The Inevitable Downfall Of SoulCalibur

[@kevinsadler1333]

One of the biggest things SoulCalibur did back in the day was have great single player content. Weird stage mechanics, unlockable artwork and thing like that gives the game a unique feel and keeps you coming back

[@simopen]

That's why I'm loving Street Fighter 6

[@nicholashayes5773]

Yeah but in this age of the internet, unlockable artwork just doesn't have the same appeal it used to.

[@sensuscommunis2526]

Yes, tons of unlockables... Something kids today *pay* for xD

[@stevenobrien7686]

Weapon master mode was the best thing ever

[@bloodnessx]

Remember when in soul calibur 2 characters did weapon demonstrations (exhibition). Good times... good times..

[@erisunflower]

I will always love Soulcalibur no matter what anyone says about it.

[@destroyermcw626]

Me to it has great emotion impact.

[@freshtodef123456789]

It’s been my fav Fighting game since I was a kid and I still will continue to love it with all my heart.

[@raz0ulplaysgames]

This

[@kichan3353]

Gay

[@RobertSmith-on9kn]

Big facts

[@kelvinsanyaolu4899]

Soul Calibur 2 will forever be one of the best fighting games ever

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Hell no that's casual mess Lol Soul Calibur 3 is the real champion here.

[@personaphantom5543]

@@danteshollowedgroundsSoulcalibur 3 is competitively-unviable and glitchy but okay Soulcalibur 2 is the casual mess lol

[@kelvinsanyaolu4899]

@@danteshollowedgrounds Nahh Soul Calibur 2 is Goated but tbf I never played 3 just went straight to 4

[@taylorbee4010]

It’s so easy to pick up and play! But hard to master

[@dunmaglass9095]

Soul 3 is also a magnificent game man

[@dereklane9653]

Soul Calibur III's Chronicles of the Sword was amazing in my book. Building an army to conquer my enemies while unlocking new fighting styles was soo much fun. Having the main characters be boss battles was an excellent touch too. From what I've heard, SC III is not good for competetive players but the single player content was top tier for a fighting game.

[@foxofallnozarashi8291]

Soul Calibur 3 is pure Gold!

[@0rnami]

SC3 was loaded with content, but it had lots of bugs. I wish they carried over the bonus fighting styles, like the big lance and the kicking edge

[@AegisAuras]

Was that the game mode where you could bring your own custom character into a type of story mode with a progression map? I can vaguely remember it, if I’m thinking of the right thing. I just spammed these two alternating nunchuck moves because the AI would bug out and not know how to react to it until they got ringed out.

[@hyberkonawa272]

I agree, Soul Calibur 3 for me was my childhood game and is consider the "Top tier S+" (The Goat!) Because the character creation music is what makes me wanna keep playing this game Especially the Chronics of the sword and other game modes to unlock secret characters you didn't know it exist. Soul Calibur 3 was full of secrets, like... an adventure MMorpg game basically. It would be epic if they could remastered the game with super Graphics similar as Soul Calibur 6 and have more DLC, online matches and new guest characters.

[@alberte6109]

Really liked the Chonicles, I still remembered that I made a white haired gal with full plate armor wielding a claymore. Don't remember how I got the chance to play it, maybe my brother finally gave me a chance idk.

[@blackdragon6]

Soul Calibur II was so got damn good. It still holds up incredibly well. The series deserved better 😔

[@jamquick5298]

Cloud was supposed to be in Soul Calibur 2 for the Playstation 2 but the deal fell through, that was a missed opportunity for sure but that game was great though.

[@personaphantom5543]

@@jamquick5298 Soulcalibur 2 would have been even more legendary if Cloud was in it instead of Heihachi.

[@jamquick5298]

@@personaphantom5543 hell yea, nothing against Heihachi but Soul Calibur is weapon based combat and Cloud would've fit that criteria.

[@aegisreflector1239]

Soul Calibur 1 2 3 are classics

[@taylorbee4010]

2 is so good it outshines it’s children

[@in3vitableTIMING]

I’m glad people are starting to notice the neglect the series has faced. I think as a fan and artist this has been one of the biggest creative lessons. Underdogs have it stupidly hard but enjoying what you do/created is why it’s all worth it. And for that reason the legend will never die.

[@rickytickytimbo9182]

I actually really liked Soul Calibur III. I had a blast with its character creator

[@RioDragoon]

Soulcalibur III was my personal favorite. Just recently went out of my way to collect them all. The one I never liked was IV. The Jedi characters (particulary Yoda and the Apprentice) are so unbalanced it kills me.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Hell yeah it was literally the best ever lol

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

I agree

[@Kakeen]

Same here. SC3 is my favorite in the series. Like mentioned the character creator was fun and the gameplay just felt great.

[@Bloodstar6078]

What i didn't like about SC3 CC is that your character's personality and morality were tied to your clothing choices. I ended up with some good looking characters but with some mismatched voices. I don't get ehat they were going for. Just let people select the options!

[@EPunkOfficial]

A few things: Soul Edge had its name changed to Soul Blade in North America due to a trademark on the word edge by Tim Langdell. Soulcalibur IV released in 2008, not 2009 (although Broken Destiny did release then). Not every cutscene in Soulcalibur V is a still image (you literally show a cutscene in the video). Soulcalibur VI is a reboot (that acknowledges the previous timeline) for the franchise and I'm pretty sure Project Soul (which is just a group inside Namco) still made it. SCVI also did well in sales and reception, basically ensuring that the series will continue and have a future. Feels like you're downplaying it a bit by making it sound like it failed or just came and went. True, Soulcalibur doesn't have the best presence compared to other fighting games, but still. If this vid was made around the time SCV came out, then the title of the vid would be a bit more accurate.

