Bye bye Kilik. Hello Xiba. I like him.

Damn, Kilik was my main in SC4. Hopefully the new guy is the goods.

Here's hoping they dialed all the chaining crap they added to Maxi in 4 back to how he was in 3 (aka beastly).

New guy looks super gay.

Actually Maxi 3 was kinda shitty. I main'd the guy since SC1 and let me tell ya, he was shit in SC3.

I had to re-learn him from the ground up, but it made me waaaay better at SC3 for it. Somehow it doesn't translate to 4. The game is just too slow I guess.

Most likely the box art will change for the US and/or Europe but this is what Japan's box art for SC V looks like.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...d9358d7bef.jpg

So it's Ezio as a special character and that's it? Kinda disappointing. :(

He's a playable fighter. What else you looking for?

I think D Mac wants more special characters.

Okay.

Yeah. At least 4 had Vader and Yoda. Split up at first but put together eventually.

Dude, there will probably be the usual guest artist characters. Hopefully they'll do like Necrid and the SW crew and give them unique movesets. The guest anime characters in IV not getting original movesets was lame.

Namco released a bunch of new screens both showing off in-game stuff and what the cutscenes will look like although nothing new in terms of info was revealed.

http://www.egmnow.com/wp-content/upl...1/12/scv-2.jpg

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...v-screenshots/

Adding guest characters is such a lazy way of getting more sales.

People like guest characters. There's nothing lazy about doing as the consumer asks.

Lord Geo Dampierre will be the exclusive pre-order bonus from Best Buy stores.

http://www.egmnow.com/wp-content/upl...-bonus-dlc.jpg

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nus-character/

I thought he was gonna be free for all first print copies.

Character select screen shown off during some video game championship contest recently that involved a demo of the game. Also shows off how large the game's roster will be although some of those spots might be DLC like Dampierre.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1...tled_super.png

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...e7ca6cb925.jpg

Algol and fucking Edge Master are back, btw. And Tekken producer Harada is a playable character with one of the custom move-sets - which is based on Tekken's Devil Jin.

Online features are very ambitious. Seems like the Japanese devs are starting to get it.

• The online mode of Soul Calibur V is divided essentially into two sections: Player Match and the Global Coliseum.
• Player Match: players can create special rooms, access to challenge friends in single match or in small tournaments.
• Viewers can leave comments in a chat room.
• Global Colosseum is an Extended Lobby, which can access up to 50 Players.
• Each player is represented by a card (which can be customized with a number of options).
• UI very “visual” and easily readable.
• Selecting a player card, you can check stats and challenge a Player.
• In the MIddle of Colosseo there are two section.
• Random Match is always available.
• Players can place their card for random matches.
• The other area is dedicated to the Ranked Match. It will not always active: will light up about 2 times a month, for a few days.
• Another major introduction is the Soul Link. You can choose up to three players to be monitored constantly to keep an eye on their stats and activities. (A sort of Autolog)
• Soul Calibur V servers are located in the Tokyo office,
• Netcode is very stable.

I like this.

Kilk, Elysuim, and an evil version of Pyrrha (Omega Pyrrha) are rumored to be the final unannounced characters for the game based on a suppossed leak of the character select screen for the game's final roster.

It would also confirm Talim and Zasamel are not in the game itself.

http://shoryuken.com/wp-content/uplo...1/img1659w.jpg
http://shoryuken.com/wp-content/uplo.../img1658pk.jpg
http://www.█████attack.com/news/comm...ced-characters

Hey Sophie.

Kilik looking bad ███. Hate that he's an Edgemaster type though.

Those two kinda look like two digimon from the digimon show my sister used to want me to watch with her all the time 10 years ago.

Random q. I have soul calibur two and three. I could probably get a dreamcast and soul calibur pretty cheap (plus powerstone ftw). I don't have 4 ... I've heard its not rally as good and from what I remember sheet playing it wasn't...

Should I still pick up 4 is it "worth it?" Or tekken six ( I have tekken five and tag tournament already)

Yes. SC4 is good by general standards.

3DS current rumored to be getting a version of the game although the source is just a "retailer insider" who says the game has been added to the pre-order database.

Would also end up being the first Soul Calibur game to be on a Nintendo system since SC 2 on the Gamecube. The Wii did get a Soul Calibur game but was more of a spin-off than an actual game in the series.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...coming-to-3ds/

Hoping that Ivy returns to form in this. I got into this series at 2, and Ivy was easily the most fun character to play imo, with her multiple stances and such. Then they went and gutted her in 3 and she didn't really get any better in 4. It's kept me from getting really into series, because I was nasty in 2, but never got too involved with 3 and 4.

