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10,000 Volt Ghost · #26

I played 4 last night. I didn't like Vader though, he seemed really sluggish.

executioneer · #27

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Originally Posted by Angryhydralisk

The Original Soul Calibur's still my favorite

do you mean Soul Blade or are you talking about its sequel

cause sc ain't the original

Fathom Zero · #28

Soul Edge was the cabinet, Soul Blade was on the Playstation.

executioneer · #29

yes fine but that's at least the same game basically you know what i meant

Zomboid · #30

Whoa, easy there GW

executioneer · #31

soul edge and soul blade are the same game you jerk

the jap psx version was called soul edge, the euro/us version was soul blade

i'm talking about people forgetting an entire game and you're giving me shit about naming semantics? what the fuck ev

Zomboid · #32

Whoa, easy there GW

executioneer · #33

zomboid i swear to god i will buy a wii and pretend to like it

don't push me

Zomboid · #34

You can just have mine, buddy

Sam · #35

Whoa, easy there GW

Nick · #36

I like where this thread went.

executioneer · #37

i like that sam is using his designated emoticon

Schimid · #38

I have never, ever played a Soul Calibur game.

At a friend's house last night I played against four or five people that played the previous Soul Caliburs with some relative frequency, including a girl who was reportedly really really good with Xianghou (??). I used Raphael under recommendation from a friend that he was enough of an asshole that I would enjoy playing as him because I love playing as arrogant douchebags in fighting games.

I either button-mashed or did a forward-forward-vertical attack that made him exclaim "TIME TO PERISH," every single match, and I didn't lose once.

I mean, what the fuck? I understand it's a new game but theoretically some fundamentals should carry over and theoretically a block-and-counterpunch stratagem shouldn't be utterly flawless. The game feels like a giant joke I'm not in on, which makes me feel like I'm the one the joke is on, which makes me angry.

Guitar Woman · #39

No, Soul Calibur can always be won against another person by Irish Stepdancing on your controller, using the same bullshit combo over and over again, or blocking the other guy's attack and hitting them once, then going back to blocking.

It's really infuriating after you've spent 12 hours kicking the AI's ass and thinking you are HOT SHIT for it, since that part of the game is really, really hard, and then getting destroyed by a 5 year old's tactics of spamming throws for 15 seconds. All other fighting games are fundamentally flawed like this, but Soul Calibur takes the fucking cake, no question.

Chojin · #40

Yeah, SC is one of those games that the more you play, the worse you get at it :<

10,000 Volt Ghost · #41

It has a reverse learning curve.

MattJack · #42

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Originally Posted by executioneer

zomboid i swear to god i will buy a wii and pretend to like it

don't push me

I <3 u so much man

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Originally Posted by Chojin

Yeah, SC is one of those games that the more you play, the worse you get at it :<

AMEN!

That's the truth. I was at a party not too long ago and some guys were playing it. I gave it a go (never had played SC before) and beat that ass. So much so that I was called a fag as well as hearing, "Anyone who does the same move over and over MattJack, sucks at this game."

So after making short work with those guys I started getting down the buttons and moves. After I got down that, my buddy's g/f came over and beat my ass. She had never played before and that's when it all became full circle for me

To win, the game just requires you to roll your face on the controller rly

Schimid · #43

It all just seems like some bizarre pyramid scheme. You play the game at a friend's house, find out you're really good at it, buy it yourself, learn EVERYTHING, get beaten by someone who later goes out and buys it.

There's something about 3D fighting games that gives such power to the player with the lesser experience.

10,000 Volt Ghost · #44

For DOA2 I used to get bored and play my hands against my feet. I feel like my hands beat feet 6-4 outa 10.

RPGmaker · #45

Finished off the Tower (acending) last night .... I think i have a $60 paperweight, As a matter of fact i do. The apprentice character (The main character from The Force Unleashed) cheap as hell. His design in the game is not for the combo savy players just the button mashers

. I really likes the Character creation system and how the gear / weapons helped or hindered the character. This game just has zero replay value. Oh well live and learn going to start Spectral Force 3 tonight, looks like a Brigidine / Shining Force 2 hybrid so i hope it plays well.