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SoulCalibur IV

29 July 2008
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This is where SoulCal would take a hard and fast slide downwards in quality. The fighting started to introduce some homogenous gimmicks, IV featuring an odd armour durability mechanic, but that's besides the point. Although the roster is still strong, albeit taking some cuts from the last two, the single player package is severely limited here, with its arcade mode only bolstered by a challenge tower of sorts. It's the kind of thing that makes no sense; as the create-a-character becomes the best in the business, even eclipsing the likes of the WWE titles, it stands to reason there should be more places to use them.
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Clash of weapons
This is the only entry i have played in the Soul Calibur franchise, but from the moment i have played it it soon became clear that this was the fighting franchise for me.

It adopts the 3d fighting style off Tekken, but the weapon based combat makes things much more interesting. Despite the huge variety of moves, Soul Calibur is extremely simply when it comes to pulling off its flashy combos together. Nailing them down against a skilled opponent is something else entirely, and its a game with a lot of depth. Between counters, finishing moves, soul gauge and armor, there are a lot of variables in the game that can be decisive in determining the winner. The rooster of fighters is pretty big, and its really impressive how much variety they managed to place in a game and still make it balanced for competitive play. There are no clone characters in here, and besides some basic combos, the moves each one can pull off is entirely different.

In terms of features, there is a story mode, that much like Tekken features a completly incomprehensible story that is more silly than serious. Still its pretty entertaining to watch, but i do wish there were more cutscenes in it. Besides the other standard solo and vs modes, there is an extensive costum fighter creater, in which the clothes actually have an effect on the stats of the player. As such, it almost becomes RPG intensive the way you handle the stat management, and unfortunatly there are balancing issues that will inevitably happen. its still really entertaining.

It could have been a better game with a bit more polish and production values, as well as better character design (looking at you ivy). Its still the most fun i had with a fighting game.
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supermeowkybros SoulCalibur IV 2024-01-29T22:37:55Z
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hevykofe SoulCalibur IV 2024-01-06T14:17:11Z
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KingToadstool SoulCalibur IV 2024-01-06T12:05:45Z
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mickilennial SoulCalibur IV 2024-01-02T21:51:29Z
Xbox 360 • XNA
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3.5
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Aquarian_Soundtracks SoulCalibur IV 2023-12-13T08:37:17Z
2023-12-13T08:37:17Z
3.0
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Human2015 SoulCalibur IV 2023-12-10T15:27:56Z
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bvo SoulCalibur IV 2023-11-10T07:40:17Z
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misutaapopo SoulCalibur IV 2023-11-01T00:05:33Z
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2.5
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JO_Andy SoulCalibur IV 2023-10-26T18:04:27Z
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ESRB: T
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  • slib 2021-04-17 00:23:09.880108+00
    if you played Hilde: fuck you
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