SoulCalibur VI - 7 essential gameplay tips to know

[@rooflemonger]

SoulCalibur VI is upon us! With that in mind here are 7 essential tips to get you started on your journey and help you understand how this game works! Timestamps for each tip are provided in the video description if you want to skip around!

[@mochiasdessert]

I need ur opinion, is this game like tekken in general game mechanics? I dont really like tekken 7, and I'm more a 2D fighting gamer. The thing I dont like about tekken is that each character has too much moves which kinda tiring to memorize all of them...

[@shadovvwolfie790]

@@mochiasdessert It is not. Though they share a lot on paper in how they play, the feel completely different to play. Maybe you should see if a buddy will parsec or gameshare? It's best if you see for yourself.

[@NurseLee]

Although they are both 3D fighters, Soul Calibur is nothing like Tekken. This game is way more approachable and more simplified than Tekken. However, in Soul Calibur each characters do have a ton of moves, but the Developers do a great job on organizing the characters move list. For example, if you Pick Kilik, you'll see in his command moves there's a list for "Main Moves", or " Horizontal Attacks", "Kick Attacks" and etc. Furthermore, The game does have a simple tutorial that's added to the Character creation Story mode that teaches you basic movements and attacks. And finally, the devs actually have a quick read Combat lessons on how to play for Each character in Soul Calibur 6. To make a long story short, Soul Calibur 6 does have a tutorial, while the Tekken series do not.

[@jadedj5385]

Great vid. This is one of the few times Skynet...er KZbin recommended something useful to me.

[@matthewwagner4163]

This game is so much fun it's a crime for how underrated this game is

[@Sushi-Katana]

Since when was it underrated? Its a widely known, widely recognized series thats been around for ever.

[@matthewwagner4163]

@@Sushi-Katana true but it never gets the sales it deserves. I personal think this is the best fighting game around but the sales are poor compare to tekken and Mortal kombat.

[@tamick21]

HELL YES

[@majingamer6109]

@@Sushi-Katana Yeah its recognized but its definitely not played or talked about enough, EVERYONE loses their shit when a MK or Injustice comes out. It immediately makes it to trending on KZbin

[@matthewwagner4163]

@@majingamer6109 agreed Soul calibur is such a gem of a game

[@ArtFr0g0]

Yeeeeeeee it my game son.

[@louisfill849]

I been training with tira all day

[@penguin422613]

Any tips on how to play mina?

[@rooflemonger]

Fight from a range I suppose! I do know she has a "sweet spot" on the edge of the blade, so if you hit your moves from max distance you will actually get a small damage boost.

[@penguin422613]

@@rooflemonger nice thank you, that is good to know!!

[@shadovvwolfie790]

1:30 I know I haven't finished the video yet but I really wanted to point out that I think you got this mixed up. L-Low (hits standing) M-Middle (hits crouching) H- High(misses crouching unless its a uppercut. Then idky its labelled high particularly) I'm sorry, I just don't want misinformation spreading even if on accident. I'll finish the video now '3' EDIT: Light, Medium and Heavy attacks are based off the attack levels of the moves and unfortunately aren't listed in game.

[@rooflemonger]

Oh woops then. I was looking for a "light" category move to show off that particular astaroth lethal hit, and just picked that at random so I correlated the L to light. Didn't even cross my head for a second LMH=light medium high. Then its a shame there is no way to tell from the menu which attacks count as light mediums and heavies.

[@sean_image]

We can blame dragonball fighterz for the mix up😆😆

[@shadovvwolfie790]

@@rooflemonger Its alright. It's bound to happen with all the games you play.

[@shadovvwolfie790]

@@sean_image xD DBFZ won't leave this man alone

[@Rupix15]

Just started to watch the vid n this part instantly catches my attention as well. I was like "wait, that's not right. LMH is supposed to stands for Low Mid High in any 3D FGs". Light Medium Heavy terms only exist in 2D FGs as far as i know :)

[@rooflemonger]

A new game, that means plenty more educational videos! Combos tips etc you name it I will be covering Soul Calibur VI! (and no don't worry dbfz stuff ain't going anywhere!)

