Katsu
[09] Warrior
I'd personally like to see the return of old characters. They don't need to be part of the story, just make them bonus characters like in SCIII. Or if you can't do that, can we at least have them as CAS-only playsyles? (SE-Taki, SC2-Yunsung, SC2-Ivy, Berserker, Assassin, Necrid and Spawn [minus the flying] come to mind.)
I'd also love it if you include as many of the classic costumes as you can as CAS pieces, even if it's DLC, with the crossdressing option like in BD. And while on the note of CAS: If you decide to keep the Armor Breaking system, please have the armor appear broken, instead of disappearing in custom armor sets. Also in relation to CAS: I'd like it if you would consider each weapon once again having their own unique attributes like in SC2.
Third, the Museum Mode. Battle Theater, Character Katas, Weapon Museum and Voice Library would also be appreciated. Also the option to save replays, larger channels, and a larger variety of stages. Oh and the return of Soul Charge. You could even use part of the Soul Gauge to charge it.
Lastly (Although this is more of a personal gripe, if anything), can you please turn the fan-service of the female characters down a notch? It was fine when it was just Ivy, but seeing Taki, Setsuka, and especially Sophitia with jiggiling DD's the size of their head just doesn't look right. Can you shrink them back to normal size (except Ivy)?
If this truly is going the last Soul Calibur game, then give it your all to make it your best! Although gameplay always comes first, it's the little things that work wonders.
EDIT: I have one last suggestion, and I might get flack for this, but I feel this needs to be said. Kill the cast! There are too many characters in the game that are just there for shits and giggles and don't really do anything.
Now, I don't mean to give the game all new characters with a couple of the classics just to remind us what the hell we're playing (ala SFIII). What I mean is that in order for the series to move on, some characters actually need to die. In fact, that could be the focus of the new game, the aftermath of the battle between the two swords. A tribute to those who shed blood, if you will.
I'd also love it if you include as many of the classic costumes as you can as CAS pieces, even if it's DLC, with the crossdressing option like in BD. And while on the note of CAS: If you decide to keep the Armor Breaking system, please have the armor appear broken, instead of disappearing in custom armor sets. Also in relation to CAS: I'd like it if you would consider each weapon once again having their own unique attributes like in SC2.
Third, the Museum Mode. Battle Theater, Character Katas, Weapon Museum and Voice Library would also be appreciated. Also the option to save replays, larger channels, and a larger variety of stages. Oh and the return of Soul Charge. You could even use part of the Soul Gauge to charge it.
Lastly (Although this is more of a personal gripe, if anything), can you please turn the fan-service of the female characters down a notch? It was fine when it was just Ivy, but seeing Taki, Setsuka, and especially Sophitia with jiggiling DD's the size of their head just doesn't look right. Can you shrink them back to normal size (except Ivy)?
If this truly is going the last Soul Calibur game, then give it your all to make it your best! Although gameplay always comes first, it's the little things that work wonders.
EDIT: I have one last suggestion, and I might get flack for this, but I feel this needs to be said. Kill the cast! There are too many characters in the game that are just there for shits and giggles and don't really do anything.
Now, I don't mean to give the game all new characters with a couple of the classics just to remind us what the hell we're playing (ala SFIII). What I mean is that in order for the series to move on, some characters actually need to die. In fact, that could be the focus of the new game, the aftermath of the battle between the two swords. A tribute to those who shed blood, if you will.
- As to how to implement this, here's an idea. First of all, for character's who wandered game to game accomplishing nothing in relevance to the game's plot (Yun-Seong, Astaroth, Amy, Seong Mi-Na, Maxi, Mitsurugi, Taki, Setsuka, Rock,), kill them. And to avoid the backlash of having their favorite character unplayable, make these "dead" characters available for purchase like in IV, AND have their story reveal how they died. Y'know, in a gone but not forgotten-type thing.
- Second, story. Make this game a time skip like the old ones, that way, all of these "deaths" would make more sense. Here's my idea of the setting in 5...
If Siegfried winsFuck that. Siegfried CAN'T win. If he were to win, that would end the series as a whole, since Soul Edge was the whole driving plot. Without Soul Edge, there is no Soul Calibur and vise versa. So here's my SCV story in a nutshell...
- Rock is killed by Astaroth. Bangoo ventures to find his father and takes Rock's place in the series.
- Ivy's "story" in IV was complete and utter bullshit! "Sword wishes me to live", my nutsack! Ivy's soul is absorbed by Cervantes and she fucking dies.
- Setsuka gets slain by Mitsurugi and before she perishes, she does that whole "my blade is crying" crap from her ending in IV and kicks the bucket.
- Raphael get's killed by Zasalamel. Amy goes super emo and kills herself upon finding his corpse.
- Mitsurugi, Voldo, and Lizardman do nothing like always do.
- Tira's dead. Nightmare killed her and absorbed her soul, you saw it happen!
- Nightmare kills Siegfried and absorbs his soul. Yun-Seong witlessness and flees home, finally realizing the sword is evil.
- Hilde confronts the weakened Nightmare and destroys the physical manifestation of Soul Edge, not the sword itself, the shell. Hilde collapses from injuries.
- Both swords are severely weakened.
- A game of Flaming Hot Potato of Death with the two swords is engaged.
- Cassandra takes Soul Calibur and attempts to use it to destroy Soul Edge, stopped by Sophitia because without Soul Egde, Phyrra dies.
- Maxi takes the evil sword. Kills Astaroth. Soul Edge tries to take him over again. Kilik once again buttfucks Maxi with his staff to save him. Maxi asks Kilik to bury him with his crew as a final request. Maxi dies.
- With his would-be butt buddy dead, Kilik spirals into manic depression and mourns over Maxi's death. He shuts Xianghua out completely for fear of killing her like he did Xianglian.
- Xianghua grows a pair of balls and knocks some sense into Kilik.
- A bunch of shit happens.
- Cervantes takes hold of Soul Edge and the whole game more or less reverts back to the original Soul Edge game.