>Casual friendly
>Obscure and complex mechanics for the serious players (even some 1 frame links like Ivy's instant command throw and taki's soundless exorcism)
>Great music, graphics, characters
>Best balance of any SC game
>Ring outs are actually possible
>Amazing story mode
This is an actual flawless game. How did they manage to fuck up 3 times after this? No other SC game came close to the charm and replayability of this one
>>333337117
How are 1f links a sign of complexity?
>>333337117
>Best balance of any SC game
Come on now. I agree with your other points but you have to acknowledge the one thing SCV did right.
>>333337117
Do you actually like the gameplay or do you just like the characters and setting?
>>333337836
because it's impossible to do it by mashing? It'll work every time if you memorize the exact point in the animation to cancel
>>333338191
SCV balance was pretty good, but really there's just 2 S tier characters (Viola and alpha patrokalos) that completely outmatch every other char in the game
>>333338614
>because it's impossible to do it by mashing?
And?
It's hard and rewarding I give you that.
But how is it "complexity"?
If anyhting it's autism.
>>333337117
SC2 was my first real 3D fighting game. I didn't even realize that I didn't know much about 3D fighting games until I decided to play DOA5 and didn't know what the fuck I was doing. Unfortunately I never did play 3 or 4 even though I always wanted to. Didn't play 5 either.
Should I pick up one of them sometime even though I know they're all dead?
fuck soul calibur
knightmare's overhead swing does 1/3rd of health
fuck soul calibur
>>333333333
Played 2, skipped 3, played 4, skipped 5
I hope 6 is good
>not playing the gamecube version for link's cheap ass throw
easiest ring outs ever
>>333338705
Hahahahahaha
>>333338910
I'll take "Evading Telegraphed Attack Sets" for $500 Alex.
>>333338753
SCV is great if you have friends to play with. The creation is the best of the franchise and the gameplay (once you adjust to new oddities like meter management) is legitimately the best the game's ever been to play.
Single player sucks shit, though. You get a paltry story mode focusing on Patroklos and that's it.
>>333337117
>Best balance of any SC game
>Implying ring outs were difficult in later games
You are comically dumb. And no, 1-frame links are not complex. They are simple as hell to understand and don't really add much to a game on a strategic level.
>>333339483
Link was garbage
>>333338910
Don't all of nightmare's moves do 1/3 life? He has a gigantic sword the size of his body, it should do lots of dmg
And SC2 has the smallest life bar of any FG i've played
>>333339819
The only thing I don't like about SCV is they killed step a little too hard. It needed to reigned in but they could've done that without making the characters move through mud.
>>333338910
Get fucked.
>>333339832
It's not a 1 frame "link", that's not even a thing in this game. I can see you don't even know what you're talking about and you're just spouting shit
>>333338910
Nightmare's pretty low on the tier list from what I remember since he's so fucking slow.
the cool thing about this game is that everything is so imbalanced that it's balanced
Nearly every move is safe on block and does 20% health so you just constantly swing at each other, it can just be a mashfest between new players and still be fun
>mfw my childhood friends used to call the unblockables with long ass charge times "cheap"
>>333340198
I knew a tourney player who was real squirrely with him, all the feints and stance changes.
He didn't make him faster, but it was like smoke and mirrors to compensate.
>>333337117
Isn't the Soulcalibur for Dreamcast the most critically acclaimed one. what made it so good
>>333340437
i never played enough to understand all of the stances but holy shit did maxi look hard to be good with, he changes stances like every time he attacks what the fuck was going on with that character
>>333340198
I'm a casual on fighting games but I used to hold my ground reasonably well against the pros at my local arcade because I would swap between Nightmare's stances on the fly instead of repeating memorized combos or sticking to what's accepted as "safe" tactics.
Otherwise he's very plainly vulnerable, yes.
>>333340696
That same person I was talking about with Nightmare also mastered Maxi too, actually. Those where his two mains.
>>333340067
First off the OP said link, secondly super tight execution barriers do not add much to the game in terms of depth beyond simple risk/reward. Execution barriers are fine but they aren't big deals. There should be a balance of less technical and more input heavy characters anyway. And if you are the OP then get fucked.