[@drakes-vevo3600]

Should I use dpad or analog. I have been using analog since February and I can do complex combos like bardock loops. I'm hearing if I want to get serious with fighterz i should use dpad. Thoughts?

[@kccts44]

rooflemonger thanks for covering this game, you rock.

[@rooflemonger]

Always use Dpad much more precise movement.

[@Malouco]

rooflemonger I like how they added these leathal hits. Crazy. I bet most don't even get this shit. Is this the best soulcalibur?

[@rooflemonger]

If not for RE, which is a mechanic a lot of people are on the fence on yeah it would be unanimous. Lethal hits are fairly genius.

[@shadovvwolfie790]

I think this is a pretty good set of 7-things. There is a lot going on in this game even for old players like me. Though if I had to point a finger at something that will murder alot of new players, it's not knowing about Run counters, how to beat super armor and how to beat random supers. Well now to wait for your next tips video. You always have atleast 1 thing in your videos that I never knew :D

[@DownwardThrust]

great tips man!

[@onyx2769]

Very well done. Every lesson you taught lead to another one and answered my questions. Keep up the content I'm looking forward to it :)

[@renaudsaint-cyr3825]

How to reset the training mode is the best tips !!!!! xD

[@sean_image]

Thank you for the grapple tips. When I played the beta I noticed grabs using B+G were gone. So I had no idea how to throw brake back throws. I can't wait to lab Zasalamel and find more changes in his moveset since Soul Calibur 4 iteration and to always get some guaranteed combos with his new curse/time freeze mechanic.

[@Pickle_Pee]

Wow This puts Gamingbolt to absolute shame. They did a 10 things SCVI doesn't tell you and it was trivial compared to this.

[@SimpleCombo]

excellent advice!

[@phantomcyrano]

Big roof, you had me at "welcome back to the stage of history"... Km hosting a Soul Calibur VI release party Saturday and I might just make this video required viewing. Excellent stuff as always. 👍👌

[@tasharpejr]

Nice vid, but an addendum to your section on the Guard Gauge: successful Guard Impacts HEAL your Guard Gauge.

[@MrPomegranX]

Finally, I can get into the Soul Caliber games.

[@ClinicalADHD]

I haven't played since Soul Calibur 2 and I thoroughly enjoy this game. Im pretty bad yet still enjoy this lol. Talim main.

[@omeganism]

How to quickly recover to the side? Or rather, how to quickly recover, period?

[@elopez1882]

L, M and H actually refer to hit levels: low, medium and high

[@shadymilkman443]

yeah some people wrongly believe its , Light, Medium, Heavy

[@jarredsmith100]

You saved a life I had no idea that lethal hit was character situation specific 😩😩😩😩

[@koolgamer1221]

Thanks again! Very helpful to know about the break attacks countering reversal edge and guard impact! Awesome video as always!!

[@vorumzo5308]

as someone new to soulcalibur this was a great guide thanks

[@1MeanOrange]

Nice tips for someone new to the series.

[@josepartida1711]

Great you started doing SC vids! I haven’t played one since 2, and I was just a kid back then and messing around and not taking it seriously. Can’t wait for a voldo video.

[@burnburn14]

Please do character specific ones when you have time please! and start with Sophita ;)

[@rooflemonger]

Will do character specifics! Just don't know whose first yet. Probably asta or ivy since I have the most experience with them.

[@hakimdurand8427]

*cough* tira *cough*

[@SuperEdvinsson]

@@rooflemonger You just earned yourself a subscriber. Awesome tips and I'm really looking forward to character specific tips.

[@Tubleorne]

Can't wait to pick up my copy and give it a try!

