For a lot of people the idea of getting to play another member of the Alexander family was pretty exciting – I mean Sophitia has always been a fan favorite and Cassandra was wildly popular upon her debut in. Namco chose to focus the game on Patroklos Alexander, the son of series veteran Sophitia. Why? Simple – nobody liked the main character. So I guess Namco should be praised for trying something new – NOT! Every fighting game I have ever played sticks more towards the idea that each character deserves their own ending, no matter how minor they are. Normally I like this style of game as it allows you to get attached to one character but this style NEVER works for a fighting game.

Unlike its predecessors, Soul Calibur V focuses on a single character rather than giving each character their own special story – and that is the first problem with the game. What fans got was a lack luster game that featured a crappy storyline and some seriously disappointing characters replacing fan favorites.

So fans waited with bated breath for the release of the game which came on January 31 st. “SC is back!” was the 2010 tweet that alerted the world to the fact that the Soul Calibur franchise would be getting a new installment. Well what you get is Soul Calibur V the highly anticipated and highly disappointing sixth installment in Namco’s insanely popular Soul Series. Take a classic and wildly popular franchise add 2 angsty main characters and then subtract a whole whack of fan favorite characters and what do you get?

I know most gamers aren’t big fans of math but follow me here.

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