[@zelohendricks51]

This is didn't the lead dev for the franchise leave Bandai? Also I agree

[@SH1NK1R01]

It most definitely didn’t do well. And it did in fact come and go. Sc6 came out 5 years ago. This oh so certain sequel that it apparently guaranteed hasn’t happened.

[@quangluong388]

@@SH1NK1R01what do you mean about the time? Street Fighter VI came out recently but 8 years after SF V.

[@SH1NK1R01]

@@quangluong388 …….S….C. Stands for soul calibur. The game we were talking about. Not street fighter. But since you brought it up. Did you notice that Capcom didn’t develop or promote any other major fighting games in that time and instead pushed forward with massive support for sfv? Sfv didn’t drop them go silent for 8 years. It was active and supported the literal entire time. Meanwhile Bandai has entirely diverted to tekken 7 then on to 8

[@Wizardbeard91]

OK good I thought I was fuckin crazy

[@ShamanMcLamie]

It kind of baffles me how Soul Calibur 3 gets overlooked as much as it does. This game was just brimming with content. Tons of characters, loads of interactive cutscenes, game modes galore, an aweseo.e character customization and chronicles of the sword campaign where your custom character is the protagonist. This game had it all. For me every game since has always felt lacking in comparison.

[@zombieshavebrains]

Probably because II was on every console. III was PS2 exclusive and didn't have the console exclusive characters so it lacked that hype.

[@OGYouTuber05]

From what I remember, the console version had many bugs.

[@edco2012]

​@zombieshavebrains if SC3 had a remaster for PS5 and PC it would gain more audience. I never had a PS2, so I lacked the privilege in owning the game. If theres ever a re release, Im getting it in a heartbeat.

[@Straatman20]

Sc3 really had alot of content for a fighting game

[@the757general2]

Because it was a disaster for competitive players due to many bugs and overpowered characters not helped by the game not initially having an arcade release. The save file corruption was also a thing.

[@cyric2010]

Soul Calibur 6 was fun to play and I liked watching the pro's play too. I was also under the impression that it did okay financially. I hope to see more from this series

[@reverbedvonacular]

There will definitely be more Soul Calibur. Its still a very profitable franchise with a big fan base. These "downfall" videos are just a trend right now on KZbin and creators are trying to capitalize with any "downfall" type video they can. Soul Calibur isn't going away.

[@kyleannen731]

@@reverbedvonacular Gah, thank you for saying that! I couldn't help but type a huge comment in response to this video because it really rubbed me the wrong way lol, and you hit the nail on the head.

[@yrenekurtz5268]

Part 6 did have much better sales figures than 5, which is what Namco wanted and accomplished. No idea why the video barely makes any mention of the game and completely glosses over that fact.

[@Gods_God]

All of the canceled DLC for SoulCalibur VI leads me to believe Bamco didn't consider it as much of a success as they hoped. I'd love to see more from the franchise, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[@exiaR2x78]

​@@Gods_GodI mean SC6 only really got into major tournaments as a main game due to Tekken 7. I didnt play SC6 but from what fans said it was a game with a bunch of gameplay issues

[@FrostFireTiger]

I quite love Soul Calibur. Love the weapon based fighting and they often have really good character creators.

[@narvuntien]

Oh man the character creators are great. I made a character that looks just like my friend

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Same especially the music overall is just godly.

[@sircombat3259]

Soul calibur 6 was peak tbh, the clash move is such a cool and fun feature and when you actually manage to predict a attack and dodge it while the slow-mo is going on, genuinely makes you feel badass.

[@lunard8690]

any game suggestions? been trying to find some new games particularly fighting games and indies or say a reaction based game like the one on steam called THUMPER

[@EmeralBookwise]

@@sircombat3259: Clashing might be cool in concept, but it was a terrible gimmick in execution and probably one of the biggest reason the SC6 never had a chance of catching on. It's too exploitable for experts and feels too random for casuals.

[@Sykroid]

5:08 I'm gonna stop ya right there. SC3 is one of the best fighting games ever developed when it comes to the amount of replayable, fun content; and it deserves to be remembered as such.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Cap. I remember being thoroughly disappointed with it after playing through so many hundreds of hours on part 2, both gcn and xbox versions. The game was a letdown. Look at the sales drop off and the reviews from the time.

[@raionbomber75]

yeah, I understand if people didn't like it cause competitive play couldn't happen cause it was a glitchy mess, but the content is this game was amazing.

[@kileddy436]

I loved it

[@emanthescripter1076]

Soulcalibur 3 is essentially a suped up version of 2 but very unbalanced and buggy, but filled with more single player content.

