Recent reviews by Sheila

I'll start out by saying I've been playing the SoulCalibur series for many years, however I just can't recommend this instalment of the game.

Lets start with the core mechanics,
So as of 6, the previously used Just Guard system is replaced by something called Reversal Edge, basically this is a rock, paper, scissors type of mini-game that initiates when used to guard an attack or on hit. While you can sometimes read your opponents decision and win the mini-game, more often than not it becomes frustrating when your opponent who is low on health, spams this mechanic and wins. There are ways to counter this, such as using a Break attack or Side stepping, however it is still an extremely frustrating mechanic when you can't "guess" right.

Secondly, if you have played any other SC you will notice this one definitely has the most bugs out of all of them. Some of these bugs include flying farther than expected when hit, moves connecting when they're not supposed to, move missing when they're not supposed to and from what I've experience, unreliable grabble breaks.

I want to express just how bad the whiffing is in this game, I experience on average 2 whiffs that should've connected (either phasing through the opponents body, or tracking issues) per game.

Basically at this time, IMO this is the worst SoulCalibur that has been released to this date.
It's extremely disappointing as I'm a huge fan of the series but as of right now, I can't recommend this game.

TL'DR: Too many bugs, annoying mechanics, unreliable gameplay.