Soul Calibur 3

Soul Caliber 3 is only sold for ps2, and easily one of the best reasons to have a ps2. Soul Caliber 3 is a weapon based fighting game, and most likely one of the best fighting games out there.



I friggin love SC3, there is SO much to do, more than SC2, and thousands of items and weapons to earn and use. The characters are bad ass too, the new Zasalamel, the Scythe guy, is amazing and has devestating moves. Also, most of the moves for the characters have been preserved from SC2.

There are many modes of play:

1)Tales of Souls - Arcade style story - where you earn stuff for main characters
2)Soul Arena - arcade style missions and single player - earn stuff for main characters as well
3)Chronicles of the Sword - NO MAIN CHARACTERS - you can only use characters made with the new create a character mode, and have to play an rpg style battle system to unlock more equipment for custom characters, and more classes of custom characters
4)World Championship - compete in tournaments and earn cash - very hard, hardest mode
5)Multiplayer - nuff said
6)Practice - nuff said
7)Stores - where you buy equipment
8)etc...

The custom characters add a whole new realm to the game, as you can create characters in up to 10 classes, with 20 different weapon disciplines, making millions of cutomizing options. Also, as you progress in Chronicles of the Sword, you can buy more types of equipment to put on your custom characters, increasing the customization capabilities.

If you're wondering about new characters they are as such...

Siegfried - great swords - the human form of nightmare

Zasalamel - scythes - immortal one, seeking rest

Tira - ring blade - minion of the sword, seeking power

Setsuka - umbrella sword - japanese woman, seeking revenge for her husbands death

Numerous bonus characters, such as Revenant - duel crescent blades - skeleton puppet of the sword... and so on.

What are your feelings on Soul Caliber 3?
I'd like to here other thoughts on the game...

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Thread name changed to something less shitty. It'll be interesting to see how the arcade version will fare.

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I was somewhat disappointed with Soul Calibur III. My first observation was that some moves that I had used constantly in previous Soul Calibur games had been removed or changed. It wasn't difficult to learn the new moves for several characters, but I was still disappointed that they were changed.

I found the character creation mode interesting though, but still haven't unlocked all the clothing and accessories yet.

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I know, I desperately want the entire unholy set, but I can't seem to unlock them all. The Helm, especially, is uber cool!

I'm working now on getting alot better with my favourite character, Cervantes, the dead pirate guy with the gun sword and normal sword.

He has some awesome moves, for instance, if you hit them up in the air with (downtowards)+(triangle), then hit (triangle)+(down), you catch their body on your gun sword, shoot them in the chest twice, and throw them away, it's awesome!

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My main character was Sueng Mina, followed by Taki. Although Sueng Mina and Kilik had very close moves in SCII, they removed a few from Sueng Mina and left them on Kilik for this third game.

I once wanted to learn Voldo's combinations simply because I played against someone a few years ago who used them all whenever fighting and left no room for the other player to even stand up.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I like how they made Talim into the worst character in the game. Thanks Namco.

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I traded my copy in, but I'll likely pick it up again once it hits the $20 mark.

In Soul Calibur 2, I almost exclusively used Talim. She was quick, evasive, and had some real painful combos and lots of juggle attacks. In Soul Calibur 3 however, I've noticed she's been handicapped. Not quite as evasive, not nearly as quick, and her moves have been changed for the worse. It was difficult for me to readjust to her style of play, so I moved on.

I also like to use Seung Mina in SC3. Her moves are separate from Kilik now which is a bonus, she seems to move a bit faster and her attacks are quicker. Xianghua still retains most of her characteristics which is a good thing.

Of the new characters, I find myself playing Tira more than Zasalamel and Setsuka. Her moves are quick, fairly unpredicatable with the right combinations, and she's at least a bit evasive. In spite of my favor toward close-range combat, I regularly used her longer-range moves, but I made liberal use of her shorter ones.

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The Soul Calibur franchise ended with the first Soul Calibur. Confirmed.

There is nothing good about Soul Calibur III other than the Keiki Kobayashi tracks. Radiant Souls. Don't pose.

