😡 The History of Soul Calibur - It DESTROYED Street Fighter 3 !!! 😡

[@robertdanker6193]

It's hard to explain to anyone who wasn't around at the time of the Dreamcast launch just how amazing it was to see this game running on a home console!! In all honesty, for me, it was last time a new video game system truly felt major jump in graphics from the last generation.

[@robsmall6466]

Essentially as close as normal consumers had come at the time to arcade perfection. Yes. There was Neo Geo. But most couldn't afford it. And it specialised in 2D games. Dreamcast offered arcade perfect 2D and 3D ( Soul Caliber, Daytona, Powerstone ). As close as possible to arcade perfection anyway. Just like Neo Geo. No one had done that with 2D and 3D games before

[@robertdanker6193]

@@robsmall6466 agreed!!👍

[@darianflewellen2449]

@@robsmall6466 Yup yup a lot of folks don't realize it. Playing through this era was insane with the DC

[@theriffwriter2194]

One of my friends told me "honestly, when you called me and told me the Dreamcast Soul Caliber was even better than the arcade I didn't believe you."

[@TjM1978]

I remember I ended up getting my first credit card to buy one when it launched (A Sears card) I bought it an extra controller and Blue Stinger at Sears😂

[@taylordavis2985]

I was obsessed with this game. The music, mission mode.. The freaking art gallery. I miss the Dreamcast

[@paulgreene6899]

Feather in the Wind (Art Gallery Theme)

[@darianflewellen2449]

Yes! This game was incredible

[@ivansoul619]

Totally agree!, I have all OSTs posible from this game

[@kingzr-oxxx9149]

Nostalgia hitting me hard. I remember the first time I played Soulcalibur in my room on the Dreamcast. The graphics were so beautiful at the time. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat will always be my first love. But at the time Soul Calibur was amazing.

[@paulgreene6899]

Can't wait for Soul Calibur VII

[@kingzr-oxxx9149]

@@paulgreene6899 it will happened my friend. It will happen🙏😌

[@Canthatcrazy]

I'm 40, Street Fighter 2 morphed my life, and I didn't even know there was a Street Fighter 3 till 2008.

[@chaosdimension6433]

you weren't much a street fighter fan then

[@Canthatcrazy]

@@chaosdimension6433 oh OK, you were there. If I want your opinion I'll beat it out of you. Move on

[@tomelliott73]

@@chaosdimension6433 I don’t agree I’m a similar story I literally have spent more than a year of my life playing street fighter 2 as in day and nights added together . played all versions up to super street fighter 2 but stopped before super turbo I left school and didn’t have access to arcades and no assessable home port of super turbo so that was it . Without internet I didn’t know anything about alpha or 3 until much later Now I play super sf2 final challengers on switch as it still feels like what I know but cant get on with alpha or 3 too much to learn I guess

[@tronecolby]

I didn’t know about SF3 until like 2001. By that time, they made Second impact with Ryu, Ken and Chun Li

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

"Transcending history & the world,a tale of souls & swords eternally retold."

[@TheBeird]

Soul Calibur is happiness. Loved this fucking game! This and Tekken 3 were the kinda games that obsessed you for a whole summer and took root in your mind, feeding the imagination. Great stuff

[@jeremybowers3181]

Dude I was honestly blown away when I got my Dreamcast and picked this up secondarily after Sonic adventure! And ended up playing this way more than Sonic LOL! And YES do a follow-up for Soul calibur 2 man!!

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

Thx for reminding me, to get flycast on deck. I loved soul calibur so much. You should make a background story video about Voldo and some of the other characers too. Siegfried's story is kind of a nightmare. Have fun! Btw: I don't get the angry smileys in the video title. This is a very pleasant topic.

[@sukmykrok3388]

These were my 00s! I was one of the people that hopped around between SC, MK, SF, and Tekken since to me all those titles were, and still are, a great deal of fun to play

[@JGreen-le8xx]

SC truly was head and shoulders above everything else out at the time. Games on the Dreamcast were beautiful to look at, but SC even made them look ugly in comparison. But visuals aside, even the rest of the game had a level of polish that was unheard of. The controls, balance, and the amount of modes was the gift that just kept on giving. The term "must have" still does not do it justice. It should be "mandatory" would be more appropriate.

