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[Ben Morales]

So I just put in another 10 tries in a row with the help of a well timed rank up that refreshed my AP. Still nothing. 40+ tries total now. If people in this thread hadn't already unlocked her, I would believe it wasn't possible at this point. And I know that if I try for Ivy, it's going to give me her on the first try because I don't care about having Ivy. I'm not even going to tempt fate on that one, lol.

Thankfully there is another week left to try and get her... This is just like PAD... lol

By the way, I added ya. I deleted a couple of people who didn't look like they were playing anymore to make more room. Maybe we should make a Google doc to keep track of players from GAF. I can't tell who is from where in my ally list.

 

[R_thanatos]

I'm about to Delete this game.

i'm actually reminded of why i didn't continue when i was trying the japanese version

but worse is ...."ERROR 2005"

God dammit

So what was i saying again ?? oh yeah i was saying that the worse is ... "ERROR 2050 "

Fix this sh " ERROR 2120 " - it namco !

i'm pissed off

 

[Nimby]

Don't even bother trying to play this. They're better ways to support Project Soul, SCV and SCII HD.

 

[Creaking]

Thankfully there is another week left to try and get her... This is just like PAD... lol

By the way, I added ya. I deleted a couple of people who didn't look like they were playing anymore to make more room. Maybe we should make a Google doc to keep track of players from GAF. I can't tell who is from where in my ally list.

I'll change my Lost Swords name to Creaking, just so it's easier to know who I am. I figure I'll keep trying this for a bit.

Don't even bother trying to play this. They're better ways to support Project Soul, SCV and SCII HD.

Don't even bother trying to tell people not to. A lot of people already have the recent Soul Calibur games and want something new. Sad though it may be, this is the newest thing we've got.

 

[TheSeks]

You guys weren't kidding about the load times and the connection time. This is TERRIBLE. How the hell did this get greenlighted to release?

 

[PureYeti]

I got Taki on a few tries and now I'm working for Ivy next. Sadly I get errors after beating them and thought I lost of my chance of saving the items or unlocking them. Luckily it didn't and I was able to get Taki.

My number is 5432052636. I added people from the last page

 

[Jimmyfenix]

I am sorry with my risque language people but this does not fucking work.

 

[BroggieDoge]

Still broken?

 

[brightsons]

Finally got a chance to play this and the errors and loading times are a freaking joke.

 

[TheSeks]

Still broken?

No, it just disconnects often.

Juggle Revo is better F2P than this and that still has the bullshit always-online and coin-payment to play.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

No, it just disconnects often.

Juggle Revo is better F2P than this and that still has the bullshit always-online and coin-payment to play.

 

[Astarte]

No, it just disconnects often.

Juggle Revo is better F2P than this and that still has the bullshit always-online and coin-payment to play.

Tekken Revo got rid of bound, tho.

 

[Darak]

It's now completely broken for me. After doing any of the prologue missions, I always get a 2005 error and back to the main menu. I finished two dozen quests of the normal story, but due to another bug they wont show if you don't play again one of the prologue missions, and any trip to the main menu resets the entire story, including any connection error.

How the hell did this get released? Didn't Sony have a certification process?

 

[TheSeks]

Tekken Revo got rid of bound, tho.

That don't matter to anyone but those die-hards that played JTT and J6.

The rest of the world/F2P people they were hoping to pull in don't care. However the pay-to-play bullshit is probably the major turn-off for that venture.

 

[Sora_N]

I haven't played SC since SC2 (LInk ftw) but this game seems ok. The loading is annoying as hell so far though.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

They should let Project Soul push the next game out onto arcades first, so after getting the gameplay, characters, and stages (at least some of them) down, the game can make money like Tekken does while they work on home features, like creation or some story mode or bonus modes.

No, absolutely not. I don't want to have to wait two years for the balanced home version to come out on home consoles. Also, arcades are dead around me or have rip-off racing games and light gun games primarily.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

So Soulcalibur V is going to be $5 on PSN starting tomorrow for a week.

Excellent timing. Now everyone can stop playing this piece of shit and get a real Soulcalibur.