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Really, you use Tira? I could never get comfortable with her moves, and found myself losing a lot when I used her. I love Zasalamel's amazing guard breaking moves and surprising quickness. I found that using Abyss I actually did worse than Zasalamel...

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I don't like Zasalamel simply due to his sheer lack of combos. When I played him, I wasn't able to pull off lengthy combos -- usually just single strikes. :/

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I liked SC3, it was a nice change from SC2, but definitely not significantly better. You could easily play SC3 then SC2, and not feel like you've made a step down. The new Character Creation stuff didn't interest me, and the "Tales" mode was boring.

In SC3, I play mainly Taki, Kilik, and Nightmare.

In SC2, I play Nightmare and Heihachi.

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Originally Posted by Mucknuggle

I like how they made Talim into the worst character in the game. Thanks Namco.

Talim is pretty bad, but I think Rock is even worse. Why Talim sufferred the nerfs that she did I'll never know.

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Rock is a character that I chose to pretend didn't exist...

He's the most pointless character ever, if they have Astaroth, why put in a shitty and not cool version such as Rock?

I hate him so much I didn't even mention him on my first post.

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You actually used Heihachi in SC2? He was so crappy - short ranged, low damage, not cool in any way... Anyone with any amount of ranged attack could kick Heihachi's ass in under 20 seconds.

One thing I don't like is how Siegfried and Nightmare have the same damn moves... Even if they are the same person, why not have a "good" set of moves for Siegfried, and an "evil" set of moves for Nightmare. Even if like 3 of their moves are different it's not enough, they could have done so much more with these characters...

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Originally Posted by Mucknuggle

I like how they made Talim into the worst character in the game. Thanks Namco.

She was my best character in the second one, i would kick serious ass no matter who the opponent was, but now she is completely rubbish

When i first got this game at Christmas, i was pretty disappointed with it. I just wasn't used to it and there isn't really a normal Arcade Mode in my opinion. Tales of Souls is a bit too much what with all the reading you have to do. I wanted the game to fight, not to read.

the best feature about this game however is The Chronicles Of The Sword though me thinks. This is the most addictive and interesting aspect of the game.

It took me a while to get used to but it's a pretty good game. It's still nowhere near as good as the original or the second one for the GC.

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I was disappointed with SC3, they removed moves they just introduced in SC2... very stupid indeed... so are the glitches... oh and I'm getting sick of the stupid projectile attacks they added in 2 and rape more so in 3...

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I'm disapponted too with SC3 just with the move, but talking about the rest SC3 it great, I enjoy playing The Chronicles Of The Sword and buying armor, weapon, and accesory. The worst part of SC3 is the secrect boss "Night of Terror" hard to unlock and difficult to defeat.

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I was extremely underwhelmed with SC3. I was mainly pissed that Spawn got removed, but that was to be expected.

I'm pissed that Soul Calibur has jumped on the "lets make every woman have huge and overly exposed tits" bandwagon. It's so bad that even the god damn shopkeepers are overly sexy. It's just so stupid, and completely unneeded for a game of this high a reputation.

With the exception of Chronicles of the Soul, the gameplay is still solid, it' just little things like that that piss me off.

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Originally Posted by S?ecter

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You actually used Heihachi in SC2? He was so crappy - short ranged, low damage, not cool in any way... Anyone with any amount of ranged attack could kick Heihachi's ass in under 20 seconds.

He's definitely one of the worst characters in the game, but he's a lot of fun to play. Great character to use against people who mash.

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Hell, my cousin was good with Heihachi... He even bothered memorizing all of the 10 hit combos... Usually he'd be able to hit me enough to drive my character off the edge of the stage... That's why I rarely beat him... <_<

I thought Soul Calibur III was pretty good. Not the greatest of the series, but it could've been better. I tend to play as Xianghua alot in the game... Seems like the most least changed character since Soul Calibur I. When not using her, I use the Ninja class. That one is alot of fun. Especially all those kick attacks the class uses.

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Out of all the characters, Talim definitely got nerfed the most. hehe, nerfed*frick I'm high*...

I like using the barbarian class, when it comes to custom characters. This is cause the damage is high, but there is still some decent level of control.