[@fanofgodjimindiva2497]

Plus, it had Ivy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@godofwar2k6reborn]

SC is still the greatest fighting game of all time. I miss the Creamcast.

[@DollahFrom216]

Nah you’re crazy Mortal Konbat is hands down the best fighting game street fighter is number 2 and guilty gear is number 3

[@eboooo]

@@DollahFrom216 Kombat is too choppy for me but to each their own

[@youseftheidiot7973]

Creamcast

[@BlastKetchup]

@@eboooo same, i feel like most players only like it for the gruesome fatalities

[@ericko777]

IMO, greatest fighter ever Capcom vs SNK 2, then SNES SF2 Turbo, Then SF Alpha 1,2 or 3. Soul Calibur is the best 3d fighter tho. Mortal Kombat is too slow and boring for me, maybe I'm missing the point of it on a deeper level if it has one.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

I'll have to agree that this was THE fighting game of it's time and probably the prettiest looking game of it's time aswell. It's just too bad that the series didn't manage to stay relevant, even Namco favors Tekken over it.

[@alexandergapour1253]

They had a new game out recently released the same time has mk 11

[@mitchnissen7175]

One of my all-time favorite games! I love Soul Calibur! My mains were/are still: Mitsurugi, Siefried, Kilik, and Astaroth. But which is better: Soul Calibur or Soul Calibur II? Consider this my vote for a SCII video! And, THGM has a serious axe to grind against Street Fighter III!

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

haha, Street Fighter 3 is just such a fun yet polarising topic to bring up. It is an interesting marketing mistake.

[@mitchnissen7175]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel I can't argue with that. There was an even bigger barrier with SF3 and myself at the time, as there was a rash of bad copies in my area at the time that would not play on my Dreamcast. I bought it three times from different outlets and each would not play. When I finally did play it I really enjoyed it, but yes, SF3 had a lot working against it. Wonderful video, by the way. I look forward to more Soul Calibur coverage!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

When Soulcaliber came out a year after Street Fighter 3, I knew I was experiencing another Gaming Renaissance! These beloved sequels were pushing the envelope of what we fighting gamers crave....Rival Schools, Smash Bros, and MVC2 were just around the corner with Alpha 3 waiting a few months later...and Tekken 3 was battling Killer Instinct 2 for your lively Quarters. Ahhhh...these were fine times indeed to be a gamer and i'll never forget it!

[@gokusondbz]

Indeed a Golden Age For The FGC 🤘

[@AwijoshSun]

Shout out to the legendary promo art this game had. Those character renderings were stunning!

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

The lighting effects were amazing in this game

[@lukebf6254]

should definitely do Soul Calibur II next

[@most5795]

Clocked so many hours playing sc. Got to a point where I let people pick my character I was going to beat them with 😂

[@davidrobinson17]

I left my Triple Jump video to come over to Top Hat, after I finish I will go back. I really really like Top Hat

[@DragonAge87]

I so love the Soul Calibur series. I really wish it got more love. It deserves to sell better than it does

[@stevensonchambers5577]

As a massive Street Fighter fan, Soul Calibur even won me over. It was a masterpiece during a time when home conversions of arcade titles often had varying results. Soul Calibur went above and beyond just a bare bone conversion by going the extra mile in every area. The gameplay was easy enough for novices to get into but with enough depth to keep fighting game fanatics busy. I love the SF3 series and will always be grateful that Capcom chose to keep it the graphics 2D sprites. Not only was the gameplay solid, we got to witness perhaps the most beautifully animated 2D sprites ever seen. On a side note, it wasn't just the 3D Soul Calibur that outshined SF3, X-Men vs Street Fighter hit the arcades the same year as SF3 and was considerably more popular despite running on SF3's arcade hardware predecessor the Capcom Play System 2(CPS2)

[@kadosho02]

I remember awhile back Soul Calibur was difficult to find. It sold out so fast, you had to wait to find a copy. SF3 Double Impact however I was able to find a bit easier. Later, Third Strike as well. But not at Electronics Boutique, I had to go elsewhere to find SF3. I did rent Soul Calibur, and later borrowed a friends copy. Loved the campaign, unlockables, and roster. Visuals, soundtrack, and clashes were fantastic. Plus the extra story mode, aside from Arcade, going around the world, good vs evil, plus connecting with other characters, and obtaining various weaponry for everyone. I can understand the challenge of 2d vs 3d. It has been a battle as old as time. Honestly I love both. I never connected with those reviews being naysayers, love what you love. If a game captures your heart, and you enjoy it, that is all that matters. Soul Calibur definitely paved the way for arcade fighters to evolve. Even now In the words of Nightmare "Need more souls!!!"

