You can't blame Project Soul for trying some unique ideas. While the game blazes brave new trails in the fighting genre, its mechanics fall short. Even after playing a few rounds, after soaking in the admittedly gorgeous visuals, I knew something was amiss. Having played SC1 And SC2 for innumerable hours, I had the highest hopes for this third installment. SoulCalibur 3 is a bit of a disappointment.
#SOULCALIBUR III SERIES#
It's still a fun game in the Soul series and has plenty to offer for players new and familiar with the series. I don't care for that style of game play myself. The basis is the player's troops are minimized and they move like board game pieces, so it's more of a strategy mode vs the typical fighter mode.
It begins with the player starting out as a rookie commander for the Grandall Empire. Still, I prefer playin g the different main characters of Soul Calibur.Ĭhronicles of the Sword is a one-player mode with objective is to make a character using the custom character creation system and play it through a story. Custom characters can be played in the Soul Arena and VS modes. The character creation feature is pretty cool, being able to create a custom character and all. The cut scenes can have different outcomes depending on whether you input the command (ie during a cut scene where a character sneaks up on you, the screen shows a command to press the guard button, input the command successfully you don't take damage). You can make different decisions during that will lead the story in different directions. The Tales of Souls selection works similar to the story mode in Soul Calibur II except this time each character has his or her own story. It's not much different from Soul Calibur II with character attacks and overall battle system, but it as some enjoyable new features. Their decision to exclude it is baffling. The game was obviously rushed, and Namco needs to know that the inclusion of online support is NECESSARY for fighting games at this point. If you already have Soul Calibur 2, you're not getting much more with this one. There's also a glitch that allows one of the new characters to throw you repeatedly that you cannot defend against.Īll of this, and the fact that the vital aspect of online support is missing completely, do not make this game worth purchasing. Certain characters have noticable advantages over others in general mechanics this time around - especially with the "make your own" characters. The gamplay is still solid, even if they did do some unnecessary tweaks to the parrying system.Īnother major gripe would be the fact that it would seem the game was not tested enough.
#SOULCALIBUR III PLUS#
There's a few new characters, plus a very restri cted "make your own character" mode (which is quite cool nonetheless). The game Mortal Kombat Deception was online ready, and even though it is nowhere NEAR as good, I've found I've played it more (and enjoyed it more) simply because I can play people on the internet.Īll of that aside, Soul Calibur III doesn't really bring all that much to the table this time around. Tekken 5 was fairly bashed for not including online support, but by now it should be considered standard especially from Namco, arguably the best company in this genre. WHY didn't they put it online? There's really no excuse for that at this point. Fighting games don't get much better than this, so. It may not be leaps and bounds better (or really all that different) from Soul Calibur II, but it's still great. In spite of these changes, the fast-paced fighting is designed to retain a familiar feel for veterans of the series. Even the stock Soul Calibur characters have been customized to some extent, as once-similar fighters, such as Siegfried and Nightmare or Sophitia and Cassandra, now battle with noticeably different moves. Favorite fighters from earlier editions are available as well, along with three new soulful warriors - the mysterious Zasalamel, the hoop-wielding Tira, and the close-combat specialist Setsuka - for more than two dozen playable characters in all. Players can choose the gender, physical appearance, weapon, and fighting style of their created character, who they'll lead through the game's main story mode, earning new items and unlocking additional customization options. Distinguishing Soul Calibur III from earlier editions, and from most other fighting games in general, is the ability to create a custom character.
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