>>333340602
Dreamcast hardware made it possible to play an arcade quality game on a console. Generally a well designed fighting game during the peak of the fighting game genre.
>>333337117
Emulating 3 atm. Quite enjoyable, especially with the CotS mode. Let's you get more invested, since you make the characters. Shame about the wholemail save corruption meme though.
>>333337117
What tier was Taki in this game?
Is the HD version still available?
>>333339902
Ever played SF2:CE or SamSho2 or 3?
>still no HD version on the eshop with all three guest characters
I was a Heihachi main and I just want to fight my friend who was a Link main.
So what's 2G? I watched that Aris system breakdown video and I still don't get it.
Also, got any matchup tips with Xianghua as my main? Like Talim, Cervantes, Maxi, Mitsurugi?
CATS
>>333342503
Why was there no Wii U version released? Nintendo not giving them the rights or something?
>TRANSCENDING HISTORY, AND THE WORLD, A TALE OF SOULS AND SWORDS, ETERNALLY RETOLD
>FATE CONSPIRED TO ARRANGE THEIR BATTLE
>THE ALMIGHTY ONES HAVE GRANTED YOU A SWORD TO CUT YOUR OWN PATH
>NOW, TWO SOULS ARE FIERCELY ENTANGLED
SC2's narrator was GOAT
Still the funnest fighting game I've ever played.
>>333342751CATS CATS HOOYAH
>mfw I found a SC2 cabinet near me
Except no one plays anymore, and it's a Chuck E Cheese-lite filled with children.
Still cool to see though
>>333342823
First off Nintendo will never allow any of their property seen off their brand since they are old crabs.
But its still a good question why they didn't restrict a deal to have Link only on a Wii/U version of the remake.
>>333343809
See if the place is willing to sell it to you.
>>333343809
Invite some friends and crash the place.You DO have friends, right?
tfw no SC6 to revive the series
>>333339483
I kek every time when I do it to the computer.
>>333342751
>Soul Caliber V
>CRUSH U. I'LL CRUSH YOU. I'LL CRUSH YOU
>>333340393
I remember doing the foward triangle thing with max that made him go "hwah hwahchah hwahchah eat this!" all the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJNNNftkZ4E
>>333342751
KON-GOOOO~
>>333343875
I think its more likely Namco knew that porting their competitive fighter to a system with a low install base and consumers that only buy first party wouldn't be worth it
>>333345050
Makes sense.
Wii is for Women and Children after all.
>>333339832
>that pic
I didn't read your post at all but
JUST
>>333340198
Nightmare the second best character on the roster and the best in some respects by an experienced SC2 player. I won't do the spoonfeeding because if you search "Soul Calibur 2 [INSERT CHARACTER] guide" his videos will come up. They're like 40 min long too.
Also Nightmare is BY FAR the best character for noobs. You don't even have to learn combos.
Nightmare is probably my favorite character from any game to date, reminds me of Warhammer AOR Chaos Marauders
He is so fucking badass, triggers the edgelord in me
Cervantes, Mitsurugi, and Charade
>>333345926
I meant to say "Nightmare was called the second best character on the roster"
I WILL SHOW YOU
THE GREATEST NIGHTMARE
>>333337117
not hardcore enough for the FGC
>>333346570
>not street fighter enough for the FGC
FTFY
Why did raphel have to suck so badly? He was such a cool character but honestly he just sucked a thousand dicks
>>333343378
Shit, he really was, I can still hear his voice reading these
>>333345050
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 got a Wii U release. I don't think that's an issue.
Was Talim the best character in the game?
>>333345050
>>333348213
Ah ok here we go.
http://wiiudaily.com/2013/09/soul-calibur-2-on-wii-u/
Nevermind, I guess it was an issue.
Still, why not? It's not like many people play it online anyway on the other consoles.
>>333337117
>Infinite time
>Infinite health
>Knock off matches only
SC2 was the best.
