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Title: Fighting Games
Post by: Hirocon on February 05, 2004, 08:05:05 PM: I recently bought Soul Calibur II for GameCube. I've made substantial progress in the one player mode at the default difficulty level using Link. But I'm not really using any of his moves. I'm just using the basic moves shared by all of the characters.

I went into the practice mode and got a list of the combinations for all of Link's complex moves, and I can't imagine ever actually learning them all. Rote memorization of the moves would be easy enough, but I can't imagine learning them to the point where I can actually recognize when it would be best to use the different moves in the middle of battle, and respond quickly enough to actually pull them off. And Link's moves are relatively simple compared to the other character's moves, some of which require ten+ button combinations.

So my question is this: does anybody ever actually use these moves? The way I see it, you can either button mash, or learn one cheap move and use it over and over again. That's basically what I've been doing, and it works against both computer and human players. So who actually takes the time to learn all the complex moves? Are they just there for show? Maybe I'm just not used to the genre...Super Smash Brothers Melee made things so simple...

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 05, 2004, 10:35:13 PM: I'm a pretty big fighting game fan, and yes, learning all the moves and using them effectively will make you better and more successful, but the difference between that and using one cheap move is hard to surpass. That is, you have to be pretty dang good to see a difference.

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: Mario Maniac on February 07, 2004, 02:58:42 PM: I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE Soul Calibur 2! THE. BEST. FIGHTING. GAME. EVER!

Namco really put a lot of effort into creating the Soul Calibur games. The controls are perfect (on all the versions I played, including Xbox); the variety of different characters is sweet (Link is the best secret character, of course); the animations of the different fight moves are amazing; and the music is perfectly scored (The Legend of Zelda theme music in Soul Calibur 2 is incredible)!

Soul Calibur 2 is the most well-balanced and perfectly constructed fighting game ever!

Link kicks major butt in that game, I can beat anyone as him! Link and Kilik are two of my best fighters!
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Edited by - Lizard Dude on 2/7/2004 4:27:36 PM
Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: Jake on February 07, 2004, 04:51:54 PM: >>
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Watch your mouth, Mario Maniac. I am so ANGREY at Sadib right now, that I don't want to hear ANYMORE swearing today. }:(

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 07, 2004, 06:29:04 PM: Meh, Soul Caliber 2 is too slow-style for me. I much prefer Marvel vs. Capcom style ultrafast fighting games with million hit combos and multifighter madness. I'll still play slow-style and have fun with them, though.

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: The Big Boo on February 07, 2004, 09:15:34 PM: I tried Tekken, but it was WAY too slow. The way I see it, the faster the game is, the better.
Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: nintendofreak on February 08, 2004, 01:32:07 AM: Can't think of anything to say.

Edited by - nintendofreak on 2/7/2004 11:38:58 PM
Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: TEM on February 08, 2004, 07:05:49 AM: I have Soul Caliber 2 and I believe Link is one of the best characters if you can learn his moves.
His moves are pretty simple, I got them down by practicing for 30 minutes a day.
He is really dangerous when you have the Biggoron sword.

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: TEM on February 08, 2004, 10:53:24 AM: Speaking of Link does anyone know what his last 3 weapons are in Weapon master mode?
I have all of them for him up to the Biggoron sword.

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Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: The Big Boo on February 08, 2004, 01:32:34 PM: Soul Edge, Great Fairy's Sword, Bug Net. I don't like to play as Link, though, because he's kinda cheap.
Title: Re: Fighting Games
Post by: TEM on February 08, 2004, 03:32:21 PM: I didn't think the bug net was going to make an appearence.

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