The GAYESTMOFOCLASS would be the guys with the friggin staff, cause they get these really weird moves where the staff gets thicker and longer. One move, they actually put the staff on their shoulder and extend it like a rocket launcher, and it goes all the way across the stage, it's so friggin gaty!*&

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I've got to say, Soul Calibur is superior to its sequels. Soul Calibur II and III were too big of rehashes. This is not as true with Soul Calibur III, but I can't say there's enough new there to warrant a purchase. All the real fun seems to be in the original game, the sequels just take that and build pooly conceived features around it.

Create-your-own-character is one of my least favorite features in any game. A generic character of your own design seems to take away from the concept of adopting the role of a pre-existing character.

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And I'll give you that Eleo, when create-a-character sucks. But with Soul Calibur 3, they've done arguably one of the best jobs as far as the level of detail is concerned. They could've done with some of the less retarded wardrobe choices, granted, but I think what's there is done right. It's probably the one true saving grace of this third iteration.

Of course, the yin to creation's yang here is that Talim turned from an agile, strong girl to a crippled elderly woman in a wheelchair. Damn you Namco. Damn you to HELL.

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Originally Posted by S?ecter

Rock is a character that I chose to pretend didn't exist...

He's the most pointless character ever, if they have Astaroth, why put in a shitty and not cool version such as Rock?

I hate him so much I didn't even mention him on my first post.

One thing I don't like is how Siegfried and Nightmare have the same damn moves... Even if they are the same person, why not have a "good" set of moves for Siegfried, and an "evil" set of moves for Nightmare. Even if like 3 of their moves are different it's not enough, they could have done so much more with these characters...

You do know that Rock was one of the characters that started this game, right? They replaced him in Soul Calibur with Asteroth, which I was very disappointed with at the time. If they had given him his old outfits it would have been much better (I loved his Triceratops helmet), but I love the fact that they included him in this one. The only non-returning character I wish they had brought back was The Weapon Master from Soul Calibur 1, rather than stick in Olcadon. The Weapon Master looked far cooler.

Me, I love Soul Calibur III. I actually like how they changed up the moves on returning characters, giving you the chance to learn a game. Also it gives new people a chance to be able to stand up to old players, rather than having that person dominate all of his friends because he knows all the moves.

I love the character generation, I just wish it was more in-depth. It would have been nice if you could choose parts from all the regular characters to, or have different body sizes.

The Tales Mode I was disappointed in; it could have been so much better. Now there's no reason to play through it multiple times. If they had changed-up the enemies (maybe more of them, or different abilities, stronger AI), it would have made it better. I would have liked more maps as well. I would have liked them to have a different boss most of all, someone who was less uncool.

The regular game, I really got sick of the "dodge the giant gear/cage/sword thrust" scenes. Plus, they were all pretty much identical for every character. I would have liked a story that changed depending on the character that you were, something that the earlier games made you feel like.

One thing I did notice, and would like them to return to was the "realistic weapons and moves" feel that the first game had. I loved the fact that the characters were all using real weapons (albeit highly stylized) and fighting styles. Now, it seems they are getting more flash and less nitty-gritty.

I miss Team Battle. Oh, god do I miss Team Battle. That was a very poor decision on Namco's part to take that out, as well as all of the records. What the hell was with that. I loved Soul Calibur 2 for all of the things the game kept track of that you could view at any time.

I would have liked to see the original openings for the games put in SCIII just for viewing pleasure. I still love watching the Soul Blade/Edge opening...one of the best openings to a video game yet.

Overall, great game, and I am fully glad I bought it. I'm eagerly awaiting what they have next.

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Soul Calibur 3 has fried my memory card twice so far. There is some sort of bug which has a chance of corrupting your memory card every time it saves the game. Other than that, I love the game.

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The bug happens when you edit an older game save from another game on the same memory card as the SC3 data is saved on. To avoid this, just make the SC3 save the first data saved onto a blank memory card, then proceed to putting other game saves on it as much as you want.

You can of course also corrupt the game by having auto-save turned on, and switching off the console while its saving. But SC3 is notorious for that memory card data corruption bug.

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