Soul Calibur/Soul Series

Fygul Cestemus just didn't care who they abbducted as long as he or she was a useful test subject. It's how they turned Aeon Calcos into Lizardman: they just abducted him.

I'm surprise they have men over in North America but I guess that's not too surprising either. It's not like having cults in another land is all that ground breaking.

You could say they were the first Greek Life frat in north america, at least in soul calibur's timeline lol.

So I just bought the Steam Hardware, since it's 95% off for their current sale, $2.50 as opposed to $50 ($10, after shipping). And since I've got PS 3 and generic controllers, I don't need to worry about pairing a controller to my computer anymore.

So... all I need is to eventually get a better computer, and I'll definitely be able to play it without having to worry about it coming to Switch!

For what it's worth, Siegfried's ancient fight is probably the hardest of the lot of them. The extra defense and damage he gets at the end is murder. In some ways, even the Inferno fights were easier.

I finally got the game in a Black Friday sale. Unfortunately, my current "Half moving" status has led me to a wifi-only spot in this household thus keeping me from engaging in competitive multiplayer... Aaaand the PS 4 still is holding out on crossplay right? Man, they are gonna get their asses kicked next gen...

ANYWAYS in an ironic twist of fate this will be the first time I've ever gotten to play Geralt. I know him fairly well from Popculture Osmosis and watching my friend play but Soul Calibur will be my gateway into his actual capabilities.

... I haven't been paying attention to the promotion for this game. Why the hell does Seong Mi-Na have underboobs. Why is she doing that.

I should just use reversal edge in every conceivable situation right? That's what people on the internet are telling me.

Can I shower Ivy Valentine in lesbian kisses in Libra of Souls that's my only main goal I don't really care if some jerk takes over the world or not.

Mi-Na has pretty much always shown underboob. Personally, I like her design.

Mina being the underboob one only really started in SCIII

SCII

SC

and SE

Was all about the midriff or the Skirt

I have also gotten the game for my birthday two days ago.

I haven't gotten the time to fully play it yet due to obligations (I have a research paper due this Monday) but I was able to have a little fun with the character creation at least.

Gave a fully-Malfeasted guy Geralt's fighting style for the irony of giving a monster hunters fighting-style to an actual monster.

Edited by slimcoder on Nov 23rd 2018 at 10:42:18 AM

I mean I've been playing since OG Soul Blade and while I noticed a little bit of backwards cleavage slipping in on Mi-Na since SC III it was usually just something I attributed to loose-fitting clothing and cheeky camera angles but now it's very prominent and highlighted in story art and such. It's reached officially distracting levels.

Anyways I just jumped right into Libra of Souls. I saw that the story starts in India, so I made my warrior dark-skinned and called her Jaspreet. Then I swung around a katana while dressed in full European plate armor.

I'm reminded about that tumblr post that made a historically accurate adventuring party consisting of a Samurai, a wild west gunslinger, an aging Pirate and a Classy Cat-Burglar from victorian london.

Is Groh just Zwei 2.0. Are they seriously trying to play the mysterious anime boy card again. Do we actually learn what he's all about this time or does he just fall of a cliff to no fanfare too.

Taki, Cervantes, Groh, 2B and Geralt all have weapon styles that could be called "Two Swords" and I find that funny.

Zasalamel is really bad at noticing when people have become mutated because I tried creating another Libra'd soul and he's like "Ah yes you haven't become a malfested" meanwhile I have gray skin and glowing tattoos and my eyes swirl with the souls of the damned. Maybe that was just a fashion choice back in Atlantis or wherever.

Luckily this time, Groh gets his whole backstory and motives revealed in his character story. He also has a complete arc as well.

I also reccomend playing grohs story arc before fully competing Souls.

IMO, Inferno fights were easier. I swear it felt like you didn't any damage to the Master Spirit. Also, is that general consensus that Siegfried's Spirit Master is the hardest one? I really don't plan to beat all 23 fighters' Spirit Masters.

I should've known people hated ZWEI. I heard about it but I didn't think it was that serious. I personally think ZWEI along with the rest of SC V's cast just needed a better writer or something along those lines.

Edited by agent-trunks on Nov 24th 2018 at 6:47:56 AM

I did find Zwei's "Aloof and mysterious possible-ally whose mysterious mysteries mystify as he works towards his mystery agenda for mysterious backers" to be incredibly lame in general given they wanted a mysterious pretty boy for the sake of it, not actually having any mysteries to attach him to. Not gonna lie I did find his eventual fate hilarious in all honesty.

If they ever bring him back I really hope it's a Running Gag that he's washed away by a flood, trapped in a collapsing building or lost in the astral chaos minutes before he is able to fully reveal his mysterious plans every time.

I feel like he's also a victim of the series getting more over-the-top as time goes on. People have mentioned he looks more like a Final Fantasy character than someone that's actually from a 16th century period piece with supernatural elements... And that's something that could have been used to make him unique! But by the time he was introduced, basically everyone did.

Groh seems to be playing the same card (He ALSO looks like a JRPG character) but I'm happy to know we actually get to learn about him. Not that I think he'll have a super compelling character, the story's nothing to really write home about so far, but at least his archetype is not completely unearned.

I feel like this series needs a dedicated Deadpan Snarker to point out how utterly ridiculous it can get.

Edited by ShirowShirow on Nov 24th 2018 at 10:14:59 AM

What about zwei was mysterious? He was working with Siegfried to take out Soul Edge. He had a bit of an ego but he was not like shrouded in mystery like say, raven from tekken or something.

Best way to describe Grøh is that he's the Kilik to your OC's Xianghua.

I was recommended by You Tube for a video displaying the game's characters before and after getting totally armor broken.

I watched it before I decided to get bothered by the fact that I was recommended it. (and gee whiz, SC6 is such an equal opportunity game)

Edited by VutherA on Nov 25th 2018 at 10:58:16 AM

I feel like Clothing Damage is really redundant against most of the female fighters.

Ironically the one lady who I feel has the "Armor Break" work for her is Taki, who is essentially naked as is. Everyone else has their vests and such explode into pretty little confetti that neatly stops existing for all intents and purposes. Taki's bodysuit gets ripped to tatters, so it actually looks like she's suffered battle damage instead of just had one of her accessories evaporate.

Edit: Wait fuck youtube recommended me that video too it knows thinks I'm a perv!

Edited by ShirowShirow on Nov 25th 2018 at 12:51:29 PM

We're probably making our profile pictures look bad.

I do sometimes get you both confused because your pics are from the same show.

Uh huh play "innocent"

That's fanist, saying we all look alike!

Not my fault the shows artstyle makes the characters look similar when looking from a casual distance.

It's perfectly obvious, I don't understand what you're saying. One of them is a clear example of the very concept of visual beauty, and the other is Ruby Rose.

(I better stop with this now)