 

[Ogawa-san]

So Soulcalibur V is going to be $5 on PSN starting tomorrow for a week.

Excellent timing. Now everyone can stop playing this piece of shit and get a real Soulcalibur.

Isn't SC5 really barebones on single player content?

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Isn't SC5 really barebones on single player content?

Quite. And that's super disappointing.

I guess Lost Swords could be a decent companion piece to V for single player content. I guess.

 

[Master Thespian]

So Soulcalibur V is going to be $5 on PSN starting tomorrow for a week.

Excellent timing. Now everyone can stop playing this piece of shit and get a real Soulcalibur.

Thanks for the heads up. I had this on 360 but I don't wanna renew my membership.

 

[Creaking]

Almost want to buy the $5 version just out of convenience. Digging the game out of my collector's edition case is a big of a drag.

No, absolutely not. I don't want to have to wait two years for the balanced home version to come out on home consoles. Also, arcades are dead around me or have rip-off racing games and light gun games primarily.

I don't think it'd take anywhere close to two years. I just think it'd be beneficial for Project Soul to be able to focus on different parts of the game at distinct time points. The core to get it out on arcades so in places where the arcade scene is still at least somewhat active (and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 says those do exist) it can get moolah and player feedback. From there they can focus on single player stuff, more stages, and some balance tweaks, without being rushed to put it all out there at once.

I'd rather wait a while for a came juicy with content than wait a lengthy time anyways for another SoulCalibur V.

 

[Soulscribe]

Wow this is a piece of shit. I feel like they just scrapped up some throwaway material from Soul Calibur V and called it a day. Half of my time with this game was spent watching an hourglass.

 

[Master Thespian]

Wow this is a piece of shit. I feel like they just scrapped up some throwaway material from Soul Calibur V and called it a day. Half of my time with this game was spent watching an hourglass.

Not really. They actually spent development man hours on making the gameplay worse.

 

[Creaking]

Not really. They actually spent development man hours on making the gameplay worse.

It's tragic really.

And couldn't they have at least mapped the A+B moves to A+K?

 

[GrayFoxPL]

They'll be doing few hour maintenance tomorrow. Maybe they'll fix it.

 

[R_thanatos]

Not really. They actually spent development man hours on making the gameplay worse.

You're making me cry.

 

[CaptainSchwann]

So I'm all the way on the second prologue and I'm still getting crap gear drops. Does it ever get ANY better?

 

[Ben Morales]

So I'm all the way on the second prologue and I'm still getting crap gear drops. Does it ever get ANY better?

I got some decent B rank gear in Epilogue -- Separation. It was a soul break on the first guy in chapter 1 of that quest I believe. He can drop head gear or pants.

 

[Nimby]

Don't even bother trying to tell people not to. A lot of people already have the recent Soul Calibur games and want something new. Sad though it may be, this is the newest thing we've got.

*For those who haven't already.

I'm half tempted to by SCV again because of the sale, I don't think I gave that game that a fair chance really.

 

[Darak]

After a long maintenance looks like they fixed the connectivity errors (2005, 2020, etc) and also the quest pages do not lose track of your progress.

The game is still what it is, but at least it is now playable.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Isn't SC5 really barebones on single player content?

Barebones on single player content but the best gameplay since SC2(or at least SC3 Arcade Edition)

 

[Master Thespian]

Barebones on single player content but the best gameplay since SC2(or at least SC3 Arcade Edition)

 

[Freshmaker]

It's tragic really.

And couldn't they have at least mapped the A+B moves to A+K?

A+K is too difficult.

 

[Roto13]

Barebones on single player content but the best gameplay since SC2(or at least SC3 Arcade Edition)

Yes.

I bought it again today and I still have my disc. It's good enough that I want to have it permanently on my PS3.

 

[Freshmaker]

Party Wolf is going to start showing off his Taki soon.

http://www.twitch.tv/darkpartywolf

 

[Creaking]

A+K is too difficult.