Honestly, with UFC coming out in 3 weeks and SFxT shortly after that, I probably won't get hardcore about this game either way.

Ivy is back. Badass as ever.

How many of you peeps are buying this? Would like to get it on PS3 so I can put my TE stick to good use, but if enough of you are getting it for xbox I may change my mind.

Devil Jin is apparently one of the Create a Soul movesets. I wonder how many non-default character sets there will be.

Not on release day because of bills and shit but probably some time next month.

I'm gonna beat Saints Row 3 and trade it in probably for this.

First three DLC packs got announced with all of them arriving in February and about $2 each.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...cks-announced/

Launch day I'll be on. Offline battles mostly to start, though.

I checked the computers at work today, and Eb Games doesn't have anything listed yet for a 3ds version. It would be cool though.

Haven't really been paying attention to this game to much, but I'm kinda pissed Shura isn't gonna be in it. Used the crap out of her in 4.

Shura = Cervantes

Pretty sure you can make a new Shura to your liking.

Not sure if Talim's moveset is in. Surprised she didn't make the [launch] roster.

Sweet, 6th in line for this.

they did a midnight release? kinda jelous

Where? Not here, I checked. Fuck.

Nah for Goozex. Means I'll have it soon probably

If I get this, I won't be able to get UFC 3, and I'm way more pumped for that.

SC5 gets put on the back burner. Who knows if I'll ever even play it with SF x T on the way.

Saw a video of the game. Interested in Create A Character but I wont be getting it until the price drops quite a bit so I'll be a while.

I'm trying to find a video that shows you everything in CaC but I can't find anything indepth that doesn't have a guy talking over it. I'm curious what the voices and weapons you can give your character are and if there is a kilt.

Just got this!

Love it.

Nightmare is even better. DAMN.

Will pick this up mid-march, though I can't say how deep I'll get into it.

Do the son/daughter/protege characters play exactly like their predecessors?

Also, how is that wolf dude?

All returning styles are different/better. Wolf dude is cool.

How many of us have this now? I wanna lobby.

For anyone who has had this longer then an hour. Do you unlock different weapons for the styles, or are you stuck with the 4 default ones forever?

They've had unlocking weapons forever. The number of weapons to unlock has been steadily decreasing each iteration tho.

Ah. Was just wondering since I didn't see the tower thing from the last game. My created chick and Cervantes' default swords don't really go together well :o

Got this, still need to put it in.

So do it.

Rented it from Redbox. Meh, it's alright. Beat the story in like 2 hours. I'll just buy it used in a month or two.

You know you play fighting games against people, right?

Not I.

UGH. What the hell did they do to the story mode in this version? Liked the SC II-IV style story mode a ton better.

Best story mode was SC3, easily.

Yeah, I totally agree with you on that 110%, dude.

They don't even have endings in Arcade mode. MK FTW

How's the combat to you? I assure you it's better than MK. Then again, what you want out of fighting games is what you want. I just think you're 'missing the point' of the genre. To me it's like somebody playing an RPG straight through, ignoring side-quests, ignoring exploration, doing the main story as linear as possible and beating the game with bare minimum abilities/character level and saying, "That's it, I'm done with it." It just comes off as strange to me.

If you abandon SCV after merely playing the story/arcade mode, and this I say for all fighting games, then you have not given the game fair chance to impress you.

#2cents

Combat is fun and I like the super moves, but I still have SC4 and that suits me just fine.

I suppose that's fine.

I still have never really got into that "tower" mode in SC4. Gonna do more of it.

Your run of the mill survival mode. Never that interested in it.

Did the story mode earlier. Still have empty character slots... hmm.

Anyone thinks it's strange how most A+K inputs were removed? Was that for pad player's sake? I always had it on L trigger (since SC1). Now I don't know what to do with LT, maybe A+B or B+K. Feels so strange making that kind of change after over a decade.

Yeah, that shit is infuriating. Outside of Maxi and Astaroth, I noticed a lot of characters just don't have those buttons mapped like that anymore. I lay my buttons out a bit like in the arcade just so I can pull A+K moves off easily.

Voldo and Yoshi have A+K moves. Probably just a coincidence tho.

Gonna buy this on thursday.

