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@faith9505

9 ай бұрын

Break Free. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. -Romans 12:2 When the Bible speaks of the world, it’s speaking of a culture that is largely hostile to God. That culture is on television, in the music you listen to, and in movie theaters. It’s a culture that basically says, “Do what you want to do. Please yourself. Do whatever it takes. The ends justify the means.” But the Bible tells us, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2). Another version puts it this way: “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould.” All too often believers allow the world to influence them more than they’re influencing the world. Secular thinking creeps into the church, and as a result, we disregard what the Bible teaches and live the way this culture tells us to live. However, we won’t find the happiness that we’re looking for. Instead, we’ll find emptiness, misery, and dissatisfaction because we’re out of God’s will. Someone once asked a concert violist how she became so skilled. She gave a two-word answer: “planned neglect.” In other words, she neglected everything that wasn’t related to her goal, which was to be a master violinist. If we want to be followers of Jesus, there is an element of planned neglect as well. It means staying away from the things that pull us away and drag us down and embracing the things that build us up and strengthen us in the commitment we’ve made. We present ourselves to God, but at the same time, we don’t conform to this world. Romans 12:2 goes on to say, “Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect” God’s will is good. Some people envision God as the ultimate killjoy. When things are going well in their lives, they think God wants to crash the party and make their lives miserable. Yet how far from the truth that is. God’s plans for us are good. The Bible teaches that God is good. It also tells us in Psalm 84:11, “For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right” If the Bible tells us to stay away from a certain thing, it is for our own good. God is not trying to make our lives miserable. He wants us to reach our potential and live in the perfect plan that He has for us. His plans and purposes for us are good. Reject conformity to this world’s system and its self-indulgent ways, and instead be conformed to the image of Jesus. As you do that, you will begin to discover His plan for you. Don’t be afraid to surrender to Him. Don’t let this world squeeze you into its mold. Live the way that God wants you to live.

@LowellLucasJr.

9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! If we could ever get Guts, Cloud or Sephiroth into a game, it would truly be a dream come true!

@malgusvitiate7002

8 ай бұрын

Brand new female characters from both brand new countries (such as Egypt, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Vietnam, and New Zealand) and old countries (such as Japan and the United Kingdom), since we didn’t have any in Soulcalibur VI!

I forgot how much content SC3 had even compare to later sc games. Wished Chronicles of the Sword made a comeback. Such a cool addition that shouldn't get left behind for this game only.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

It's legitimately impressive. Kinda weird we haven't ever gotten any kind of remaster, though

@d.o.1554

9 ай бұрын

I used to play SC 3 a lot as a kid! I've never played any of the games after that, because I only ever had a Playstation 2. Once I was able to get a PS4 though, I was so excited to get back into the series with SC6. Played it for a few hours, never touched it afterwards. I feel like SC6 lacks everything compared to SC3

@BLHAIRsammich

9 ай бұрын

@@d.o.1554it infamously had next to no budget

@someguywithamic9

9 ай бұрын

The last Soul Caliber I played was Soul Caliber 4 because I was so disappointed that it didn't have the Chronicles of the Sword mode that I don't think I've played one since

@danteshollowedgrounds

9 ай бұрын

FACTS ONG.

11:42 Yoshimitsu is a title passed down from wacky samurai to wacky samurai over generations. His first appearance in a game was in Tekken 1, so he’s technically a guest character from Tekken, but he’s a staple in both series. Soul Calibur explores the lives of the first two Yoshimitsus, while the one in Tekken is many, many generations down the line.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Super interesting! Do you think a Soulcalibur x Tekken could pull off 2 Yoshimitsus? 👀

@terminhaider9695

9 ай бұрын

to add to this, Yoshimitsu's clan is mentioned across both series when they clash in Project X Zone 2 in late 2015. A massive crossover tactical rpg game for the 3DS with character parties of 3 from multiple game franchises merging their current timelines in a single game so at that time it would be SC5 and T6/TT2. A solo unit and a pair unit. Natsu is the sole representative of Soul Calibur that can be paired with the duo unit, Kazuya and Jin from Tekken. Their post battle dialogue has Jin remarking her similarity to other ninjas he knows including Yoshimitsu which astonishes her to see his clan still exists in the far future.

SoulCalibur is such a special fighting game. Its a shame SC6's lifespan was short due to poor netcode and general lack of attention by the devs. I hope this doesn't discourage Bamco from making SC7 because 3D fighting games are sparse enough in today's landscape

@_Jay_Maker_

9 ай бұрын

For VI, the netcode was surprisingly fine, especially compared to previous iterations like IV and V. It was the lobbies and general lobby design that were legitimately terrible. Also, COVID. Namco has never pushed Soul Calibur as hard as Tekken into the mainstream, which is a huge shame, because it used to be on equal footing back in the arcade days. With the advent of more single-player focused content and less of a leverage on the competitive scene, Soul Calibur has always felt like the black sheep at Namco after SCII. They like it enough to fund it, but not enough to maintain its public image competitively. Here's hoping we get an SCVII, because God knows the soul still burns.