[@ryanmaes9551]

Amazing video, thanks so much for this. So detailed-this game is finally making sense to me. This is the best video out there on soul calibur 6 mechanics

[@misfiteando]

Your wisdom is very much appreciated

[@erikmochrie1868]

Loved your dbfz vids. Im glad that you’re covering SC6

[@rooflemonger]

I love all fighting games and will cover games I know I can help people out. So Dead or Alive 6 which is still a whiles away would also be covered. I will mess around in smash but people gotta teach me, not the other way around :-0

[@JainaSoloB312]

Just got this game a week ago, this was really helpful, thank you!

[@MajinBarbie_]

Not only do you give tips you also show them off and teach how to do it. +1 sub

[@rooflemonger]

Thank you friend

[@MajinBarbie_]

@@rooflemonger no prob bob

[@unsolol]

Love that tutorial :) iam a soulcalibur6 noob never played one before also never played 8moves fighting games. But this one does it for me :D

[@tulegaming415]

Thanks for the video Rooflemonger, I'm expecting my copy today and your tips will get me up to speed.

[@TriFF51]

Thanks for the tips! I've only played 4 a few times casually. Was looking to take this one more serious and this is a nice starting point.

[@jettmanas]

Good vid. After watching it & your others, though- I've never won a vs match. Guess other people have played longer & are better. Maybe a catch-22. Any idea how to do air control? Hold a direction right away, keep tapping, or time it somehow? Tried Astaroth style w/my CaS after watching that vid, but maybe it's too tough. Been playing since SC1.

[@Falcoln999]

This was a great, informative, and very helpful video. Keep up the good work, man! Also, I laughed my ass off at the random text aboout Ivy's Lethal Hit. xD Her and Cassandra, man. Dangerous!

[@jasonbiggs1624]

Good stuff to watch. I'm looking forward to see if your going to do a video on how to play soulcalibur 6 specifically like neutral

[@justinamfieldsr]

Thanks very useful. Looking forward to future videos on SC6

[@yagami87]

Great tips!!! The throw tech was a huge help and the reset for training. Didn’t know about the perfect block so that’s gonna come in handy. Appreciate the video!!

[@zUweebTripleA]

Haven't played in a while. Looking forward to your guidance roof senpai

[@dakarai47]

Dissapointed with how casual the game feels. Spamers can thrive and even people who haven't played any fightning game and button mash to victory with certain characters. Fun game but i might head back to tekken.

[@ronaldgrantjr3873]

Great vid. I like to duck throws. If your opponent falls into a pattern. Try ducking then use throw or while rising move to punish. Also you can guard impact throws to.

[@SidVish]

Gaming for a great many years but a fighter newb. Ive put 2 days into this game and loving it. Things are starting to slow down for me. Still button mashing for the most part but getting there. This is an excellent vid, very well put together.

[@ultraboy99x]

what the fuck?? are you kidding?? only work when the enemy whiffs a specific type of attack? i thought tekken was complicated. fuck this game.

[@MyNameIsZwei]

I hope you continue to offer educational videos for Soul Calibur. : )

[@Nether2342]

Can you go over 3D fighter mechanics?I've been playing 2D fighters for almost twenty years but, I don't know anything about 3D fighters. I don't even understand how you mix someone up in a 3D fighter. Like, I'm such a scrub that I legitimately don't even know if there are cross ups in soul Calibur, lol.

[@rooflemonger]

Over the following days (and weeks) I will be making more videos covering a wide variety of topics! Not enough hours in a day to cover everything I want to right now just yet.

[@ShalomBeats1026]

I got this game on the PlayStation network for only 45 bucks.... and it’s fuckin bad ass

[@mpustekuchen2707]

Thaaaaaank you :)

[@hacksignify]

Roofle at his finest. Gobs be applying this at fight night hopefully

[@arob3987]

God damn bless you all that go hard with being the best at this game. Seems like there is so much knowledge necessary to properly play rock paper scissors.

[@gamingwithdummies3960]

All this was very helpful. Thanks so much!