[@CastroJr92]

yeah SC3 is amazing

[@PricefieldPunk]

The Soul Caliber characters are so good too. It’s a shame the games have been forgotten

[@rei1789]

I just want to add my perspective as somebody who almost exclusively played in arcades until SC6 came out on PC, especially as somebody from Asia (Japan!) and still had a lot of access to arcades up until covid. Been playing the SoulCalibur series in arcades from Soul Edge until SC3, which was the last arcade release. I played it pretty competitively (well, it was pre-eSports so it was mostly small tournaments as you go around different arcades to compete) and it was my main fighting game. Anyway since I almost exclusively played in arcades, I don't really know too much about what you guys (especially Westerners who primarily played these on consoles) are talking about. Things like various modes and exclusive characters are things I only ever saw in videos like this. But especially when it comes to SC3's supposed forgettableness? SC3 was probably the most popular entry for us in arcades, if only because it was around for the longest since it was the last game as far as we were concerned. Of course many of us played SC4 and 5 on the respective systems but playing it in arcades was just so different. Like, how are you supposed to do a tournament on a PSP? So while people played the console versions as well, we would always come back to the arcades for tournaments and stuff, to play the "real" SoulCalibur. That was until slowly the machines started disappearing from arcades to make space for the newer games. In Japan, I couldn't find any arcades that still had SC3 in any of the arcades around my neighborhood by around 2017. Even the classic game arcades, like the ones with older versions of Tekken or Street Fighter didn't have them. For a competitive player like me, what's killing SC more than any of the stuff you just said, is actually the poor implementation of the online aspects of the game. It doesn't have rollback netcode nor does it have cross-platform play, which means if you bought the game on PC here in Asia, good luck finding decent matches, as many people would've been playing on PS4 instead. Or get ready to get matched with somebody in Europe and have an abysmal 8 FPS because, again, no rollback netcode. Also, what do you mean "we've already played" SoulCalibur 6? It literally has a new mechanic in Reversal Edge, which was a step in the right direction IMO for the competitive scene, as its tactical use is amazing if you know what you're doing. You're probably only talking about the story, however, which again, different perspective. Anyway to me, SC6 was a fine game, and again, this is coming from a sweaty player. The main issue was the clear lack of interest from the developers themselves, as there were only 2 "season passes" with new characters announced, and then all development seemingly stopped. With the lack of updates comes the meta getting stale, and then the game starts to dwindle. I don't mean to speak dismissively or as if I'm superior to casual console players who simply enjoy playing a fighting game here and there. But a fighting game lives or dies by its competitive scene. Having a story mode and console-exclusive characters is fine and all, but the longevity of a game and its franchise depends on how well we, the competitive players, take to the game. We're the people that spend money on all the DLCs to keep up with the meta. We're the people who buy all the cosmetics for our main characters even if others scoff at how expensive they can be. We're the people that buy the merch and stuff. As it is now, the developers don't even seem interested in nurturing the fighting game community, or at least supporting the product they already launched. We would've been the evangelists for the game. We would've been the ones hyping it up, trying to get all our friends to buy it too so we could play against each other, streaming the game, participating in tournaments, and so on. But since we feel let down by the game's developers, most of us just move on to play other fighting games that feel like they do respect us and our hobby (such as Street Fighter 6 or Tekken).

[@raionbomber75]

Yo, thanks for this perspective. Biggest reason why SC3 was when the series fell off for us in the US is because the console version happened before the arcade version, so the fixed alot of bugs and they never gave us another console port, so we never got to see how good SC3 arcade was.

[@rei1789]

@@raionbomber75 Sounds like even back then they were really bad at maintaining support for their products. :( I personally feel very salty about how SC6 could've been great if only it did some of the things that Street Fighter 6 did, like again rollback netcode + cross-platform play. I have no trouble finding matches in SF6 at all, and it's usually a great time.

[@MitsuSC]

Hi @rei1789 While most of what you say is true, the biggest reason the SC series hasn’t enjoyed success imo is due to the fact that the development team always happens to be completely changed over, while a game like Tekken enjoys a much more stable development period, with members in their teams that go back as far as Tekken 3. The original creator left Namco many years ago and SC was left abandoned in a way. The last true Soulcalibur game that felt like it truly had a cohesive vision behind it was SC3, console glitches aside. I actually envy the fact you got to enjoy SC3AE. Had the console version released with AE’s balancing, fixes and extra content it would have been the best Soulcalibur game ever. Again, speaking from my own point of view. I remember hearing Namco even lost the SC3AE masters so that’s why it hasn’t been re-released. But I would kill for a proper remaster of SC3AE on modern consoles, with the gameplay completely intact, more than an actual new entry in the series, at this point. SC6 was very decent and a step in the right direction.

[@scannner7499]

I wish they would do a remaster of sc3 because I think it was a good game in my opinion,but maybe I view the game more diferently than you because I used to play chronicles of the sword a lot and I mean a lot.Also I really liked the character roaster especially Abyss(I still think he's cool) and the story mode and I know the combat sistem it s not as refined as sc6 but I still think it is pretty good

[@rei1789]

There's parts of SC3's combat that I really liked more than SC6's honestly. I liked that the combo system seemed more flexible and didn't require very specific and tight timings for button inputs. People could come up with their own juggle combos especially. And partly because of that, even people playing the same character could have different play styles, especially during higher level/tournament play. Like an aggressive pokes and juggles-based Xianghua vs. a confusing mix up Xianghua vs. a defensive Xianghua focused on punishing the opponent. That made it a bit more interesting to me. I feel like that's a bit less of a thing now in SC6, as each character has pretty much their own archetype now, and at high levels (yes including the pros as you might see them in Evo or whatever) you typically only ever see a character played a specific way. Mina uses her range and ring out ability, Talim is pretty good with mixup and defense as her Reversal Edge is one of the best in the game, etc. If there's anything I want to see changed in SC7, that's one of the main things. Other than rollback netcode + crossplay of course.