@Amotivatedindividual

9 ай бұрын

@@_Jay_Maker_I think it’s because Bamco supports Tekken more than Soul Calibur. It’s also the reason why it has poor netcode and support because Tekken’s more popular than SC at the moment

@danteshollowedgrounds

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I still enjoy the game now and then.

@Shadow-gz2hg

9 ай бұрын

I still play SC6 time by time but you're right, the lack of rollback netcode killed it

@artofgarduno

9 ай бұрын

whats bamco? isnt it namco? @@Amotivatedindividual

Since Tekken is set in modern times while Soulcalibur takes place in a medieval fantasy setting, the first Soulcalibur Yoshimitsu was originally considered to be an ancestor to Tekken's Yoshimitsu; however, the introduction of Yoshimitsu II revealed that Yoshimitsus are willingly killed and replaced by a younger protégé as part of a secret ritual, in order to make "Yoshimitsu" appear immortal to outsiders. Therefore, the Tekken version of the character is implied to have inherited the mantle in a similar way

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I don't know enough about Tekken and Soulcalibur lore to know, but is it possible they're in the same universe??

@montelhelem8707

9 ай бұрын

​@@NiosaiI would honestly like to think they are and it'd honestly be nice 😭

@odiseusprime3698

9 ай бұрын

@Niosai honestly I don't know but the main antagonist of tekken was also in soul caliber so maybe

@zerofudou5689

8 ай бұрын

@@odiseusprime3698 Yeah, they share the same continuity. Heihachi's appearance in cements it, with his story being "One day training he finds a shard of metal buried, that turns out to be a fragment of Soul Edge lying dormant." "When picking it up, Heihachi mistakenly cuts himself on the fragment, his blood awakens the fragment which transports him back in time where the hunt for the soul swords were taking place."

Chronicles of the sword mode in SC3 is super underrated and could of been a game in itself I loved that game mode and spent so many hours in it lol

@matthewchristian9591

4 ай бұрын

Did you ever beat the prince?

@thorfinnskuII

3 ай бұрын

​@@matthewchristian9591Strife? lol the Great Sword discipline had some pretty nifty/busted moves ngl

@matthewchristian9591

3 ай бұрын

@thorfinnskuII I can't remember his name it was the final boss of the game. It was ridiculous like 20 enemies then him and no where to heal.

The main story of SoulCalibur VI isn't focused on Kilik: It's focused on Soul Calibur and Soul Edge, and it's a retelling of the canon story of SoulCalibur. Instead of making a new story where everything is different, they kept it the same for the most part, with changes that aren't that big. The Aval organization exists, Groh helps Kilik, Azwel is trying to create a new Evil Seed, the future Cassandra that got lost in Astral Chaos arrives in the past and fights her past self. Those kind of changes. But the events of SC1 made canon by SCII stay the same: Kilik meets Xianghua and Maxi, they go fight Nightmare at Ostrheinsburg castle, Maxi stays behind to fight Astaroth and avenge his crew, Kilik beats Nightmate, Xianghua's sword turns out to be Soul Calibur, Xianghua beats Inferno, Kilik's Dvapara-Yuga is broken. You can't tell what happens to Soul Calibur and Soul Edge between Cervantes' defeat (Soul Edge/Soul Blade) and Raphael showing up to fight Nightmare (SoulCalibur II) without focusing on that.

@grayson8633

9 ай бұрын

This needs to be pinned.

@nak3dxsnake

9 ай бұрын

He probably played the kililk individualstory by accident

@Nikketsinne

7 ай бұрын

Impressive comment 🤝🫡

Soul Calibur doesn't get enough love as a series. Fantastic video

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Agreed! And thank you :)

SC5: let's jump ahead a few decades. Talim (who's the youngest character in SC): that means I'm going to be in the game, right?

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

This raises an interesting question: How is a new dimension functionally different from a new timeline?

@maximos905

9 ай бұрын

Whoever directed SC5 should have been fired

@zerofudou5689

8 ай бұрын

Actually, Amy was the youngest being 14 as opposed to Talim being 15. We did get 31-year-old Amy as Viola in SC5 but missed out on 32-year-old Talim. I guess possibly having a kid made her lose her wind priestess abilities.

SC3 my beloved. I loved 2 and its where my journey began. I brute forced my way with Spawn the entire weapon master mode to 100% and loved every second of it. SC3 though has so much content in its damn near criminal. It also holds up immensely well in pcsx2 emulators. It'll always take me back to an era where games really came out full to the brim with content and it was unique and fun

Not mentioning sophitia in the notable soul edge characters is WILD. She’s the main character!

@ubergamer2010

9 ай бұрын

This is what happens when the main character doubles as being critical to the lore but treated like eye candy by the devs... people don't take her seriously

@parrisxsummers

9 ай бұрын

@@ubergamer2010 ehhhh nah. If that was the case Kasumi from DOA would be ignored too. Also, not taking a woman seriously because what she is wearing/looks like is not cool.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I guess I was more looking at the series' modern marketing than anything else 😅

@parrisxsummers

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai she’s still the main character that defeats inferno Cervantes in SC6 haha, her children were the main characters in 5 and her form was the main villain. And in 4 she was soul edges protector, and mother to its new host since 2/3. The Alexandra’s are the mishimas of SC they even have a wave dash! Haha

@Pinkanator

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai But the reveal trailer for 6 was literally Mitsurugi vs Sophitia, the collector's edition came with a STATUE of her lol.

