IGN - Soul Calibur V Review

[adriane23]

Train wreck said:

adriane23 said:

Train wreck said:

Major mistakes off the bat:
1. getting rid of some decent characters such as Zasalamel and Setsuka
2. constantly changing the fighting game formula

Team Soul has been slipping for the past decade, they need to get it together. Tekken Tag tournament 2, from all the gameplay vids is miles ahead and with a crowded fighting game scene, they cant stay on this course or they will become irrelevant.

These were the exact two issues I thought of when I was playing earlier. *Poors out some liquor for the homie Zas*

Still a fun game though, and it's still an improvement over four. Glad they got rid of the stupid exploding clothes gimmick.

I got the game last night and I am enjoying it throughly, its just that I hate fighting games that take characters ive pretty much mastered (in this case Ivy, Raphael, Lizardman and Taki) and either take them away or just switch them up.  I felt even after two SC i couldnt get ivy up what I was playing her as for SC2, Raphael has remain constant and Zasalamel was my new main.  Just as someone point out earlier, they are making this game more technical, which is cool, I just hate relearning lol.  Im going to go to evo2k12 with this and KOF III so im going to be practicing for a while.

Yeah the game still improves in a lot of areas, so it's still a great game imo, but hopefully they consider the "If It Ain't Broke" philosophy in the next installment. And I'm still holding out hope for DLC characters (I really miss Zasalamel). Also, I found out clothes still explode -___-