Soulcalibur V
I first experienced the incredible gameplay that is Soulcalibur in 1999, Dreamcast style. The epic 3d weapons based fighting game was unlike anything I had played before and it had me hooked. I spent countless hours in practice mode trying to perfect not just a character, but all the characters. The characters arsenal’s were so deep, their styles so unique and there strengths so well-balanced that I lost myself in Namcos masterpiece.
So you can see why I’m so excited for the next installment in the series. Soulcalibur is basically the only fighting game I play, at least consistently and seriously that is.
SC separated itself and added to the strategy of the fight with the 8 way run. It allowed you to continuously run or sidestep in a direction where other games only allowed you to sidestep once or roll. Probably the biggest attribute of SC’s gameplay was and still is, the flow of the battle. It’s quick, fluid and just seamless. This is because you have the ability to input a command before your character finishes their previous move, allowing you to pull off a number of moves in quick succession. You can recover, counter, parry or unleash a strong assault from what was a weak position just a second ago. It’s the beauty that is the flow of battle in all SC games, and one of the biggest reasons why it’s so damn addicting.
With SCV you can add a quick dodge to your list of parry’s and counter attacks. With a quick double tap you leap backwards out of harms reach ,which can obviously add depth to the games strategy. Speaking of dodging, those quick double taps along with counters and other attacks will build up your critical edge attack gauge. Once it’s maxed out you’ll be able to unleash a devastating combo if you can time it just right.
With the years of award-winning gameplay, beautiful graphics, exciting new features and characters…….the soul still burns, in early 2012
UPDATE
New characters and features….enjoy
http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/55046
Posted on September 1, 2011, in Previews and tagged dreamcast, Fighting game, Games, Gamescom, Ivy Valentine, mitsirugi, namco, Pyrrha, Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur 5, Video Games, Xbox 360. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Lord Laney 
I was never a huge fighting fan, but always like Soulcalibur, way back to Soul Edge on PS1. Where many games were combo focused, I liked that the Soul series felt a little more streamlined and strategic.
By the way, the comments are closed for your last post about Gamestop. (?)
Oh yeah, thanks for the heads up. My buddy Resasonable Gamer must have forgotten to leave discussion open. It’s open now. But yeah the strategy in SC was off the charts, probably the only game I spent as many hours on as SC was the original Halo. Good times.