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ON CONSOLE, YOU SIMPLY DOWNLOAD THE BETA AND PLAY. ON PC, YOU FIRST INSTALL THE ORIGIN CLIENT (DIRECT DOWNLOAD, ~50MB: WWW.ORIGIN.COM/DOWNLOAD ) AND THEN INSTALL THE BETA FROM WITHIN THE ORIGIN CLIENT. MORE DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE BEFORE THE BETA STARTS.
Namco has drawn back the velvet curtains on a new version of Soul Calibur. At its LevelUp showcase in Dubai on Tuesday, the company announced that Soul Calibur V will tread the boards of destiny again next year, continuing the weapons-based fighting series famed for its mighty swords, sumptuous visuals and S&M tinged outfits.
Set 17 years after Soul Calibur IV, the game represents a generational shift for the series. Siegfried is 39 years old and no longer wields the eponymous Soul Calibur sword. The lineage of power has instead passed to Sophitia's son Patroklos, whose prominence in the new trailer suggests a leading role in the forthcoming brawler. In an unexpectedly phallic plot twist, however, the Soul Edge and Soul Calibur swords have been reduced in length to short swords. Apparently all will be revealed later. That, I'm almost certain, is the first time a game's story has hinged on the varying lengths of a sharp instrument — let alone two sharp instruments.
Soul Calibur V
The key news is that the combat system is being overhauled to make it more reactive, while combos will be easier to access and perform. "Soul Calibur IV was a little heavy and there was often a delay between the button press and the action, especially online," explains producer Hisaharu Tago. He refers to the new system as "much lighter, sharper and more elegant".
Tago would not reveal much more about the game at the demo event. He says there will be a mixture of favourite characters and newcomers and that we can possibly expect to see the children of other long-time cast members in the title (apparently, Patroklos's fighting style is a more agile version of Sophitia's so we can probably expect more of these inherited and adapted brawling styles). Personally, I'm hoping for the lovechild of Ada and Voldo – although I wouldn't want to bump into this monstrous progeny in a dark alley.
Elsewhere, Tago has confirmed that the "create a character" mode will return from the previous game, and that the online modes will be updated and expanded. In a Q&A session at the end of his demo, there was even confirmation we can expect at least one surprise guest character, in the manner of Darth Vader and Yoda, appearing in IV. He also hinted that we may one day see a modern day setting for the series, which is currently set in a hazy 16th century timeframe. On a roll now, the producer, suggested that in the wake of the newly announced Tekken: Blood Vengeance animated movie, there's a chance we'll see a full-length Soul Calibur anime, possibly set in that 17-year gap between IV and V.
There will be much more info – and hopefully some in-game footage – at E3 in June, but this is an intriguing direction for the series, which some felt lost its edge in the previous instalment. One thing is certain, the narrator's sense of sonorous melodrama is still very much intact. At the start of the teaser trailer, he states, "transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold," and somehow he makes it sound like Shakespeare.