Been a huge Soulcalibur fan for almost 20 years, first with SC2, and I own and have extensively played every mainline game in the series. SC3 has always been my absolute favorite; I'm largely an RPG player, and customizing characters (both original creations and recreating things like your favorite FF characters) has always had huge appeal to me. While later games, 5 and 6 especially, would vastly improve the overall quality of the custom characters and the options, SC3 has a special place for being the first and having special quirks and attachments; the alignment determining voices in SC3 was actually pretty huge. There were only 4 voices per gender for custom characters, one of which was an over-the-top old person, but the four sets of lines for each voice, Light-Hot, Light-Cold, Dark-Hot, and Dark-Cold, as I referred to them, made each voice sound distinctly unique and gave you 12-16 (depending on how much you could get into the over-the-top old voices) entirely different voices to help customize each character. Furthermore, SC3 had Chronicles of the Sword, the best SC game mode ever made, something I have literally spent thousands of hours playing, with the ability to make entirely new sets of custom parties with such a wide variety of weapons and skill sets; a game mode I love so much I became the world's only known speedrunner of that specific game mode. Four and 5 both disappointed for all the reasons Niosai mentioned here, with equipment controlling stats in 4 and 5 just not having any interesting content to use all those custom characters of, and the fact that with a new roster with new characters the new Eastern Trio (Quartet, actually, in this case) of Xiba, Leixia, Natsu (and old man helper Maxi) did pretty much nothing in the only story mode the game had meant there was no way for the community to become attached to these new characters. And after years of silence from the series, we finally got the new SC we all needed and wanted with the series-rebooting SC6, which was nearly perfection--the only reason I still rate 3 higher is because I am just that obsessed with CotS. Libra of Souls is an okay replacement, but still doesn't have the same feeling. But the characters, customization, stories, and everything else was the highest quality, and I had no issues buying those season passes to get the whole swelling roster. The only drawback seems to be that, while SC6 sold well, it apparently has not sold well enough to convince Namco to continue this awesome rebooted timeline and enhanced story, and 5 years later there's still not the hint of a seventh game coming. Naturally, a 7th continuing the series is at the top of any SC fan's wishlist, but I would also be satisfied if they'd give SC3 an HD remaster on modern systems similar to what SC1 and 2 received years earlier; not only because it's my favorite, but also because it's criminally unknown outside of the PS2-playing crowd of the day or real diehard SC fans. The fact that it was released only for PS2 while 2, 4, 5, and 6 were all released for multiple consoles means that any SC fans who never owned a PS console would never get it, and even among those who did, thousands accidentally unlocked a save-data eating bug that ruined their chance to really enjoy the game. It deserves a remaster to bring it back out for more to enjoy and rediscover today. My final genie wish for the SC series would be a standalone expansion of the Chronicles of the Sword mode, a game dedicated just to this gameplay style AND its world and lore, introducing fully fleshed-out and balanced versions of weapon styles totally different from the main SC cast with special focus on the inherently unique SC3 custom character styles (Tambourines, Grieve Edge, Wave Swords, we're looking at you). A more in-depth battle map and strategic battle system in the world of the nations of Grandall, Dalkia and Halteese with enhanced cutscenes and new modern voice acting and graphics, a fresh take on SC combat with different moves sets, and a more detailed look at this unique world they invented just for this game mode--that is my ultimate dream game.

@Amotivatedindividual

8 ай бұрын

Is there anything else you want from SC7 maybe even for the main cast? Ex. Modes, weapons or even story

@mskain4896

8 ай бұрын

@@Amotivatedindividual I'm always down for as many characters as possible, even if many have to be added as DLC/Season Pass additions later--I'm not a big fan of Yun-Seong, for instance, but I was still bummed we never got him in SC6. More weapons would always be fun (SC2 was the big leader there, so many weapons!), and I've always been a fan of special effects on weapons--while I think I know the logic behind it, I was a little sad SC6 only had (random) effects on weapons for Libra of Souls and didn't have any special effects for use in story or arcade modes. I wouldn't mind them keeping 6's model for main story mode, with a SC5-light main story but then individual stories for every character so each has a presence and personality in the game. Game modes are the lowest in my list of desires, but if we're going whole hog and just saying 'Okay, extra game modes like survivor or coin mode/other mini-games from SC3 and earlier ones?' I say yes, give me those two, they're another fun distraction from the big content.

Soul Calibur three has been one of my favorite games since I was a child, nothing in the series has ever interested me the way it has, and I'm so glad to see it talked about, even if it's only a portion of the video. Great vid!

