Hello everyone! Like I have posted on my G+ Page I have bought Soul Calibur V today, and now for the official review!
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"Two swords...Two Generations...One destiny. A new dawn arises in the eternal fight between the mighty Soul Swords!"
That's right, they changed the ever lasting quote that we all so dearly loved. "Transcending history, and the world..." Yada yada yada.
Anyway guys, this ain't no normal Soul Calibur game. While I've been a follower of Soul Calibur ever since the stand up arcade game, (Which the first one I played was Soul Calibur 2 at my local arcade.) I've been a huge fan of the series, when I first bought Soul Calibur 2 for the GameCube, I was stoked. Mostly 'cause I got to play as Link: The Hero of Time. But also because that was my first fighting game, I didn't grow up on Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter or even Tekken. I grew up on good ol' Soul Calibur. Which, may I say, is an AMAZING way to grow up.
Enough reminiscing. Onto the review.
So this game takes place 17 years after the events of Soul Calibur IV, you get to play as Sophitia's two children. Pyrrha, and Patroklos. Both of which share the same destiny, the Soul Swords. (Oops! Spoiler alert. :) ) Anyway, some of the characters from the old Soul Calibur games are nowhere to be seen, for example: No more Kilik. *Tear.* Instead most of the characters have been replaced by, well, similiar characters. They each have the same fighting style, they just look and act different. For example: Kilik has been been switched with the odd and rambunctious Xiba. While Taki has been replaced with the blonde and dim-witted Natsu. I won't spoil anything else, but there is a new returning character from an old Soul Calibur game that hardcore fans might recognize. (I'm not saying who.... :D )
While some of the characters have changed, (Both appearances and just plain being switched out for someone more annoying.) this game is definitely one of the my favorite additions to the Soul Calibur series. A lot of characters have had some costume changes...And well, some haven't. *Cough* Mitsurugi *Cough.*
This game definitely has it's goods and it's bads, but mostly goods. The only real bad thing about this game that I found annoying, was how repetitive the fighting was. Even with the newly added Critical Strike and Heroic Strike, the game just seemed to repeat itself. But, being a hardcore Soul Calibur fan, I don't mind it one bit.
The game also took a bit of a Call of Duty spin to it, by adding the new "License." Where you can take a picture of your favorite character that you've created, or use one of the Preset characters! You also have 432 titles to collect, and I'll just name some off...Just for fun.
And these are 100% true, not kidding.
Please Go Easy.
Beginner.
Not Good Enough.
No talking.
Look at my skill.
And the list goes on and on and on. While it's fun for a while, collecting all of the titles will take quite a long time.
Another bad thing about Soul Calibur V, would be that there aren't any console only characters...Both consoles come with the same characters, and the same guest character Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. (Which is a really good character by the way.) But I want some Console Only guest characters, like how Soul Calibur IV had Darth Vader and Yoda, and how Soul Calibur 2 had Link, Heihachi, and Spawn! (Yes, I know Soul Calibur 3 didn't have any guest characters either.)
This pretty much sums up Soul Calibur V guys...Oh wait! There is one more thing that I forgot to mention...One more, amazing feature.
Like in Soul Calibur 3 and IV, you get the ability to create your own character and use him/her for battle. Well, Soul Calibur V upped the ante and made this feature twice as good. More character armor pieces to add onto your character, different things you can do with your weapons, and you can add tattoos to your characters! Pretty neat!
Alright guys, lastly I just wanna say that any of my reviews, I do not own the rights to the characters or games. I'd like to thank Bandai-Namco for making such an amazing game and series, and all rights go to them.
Thanks for reading guys!
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