Soul Calibur 3!!!

[Nate Grey]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=5290&type=wmv&wm=1

I haven't been this excited over a game coming soon, than, well, Soul Calibur 2! :)

[saintjon]

How exactly do you improve on 2 I wonder?

[Nate Grey]

How exactly do you improve on 2 I wonder?

I don't know, but I got a feeling they're gonna give it a darn good try!

I am SOOOO psyched about this. I'm getting the soundtrack the INSTANT it comes out, too.

[Nate Grey]

Homegirl got a razor-tipped holahoop!!! She's gonna give Ivy a run for her money.

[saintjon]

LOL is Talim still available? I think I'm more dangerous wiht Cassandra but Talim's more fun, which is what it's all about right?

[Nate Grey]

LOL is Talim still available? I think I'm more dangerous wiht Cassandra but Talim's more fun, which is what it's all about right?

Probably, I don't think they'll leave ANYONE out, I think they'll ADD people. So far its just those three, but I wouldn't be surprised if they create MORE.

Zasalamel (sp?), the black dude with the sickle, I predict he will be my new favorite. :D My current favorite is, of course, Kalik. I can kick butt with Kalik.

And did you notice they were playing a remixed version of Mitsurugi's theme from the first Soulcalibur? REALLY can't wait till the soundtrack comes out. :cool:

[Punchy]

How exactly do you improve on 2 I wonder?

If you watch the movie the producer says they will have a create your own character feature! Flippin' brilliant. I can't wait.

My only gripe with II was that the single-player adventure mode got a little old after a while. If they expand on that then I can see this game being an instant classic.

Please PLEASE say it's going to be abailable on GC ...

[Nate Grey]

If you watch the movie the producer says they will have a create your own character feature! Flippin' brilliant. I can't wait.

My only gripe with II was that the single-player adventure mode got a little old after a while. If they expand on that then I can see this game being an instant classic.

Please PLEASE say it's going to be abailable on GC ...

Bad news: So far its only going to be on PS2. But I'd bet money that'll change.

Good News: The exclusive character this time is Dante from Devil May Cry.

[Donald M.]

Good News: The exclusive character this time is Dante from Devil May Cry.

Wow, they've really been pimping him lately, haven't they. Still, good choice. Better than Heihachi.

[Nate Grey]

http://playstation2.joystiq.com/entry/1234000337030927/

[Nate Grey]

http://img102.exs.cx/img102/6108/sciii11qx4lq.jpg
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[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Damn...why is it only on the PS2? Make it a multiplatformer, damnit! :mad:

[sir_snikt'alot]

Damn...why is it only on the PS2? Make it a multiplatformer, damnit! :mad:

thats the luxury of having a ps2!

now im off to play snake eater and devil may cry 3!

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

thats the luxury of having a ps2!

now im off to play snake eater and devil may cry 3!
You don't get it, having it on all three consoles and having three exclusive characters on each system made Soul Caliber 2 great.

[saintjon]

I only ever tried 2 on my GC, it's kind of a bummer you can't have epic fights cross-platform to see who got the most badass character though lol. I heard Spawn is like mega-damage, Heihachi is beastly up close and Link is a great all-rounder. Well I can say from playing GC that he is, but whatever. I wish more of my friends played Soul Cal.

[Crinos]

You don't get it, having it on all three consoles and having three exclusive characters on each system made Soul Caliber 2 great.

No, it was the graphics and game play that made the game great. The Console exclusive characters were just add ons.

Anyways, Ive seen pics on another board, and thusfar confirmed chars are...

Siegfried
Raphel (Who was the winner of the last game)
Astaroth
Ivy
Voldo
Sophitia
The three new guys
Dante


Plus there's going to be a create a character mode.

[MKTerra]

Oooh :) *is in process of downloading movie*

*looks at pagescans*

Darn, Taki's still got the ridiculous boobage thing going...

Zasalamel looks like a Goa'uld Jaffa, from Stargate :p

Tira's pretty wacky-looking (actually, I think the word I'm looking for is "skanky") :p She and Setsuka look like they'd've fit in Guilty Gear's earlier days :) (though GG has since moved onto deeper depths of char-design bizarreness...)

[Crinos]

Oooh :) *is in process of downloading movie*

*looks at pagescans*

Darn, Taki's still got the ridiculous boobage thing going...

Zasalamel looks like a Goa'uld Jaffa, from Stargate :p

Tira's pretty wacky-looking (actually, I think the word I'm looking for is "skanky") :p She and Setsuka look like they'd've fit in Guilty Gear's earlier days :) (though GG has since moved onto deeper depths of char-design bizarreness...)

Oh right, Taki and Mitsirugi are there too natch.

The working theory on the higher voltage forum is that exposure to Soul edge makes womens boobs bigger, Hence why Taki and everyone else's boob sizes go up a cup size every game.

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

In light of recent events, Namco might want to relocate to a different platform...Sony is going down the tubes with this lawsuit.

[Mike Pothier]

Bad news: So far its only going to be on PS2. But I'd bet money that'll change.

Good News: The exclusive character this time is Dante from Devil May Cry.

I think it'll change too. SC2 sold best on the GC, so Namco can't be that stupid. Sony is paying them for (I'd guess) time exclusivity, kinda like Microsoft and Splinter Cell.

[Nate Grey]

Crinos: Kalik isn't returning? :(

SuperSaiyaMan12: What lawsuit?

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Crinos: Kalik isn't returning? :(

SuperSaiyaMan12: What lawsuit?
Sony stole technology from Immersion Tech for their dual shock controller, and had a 90.7 million dollar loss in the law suit. Also, if their appeal isn't passed, Playstations and Playstation 2's will not be made anymore and also they can't sell them anymore. This will affect the PS3 and PSP in a big way, probably the PS3(which was suppose to be revealed today, well the prototype) might not even be made because of this.

[Crinos]

Crinos: Kalik isn't returning? :(

SuperSaiyaMan12: What lawsuit?

Dont know about Killik, have to wait until the full roster is revealed. As far as I know they dont even have an offical website for this thing yet.

As for the lawsuit. It wont do too much damage to Sony or the PS2. Hell the only reason that they dont buy out the piss ant little company thats suing them and tear it to shreads is because the public eye is on them. Plus the fact they can hire a legal team to crush the competitions with money they clean out of their trousers.

[Nate Grey]

I'm confused...Sony is putting out a game (when they're done making it) by the same company sueing them? Is this suit what's keeping SC3 from being on all platforms at the moment?

[Donald M.]

Sony stole technology from Immersion Tech for their dual shock controller, and had a 90.7 million dollar loss in the law suit. Also, if their appeal isn't passed, Playstations and Playstation 2's will not be made anymore and also they can't sell them anymore. This will affect the PS3 and PSP in a big way, probably the PS3(which was suppose to be revealed today, well the prototype) might not even be made because of this.

So because Sony lost 90.3 mil (nothing to them) and probably the right to use the dual shock technology, there'll be no PS3?

Here's your dunce cap, wear it with pride.

The worst tat'll happen is the PS3 controllers won't have a vibration function. No great loss really, it never really added much to the experience.

[MKTerra]

Here's an article (http://news.com.com/Sony+to+challenge+block+on+PS2+sales/2100-1047_3-5641924.html) on it.

The judge ordered Sony to stop selling infringing Playstations in the US, and made a similar order on 47 games that used the vibrating function. Sony is, of course, appealing the injunction, which isn't in effect yet.

This won't do jack to stop the PS3, though. It just won't come with vibrating controls.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

i hope maxi and kilik return

[MKTerra]

I hope Xianghua and Cassandra return :p

[Matt K]

As long as I get Raphael, Kilik and Maxi I'll be happy.

[Inkthinker]

Sony stole technology from Immersion Tech for their dual shock controller, and had a 90.7 million dollar loss in the law suit. Also, if their appeal isn't passed, Playstations and Playstation 2's will not be made anymore and also they can't sell them anymore. This will affect the PS3 and PSP in a big way, probably the PS3(which was suppose to be revealed today, well the prototype) might not even be made because of this.



It's up in the air as to whether or not Sony "stole" anything... and Microsoft was also part of that suit, but settled rather than fight it.

Considering that the vibration tech of modern controllers essentially involves spinning a weight around a basic motor, it's not exactly hard to imagine that this is a case of design convergence, but Immersion had the patent, so Sony lost their suit.

HOWEVER, while the whole thing spends years in the appeal process, Sony is still allowed to continue selling their consoles. And as for the next gen of consoles, the idea that it would actually stop the release of the PS3... well, that's just retarded. I mean really, they're going to give up hundreds of millions in revenue over this? Not bloody likely... they'll just figure out another method of feedback, or cut a deal with Immersion, or go without feedback at all... it's hardly a deal-breaking feature of consoles.

I'm really into the SC franchise, it's my favorite fighter... but the lack of online multiplayer here is really killing this for me. Fighting games are really only fun when played with other people, and my group of local friends who enjoy fighters is too small to make this a good investment. Perhaps the XBox version will have Live multiplayer, but without some sort of method by which I can play in a social sense, I can't see buying this game.

That create-a-character mode is awesome, too... but not half so awesome as it might be if I COULD SHOW MY CHARACTER TO OTHER PEOPLE!!

[Nate Grey]

XBox (Microsoft) settled, Sony didn't and are still fighting it, yet Sony gets the game first?

I had no idea Namco was behind the vibration thing, but I always hated it anyway.

[Matt K]

Immersion Tech has nothing to do with Namco. Also this case was just decided on March 24, so we haven't heard anything from the Appellate Court yet (and Sony will definitly appeal).

[Nate Grey]

Immersion Tech has nothing to do with Namco. Also this case was just decided on March 24, so we haven't heard anything from the Appellate Court yet (and Sony will definitly appeal).

Okay, so basically what people here are saying is becasue of the lawsuit Sony needs Soul Calibur 3 BADLY to make up for the money it lost in the suit?