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Really awesome to hear about your experience :)

Fun Fact! All of Lloyd's weapons are named after the ones he can obtain in his home game, and some of his attacks are, of course, based on some Artes he has! It's also implied this takes place in-between Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

@Niosai

8 ай бұрын

Wait is Lloyd's story meant to be canon to the Tales games??

Man, Legends breaks my godsdamned heart, an action-rpg soulcalibur spinoff is such a great idea, but it was so heavily held back by being on the Wii. I hope they take another swing at the idea sometime, but I doubt it. Anyways, fantastic video going over every game in this wonderful franchise, here's hoping we get the next game soon

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I agree 100%. They could make a huge RPG in the Soulcalibur setting, it just needs the right gameplay style.

@captainmega6310

9 ай бұрын

Heh. Swing

Soul calibur(first to recent: 3,4,2,1,5,6)got me into the idea of actually learning martial arts and history. Killik specifically(closest i got to without having to devote my life to a temple was Okinawan kobudo, but still loved it.) I loved how immersive these games felt and how much the characters stood out overall. Such a great series.

Someone may have mentioned this already but Nobuyuki Hiyama also voices Siegfried so you'd be having a funny VA mirror match with Link and Siegfried in the Game Cube SC2. Another notable character he's voiced is Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho. He's a stellar voice actor as one would expect.

Soul Blade (Edge) was my first game on the PlayStation! My school friend had Soul Calibur on DreamCast, I played the later games here and there but moved on from gaming in my 20s. This series has always had a special place in my heart, and considering the rich history it’s shocking it hasn’t had an anime adaption.

Soul Calibur 6 is my favorite, 3 is a fantastic runner up. Nightmare and Xianghua have been my mains and favorites since 2. My favorite guest character is 2B.

@maximos905

9 ай бұрын

2B is OP

I'm as old as this franchise, but no matter how long it goes on. The soul will still burn

Soul Calibur 6 is definitely my favorite next to the 2nd game. Great video man, it’s POG to see you grow over the years 💙

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I can't put the Uno reverse card gif in a KZread comment but pretend I did 😎

@AkiDave

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai 💙

Great video! I was happy to see you Stan Soulcalibur V a little bit. The game is criminally underrated and there's a lot of herd mentality going on there. It takes some getting used to, but the EX moves, deep combo and defense mechanics, incredible customization, creative new fighting styles, and some of the most beautiful and immersive graphics in a 3D fighter really make it a special game.

15:00 - fun fact: Nobuyuki Hiyama also voices Nightmare

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I believe he still does to this day right?

@commdaofgc

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai I THINK so!

Great video. Pretty in-depth. Glad to see such effort go into a video on one of my favorite fighting game series. Now let's hope that they'll make a new Soul Calibur game in the near future.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I saw some stuff awhile back about how the people who pushed to get 6 made aren't still at the company, so I hope a new one can still happen

You’ve glossed over this, but the reason why soul edge suffered a _slight_ name change was because back in the day there was a magazine called _edge_ that was suing anything with the name _edge_ in it…they’re gone now

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I believe it was actually one specific guy who worked for a game company called Edge Games!

Time is ripe for SoulCal 7

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

For real!

@personaphantom5543

8 ай бұрын

Let's hope it doesn't have a bargain bin budget this time and that they give everyone cooler outfits like Raphael he looked terrible in 6.

@jacobbaranowski

Ай бұрын

I would like a Soul Caliber collection 1-6 HD remastered

absolutely love soulcalibur, even if i still haven't played IV and V, i just absolutely love this series it's so fun, so goofy, so serious, so weird, all at the same time, and even when at it's lowest, it's still entertaining! (well, i mean, it's the same with pokémon for me lol) really hoping we get a soulcalibur VII, and even more that it comes to the newest nintendo console, whether that be the switch or not

On the subject of IV's opening, the gallery mode lets you put a custom character in place of the guest characters' segment, which is really something they should've made happen upon actual startup.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I didn't even see that! I'm gonna have to go back and check that out

Having darth Vader as a cameo in this game was one of the best choices they couldve ever made.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

While it makes no sense, it's still really cool!

@Lagaa

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai yea definitely doesn't, but I've never seen Darth Vader in a 2d fighting game until that point. It was an awesome experience nonetheless Edit: I know soul Calibur isn't exactly 2d but you get what I mean

@hunterhawx8990

9 ай бұрын

What would really be crazy (but also cool) is if they introduce either RoboCop or Judge Dredd as a guest in a future title.

Soulcalibur is my favorite fighting franchise ever!!! I own all the games (all first print and factory sealed), all the limited edition guides, all the soundtracks, prerelease promo discs and much more! I spent a lot of money, but i just love this franchise so much. My favorite will always be soulcalibur iii, it's just so rich in everything, soulcalibur ii is a close second, it was also my first ever game that i played of them all, i really want namco bandai to do a soulcalibur vii, i really do, i'll buy everything two times, one copy to play and the other for my sealed collection, my favorite characters are Ivy and voldo, they are so cool and unique, i wanted to say so much mroe but my broken english is.... Broken lol, thank you for making this video, it's always nice to see love for this series

you are correct about soulcalibur legends if it were mapped to traditional controls. you actually end up having far more access to more combos and chains as a result as attacks seem to go beyond just one type of horizontal but even left and right swinging attacks for instance. as for opening direction in Soulcalibur 1, it’s actually an opening character replacement mode. You can replace Sophitia when she stands up in the grassy plains with someone else like Astaroth for instance.