[@gml3412]

Do you plan on doing any Character specific basics guide/beginners guide?

[@rooflemonger]

Yessir just give me time to figure the characters out! :-0

[@AnthonyLGreen-cz9wy]

Need an ASTAROTH guide!! I’ve just forgotten EVERYTHING, lol

[@rooflemonger]

Combo guide for asta already up! MOre stuff in time!

[@aimlessgaming4619]

Thanks for the tips. SC6 is the first fighting game I have truly been interested in.

[@howingcommando]

Im super late to the party but i wanna play this at combo breaker this year. So how do you train properly and how do you know when you are ready to take people on?

[@sviat37]

Aris was saying air control settings were not that reliable, it's way better using your own hands and record a combo to see if it's natural or not

[@paids3764]

4:05 if u have a meter and u are fast enough u can use critical edge to counter unblockable (if the unblockable isnt fast)

[@rick2402]

Well that was quick! I'm excited for the character guides. Nice work

[@zowopsama6736]

Indeec

[@meathir4921]

There's air DI? I wonder if there's any 50/50 mixups coming out of that...

[@raymondcampusano2991]

Yes there is DI and there are not air 50/50, or it is a combo or is not a combo and can be DI.

[@meathir4921]

Are there situations where you 'pick' which combo you get?

[@raymondcampusano2991]

You should always be aware of your surroundings in the game, this is not a game where you will always do x combo because it makes more damage, you should take in consideration if you can make a combo that can lead your opponent to the wall, make a ring out, reset the neutral and one you hit your opponent continue the combo based on that. Of course there are combos that you will always do the same way regardless of your location in the map, but for the majority always think on your best option and what you will do after finishing the combo

[@meathir4921]

I'm talking about on defence. Would you be able to 'choose' a weaker combo (minus wall bounces which are obvious)?

[@raymondcampusano2991]

@@meathir4921 I dont understand the question. XD you are able to choose to make whatever combo you want depending on the move that the combo started there are different combos.

[@johnking5667]

Drop a Cervantes guide, i feel like youd nail it, if possible with frame rates

[@irina1296]

Such an amazing game! Nice to see fighting games are alive again

[@KishorTwist]

This gaming genre never died.

[@edwardserfrostymartinez1538]

Lol u just never was in the community. Tekken Dragón ball and Street fighter are much alive

[@Inriri]

Good stuff! Now to decide if I like playing it on stick or controller better

[@raymondcampusano2991]

In my personal experience I play in both, some moves are better in the stick and some moves are better in the pad.

[@CrowFGC]

Yeees show off my main astaroth

[@braken_6484]

thank you so much, your guide is very helpful!

[@ryjak955]

These would be nice if I could ever land any of these... or a normal hit.

[@Jonkin715]

Good stuff, Roofie!

[@theakkw]

That last bonus tip might just have saved my life.. 😂

[@isaiahlopez8381]

Is there a way to get the black arrows, we need a noobs guide to soul caliber please

[@ximoyu6277]

Very useful info. Thanks.

[@omeganism]

Great video, helped a lot. I have a question about recovering? After a knockdown, I would often see high-level players recover to the side or backwards. As in their character would quickly role to the side or quickly role back thus negating some of my attacks. How do I perform a quick recovery to increase my chances of winning? Thank you

[@rooflemonger]

quite simple as hitting button+ direction when you hit the ground friend.

[@sergiogonzales6243]

Absolutely brand-new to PC Games. 1.) Download or disc? 2.) Controllers, what controllers can you use? 3.) Any recommendations ?

[@rooflemonger]

1) literally user choice, doesn't matter 2) If you are not used to arcade sticks, pad works more than fine. The days of arcade sticks being better than pads are long gone just go with what you like 3) have fun!