[blackdragon6]

i hope maxi and kilik returnco-sign................

[Matt K]

Well, best I can tell SuperSayanMan is saying that Namco shouldn't be exclusive to the Ps2 since Sony will be hurting and their next system will suck without the tech in question. However what he doesn't realize is Sony has tons and tons of money and even if they can't use the specific patented tech, they'll easily find a way around it. Probably either a lisensing agreement with the other company, not incorperate it at all (doubful), or make it different enough so it doesn;t violate the patent but similiar enough that it'll fullfill whatever that tech did.

So in summary, saying this lawsuit will greatly hurt the PS2/3 is pretty stupid and even if Sony ends up loosing completely (monetary damages and an injuction) it is doubtful that the PS2/3 will be hurt in any way.

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Well, best I can tell SuperSayanMan is saying that Namco shouldn't be exclusive to the Ps2 since Sony will be hurting and their next system will suck without the tech in question. However what he doesn't realize is Sony has tons and tons of money and even if they can't use the specific patented tech, they'll easily find a way around it. Probably either a lisensing agreement with the other company, not incorperate it at all (doubful), or make it different enough so it doesn;t violate the patent but similiar enough that it'll fullfill whatever that tech did.

So in summary, saying this lawsuit will greatly hurt the PS2/3 is pretty stupid and even if Sony ends up loosing completely (monetary damages and an injuction) it is doubtful that the PS2/3 will be hurt in any way.
If the appeal isn't passed Warbird, PS1s and PS2s cannot be sold anymore.

[MKTerra]

Okay, so basically what people here are saying is becasue of the lawsuit Sony needs Soul Calibur 3 BADLY to make up for the money it lost in the suit?Not really. What "we're" saying is that Namco's kinda dumb for putting all its SC3 eggs in a basket that's in danger of catching fire.

(I say "we" in quotes because I haven't said it myself)

Oh and btw, AFAIK the PSP doesn't vibrate, so it's not affected by the court ruling.

[Knightosis]

Wait, what's the "official canon" story of how Soul Caliber II ended?

[Nate Grey]

Wait, what's the "official canon" story of how Soul Caliber II ended?

Well, I'm sure others can go into detail, but Raphael "won", according to the website.

[Nate Grey]

Not really. What "we're" saying is that Namco's kinda dumb for putting all its SC3 eggs in a basket that's in danger of catching fire.

(I say "we" in quotes because I haven't said it myself)

lol Okay, that makes more sense when you say it like that (the eggs analogy). They should have put all there eggs in the XBox egg basket! Um,yeah!

What I don't get is how not being able to have controlers vibrate will prevent the sale of PS2/PS3 (well, according to SuperSaiyanMan). Just re-package them with PS1 controllers or something.

[MKTerra]

What I don't get is how not being able to have controlers vibrate will prevent the sale of PS2/PS3 (well, according to SuperSaiyanMan). Just re-package them with PS1 controllers or something.I think that's pretty much all they have to do, yeah. Just that it'll take time and money.

[Trulyures]

Is Soul Calibur 3 Better than the 2nd one because I love it

[Nate Grey]

Is Soul Calibur 3 Better than the 2nd one because I love it

Its not out yet, so its impossible to say, though it does look like it could be better.

[Urusai Wrangler]

I thought the PS2 exclusivity was an odd move as well; the Gamecube/Xbox sales combined were over 1,000,000 units, whereas the PS2 alone sold around 700,000. Unless Sony is ponying up some serious cash, Namco's cutting themselves out of more than half of their potential sales.

The downside to all this is that if we DO see Xbox/Gamecube versions of SC3, they likely won't be up to snuff graphically since it's being initially devved on the PS2.

[Donald M.]

I thought the PS2 exclusivity was an odd move as well; the Gamecube/Xbox sales combined were over 1,000,000 units, whereas the PS2 alone sold around 700,000. Unless Sony is ponying up some serious cash, Namco's cutting themselves out of more than half of their potential sales.


I'm sure we'll see SC3 for the other consoles eventually. (I wonder what the exclusive characters will be? Maybe Samus for Gamecube, for Xbox . . . I dunno . . . Master Chief maybe?) I doubt Namco just decided to be PS2 exclusive, they obviously made some sort of deal with Sony, sort of like the deal Capcom made with Nintendo to make RE4 a Gamecube exclusive.

And oh yeah, by your math that means PS2 sold less copis than GC and Xbox together, but more than either one by itself. If they were gonna go console exclusive, PS2 is obviously the one to pick.

[Urusai Wrangler]

Yeah, it's good business sense to stick with the PS2 first off, but doesn't seem as wise to limit it to one platform unless Sony's shelling out.

[Donald M.]

But then again, Namco's never had any problem keeping Tekken Playstation exclusive, and Soul Blade and the first Soul Calibur were also exclusive to the consoles they were released to (PSX and Dreamcast) so Soul Calibur II was the exception.

Could be that for whatever reason Namco is just returning to past form with SC III.

Could be they don't care about the sales they'll lose by keeping the game PS2 exclusive.

If that's the case then I feel kind of bad foe Xbox and Gamecube owners, but I own a PS2 so :p .

[Convoy]

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601711p1.html?fromint=1

[Mike Pothier]

And oh yeah, by your math that means PS2 sold less copis than GC and Xbox together, but more than either one by itself. If they were gonna go console exclusive, PS2 is obviously the one to pick.

Actually, the GC version sold the best, by several thousand units.

[Nate Grey]

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601711p1.html?fromint=1

So...they're saying SC4 and above will be on the next gen systems? They have no way of knowing how well the next gen systems will sell as opposed to the one currenlty on the market, and while it MAY be true that more people have a PS2 than the other systems (XBox has to at least be a close second), the PS3 is right around the corner and people will wonder why not develop for that, even if it is backwards compatable.

Argh. Sony just offered them a bunch of cash, that's all.

[Punchy]

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/601/601711p1.html?fromint=1

That really sucks.

[pirulaso]

the character i always used as back up was raphael. so siegefried is a character now? or do just mean nightmare?

[Urusai Wrangler]

Well, I'll definitely survive. I like the SC series, but I'm not buying a PS2 to play SC3. There's dozens of other games I won't be able to afford for the Xbox as it is.

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Bad news for Namco, the PS2 cannot be sold or manufactured anymore. Heard it straight from the Horses mouth at EB Games

[Urusai Wrangler]

Bad news for Namco, the PS2 cannot be sold or manufactured anymore. Heard it straight from the Horses mouth at EB Games

If you're referring to one of EB's uninformed, rumormongering, bandwagon-mentality shop clerks, then it probably wasn't the horse's MOUTH you heard it from. When a respectable news source reports this, then I'll believe it, but in the short term, Sony's lawsuit situation still allows them to sell existing PS2 units while they settle their dispute.

[Matt K]

Bad news for Namco, the PS2 cannot be sold or manufactured anymore. Heard it straight from the Horses mouth at EB Games

I love it how you just show up spouting rumors as truth. Next time why don't you wait for some reliable information before you start typing.

[beryl]

Wait, what's the "official canon" story of how Soul Caliber II ended?

I'm with Knightosis. What happened?

[Crinos]

I'm with Knightosis. What happened?

Raphel's ending is the canon one. He (Somehow) beat Nightmare and he possess the Soul Edge. Which he is now using to manipulate the noble families of Europe to kill one another. (Apparently)

Anyone else notice how the "Heroes" of sould calibur are always unrepentant bastards? I mean, first there was Siegfried, now this!

[MKTerra]

Anyone else notice how the "Heroes" of sould calibur are always unrepentant bastards? I mean, first there was Siegfried, now this!Well, there were Kilik and Maxi... :)

That reminds me, someone on the SCII forums had this to say about SCIII's new chars:
If you compare these three with the previous new characters from SC (Asta, Ivy, NM, X, Kilik, Maxi) and SC2 (Cassie, Raph, Talim, Yunsung), you can really see how mediocre this group is.That was actually something I hadn't thought to do in my head. Now that it's mentioned though, IMHO it really does have some truth to it... :(

[Xero Kaiser]

Anyone else notice how the "Heroes" of sould calibur are always unrepentant bastards? I mean, first there was Siegfried, now this!


siegfried was repentant and kilik, maxi and xianghua didn't seem like bastards :)

[MKTerra]

siegfried was repentant and kilik, maxi and xianghua didn't seem like bastards :)Nor were Sophitia and Taki, but I figured he was talking about just the males, otherwise it really wouldn't have made sense...

[Crinos]

siegfried was repentant and kilik, maxi and xianghua didn't seem like bastards :)

Siegfried wasnt repentant till recently. In the first game he was an insane butcher who went mad after killing his own father. And in the second game he became Nightmare.

He realized his mistakes by SC2, but that didnt stop him from killing people and letting Soul Edge possess him again.

Anyways, what I mean by heroes is that the character who's ending is canon, IE Siegfried and Raphel.

[ocelotrevs]

FINALLY Soul Blade (or Soul Caliber if you must) has returned to its spiritual home. It can only be right on the the Playstation2, it started on the Playstation and that's where it should remain.
What I didn't like about Soul Blade 2 and 3 (soul caliber 1 and 2), is the stupid american accents for every charecter. In the first game it added something with (most of the charecters, the European charecters all spoke English) the charecters speaking in their native tougues
If Dante, the great Dante, son of the legendary dark knight sparda, is going to be in it. Whoa!!!! He better be better than Heihachi , he just looked outta place. Also they should bring back a bit of Li Long, and get rid of stupid Maxi, and Rock as well

[Mike Pothier]

Eh? Returning? Soul Calibur 2 was on the PS2.

[Urusai Wrangler]

FINALLY Soul Blade (or Soul Caliber if you must) has returned to its spiritual home. It can only be right on the the Playstation2, it started on the Playstation and that's where it should remain.

