
Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese*, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*languages with full audio support
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希望出7代
Viva la 2b de mi corazao
Aunque el mejor soulclaibur es el 3 está me gustó bastante
Sempre uno dei miei preferiti nel genere. Anche dopo tutti questi anni non delude e diverte sempre.
c'est bien
what a game man wow really wow take all of ur time and make u love this thype of game
⭐ Soulcalibur VI - 3.5/5 Review based on the main story, custom character story, and general gameplay exploration. Soulcalibur VI arrives with an impressive résumé: made by the Tekken team, featuring guest fighters from other universes, and backed by a dedicated community that swears by it. The reality, once you sit down with it, is more complicated - a visually stunning, mechanically uneven fighter that feels like it peaked just before you hit the parts that matter most. Combat: A Different Beast Than You'd Expect If you're coming in from Tekken, adjust your expectations significantly. Despite sharing DNA - the same team, even some of the same characters like Yoshimitsu, and a shared universe — the combat feels fundamentally different in ways that don't always work in its favor. Where Tekken has spent years streamlining inputs so skill expression comes from reads and pressure, Soulcalibur VI still leans heavily on the old-school Street Fighter school of directional inputs: back-down-up-forward + A+B to pull off the move you actually needed. It's a philosophy Tekken solved and moved past years ago, and here it makes the game feel dated by comparison. Button mashing doesn't reward you with interesting combos — it just punishes you with the feeling that the game's depth is gated behind a memorization wall rather than genuine fighting instinct. That said, two mechanics genuinely shine. The ring-out system is excellent — spatial awareness becomes a real dimension of play and adds tension to every round. And the armor break system is one of the best features in the genre: watching each character's outfit degrade in a way that's specific to them is both mechanically meaningful and visually satisfying. These two features alone give the game a distinct identity that sets it apart from its peers. The Guest Characters 2B from NieR:Automata is a fantastic addition - well-implemented and true to the character. But the real highlight is Geralt of Rivia. His stage is iconic, his moveset is creative, and he feels like a genuine love letter to The Witcher rather than a cynical crossover slot. These guest appearances are a genuine plus and one of the things the game does unambiguously right. Story Mode: A Tale of Two Problems The main story is arcadey and bland. It moves through the plot without ever making you care, and that's a problem the presentation can't paper over. But the custom character story is where things get genuinely puzzling - a comic-book-style narrative built around your created fighter that manages to be even more boring and meandering. It raises the honest question: why make it at all? The resources spent here would have been far better directed toward additional stages, characters, or actual co-op content. As it stands, it feels like a feature that was greenlit without anyone asking whether it would actually be enjoyable. Presentation: Genuinely Excellent This is where the game has no weaknesses. The stages are thorough, detailed, and beautiful — some of the best arena design in the genre. The character designs and outfits are stunning across the board. Voice acting is peak quality. The HUD is clean and readable without getting in the way. And the game runs flawlessly — zero performance issues, with a surprisingly modest ~18GB install including DLC. Visually and technically, this is a polished product with nothing to apologize for. The music also deserves a specific callout: it's very good, fitting the tone of each stage and character without ever feeling like background noise. The Character Creator & Longevity The character creator received enormous community attention at launch and built a reputation for being one of the deepest in the genre — and technically, that reputation is deserved. But a deep character creator is a content tourism feature dressed up as a longevity feature, and the playerbase collapse proves it. The people who spent 40 hours making elaborate creations moved on the moment the novelty wore off. Sonic Forces received the exact same praise for its character generator and the same thing happened - initial hype, then a ghost town. It's a trap games keep falling into. Worth noting too that the character creator assets aren't free - they're eating into that install size, which is a bad trade for a feature that didn't retain anyone and wasted developer time / resources - in my humble opinion. The lack of co-op/tag-team and team battle modes feel like missed opportunities. Given how many people arrive here through the "made by the Tekken team" marketing, these are exactly the features that could have extended the life of the game and built community hooks. Instead, the game ships without them in any meaningful form. Reversal Edge Reversal Edge is SC6's signature defensive system and it's hard to land on a clean verdict about it. In theory it's a neutral tool - a parry-like mechanic that opens up a follow-up exchange. In practice it gets spammed, because the risk/reward is skewed enough that there's rarely a good reason not to throw it out. The deeper problem is that it's doing too many jobs at once: defensive option, offensive opener, and comeback mechanic simultaneously. It softens the input complexity wall for casual players but feels like a band-aid over the core issue rather than a real solution. Mixed feelings are the honest response. Value Assessment At €6 on discount with the Deluxe Edition? Buy it without hesitation - for that price, the stages alone and the Geralt content are worth it. At full price years after release? Skip it. The playerbase is gone, the story isn't compelling enough to carry a solo experience, and better fighting games have either aged better or been released since. Final Verdict: 3.5/5 Soulcalibur VI is a game that looks extraordinary, sounds excellent, and contains two or three genuinely great ideas buried inside a combat system that feels more demanding than it is rewarding, a story mode that wastes its runtime, and a longevity problem the character creator couldn't solve. The ring-out mechanic, armor breaks, and guest character roster are the highlights. Everything else ranges from average to puzzling. Worth experiencing on a deep discount — just don't expect it to stay in rotation.
BRINGS BACK MEMORIES HONESTLY GOOD GAME MISS THE CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION
Ля, вспомнил Soul Calibur на psp и решил эту взять, хорошая серия файтингов. Файтинг с оружием разного калибра, но самое лучшее в игре, что и в psp версии - кастомизация, вот только ради неё стоит эту игру брать и не больше, ведь кастомизация позволяет создать кого угодно, Фиксанутых, смурфиков, Дашу, Шрека, Гришу, кого угодно! Плюсы: + Создание персонажа + Геймплей + Оружие Минусы: - Без понятия. Рекомендую!
I always loved all the old school SoulCalibur games, but this one is just okay with one exception. Ultimately, it just doesn't FEEL like SoulCalibur. I don't like the game modes, the story bits are too abundant, and the static images just don't hit the mark for me. Now the visuals of the gameplay are stunning, but some of the action can be confusing and feels less fluid than previous games. It's fine but it's certainly not as memorable of an experience as previous games. Now the one thing that I do like a lot is the creation suite. It's fun but even then, I wish there were still more options.
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