[@denisn8336]

It's finally out nice

[@seemslegit9078]

do people just use a normal controller for this game? ty

[@wonmin8814]

Just here to look at ivy. The physics in this game tho

[@finnmarr-heenan2397]

Hehachi was more fun than link. Fight me

[@jbthor03]

Very helpful thanks for posting this

[@Cellus002]

Awesome awesome video. Thank you

[@arva11saw83]

hey is this game alive online? am i going to find anyone?

[@spacelegos4964]

ayyyyyyyy.

[@DanyF02]

Nicely done, maybe a bit rambly with the throws at the end but good job overall, keep up the good work!

[@rooflemonger]

rambly is a signature of mine at this point

[@NeoSyder]

Subscribed !

[@rooflemonger]

Thanks friend!

[@walrusman86808]

Super helpful, thank you

[@doomleika]

That's surprise good tips, subbed

[@Tito_Silva]

That actually was VERY helpful. Thanks man!

[@rooflemonger]

Happy to help friend.

[@DrawnUp70]

Bout it!

[@thejunkbox4161]

Thanks for the great video

[@Neogears1312]

You can also guard impact grabs for the first time in the franchise. So that’s important for veterans to know as guard impact typically was countered by grab. Also only voldo and astoroth can tech back grab. Every one else has to eat it.

[@mckibb_n2868]

That’s what LMH means? I thought those letters determined the whether it hit low-mid-high.

[@rooflemonger]

It does, I make boo boo

[@XthecrOssGameR]

Isn't H for High and not Heavy? 1:30 Edot: And L for low and not light

[@rooflemonger]

Yes I make boo boo

[@andagean]

Can we expect an Ivy combo or overall guide? I like the character but she’s always been pretty unique to get a hold of in past games. Keep making great vids. Came to the channel for dbfz, glad to see you playing SC6.

[@rooflemonger]

Ivy stuff is absolutely coming yes.

[@PlaythroughLounge]

You seem to know pretty much about this. I have a question. I've heard that you can GI in the Reversal Edge sequence but i've never managed to pull it off. I'm pressing 6 + G but my character always ends up doing a regular G.... i've tried numerous different timings but never suceeded. Is it really possible to do this?

[@rooflemonger]

I was told this as well, never successfully been able to pull it off once. Maybe misinformation spread?

[@PlaythroughLounge]

yeah i noticed by a coincidence today when i played. I guess that is the only way. It's fine with me. I love learning new things about this game everyday :)

[@sydb]

just getting back into SC after a long time, covers a lot of important stuff, great vid, thanks!

[@TheBroFT]

This is good to know. I just started playing the game with a friend and have little clue as to what I'm doing most of the time

[@ayoodare3583]

Pretty sure LMH means low mid and high attack like in tekken

[@rooflemonger]

yes I done make a boo boo, was shirting for light attacks saw that one said L, it worked, so just went with it.

[@CoolTrixs]

I want him to say Louis Scott Fargusen for some reason. I swear hes sounds like Marshall.

[@lostporpoise8883]

LMH on the movelist is low/mid/high, not light medium heavy

[@lostporpoise8883]

whoops noticed someone said this already. ignore me xD

[@brycerathsack7885]

Overlooking video a couple times i noticed B+G is no longer the second grab (possibly due to reversal edge) so this means that there is no more "other" grab than A+G or did they change the input for B+G style grabs?

[@rooflemonger]

Mentioned a bit in the grab break section. Basic grabs are A+G, or back+A+G. All grabs in the end are either forward a+g grabs, or backwards ones, regardless of whatever motion leads up to them.

[@brycerathsack7885]

@@rooflemonger thanks! Ill remember that

[@HybRidChrome]

This was very informative, and great for those looking to get into the series. Good stuff! ^^

[@CELESTE-KNR]

Just got the game myself tons to learn but I'm very indecisive. Out of taki and groh which character should I play

[@rooflemonger]

Well, whoever you want! There ain't no wrong choice so don't second guess yourself.

[@sobervision1049]

Im glad you considered these characters because all I fight online is Azwel and Nightmare.

[@KoyoteVS]

Fantastic video.