Not with the right mapping. I play with a regular controller, and have K assigned to both R1 and Circle. I use circle for the regular kick attacks, but to do B+K (and A+K before SCV came around) I would use R1 in conjunction with one of the face buttons, so I'm not breaking my thumb. R1/L1 are usually assigned to grabs by default, and since the standard mapping of A+G is easy enough to pull off, I just change that one.

Had it like that since Soul Calibur III...

 

[akilshohen]

just added all the ally codes I could find in the thread. I'm akilshohen on PSN.

My code is: 5432058288

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Not with the right mapping. I play with a regular controller, and have K assigned to both R1 and Circle. I use circle for the regular kick attacks, but to do B+K (and A+K before SCV came around) I would use R1 in conjunction with one of the face buttons, so I'm not breaking my thumb. R1/L1 are usually assigned to grabs by default, and since the standard mapping of A+G is easy enough to pull off, I just change that one.

Had it like that since Soul Calibur III...

I think it is better they took out those moves. Easier to play on a dual shock with just my thumb Though I still had to put another B on L1 or R1 for B throws.

 

[Freshmaker]

Not with the right mapping. I play with a regular controller, and have K assigned to both R1 and Circle. I use circle for the regular kick attacks, but to do B+K (and A+K before SCV came around) I would use R1 in conjunction with one of the face buttons, so I'm not breaking my thumb. R1/L1 are usually assigned to grabs by default, and since the standard mapping of A+G is easy enough to pull off, I just change that one.

Had it like that since Soul Calibur III...

Yeah, but project soul killed almost all A+K moves in SCV. Lost Swords just continues that trend.

 

[Creaking]

Yeah, but project soul killed almost all A+K moves in SCV. Lost Swords just continues that trend.

So no B+K moves for SCVI?

 

[Darak]

For anyone still interested in playing this *****, be aware of the connection errors. They still exist, and they may block you from advancing in the game after at a certain point.

The thing is, there is a particular error (error code 2005) that acts as a timeout: it always happens exactly one minute after a data transfer begins (and a hourglass appears in the center of screen). Some of those data transfers depend on the number of stages of a quest, and your Internet connection may not be good enough to transfer all the data in a minute. For example, I am always unable to enter the 'training' quest (AP 0, with 10 stages), regardless of the server's state (time of day, after maintenance, etc.) I always get a 2005. And it doesn't look like a busy server, because I can see full network traffic lights during said mnute.

Unfortunately, there are late stages of similar length and I'm also unable to enter those, so I've hit a progress wall. I'd suggest to anybody interested in the game to check first if they can play the training quest without getting a 2005 error all the time, just to be safe.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Got Siegfried, yes!

 

[Windforce]

Anyone still playing this? My game loads as I post this. lmao. Unfortunately the loading times are indeed too distracting, but the game is actually fun.

Also, small regret choosing Siegfried, now I will have a hell of a time to get Sophitia.

 

[Kikujiro]

So is this game playable now? Is it worth a try?

 

[Xav]

So is this game playable now? Is it worth a try?

It's playable but still not worth it. At the moment you can get SoulCalibur V instead for £5.49. (Under $10)

 

[Kikujiro]

Thanks, but I already have SCV, I actually like this game's idea, but I stayed away after reading about all the issues it had at launch.

 

[Creaking]

What about the game's idea do you like? 'Cause, it doesn't do anything particularly well.

 

[AmyS]

Alright so the last month or so I've been trying to acquire some (not all) of the games in the SC series.

-I've owned the Japanese import PS1 Soul Edge forever, got it the day a local import shop (The Game Club) in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights had it in May '96. I don't think I ever did buy the domestic NA Soul Blade though.

-"downloaded" System 11 arcade versions of Soul Edge for MAME. 30 FPS just like PS1 Soul Edge/Soul Blade, but arcade character models and background elements perhaps have slightly larger polys, plus higher-res hit sparks/effects ala Tekken and Tekken 2.

-Bought Soul Calibur for Dreamcast in very early 2000 (not on 9/9/99 tho). However I no longer have a Dreamcast or any games. Sad to say that but it's true.