[@hiddenkoncept08]

Electronic boutique! I remember the membership cards to this day

[@devingiles6597]

Top Hat Gaming Man, you should definitely do a review of SoulCalibur 2 in a future video. Fun fact: In the original Xbox port, it featured Spawn as a guest character, the PlayStation 2 port includes Heihachi Mishima from the Tekken franchise and in the Nintendo GameCube port, it has The Legend of Zelda's own Link as a guest character. Would you mind doing a review on the sequel?

[@turrican4d599]

The GameCube version is the one to have.

[@TBoneTony]

Before Soul Edge, there was Samurai Showdown from SNK. And before those fighting games, there was Barbarian on the Commodore, Spectrum and other US/UK Home Computers in the 1980s.

[@aolanimistarka5777]

I remember trying to play this game on the arcade like it was Soul Edge which was a fail on my part 😅

[@wrayday7149]

I hate the fact SC died at SC3 and since then the graphics have improved but they cut game modes, customization, and story. 6 was so anemic they didn’t even put in a feature to see how many times your custom character was downloaded.

[@turrican4d599]

I love SC5

[@shikarbabulall3897]

I never liked Tekken but Soul Calibur was on a whole new level the art was better and the gameplay was more fluid and smooth , it also had better moves.

[@stewietk]

"The house that pac-man built " man those words really hit

[@stonepasta5296]

Thank you Top Hat Gaming Man! This was a massive dose of nostalgia trip of my childhood. Yeeeeeaaaaa!

[@gokusondbz]

Soulcalibur Remains My Favorite Dreamcast Game & My All Time Favorite 3D Fighter 🥺

[@Disconnect350]

Remember playing Soul Blade on PS1 and Soul Calibur 2 on Ps2 over a decade ago. Recently got SC4 for my 360.

[@jonniefast]

how strange lol i just bought soul edge (arcade pcb) right before you posted this; great minds think alike 😈♥️

[@jackiekerr3543]

The Music of this game is Dope as well👍🏽

[@zirconviper]

I'd play as characters like Nightmare, Astaroth, Voldo, Ivy, and Cervantes. But SC4 and beyond I play a lot as Tira.

[@johnduval760]

While it might have destroyed SF3 at the time, the Street Fighter franchise was at a crossroads. They couldn't release a 3D game that compared to Tekken or Soul Calibur. They showed they could do it with Rival Schools and Plasma Sword, which I enjoyed more than Soul Calibur. They also introduced all new characters, which fans were resistant to at the time. That said, SF3 has aged better than Soul Calibur, for me, and it boils down to the graphics and mechanics. SF3 was ahead of its time.

[@johnwhiteside4698]

Dreamcast was such an underrated system. Couldn't appreciate what it could do with 2d animation until I learned more about the history of SF3, but yeah SC is such a pretty game. Also thanks for following me on Twitter.

[@rekano]

still busting sf3 fans chops I see, LOL. Happy to see you cover SoulCalibur. SC1 and SC2 are hands down. My favorite fighting games, and my favorites in the series. I was late to the party, picking up with SC2 in the arcade. I remember being absolutely blown away by the ease of play and the fluidity of the gameplay. But while waiting for the console release...I went back and bought a DC JUST to brush up on SoulCalibur. Loved SoulCalibur2 so much I actually pushed myself to play that one a competitive level. Fond memories for sure. You should definitely do more SoulCalibur. The Arcade release of SoulCalibur 2 turns 20 years old in July this year, btw....I'd actually be interested on your take of the backwards release of SC3 and its Arcade Edition that came later.

[@GeorgeOforiAtta]

Soul Calibur .... such an amazing legend in the world of video games.

[@wdcain1]

First used VMU I ever bought had a 100% save file on it. It made playing Soul Calibur less stressful since I didn't have to worry over sinking so much time in it to do unlock everything.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

.... you missed out. It's fun playing all the single- player content and unlocking all the weapons & characters 👍.

