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Soul Calibur IV:
BUY IT.
Full-fledged character creation, seamless online, and extremely fun. I heartily recommend this. And avoid the 360 version - Vader is leagues better than Yoda, and you get the install load times. :D
Plus, it's the best thing I've seen in motion in 720p... I played for like 5 hours and I'm still drooling. :drool: Plus my female Nightmare-style character Ada is not that bad looking. At all. Hubba hubba lady-pirate.
Also, I got the premium edition, and it's totally worth the $10 - you get a t-shirt, a tin AND a seperate game case, a tournament grid + free minisharpie, EXTRA character creation content, and an art book! The extra character content is worth it alone.
When ANYONE gets this on PS3, my gamertag is Dynendal.
BlueFire
08-06-2008, 09:35 PM
*makes magus buy it*
uber_paddler
08-06-2008, 09:39 PM
I was about to make this actually, but I figured if there wasn't one by now then no one was interested. Glad to see I'm not the only one who loves this game. I'll add you.
flunkie44
08-06-2008, 10:35 PM
My PS3 copy should be here soon. I only got it because Uber made me.
I usually hate fighting games.
part of me wants to get this
Fox 6
08-06-2008, 11:40 PM
Lost interest at II.
DeathsHand
08-07-2008, 12:28 AM
Lost interest at I.
Lost interest at II.
Don't like the button-mashing I take it?
last i heard. 360 will be able to have both yoda and vader. vader as a downloadable content later.
at the time they were unclear if ps3 would get this feature. altho honestly, yoda breaks the game, and shouldnt be downloaded.
i thought about getting it. but honestly. Street Fighter 4 is going going to blow it away, so why bother. :)
last i heard. 360 will be able to have both yoda and vader. vader as a downloadable content later.
at the time they were unclear if ps3 would get this feature. altho honestly, yoda breaks the game, and shouldnt be downloaded.
i thought about getting it. but honestly. Street Fighter 4 is going going to blow it away, so why bother. :)
All characters are in both games. Developers are lazy. But Namco just said on Kotaku that it would never happen.
And really? I don't really know about the switch to 3D for SF4, and the change of developer. I'm quite content with SCIV; it really is the best of 3D fighters right now along with VF5.
magus113
08-07-2008, 02:33 AM
Lost interest after II.
Vampyr
08-07-2008, 08:17 AM
Guilty Gear is better than all of them anyway. >.>
But I'm going to be getting it this Fall when I get my 360. My girlfriend also wants it, so that was some extra incentive. Plus the game looks gorgeous. Can't wait to play it on my HDTV!
Fox 6
08-07-2008, 10:35 AM
I loved II. Played the crap out of it. Just lost interest in fighters all together.
Fyacin
08-07-2008, 10:46 AM
Same as fox here. Though this does look pretty good, and I feel the urge to smash some stuff with nightmare again... No link though which is lame. Link>>>>>Yoda.
All characters are in both games. Developers are lazy. But Namco just said on Kotaku that it would never happen.
And really? I don't really know about the switch to 3D for SF4, and the change of developer. I'm quite content with SCIV; it really is the best of 3D fighters right now along with VF5.
there really is no switch to 3d for SF4, its still a 2d fighter. just 3d graphics, which really doesnt change anything. except for animations on certain moves and finishers.
3D fighters tend to bore me pretty quickly though.
there really is no switch to 3d for SF4, its still a 2d fighter. just 3d graphics, which really doesnt change anything. except for animations on certain moves and finishers.
3D fighters tend to bore me pretty quickly though.
Wasn't "pixel-perfect hits" a big thing for SFIII? That's the first thing my friend Lee said when he heard about IV, he was worried that 3D would make collision much more difficult on the models.
Thespis721
08-07-2008, 01:58 PM
Well, I'm a 360 owner so really... there's no choice but with Yoda.
Any word on what exactly you're getting extra in terms of character content with the special edition? I'm all about character creation, but I'm also all about not spending $10.
Well, I'm a 360 owner so really... there's no choice but with Yoda.
Any word on what exactly you're getting extra in terms of character content with the special edition? I'm all about character creation, but I'm also all about not spending $10.
It basically doubles what you get at the start. :D I personally love the jolly roger cape and can't imagine not having it.
Thespis721
08-07-2008, 02:18 PM
Okay. Is there any resource online that I can find this information? If it is that much, I can see that being troublesome to mention.
