SoulCalibur VI

1. covcha

   Nov 4, 2021

   10

   One of the best Soul Calibur games and even one of the better fighting games of the generation. Moves a flashy but balance characters andOne of the best Soul Calibur games and even one of the better fighting games of the generation. Moves a flashy but balance characters and arenas are stunningly beautiful. The game is very easy to play but hard to master.… Expand

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2. xSaikoh

   Nov 6, 2018

   10

   Writing a review for one of my favorite games.
   
   As a competitive veteran to the Soul Calibur series, I have to say, this is one of the bestWriting a review for one of my favorite games.
   
   As a competitive veteran to the Soul Calibur series, I have to say, this is one of the best in the series yet. This game on the fighting scale prowess is easily an 8 or 9.
   
   The Good:
   
   - The overall game play system is fantastic. They did a phenomenal job with it. No character feels like they're the worst. That's hard to do with 20+ characters.
   - Custom creation is amazing. Although i'm not one to have dabbled with SC's custom creation over -the years, I'd say this is the best iteration of it yet.
   - Visually, it's great. Do not expect to get God of War graphics. This is a fighting game.
   
   The Bad:
   
   - So unfortunately, I did find the elephant in the room in this game. The story telling. While this is a fighting game more than a story driven game, the way they went about it was just awful. Using gif images with a wallpaper backdrop and narrative to tell the story, is horrible. I was first introduced to something like this with Blazblue. It wasn't good then, and it isn't good now. I'm sure they had budget restraints considering they had to beg the higher ups to get this game made. Which is why this doesn't bother me as much as it should.
   
   Overall:
   
   - I think this game is 100% worth the purchase. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in fighting games. As well to anyone looking to get into fighting games. This game does have a little learning curve, but easy to get into. The game was resurrected to it's full glory. Enjoy it and hope we get a sequel worthy of this title again.… Expand

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4. MrMuppe

   Oct 19, 2018

   10

   And here I am writing a review, scoring it above what I planed to seeing as some people scored it way to low, one even saying it uses the sameAnd here I am writing a review, scoring it above what I planed to seeing as some people scored it way to low, one even saying it uses the same engine as SCIV, little did I know that SCIV used unreal engine 4, well riddle me silly (sarcasm).
   This game is somewhere around 8 or 9 to be honest, with a few things dragging it down, so let me jump right into it.
   
   The good.
   The most important thing, that being the combat, is great, that part is a clear 10 out of 10. It feels responsive and it is easy to get into with a dept there that will be fun to explore.
   The character customization is good, would have likes some more pieces of cloths but all in all it is better then Tekken 7 in this department.
   The Libra of souls has this far been way more fun then I thought it would be.
   
   Hit or miss
   The visuals can be good or bad depending if you like the art-style or not, personally I do like it but I can see some people not liking it.
   
   The bad.
   The way in which the story is presented feels cheap, Don't get me wrong here, I do enjoy stories told to still pictures as well, just that they could have had more pictures while showing the story. Often you are shown the same old picture with a picture of a character and some enemy. This is the weakest part of the game.
   The day one dlc. The character in that dlc fits better into the story then some of the character in the base roster. This easily avoided PR mess up is something they need to learn from
   
   I get the feeling that Namco gave the devs very little money for this project, and as such they needed to focus on some things, thankfully they focused on the right thing. It is not a perfect game but it is at this moment the best 3D fighter on the current gen consoles.… Expand

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5. GamergodsFail

   Dec 22, 2018

   8

   This may not be saying much, but I believe Soulcalibur 6 to be the best in the series since at least 2005. While the presentation of the storyThis may not be saying much, but I believe Soulcalibur 6 to be the best in the series since at least 2005. While the presentation of the story may be very boring, at least it's all there in a very large quantity, with dozens of hours of playtime between Soul Chronicle and Libra of Soul. On top of that there's also the usual Arcade Mode, Online tournaments and a very extensive fighter creation. The combat itself may be the most solid in the series to date. It's not a perfect game, but it's one of few fighting games I can say that is worth the money.… Expand