[@View619]

To be fair, I think Street Fighter 3 destroyed itself. Full of brand new characters after the success of Street Fighter 2 and Alpha, fans weren't as interested in a fresh cast. It lacked the history/familiarity of older games and flopped as a result; even some of the mechanical differences (parrying, selectable supers, ex moves) added to the different feel and a lot of older players just didn't give the game a chance.

[@supergremlintripleseven6790]

At the time that was true. imo calling it Street Fighter 3 yet having only Ryu and Ken returning (with Akuma returning in 2nd Impact and Chun Li in 3rd Strike) was part of what turned off many players. Don't get me wrong, it was the origin of some of who are now iconic Street Fighter characters (Ibuki, Yun and Yang, Dudley and Urien for example) but for those there were the "freaks" (Necro, Q', Remy are examples). Ironically 3rd Strike, heavily criticized as being "more of the same" would later live on and become revered as one of the finest 2D fighters to have ever been, mostly thanks in part to Evo 37.

[@realamericannegro977]

Capcom's fan based just hates progression. SNK started this type of thing and Art of Fighting 3 and Mark of the Wolves did well.

[@robbG7334]

Great video. I like the games. I got the 6th a few days ago.

[@vividleo]

I remember playing soul calibur II for the 1st time it was on the XBOX so I was amazed that would could play as Spawn

[@TexasHollowEarth]

👍. OG XBox had the best version of SC2, in it's day. Spawn felt like an actual series character. Link was cheap & short..... basically a Yoda-prototype.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

SoulCalibur *BLEW* my mind Back in the day Just Like Super Mario 64 did a few years Prior... It was THAT Amazing!!! 👀

[@ggarzagarcia]

I loved SC. All I knew about SF3 was Gamepro magazines and perhaps an arcade machine or two. SC and Tekken were so dominant. I played those games to death, although MvC would be a good balance. But no catching SF3 until a couple of years ago for me. I appreciate the SF3 community and the game still being played in smaller tourneys. Love it very much. But SC was my first love (along with Tekken). Outstanding titles. ☺️

[@TexasHollowEarth]

SF3 was made for millenials. SC was made for older, more serious, fighting game fans. Even SF3's backgrounds are boring & stale.... something SF2 didn't even have an issue with! That SF3 roster, tho 😨. They ACTUALLY wanted to ditch Ken & Ryu, too!?

[@BluesElwoo2]

Soul Calibur was the reason I bought a Dreamcast! I wasn't totally sold on the Dreamcast yet, but walked past someone playing SoulCalibur at a store. Seeing it in motion convinced me right then and there I was getting one. Didn't get it on launch day, but within a month of release! SoulCalibur was such an awesome game! Played between friends quite a bit when it came out! I didn't play another one until SC4, and enjoyed it a decent amount. I played a lot of SC6 though! Not sure what it was, but that SC6 totally clicked for me, and I personally thought it was a ton of fun! I got pretty good at it with 3 characters! But bad matchmaking and glitches being introduced here and there with a new patch didn't help it survive... And there was the Paper/Rock/Scissor mechanic that people didn't like.... I was good enough to be able to avoid it most times, but people hated it. I really hope they release a SC7 that has great matchmaking and mechanics so the playerbase stays alive! In the right hands, im sure it would succeed like T7 did! Release a SC7 that everyone likes and I will be incredibly happy!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

... you had me up to SC6.... As a Soul Edge OG.....SC6 is trash. Read my comment in another thread, above for all the reasons why. It probably doomed SC7's chances with poor sales performance. Team Soul catered to the wrong demographic. Bamco is a woke publisher, now.... they changed to a boring pink logo 👎.

[@uxm4life94]

For context-The gulf in quality between Soul Calibur and every other 3D game was ridiculous. Also the music was equally impressive. I was obsessed with this game for years. As for Street Fighter 3 series- unfortunately most of the game media hated 2D games and critically snubbed the series (with the exception of Ganefan). Most fighting game "fans" only jumped on the Street Fighter 3 bandwagon years later when it got packaged with a Street Fighter II collection. By then it was too little too late as Capcom had long since abandoned 2D and the original SNK was long dead.

