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Soul Calibur 4 - Critical Finishers

I was just browsing Youtube for Soul Calibur 4 videos and I happened to come across a compilation video of all of the critical finishing moves included in the game. I suspect this was as a result of popular demand, but in a way, it ruins the surprise of seeing the moves 'live'...
I was very impressed with the moves themselves - all of them are visually stunning. There are also some neat camera tricks to behold besides the usual Soul Calibur pyrotechnics. The finishing move for Zasalamel in particular is very cool. He opens up a vortex and sends his opponent through. Zasalamel is actually a man who has the ability to reincarnate, so in a bizarre way, his finisher involves him doing to somebody else, exactly what he wishes would happen to him! ie. Crossing into another world. Or maybe I'm reading into it too much!? Who cares? It looks good and adds another dimension to the gameplay.
Finishing moves have always existed in the fighting game genre, but Mortal Kombat's fatality moves are probably the most widely recognised examples. They are very brutal and generally involve the non-surgical removal of vital organs. Soul Calibur 4's finishers are not blood thirsty, but vicious nonetheless. Of course, they are tricky to pull off and may only become a telling factor at high level play. It will be interesting to see how they impact the traditional SC mechanic...

posted by qmchaz64 @ 6:41 pm