-Bought all 3 versions of SCII in 2002. GameCube version for Link of course. PS2 version since it had Heihachi Mishima from Tekken and was probably the first and most accurate port of the PS2-based System 246 arcade game. Xbox version since it could run in HD 720p even though it was in a window, not fullscreen. I'd sure love to play the GCN version emulated on Dolphin @ 1080p!

-completely skipped SC III on PS2

-Recently d/l the free version of SC Lost Swords for PS3

-Bought a pre-owned copy of Soul Cal V for PS3 (love it!)

-Bought SoulCal II HD Online for PS3 the other day (love it!)

recently -"downloaded" System 12 arcade versions of Soul Calibur for MAME. 60 FPS this time, but obviously lacks the greatly upgraded graphics, features and polish of the famous Dreamcast game. But now it runs well in MAME, I remember some years ago it did not.

-Will pick up a pre-owned copy of SC IV for PS3 tomorrow that GS has for cheap.

-Never played Soulcalibur Legends for Wii or Soulcalibur Broken Destiny for PSP.

What I really want the HD console version of the first Soul Calibur (based on the European Dreamcast ver and lacks online play) but I don't see it on the PSN digital store. Tried looking for it directly via PS3, and also on the PSN website on my laptop..

Was that ^ SC release exclusive to XBLA / 360 ?

** Think I remember some rumors that Namco would bring the Dreamcast SC over to the NAOMI board for arcades. Also another rumor that SCII was in development for NAOMI (before Namco switched it to PS2-based System 246) but neither of those things ever came to light.

 

[RelentlessRolento]

Alright so the last month or so I've been trying to acquire some (not all) of the games in the SC series.

-I've owned the Japanese import PS1 Soul Edge forever, got it the day a local import shop (The Game Club) in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights had it in May '96. I don't think I ever did buy the domestic NA Soul Blade though.

-"downloaded" System 11 arcade versions of Soul Edge for MAME. 30 FPS just like PS1 Soul Edge/Soul Blade, but arcade character models and background elements perhaps have slightly larger polys, plus higher-res hit sparks/effects ala Tekken and Tekken 2.

-Bought Soul Calibur for Dreamcast in very early 2000 (not on 9/9/99 tho). However I no longer have a Dreamcast or any games. Sad to say that but it's true.

-Bought all 3 versions of SCII in 2002. GameCube version for Link of course. PS2 version since it had Heihachi Mishima from Tekken and was probably the first and most accurate port of the PS2-based System 246 arcade game. Xbox version since it could run in HD 720p even though it was in a window, not fullscreen. I'd sure love to play the GCN version emulated on Dolphin @ 1080p!

-completely skipped SC III on PS2

-Recently d/l the free version of SC Lost Swords for PS3

-Bought a pre-owned copy of Soul Cal V for PS3 (love it!)

-Bought SoulCal II HD Online for PS3 the other day (love it!)

recently -"downloaded" System 12 arcade versions of Soul Calibur for MAME. 60 FPS this time, but obviously lacks the greatly upgraded graphics, features and polish of the famous Dreamcast game. But now it runs well in MAME, I remember some years ago it did not.

-Will pick up a pre-owned copy of SC IV for PS3 tomorrow that GS has for cheap.

-Never played Soulcalibur Legends for Wii or Soulcalibur Broken Destiny for PSP.

What I really want the HD console version of the first Soul Calibur (based on the European Dreamcast ver and lacks online play) but I don't see it on the PSN digital store. Tried looking for it directly via PS3, and also on the PSN website on my laptop..

Was that ^ SC release exclusive to XBLA / 360 ?

** Think I remember some rumors that Namco would bring the Dreamcast SC over to the NAOMI board for arcades. Also another rumor that SCII was in development for NAOMI (before Namco switched it to PS2-based System 246) but neither of those things ever came to light.

I can confirm the HD SC was only a 360 release since I bought it myself and didnt get it on PS3 due to its exclusive release.


also, don't forget to pick up the iOS games.

 

[Son Of D]

Barebones on single player content but the best gameplay since SC2(or at least SC3 Arcade Edition)

What was changed from SC3 console to arcade?