Soul Calibur 4, New stuff (Vader Gameplay, roster, etc...)

[Worksa8]

We all know about the three new Star Wars characters, but it seems like this roster is going to be even BIGGER then what most have thought....

Seems some Anime characters are also getting pulled into it....
http://yuuwaku.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/games-two-more-soul-calibur-4-guest-characters/
http://mirrorsedge.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/soul-calibur-4-bonus-anime-characters/

Vaders Stage:

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EDIT:
Character Costume gallery:
http://www.soulcaliburuniverse.com/images/sc4/2dchars/

Image Gallery:
http://www.fightersgeneration.com/games/soulcalibur4.html

More new info at bottom of page 2, as well as this info from various resources (Wiki XD):
Gameplay

[edit] Modes

The fourth Soulcalibur game will feature the familiar Story, Arcade, Training and Museum modes. A new mode will be called Tower of Lost Souls, and it will put the player fighting special battles in order to gain rewards.[17]

[edit] Character Creation

The game will bring back Character Creation from Soulcalibur III. Choosing your character's clothes won't affect just his or her appearance, but also how he or she behaves in battle. Some pieces of equipment favor offensive and others defensive playstyle. [18]

[edit] Active Matching Battle

Soulcalibur IV's battles will use a different structure from its predecessors, nicknamed Active Matching Battle (AMB). It allows players to fight multiple opponents at the same time under different circumstances.[19]

[edit] Soul Gauge & Critical Finish

Soulcalibur IV will feature an all-new Critical Finish system. This time there will be another gauge under the characters' Health Meter, known as the Soul Gauge. This meter will fill up when attacking and decrease when guarding. When the meter is empty, the opponent can do a strike that breaks off a part from the character's armor, altering their appearance and making them weaker for the remainder of the match. There are also three green boxes below the gauges, reflecting the state of the characters armor: high, mid, or low.

If the character manages to empty out the opponent's Soul Gauge again, they will get a short chance to perform a powerful Critical Finish move, which will kill the opponent instantly, by pressing all four face buttons at the same time. Each character has their own personal Critical Finish move. Namco says that they developed the Soul Gauge to decrease the benefits from constant guarding, thus giving the game a faster tempo and making the matches more offensive.[20]

[edit] Force abilities

The Star Wars guest characters, Darth Vader, Starkiller, and Yoda will all feature unique, Force-based styles. Darth Vader will be able to utilize Force-based pushes and chokes, while Yoda will use the Force to launch himself into the air for complex aerial attacks. These moves will drain a special Force Meter, until it is emptied, at which point Force-based moves will drain the character's health. It has not been revealed whether the guest character Starkiller will feature similar Force-based abilities, albeit likely. [21]

[edit] Online Battles

For the first time in the series, Soulcalibur IV will have the option to fight against other players online. Confirmed versus-modes available in online battles are Standard VS (for classic matches) and Special VS (for customized characters). [22] Director Katsutoshi Sasaki has mentioned that created characters will be playable in the online multiplayer mode. [23]

[Worksa8]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I think that Cleric lookign girl seems kick***!

Anyways, here are some GAMEPLAY videos of the Star Wars characters Yoda and Vader..
Vader:

Yoda:

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EDIT: Breakable Stage Items:

[Rygelseid]

i see...but i am wonderin if nightmare will still be my main char oh well gotta wait!

[Negi Springfield]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

[Worksa8]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

Yes, quite a bit. I mostly made this topic to post gameplay videos. Don't like me saying something you already read, then go read some other thread.
At least post SOMETHING constructive, instead of just trying to make anyone who finds this new feel bad...

[[Asian-Jesus]]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

 

Way to sound enthusiastic towards a new topic.

[Negi Springfield]

you should talk, you're the one that always points out old News.

[Worksa8]

you should talk, you're the one that always points out old News.

My previous post already answers that statement for me. If this is old news to you, then congradulations, it is new to a few others, and thats the whole point.

[[Asian-Jesus]]

you should talk, you're the one that always points out old News.

Always? Please. Besides, this is off topic. So take it to PM if you're still butthurt about this.

[Worksa8]

Added another link...
Also, lets not send the guy who has PMs turned off a PM XD

[That Mugen Guy]

nice ive found a pretty nice video, it shows the cloths rip at 2:08

[Tenspeed]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

ok daigo.

anyways, these guys might not be "guest" characters in the conventional sense. maybe they're in the SC mythos, but just designed by other people.

[The Heartbreak Kid]

Anime Characters? Sounds cool. I think its cool, something different (besides adding star wars characters ) But i also wouldnt mind seeing Inuyasha being thrown in as a guest character.... I doubt it will happen but it would be cool

[radiant]

Worksa8, thanks for posting my link. Wouldn't have known the existence of such a wicked sprite factory otherwise.

I've been in the game industry since the GBA days, so it's good to see that pixel pushing isn't a dead art.

[[Asian-Jesus]]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

ok daigo.

anyways, these guys might not be "guest" characters in the conventional sense. maybe they're in the SC mythos, but just designed by other people.

Um, way to use Kid Daigo to insult someone.


From the new guest characters, Angol Fear is so far confirmed to not be an original character. She is a part of the Keroro Gunso (Sgt. Frog) universe.

[Tenspeed]

it must be fun to pretend to be the forum police.

I think it might be a bit much if SC has five guest characters. one guest character per system with one that all three shared was okay. I just hope it doesn't mess with the storyline too much.

[b.easy]

keep it calm guys. it always seems to be over the most trivial stuff in this section. 

Anyways, ease up on the SC4 topics, there seems to be a new one every other day. It could use a merger like the SSBB topic.

[Worksa8]

1: If someone comes at me out of nowhere and starts ragging on me, I AM going to defend myself.
2: Yeah, there are a lot of them, we could use a merger topic...
3: I just found out there are 32 characters in total from what I've seen. Unless there are like secondary rosters, or the roster gets bigger as you unlock more or something like that.
4: I don't think it will mess with the story line too much. I mean I didn't think Star wars characters would work out in Soul Calibur, but they seem to have done a rather good job.
5: I like the look of the new "Finishing move" system too, but not much info is out on that, or if they will even go through with it....
6: To anyone who doesn't know this yet- The armor break system is broken don into the same ways the attacks are. You have three status bars, High, Medium, and low.  As the more damage you take from different attacks (I think only charge/soul moves will do it), that armor bar goes down, and you slowly lose more and more armor. This also lowers your defense as well, so keep that in mind!
7: Also, thanks for the new link TMG =3

[daniel13789]

OMG you guys are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY behind
I heard of anime charecters being in about 5 months ago when Vader was new, damn do you guys read a single Video-game magazine?

damn dude... harsh

i never knew bout this stuff tho. thanks for the heads up worksa

and negi... not every one reads video game magazines...K

[Worksa8]

No problem Daniel. I only posted it because I wanted to let out the roster information. All I know is there are 32 characters so far...

[Worksa8]

Swiped some stuff from Wikipedia and put it up on the front page, along with some other junk...

[daniel13789]

No problem Daniel. I only posted it because I wanted to let out the roster information. All I know is there are 32 characters so far...

wo-ge-woh-WHAT 32 characters so far??!?! holy sh*t

[Worksa8]

Thats most likely in total. In the Demo version they released, there are 32 character slots, but only the three playable characters are shown...

[Worksa8]

Added some new stuffs
=3
Can't wait until July!

[Aura-Master]

I SO NEED A PS TRIPLE!