Returning to the stage of history...

Picked up Soulcalibur IV on Tuesday, and it's been consuming most of my spare time over the last week. Achievement-wise, I'm at 26 of 50 right now, so there's only 4 more until I have all the gear unlocked for character creation. That's where I've been having the most fun with the game (as are most people). the_z and I have managed to create the main characters from the Ninja Monkey cast, and I have to say that the move sets are just so right for each character. Of course, when you're talking about characters that use Asian fighting styles in a game full of Asian fighting styles, it's not surprising that there are good matches to be made.

Interestingly enough, my favorite character in the game has turned out to be Amy - surprising, since I've traditionally been a Taki fan. I just find myself prefering her fencing style of sidestepping attacks and stepping in with slashes and stabs. Of course, using an avoidant style means my block, impact, and just impact tallies are generally low, so those achievements are going to take a while to get. I'm still feeling my way around the other characters and finding what I do and don't like. Getting used to the reach of the various characters has been harder than I'd expected; I tend to come up short more often than not with some fighters (Setsuka and the Apprentice, for example).

I think I'm going to keep it in the 360 for the rest of this week, and then swap back to Lost Odyssey after we get back from vacation next Wednesday. Technically, I broke my "no new games until I finish LO" pledge to myself, but this is SC4 - it's too good not to play right away.