Where can I get older Soul Calibur games?

[KalkiKrosah]

I really hated how Soul Calibur 6 was brought to the market. DLC characters on day 1, cosmetic content that was copy pasted from previous titles also obnoxiously behind a pay wall and the story mode dialogue was the pure essence of cringe. It is the worst installation in the series for me and I hate admitting that because Soul Calibur 5 exists.

I do miss what Soul Calibur was. I never played Soul Calibur 3 but Soul Calibur 2 and Soul Calibur 4 gave me some fun memories growing up. I'd like to replay them but Steam does not have them in it's store. Is there any reputable site where I can download the older titles of the Soul Calibur series, namely 2 & 4?

[CZI]

Playstation's PSN Now plan will be converted to PSN Plus Premium.

They are advertising it will include games from PS, PS2, PS3.
I'm not sure how they implement.

But if it is integrated to Playstation 4/5 framework, I wonder they may open up all games from PS1.
If it happens, we may be able to play all SoulCalibur games on Playstation.

[The Last Hope]

i recently played sc3 on ps2 and man that game has so many more modes and content, its waaay better than this one

[Antares]

I mean everyone is free to like or dislike at their hearts desire. Also I can easily see some of SC6 weak spots. But you really had to murder your objectivity hard (like really, really hard) to see it inferior to SC5; escpecially if you like single player content.

[KalkiKrosah]

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I mean everyone is free to like or dislike at their hearts desire. Also I can easily see some of SC6 weak spots. But you really had to murder your objectivity hard (like really, really hard) to see it inferior to SC5; escpecially if you like single player content.

I hated SC5 for the characters. Patroklaus and what's her name were whiny and pathetically weak minded protagonists. And the character I wanted to see the most, Kilik, became a reskin of Charade that randomized fighting style character. But only the male fighting styles... why? I hated SC5 because none of the characters had a fighting style I enjoyed and forcing me to play the worst 2 characters on the roster to progress the storyline was annoying.

SC6 improved on fighting mechanics by ditching the reboot; fighting styles were tweaked (for the worse) in the reboot but had enough of the old combos to be recognizable. That's an improvement. Is that enough to warrant quarter-assing the story mode, copy-pasting decade old assets behind a paywall and locking core fan favorite characters behind more pay walls?

SC5 was a bad game for it's character design. SC6 was bad for everything but it's character design. As a whole SC6 failed on more fronts than SC5 did. That's how I can objectively say SC5 was less bad than SC6, I look at the big picture and grade it on all the facets of it's game world. Character design is a core feature of this type of game and arguably the most important aspect of the game... so you be the judge on which game was less of a failure. SC6 improved on the most important aspect of the game but at the cost of everything else about it's game world. Was it worth it? I didn't think so.

[Nishan]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Antares:

I mean everyone is free to like or dislike at their hearts desire. Also I can easily see some of SC6 weak spots. But you really had to murder your objectivity hard (like really, really hard) to see it inferior to SC5; escpecially if you like single player content.

this. Soulcalibur fans are just whiny and entitled. This is why the series struggles to survive for more than one game at a time.

[🌧 CloudWhisperer 🌧]

Diposting pertama kali oleh KalkiKrosah:

I really hated how Soul Calibur 6 was brought to the market. DLC characters on day 1, cosmetic content that was copy pasted from previous titles also obnoxiously behind a pay wall and the story mode dialogue was the pure essence of cringe. It is the worst installation in the series for me and I hate admitting that because Soul Calibur 5 exists.

I do miss what Soul Calibur was. I never played Soul Calibur 3 but Soul Calibur 2 and Soul Calibur 4 gave me some fun memories growing up. I'd like to replay them but Steam does not have them in it's store. Is there any reputable site where I can download the older titles of the Soul Calibur series, namely 2 & 4?

I play SCV using RPCS3 sometimes

[NairBoT]

To answer OP,

SC2 is best played on XBOX.
Its called SOULCALIBUR II HD Online and is upscaled. Best graphics for SC2.
*Full offline functionality is there despite the online name.

