Comments on: I Wanted to Love Soulcalibur IV

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One Man's Reaction to Ivy's Boobs | MsPixel: Gaming and Social Media — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:05:52 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:47:51 +0000

Yeah, I had created 5 or 6. Went on a binge for a few days there. Didn’t take any photos and have already traded it in. Would have been cool if there was a way to share screenshots online.

By: Sulcalibur

Sulcalibur — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:12:03 +0000

One thing I really like is I can create a big buff dude and still give them Ivy’s Snake Sword. True he’ll do the occasional weird female move but it does mean I can master the weapon without looking dodgy.

Btw, did you end up creating any cool characters? If you did post them up on Flickr please

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:18:59 +0000

I debated doing that, but I figured it would just be all kinds of annoying. Should have tried that before I traded it in.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:18:16 +0000

It’s always a little awkward when a female sees you playing the game and a character like Ivy, Shura or Setuska come up. My 9 year-old daughter was showing interest in the game and wanted to play with me, but I was a little hesitant for this very reason. I just mocked the characters whenever they were on screen and she quickly joined in the mockery.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:14:02 +0000

Funny you mentioned jumping. It seems every n00b to the series gets frustrated at first since there’s no jump button. While most characters can jump, it’s definitely not used, or rather abused as other fighting games do.

By: Jeff Jenkins

Jeff Jenkins — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:28:55 +0000

I turned on the Japanese audio track. Yoda sounds a little messed up but it made the rest of the game considerably more enjoyable. The announcer stays in English too.

By: Sulcalibur

Sulcalibur — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:30:39 +0000

I agree, Ivy is stupid. I can’t play as her in the house and if a fight comes up I beat her in record time before the wife turns around and think I’m some twisted perv.

As for the game, I like it. I like it alot. I’ve always liked Soul Calibur (go figure) and I must admit the character creation is awesome. Just check YouTube for some cool ones.

I think this game (as with all beat em ups) comes into it’s own when playing against another human. I’ve played on Xbox Live and I will say from the outset, the serice needs alot of work. It’s bloody awful.

I do highly recommend this game though. If I could only buy one beat em up, this’d be it.

By: Rockers Delight

Rockers Delight — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:11:05 +0000

Sorry, but I’m just stopping by as a small breasted woman to say thank God you find those boobs ridiculous! Sheesh.

By: Ian Beck

Ian Beck — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:34:16 +0000

“…huge sacks of liquid, awkwardly tacked on their torso.”

Thank you. My sentiments exactly. I honestly don’t understand why so many game designers are so ignorant about the actual physics of breasts. They are patently not water balloons.

Soulcalibur IV is particularly bad, though, in the sheer “WTF?” department. What could have been titillating is instead merely ludicrous. Oh well. The actual fighting was fun once I realized that I wasn’t playing Ninja Gaiden II any more (you call that a jump?!), and it’ll make a decent option when people come to visit.