This game holds a lot of fond nostalgia for me. The mythology and style of this game enthralled and inspired me. I spent a lot of time creating outlandish weapon designs and enjoyed reading the character stories in Edge Master mode.
Looking back, it has a lot of mid-90s charm and imperfections that you just don't see anymore- particularly in the grammar of the English.
Great music (A Travel Diary, Edge Master Mode, Edge of Soul to name my favourites), character designs and artwork - the intro movie has yet to be topped by any of it's successors in terms of the musical styling and sheer camp.
Aside from pure personal bias I'm finding it hard to describe what sets this game apart from the rest of the series. I think one key aspect is it's potential. It had not yet concretized it's identity and the plot surrounding Siegfried and Nightmare was just one of many storylines with equal bearing. I liked it better that way.
This will probably always be my favourite Soul Calibur game, because of the reverence given to the story, and because of the sentimental value the game holds for me.
Looking back, it has a lot of mid-90s charm and imperfections that you just don't see anymore- particularly in the grammar of the English.
Great music (A Travel Diary, Edge Master Mode, Edge of Soul to name my favourites), character designs and artwork - the intro movie has yet to be topped by any of it's successors in terms of the musical styling and sheer camp.
Aside from pure personal bias I'm finding it hard to describe what sets this game apart from the rest of the series. I think one key aspect is it's potential. It had not yet concretized it's identity and the plot surrounding Siegfried and Nightmare was just one of many storylines with equal bearing. I liked it better that way.
This will probably always be my favourite Soul Calibur game, because of the reverence given to the story, and because of the sentimental value the game holds for me.