>>333337117
There were a few glitches, I know one for a fact was with Kilik in Soul Calibur 2. It is actually a really well-balanced game and one of the GOAT fightan vidya to those that know fightan. Toward the end of its life it was really defensive and somewhat boring to those outside the loop. Also, I will rekt all of your anus with my homie from the Manji Clan. SCV is really good except, Viola could combo your ass into oblivion, standing and knockdown.
>>333348407
No, that'd be Link.
>>333341571
https://mega.nz/#!DgVk0LCC!jKiVUwyByV9lrfj5j45bLNW6gC5YFgKnT_zI6i0-TsE
I've been waiting for an opportunity to post this
Soulcalibur III Arcade Edition ported to PS2, new stages and unique movesets for Amy/Li Long/Hwang
Ivy and Yoshimitsu freeze a lot for some reason
>>333349224
Gimmick tier.
He had only one 3 hit combo string.
And all his moves had so much vulnerablility.
>>333348407
I liked her the most. She was passionate, kind, cute, needed a bit more confidence, and was 100% serious with zero comedy value.
also her playstyle was excellent and a ton of fun
>>333348407
According to the tier list yes.
http://www.eventhubs.com/tiers/sc2hd/
It's probably because she's so easy to use.
What was that final boss and what did he do? Copied your moveset right?
>>333351220
It was Inferno as Veral first (soul edge complete) then would transform into the various other cast-members.
>>333351220
Inferno, he changed styles three times during your fight. I think the first instance he fights like Nightmare
>>333337117
making the characters do random yells in the loading screens was fun
Just needed create-a-character.
>>333349880
>Calm down Talim. (...) Okay.
Why couldn't Namco protect her?
>>333349224
I bullshitted my way through most of the wepon master mode with link. The A+G Arm Twist grab was so great to get ringouts with
>>333351730
SC3 had create-a-character but was worse than 2 in every other way.
>Soul Blade/Edge
Lots of stupid shit but was overall a pretty good game, a nice start to the series.
>Soul Calibur
Fantastic game, fixed many of the problems with the first game and refined and expanded on many mechanics, looked absolutely amazing for its time.
>Soul Calibur 2
Horribly dumbed down version of SC1, focus on a "wider audience" gameplay depth was removed in favor of adding guest characters as a selling point, many bugs such as Gstep and 2G make this already painfully slow game even worse.
>Soul Calibur 3
HORRIBLE game received zero testing has even more bugs than SC2, completely unplayable mess. the Arcade Edition fixes most of these bugs and adds new characters.
>Soul Calibur 4
Fixed various problems with the series but added a retarded physics engine that had no place in a fighting game, this led to many infinite juggles and instant ring out combos.
>Soul Calibur 5
By far the best game in the series, goes back to its SC1 roots, ads depth and solid mechanics over stupid minigames, expands on many of the original mechanics, overall a great game.
>>333352406
>not jumping back then forward leap-attack and arrow spamming.
>>333352539
>Viola
>>333352539
Soulstorm tier bait.
>>333352650
>>333352680
What, was SC2 your favorite because you liked using Link?
>>333340198
He's 2nd, After Maxi.
>>333352539
Is it a coincidence that half the thread after this autist shows up are invariably just angry shitposts about casuals?
>>333337117
>Casual friendly
Not a good thing
>Obscure and complex mechanics for the serious players
SC2 had no complex mechanics at all it was extremely basic
>Great music, graphics, characters
No
>Best balance of any SC game
Not even close, the game was horrifically unbalanced
SS: Maxi
S: Ivy, Mitsurugi, Xianghua, Taki, Nightmare
A: Talim, Necrid, Sophitia, Seong Mi-na, Voldo, Heihachi, Berserker
B: Cervantes, Yoshimitsu, Lizardman, Cassandra, Raphael, Assassin, Yun-seong
C: Astaroth, Kilik
D: Spawn
>Ring outs are actually possible
Awful game mechanic
>Amazing story mode
MY FUCKING SIDES!!!!
>>333348407
She's high
Never mind the retard using eventhub, maxi is the Top character
>>333352760
It's not my favorite. SCV is.. but I am aware that Viola is broken. Watch any SCV tournament and you will see first-thing. I am Alpha Pat./Natsu main/alt. SC2 was just a good game. Great balance, but ultimately the bugs kill the end-game which defeats the purpose for me.
