tekken 7 or soul calibur 6?

[El_Verdugo]

hi! sorry if this question has been already. my question is which game should i pick? i remember playing tekken 5 back in the ps2 and had really good memories never played a tekken after that, and i played soul calibur with the xbox 360 and loved the customization of the character, i want to know which game is better in terms of gameplay customization adn story? this game is 5 times expensive than tekken 7 if i want all the dlc which is better tekken 7 or soul calibur and from your personal opinion which stand above the other?

[Trippy Drug]

Soul Calibur has a pretty low playerbase, even if it's slightly above most fighting games as a whole, so if you live in a region without many fg players, tekken is a safer choice.

As far as mechanical differences go, there are plenty. Both are solid and fun games, each with their own unique stuff. Soulcalibur might generally be a bit more beginner friendly than Tekken though. Most people here will probably argue that Tekken is the best fighting game in existence, which, while obviously not true, does show how appreciative they are of the overall quality, even with the degrading balance.

Soulcalibur definetely comes on top on customization, going as far as to allow you to make your completely own character and basing him on an in-game character's movelist. Tekken customization ranges from painfully mediocre to pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful. You can still afford to be creative, but only to an extent.

They both have dumb anime stories, though Soulcalibur has a lengthy story mode where you sort of move your guy through a paper map thing and fight numerous different dudes, so I guess in a sense it could be argued that Soulcalibur has the best story, even if it's boring. Tekken's story is that Kazuya kills Heihachi Mishima and that's it.

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Personally, I would still go for Tekken. Not because it's some god tier fighting game, but because despite the degrading balance, the overbloated roster, the few customization options and the god awful netcode it's still the most populated fighting game franchise on steam and the only one of the two that guarantees you that the game won't suddenly die out few months after you buy it and it will be way harder to find multiplayer matched after that.

[Vagrant]

Try Dead or Alive 6, 4 characters are free to play

[Tshask]

Soul Calibur has much better customization, but Tekken 7 has better fighting mechanics and waifus.

[-Solin- | xpearlphoenix]

Originally posted by Vagrant:

Try Dead or Alive 6, 4 characters are free to play

Thats a good joke.

Having played both, i would say go with Tekken. Soul Calibur has better customization but pretty dead online, Tekken has worse customization but lively and also has a lot more content creators if that factor matters to u.

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

I have both games. But if I had to choose between the two, Tekken 7 all the way. From a person who started as a casual fighting game player, I've never been more invested in Tekken 7 than any other fighting game, even from the entire Tekken series. There's a lot of characters, but they're all diverse, and match-up knowledge is normally built over time like most fighting games; so you don't have to worry about it too much. On the contrary, to those who say the game is hard, it is, if you plan on going competitive, but it's by-far one of the easiest Tekken game in the series to get into. A lot of the newest characters from Tekken 5 and onward tend to have more lenient timing on their combos and move-sets. It won't take long before you're able to use them in-game.

Since you asked about customization, if you're looking to spend more time investing in character customization, you can get Soul Calibur 6. Honestly, I prefer Tekken 7's customization because the amount of freedom you get from Soul Calibur 6 changes your character entirely, and it takes the character's identify and feel from it. The customization in Tekken 7 is more simplified. Pick a few outfits that can be recolored, and style with some accessories.

For the story, Soul Calibur 6 has an okay story, but it feels more like a grind-quest than anything. Tekken 7 is more cinematic in it's approach, but both stories aren't anything special. The main reason to play the game is for the game-play. Tekken 7, for me, tends to have more impact than Soul Calibur 6. The movement in Tekken 7 might seem slow at first, but once you get used to it, the fighting always appears fast-paced. Soul Calibur 6 feels weird in that I feel they emphasize more on offense due to the fact that guard impacting is dangerous and can get you killed. What I really don't like about Soul Calibur 6 is the reversal edge. I feel this mechanic feels forced, is not very fun, and fails to create hype because you're locked into a guessing game of eight attacks that don't really add much substance to the fights.

Overall, I'd say consider Tekken 7 first, or get both.

[El_Verdugo]

played the 2 hour period so now i cannot refund it XD i have to say that the particular character stories are ♥♥♥♥, tried devil jin and was just a single fight and nothing more completly lame honestly, but the main story is something thats is quite good, but i have to say that for the price i paid it not worth the dlc and such maybe theb ase game would have been better now i regret buying everything and for characters that i might never use i was so trigger finger

[Be_Proud (Heritage)]

Originally posted by El_Verdugo:

played the 2 hour period so now i cannot refund it XD i have to say that the particular character stories are ♥♥♥♥, tried devil jin and was just a single fight and nothing more completly lame honestly, but the main story is something thats is quite good, but i have to say that for the price i paid it not worth the dlc and such maybe theb ase game would have been better now i regret buying everything and for characters that i might never use i was so trigger finger

Yeah, next time you should be more careful with your purchases if you weren't sure about what the DLC's entailed. While the base game is fine if you're looking for something to dabble with, the Ultimate Edition and Season passes are for those who want to experience the additional characters, stages, and additional customization. You should've known this before purchasing. Besides, if you got the Ultimate Edition on sale, at least you have both Season 1 and 2 passes together and a base game for a very dirt-cheap price.

[無明]

Originally posted by Tshask:

Soul Calibur has much better customization, but Tekken 7 has better fighting mechanics and waifus.

well, even if it has better customization, it still has ♥♥♥♥♥♥ customization.