[@Polycomical]

The character creator is my fave part of Soul Calibur. One thing that amused me was so defeating my housemate using a pink blob with an apron called Catering. Nothing beat his reaction "I can't believe I just lost to CATERING!" Oh and Soul Calibur 3's monocle wearing ninja Reg T Spoon (Catchphrases include "Take good care of your health!" and "My that got a bit violent".)

[@EmeralBookwise]

I'll admit that I enjoyed the creator as well, but I can't help feeling it was an innovation that helped to slowly kill the franchise. It's probably rather telling that so few other fighting games have ever implemented anything similar. Fighting games arguably depend on their recognizable roster of characters, but when you just let the players make their own avatars, all that professional character design sorta goes to waste.

[@ethan.branthoover3460]

Soul calibur 6 is the only fighting game I play on a regular basis. I love this series

[@strangerflesh]

Same here 😂

[@TCReyes]

Fun game without rollback 😭

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

Used to play it but stopped because netcode was so bad

[@beebs_magoo]

Same here!

[@sensuscommunis2526]

Same here. Mortal Kombat is shallow and boring (to me), Injustice is its poor cousin, never really was into Street Fighter (maybe 2 or alpha), Tekken is great but that's just not it anymore, Dead or Alive is nice but it somehow never clicked among my people. But Soul Calibur is always on the playlist.

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

I hope soul clabur can be saved

[@kableguy8975]

Same. For me soul caliber has always been a more relaxed fighting game. When I play mortal kombat or street fighter, I get too competitive.

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

@kableguy8975 I rather train in real life MMA that put up with the competitive side of the game because I served in the U.S.A Army: I play the game to relax 😌 not get flash backs to drill Sargeant yelling at me.

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

@kableguy8975 also thanks again for the From Russia with love review 🥺😥🥺😥🥺

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

Fan service and one loli character is all they need to save it. No joke.

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo I see your point

[@Tarkus_H]

Soul Calibur 3 is my favorite in the series. It introduced the Character Creator, debuted a lot of cool characters, and is probably the most single-player friendly in the entire franchise.

[@sensuscommunis2526]

And it rewarded youf for playing with tons of unlockables, creation parts, weapons, etc. - something you just pay to "unlock" today...

[@Omega-jg4oq]

Don’t forget the Goat the Chronicles of the Sword and Tales of Soul, they are so good.. the chronicles of the sword is like if you make a character and give it a story and journey to get stronger and get to know some new characters that has his own personalities and not connected to the main story of Soul calibur but still amazing

[@Woodzta]

Might need to check the tint on those glasses a little and revisit it. Chronicles was a fun mode but the last few chapters... Tales of Souls in later episodes the AI are often unstoppable killing machines that perfectly dodge, duck, block and/or counter every single attack or throw you could execute to the exact frame. I loved SC3 but its AI eventually becomes anything but single-player friendly in that people have written multiple lists of anti-AI moves to get through them.

[@miguelaponte8876]

SC6 so far is going in the right direction. I think there's a chance for a sequel. Probably might have to have someone supervising the story to prevent a similar situation as SC5 or beloved characters getting screwed over. Like Sophitia.

[@saschaberger3212]

Tira was a payed DLC if I remember right. That's not the right direction

[@TheHeisenBuldge]

​@@saschaberger3212everything else is though, excluding the character creation I mean, unless you liked Soulcalibur V and having half the main characters missing with a less than mediocre story😊

[@SH1NK1R01]

The right direction? The game flopped comically hard and has now been shelved as a product. This game is in the same place as mvc. The franchise graveyard.

[@TheHeisenBuldge]

@@SH1NK1R01 I don't know how you can say with a serious face that a game that managed to sell around 2x amount of copies than it's previous release with V and being the second most sold game in the franchise only being behind II, to be a 'comical flop' This has to be the most successful flop in history otherwise

[@SH1NK1R01]

@@TheHeisenBuldge 2 million is not 2x 1.38 million.

[@courtjester2555]

I love Soul Calibur. I’ve been on board since 2 and I hope it comes back

[@umbra7603]

SoulCalibur has always been one of my favorite series. ❤ I really hope it's not dead.

[@jimmycumbest6877]

I absolutely LOVED having Star Wars in SCIV. This was at the peak of my Star Wars obsession, and I don't think I would have discovered the franchise except for the crossover.

[@rjmeeker89]

6 had the best guest characters imo, but it was worse than previous SC games in other ways.

[@Shinobi33]

Yep. Loved it. Plus the other dope secret characters. Great game

[@Shinobi33]

​@@rjmeeker89nah not really. 2-4 had the best characters. 5 had the worst and 6s roster was ok. The problem with 6 is that it's the graphical assets from 4 and 5 just ran through a modern engine. They spent no money making the game. No presentation or production value. Barebones as hell. The extra modes suck

[@rjmeeker89]

@@Shinobi33 2-4 are the best Soul Caliber games, but i don't really care too much about the guest characters in those games.

[@bomapdich]

I will never stop loving Soul Calibur. The characters are truly memorable

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

It also inspired one of the all-time great post-hardcore songs 'Hey Nightmare, Where Did You Get Them Teeth?'

