| Personally my review wont go so well.., SOUL CALIBUR 4 isnt all a bed of roses, as it is choked with too many thorns.
If you guys had known me personally you would know that Im all about soul calibur and that I used to work on SC2 back at namco. So, YES, Soul Calibur 4 for me should be a natural fit, as well as a close personal love. But Im mad at 'MOM & DAD' so to speak. Im telling you now.., Im at least 50% unhappy with this version.., and I'll tell you why.
First off, to end on a happy note, the negativos:
This is the first SC game that has regressed. Thats right SCIII is the superior game.., and unfortunately it was PS2 ONLY. [Im in no way a Sony fanboy BTW. I worked for them and hate them as a result for MANY reasons]. The create a character mode was dropped and they made it a create a skin mode. In other words instead of the weapon that you carry determining your play style [each had a unique NON palette swap style different from the campaign characters] and that you could change it on the fly before you went into battle you are, stuck with conforming to the same style as one of the existing characters. Not so bad you say? Go play Soul Calibur III and choose for your created character a rod and then play as Kilik.., Then come back and tell me I'm wrong. And killing off the Wave Blade all together? Un-FN-forgivable.
[I know this is a small thing but] The taunts before a fight are gone.
The characters name of who won the battle isnt named. Another cheap out.
Character Creation Mode GONE: Still Called 'Character Creation' but is actually Character Palette Swap as you are confined to existing characters play styles. There are no 'unique' play styles just for the create a characters like last time. You should have an option for both. Not enough faces for create a skin mode.
Mission Mode GONE
Chronicles of the Sword GONE
Traditional Stores GONE
Katas GONE
World Competition Mode GONE
THX certification GONE WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU MAKING TAKI AND IVYS TITS SO HUGE They were big enough already, thanks, now they just look dumb.., and I know some guys [straight guys mind you] that were put off enough by that that they didn't buy the game. Because it seemed to be too pervy. And I would have to agree. Thanks
Absence of what would make sense with guest characters no Skywalker Sound Technology. Having to wait for VADER to be unlocked.., that blank space for him in the character screen looking at you taunting and laughing at you for days on end until they make him downloadable. Possible Downloadable Vader not having his 'STORY'
Currently PS3 exclusive ending to the apprentice that we dont have on 360. :(
Possibly no fix on the apprentice end story once vader is added to charcter roster.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLDBGYrDnAo] bad audio buzz and dont watch it until after youve done it on your system [YOU WERE WARNED]
You dont EARN characters. You BUY them.
The whole accomplishment feeling gone BYE BYE thanks for making this game unfullfilling.
[Achievements dont replace this, but I know thats what they were thinking.]
Story mode 5 levels long. ARE YOU FN crazy!?
Lack of ONLINE modes.
Retooling of favorite returning characters move list. :( some of them were just made worse :(
Cinematics are too short.., with all the cutting out of the other stuff.., couldnt you just give us a few more cut scenes.., or at least a few more mins in each. I mean the damn CGI is hired out anyways~!
Progressive Screen Mode Option Hidden in Menu GONE. Granted your gonna say its optimized for HD but what about those that have the old SDTV's still they should be able to turn it off for better compatibility. [I love my HDTV ;P]
Killing off of the franchise. WTH are they really doing this or making way for new characters? Im ok with the latter but the former is unforgivable.
Still with the TEXT based story telling. Its an HD era dammit!! At least give us voice if not video too.
UK got a WAY better preorder than we did. We got cheaped
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/02/uk-gets-spoiled-with-soulcalibur-iv-pre-order-goods/
OK now for the good stuff. aka positivos
Online Versus although with no extra modes but ranked and unranked, works like a champ and is smooth with no real issues that Ive seen so far.
The game is damn pretty
Large cast of characters. Minus the pallette swap characters. [Bonus and created]
Tower pf lost souls Mode added. Kind of a cool new mode, but a poor replacement for all the others ripped out in its place. :( Butt hard for those of us that like our SC challanges ;) Conditional Items Rewarded for [Create a skin] meeting certain perimeters on each floor of this mode. :) Although some are near impossible. :(
Revamped in depth gameplay. IE critial finishers, attributed skillls and weapons and armor etc.
Retooling of favorite returning characters move list. :) I.E. tiras 'bi-polar' setup
Created skin palette swap character has a story mode. :)
Better game manual this time around.
50 data slots this time. :) [10 last time you could just swap memory cards to over come this last time]
VADERS IN THE 360 VERSION~! [waiting for him SUCKS though].
Number grade on a ten? Dont think that I can give it a score because I feel too burnt.
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