Holy shit snacks

Well, there goes my controller. Stupid, bullshitting, Devil Jin, no-sleep, spamjaculating, faggots.

lol

I mean shit I'll be the first to admit I'm bad at fighting games but when I figure it out and get good, then run into a bunch of dicks who diligently sit there and learn to keep bad players like me on the floor without a chance, it's fucking bullshit. And I've even gotten great at being a bitch with Xiba. I mean I'm sorry I have a social life/don't get paid to sit on my ass and play all day/didn't grow up in an arcade, but there comes a point where a gamer like me (excels across all(most) genre's) can sense faggotry. And this may be the epitome of it.


Or else I'm just throwin a fit.....

It's one of the two, but they see the same results. Faggotry

I wish severe carpal tunnel on the wrists of these troglodytical, mouth-breathing, fuck tards. I will not rest until my dick has full carnal knowledge of their virtual asses. /rage

It can be frustrating but MvC3 is 100 times worse.

Learn. The counter-hit. Combos.

And play the range, very important in this game.

Xiba is good for mix-ups, stick with him.

Yea, I'm just slowly learning more moves as I go. I've known the double-whirl and the running Y,Y,Y combo for a while. Learned the Y,B,bRT for the Break achievement, just recently discovered the wonders of his Y+B stick stall moves and the jabs and the backwards tailfuck. But I keep finding more and more shit that I don't do know. Like some of the low kick combos and shit. Plus I'm trying to diversify but the only one I know more about is Ezio but I'm too slow with him.

On a sidenote I just made Faith(Mirror's Edge) today and gave her Natsu's style so I wanna learn more of that. Especially that multi-flip Liontamer. LOVE IT

Thankfully I'm almost done with the online bullshittery. Just got the 50 wins, all I need to do is rank up to D1 and I'm like 6 wins from that. Then it's the fucking quick battles.

Also, any fast way to do the "100 Impacts" and "KO 25x after a quick move"?

Another thing, while playing with Xiba, I ran into Harada TEKKEN, and Xiba and I are kinda in tune with our vocabulary.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harada TEKKEN was a bitch to beat. The epitome of bullshit with the never ending uppercut combos. Made him pay with my Maxi-style CAS, tho. When I'm on my game, I'm vicious

I really like how they give you tips for every move and combo in training mode. Very helpful.

No story or endings for most of the characters is lazy. Even worse, Sophitia's kids might be the most unlikeable characters ever. Who thought it was a good idea for the main character to be a whiney douchebag who goes around murdering poor people?

Gonna spend some time unlocking CAS parts and experimenting with the roster, and then maybe I'll join you guys. Though by then SFxT will be out so I dunno.

Yeah, you can't go making SoulCalibur 3's story modes and then push this (lack of) crap on us. Def hate Patroklos as a character. He never even redeems himself. He's just a fucking ass the entire time.

Fighting Soul Calibur was kinda epic, though. The only time it manifested itself as Soul Edge did a few times before. I do agree Pat never actually gets his comeuppance, which is very important to me as a writer and viewer. I never feel good when characters do certain wrongs and 'get away with it' or don't 'get theirs' enough. He just sorta killed innocent people and then... finds his lost family. By comparison - Seig, who actually had a pretty good excuse, gave himself shit through 3 and 4 about what he did as Nightmare. I'm talking nearly ten years of guilt. Pat just waves it off. It's something I would have put more emphasis on.

And the sister? She also murdered people but when you're raised by Tira I suppose you get a 'troubled childhood' pass. Her character just didn't fit the bill, though. She should have been more divided, like at times she would like to kill. It's hard to believe she did what she did completely out of duress and parental pressure, that just makes her come off as an idiot. Her "I don't wanna die" floor stab is hilarious, though.

I would have liked to see a swerve with Pat getting Soul Edge and Phyra getting Soul Calibur.

I dunno if any of you have seen this, but the CAF looks awesome with some of the things you can do and make...

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I think a lot of them come from this link.

And it seems like it updates every hour too

Let's have a lobby ffs. More of us have this than I thought.

I might be getting it by the time SFXT comes out

At that point you not have to worry too much about SCV lobbies.

So I just figured out how to beat him and realized I've been using the easiest character to beat him with as well. Anytime he comes at you (bro), just hit Back+Y. Throws that fucking stick down his gullet every time. Wooooooooo

I'm updated on all DLC, included the just released Dem Pierre dude. Don't need the music - custom soundtracks.