We already knew that SoulCalibur V‘s character creator is powerful enough to allow you to create all sorts of messes, but this ups the ante one notch more.
When the editor-in-chief here asked me to do a video showcasing two of my beloved characters created on Soulcalibur V‘s character creator, I was elated. I consider myself a connoisseur of character creation and customisation, often spending way too much time than any person should on creating the most bizarre and ridiculous characters I possibly can.
There’s this thing about fighting games — you really have to play them. They’re like a musical instrument, like a drum set; there’s this whole physical level of interaction you have with them that goes beyond the input required in the average video game. There’s a reason that games like Street Fighter IV encourage humongous arcade-style joysticks; these games are at their best when players have a large instrument to bludgeon and finesse.
The latest chapter in Namco’s medieval martial arts series is due out in a short while and the Japanese publisher’s been throwing up adverts that have riled up the internets a while back.
As much as I hate getting drawn into video game ‘countdown’ announcements, I just can’t help myself. This one, found on the Namco Bandai Japanese website, is rumoured to be for the new Soul Calibur game.
This is martial artist Pek Pongpaet, who along with his friends Don, Taylor and Yusuf performed the motion-capture for the latest Mortal Kombat trailer. So if you thought that was all just computers and make-believe characters, nunh unh.
Melbourne’s biggest fighting game tournament of the year is coming up. If you think you’re good enough to compete with the city’s best in any of the below games, or just want to hang out with like-minded fighting gamers while watching some freakish skill, you can head to the event either Saturday or Sunday.
