Set seventeen years after Soul Calibur IV, Soul Calibur V introduces a number of new characters to the roster and offers new gameplay tweaks and online enhancements.
I'm not too excited for this after 4, and MK is probably going to be my fighting game of choice for a while anyways. I feel like this new game is going to have to REALLY step it up if they hope to compete with the likes of SFIV and MK.
Ugh, not happy to learn that they are bringing back guest characters, I hate those guys. They are either unbalanced (Link) or total immersion breakers (Star Wars). Why make guest characters and console exclusive characters, do they even serve any purpose and even boost sales?
As for the subject of short swords, people remember that Soul Edge/Calibur changes form depending on the fighting style of it's wielder. If they are short-swords now it is because the wielders are most comfortable with short swords.
That is why Cervantes Sword Edge was a pair of swords while Siegfried's was a Claymore.
@phrosnite said:
" Does the world need another SC game? "
Seeing how it was with large fan appeal that the decision to make SCV was made, yes apparently it does.
" I enjoyed the 2 handed sword combat. Replacing it with a sword and shield, my least favorite weapon, makes me completely turned off to anything SC related anymore. "
what are you talking about? Only select characters use sword and shield, others use two swords, some use one sword, etc.
Weapons have always varied by character, they didn't replace any such thing.
It's a shame there's no Nintendo console release, because I'd be quite interested to see where the series is heading. I must admit though, the idea of a mostly new character roster makes me raise a suspicious eyebrow. However even if it worked, this would only be a day-one purchase if *holds breath* Link was announced as the guest character...
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