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6. CanadianYeti

   Nov 10, 2018

   7

   As a newcomer to the franchise, I enjoyed my time with Soulcalibur VI. The thing is, I think the thing I enjoyed the most was the awesomeAs a newcomer to the franchise, I enjoyed my time with Soulcalibur VI. The thing is, I think the thing I enjoyed the most was the awesome character creator, because if you don't memorize the insane fighting game combo lists thrown at you from the very beginning, you aren't going to have much of a chance online. If you can ignore the high point of entry and really devote your time to learning the game's mechanics, you'll have a great time here, if only for making your dudes play dress-up. If not, you might want to look into other options.… Expand

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7. Kinokee

   Jun 10, 2020

   6

   I felt like the majority of my time was getting on lying around on the ground getting owned because after 40 hours I couldn't figure out howI felt like the majority of my time was getting on lying around on the ground getting owned because after 40 hours I couldn't figure out how to get up without 70% of my hp getting destroyed. (I do know the tech skills but half the time I'm not sure if I failed the inputs or I'm getting true comboed which sucks)
   
   It's also incredibly aggravating to punch someone so they're airborne for 5 seconds flying off but not off the cliff. Then what seems like the slightest breeze sends you off. Okay sure, there's some moves that are designed to send opponent's off whatever, I can live with that. Too bad the directional path they fly when taking damage is not linear. You can combo them all you want and they'll just go around in a circle never going near the edge.
   
   There's a lot of times my character would reverse at some point and then start going back attack animations which I didn't want. Some of it I equate to me just not knowing ahead of time that the combo isn't going to work and my controls are going to reverse even though the animations haven't. But I feel like this shouldn't have to be a learned experience.
   
   I enjoyed playing at first when I sucked and everyone I played with sucked. Then trying to fight the strong AI and better players I realized I can't do crap. The moves didn't really chain together the same in my head and playing around in the game wasn't really sufficient to build my own tech to fight other players or the hard AI. I had to go out of my way to watch some SCVI God's combo videos to learn how to play the game. I don't want to invest so many hours just to be average at the stupid game just so I can start playing it.
   
   The game isn't all bad and I'm sure some people will enjoy it, but it really isn't for me.… Expand

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8. Flutterrager

   Jan 17, 2019

   0

   Woooo boy. I wanted to like this one because I had good memories of Soul Calibur 6 but man oh man did this one disappoint.
   
   Wanna seeWoooo boy. I wanted to like this one because I had good memories of Soul Calibur 6 but man oh man did this one disappoint.
   
   Wanna see everybody spam rock-paper-scissors QTEs repeatedly ad infinitum? Wanna see the same characters of Groh and Nightmare over and over again in matches? Wanna see the flow of combat grind to a complete halt everytime someone does a "flashy" move and everything stops so it can look like a movie? The base mechanics itself are okayish (but not balanced) but instead of making it better they just tacked on a bunch of "bling" to make it look good but really bring down the gameplay.
   
   The main story mode is laughable and is only a retread of the original Soul Calibur. Sorry, but in the age of Injustice, Smash, and Guilty Gear, half-assed doesn't cut it anymore. Like really? Texts and terrible artwork for the majority of your cutscenes? And the main plot was Zzzzzzzzz boring with repeated cheesy but not funny lines and it barely incorporates the cast. Sure there's "side stories" but those were pretty mediocre as well. Why have us fighting mooks that don't even appear in the game? This is a fighting game, your plot should have reason for these characters to meet and duke it out more.
   
   You'd think that character creation and the "Libra of Souls" mode would pick up alot of the slack here, but it doesn't. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to create and mess around with custom characters, but the mode that goes along with it is just boring. Everything again here is told through texts and portraits and you only get the meager offering of freedom with a good/evil character choice system and "exploration" that you have to pay money to even go to side missions. Just be sure to do that when the main campaign's path is near them because you can get ambushed by significantly higher leveled AI that will waste your money if you lose.
   
   All in all, SC6 is a let down and in this hypercompetitive fighting game market, you can do far better.… Expand

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