>>333352539
Spot on
>>333339832
Link was garbage, but pooping on bads with him was hilarious thanks to his bombs and bow.
>>333352980
Viola is not broken, top tier =/= broken
>>333352760
No, all of the guest characters were pandering trash, but the game itself was really solid and it confuses me that you get so mad about it all the time.
>>333353112
Except that she is. She is the only character that can catch you in continuous combos, even if you drop or the enemy is on the ground. You can literally just kill someone if you understand the orb. There isn't any coming back or surpassing her end-game.
>>333352539
What is Gstep and 2G?
>Love Halberds/Pole arms
>Play Seung Mina
>Friends make fun of me for it
>Call me "cheap" and "tier-whore" when I beat them with Balanced-Kilik.
>She'll never come back
>>333353241
Except she's not and you literally have no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
>>333353252
A glitch that lets you OS block and sidestep at the same time, it makes it almost impossible to open up anyone who is abusing it, especially when combined with the throw tech glitch.
>>333353479
If there's literally no reason to play anything other than one character, the character is broken and the game is bad. She has no bad matchups. She is in a tier of her own
>>333353478
>you can only pick one
I feel like Mina would better in bed
I just want a single player and character creation modes (in terms of fighting styles) that were as robust and interesting as they were in Soul Calibur III. Really hope we get a sequel this gen. No guests, no new characters, but a Mortal Kombat style soft reboot would be perfect.
Also, post favorite costumes. Corrupted Seigfried Nightmare is muh nigga
>>333353478
who else jerked it so good to this shit?
>>333353732
lmao no, no she's not, you dont know jack shit about SCV
>>333353596
The counter for g step is pretty simple. Just low hit, goes through it and opens them up
>>333353901
Countless times, but that one picture of Xianghua bent over like the cock-hungry whore she is was the best.
>>333353736
Sophitia is GOAT-tier milf, but Seung if my jam. Legit the only halberd-wielder in a fighting game I enjoy playing, besides Sin in GG.
>>333353901First fap ever.Man, now that I think about it, whatever happened to galleries in fighting games? Shit was so fun.
Reminder SC3 is broken unplayable shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8rWl9fQWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMlTjouRtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqd7xrHpfYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re7ehvCTT4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHhy_UXJaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCyi-88wUYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmHx-K15yZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfRNQu9o1Bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5UVIxcuvpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwZSrXv5LW0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnUfDTVmQr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuidfTqPUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDDl5SzQfk
>>333353901
Not to those two.Maxi and ZWEI, though, yes.
>>333354071
Except most lows in the game dont hit side step and the very few that do can be fuzzy guarded with the OS easy.
>>333354035
You're a noob dude. Without looking it up I'm fairly sure she is banned in France for being a broken-mess. Just accept it, don't sperg out.
>>333340696
Maxi has absurd reach and some amazing jabs, as well as a whole lot of switchups.
>>333354460
Wait, fuck me, Maxi's the one with the staff, right?
>>333354290
>banned in France
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You dont have a fucking clue
Yoshimitsu is objectively the best, prove me wrong.
>>333354679
If you look into it you will see that she is banned somewhere and she is broken.. that's the point of saying what I did, baka.
>>333353732
isnt this pretty much a description of xianghua in sc2
>>333354867
Shes not banned, period, you are a casual retard who knows nothing about the game.
GTFO you aren't fooling anyone.
>>333355000
That's why there are big SCV tournaments, eh?
>>333354679
She is banned in most french tournies which is where the scene was biggest for that game. And she was banned at an EVO.
>>333355074
https://www.youtube.com/results?q=Soul+Calibur+5+tournament
Like i said, you are a casual retard who knows nothing about the game.
>>333355342
>literally just typing "soul calibur 5 tournament" in the YouTube search and not looking into.
Do some research. You'll find the truth, fampai.
>>333355119
>She is banned in most french tournies
Wrong
>And she was banned at an EVO
Wrong
>>333355537
The truth is you know nothing about the game or its community, and no amount of shitposting you do will ever change that.
