A deeper look at Namco's downloadable content on the Xbox 360.
From pointless download keys, balance-ruining vehicles, overpriced music and frankly dubious costumes this article aims to open the eyes of gamers to Namco's blatant disregard for gamers and highlights what Namco are doing with their latest title 'Tales of Vesperia'.
Soul Calibur IV launched worldwide 15 years ago, bringing with it the best performance of the series to date.
Hell no. It was the start of the downfall (SCV) of the series. Huge downstep from the giant SCIII
Used to love this series, probably my favorite 3D fighter, perhaps together with the now also dead Dead or Alive (2-3-4), but as with so many games in the fighting genre, their short-term greed (season passes) has made me lose all interest, sadly …
Loved Number 2 and 3( loved all the solo modes like chronicle of the sword ) so was super hyped when 4 came out but the lack of single player content was disappointing. Still love soul calibur to this day though
2 was definitely the golden era of Soul Calibur for me. I was a bit conflicted about it at times because there were 3 different versions (I liked the PS2 version for controls, I liked playing as Spawn the most, and I thought the addition of Link was really awesome). Even so, the single player content was outstanding. Easily the most fun I've had with a fighting game, followed closely by Tekken 5's single player modes
From VG247: "Link suits the world of Soul Calibur. The elf-like little twink fit into the roster as well as any sword-wielding fantasy hero could – facing off against the likes of the machiavellian Frenchman Raphael, the inhuman hellspawn Astaroth, or the horny gimp Voldo, the Legend of Zelda guest character fits right in. Weaponry, aesthetic, move set… all of it gels with Soul Calibur’s camp high fantasy world – even when you’re pulling massive bombs out of God-knows-where and hurling them across the stage. It just fits.
You know what doesn’t fit, though? Lightsabers. No amount of sci-fi reasoning, magic, or blaming it on wizards can make Yoda, Darth Vader, and (eurgh) Starkiller fit in the war-torn European and Silk Road settings of Soul Calibur. It just doesn’t track. Why Bandai Namco decided to shoehorn the trio of characters into the fourth Soul Calibur game, then, remains a mystery; it’s damaging to both brands, it makes no sense canonically, and – more than anything else – it’s just all a bit tacky (or should that be Taki?)"
Bandai Namco and Project Aces released a video in which DH Sho Okada plays the music of several Ace Combat Games.
The best original sound track in my opinion is from Ace Combat5 The Unsung War.
I need to replay that game again some time soon.
You are preaching to the choir. I just wish people would actually take steps to avoid this from happening (like mass protest of their games). It really sucks they have a better than average line up of games... but honestly, it doesn't take effort to NOT buy a game.
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That was a bit harsh but it true very unwelcome. Hope enough people stop buying NAMCO products to reverse this trend. Really sad.
Amen let em rot better yet dont buy their dlc or their gsmes!