Wasn't "pixel-perfect hits" a big thing for SFIII? That's the first thing my friend Lee said when he heard about IV, he was worried that 3D would make collision much more difficult on the models.
from the reactions at e3, and the interviews with capcom, they said something felt off, then they did something to it by request, and then it started to feel perfect. thing is with it being a 3d fighter in 3d, its much easier to get that 2d hitbox style than in a 3d fighter where you cant have it.
never know untill you play it of course, but from those that have i've heard nothing but good things. and the game has me a lot more interested than SC2-4 does.
plus im still pissed about them taking out my favorite feature (team battle) in SC3 =(
Thespis721
08-07-2008, 02:27 PM
Do we have an official release date for Street Fighter? I was under the impression it wasn't even coming out this year and if that's the case, why NOT get Soul Caliber 4?
Also, anyone else confirm the vast variety of content coming from the Premium Edition? If it were to buy it, it would be for the content, not for the shirt that is 3 sizes too big for me.
Okay. Is there any resource online that I can find this information? If it is that much, I can see that being troublesome to mention.
Hmm, I tried to look, but it's probably like 30 items, plus you get the final forms of the Soul Edge and the Soul Calibur for every character unlocked right away. If you think you'll be into character creation, then you're not going to want to miss it. :)
Thespis721
08-07-2008, 02:32 PM
Yeah, I see what you mean.
I have no problem playing the game to unlock these things but if they aren't available at all unless you get the Premium Edition........
Vampyr
08-07-2008, 02:42 PM
Yeah, I see what you mean.
I have no problem playing the game to unlock these things but if they aren't available at all unless you get the Premium Edition........
That's incredibly stupid if that's true. I can understand giving out other freebies like the T-Shirts or whatever, and even unlocking some extra content early on, but actually taking stuff out of the regular game seems like a terrible idea: to make a game worse than it actually is. It's like selling a movie, but saying you have to pay 10 extra dollars to see the ending.
Besides, all of that extra stuff is in EVERY game, including the regular, they've just added a few lines of code to make it not available in the cheaper one. There's just something wrong about doing that, and I wouldn't pay the 10 extra dollars on a moral principle if that is the case. :P
It wouldn't surprise me if they offered the same package later for $15 without all the extras. Hahaha.
But yeah, I think the only things you can unlock are the Soul Edge and the Soul Calibur.
Vampyr: It's not like that at all. You input a promotional card and then it sends you to a special download page where you download it all. It probably is all in the game anyways, just like Yoda and Vader, but those apparently won't be unlocked either.
Fox 6
08-07-2008, 02:46 PM
Thespis avatar = :D
Vampyr
08-07-2008, 03:05 PM
Vampyr: It's not like that at all. You input a promotional card and then it sends you to a special download page where you download it all. It probably is all in the game anyways, just like Yoda and Vader, but those apparently won't be unlocked either.
That's still pretty much the same. What I'm saying is that they already have all that stuff written up that could be included in the game, but it isn't. It sounds like something that could have raised the review scores of the game by a point or a few fractions of a point, but instead they chose to make the regular game slightly worse to try and profit from it.
I believe that when people make -anything-, whether be music, a movie, or a game, they should put everything they have into it. I just get tired of things that are halfway done because they know it will turn a profit anyway. Why settle for doing something good when you could do it great?
And then there's the aspect that you're paying for the game, but aren't able to use everything on it. The Vader/Yoda thing is different, because it's meant more to be a treat for the people that own each console, you can't pay extra money and get Yoda on your PS3 game, and most people aren't going to buy both versions of the game for that reason. It's the same reason I hate Apple.
I think the premium edition includes all the out-of-universe stuff, like the sailor uniforms and business suits and pirate paraphernalia, so I can see why they kept it seperate. :)
Thespis721
08-07-2008, 03:41 PM
Thespis avatar = :D
I made it there just for you guys. Just for you guys. Even if what I say is meaningless and inane, you still have that to look at. :D
I see the point of the argument of not including everything. I agree. As someone who works in the arts, I never sit and think about how I'm going to make something for people to see but then charge them an additional fee to watch more afterwards. Everything is a whole. But also, if it's just cheap little extra stuff, I can see them inserting that like DLC is nowadays.
Hahaha, I saw some awesome characters today. I saw George Lucas, and a very convincing Lara Croft.
