A Gaming Diary
Soul Calibur IV (360)
First thing I did was use Yoda to run through the Story and Arcade modes. Fighting The Apprentice in a Star Destroyer hanger bay was an amazing highlight. Great lightsaber battle. Not really in keeping with the rest of the game, though. Not that I care.
After that, into the character creation mode. Created a green-skinned lady in a witch’s hat called Elphaba. Over the course of the evening I tried out several styles with here. Currently she’s using a rapier. Put her through story mode, then took her to the Tower of Souls, which is a series of events where you can earn new items by completing hidden (and then hinted at) objectives. Most levels require multiple combatants, so I teamed her up with a custom Yoda where necessary. He’s the same as the normal Yoda, but has a fancy lightsaber and rubbish skills. Oh.
Took Elphaba online for a few fights, fighting opponents who’d unlocked far batter skills and items than me. I lost every match. I think I lost every round, even.
Before bed I made a character based on me and one based on the wife, using her choice of weapon and clothing. I’m based on Astaroth, she’s based on Ivy. Did a few levels with that team. We’re a good combination. I do a lot of damage when I hit, but I’m very slow, my wife if is really fast but doesn’t seem to do much damage.
All good fun and stupidly, insanely addictive. I need to read the manual before I play much more. I have no idea what a Soul Gauge is or what relevance it has. I think it might be important.
Also, it threw Achievements at me. I even got one for getting to the main menu – the first Achievement I’ve ever got without pressing a button.
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