If being "right" includes looking like diarrhea in a Dixie cup, then by all means.

Anyone willing to write off Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast or SC3 on the Cube/Xbox as 'not right' has got the fanboy pants pulled up way too high.

[Nate Grey]

Eh? Returning? Soul Calibur 2 was on the PS2.

It was? I thought it was a Dreamcast exclusive. Was it available on the PS2 as an import?

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

It was? I thought it was a Dreamcast exclusive. Was it available on the PS2 as an import?
Soul Caliber 1 was a Dreamcast Exclusive. Soul Caliber 2 was on the Gamecube, Playstation 2, and XBox, and all three consoles had exclusive characters: Link for the Gamecube, Heichi for the PS2, and Spawn for the XBox. The best version was on the Gamecube, and it sold more on the Gamecube as well.

[Nate Grey]

Soul Caliber 1 was a Dreamcast Exclusive. Soul Caliber 2 was on the Gamecube, Playstation 2, and XBox, and all three consoles had exclusive characters: Link for the Gamecube, Heichi for the PS2, and Spawn for the XBox. The best version was on the Gamecube, and it sold more on the Gamecube as well.

Damn, for some reason I thought he said Soul Calibur 1. :D Read, Nate, read!

[LibrarianThorne]

Personally, I'm going to pass. Soul Calibur 2 is fun and all, but the Weapon Master mode was so lame. I guess I shouldn't judge it by the standards that SC1 set, but it really seemed like Namco didn't try with SC2. Not to mention the NA release got shafted hardcore (No Hwang Sung Kyung or Rock for the silly Americans!). Like SC1, I expected SC2 to just blow every other 3D fighter out of the water, graphically and gameplay-wise. It didn't, it wasn't even close to the quality of, say, Tekken Tag or Tekken 4 (which were both inferior to Virtua Fighter 4, in my opinion). It looked pretty good, but the characters didn't look right and the hair effects were sub-par, to say the least. Not to mention that Extra mode meant the game couldn't be played seriously (Seung Mina and Mitsurugi have some of the most broken weapons ever). And of course, there was the balance issues with Ivy (who could violate, easily, every character on the roster).

SC3 just looks like more of the same, to me. Zasalamel probably won't play substantially different enough from Rock or Astaroth to warrant my interest, though Dante might provide an interesting mix (there's never been a broadsword user in Soul Calibur, ironically), if they don't make his sword overly large and make him fight more like Nightmare. My issue is that the game is running on the Soul Calibur 2 engine, for no reason at all. They have the Tekken 5 engine, which is just stunning graphically and capable of really, really good backgrounds (something SC2 was lacking), and I just can't fathom why they'd use a 2 year old engine when half the point of fighting games is looking good.

[ocelotrevs]

...but the Weapon Master mode was so lame... if they don't make his sword overly large and make him fight more like Nightmare.gine, for no reason at all.

That's true the, the Edge (Weapon) Master mode was annoying, maily because you can go through the whole thing with your favourite charecter, and didn't really have to bother with the 1s that annoyed you or you didn't like. I haven't played much of Soul Blade 2 (Caliber 1) but one of the things that makes me pick up Soul Blade 1 is the edge master mode. Also Soul Blade seemed more tactical because of the weapon strength bar. Anyone know if they'll be bringing that back for Soul Blade 4. Also sometimes, although a strenght, the speed of the bouts was frustrating, sometimes they'd be over in a flash and it's so deflating
I thought Siegfried covered the broadsword area, but i'm probably wrong. Whatever you can make your own charecters in game so yaaaa.

If being "right" includes looking like diarrhea in a Dixie cup, then by all means.

Anyone willing to write off Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast or SC3 on the Cube/Xbox as 'not right' has got the fanboy pants pulled up way too high.

First off you spelt diarrhoea wrong. 2nd what the hell is a dixie cup, and what looked like diarrhoea in said cup. I know Soul Blade 3 was on PS2, but it was also faffing around on other consoles. And it had a stint with the Dreamcast (at the time it couldn't have been a Sony release, the PlayStation couldn't handle it, and the PS2 wans't about). When i did play it on other consoles the controls weren#t natural and smooth like on the PS2

Finally, it may be a good thing for Sony that they can't produce the Dual Shock controllers anymore, the should also be looking out for getting sued by the millions who may suffer muscle/ nerve damage because of it. And the Dual Shocks a bit dated. It was suggested in a magazine (Official Playstation 2 magazine UK) that the PS3 should consider using the Dual Shock for locating enemies, like it vibrates in the section where an enemy is, or something like that.

[MKTerra]

Personally, I'm going to pass. Soul Calibur 2 is fun and all, but the Weapon Master mode was so lame. I guess I shouldn't judge it by the standards that SC1 set, but it really seemed like Namco didn't try with SC2. Not to mention the NA release got shafted hardcore (No Hwang Sung Kyung or Rock for the silly Americans!). Like SC1, I expected SC2 to just blow every other 3D fighter out of the water, graphically and gameplay-wise. It didn't, it wasn't even close to the quality of, say, Tekken Tag or Tekken 4 (which were both inferior to Virtua Fighter 4, in my opinion). It looked pretty good, but the characters didn't look right and the hair effects were sub-par, to say the least. Not to mention that Extra mode meant the game couldn't be played seriously (Seung Mina and Mitsurugi have some of the most broken weapons ever). And of course, there was the balance issues with Ivy (who could violate, easily, every character on the roster).

SC3 just looks like more of the same, to me. Zasalamel probably won't play substantially different enough from Rock or Astaroth to warrant my interest, though Dante might provide an interesting mix (there's never been a broadsword user in Soul Calibur, ironically), if they don't make his sword overly large and make him fight more like Nightmare. My issue is that the game is running on the Soul Calibur 2 engine, for no reason at all. They have the Tekken 5 engine, which is just stunning graphically and capable of really, really good backgrounds (something SC2 was lacking), and I just can't fathom why they'd use a 2 year old engine when half the point of fighting games is looking good.I much prefer Soul Calibur, gameplay-wise, over Tekken. OTOH, it's more fun watching replays in Tekken 'cause you get to see the opponent jerk backward and fall contorting to the ground in slow motion :p SC's replays cut off too quickly, and the chars don't contort quite as entertainingly on the ground :p

SC3's new chars look kinda out of place, but oh well. We'll see what it's worth.

[MKTerra]

First off you spelt diarrhoea wrong.No, "diarrhea" really is the spelling in American English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea), though it's "diarrhoea" in other countries. Notably, if you do a Google search, "diarrhea" gets about 5x the number of results as "diarrhoea".

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

That's true the, the Edge (Weapon) Master mode was annoying, maily because you can go through the whole thing with your favourite charecter, and didn't really have to bother with the 1s that annoyed you or you didn't like. I haven't played much of Soul Blade 2 (Caliber 1) but one of the things that makes me pick up Soul Blade 1 is the edge master mode. Also Soul Blade seemed more tactical because of the weapon strength bar. Anyone know if they'll be bringing that back for Soul Blade 4. Also sometimes, although a strenght, the speed of the bouts was frustrating, sometimes they'd be over in a flash and it's so deflating
I thought Siegfried covered the broadsword area, but i'm probably wrong. Whatever you can make your own charecters in game so yaaaa.



First off you spelt diarrhoea wrong. 2nd what the hell is a dixie cup, and what looked like diarrhoea in said cup. I know Soul Blade 3 was on PS2, but it was also faffing around on other consoles. And it had a stint with the Dreamcast (at the time it couldn't have been a Sony release, the PlayStation couldn't handle it, and the PS2 wans't about). When i did play it on other consoles the controls weren#t natural and smooth like on the PS2

Finally, it may be a good thing for Sony that they can't produce the Dual Shock controllers anymore, the should also be looking out for getting sued by the millions who may suffer muscle/ nerve damage because of it. And the Dual Shocks a bit dated. It was suggested in a magazine (Official Playstation 2 magazine UK) that the PS3 should consider using the Dual Shock for locating enemies, like it vibrates in the section where an enemy is, or something like that.
Its not even called Soul Blade anymore, why do you insist on calling a seperate series that? Soul Caliber is a sequel to Soul Blade, that is true, but why do you call it Soul Blade Four?

[Andross]

I got one question to ask. Okay now on the Playstation 2 game of Soul Calibur 2 Heihachi was on the console, which is a Tekken game which I believe is made by Namco, so I understand why he would be a playable character. Nintendo has Link for Soul Calibur 2, which I can also understand since Link is a Nintendo character. X-Box had Spawn, and perhaps they did some dealing with Todd MacFarlane since he also created Necrid, so I could understand why he would be a playable character on it.

My question is, is why is Dante a Capcom character going to be playable on a Namco game? I'm not saying it won't happen, I just don't understand it. Sony could have Kratos in the game or choose another Namco character, but I have a feeling that they will be spending more money making Dante a playable character on their game, but not that they couldn't easily make it back, because Dante is an extremely popular character.

Also SuperSaiyaMan12 gaming companies tend to go through lawsuits all the time. Nintendo did back in the earlier years with Donkey Kong and Universal Stuidos, and while Nintendo won the suit, that doesn't mean that Sony can't get through thier suit.

[Lord Darkwolf]

I got one question to ask. Okay now on the Playstation 2 game of Soul Calibur 2 Heihachi was on the console, which is a Tekken game which I believe is made by Namco, so I understand why he would be a playable character. Nintendo has Link for Soul Calibur 2, which I can also understand since Link is a Nintendo character. X-Box had Spawn, and perhaps they did some dealing with Todd MacFarlane since he also created Necrid, so I could understand why he would be a playable character on it.

My question is, is why is Dante a Capcom character going to be playable on a Namco game? I'm not saying it won't happen, I just don't understand it. Sony could have Kratos in the game or choose another Namco character, but I have a feeling that they will be spending more money making Dante a playable character on their game, but not that they couldn't easily make it back, because Dante is an extremely popular character.