[@zerozeroone4424]

SoulCalibur 4 will always be my favorite. It's the first one i played, have the most hours on, and the best memories with. I only got it for 2 reasons, it had star wars characters, and my older brother recommended it to me. I know it's one of the less loved entries, but damn i can't stop loving it.

[@Mayhzon]

It was also the one most lewd with armor break being introduced. Soul Calibur 3 imo had better Single-Player content, though. Chronicles of the Sword in Couch-Coop. Nuff said.

[@freakwent22]

I LOVE THIS SERIES Soul Calibur is my favorite fighting game and it makes me mad and upset that it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. I would love for the series to continue and pray it does

[@junglesona5151]

This is my favorite fighting game series of all time. No matter what happens or what people say, I will always love Soul Calibur. This series has been with me since the start

[@robotpanda77]

SC3 is criminally underrated. Got to say this a bit of a diablo 4 situation. The way you dismissed SC3 which is BY FAR the best in the series is why we ended up with what we got in 4. Many very vocal diehard fans didnt appreciate 3 and kept crying they wanted 2 again. And so they took a step backward rather than forward. Just as with diablo 3, fans didnt appreciate it and cried they wanted diablo 2 again and so we got diablo 4 and no one was happy.

[@Frilleon]

SC3 is criminally underrated, but Diablo 3 and 4 were both trash compared to Diablo 2

[@JadenOmega]

I believe so yes. I have hope that the tales of souls and swords will never die, especially since Soul Calibur 6 did well. I'm just hoping it can keep up the pace and we can get people who are passionate about the project involved with the franchise or this really will be the end of Soul Calibur. Soul Calibur is one of my favorite video game franchises and I would love nothing more than to see this series thrive for many years to come but we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

[@user-hg4hz1lx2h]

Honestly if SC7 is it, I would love for them to really go out with a bang a long story with an end, plenty of characters, Wide range of Customization, etc. I feel like we can’t end on 5 or 6, give us a game like 7 that can last the next 10 years and if it does good we get 8 if not, everyone is contempt

[@joshuawoodard6998]

Soul Calibur 1 and 2 were amazing. I bought 4 and 6 and they just were not the same. I like games with great gameplay not gimmicks and cheese.

[@nicholastomlin7753]

Loved SCV from a competitive fighting game standpoint. The mechanics and inputs just felt good. Tried Tekken and always felt like something was missing. I was never interested in story modes so i luckily missed out on that dumpster fire😅. And the character creation mode was WAY ahead of its time imo. So many good memories.

[@oliversedgwick7236]

Same, I started with Dead or Alive and always found playing Tekken slow in comparison. It felt like I could see the animation for a move happen and then reset ready for the next one, whereas other fighting franchises were a lot more fluid and responsive

[@sensuscommunis2526]

I agree. Though it was obvious SC5 lacked proper budget and wasn't what it really could be, the core mechanics were as sharp as usual and the gameplay was great.

[@Mintcar923]

I did miss SC 1 & 5.. Got most everything else tho..

[@Gosti85]

I started with Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast, which was a good game, but where me and my friends really got into it was with the second game (in our case on the Gamecube). Hour upon hours we spend on fighting each other. SC3 actually is my favorite, with a (for the time) nice presented story mode, and that special mode where you had to create your characters (which had a good creator especially for the times) and move them around a map strategically, was great. With the fourth game, I lost my interest in the series, as it felt like the programmers did as well, just a bare-bone game, and fifth entry I didn´t even play because of it...

[@nuppetgemino1451]

I agree on SC3 being the best. ^^ Chronicles of the Sword was such a blast. I loved that it continued for longer than expected, and the new game + was a nice difficulty increase. I used to play it with friends. We'd each create one or more characters, I'd move them around the map, and they would each play their own characters. So many stories. Just great overall. And it felt like there was more complexity and variety to the movesets of the characters. I've revisited it after playing further games, and I just always feel like I have more combat options in SC3.

[@Sykroid]

SC3 is what I wish a lot of other fighting games would do. There's so much content there

[@scannner7499]

@@Sykroid yeah it really was a good amount of content in that game and for me it's still playable even now.I really love the chronicles of the sword mode

[@Edsabre]

Soul Calibur is, by far, my favorite fighting game franchise. Soul Calibur 2 is a timeless classic that holds up extremely well today. I think this series has a future, but BandaiNamco need to find a leader for the franchise who is passionate about it and they need to actually fund and market it like they do with Tekken.

[@iankear736]

The that killed the series to me is when they wanted to make it a competition game by adding meters to guard impact, ex moves and supers. It took away the feeling of anyone being able to pick the game up and just fuss around and have a good time. I would be at parties where like 9 people would be playing it and most of them weren’t gamers but were really into it. Good luck doing that with something like street fighter

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Same for me, particularly as an OG player from the very beginning. I get wanting to "compete" within the genre, but it really pushed itself too far away from what made Soul Calibur unique in the first place. "Tekken, but with Weapons" is literally what it should be. Its introductory simplicity leading into deep complexity is its strongest asset. Well, that and _amazing_ and unique character designs. No fighting game has a roster as solid as the Soul series.

[@destroyermcw626]

So you mean 5 then? But 6 fix Gaurd impact

[@outergod3961]

I never got to play 3. I personally would be very grateful to get an HD remaster of 3 with rollback. It might be a lot to ask but I don't want SC to die forever. Its a big part of my childhood

[@Gamecreator2002]

I have very fond memories of Soul Calibur IV. Good times indeed 😌

[@RoyArkon]

Yeah, that's one of my favorites too, next to SC1.