[@Meebzorp5200]

I didn't like street fighter or mortal kombat at all or any fighters from that genre. Soul Calibur, otoh, was one of my favorite games of all time. It got everything so right on the DC. The weapons and shields made the fighting more diverse and blocks made more sense than just swatting away an attack with your hand like the others.

[@andrewc5750]

My Dreamcast is still hooked up with my launch day arcade stick still hooked up. Still play Soul Calibur, imo still the best in the series.

[@BlackSuperman2099]

To me, Soul Edge & then Soul Calibur were basically just improved versions of Samurai Shodown (which came out beforehand). It gave each character his/her own unique weapon, which was completely different from the "unarmed" combat of Street Fighter (which took a deep dive w/ it's "3rd" installment). In terms of anime, to me, it's more or less what Bleach was, in comparison to Naruto. 🤷‍♂

[@bboybombjack]

I once watched two friends have over 200 matches in a row playing Cervantes vs Lizard man. they were pretty evenly matched. Good memories...

[@registereduser]

I think I would have not lost interest in SF3 back in the day if they hadn’t swapped the roster for characters I had no connections with.

[@djcomo13]

Soul edge was dope though

[@stikzlevel857]

truly one of the best that still holds up today. I can't choose between this and dead or alive 2 as my favorite 3d fighter on the Dreamcast.

[@BishanMash]

I have this on my Dreamcast , excellent game! You did justice !

[@Outrider42]

Soulcalibur defined the Dreamcast more than Sonic. Even people who didn't care about fighting games got Soulcalibur. It expanded the genre by making its own genre. Sadly, it has fallen hard since then. The Dreamcast title was massive, but Soulcalibur 6 is a straight up budget title that pails in comparison to what the series once was. That should be its own video, if you are up for the depressing task.

[@realamericannegro977]

Soul Calibur used to have some sick art in the in game graphics. Now its too fantasy oriented and look like plastic dolls more than usual.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Killer Instinct and Soul Calibur are hands down my two favorite Fighting Games, the Capcom vs SNK's and Street Fighter Alpha 3 are my number 2's. 😄👍

[@TexasHollowEarth]

.... those Alpha 2 stages, tho 👍😍👍!

[@luisrb7348]

The original Dreamcast version is still the best way to play Soul Calibur since the Xbox port was watered down (bettet than nothing I guess?). Greetings from Mexico.

[@nicholaswidlewski8876]

I was used to Street Fighter 2 Turbo on SNES, specifically with the 10-star turbo code. When Street Fighter 3 came out, my cousin & I bought it for Dreamcast, played for about 15 minutes, and took it out. It was slow, and not nearly as thrilling as the old game. Years later, I played Soul Caliber & was instantly hooked. We clearly made the wrong decision in 2000 lol

[@jakoclown4175]

So your comparing 10 star turbo to anything is preposterous

[@BladeCuttervita]

Would love tekken tag to be a follow up video. But I am sure you want to cover the other none hand held ones first.

[@darksiders2002]

Soulcalibur destroyed Street Fighter 3? I now like SC even more.

[@ElricSowrd]

Street Fighter III wasn't bad per-se, I just didn't give the game a chance. Except that Capcom Fighting Games have been known for their High Difficulty... Before SFIV. Soul Calibur was new to me back in the days and I was already familiar with Soul Blade. The liquid metal Graphics reminded me of Nintendo 64 games. Soul Calibur was the main reason why I wanted a Dreamcast... Plus bleemcast.

[@kurtistharp2031]

Looking forward to the coverage of Soul Calibur 2, and the Superior part of the game on the OG Xbox, despite the GameCube and PS2 ports having better guest characters 👍😀

[@turrican4d599]

Only the GameCube version has bump mapping.

[@RetroFred]

Yes, Soul Calibur II pls

[@BlueMageWithSoulEdge]

So, when are you going to do Dead or Alive?

[@lazy_gamer_dad]

The Dreamcast version is soooooooo good. Great vid as always.

[@michaelneilvalencia2205]

If Dreamcast wasn't discontinued and SoulCalibur 2 was released in the system, who would you have wanted as Sega's guest character? I would have loved either Gilius Thunderhead from Golden Axe or Joe Mushashi from Shinobi to be in it!