I didn't know there were SO MANY Soul Calibur games! it was a pleasant surprise, including most of them to my wishlist. It'd be awesome if they ever make one for the Nintendo Switch.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

BotW Link as a guest character would be legit

SOUL CALIBER !! Easily the coolest fighting game series outside of smash imo! I like your videos because they're informative and long: perfect to listen to while I'm doing other things!

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

If I can be the background noise to your tasks, that would be the greatest honor 😎

I love this series. I hope Soul Calibur 7 does happen. But if it does, I hope it does what Street Fighter 6 did for that series.

@Niosai

8 ай бұрын

Me too, it really needs that shot of adrenaline

thank you so much for posting this video! soul cal has been my favorite franchise since i first picked up a controller at 3 years old! please make more soul cal content! i'm here for all of it!

Sc 2 to 3 had some major changes SC3 introduced the concept that hitting a opponents i. stun opponent will allow moves that normally only stun on counter hit to apply the stun state. This allowed for that chaining stun combos you often see in 3-6. 30also change how walls work. In 2 getting hit into a wall dealt additional.damage and left you in vulnerable but you could tech off them to avoid follows while 3 lead to more combos either by getting stunned from getting hit into the wall or bouncing off it. Also getting hit while tech rolling from the ground was change. Moves that launch would not launch people who were caught rolling in 2 but could relaunch on people rolling or even ukeming/quick teching in 3

Some of these character designs really do actually make my soul edge

@Niosai

6 ай бұрын

🤔

Great video! Soul Calibur is my favorite fighting game series, besides Mortal Kombat. I like how newbie-friendly the gameplay is and the lore is incredibly interesting. Same with the character creation, its one of my favorite features! My favorite will always be SC3 but I've enjoyed them all and I hope we get a new game in the future.

Hello. What can I tell you? A simple thank you would not be enough for this nostalgia trip through one of my favorite video game franchises. As someone who played from Soul Edge to Soulcalibur 3, I can say that the latter was my favorite because of everything you could do. Many thanks and a strong hug.

Mitsurugis fighting style Peaked in SCIV. I really wish the next game in the franchise has him feeling like that.

I absolutely love Soul Calibur 5. It was the first SC game I played and I remember spending hours just to make my own characters.

A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold 🔥 can't wait to watch this!

I got a lot of content ideas for a sc7 game, but one of the ones I would love to see would be another chronicles of the sword, that would be epic af!!!

Soul caliber 4 will forever be my favorite I remember staying up late at night doing nothing buy online battles lol

In edge master mode, when you turned the page and the new weapon pops up and you get that satisfying blade clash sound effect, plus seeing how cool the new weapon looks? Pure dopamine hit.

I have such a long story with soul Calibur. One of the first titles I got into as a kid. Even before Tekken. Introduced me to Yoshinitsu. And fell in love with Bandai Namco's games as a whole. Thanks for covering this

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear :)

the Intro song for Soulblade/edge is Called "Edge of Soul" and its a banger. Honestly would love to see a a modern cover on the song for a future game if they ever decided Soul Calibur 6 isn't where the series ends.

My favorite and now, only fighting series I play. Will say, miss Just Guards, wish they kept it. Love the story of Siegfried and Nightmare. Great great video

Soul Calibur 2 on the gamecube was my introduction to the series and made me a fan big time

One thing you can cont on with the Soul Calibur series is amazing guest characters.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

100%!

hell yes been waiting for this one

I'm not suprised he still didn't know that Broken Destiny's Gauntlet mode is supposed to be a follow-up to SC4's "Exciting! SoulCalibur Dojo" omake comic, since that's where the Cassandra & Hilde duo came from. Also, the dialogues each time you fail are hilarious and worth reading.

Finally some Soul Calibur V love! Its the game that got me into the franchise and while the story and new characters are the biggest issue fans have with V, it was my first game in the series so i have nostalgic bias for it, in fact its character creator helped me in becoming a character designer, take it how you may.

I think the biggest mistake SC made was goung exclusive to ps2 in SC3. It feels like after SC2 the series had all the momentum and then like 30% of gamers couldn't even acceees the sequel. I know, that still the majority but sc4 didn't feel like as big if a deal and sc5 and 6 just flopped...

@BioshockDrill

9 ай бұрын

Thats factually incorrect. The entire world had a ps2 at the time. You are speaking as if ps2 was the minority when it was how most people played games. I love the GameCube but it just didn't sell.