[@SashkaFox]

I was never a fighting game guy, but IV was a iconic game for me on the Xbox 360, and I have fond memories of friends coming over to play, creating fun characters with their own stories, and the rivals that came and gone. Good memories

[@DGneoseeker1]

Hold on a minute. I don't remember Cervantes getting Souledge in Soul Calibur. He had it in Soul edge/ Soul blade. Nightmare had it in Soul Calibur.

[@dproductions7293]

everytime i see a soul calibur video that treats soul calibur 3 like the "meh" one i always know that this person dont know ANYTHING about soul calibur

[@GeteMachine]

It shouldn't go unsaid that SC5 and SC6 only exist because of massive petitions for them on social media before it was greenlit, and SC just seemed to get screwed over from funding, time crunching, cuts and it just not being seen as equally valuable as Tekken.

[@samurguy9]

Anyone else remember how they forgot to insert Bangoo into Soul Calibur 5? I remember posting that on all of the at the time facebook posts and being ignored 😒

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Link is cool and all sure but when SoulCalibur III came out man was that some of the coolest stuff ever when I first witnessed it. After having several rage quitting moments in game I finally got to play as Abyss and Night Terror my life goals felt complete.

[@IsaacPurpleguy]

I love Soul Calibur 5. I played it so much on the 360 growing up that I almost had 100% of the achievements. It's a shame that this "next generation" game for the series wasn't well received, but I understand with the lackluster story and the majority of the cast being new offshoot characters of the originals. Comparatively, Street Fighter 3: New Generation is seen as one of the best fighting games of all time, and released in 1997. Just kind of puts things into perspective imo

[@brownishtint]

Haven't played since SC4, and I still have Yoda and Voldo combos burned in my memory. I really miss SCalibur and Bloody Roar

[@symbiotex1751]

i feel your pain bro what make it worst they dont make it compatible for next gen they know the game 4 was to solid and nobody would play the new garbage. just like smash melle all that came afther was trash and the creator did everything in is power to avoid the new crap to be like melle

[@fabio0352]

Soul Calibur 3 was one of my very first games and i spent hours playing it, i just loved that game. It was so good, a lot of things to do and i loved the personalization of character. Then i had the SC 4 and still was a very fun game, i loved playing it too. But when i had the 5, that special feeling wasn't there anymore, it felt like an empty game, the only good thing i remember about it was playing as Ezio Auditore

[@0rnami]

Soul Calibur 2 is the best in the series with incredible aesthetic direction (character design, music, voice acting, etc.), while SC3 has the most single player content. They both had some of the best character debuts in the series (Link, Raphael, Cassandra, Tira, Zasalamel, Amy, etc.) The closest they got to good characters/music afterwards was with Dampierre in Broken Destiny, but that's it.

[@Rationalific]

I've never been into Tekken (getting thrown 5 times in a row by King without being able to escape scarred me back in the day), but I've liked this series since Soul Edge/Blade on the PS1 and then Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast. (Although Dead Or Alive was my favorite 3D fighting franchise.) I didn't really continue with the installments, but I hope that after Tekken 8, Namco pours resources into a really good new Soul Calibur game. I think that the world is ready almost again for one.

[@aaronwoods-lee7700]

I still prefer soul calibur over tekken. The flow of combat seems so much more intuitive and less complicated in soul Cal than in tekken. I really want a soul cal 7.

[@rileyfarrar794]

SCIII being remembered as “oh yeah, that one!”? Um, okay lmao

[@TkOHarley14]

SC 4 was my favourite out of all of them. Tower of Lost souls provided so many hours of entertainment

[@Jonathan-sf6ej]

I love me some Soul Calibur 4. Soulcalibur 6 was a successful return to form for the franchise, overcoming fans' initial uncertainty about new mechanics and selling over two million copies. The game enhanced the positive aspects of Soulcalibur 5 while leaving out its worst parts, making it a favorite among fans.

[@HolyknightVader999]

Soul Calibur IV was peak SC. I love it.

[@loerenzpiep3399]

Soul Calibur 2 on the gamecube was pure bliss. Sotry mode. Vs mode. The 8 vs 8 mode. The later soul caluburs...none of the above...so sad.

[@HankBaxter]

Soul Blade, one of my first games on the PS1, was magical. SoulCalibur was next level on the Dreamcast, truly felt next gen. The sequel was amazing, but TBH, I preferred SC3. Chronicles of the Sword was just an awesome mode and I sank countless hours into it.

[@Shinobi33]

Yep that intro still gets me hyped

[@TatankaTaylor]

FACT: 99.9% of gamers call this series *SOUL CALIBER* instead of Soul CALIBUR. That they couldn't get the name right doomed the series from the start.

[@uxm4life94]

When Soul Calibur got released on Dreamcast it was lightyears ahead of the 3D competition. By the time Soul Calibur 2 came out it was the fighting game of choice. It was getting rave reviews while Tekken 4 was panned.

[@ThisIsRusko]

Soulcalibur 5 is my favorite Soulcalibur. It's beautiful, the story is heartfelt. I loved the characters. Sad the franchise is not going anywhere for now...

[@Zapdatt]

Honestly, I think SC5 was a great game. Me and some friends used to play it a lot back in school. Yes there were some bad things about it, like how a lot of characters got replaced. But I remember it being very enjoyable to play. I used to be very sceptical at first, preffering SC4. But after giving it a chance I really started to like it.