[@billcook4768]

Don’t know if the yutes today can understand how mind blowing Dreamcast Soul Calibur was. Totally changed the landscape of console gaming.

[@jonmyers9088]

I remember playing soul edge in the arcade, getting soul blade for ps1 and all the rest

[@catmink]

SEGA DREAMCAST! (In the voice of Cartman) 🌀

[@EliteGamersUnited]

Top Hat, I left a comment on Mrs. TopHat channel, i wanna mail you and her a JP saturn title, Arcana Strikes. I really want to hear you and her opinion on it. Where can I find your shipping box?

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

DM me on twitter or Facebook and I can give you a way of getting it to us, thank you :)

[@kadashiuzubara2226]

Fuck Soul Calibur. everyone forgets soul blade/soul edge

[@AyeYoYoYooo]

Playing the extreme heel, I see…. I offer this gem to ponder …. … the best heels never stoop TOO LOW.

[@most5795]

Please do soul calibur series

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Hearing all this cool sprite based fighters vs 3D fighters makes me wonder...When will we get a Guilty Gear Video? Also, YES! Please do a Soul Caliber 2, as well as the Soul titles you've haven't gotten the chance to discuss!

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

I covered the first Guilty Gear in 2020

[@devingiles6597]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel Well, since you already did a review of the original Guilty Gear, how about doing a review of its sequel, Guilty Gear X?

[@geechie-don7157]

That footage of Ryu vs Sean from SF3 pretty much sums up how we got burnt out on SF; TOO MANY clones of Ryu/Ken

[@JustinLeeper]

-No mention of Street Fighter EX? It may have been a spinoff, but it was most assuredly a 3D, polygonal Street Fighter game. 2 entries on PSone, and one that launched with PS2 in Japan.

[@JanetStarChild]

Yeah, it got ridiculous with all the Street Fighter iterations; and because of it, ST3 entered a market already saturated with Street Fighter; and with it, Street Fighter burnout. Didn't stop me from playing the game in the arcade on a regular bases back in the '90s. As for Soul-Calibur; it definitely deserves its high praise; but truth be told, it was SC3 that introduced me to the game series. I love the custom character creator as well as the 'Chronicles of the Sword' gameplay.

[@jorovalle]

Were there other Namco games on the Dreamcast?

Soul Calibur was more a rival to close combat fighting games such as Tekken, Virtual Fighter, Dead Or Alive, and Mace: Dark Age. Street Fighter's rivals were Mortal Kombat, SNK, X-Men, Samurai Showdown, Killer Instinct, etc.

[@personaphantom5543]

Tekken and Soulcalibur were the kings in the late 90s and early 2000s although their crowns were slipping in 2008 but then Tekken made a huge come back in 2017 and became king once more can't say the same for SC though sadly.

[@siegfriedc2332]

I also feel Namco pushed Tekken way more in promotional material than SC during the recent years, i.e crossover appearances, etc. SC had kind of become alienated by them since SC4, which is really sad.

[@personaphantom5543]

@@siegfriedc2332True sometimes it feels like Soulcalibur series was sabotaged.

[@siegfriedc2332]

@@personaphantom5543 Part of me wants to see SC go to a different publisher as it's primary fighting game series, but at the same time, that'd be a big risk, so the other part of me would rather the series remain under Namco than go to someone who'd let it die out.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Soul Calibur was the reason I bought a Dreamcast in fall 1999, but didn't have any reason as to why I ignored Street Fighter 3. I dismissed SF3 because I'd rather play Capcom's Vs games on my Dreamcast.

[@trinidadmetroid]

Street fighter 3 was HARD and hard to come by. Soul calibur was everywhere (dreamcast and arcade)

[@OTHERMRBABCOCK]

