I’m not good at most preventing video games. I can maintain out within the backside 20% of gamers in any given Street Fighter, but it surely’s not my scene. Soul Calibur is completely different, although; intuitive and weighty sufficient to play decently on intuition and reflex alone, without having to recollect complicated enter chains.
As such, I’m completely satisfied that Bandai Namco’s continued dedication to the PC extends so far as bringing the following recreation within the collection to our humble platform, though new character Grøh could result in some rolled eyes, as you’ll be able to see within the new gameplay trailer inside.
It’s nearly as in the event that they picked out Edgy Anime Antihero character design traits from a hat, then determined to only use all of them. Eyepatch hiding mysterious and spooky powers? Check. X-shaped scars that additionally glow? Yeah. Segmented pointy armor? Yep. Colour-changing hair highlights? Yep. Even his weapon – a pair of mismatched swords that join within the center, Darth Maul fashion – feels prefer it’s attempting a bit too onerous.
I can’t assist however need to play as him. In a recreation the place the vast majority of characters (Ivy and Voldo excluded) really feel like some restraint was proven of their design, this man stands out. The trailer additionally options a number of returning favorites, together with former end-boss Nightmare, who appears simply as massive and stompy as ever, and a bit extra over-the-top too, maybe to maintain up with Grøh. He additionally appears to have picked up a swooshy tattered cape, maybe channeling a bit extra Berserk than standard?
Chinese Wushu swordswoman Xianghua can be coming again. Looking wildly restrained compared to the earlier two would-be (soul) edgelords, though her strikes look to be a accompanied by a number of extra particular results than I bear in mind. Pole-swinging monk Kilik appears much more vanilla, along with his strikes trying nearly unchanged from the very earliest days of the collection. Utilitarian, efficient and never wildly flashy, up till the top of the trailer. I assume Grøh’s leaking his Anime angst in every single place.
Bandai Namco haven’t pinned down a transparent launch date for Soul Calibur VI but, however provided that it was solely unveiled again in December, it’s secure to imagine that we gained’t be seeing this one till summer season on the very least.