@mskain4896

9 ай бұрын

As one of the millions who had a PS2 (the best selling game console of all time) it didn't matter to me that SC3 was Soulcalibur exclusive, but I feel the pain of the GCN and XBX SC2 fans who couldn't get their hands on it. They wanted to focus on maximizing the amount of stuff they could put in 3 and make it as awesome as possible (and in my opinion they did it), and since that meant they pretty much had to dedicate it to only one console the PS2 was the clear right choice, but it's also true that going console exclusive was still a bit disappointing for fans of the series overall. SC3 seriously deserves a remaster on modern platforms, for its original fans, for those SC fans who never had a PS2 to play it, and for all the players who had their save data ruined by the infamous data-deleting bug and permanently lost their playthroughs.

@mrandrewman5317

4 ай бұрын

Yep. It's so sad I missed SC3 because I only had an Xbox at the time. That game seemed like a great expansion with all the new modes and even characted creation

Totally agree with how good Soul Calibur VI is. I played it to death when it first came out, completing the Platinum achievement within the space of a week and playing everything each DLC character had to offer.

Soulcalibur 6 is so beautiful, I felt like they took the original game and gave it the Doom reboot treatment. Love it.

man you made reinstall soul calibur 6 and play some Taki. I might have to plug in gamecube to just so I can experiance some Yun seong to. Great vid soul calibur is probably one of my favourite fighting games and really hope it doesnt get lost to history

Soul calibur three will forever be my favorite version and holds a special place. The chronicles was the time where my brother and I would religiously love playing for hours a day during my crippling illness. 💙💙💙 I miss it

Chronicles of the Sword in SC3 is my favourite single player mode in any fighting game ever. Can’t even count how many times I’ve completed and replayed it

Soul blade and especially Soul calibur 1 on dreamcast were seminal moments of my childhood. SC1 in particular blew my mind at the time with the fidelity of the dreamcast port due to only being used to n64 and ps1 graphics. It was like seeing a good looking ps2 game years before ps2 would gain major traction and still holds up well today at much higher resolutions through emulation. I am sad soul blade and especially soul calibur 1 dont get the recognition they deserve despite being critically acclaimed groundbreaking titles. But i think that's largely because it was a bit too early for younger segments of gaming community. And they were only on one console each. Especially soul calibur which obviously was a dreamcast exclusive compared to soul calibur 2 which came out when ps2 gamecube and Xbox were all going strong. A much wider audience means much greater exposure after all.

@N.i.E.M.O

9 ай бұрын

Soul Blade was reasonably acclaimed for its time, at least enough to warrant a sequel. SC1 was where the series really took off in regards to critical acclaim though, and for good reason. SC1 is still talked about to this day as one of the best fighting games ever made. SC2 came off the success of SC1 but now it was released on platforms people actually owned, as well as the inclusion of the guest characters really helped push the SC series into the limelight. Unfortunately the series gradually faded from the mainstream afterwards. SC3's PS2 exclusivity seriously restricted its sales potential, and the reception from diehard fans didn't help the series' brand name. SC4 tried to pull a SC2 with the multiplatform releases and popular guest characters, but the damage was already done. Plus, SC4 was going up against heavy hitters like Tekken 6, Virtua Fighter 5, and especially Street Fighter IV. The gameplay was also beginning to feel stale in the eyes of most critics. By the time SC5 was released, the series was pretty much on life support and unfortunately it really showed when it came to how obviously rushed and lacking in content the game was (although this was the first and maybe only SC game to feature near flawless online versus). SC6 did the soft reboot thing, bringing back the most iconic characters and storyline from the original SC1 (yet strangely was still called Soulcalibur 6), yet unlike SC4 and SC5, the graphics were no longer as impressive as they once were, looking and feeling decidedly 'last-gen'. While critical reception was overall poritive, SC6 was hardly the big series rebirth that I'm sure Bamco wanted (and needed) it to be. While I appreciate the bigger focus on single-player content and the awesome character creator, the game really is just starting to feel 'stale', even for me as a longtime fan. So, back in the day, SC was definitely one of the most recognized fighting game series during its heyday, but the lackluster performance of the later games has kinda tarnished the reputation of the series as a whole it seems. Which isn't to say that the later games are bad by any means, but due to a number of circumstances - odd business and marketing decisions, the series has just been unable to keep up with the heavy hitters of modern times. Could the series ever make a comeback? Maybe. But I think it would take something like a 'true' reboot, with a new engine and graphical style, actually updated animations and meaningful new gameplay feel that doesn't feel forced or overly complicated (and maybe not be called Soulcalibur 7). Perhaps a reboot of the original Soul Blade/Edge? A man can dream.

I only played GameCubes version of two and I loved it but never realized Link did the intro. That was insane lol

This video was awesome! Really took me down memory lane. My first SC was the first one in arcades. Played and owned all of them except the Wii and phone ones. While I have great memories of SC1, 2, and 3, I really remember 4 being the one that I liked most because I was such a huge Star Wars fan at the time. I also made a girlfriend off of playing online, and I was pretty beastly at locals. I was also nearing college graduation at the time, so I guess it was just a fun time SC4 came out for me. Also, will you be uploading the tournament footage to KZread?

