Remembering the Sega Dreamcast: SoulCaliber

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[Music] now in 1999 when Sega released the

now in 1999 when Sega released the

now in 1999 when Sega released the Dreamcast they knew that they had to

Dreamcast they knew that they had to

Dreamcast they knew that they had to come out with a bang they needed a

come out with a bang they needed a

come out with a bang they needed a killer app soul calibur was that killer

killer app soul calibur was that killer

killer app soul calibur was that killer app now I’ve often heard it joked that

app now I’ve often heard it joked that

app now I’ve often heard it joked that soul cover was not only the best launch

soul cover was not only the best launch

soul cover was not only the best launch game but the best game on the system and

game but the best game on the system and

game but the best game on the system and they should have just stopped while they

they should have just stopped while they

they should have just stopped while they were ahead all kidding aside though this

were ahead all kidding aside though this

were ahead all kidding aside though this game was incredible now soul copper had

game was incredible now soul copper had

game was incredible now soul copper had been released in the arcade beforehand

been released in the arcade beforehand

been released in the arcade beforehand about who you were so earlier by Namco

about who you were so earlier by Namco

about who you were so earlier by Namco but what Sega did is when they brought

but what Sega did is when they brought

but what Sega did is when they brought it to the dreamcast they did tell me

it to the dreamcast they did tell me

it to the dreamcast they did tell me that was very rare back then they

that was very rare back then they

that was very rare back then they actually improved the game from the

actually improved the game from the

actually improved the game from the arcade version rather than stripping

arcade version rather than stripping

arcade version rather than stripping things away they redid the graphics and

things away they redid the graphics and

things away they redid the graphics and just raised the polygon counts

just raised the polygon counts

just raised the polygon counts exponentially and the character models

exponentially and the character models

exponentially and the character models looked amazing not only that but there

looked amazing not only that but there

looked amazing not only that but there were a lot of really good lighting

were a lot of really good lighting

were a lot of really good lighting effects and to top it all off hundreds

effects and to top it all off hundreds

effects and to top it all off hundreds of unlockables so what they did is they

of unlockables so what they did is they

of unlockables so what they did is they made this game really the best bang for

made this game really the best bang for

made this game really the best bang for the buck for a really really long time

the buck for a really really long time

the buck for a really really long time take all of that into account add to the

take all of that into account add to the

take all of that into account add to the fact that this was actually I think the

fact that this was actually I think the

fact that this was actually I think the best fighting game bar none hands down

best fighting game bar none hands down

best fighting game bar none hands down up until this point i mean the weapon

up until this point i mean the weapon

up until this point i mean the weapon based con combat was really really

based con combat was really really

based con combat was really really intuitive the characters looked

intuitive the characters looked

intuitive the characters looked incredible the stages were incredibly

incredible the stages were incredibly

incredible the stages were incredibly well done the music was amazing it had

well done the music was amazing it had

well done the music was amazing it had tons and tons and tons of replay value

tons and tons and tons of replay value

tons and tons and tons of replay value to this day I still find myself popping

to this day I still find myself popping

to this day I still find myself popping in the original soul calibur truth be

in the original soul calibur truth be

in the original soul calibur truth be told I think the series has actually

told I think the series has actually

told I think the series has actually lost a little something throughout the

lost a little something throughout the

lost a little something throughout the you know multiple iterations of it but

you know multiple iterations of it but

you know multiple iterations of it but this game was just the best launch title

this game was just the best launch title

this game was just the best launch title I think we’ve ever seen for a console

I think we’ve ever seen for a console

I think we’ve ever seen for a console you bought this game you had it for your

you bought this game you had it for your

you bought this game you had it for your dreamcast and though there were other

dreamcast and though there were other

dreamcast and though there were other games out there you weren’t itching for

games out there you weren’t itching for

games out there you weren’t itching for anything else because Namco really

anything else because Namco really

anything else because Namco really delivered with this game