I think a lot of people forget that another huge strike against SF3 was it essentially trashing most of the classic roster with characters that had relatively meh or poor designs. They didn’t even have Chin-Li in the game until 3rd Strike. Characters like Remy, Twelve, Sean, Necro, Hugo, Makoto, and Oro (along with meh designs for Ibuki, Yun, and Yang) didn’t help, and weren’t welcomed with open arms. They were rightfully criticized. Also, it was rather odd to see the main protagonist be Alex and not Ryu. Capcom got SF3 all wrong in most marketable ways. Also lest we not forget Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha and EX2 Plus in the PS1. Arika’s vision for the series was definitely NOT what SF fans wanted and it too got meddled with bad visuals and a wildly different gameplay experience to the sequel having bad character designs (V. Rosso, Sharon, and Area) and writing/lore that was questionable like Kairi killing Akuma, Hayate’s entire purpose, the rather meaningless rivalry of Skullomania with Shadow Geist and Sharon being Blair’s sister to just get retconned. Speaking of Blair, her and Allen were moved to Fighting Layer (you should play it BTW) as they were Arika properties and their omission felt odd as Fighting Layer never left Japan and never got a home console port; reason being the bizarre way things internally were calculated as the game ran (time, unlock methods for secret battles, and unlocking new characters were done under evaluation from the game reading the time and conditions through real time. Also, the game has a program to name your finishing arts, so that had to be processed in real time too: a strenuous task to ask of a PS1 or parliamentary Dreamcast game.)Also, there were rumors of issues with PETA and the one round match prevented it from leaving its arcade home. The tag feature of EX3 was not done correctly and rather easy to punish. Also, even as an early PS2 title (blue disc) the graphics looked blocky and bad. It always amazes me SF came back after essentially missing the biggest console ever (PS2).

[@MordiganE6]

I don't know why I didn't get a Dreamcast. Despite not owning one, SoulCaliber was still one of the most important games I experienced. and SoulCaliber 2 was the most awaited game back then ( I only partly waited because I Imported the JP version before the US release for Gamecube)

[@parkplaceninja]

Everyone forgets the first one Soul Blade for ps1 i loved it

[@Weelaulau]

I was number 2 in Scotland at soul Calibur. I did beat the winner of the whole of uk in a friendly, so technically I was the best in Britain 😂

[@EliteGamersUnited]

proof?

[@Weelaulau]

@@EliteGamersUnited it was 1999, it was a competition held in a hotel in Glasgow lol

[@Weelaulau]

Maybe 2000…

[@Ryuujin1078]

Growing up, people around me played more SF3rd Strike more than SC on the Dreamcast…

[@jamesmoss3424]

I beat SoulCalibur on the Sega dreamcast I play nightmare to win. 😀👍🎮

[@onurbsenutna1261]

I see you rubbing a bit of salt on the wound of SF3 Fan Boys wound again! xD hahahaha

[@marjoken246]

Before the PS2. If you had a chance to transition 1st to DC 1st. SC was the moment I knew arcades were in trouble cause the fighter’s finally reached arcade perfect status ports with this.

[@cjtquk]

Namco was truly the king of 3D fighters during this era. Tekken 3 was peak PSOne, Soul Calibur was the game worth getting a Dreamcast for (I only got to finally buy the X-Box live arcade version which was okay but really should have had the HD treatment that SCII got). Tekken Tag also made the PS2 worth getting because that too surpassed tge arcade version. I remember several years ago that Soul Calibur had an android port which is no longer listed for sale. Did anybody buy that and how good/bad of a port was it?

[@darianflewellen2449]

The DC was the first time we got as good or better than arcade games when they got home. Underrated system

[@patricklacey4946]

This and DoA were amazing when they came out in Dreamcast

[@jacobbaranowski]

Soul Caliber is one of my favorite fanciness, Soul Caliber on SEGA Dreamcast is better than the arcade version, Soul Caliber 2 on PS2, OG Xbox, was a upgrade and exclusive caricature for each installment, I learned every caricatures moves from a pro player and I got good 👍. Then Soul Caliber 3 on PS3, Soul caliber 6 on PS4

[@kuruk_war]

SC4 is THE reason im a gamer today 👏🏼

[@jeffeastwood1051]

The game should have been called Street Turtle. Block Parry Crouch .

[@theriffwriter2194]

Oh how I miss (mourn) Li Long and loathe Maxi pad!

[@thekingnumberone2427]

I still play this game on my Xbox 360. Great game

[@19zach75]

I'm forever a Street Fighter fan but...Soulcaliber was an instant hit with me. Particularly Soulcaliber 3!!! SC3 is one of the greatest fighting games of all time.

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

Cervantes was in soul blade as a secret character

[@jackiekerr3543]

This a Awesome game I had it on PS1 First and loved playing on anything