Space ninja with a cybernetic arm, last time I checked.
Space ninja with a cybernetic arm, last time I checked.
Tekken and SC do well at being very different games. They each added their own particular innovations to the genre and stand above most other 3-d fighters as the cream of the crop.
I didn't like Tekken at first. Coming fresh off of Dead or Alive 3--my first serious attempt at a 3d fighter--I was expecting to just press one button to do at least a 3 hit combo (button mash ftl). This was not the case, as I quickly figured out yet couldn't quite grasp at the time. So, I put it down and didn't play it until years later, when Tekken 5 came out.
Soul Calibur 2 appealed to me because it seemed fun and the Guard Impact system was similar to DOA's reversals, which I was quite familiar with. And it was great. It's a lot more immediately accessible than Tekken is (i.e., more button masher friendly), while still having a lot of depth.
To me, Soul Calibur is much more enjoyable to play and watch. The battles are dynamic and exciting, and if you ever get to see 2 high level players pull off parry after parry, it's a heart-pounding experience. If you watch 2 high-level Tekken players, it often focuses on who can land a launcher first then juggle them until they die. An excellent display of skill, but not as exciting to watch sometimes.
Soul Calibur was designed to be flashy and cinematic and not entirely realistic. Tekken was designed to be more real-to-life with ther 'each button represents a limb' and somewhat accurate fighting styles. They both do what they do very well, despite some balance issues in both series. In terms of game quality, I would rank them both on an equal level. Personally I prefer a good Soul Calibur match, since it's much more exciting to watch.
(SPOILER)Virtua Fighter owns them all, however.
Yoshimitsu in older Tekkens looked pretty human. From what I know, Dr. Boskonovitch has modified him slightly before every tournament. What once was just a guy with a robotic arm is now almost a full cyborg. Another interpretation I have is that Yoshimitsu just rocks up to each tournament with a different suit of armour every time.
I love Tekken 5 (+ DR) and SC2. I like to think that I was kinda competitive at SC2 but only just. The local tournaments that used to be held around here boasted some real pros, most of whom would school me and day of the week, but I was some mild competition for some of the barrel scrapers =D.
I was a Cassandra man. Looking at the tier lists, I should be even better in SC3, but I haven't been able to find the time or the interest to make the switch. I got pretty swept up in the whole Tekken 5 arcade scene (Wow. There's a CARD xD).
In Tekken, I use quite a few characters (just like SC2) but my main is Lee. I tend to get smacked around a bit at arcades. I can't JF unless I have a controller (gonna buy a joypad to practice with though) and I'm not consistant with the really good juggles though I can land the simple ones every time (which is good for Lee since even the easiest juggle [launch, 1,2~f x 4, wall, 4,3,4] does criminal damage)
Kazuya wasn't born with the Devil Gene, the devil entered his body at a young age after Heihachi threw him off a cliff. Jin received the gene through birth. This explains why Heihachi doesn't have the Devil Gene.I have no idea why Heihachi isn't affected by the devil gene while his son, grandson, and father are.
As for Jinpachi.. it's not stated anywhere that his supernatural power is due to the Devil Gene. I think we're supposed to just assume that after being locked away in underground Honmaru for decades, Jinpachi kind of went crazy.
MY Best 5 fighters for Tekken are Christie, Hworang, King, and Xiaoyu.
Didn't Kuma used to be Heihachi's pet? I don't like Kuma anyway, his fighting still seems really ubalanced.
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I've been a fan of Tekken for almost as long as I can remember. The first Tekken was probably the first PlayStation game I ever played, and I'm still a very trusty fan of the series. My favourite character is undoubtedly Nina Williams (), but I'm all-around good with pretty much the entire cast (except for characters like Steve, Bruce, Bryan and Marduk).
As any other Tekken fan I'm eagerly awaiting Tekken 6!
Over the years I've also become an avid player of the Soul Calibur series, and I'd almost go as far as saying that this series is as good as the Tekken series. The two series have completely different values in my opinion, but are equally enjoyable and fun to play. My favourite characters include: Taki, Ivy, Seung Mi-Na, Kilik and so forth. As far as I know there haven't not been any talk about a Soul Calibur 4, but I hop they'll continue the series.
I dont think Yoshimitsu is in the SC manuals...Originally Posted by Dreddz
Yoshimitsu is apparantly a robot according to the manual's.
That's only four...
But yes, Kuma is like Heihachi's bodyguard or something.
I believe he's referring to Tekken, old chap. ;)I dont think Yoshimitsu is in the SC manuals...Yoshimitsu is apparantly a robot according to the manual's.
In the first one, he was a Space Ninja in the Manji Clan of Robin Hood-like thieves (which you'll notice if you saw the end video for Tekken 1.) He was never a robot, I beleive he just has a robotic arm.^^^ MILF knows the score.
I think he was an alien at one point but they... changed it... or something.Yoshimitsu is apparantly a robot according to the manual's.
I've only really played the original first game of the soul calibur series, soul blade. (i'm not sure how it differs form soul calibur 1, but i know they are related as Voldo(guy with claws) and sophitia(greek girl) are in it. Truth be told, i prefer tekken, although tekken2 was the first game i really played, ever(excluding board games)
I've always loved Tekken 2. My favorite, probably.
I dont think his appearance makes much sense. Namco obviously intended him to be a robot as his first appearance in Tekken 1 was very much like a robot, and in the manual it straight out said he was a robot. In the second game he turned more human like. And in Tekken 5 theres a costume actually showing flesh so it will never make sense. Namco make a boo boo.In the first one, he was a Space Ninja in the Manji Clan of Robin Hood-like thieves (which you'll notice if you saw the end video for Tekken 1.) He was never a robot, I beleive he just has a robotic arm.^^^ MILF knows the score.
I think he was an alien at one point but they... changed it... or something.Yoshimitsu is apparantly a robot according to the manual's.
Soul Blade is actually very different from the Soul Calibur series, though it is a prequel as far as storyline goes.
He looked more like an Oni to me in Tekken 1. In 2, he looked like a Ronin/Oni. In 3, he looked like an alien samurai. In 4, he seemed dead and genetically fused with a dragonfly. In 5, he seemed like an alien/samurai. More heavily a samurai. His other appearance he has was more like a demon samurai. And the other appearance was like an ogre.I dont think his appearance makes much sense. Namco obviously intended him to be a robot as his first appearance in Tekken 1 was very much like a robot, and in the manual it straight out said he was a robot. In the second game he turned more human like. And in Tekken 5 theres a costume actually showing flesh so it will never make sense. Namco make a boo boo.In the first one, he was a Space Ninja in the Manji Clan of Robin Hood-like thieves (which you'll notice if you saw the end video for Tekken 1.) He was never a robot, I beleive he just has a robotic arm.^^^ MILF knows the score.
I think he was an alien at one point but they... changed it... or something.Yoshimitsu is apparantly a robot according to the manual's.
By the way whatever happened to Kunimitsu from 1? In Tekken 5 they have the older versions, but I think they're missing alot of characters from it just like Gon and Boskonovitch were missing from the T3 part.
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