[@MiguelAlexisArguello]

The only "bad" Soul Calibur games there ever were is 5, and Soul Blade, lol. Best fighting game series ever imo.

[@GohanSuperSaiyan43]

Soul Calibur III and Soul Calibur V (yes, this one) will always be among my favorite fighting games ever! The character creation in both of them was a highlight, gave me many good times creating good customized characters, and I will always have a deep love for some characters like Ivy, Tira, Kilik and Taki.

[@codyhanson1344]

bro those were the exact 2 i played the most of.

[@jayfrancis536]

Soul Calibur is the best fighting game ever created!!! The fluidity, easy to play, the combos and the insane weapons.

[@ReisSns]

Just a correction, you said in SC1 the soul edge is with Cervantes but its actually with Nightmare (Siegfried on the previous game) Who got the sword and became corrupted/dominated by it.

[@benscarreda.k.a.hidanjashi3078]

In terms of game modes and character creation SoulCalibur 3 is still undefeated. The custom characters got unique fighting style and you could level them up to unlock more. Now all we get is custom copies of the main roster. The Story was interactive and Chronicles of the Soul was an amazing customer character experience. Best one imo

[@MjYosh]

I spent so many hours playing Soul Calibur V… sad that it’s slowly being forgotten 😢

[@Jeffjeanw]

You forgot the main reason Soul Edge became Soul Blade and why they moved the name to SoulCalibur and that’s because of Tim Langdell of Edge games aggressively sued anyone that put the word Edge into their game.

[@warrenbradford2597]

The problem is that Namco did not hire fans to take over franchise. They should have treated the original creators with more respect and give them more creative freedom with the game, but they took them for granted as well. They moved on to other things without Namco's involvement now. I feel the fandom are the only ones that save the franchise now. Also, Namco needs to stop treating SoulCalibur like a gunnie pig and after thought for not being as popular as Tekken. Companies, in general, needs to stop neglecting their niche franchises when there is fan demand for them. They can still make them massive profit for them, just need to have faith in them.

[@MitsuSC]

Sadly, as long as Harada is in power at Bandai Namco that will never happen. A few Japanese competitive players from the SC5 era were hired on the SC6 development team, however

[@dieerstestunde8452]

"Oh yeah, that one" is the best Soul Calibur. You can fight me on this, I will stand my ground.

[@karasushiro2636]

i'll join you, 3 is my favorite

[@thewopstop]

yes. this writer has no reverence for the franchise.

[@Kharnix]

I really love Soul Calibur and I hope it will keep going. I started from 3 and loved it ever since. It's just that Okubo was the one who brought it back after 5 flopped miserably, and since he left there's nobody who will speak up for it anymore. I really hope that 6 was popular enough that they decide to continue it after they're done with Tekken 8.

[@erfolgreich]

Too me this series went overboard on raunchy fan-service, crazy anime-characters and over the top high-fantasy-aesthetics.

[@tarekwayne9193]

I miss the dark environments and lighting of the first

[@justheretowatchvideosandco9424]

Soul Calibur 3 is the best game in the series hands down.

[@mercster]

Soul Calibur on Dreamcast was so awesome. I have the latest one, but... I don't know why it kinda fell off.

[@TumoFiji]

I think now is the perfect time for a new SC game to break into the fray of the fighting scene! Could even imagine the console exclusives make a return or at the very least some smashing guest characters to pull in casual players.

[@franklinswinton7511]

I am a die-hard fan of the whole entire franchise of Soul Calibur. I have every game collection of the entire franchise ranging from Soul Blade to Soul Calibur 6. Soul Calibur 1 is the only game I've never had because I never owned a Sega Dreamcast. Out of the entire franchise my absolute favorite soul calibur games our Soul Calibur 2, 4 and 6. Right now I am very depressed that there has not been a Soul Calibur 7 yet.

[@basileosalexios9200]

You're absolutely equivocated with the reason why the series had its name changed. Some guy in brittain trademarked the word EDGE for almost all of its uses in Video games. Look it up. It's why Soul Edge is called Soul Blade in some places and why Soul Calibur came up, it was to get rid of the EDGE part of the name.

[@Lastjustice]

Correct, I was going mention this, but you got it covered.

[@rrre-VA]

I am sticking to the fact Soul calibur 2 is and was the BEST I ever played. And the foundations of future Soulcalibur game should have been built upon it...

[@BLACKM00NECLIPSE]

Soul Calibur will live on I'm sure of it

[@keelanperumal1980]

I would argue Soul Calibur 3 is one of the best games in the series aside from 2. The sheer amount of content and replayability it had, still hasn't been topped in even the recent entry, It was the first game in the series to introduce CAC and it's the only one that actually made your character feel unique with job/classes. You had a class system with variations on weapons and the fighting style with it. So your character didn't feel like a copy and paste of a main roster character moveset.

[@skullservant8486]

Spent so many hours, nay, months playing SC 2 with my cousin during the summers. Still own 4 but rarely play it, but the franchise lives in my heart, at least the oldies

[@CrippledKittens13]

SC2, 3, 4, and 6 I truly enjoyed all of them... except 5.

[@JamesScholes]

SC2 was and still is my favourite fighting game of all time.