.

Simple Capcom made a deal with Namco . See they borrowed Namco's SC engine for a stage in DMC3 and in return Namco gets to use Dante in a game .Since Capcom is used to whoring out Dante anyway they agreed. Also out of this deal we got NamcoXCapcom hopefully coming to the states as well as Japan.

[ocelotrevs]

No, "diarrhea" really is the spelling in American English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea), though it's "diarrhoea" in other countries. Notably, if you do a Google search, "diarrhea" gets about 5x the number of results as "diarrhoea".

Alright thank you, but as I'm English and speak standard English, the original English, it's wrong to me


Its not even called Soul Blade anymore, why do you insist on calling a seperate series that? Soul Caliber is a sequel to Soul Blade, that is true, but why do you call it Soul Blade Four?

It's because the original Soul Blade was the basis for the later games, so in keeping with the continuity (and educating people who don't know about Soul Blade) I like calling it that. I also think that Soul Blade (called SoulEdge in arcades and in some parts of the world) is the best version in the series, it might not be as broad and long as the later games, but i still put that in my console over Soul Caliber
Speaking of which, does anyone know how to get all the costumes and weapons, I've brought everything in the shop in Weapon Master, but i'm still missing a few stuff. Do I have to go into dungeons with that charecter or something

[Andross]

Simple Capcom made a deal with Namco . See they borrowed Namco's SC engine for a stage in DMC3 and in return Namco gets to use Dante in a game .Since Capcom is used to whoring out Dante anyway they agreed. Also out of this deal we got NamcoXCapcom hopefully coming to the states as well as Japan.

Thanks Lord Darkwolf for answering my question.

[MKTerra]

Its not even called Soul Blade anymore, why do you insist on calling a seperate series that? Soul Caliber is a sequel to Soul Blade, that is true, but why do you call it Soul Blade Four?It's because the original Soul Blade was the basis for the later games, so in keeping with the continuity (and educating people who don't know about Soul Blade) I like calling it that. I also think that Soul Blade (called SoulEdge in arcades and in some parts of the world) is the best version in the series, it might not be as broad and long as the later games, but i still put that in my console over Soul Caliber
Speaking of which, does anyone know how to get all the costumes and weapons, I've brought everything in the shop in Weapon Master, but i'm still missing a few stuff. Do I have to go into dungeons with that charecter or somethingThe Soul Blade question was actually from SuperSaiyaMan12, but whatever :)

[ouiyahtsiouiyah]

Speaking of which, does anyone know how to get all the costumes and weapons, I've brought everything in the shop in Weapon Master, but i'm still missing a few stuff. Do I have to go into dungeons with that charecter or something


every different place in weapon master mode has a different shop, getting lizard man is kinda tricky

[Vaders shoeshine boy]

Oh right, Taki and Mitsirugi are there too natch.

The working theory on the higher voltage forum is that exposure to Soul edge makes womens boobs bigger, Hence why Taki and everyone else's boob sizes go up a cup size every game.

If that is the case,then we won't be seeing Ivy anymore after SC 6... :D

[ocelotrevs]

every different place in weapon master mode has a different shop, getting lizard man is kinda tricky

I concur, with Lizard man you have to play as Lizard man and not get slammed into the wall or fall down or some madness like that
Yeah I know, but I've been o everyshop. I've got most of the weapons and costumes. I'm just missing a few for Maxi, Talim and a few other I forgot. Is it a dungeon job, because I been through all of them

[ouiyahtsiouiyah]

what level are you right now?

[ocelotrevs]

I dunno, I'll have to check when I get home. But I've completely every mission and stuff. If you mean what fighter title I have, that's what i'll check later

It says I'm a Platinum Edgemaster, on level 76

[MKTerra]

Just discovered that Soul Calibur III has a homepage (http://namco-ch.net/ps2_soulcalibur3/index.php), with sections showing the new stuff ^_^

I'm looking at the new character art atm...

Ivy and Voldo's new costumes look nice.

Cassandra's got Chun-Li legs now :p Pity, not my taste TBH...

Astaroth's looking a bit odd... check out them boot spikes, though :eek:

Raphael's starting to look a bit like Cervantes O.o

Siegfried and Kilik are looking very manly ^_^ I like how Siegfried's wielding the Requiem.

Talim... dear God, she looks like a crush I had a few years back o_o Needless to say, stunning.

Nightmare... *sees the pixelation*

...

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! OMG! ROFL!! :D :D

[MKTerra]

Oh by the way, I hear that one of the producers said there wouldn't be guest characters. If that's true, guess we won't be seeing Dante...

[MKTerra]

Ah, and here's a Flash site (http://www.soularchive.jp/) with lots of info.

[Nate Grey]

Ah, and here's a Flash site (http://www.soularchive.jp/) with lots of info.

Zasalamel, Siegfried, and Nightmare seem to be the only ones with completed stories on that site. :( All the other stuff for each character (profile and weapon) work fine, though. Reading the profiles, though, I think those three are perhaps the most important to the story.

[Nate Grey]

Oh man the music sounds so beautiful. MUST get that soundtrack when it comes out.

[Corey Dreher]

Hey is there anymore website in english?

[El Castigador]

Does anyone know why this game is only coming to ps2 did sony oull a fast one like they do with rockstar or with kmart when the xbox came out( threats of stopping their shipments)

[Xero Kaiser]

pretty strange considering that the GC version of SC2 was the best selling one. sony probably just made a deal with them

[El Castigador]

but do they expect people to buy new systems for this title like with what happened with the release of Halo 2 am not somebody who thinks this was the best game ever, its good but not the best, so nobody chew me out, but it did create console sales and new subscribtions to xbox live
With metal Gear and Gta i can see this happening but not with SC

[Xero Kaiser]

probably not, but SC2 sold pretty well as it is. even if people don't go running out to buy PS2s for this game, imagine if all those sales went to Sony instead of being split across 3 platforms. that's probably what they had in mind

[El Castigador]

so your saying namco needs to make do with 1/3 of their profits that they got last time thats not good business

[RickThunderclees]

You all can have fun with your PS 2 games. But the Gamecube will always have the number one rated game of all time....Resident Evil 4. Muawh ha ha ha ha ha.

[Xero Kaiser]

so your saying namco needs to make do with 1/3 of their profits that they got last time thats not good business

*shrug* I didn't make the deal. it would've been smarter to do all three systems but I don't know what they're thinking :)

besides, a lot of people have more than one system so they'll probably do more than 1/3 of their business. personally I would have preferred a GC version if I had to pick one. I liked the controls on that best, which I didn't expect 0_o

You all can have fun with your PS 2 games. But the Gamecube will always have the number one rated game of all time....Resident Evil 4. Muawh ha ha ha ha ha.

I'd ask what that has to do with anything, but RE4 love is always okay.

but the PS2 is gonna get it anyway, so gloat while you can :P

[Urusai Wrangler]

so your saying namco needs to make do with 1/3 of their profits that they got last time thats not good business

What's likely happened is that Sony's paid Namco the same general amount (or more) that they made off the GC/Xbox versions of SC2 to keep SC3 PS2 exclusive.

[RickThunderclees]

I'd ask what that has to do with anything, but RE4 love is always okay.

but the PS2 is gonna get it anyway, so gloat while you can :P

Earlier in the posts people were talking about the beauty of having a gamecube...therefore, I responded in this way, which was not exactly a way of intelligence. :D

[bethaliz]

oh yeah i realy enjoyed soul calibur...........................2!!!!

[Headhunter]

Can't believe that one of the few times I'm excited about a fighting game, it's not on my console (PS2 exclusive).

[Nate Grey]

Is it POSSIBLE one of the reasons it coming out to PS2 exclusively is that Namco is under time constraints? Three new characters and character creation, while nice, doesn't seem, I dunno, enough for a Soul Calibur game.

Remember when Resident Evil: Code Veronica was exclusive to the Dreamcast? Well, if you think about it, it still is. :) Resident Evil: Code Veronica X is what's popped up on the other systems. Same game (as far as I know) but that X makes it a new game in the most technical sense.

I say that's what's gonna happen to Soul Calibur 3. While the PS2 version is out and getting fame, they producers will still be working on it, adding more characters and online play, and THAT'S the version that will pop up PS3 and XBox360. Soul Calibure 3 Online or something extra in the title so that Soul Calibur 3 will still, technically, be exclusive to the PS2.

Or maybe we'll just see Soul Calibur 4.

*shrugs* I give up trying to figure out game companies, I just buy the games. :cool:

[Domo Goddess]

Soul Calibur 2 is the only game I'm good at.
I'm looking forward to SC 3. My main / best character is Ivy.
I used to be good with Raphael and I use Talim occasionally.
I'm currently training for a SC 2 tournament next Sunday.
I'm just happy that Ivy and Talim are in SC 3 ! :)

[Xero Kaiser]

While the PS2 version is out and getting fame, they producers will still be working on it, adding more characters and online play

Online play should have been the 1st thing these fools worked on. all this other stuff looks nice but what am I supposed to do with it? no arcade release...no online play

I'm still gonna get it, but there's no incentive to practice now. at least in SC2 I could practice so I could destroy everyone in my area but now it doesn't even look like I'll be able to do that much. not good for a fighting game

[Domo Goddess]

I heard that the existing character customization will be nothing but
changing the colors of their outfits. :evilangry:
I don't know about create your own character yet.

[Xero Kaiser]

you heard wrong.

you choose a character job, and from those jobs you can choose different weapons and styles. some of those styles look like ones that existing SC characters use but some of them are completely new. Your custom character pretty much starts off as a blank slate appearance-wise and you can mix different clothes together to come up with your look, which will affect your characters personality

there's some videos of it here. www.soularchive.jp

[Saint_007]

I have no idea what the plot of Soul Edge/Calibur/whatever is, nor the chronological order of events in the plot, aside from facts like Hwang being hired by Sueng Mina's father to bring her back, Taki and Sophitia out to destroy the cursed blade, and Xianghua being Blademaster's daughter (from what I gathered). Can someone help me here?

