find to decline a feature request, even if said feature is quite easy to implement. They will continue to use the same excuse even when it's been debunked.
SC3: Arcade Edition can be emulated under MAME, but doesn't run that well.
There is a fan-made romhack called SC3: Definitive Edition that ports over some features from the Arcade Edition to the PS2 version and rebalances the game. I've never played it though, so I can't speak about it's quality.

[Anonymous No.10574993]

>>10570728
Hi /vr/ here is THE quick Astaroth guide by me for SC2 Astaroth from the greatest game of all time. Here are the best moves to use:

>Long - Mid Range several character lengths away:
-A+B, use the stick to change the direction of the swing
-44A or 44B, can be held or cancelled with G for spacing or more advantage
-236A, Poseidon Tide. The GOAT, a living meme. Experiment with this move.
-4A fast, tracks.
- [B] versatile. Can input 4A or 6A for a second hit with tracking to hit stepping. Hold B all the way to become + on block.gains guard crush with soul charge
-66K Bull Rush. The 2nd living legend. Use to beat out all highs and movement & force respect from the opponent.
-66[A]B, hit confirm this move with red sparks. A two piece mid into a steppable unblockable. If the first hit counter hits, the unblockable is GUARANTEED

>Close-point blank range:
-4[B] Bear Fang. Hits mid, hits grounded, and has good tracking. Held down, it frame traps into itself on block. On counter hit, a second 4B is guaranteed.
-4 or 6 B+G command grab. Self explanatory. Chuck em for half life once they start stopping to block your attacks.
-6K, the jumping knee. Tech crouch and tech jumps during the attack, sets up a meaty knockdown on counter hit

[Anonymous No.10575373]

>>10574993
What is A? Horizontal?
And B? Vertical?
For me the buttons are GHVK

[Anonymous No.10576205]

>>10575373
Yep it is as you said

[Anonymous No.10576329]

>>10574993
Bump for sc2 the goat. I can do more character writeups if anon wants

[Anonymous No.10576556]

>>10571710
Hehe

[Anonymous No.10576562]

I learned Yunsung from hayate so no need for writeups

[Anonymous No.10577827]

>>10570728
I like them all but had the most fun with 3 unlocking shit and creating characters

[Anonymous No.10578092]

>>10577827
You mean playing with dolls...

[Anonymous No.10578096]

>>10574993
I played a match versus somebody playing Astaroth and he spammed a single, hit-everything attack the entire match

[Anonymous No.10578162]

I always loved the very bombastic airy music of 2, there's almost nothing like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NysuTigVYvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-9LD18jFs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObISJNhMZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvcKA8emz-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD8xjO3Gv7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CWywLxwQw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU2aZnR3-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVk7LC130P8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piIBaoySmIA
https://youtu.be/p43RdjdN2DQ?si=BvlYuhBHmcK8bT8y&t=323
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRekBqK_Vho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a94WaIkoTPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklYp5n-TQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EefN3oOlHEA

[Anonymous No.10578281]

>>10578092
I mean playing with my balls

[Anonymous No.10579098]

>>10574931
Link is one of the most fun characters. They did a great job with him.

[Anonymous No.10579125]

>>10579098
slow moveset from what I remember

[Anonymous No.10579601]

>>10579098
i bet you also clap watching marvel movies

[Anonymous No.10579704]

>>10574814
1 is more fun, and more vibrant as you say.

[Anonymous No.10579774]

[Anonymous No.10579948]

>>10579774
This series has awoken fetishes in me that I didn't know I had.

[Anonymous No.10579991]

>>10579948
like what?

[Anonymous No.10580053]

>>10579991
>taki's leg grab
>the agp fantasy of being knocked to the ground and having my skull crushed by a huge bara

[Anonymous No.10580103]

>>10570728
I'm shit at fighting games but I love the aesthetics, flashy attire, and earnest high fantasyness and faux deep sayings.

[Anonymous No.10580110]

>>10570728
They're pretty good. I've always liked Tekken and DOA more for some reason but admittedly there's usually a lot more to get into with the SC games.
also
>husbandos
No faggotry or w*men allowed on /vr/

[Anonymous No.10580147]

let's not forget that the official art for SC2 puts most coomer doodles to shame

[Anonymous No.10580158]

>>10580147
Official Art is always better tho

[Anonymous No.10580162]

>>10580158
of course
I just meant that in Taki's case, it satiates the coomer as well

[Anonymous No.10580175]

>>10580053

[Anonymous No.10580293]

>>10570931
That's the worst version bro. Heihachi is actually fun to play.

[Anonymous No.10580338]

Love the GameCube version.
>Cassandra
>Link
>Assassin

My favorites.

[Anonymous No.10580452]

soul calibur 3 on alien technology CRT abyss wont stop buttraping me

[Anonymous No.10580458]

nvm ringed him out lol

[Anonymous No.10580501]

>>10571120
I agree, I still enjoy SC2 a lot but it just doesn't give me that same enjoyment. Maybe it's knowing how eventful SC1 was especially for being one of the earliest arcade-perfect fighting game ports that went even further. Could also be because the jump from 1 to 2 is not nearly as big as from SE to SC.

[Anonymous No.10580509]

SC4 might be the worst one but I'll always appreciate Ivy's costume.

[Anonymous No.10580539]

>>10580509
>SC4 worst
>not V

[Anonymous No.10580775]

>>10580501
1 is just more fun control than 2. I don’t know if it’s the physics or what but 2 feels more mechanical.

[Anonymous No.10582717]

IMO, this series is one of the best arguments against the notion that 6th gen games don't hold up well visually nowadays. Compare those two pictures. Sure, Sophitia's face in SC6 is made out of more polygons, but does that really make it look better? That's like judging paintings based on the amount of different pigments used. Sure, at some point it's probably going to detract from the artistic vision if you make that number low enough, but a better artist will usually still produce a work of superior quality even if you give him handicaps.

[Anonymous No.10582785]

>>10570728
One of the few fighting franchises that is fun to mess around in for casuals and hyper competitive.
Soulcalibur out of all the fighting games have the greatest potential for lore and world building
Great OST and callbacks too
The perfect spot of niche yet popular. Modern day everything sucks.

[Anonymous No.10582941]

>>10580458
I always found him harder than Night Terror