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

SoulCalibur on Dreamcast was *SO AHEAD* of the Time... There was NO Competition But that was over 20 Years ago... Namco mistreated it since then

[@blickman5090]

Nah sc6 has left a huge print. Stop downplaying this shit dawg

[@emmitdalton372]

SC4 is my number 1 pick. The story mode and ending cut scenes were incredible!

[@Landonio]

We need a proper remake/remaster of SC 1 or 2 with rollback and crossplay. That would be amazing.

[@keytronic]

SC 4 was legit top 5 games of all time for me. Easily hundred hours in the character creator alone

[@rockafelladw]

SoulCalibur 6 punishes you for playing defense. Combos aren't guaranteed, characters recover from whiffs, too much magic and wizardry, it's a terrible game.

[@miketmdesign]

As somebody who has played Tekken starting from part 1, Mortal Kombat from part 2, Street Fighter starting from part 2, and Soul Calibur starting from part 2; Soul Calibur 6 was just sad. It felt exactly like playing Soul Calibur 2 on Playstation 2 to me, all these years ago. Basically the same thing. Seems to me like all the other fighting franchises are doing really cool and interesting things these days. Meanwhile Soul Calibur is left in the dust. It's just really sad because Soul Calibur is the only weapon based franchise here. I really enjoyed SC4 for the Star Wars characters. Maybe a Star Wars spinoff would do them good? Of course also including some new features.

[@WhitePointerGaming]

I've played SoulCalibur competitively and it's one of my favourite fighting game series. While the series definitely peaked with SCII, I thought SC6 was a great return to form and I hope they continue the series. It's also worth noting that the first game released in the arcades first as Soul Edge, but was renamed to Soul Blade for the international console (PS1) release.

[@SnakeEater871]

Soul Edge was probably my most favorite and still is. I actually own it on PS1. However, for some reason it's titled as Soul Blade. It has has the Edge Master mode which was always a joy to do. It's basically a storyline for each hero where you read their lore and you fight enemies on key points of the story. Taki and Mitsurugi have always been my favorites.

[@rumproastwitch]

Maxi was my go to. I remember my friends older brother had EVERY new game system and i jammed it my senior year in Highschool in his garage/apt. We used to love switching the female/male characters(it was a bonus option on dreamcast)in the opening cutscene movie and luaghed our butts off.

[@iamcolddog]

Soul Calibur II was the greatest fighting game of all time. After that, the game has been on a slow downward trajectory.

[@PedalPoopers]

Downfall of Soul Calibur? Nice clickbait. We are getting the 7th soon ❤

[@TequilaToothpick]

It was probably the best fighting game on the PS2, then one generation later it was inferior to Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Blazblue, King of Fighters, Guilty Gear, Dead Or Alive, Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Injustice, Marvel vs Capcom and arguably Undernight and Skullgirls in terms of quality. I love the series but Soulcalibur 4-6 has been nowhere near the standard as 1-3.

[@PedalPoopers]

@@TequilaToothpick I'd have to disagree, SC1 and 2 were great, 3-5 were okay. SC6 went back to it's roots. Street Fighter series has been horrible for years, as has KOF and Tekken. Those franchises are trying hard to get back to their roots though. Dead Or Alive, Guilty Gear, Undernight and Skullgirls don't have fan-bases, not even niche fan bases and that's for a reason. The only activity you see is on release or when they have a deep sale for the holidays. Let's not get ahead of ourselves

[@scottpeterson7538]

​@@TequilaToothpickSoul Calibur 6 is the best Soul Calibur, if we're being honest. You just have to learn the mechanics, sister.

[@nikolasferreira2724]

@@scottpeterson7538 It has less content than soulcalibur 3 and even less customization options for custom characters.

[@tonisnooker]

This franchise was treated as a stepchild of Bandai Namco's fighting games. When Akuma and Claudio borrowed that game's primary assets, I had a hunch only to be sure of it by playing Tekken 8's Yohismistu, and him having his Soul Calibur counterparts in it feels good superficially, yet its clear game has been forsaken. Even the Virtua Fighter series from Sega is using its key assets in the latest Yakuza games. I hope this concurrent and upcoming Golden Years of Fighting Games could revitalise these beloved franchises.

[@NotChillin]

Would like to see Bandai Namco package 1,2 and 3 into a collection

[@CRich-yh4ri]

What killed SC was SC3 being a console exclusive to the PlayStations. Lost an entire console generation because of that decision that they never got back.

[@lonlonm1lk]

SC6 was one of the most fun fighting game experiences I've had, personally.

[@Yagamimoon]

its a shame the franchise died, we couldve had great crossovers with it. There are plenty of famous character with swords, like Guts, Roronoa Zoro, and many many others.

[@ProfesorWillem]

The reason why I think this game is in life support it's because of the character creator, people like to create fighters but only see them, no play them

[@Mintcar923]

It’s kinda perplexing because SC & DOA may just be my favorite fighting series yet those are the ones that no one seems to talk about.. The other day I got a craving to play several entries Soul Blade, SC IV, & Broken Destiny so that’s what I did! I didn’t even realize they got the name from Excalibur lol You learn something new every day

[@danielsternberg8941]

Can't talk about DOA too much without getting hit with the horny stick. I'm not ashamed to say I'm a DOA fan though.

[@XanderVJ]

Jesus, is the research of this video bad!

[@stevenobrien7686]

Tbh I feel it lost it’s identity after 3, and I wish they found it again.