Today I created "Femme Fatale", a Zesalamus clone. So hot. Also, I changed my Ada into an almost-perfect Ada Wong from RE. As well, I have a Talim-style character named Bas Rutten (as in the one that appears in The Mens Room in GTA.) I gave him Talim's style because it's the closest one to MMA. I killed a guy 5 times and he kept calling me a "gay faggot" (lol) so I edited him up to make him look more badass. I put all-black executioner stuff on him, MMA-like shorts, and a Death Cloak. He looks way more badass now. I pretty much HAD to edit him, because someone performed a soul crush on me and my trousers were knocked off, and all I had left was a loincloth on this 50+ muscle 50+ physique. I messaged my opponent "That was disturbing" after and he replied "YES, YES IT WAS. O_O". :lolz:
Man, so good. I kind of.. played for 5 hours and forgot about work this afternoon. :lolz:
Also, Rock is TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY a homage to Michael Bay's movie, "The Rock." Rock without a mask looks exactly like Sean Connery in his unshaven, messy-hair state. :lolz:
Man, they thought everybody would be using the Apprentice online but they are wrong wrong wrong. Everybody uses fucking Cervantes and his clone, Shura. Holy fuck it's annoying. It's all FLY MOVE CHARGING MOVE FLY MOVE CHARGING MOVE and when you try to get some distance it's like GUN MOVE GUN MOVE GUN MOVE GUN MOVE.
My rank record is like 8 wins and 27 losses because of those faggots. :mad: It makes me want to stick to player matches.
Speaking of the Apprentice, I'm pretty much pissed at him and won't be buying the Star Wars: Force Unleashed now because I hate his character. Good move guys.
uber_paddler
08-08-2008, 06:44 PM
Yeah, between Cervantes and Kilik spammers it's difficult to get a win online.
BlueFire
08-08-2008, 06:46 PM
I really hate it when the fun is ruined by people playing cheaply.
uber_paddler
08-08-2008, 07:09 PM
Yeah, how can you even get any satisfaction from winning like that?
Yeah, ugh. :( I'm using my Talim clone Bas Rutten and using low attack spamming to beat them. I can't feel bad for anyone who loses to me that way now because of my record.
Also, I TOTALLY made Magus and Dalton from Chrono Trigger. :D I had to make Magus his prophet form (with the Death Cloak/hood and mask) because that's the only cape that looked good on him. He totally rocks the Zasalamel style, and Dalton goes with Raphael's style.
uber_paddler
08-08-2008, 08:25 PM
Nice, I haven't made too many cool create a souls. I made Kratos, which was cool, but I hate using him since he's a Cervantes clone. Of course I've got Cloud and Sephiroth, Dante, and Vergil too. I mainly use Seph since he's based off Raphael, who's currently my favorite. I pretty much use Raphael or Scheherazade exclusively. I like their speed, but when playing against a good heavy character I usually get beat around pretty bad. But, having never played a fighter before I like to think I'm not doing that bad under the circumstances.
Angrist
08-09-2008, 07:13 AM
Please post screenshots of your characters.
uber_paddler
08-09-2008, 11:05 AM
K, I'll get some pics.
I wish there was a Halo 3-style screenshot thing for this game, the creations are too priceless. I'll try to get some pics.
Typhoid
08-10-2008, 06:19 PM
After playing SCIV for a good 3 hours yesterday with Dyne, I admittingly am in love.
I broke a window in my grandmother's house playing real-life Soul Calibur. I was Cervantes, and stabbed my cousin with my broom-handle-sword. Then it flew out of my hands and flew out the window.
Fun times.
Nighthawk
08-10-2008, 06:27 PM
I broke a window in my grandmother's house playing real-life Soul Calibur. I was Cervantes, and stabbed my cousin with my broom-handle-sword. Then it flew out of my hands and flew out the window.
Fun times.
you weren't laughing while you were running away from dad and trying to hide :mischief:
you weren't laughing while you were running away from dad and trying to hide :mischief:
lol, true. Still fun though. :)
GameMaster
08-12-2008, 08:15 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/synthoid/b2ff0d68.jpg .
Typhoid
08-12-2008, 08:21 PM
The Joker Phil and I made looked exactly like that - except we also covered him with really badass metal armour.
Vampyr
08-13-2008, 08:21 AM
I had no idea that the character creation system was that amazing. :O
I can't wait to get this game now.
flunkie44
08-18-2008, 04:07 AM
Dude. I just got this game today.
Holy.. shit.
I usually hate fighters, but I can't put this game down. I also told myself that I'd never touch the character create screen.. but oh my goodness. This is epic.
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