SCIV is still best played on XBOX360. No backwards compatibility.
However, I don't bother playing SCIV since there is no ai vs ai play.
Its a glaring omission.

For SCV, it was rejected upon release because they changed up the characters too much.
I initially rejected it too.
In hindsight, its actually one of the best SC games.
Especially comparing to SCVI.

------------------Other Thoughts/Opinions----------------------------------------

SCV really is the best for offline VS play.

It has way more(>25) stages and way higher quality(multi-tier dynamic) stages too.
By comparison, SCVI stages are static and lifeless.

SCV is best played on XBOX360 console.
Currently, the RPCS3 PS3 emulation still needs some work to catch up.

SC3 on PCSX2 emulation is best SC single player experience overall.
So much content.
A remaster of SC3 on modern console and PC would reign supreme.

For SCVI, other than modern graphics of Unreal 4 engine, a complete letdown.
It has a "B" grade budget feel, especially when comparing to previous games in the series.
***Actually, with its static and lifeless stages not even sure it can get get a great graphics score.
**To be fair, I guess complete letdown is not accurate, the character creation is probably best in series.

[JusZ1119]

Sc 2 is backwards compat on xbox for like $3, sorry this is super late though

[Pvt Tommy]

I'd recommend giving Soul Calibur 3 or Soul Edge a try. Try something new instead of going back to playing the same games.

[Nhisso]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Nishan:

Unlockable characters are a relic of the past and will never return except for gimmicks (Inferno).

I swear some soulcalibur fans cling to the past and refuse to be pragmatic. Yes it would be nice to have unlockables and everything you dream of, but the reality is that the people in charge will always put soulcalibur last. The devs for future sc games will most likely be given a small budget and the DLC season pass model will inevitably continue.

Just buy it on sale or boycott it if you really hate DLC

LOL wow.

[Lemony Freshness]

I would love to get a digital copy of Soulcalibur III.
I really enjoy SC6 for the custom character creation, but I have virtually no interest in the story mode (Libra of Soul). I wish it played like SC3's story mode; Chronicles of the Sword.
I loved the boardgame/miniature war game style and mechanics of Chronicles of the Sword.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

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Diposting pertama kali oleh KalkiKrosah:

I really hated how Soul Calibur 6 was brought to the market. DLC characters on day 1, cosmetic content that was copy pasted from previous titles also obnoxiously behind a pay wall and the story mode dialogue was the pure essence of cringe. It is the worst installation in the series for me and I hate admitting that because Soul Calibur 5 exists.

Wow. Those are some strong words. Unfortunately, there's no way to legally play older titles on PC unless you own the console discs. (Because emulation laws)

As far as I am aware it is only illegal to distribute stolen digital content in the U.S., Japan, and Europe.

I am not aware of any laws against emulators, as there are groups in the states and Europe who make emulators for old game systems. As making an emulator is not illegal. It's only illegal to redistribute stolen digital goods, heck it's not even illegal to receive stolen digital goods in most places.

Which is why most people who make emulators say what the emulator is for, and how to use it. Though not how to get the digital content you would use for their program.

[Atheta ｜アセータ]

In terms of the actual fighting mechanics, SC5 was the best in the series. No clue why people think SC4 was so great when you literally lose a round if your guard breaks.

[Pvt Tommy]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Atheta ｜アセータ:

In terms of the actual fighting mechanics, SC5 was the best in the series. No clue why people think SC4 was so great when you literally lose a round if your guard breaks.

WTH, I thought SCV was the worst of the entire series???

[Atheta ｜アセータ]

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Diposting pertama kali oleh Atheta ｜アセータ:

In terms of the actual fighting mechanics, SC5 was the best in the series. No clue why people think SC4 was so great when you literally lose a round if your guard breaks.

WTH, I thought SCV was the worst of the entire series???

When it comes to the actual fighting mechanics, SC5 was the best in the series

Yes there were other issues with the game like half the cast just being replaced with newbie randos. My point is that if you grade the game purely on the how mechanically and technically solid the fighting was, SC5 is the best.