And whatever happened to Xianghua? Last I saw, she fought Nightmare after her sword transformed to its real form. Next thing I know, the SC2 trailer shows the Soul Edge *combining* with Xianghua's sword to form an even scarier Soul Edge? WTF? Did Xianghua die or what?

[Nate Grey]

I have no idea what the plot of Soul Edge/Calibur/whatever is, nor the chronological order of events in the plot, aside from facts like Hwang being hired by Sueng Mina's father to bring her back, Taki and Sophitia out to destroy the cursed blade, and Xianghua being Blademaster's daughter (from what I gathered). Can someone help me here?

And whatever happened to Xianghua? Last I saw, she fought Nightmare after her sword transformed to its real form. Next thing I know, the SC2 trailer shows the Soul Edge *combining* with Xianghua's sword to form an even scarier Soul Edge? WTF? Did Xianghua die or what?

All I know is that Xianghua isn't in part 3. :( From what I gather, she won Soul Calibur 1, and Raphael won Soul Calibur 2.

[Domo Goddess]

I heard that SC 3 might be in the arcades, but it could be just a rumor.
I'm pretty sure X is coming back. There will be 25 -30 characters total.

[Saint_007]

Found a story guide on GameFAQs.com, and it cleared a lot of things up. Like how Ivy's on a suicide mission to destroy everything related to the Soul Edge and eventually herself and her own sword (since she is related to the Soul Edge via Cervantes).

Apparently, Xianghua won, beating Nightmare and Inferno using the Soul Calibur (her own sword's true form). When she did, the Soul Edge shattered, and both the main part of the Soul Edge and the Soul Calibur got sucked into the Void. Xianghua returned home, thinking she beat the damn thing permanently.

Apparently, the damn thing was still alive, and the combined Soul Edge/Soul Calibur became the new Soul Edge, and is seeking its lost fragments. Queue SC2 and SC3

[MKTerra]

Think the real thing'll live up to this? :cool:

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/1107/sciiicharcreate4tf.th.jpg (http://img37.echo.cx/my.php?image=sciiicharcreate4tf.jpg)

[MKTerra]

Xianghua, Maxi, Seung Mina, and Yunsung are coming back (http://namco-ch.net/ps2_soulcalibur3/character/index.php) :)

Lookin' pretty healthy... Xianghua's head seems a bit small in the drawing. Heh, Seung Mina's not wearing a bra :p Come to think of it, if she's being consistent she might not be wearing panties either, though you can't tell that from the picture...

[GrampaGen]

Yunsung looks like Tidus :evilangry never really liked the doofus, where's Hwang at, he needs to come back and put this dork in his place.

Cassie's new design gives me this "Sakura" vibe. Pretty cool, but where's the big sis though, she's my consistent fave :D

I hope the game plays a bit faster and tighter than SC2. Sidestep in that game was way to fast and something you could abuse rather than being something in a rock-paper scissors fashion.

I was wondering how the CC mode was going to work...sounds nifty, but sadly I won't be able to make Wong Fei Hung w/ Qing braid wielding an umbrella :rolleyes:

Oh yeah, and in the two, like, weeks that passed between games, Talim got hella sexy (http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/characters/talim/), whazzup with that?

[Headhunter]

Too bad the GameCube isn't getting it; I enjoyed #2, even bought the arcade stick for it.

[MKTerra]

Oh yeah, and in the two, like, weeks that passed between games, Talim got hella sexy (http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/characters/talim/), whazzup with that?Yeah, I know! :) Not that she looked bad in SCII, but she looks a bit older in the new art. Her new CG art (http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/images/Wallpaper_Talim.jpg) looks kinda odd, though... almost doll-like. Big, big eyes o_o I saw a thumbnail and I thought she was wearing Lara Croft sunglasses. OTOH, IMHO SC's CG art has always looked kinda off. (wow, what was that, four acronyms in a row? :p)

I'm mostly a Cassandra fan myself, but you gotta appreciate Seung Mina's skimpy fashion sense :p

Thanks for the website, btw :)

[MKTerra]

Yunsung looks like Tidus :evilangry never really liked the doofus, where's Hwang at, he needs to come back and put this dork in his place.The funny thing is, he looks more like Wakka in the CG art (http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/images/Wallpaper_Yunsung.jpg) :D

[GrampaGen]

HAHAHA Oh man that's great.

Yeah CG art in most cases always looks kinda "dead" because the skin's way too smooth. And in Namco's case, the eyelashes aren't rendered, they're just a texture sketched in around the eyes. It's not as bad as, say, Dead or Alive's art - where they're intended to be doll-like I guess - but a few steps short of realism.

In the new sexy Talim's case, my guess is because they tried to meld anime eye proportions into a "realistic" portrait :D

[E-Nigma420]

I just hope certain things have been fixed in this game like step-guard, and just-frame-chickens...cuz they break the game IMO, things like 2G can stay, cuz i think it adds to the depth of the game...least, that's my opinion...

Domo Goddess, how'd you do in your tourney you posted bout on the previous page???

[Nate Grey]

I'd rather see Sophitia back instead of Cassandra. :( Is Cassandra more beloved than Sophitia and I missed the memo?

[MKTerra]

I'd rather see Sophitia back instead of Cassandra. :( Is Cassandra more beloved than Sophitia and I missed the memo?Doubt it. I've seen Cass haters, but not Sophi haters (then again, I'm a Cass fan myself, so I follow discussions of her more closely). Supposedly, every character except Necrid and the SCII platform-specific chars will be in SCIII, but I guess we'll see.

[Stretch Dude]

Doubt it. I've seen Cass haters, but not Sophi haters (then again, I'm a Cass fan myself, so I follow discussions of her more closely). Supposedly, every character except Necrid and the SCII platform-specific chars will be in SCIII, but I guess we'll see.

We're looking at upwards of 30 characters. (http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/images/misc/30characters.jpg) I'd say that's a possibility.

[E-Nigma420]

I'd rather see Sophitia back instead of Cassandra. :( Is Cassandra more beloved than Sophitia and I missed the memo?

both of them where whoreish higher-tier characters, i'd prefer to see Cass make a return as opposed to Sophie if i had to make a decision.(But that's cuz i play some Cass) Coolest thing of the new engine IMO is the breakaway walls they've added...i HATED getting rung out when i'd all but destroyed my opponent, this new feature, should help some w/ the cheap ring-outs :)

[GrampaGen]

Holy s***!

http://soulcalibur3.us/junk/new2.jpg

[MKTerra]

Holy s***!Does this mean custom chars will be usable throughout? Sweeeeeet :D

And is that an owl face I see in the character tiles? O_o

[Stretch Dude]

Holy s***!

What you said. :eek:

[Stretch Dude]

And is that an owl face I see in the character tiles? O_o

What it says on Soulcalibur3.us's home page:

Orcadan is the random character (like Charade). He’s a warrior who was cursed and turned into an owl man when fighting the gods. His alternate costume loses doesn’t have the owl head. He only mimics regular characters, not bonus or CAS characters.

And apparently, Raphael's adopted daughter Amy is one of the bonus characters.

[MKTerra]

And apparently, Raphael's adopted daughter Amy is one of the bonus characters.Interesting...

[Nate Grey]

Holy s***!

http://soulcalibur3.us/junk/new2.jpg

Sophitia AND Cervantes are returning? Yes!

[MKTerra]

You know, with the return of just about every Soul character ever for this release, I can't help thinking this seems like a last hurrah. You don't think they're discontinuing the series, do you? :eek:

[Nate Grey]

You know, with the return of just about every Soul character ever for this release, I can't help thinking this seems like a last hurrah. You don't think they're discontinuing the series, do you? :eek:

I don't know, seems to me if this was the LAST LAST one, it would be on EVERY system instead of just one. Didn't Namco already promise any future Soul Caliburs WOULD be on multiple systems?

[Stretch Dude]

Yeah, it's already been confirmed that they're working on a sequel for the next-generation systems.

[Domo Goddess]

I'm glad to see Amy ! :)
However, I'm not so sure if I like Ivy's 2P with her hat ! :confused:

[MKTerra]

Yeah, it's already been confirmed that they're working on a sequel for the next-generation systems.Ah, that's good to hear :)

Re: costumes, I really like Rock's elephant head, for sheer weirdness :)

[Nate Grey]

I'm glad to see Amy ! :)
However, I'm not so sure if I like Ivy's 2P with her hat ! :confused:

Where can I see their 2p uniforms at??

[Nate Grey]

From Gamespot: (http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/soulcaliburiii/factsheet_6132377.html)

"PRESS RELEASE -- This text is not created or endorsed by GameSpot.

Santa Clara, CA - September 1, 2005 – Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc. announced today a retail pre-order program for its upcoming fighting game, SOULCALIBUR III. Starting this month, consumers in the United States and Canada can pay $5 at Electronics Boutique, GameStop and GameCrazy stores to pre-order SOULCALIBUR III and receive a custom t-shirt when they pick up the game. Each retailer will have its own exclusive shirt design, featuring artwork of new and classic characters. Fans who pre-order SOULCALIBUR III at Electronics Boutique will receive a shirt featuring Nightmare, Tira and Zasalamel; gamers who reserve their copy at GameStop will receive a shirt featuring Ivy, Kilik and Astaroth; and those who pre-order at GameCrazy will obtain a shirt featuring Mitsurugi and Setsuka. SOULCALIBUR III will be available exclusively for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and ship on October 25."

What the heck's GameCrazy?

Anyway, I already have an Ivy shirt from my preorder of Soul Calibur 2, so I'll avoid that one...torn between Kilik and Zasalamel.

