... Zasalamel is gone?
What the ****, really? After that character development he had in his ending of the last game ("Hey maybe living forever could be cool after all"😉?
Now that's just ****ed up.
I am glad Rock is gone. He pissed me off. Because he was 5'11", built like a train, and weighed only 170 pounds. **** you Namco.
Yeah, Zasalamel being gone really bugs me.
The story mode depresses me too, because it's all centered around Sophitia's kids, and half the cast doesn't even appear in it. The convoluted individual stories of the previous games are gone, and the focused story feels like so much less content.
Then there's the custom character pieces, which unlock with levels gained by fighting matches, and since Arcade Mode doesn't offer any individual stories now the most efficient way to do so is to fight online. It's a lot slower than by buying them like before, plus you can't control what unlocks when.
Basically, except for nerfing Guard Impacts (they needed it, games were getting too defensive when even safe attacks could be countered and punished), and possibly deeper customization with stickers and patterns, I'd say that SC4 is a much better game than 5 at this stage.
What the **** is this.
You have killed any interest I had in the game. haermm
**** Sophitia's kids.
Though this reminds me of when I fought the final boss of that Create a Character mode in SCIII. I lost to that dick so many times I unlocked every item in the game. I sucked at fighting games back then lol.
Yeah, game sounds like a huge step backwards. Shame too.
R.I.P. ROCK! Even if your bones were made of styrofoam, causing you to only weigh 180 lbs, you still had the manliest theme of the series.
BANGOOO
I couldn't even tell you what the story of SCV is, and I finished the story mode right away. I just skipped through everything. I don't care about the story. It's a fighting game, there is no real story there, just flimsy excuses to have random people beating each other up.
The customization is the most important thing to me, and I much prefer options being unlocked by leveling up (so you'll definitely get it all fairly quickly) as opposed to by gaining achievements like in SC4 (which means chances are most people won't get everything). I also hated the stats thing in SC4 which meant that if you simply created characters cos they looked cool you'd wind up on a disadvantage.
And honestly...I've never, ever played a fighting game and not spent the vast majority of the time playing against other people. Arcade/offline modes have always been for testing out characters I don't use much before using them against someone else, and that's it. I don't see the point otherwise, because it's simply not as much fun when not against someone else.
I didn't like the fact that alot of the single-player aspect is gone in terms of more online content that I can't take advantage of because it sucks where I live. I may pick it up waay later after a price drop just for the customization, though I highly doubt it. My favorite character is gone, so is his fighting style, I want a me-user in this game!
Story mode was never anything but something to rush through real fast to get the hang of the controls before challenging friends. I always saw it as just a tutorial mode.
Biggest reason I disliked SCV's story mode, in fact - I do not like the styles of the characters you play as in it, as they aren't ones I'd normally ever use.
Originally posted by NemeBro
Whooooooooooa story mode in SCV is not character selected?
It's the barest-bones single player. I'm pretty sure Project Soul just decided that since all the other big sellers were focusing on online multiplayer, they'd do the same, and at some point completely forgot about writing stories for the rest of the cast. And apparently this is starting a new "direction" for the series plot.
Legion left a bad taste in my mouth. I can't find a good copy of salamander, so I'm bouncing back to Fulgrim. Beyond that, thousand sons is my last hope for good 40k fluff.
Unless anyone has some reccommendations.
As for soul caliburs story... It hasnt been good since sc2 imo
Which is a shame, because the latest mk had a very satisfying story.