I have been a HUGE fan since 2 and even today SCIII is still my favorite! It has beards in CAS and the amount of characters is insane! Crazy how they add less and less characters. They already have em. Use em.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Beard options would be awesome in a future game

SCV was the first SC my sister and I was introduced to, we loved it, we also love SCVI but we missed the story telling style of V; 3d and artwork style that felt more dynamic in sort way. But other than that we love it.

@_Jay_Maker_

9 ай бұрын

Holy shit. I can't imagine that trash fire being someone's first Soul Calibur. Yikes.

Soulcalibur III was so good. AI Setsuka taught me humility. She was a very thorough teacher.

Finally someone understands and appreciates Soul Calibur 3's Chronicles Of The Sword. With newer games its easy to overlook this. But for the time it was perfect.

Nice job! Loved watching this video :)

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

My favorite was Soulcaliber II. The arcade version had the Conquest mode! Watching my character fight other people was awesome. I always smiled when My Nightmare outsmarted others with parries and when it was the lead character at my local arcade back then. That was fun and I would have bought that arcade machine just to keep those Memories 😁

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I wish the HD remaster had the conquest mode 😭

Please do videos on playing every mortal kombat, fatal fury, art of fighting, king of fighters, world heroes, bloody roar, guilty gear, blazblue, & the 3 godzilla fighting games (& that 1 gba fighting game)

Thanks for making this video. I hope Project Soul reflects on their past projects to really understand what was good and what was bad to make a really awesome soul calibur 7.

@Niosai

5 ай бұрын

Me too! I think the series still has a ton of potential

I miss playing soulcalibur at an arcade around from my high school every day before and after school.

SC2 will always be my personal favorite choice of the franchise

@N.i.E.M.O

9 ай бұрын

Yeah Szc2 is my fav too in terms of the gameplay balance, perfect degree of depth without being overly complicated with unnecessary super meters and gaudy armor 'breaking'. It also featured my favorite renditions of my two mains, Cervantes and Siegfried/Nightmare. I also agree that SC5 wasn't the terrible game everyone ikes to call it - though I do understand the hate. The game is clearly rushed and unfinished. The roster is a joke and 2/3rds of the characters don't even have a story in any capacity. However I do feel like the gameplaynwas actually fairly solid, and I know I just dunked on the whole 'super meters' inclusion in the series, and while I do think they could have come up with something better, its inclusion here wasn't 'too bad'. Then again, I might just be more lenient on SC5 simply because I cheesed the f out of people online with Cervantes and especially Algol (and the fact that the online was actually good, let alone playable). Also the fact that my mains weren't cut, lol.

the Arcade Edition of 3 will forever be my favorite

@beetheimmortal

Ай бұрын

It has a port to PS2, if you didn't know! It's pretty easy to track down an .iso for it as well.

Allow me to fill in some blanks here: SC2 in the arcades had a special mode that was exclusive to arcades called Conquest Mode. It was basically a ghost battle type thing where you fought against other players' overpowered ghosts, which served to train your ghost. Depending on your ghost's performance you would obtain a percentage of land for your "nation". The mode was pretty much endless but it was always fun going into an arcade and seeing how much land your character had conquered while you were away. Also SC3 in the arcades had a few more characters than the console version, like fully-realized not-generic versions of Amy, Hwang, and Li Long. It also had bugfixes that were sorely needed in the console version and its own Conquest Mode as well. Unfortunately I never had a chance to play it myself, because it came out at a time where arcades were extremely dead.

God I loved Chronical of the Sword mode, it could honestly be a spin off series.

Though shown, he never mentions the first guest character of VI being Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher series. Even without the inclusion of Link, there were some crazy hype battles in Soul Calibur 2 HD between me and my friends. Hours would fly by as the controllers got passed around and someone would get on a hot streak and we'd wonder who was gonna take them down or how many battles in a row they would win.

I actually deeply invested myself in Soul Calibur 4's RPG character creator. The trade off debuffs on cool looking equipment was frustrating but I came out the other end able to reach the end of the top of the soul tower and the bottom, it's survival mode. I just had nothing better to do while unemployed and ended up putting the most time into 4 out of the whole series, with 2 on the game cube being a close second.

i would get on SC5 just to fight edgemaster until i finally beat him, and eventually he was like a sparring buddy, super fun mode, wish they had more hard NPCs in newer games

My favorite character is Necrid from SC2. He was so fun to play! Never came back sadly!

Opening Direction isn't just viewing the opening. As the name suggest, it allows you to direct the opening by changing which characters appear at different points and such.

@zerofudou5689

8 ай бұрын

I remember making Nightmare take Xianghua's place and cracking up seeing him act all feminine.

Oh man, I remember not being able to play Yoshimitsu in Tekken 5 cause I was too used to his Soul Calibur moveset.

SC 4 will always be my favourite cause it was my first and getting to play as vader is cool asf

The create a characters have their own edge master class too

MY absolute fave Fighting Game Franchise, played stupid amount of SC3 and SC4, played alot of soul edge in arcade.

