Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Soulcalibur VI
Although we got our first glimpse of Soulcalibur VI at Thursday's Game Awards, this morning PlayStation offered fighting fans the first look at some in-depth gameplay.
The trailer also includes an interview with the game's producer Motohiro Okubo, who sheds some light on other aspects of the game. First, the game hearkens back to the series' roots in a number of ways and for a good reason: 2018 marks 20th anniversary of the first Soulcalibur game's release in Japanese arcades, so the team wanted to pay homage to the series by returning to its past. However, from a gameplay perspective, the team hopes to mesh the responsiveness and speed of Soulcalibur II with the overall balance and form of Soulcalibur V.
Project Soul, the team behind the series, is separate from the team that creates Tekken over at Bandai Namco, and the two see each other as rivals, though both teams help each other throughout development. Project Soul also experimented with a few engines and before settling on Unreal Engine 4. When it came to nailing the look, the team wanted to return to the brighter lighting of the original Soulcalibur, which is a bit of a contrast to the grimmer lighting found in the subsequent games.
We also got a few additional details about the Reversal Edge, one of the new mechanics in VI. The team wanted to give new players a way to parry any attack, so that they could understand that some moves beat others completely, and that that's what they should be looking for when playing. When two Reversal Edges clash, there will be a slow-motion effect, similar to the one in Tekken 7.
However, the Reveral Edge isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card; as players play around with it, "they're going to understand the risks and transition into a more traditional Soulcalibur type of feel in gameplay," Okubo said. There will also be new mechanics for veteran players to experiment with, though Okubo didn't reveal any details about what they were.
Products In This Article
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