EDIT: Wait, I think I read that room: its one shirt featuring all three characters, not a character per shirt. Hm...Kilik and co. it is, then.

[MKTerra]

Where can I see their 2p uniforms at??The pictures themselves are here:
http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/

The link came from this site:
http://soulcalibur3.us/

Re: the T-shirts, aww, none of the cute characters are available :o

[Nate Grey]

The pictures themselves are here:
http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/

The link came from this site:
http://soulcalibur3.us/

Re: the T-shirts, aww, none of the cute characters are available :o

Yeah, I knew about the soulcalibur3.us site, I just couldn't find any pics (2p pics, that is) there.

Yeah, I'm definately reserving a copy at Gamestop for that shirt. :D

[Stretch Dude]

I feel the need to caption some of those images...

I shudder to think what this guy finds interesting... (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/005.jpg)

The Psygnosis logo lives! (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/015.jpg)

Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well. He can kick my ass. (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/027.jpg)

Cervantes is a Transmetal 2! (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/041.jpg)

Laugh, and they'll kill you. (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/043.jpg)

[Nate Grey]

Laugh, and they'll kill you. (http://www.aqwaqwa.com/SoulCalibur/Siegfried/IMAGES/043.jpg)

A humanoid Chocobo vs Nightwing!

[Nate Grey]

Looking at the above links, obviously there are more than just three characters being introduceud, but are the initial three the only ones playable in all modes, or are ALL the new characters (like Li Long, the owl dude, and Amy) also playing in all modes, or just vs modes?

[Stretch Dude]

Incidentally, did anyone else expect Amy to be younger than she appears to be?

[Nate Grey]

Incidentally, did anyone else expect Amy to be younger than she appears to be?

I did. For some reason I thought she'd look like that little girl from Darkstalkers.

[Perry Holley]

1) Strong profanity is not allowed on the Games board (see Rule #4 (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=20244)). This includes quoting someone using said profanity.

2) It takes less effort for me to delete an offending post than it does to edit it.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

Xianghua, Maxi, Seung Mina, and Yunsung are coming back (http://namco-ch.net/ps2_soulcalibur3/character/index.php) :)



I am officially THE happiest guy in this Message Board tonight!! :D

[Eliseu Gouveia]

You know, with the return of just about every Soul character ever for this release, I can't help thinking this seems like a last hurrah. You don't think they're discontinuing the series, do you? :eek:


Not if they like money..... :D

[Nate Grey]

I called up two GameStops yesterday. Neither knew what I was talking about regarding the shirts. :(

[Domo Goddess]

Well, now I know who the other Ivy was holding her back from Soul Edge
in one of the videos !

[GrampaGen]

Anyone check out the gameplay vids on Soulcalibur3.us? Nightmare's move changes look for the better, he can mix stuff up on the fly and has an air throw and air impalement move :eek:

[Domo Goddess]

I wish I knew who Abyss, the owl guy, etc were ! :confused:

I really like Amy's outfits ! Ivy's 2P doesn't look that bad either.

[Stretch Dude]

I wish I knew who Abyss, the owl guy, etc were ! :confused:

Abyss is apparently Zasalamel's evil side, and Orcadan (the owl guy) is the resident "copycat" character, like SCII's Charade.

[Nate Grey]

Abyss is apparently Zasalamel's evil side,

Wow, really? I thought he was an Inferno-type character. Like Inferno, he's THE main bad guy, right?

[Stretch Dude]

Wow, really? I thought he was an Inferno-type character. Like Inferno, he's THE main bad guy, right?

That I'm not entirely sure of. SoulCalibur.us says he's not the last boss, though.

[Domo Goddess]

I wonder how Arthur made it into SC 3 ?
I also thought Li Long was dead ( one of his endings anyway ! )

I think there is a character called Revenant.
If it's who I'm thinking of, I might have seen him in my SC 1 artbook.

[Stretch Dude]

New trailer. (http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/736/736896/vids_1.html)

Has anyone seen my jaw? It bounced away when it hit the floor.

[MKTerra]

Wow, that's a lot of new stuff :eek: Definitely enough now to differentiate itself from SCII :)

[ocelotrevs]

It looks splendid, Siegfried has his mind back
Will there be any Li Long?
It doesn't look like we'll be having Critical Edge combos a la SoulBlade

[Domo Goddess]

It looks splendid, Siegfried has his mind back
Will there be any Li Long?
It doesn't look like we'll be having Critical Edge combos a la SoulBlade

Yes. Li Long will be in it. :D

[Nate Grey]

New trailer. (http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/736/736896/vids_1.html)

That music was beautiful. I think that was "Gone To Where the Wind Blows" at the very end, only on piano.

Looks like they're doing everything short of online play ( :rolleyes: ) to make this the best Soul Calibur yet. I just wanna fight that collossus near the end. :D

[Cowlander]

Think might be the last SC game. Their putting so much in its giving me an uneasy feeling about it.

[Nate Grey]

Think might be the last SC game. Their putting so much in its giving me an uneasy feeling about it.

So much except online play. That's a BIG thing that people want, and what they were hoping for with Soul Calibur 2 for the XBox. And any future sequels have already been confirmed for next gen consoles (XBox 360 and PS3), so don't worry.

[MKTerra]

Think might be the last SC game. Their putting so much in its giving me an uneasy feeling about it.Yeah, that's what I thought earlier in the thread, too. Stretch Dude says there's already plans for the next one though; let's hope his info's right...

[Cowlander]

Yeah, that's what I thought earlier in the thread, too. Stretch Dude says there's already plans for the next one though; let's hope his info's right...
Thats hope then, I love this series too much for it to end [/fanboy]

[Domo Goddess]

I just wish I had someone to fight against when SC 3 comes out.
There aren't that many fighters in my area that I am aware of.

[MKTerra]

I just wish I had someone to fight against when SC 3 comes out.
There aren't that many fighters in my area that I am aware of.Is it correct that SCIII isn't getting an arcade release?

[Domo Goddess]

Is it correct that SCIII isn't getting an arcade release?


To my knowledge, there will not be any arcade release for SC 3.

[Nate Grey]

So I guess the subtitle should be Soul Calibur 3: Because Sony Threw a Bunch of Money At Us. But, its too long.

[ocelotrevs]

Yes. Li Long will be in it. :D
I know he died, but Li Long was a great charecter. He'd take Maxi anyday of the week

[MKTerra]

To my knowledge, there will not be any arcade release for SC 3.The PS2-only thing and Tira's 1P costume were the early disappointments for me. Re: online play though, I always figured lag would make that impractical...

[Xero Kaiser]

Re: online play though, I always figured lag would make that impractical...

Worked fine for MK-Deception.

I've always wondered why I can play Halo 2/Unreal 2k4 with 20-30 people, vehicles, massive maps and have no lag at all (usually), but hardly anyone seems to do fighting games right

[LoneWolf21]

Looking at the release dates, it actually struck me odd at first that the US is getting the game a little bit before Japan does. Oh Well, I'm not going to complain, I suppose.

[Cowlander]

Worked fine for MK-Deception.

I've always wondered why I can play Halo 2/Unreal 2k4 with 20-30 people, vehicles, massive maps and have no lag at all (usually), but hardly anyone seems to do fighting games right

Theres alot more behind the scenes mechanics involved in SC than the MK. The system is wayyyy deeper. Even the deep 2d fighters have lag.

It isnt about graphics,but about info passed along between the units. Its a wierd thing to grasp until you get into the game system and you can see why especially the hardcore crowd would notice and be vocal about it. SC and VF have alot of differeing states based on position, hit properties, move priority etc etc. One link in the chain dissapears thru lag and the game is toast.

MK and DoA while fun dont have as deep a system. Less info to potentially drop, makes it easier to do true online. Things like this especialy with an arcade scene demand an accurate translation to home system. You cant guarantee that accurate to arcade/home experience online yet. So since it cant be done as well as offline their not doing it at all.

[Domo Goddess]

I know he died, but Li Long was a great charecter. He'd take Maxi anyday of the week

Well, in his one ending, he didn't die.

I wonder why Hwang was not possessed by SE in SC if he was in SB ?
:confused:

[MKTerra]

Whee, costume pictures are out ^_^ Dial-up users beware...

http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/costumes/

Tira's 2p is somewhat less silly than her 1p.

Setsuka's 2p looks like a cross between Jeannie and Callisto.

Is that a hammerhead on Astaroth's forehead? :eek:

Yay, Cassandra's 2p is styled like her 2p from SCII ^_^ Though, now it's red. And the hairdo makes her look like Helena from DOA...

Kilik's 2p looks familiar somehow...

Lizardman looks freakier than before.

Mina's smokin' in her 1p. Her 2p pants look like somebody was making a skirt in two halves and joined them together inside-out by mistake :p

Nightmare's 2p looks very cool... well, maybe except for the red skin. I like the set of jaws over the crotch :D

Raphael's 2p, Voldo's 2p, Yoshimitsu... yeah.

Siegfried's 2p looks awesome.

Taki looks kinda silly...

Talim's 2p looks kinda like her SCII 1p plus a hat, though the picture's blurry so it's hard to tell...

Xianghua looks nice. SCII 3p returns, more or less, as SCIII 2p.

Arthur looks like SCII Mitsurugi with a head transplant.

Li-Long looks mean! Must be the furrowed brows.

[Stretch Dude]

Is that a hammerhead on Astaroth's forehead? :eek:

Well, it's kinda blurry. It might be his weapon.

Mina's smokin' in her 1p. Her 2p pants look like somebody was making a skirt in two halves and joined them together inside-out by mistake :p

Mina's smokin', period. :D

Raphael's 2p, Voldo's 2p, Yoshimitsu... yeah.

Yeah. Laugh riot, they are.

[Nate Grey]

I don't have a problem with any of the 2p outfits, actually, except for Raphael and Voldo's. Raphael looks like Nightwing, and Voldo like a circus clown. His 3p outfit from Soul Calibur 2 (where he looked like a devil) was effective and creepy, and that one is the exact opposite. :(

[IQ!]