>>333355119
her back throw infinite was banned but i can't remember any sort of hard banning for her
>Soul Calibur thread
>no, another Soul Calibur 2 thread because it was the first game on the series to be multiplat
>forget about Soul Edge
>people don't care about how good is Soul Calibur 1 because it was on the dreamcast and the "hd" port isn't good
>in every damn thread just about 5% played 1, while 95% played from 2 to 5, even the shitty Lost Swords
But I thought III was the best Soul Calibur?
>>333355740
Look at recent EVO tournaments and question why there isn't a spot for SCV. They don't get the funding/support because Viola is broken.
>>333353798
Orange Necrid, shame the only development he had was "he fucked off to another dimension" I liked playing a bulky character who can use different weapons
>>333355897
I cant tell if this is bait or genuine retard.
>>333355874
Feels good to be part of the 5%.
>>333356067
In his defence, he's not the sperg who samefags every Souls thread to shit like (you)
>>333355342
most of those result look like they happened 2 to 3 years ago. there is that one youmacon result from last year.
>>333356382
Except that's exactly what "he" (you) is doing
>>333355874
That's just because the vast majority of neo-/v/ is underage
>>333342071
should be, on XBL it was at least just put on the XB1 compatibility list. so i've been playing it on my XB1
>>333337117
>Best Balance out of any SC game
fucking HA
Are you trying to talk about SCV? Or are you seriously claiming the game that has SCII X is the most balanced SC?
Also enjoy your step G and unseeable lows in neutral
>>333352539
Facts in this post
>>333356674
It is 2016, many of these people that would be called underage by standards 5 years ago are now in their mid 20's.
>>333352406
>Bullshitted most of weapon master with link
My nigga
>>333356674
This game came out like 15 years ago dunno what your definition of underage is but just go with the opinion less taken, its definitely making you look like the cool and unique vocal minority
>>333357001
i wouldn't call any of the games balanced really. they all have their stupid bullshit.
>>333357221
SCV is legit one of the best balanced fighters though
Viola is the best character, but she's not miles ahead of those around her like aPat and Cerv. Meanwhile, it has one of the most viable low tiers I can think of, with even characters like Aeon and Leixia getting results.
SC2 meanwhile had X who could just 3A your ass to the ground for free anytime she felt like it.
>>333357152
Whats the release date of the game got to do with anything, are you actually retarded?
>>333357404
Aeon was my jam in SCV. always gotta bet on the lizard
>>333357420
Because no one has played sc2 for 10 years so everyone that liked it is pretty fucking old by now unless they played at like age 6. You said everyone that praises sc2 is underage and that doesnt make much sense bud
>>333357152
Who cares about its age?
Just the mission mode of SC1 is addicting as fuck. Starts as tutorial, then rapes you until you master it. Gameplay is smooth. The graphics were amazing for its time and today still looks good on crt. I enjoyed 1's ost better, but that's not point. 2 was good, but 1 good some things better.
Now don't come like OP did "ringouts are actually possible". Many games do that right and SC1 was easy as hell to corner someone out of the ring and Nightmare could be a pain to face on higher difficulties or Cervantes.
>>333341571
I loved 3 so much, but oh my fuck the AI was even worse than getting all my PS2 data corrupted.
>>333352539
but we can't play SC3 AE reliably
i had an AE cab at my arcade but that was over a decade ago.
>>333357770
That's not what i said at all learn to read idiot.
>>333358905
You actually can, the hardware that AE ran on was pretty much just a PS2 in an arcade cab so with a little bit of file messing you can get AE to work on a PS2, also PCSX2 can run it with the right bios
>>333339160
>skipped 3
You fucked up senpai.
Chronicles of the Sword was the GOAT game mode.
Namco should focus in making that a game instead of catering to street fighter cucks.
>>333348407
When will delicious Filipina Talim come back?
I find it so weird that even though I loved SC5 I never paid attention to rankings and just figured Viola sucked because I could never really figure her out.
Raphael and Not Taki are my mains
>>333361090
>>333361052
SC3 was fucking shit, what the fuck are you smoking?