Soulcalibur is going to be the GOAT to me. Yeah, I started out with the original Tekken all the way back in '94. But when Soul Blade came out, that was it for me. A love affair that lasted 27 years...

I can not tell you how many hours me and my friends spent on Soul Blade when we were kids. It was OUR fighting game. Each of us had our own characters we were good with and we practiced for hours and hours to get skilled enough to beat eachother. At sleepovers we would play all day long until 2am playing matches over and over again. I was Mitsurugi, one of my friends was Siegfried and one was Voldo. We rarely changed characters unless we were trying to counter a new strategy that the other came up with. Man, what an amazing game.

Soooo something that ya didn't cover was Sould Calibur 2 Arcade's Conquest Mode. It's something that you can only experience in the Physical Arcade Only. It was basically like the Heros and Heralds from UMVC2 or even Mk's Factions. Basically you could raise your own Soul Calibur character from the main roster and have them "Defend" your Kingdom. The arcade did a pretty good job of saving your "Ghost Data" from matches. You could also try to takedown the other "kingdom's" Top fighters at any time. I was Top 3 for my Kingdom despite not having too much money to spend at the Arcade at the time Rank 1- 31,000 battles Rank 2 - 17000 battles Rank 3 - (Me) 570 battles :P . But I also won a few Tourneys back in the day so my Mitsurugi was a beast.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

That sounds sick!

Ah, SC3, packed with one of the most infamous bugs of all time in thr Chronicles of the sword mode... Such good memories. But that save bomb bug was nasty

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Thankfully avoided it all this time haha

@ZirixStrarstrider

9 ай бұрын

@@Niosai I remember losing 3 memcards because of that bug. Also, everytime, around 50 hours+ of game progression. It was painful.

@zerofudou5689

8 ай бұрын

@@ZirixStrarstrider Yep. Same, had to unlock characters, stages, fighting styles, and recreate several characters too many times.

Just started to watch the video but I wanted to say : SOULCALIBUR 3 WAS REALLY THE BEST OF THEM ALL !! Just a few months before I played the 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 on Xbox but I wasn’t able to play the 3 again because there is no remaster unfortunately 😢 but I need to find a good PS2 and this game again, I have so many good memories on this game ! Too many fun moment with the “VS SPECIAL”, Character creation, Chronicles of the Sword etc. Even the QTE in the story mode was TOO MUCH at this time !! I don’t know if i’m just nostalgic because I played the 3 as a kid, but I feel that the 4, 5 and 6 lost the spirit of the 3. They should have kept the 3 as a foundation for the new entries. Hopefully it get a good remaster one day. Now I will continue to watch this good video, thank you 😂🙌🏾

Soul Edge and Soul Calibur 1 to 3 were tge best ones. They started doing too much with 4 and up but I still love 4

I really enjoyed the SC games. I started to drift away from them since SCV and the introduction of the Critical Edge mechanic. I really liked the game before that mechanic.

The arcade version of SC2 had an additional mode called Conquest, where every player would pick a fighter and have that fighter join one of three armies. Each army controlled a portion of a map and you would select an army to challenge and fight eight characters from that army. Every victory would contribute to your army’s progress until only one army remained. What I loved about this mode is that all the characters in each army are made by the players. You aren’t playing against the players themselves (the AI controls them), but the AI tries to mimic your play style, so when your character is challenged, it is trying to play like you would. At the end of the your eight fights, there is a bonus fight where you get to fight your AI controlled character and see how you will be portrayed when other players challenge your army. Additionally, the more you play on that arcade machine, and the better your win/loss ratio, the higher your character advances in the army and the stronger they become. I personally loved the mode. I wish it was still around.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

I wish I could've tried it 😭 I have no idea why they didn't include this in the HD remaster

Soul Calibur 3 was on of the highlights of the ps2 gen. Character creator and chronicles of the sword were their own games in a way.

While my favorite is SC2 (yeah, cliche), SC1 has a special place in my memories because that's the first SC game I played, I loved the new trio of heroes Kilik, Xianghua and Maxi, plus Ivy, and looking back at it, this game has aged gracefully, still looks and plays good to this day.

@Niosai

9 ай бұрын

Nothing cliche about liking SC2!

About Yoshimitsu he is basically an ancestor of the one in Tekken. The reason they are both called Yoshimitsu is that the name is passed down to the leader of their clan who also bears the cursed blade with the same name.

11:40 so out of what I've been told I heard that the soul calibur yoshi is the ancestor of the tekken yoshi

Came after you told me to watch this updated version of the game. You didn't mention soul calibur 4's soundtrack :( I do agree with you though, as much as I love SC5's actual fighting gameplay better, SC6 looks amazing. And I also really hope that the series continues. And while I'm a month late to do that tournament, feel free to reply here if you wanna grind out some games online in SC6 :)

Virtua Fighter series introduced the ring out gameplay mechanic in 3d fighting games. And still uses it in the VF 5. Soul Blade/Calibur adopted it.

Thanks for this

I'm happy someone loves SoulCalibur 6 And they made a lot of mods They add new move sets And they add a second critical edge he mixed with SC4 and SC5 It was amazing