Rock's new elephant helmet is frigging awesome. It seems they focused a lot more on colors and headgear in III. 11 more days til the big day!!!

[Nate Grey]

I played the demo at Gamestop today. In story mode I got to fight against Zasalamel and Tira, which was cool. The music was BEAUTIFUL, and the character creation was fun. Can't wait till the game comes out. :D

[Domo Goddess]

Voldo scares me more now than ever with his 2P ! :eek:
2P Taki looks too much like her SC 2 2P.
2P Raphael makes me drool. Nightmare's 2P is disturbing !
1P Olcadon makes me laugh. I'm still getting used to 2P Ivy.

[Xero Kaiser]

Theres alot more behind the scenes mechanics involved in SC than the MK. The system is wayyyy deeper. Even the deep 2d fighters have lag.

This doesn't explain why simple ones like CvS and SF2 or crappy, shallow ones like SvC: Chaos have it. It's just poorly done in most cases. I guarantee there's more going on under the hood of DoA, MK or Unreal than any of those games

But anyway, I didn't know this was coming out next week. Damn fall rush

[Domo Goddess]

I haven't played the demo in awhile.
I've been playing SC 2 in the meantime.

In a way, it kind of sucks for me that it won't be at the arcade.
I'm pretty much going to be on my own for SC 3.

[Donald M.]

So, now that SC3 is out, anyone else got it yet?

It's great! The best thing so far, in my opinion, is that the story mode has actual endings! The crappy text ending they had in previous games pissed me off so much!

[Nate Grey]

So, now that SC3 is out, anyone else got it yet?

It's great! The best thing so far, in my opinion, is that the story mode has actual endings! The crappy text ending they had in previous games pissed me off so much!

I reserved it, but won't pick it up until next week. :( I did pre-pay for the limited edition guide book, since it comes with the score. :cool:. They keep pushing back the release of that, though. :(

[Donald M.]

Oh yeah, Yoshimitu's new look rocks.

Bow down ye unworthy before the Cthulhu-masked alien samurai of doom!

[Crinos]

http://www.soulcalibur3.us/soulcalibur3/characters/olcadan/Olcadan_Profile1.jpg

I... AM.... OWLMAN!

[Crinos]

Oh yeah, Yoshimitu's new look rocks.

Bow down ye unworthy before the Cthulhu-masked alien samurai of doom!

Where is Yoshi's page? He aint on the characters page.

[Donald M.]

Where is Yoshi's page? He aint on the characters page.

Uh . . . What do you mean?

Oh wait, you mean on the official site?

Yeah, those are just the initially selectable characters. Yoshi's unlockable.

[Crinos]

Uh . . . What do you mean?

Oh wait, you mean on the official site?

Yeah, those are just the initially selectable characters. Yoshi's unlockable.

No, I meant the pic of Yoshi you were refering to in the earlier post.

Is there a URL for it?

[Domo Goddess]

When I played the demo, I saw a mode called Tournament something.
Does anyone know what that is all about ?

I hope it's not true that Ivy sucks now !
I heard a lot of her moves were gone.

[Donald M.]

No, I meant the pic of Yoshi you were refering to in the earlier post.

Is there a URL for it?

I've looked but I can't find a pic anywhere.

[Domo Goddess]

Has anyone seen Amy in SC 3 in Raphael's story or as the bonus character yet ? It kind of makes me mad that she doesn't have her own story.

[Donald M.]

So, anyone else playing around with the character creator?

The options are somewhat limited, especially in the beginning before you've unlocked anything, but I've managed to create reasonable a reasonable facsimile of Khan Noonien Signh, both the original Space Seed version and the Wrath of Khan version.

I'm hoping that as I unlock more stuff, I'll find something to refine the look.

[pennywisdom]

I'm not a frequent gamer, but I drop everything for either 1) Marvel fighting games and 2) Soul Calibur. SC is the best series on the market. I'm looking forward to this game in a huge way.

[Domo Goddess]

I should be getting the game today.
I can't wait to unlock everything !

[LoneWolf21]

It's a lot of fun so far, and the endings I've gotten so far have been great (Seung Mi-na's, out of the one's I've seen so far, has the best input interaction). Although Tales of Souls (the story mode), has a bit of a difficulty curve to it (there's no difficulty setting for it) it's still pretty cool, the branching paths are a pretty cool idea, and the create a character mode gets more fun the more you unlock stuff (you start off with three character slots, and more can be bought from the game's store. I've gotten three more so far)

[Domo Goddess]

I played SC 3 until three in the morning last night.
I have to learn Ivy and Talim all over again. I do like Raphael, Siegfried, and Tira though. The Zalasmal scenes were repetitive though and I wished I could skip them. Siegfried and the final boss were pains to beat.

Does anyone know how to get normal Survival mode in the shop ?

[Jared_Humpherys]

Is it me, or is this game immensely more difficult than its predecessors. I mean, I was darn good at the previous three games, but this one is kicking my tail pretty badly.

[Domo Goddess]

Is it me, or is this game immensely more difficult than its predecessors. I mean, I was darn good at the previous three games, but this one is kicking my tail pretty badly.

Same here. I would not have had a difficult time beating some of the enemies in the other Soul games. 90% of the characters seem close to being unbalanced !

[LoneWolf21]

Yeah, the difficulty in the story mde seems to ramp up the farther into it you get. The ability to not set a difficulty for that is crazy, although you can set one for the Quick Mode

[Domo Goddess]

Characters that gave me the most problems in Story Mode..

1. Siegfried
2. Setsuka

SPOILER....


Abyss


Amy is the only character I want to unlock, but I rarely get to Raphael's stage in Story Mode !


Is it me or do the bonus characters seem especially hard to beat ?

[Donald M.]

Abyss (I don't think his name constitutes a spoiler) sucks. He's mad cheap. Half the time when I get to him, I win after 20 or so tries purely out of luck, either because he decided not to blitz me this time, or due to a totally random ring out thrown me by the whims of fate.

I'm liking Chronicles of the Sword, but after the first few levels it gets really hard, especially the Level 60 characters on every level. The worst is when they're inside a stronghold and can regenerate between battles. At least when they're out in the open you can whittle them down bit by bit.

[Domo Goddess]

A lot of times when I did beat Abyss I did so only by dumb luck !

I don't think I like playing Setsuka as much, but I am still liking Tira.
The only thing about Tira is that I sometimes have trouble controlling her movements.

I am so happy that I unlocked Amy ! :)

I'm still trying to figure out how to switch between Ivy's whip and sword modes !

[LoneWolf21]

I haven't quite figured out how to turn Ivy's word to Whip mode either. One thing that I have noticed can be useful enough on Abyss is to just run in and just throw him as much as possible. I've found some dashing attacks to work well, as well Ivy's rotating whip move via pressing L2.

[Domo Goddess]

I don't know if I would be fast enough to compete in a SC 3 tournament !
I'm hoping there will be SC 3 artbooks soon.

I might be in a SC 3 tournament on Saturday.
I might use Abyss or Raphael since Amy and Miser are banned.

[hitokiri_]

Abyss (I don't think his name constitutes a spoiler) sucks. He's mad cheap. Half the time when I get to him, I win after 20 or so tries purely out of luck, either because he decided not to blitz me this time, or due to a totally random ring out thrown me by the whims of fate.

I'm liking Chronicles of the Sword, but after the first few levels it gets really hard, especially the Level 60 characters on every level. The worst is when they're inside a stronghold and can regenerate between battles. At least when they're out in the open you can whittle them down bit by bit.


my lvl 2 aeneas got beat by a lvl 60 astaroth, then when he's lvl 5, he got punked by cervantes. (i was too stupid to check the buiding's resident). but he owned a lvl 60 rock when he was a lvl 8.(thanks to ring outs and grappling) he only leveled up once.

oh, as for abyss, i can beat him now easily because he's too stupid to counter the block. but when im playing my custom character, im setting the difficulty to easy so i can get more play counts.

[Donald M.]

my lvl 2 aeneas got beat by a lvl 60 astaroth, then when he's lvl 5, he got punked by cervantes. (i was too stupid to check the buiding's resident). but he owned a lvl 60 rock when he was a lvl 8.(thanks to ring outs and grappling) he only leveled up once.

oh, as for abyss, i can beat him now easily because he's too stupid to counter the block. but when im playing my custom character, im setting the difficulty to easy so i can get more play counts.

I too found the lvl 60 Rock surprisingly easy to beat and you're right, it does start to get easier once you level up a bit. I'm on Chronicle 16 and my main character is nearing level 50 and pretty much chews through everyone at this point. I'd have finished Chronicles long ago were I not laid up in the hospital from back surgery. (I'm recuperating in a rehab hospital and am posting from one of their computers, in case you're wondering. :D )

I still have trouble with Abyss, I guess I just suck. Oh well, I always beat him eventually.

[Domo Goddess]

CotS is too complicated for me to play.

Looks like I'll miss the tournament today.
I'll practice more with my characters in the meantime.

[hitokiri_]

i got troubled with either nightmare or siegfried. but after that, abyss is surprisingly easy. im on normal mode now. im thinking on giving up at CotS. lvl 10 is damn too cheesy. i hate it.

ps...

the other knight guy, not aeneas. he's currently a 10-0. 3 of those is lvl 60 setsuka, rock, and lizardman. :D

[Domo Goddess]

I'm wearing my SC 3 shirt right now ! :D
Too bad Amy isn't on it. I'm glad that she may not be banned in tournaments.

[hitokiri_]

who's the secret character now? since in SC II we had link, hei, and spawn.

[Domo Goddess]

Well with Night Terror, I think you have to go through ToS without losing and defeat him. I have not gotten him yet.

