Soul Calibur is much better IMO but now that it's console exclusive, I can't do anything but play Tekken 5 in the arcades. It's just no fun getting good at a game if you can't beat complete strangers at it.

Tekken 5 isn't so bad, now that I've kind of gotten into it (but not really, I'm still in mourning over SC). So far I can only use Xiaoyu, and not very well.

BTW: Cassandra plays nothing like Sophitia. They may use sword and shield but Cassie is purely Pitbull or Punisher whereas Sophitia is more suited to a Turtle or Juggler type of play. Put in other words, Cassie is better at rushing the opponent and inviting the opponent to miss/whiff so that she can move in with a fast and guaranteed counter hit; Sophie is better at hiding behind her little shield or stepping around until an opportunity presents itself for her to lift the opponent up into the air and keep them up there.