[Nate Grey]

Anyone got a pic of Night Terror? I've been googling him and have had no luck. :(

[Crinos]

Anyone got a pic of Night Terror? I've been googling him and have had no luck. :(


Here's the guy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/dyango/nss10241vv.jpg

Enjoy :p

[Nate Grey]

Here's the guy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/dyango/nss10241vv.jpg

Enjoy :p

Thanks. I knew he was Nightmare's true form, but I assumed he'd like different. He just looks like a more distorted Nightmare, though I guess it makes sense. Hope I get to him one day. :D

[Domo Goddess]

I think Night Terror also appears in Nightmare's alternate ending.
I really like the endings in SC 3 ( Raphael and Ivy in particular ! )

[MKTerra]

He looks very insectoid...

Actually, he kinda reminds me of Destoroyah (http://www.tohokingdom.com/web_pages/kajiu_bios/images/destoroyah.htm).

[hitokiri_]

Well with Night Terror, I think you have to go through ToS without losing and defeat him. I have not gotten him yet.


then i guess i won't be getting him. i lost my 1st 3 characters like 50 times combined when i was battling abyss.

[Domo Goddess]

I'm liking Taki a bit in SC 3.
Talim is still frustrating to learn, but I am determined to play her again.
Same with Ivy.

Right now Sophitia is my worst opponent.

[hitokiri_]

I'm liking Taki a bit in SC 3.
Talim is still frustrating to learn, but I am determined to play her again.
Same with Ivy.

Right now Sophitia is my worst opponent.


grabbing her is the best solution to the equation. :D

i always get beaten by seuong mina. the BIIITCH!!!! I ALMOST SAW NIGHT TERROR BUT SHE HAD TO BEAT ME BY RING OUT!!!

[Domo Goddess]

I lost so much to this good Sophitia player a few Fridays ago.
Then again the Alexandras have always given me problems.

[MKTerra]

So, I got the game :)

Wow, Cassandra's like a total b**** now ^_^' This is unfortunate. And her costumes aren't quite as hot as in SCII (SCII 2P is sex). On the plus side, Seung Mina (er, Seong Mi-na) is looking really good this time around :)

I really miss Cass's rushing BB from SCII; You could attack and close distance at the same time relatively safely. Also, the kick in her AK has no range now :/ Oh, and the second kick of her 8-way-run kicks now goes right over a crouching opponent's head :/

Setsuka is ridiculously fast :eek: A real pain to fight against. And it gets really damn annoying to hear "Scatter and die!" over and over >.<

Love how Olcadan goes "Kiddies, should be asleep by now!" when you fail a practice ^_^

Yoshimitsu's mid-level spinning move doesn't seem as safe as I remember... in SCII I could transition into a grab or low spin-kick, but in SCIII the opponent always gets in a counterattack right at the end of my spinning if I don't block. I notice his 1P costume actually doesn't look so bad except for the face ^_^'

Siegfried's a real badass, no doubt about it. His voice sounds really familiar, but I can't quite place it... possibly Scar from FMA. I changed his Edit Color 1 from gold armor and dopey blue hair to pewter-gray armor, dark green clothes, and black hair. Lookin' good :cool:

Abyss has some good lines too.

[MKTerra]

Whoa, creepy... at some point they changed Xianghua's CG art :eek: Definitely an improvement though. Check out this gif of the new and old, respectively (originally found it here (http://soulcalibur3.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=326&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=80), and slowed the animation for better viewing).

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9616/sciiixiangfacechangeanim6jk.th.gif (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sciiixiangfacechangeanim6jk.gif)

Edit: Wow, and Cassandra too O.o Found from the same thread:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/fran_man/CassandravsCassandra.jpg

[MKTerra]

Also, the Japanese voices sound the same as SCII's, but the English ones seem different. Cass sounds like she could use a cough drop when she attacks ^_^'

[Domo Goddess]

I'm sort of getting used to Ivy now although I am still not happy about some of her changes, but I am loving SW 44B.

I'm giving up Talim.

[hitokiri_]

So, I got the game :)

Wow, Cassandra's like a total b**** now ^_^' This is unfortunate. And her costumes aren't quite as hot as in SCII (SCII 2P is sex). On the plus side, Seung Mina (er, Seong Mi-na) is looking really good this time around :)

I really miss Cass's rushing BB from SCII; You could attack and close distance at the same time relatively safely. Also, the kick in her AK has no range now :/ Oh, and the second kick of her 8-way-run kicks now goes right over a crouching opponent's head :/

Setsuka is ridiculously fast :eek: A real pain to fight against. And it gets really damn annoying to hear "Scatter and die!" over and over >.<

Love how Olcadan goes "Kiddies, should be asleep by now!" when you fail a practice ^_^

Yoshimitsu's mid-level spinning move doesn't seem as safe as I remember... in SCII I could transition into a grab or low spin-kick, but in SCIII the opponent always gets in a counterattack right at the end of my spinning if I don't block. I notice his 1P costume actually doesn't look so bad except for the face ^_^'

Siegfried's a real badass, no doubt about it. His voice sounds really familiar, but I can't quite place it... possibly Scar from FMA. I changed his Edit Color 1 from gold armor and dopey blue hair to pewter-gray armor, dark green clothes, and black hair. Lookin' good :cool:

Abyss has some good lines too.


i just created squall leonhart all for the glory of fun.

[MKTerra]

KOed people's eyes stay wide open... it's kinda creepy O.o

I keep reading elsewhere that Talim sucks mightily now, which is too bad :(

Managed to unlock the Beloved mission yesterday with Yoshimitsu, and then unlocked Amy :) Apparently she takes forever to unlock the brute-force way, so that's good news ^_^

I haven't even touched the Chronicle of Souls mode yet... currently working through everyone's Tale of Souls at least once each. Just a few people left now... Yunsung, Ivy, Setsuka, and whoever else I'm forgetting.

Btw, I read that you can change some character's panties-color by holding down all four L and R buttons while the character's color-edit screen is loading :D Ah, cheap thrills... They were careful to remove skin-tone color choices in all the right places though :p

[Domo Goddess]

Amy is a pretty good character. She is my favorite bonus character next to Miser.

[hitokiri_]

amy is all crap. id still wanted to use night terror.

[Xero Kaiser]

They were careful to remove skin-tone color choices in all the right places though

Yeah, they did.....the bastards

I wish this game was online, I need more people to play against. All I have are my cousins and one of my friends and I just steamroll them with Yun-Seong, Kilik and Siegfried

[Domo Goddess]

Yeah, they did.....the bastards

I wish this game was online, I need more people to play against. All I have are my cousins and one of my friends and I just steamroll them with Yun-Seong, Kilik and Siegfried

I know what you mean. I only have Mom's friend at the moment, but he is not bad for a beginner. Our Ivy vs. Lizardman matches are almost always close. However, he does have problems against my Siegfried and Xianghua.

[MKTerra]

Created my first custom character today :) A knight named Rose. Looks kind of like Caska or an Ishbalan, with dark skin and hair, a child's face, and dark red eyes. Ironically she's getting more clothed over time :p IIRC she started out wearing a dancer's bra and barbarian underwear on her torso, with armored limbs. Then I added the hunter shirt and some pants. Then I switched the pants for chain mail. And then the bra for chainmail. So now the only skin she shows is above the neck :p I'm still not sure about the chainmail shirt, since she also looks good with some skin on the arms and bust, but...

[MKTerra]

From here (http://soulcalibur3.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=658&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=320) (warning, several pics in that link):

http://www.dra-mata.com/misc/sc3/sc3mentok.jpg

:D

[Domo Goddess]

I was sort of able to create Spiral and Domo.
I used a Dancer for Spiral and a Saint for Domo.

I can't wait to play SC 3 again when I get a new PS 2.

[hitokiri_]

i created ampersand and diaresis (im a copyeditor for AIP) :D

assassin and ninja. i love the way how they look.

[Domo Goddess]

I showed my friend the SC 3 strategy guide today and he likes
Seung Mina. I've never seen him play Seung Mina though.
We both hate 1P Ivy.

[hitokiri_]

the white costume?

[MKTerra]

The Lance and Iron Sword disciplines are kinda fun, but I swear Soul of Siegfried does more damage. At least, I seem to do better with it. It might be because I have prior experience with SCII Nightmare, but I only use a handful of moves for any given discipline, so...

Incidentally, it seems you can't get a convincing dark skin tone. I hear you could do it with the demo disc, but the palette changed for the final product. Quite a screw-up, there >.o

[hitokiri_]

the ninja and monks are funny disciplines.

[MKTerra]

the ninja and monks are funny disciplines.Don't think I've tried those yet... the Wave Sword discipline's A+B is just silly, though.

Ooh, that reminds me. How do you taunt? :) I think I get that sometimes when I press B+K with a certain direction.

[hitokiri_]

Don't think I've tried those yet... the Wave Sword discipline's A+B is just silly, though.

Ooh, that reminds me. How do you taunt? :) I think I get that sometimes when I press B+K with a certain direction.


by button mashing? :D

anyways, gladiator is the cheesiest character, massive damage, easy ringouts, awesome grabs.

[MKTerra]

by button mashing? :D

anyways, gladiator is the cheesiest character, massive damage, easy ringouts, awesome grabs.Ooh, gotta try that one then. Sword and shield, right? I'll be able to use Soul of Cassandra too, then :)

[hitokiri_]

Ooh, gotta try that one then. Sword and shield, right? I'll be able to use Soul of Cassandra too, then :)


most probably. i haven't focused my playing time in SCIII coz i got tons of work. :D gladiator is probably the best custom character.

[Domo Goddess]

If I get a new PS 2 tomorrow, I'll go through Normal Survival again with Siegfried and play Vs against my friend.

[MKTerra]

Oddly enough, it turns out the Sage class is the one that gets Soul of Sophitia and Cassandra.

Samurai class seems pretty nice. Rushing B+K is great against the CPU, esp. for ringouts :evilsmile