The premise and structure was better but the characters didn’t have much to define themselves unlike the arcade ladder which game others more defined moments via their endings. But overall this is better cuz it allowed the player to connect with their own created characters and whoever side characters they brought along in the maps. If serious effort was made into a real story experience then it’d be golden.
In my head canon, my character faked his death after having betrayed his country despite ultimately saving it. And him wandering the world lead to Libra of Soul in SC6
. 😂 Your canon is very similar to mine. But in my case Niena (the name of my character) disappeared after the battle with Strife as she was swallowed by an Astral Gate that appeared due to the power of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge, and then she was taken to the world of Libra of Souls.
Having played Chronicles first before getting 6 later down after the fact. Yeah this mode is fantastic and one of the best create a character modes in games I’ve seen. The story is total fanfic level predictable and silly but it kinda is self aware, and has enough depth in the original characters the mode gives to make us like some of them in addition to the ones we make from scratch. The main character here has some amount of depth with the loyalty to the empire, then his mentor telling him and by extension the player not to blindly follow orders. And are given a small but meaningful broad strokes of a character arc. Libra is a glorified oc insert with little to no bearing on the universe as a whole despite technically being canon.
@@sergiomendoza251. There are two ways to avoid it. 1) SoulCalibur 3 Data must be the first one in your Memory Card, otherwise, playing any game that predates your SoulCalibur 3 Data has a chance of corrupting it. 2) Have a Memory Card exclusively for SC3 data. I still play this mode a lot, and I have never had that deadly bug again in MANY, MANY years.
My favorite mode & story in the entire series, the characters I created in this mode have continued with me until the very last installment, and since we're going back in time in SCVI, I felt like it was only fitting to recreate some of the bonus characters from Chronicles, alongside my own.
My copy was one that NEVER could save my Chronicles of the Sword progress so I never made it too too far in this mode unfortunately :/ a few times I sat for hours just grinding through chapters to unlock some stuff but I never had the time to finish the whole mode in one sitting so... maybe one day through emulation but I don't really emulate much lol. Thanks for posting so I can finally see all the cutscenes!
I feel like soup Calibur has gotten lazy in terms of cutscenes especially compared to 3. Chronicles of the sword made my created characters seem more alive
Oh man. I remember playing this when I was 15. I unlocked Zasalamel move set and went through this entire mode. I made the edgiest grim reaper looking character. Definitely a Timmy's first deviant art OC kinda thing. Those were simpler.
Oh I fucking remember Hyle. 4 hours. I spent 4 hours on the 2nd encounter and had to throw all 5 units at him to finally kill him. Barley managed to survive but got that chronicle beaten in the first try. Just multiple attempts at Hyle. Offense down bllllows.
What was the mode that had like a strategic map that you walked around and could choose your path? I think you had an army or a group of fighters with you
Ah, the game mode where it carpet bombs your memory card. Boring story and characters, I'll take Weapon Master and Libra of Souls over it. Bring back the custom movesets though, those were fire 😂
Libra of Souls is so boring and such pathetic excuse with Zero cutscenes bunch of images and texts mixed with each other with no voice acting compared to this legendary mode, I literally had to install hard or very hard mode for Libra of Souls because it’s too easy and I had to give myself a challenge
Very unpopular opinion. This is the best mode in the franchise. Especially best mode over boring Libra of Souls. Also, the memory card corruption can be avoided very easily. After all these years I still have my PS2, I still play this game and I have had no problems with it.
I been hearing about the memory card thing. I played this mode a lot as kid and to this and never had this issue. And I respect your opinion on chronicles of sword.
Almost everyone: *"so you've come".*
_"Well so have I!"_
I literally came down to the comments to type that lmao
Japanese writing be like:
My dude Gerald is sitting on chair and waiting for us like a Boss
This mode was arguably better than the actual story ladder mode
TheAceLewis
I agree! Why didn’t sc4 and sc5 have something like this!?
pyrus0zero at least soul calibur 6 vi
@@pyrus0zero sign of the times. These days video games are about online play and not so much offline play
The premise and structure was better but the characters didn’t have much to define themselves unlike the arcade ladder which game others more defined moments via their endings.
But overall this is better cuz it allowed the player to connect with their own created characters and whoever side characters they brought along in the maps.
If serious effort was made into a real story experience then it’d be golden.
The ending is so bittersweet. Abelia trying to still be a tough commander, and Luna dealing with loneliness.
In my head canon, my character faked his death after having betrayed his country despite ultimately saving it. And him wandering the world lead to Libra of Soul in SC6
@@kevintravers3988 u mean gladiator? :o
. 😂 Your canon is very similar to mine. But in my case Niena (the name of my character) disappeared after the battle with Strife as she was swallowed by an Astral Gate that appeared due to the power of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge, and then she was taken to the world of Libra of Souls.
Best mode in the entire franchise. And definitely way much better than that mess called Libra of Souls.
Having played Chronicles first before getting 6 later down after the fact. Yeah this mode is fantastic and one of the best create a character modes in games I’ve seen. The story is total fanfic level predictable and silly but it kinda is self aware, and has enough depth in the original characters the mode gives to make us like some of them in addition to the ones we make from scratch. The main character here has some amount of depth with the loyalty to the empire, then his mentor telling him and by extension the player not to blindly follow orders. And are given a small but meaningful broad strokes of a character arc.
Libra is a glorified oc insert with little to no bearing on the universe as a whole despite technically being canon.
Tell that to sc2 apologists saying that that dungeon crap is better 😂
@@gustavoalmeidadaribeira1740😂😂😂😂
The only issue is that fatal bug then corrupt the gamefiles and destroy the campaing then you saved
@@sergiomendoza251. There are two ways to avoid it.
1) SoulCalibur 3 Data must be the first one in your Memory Card, otherwise, playing any game that predates your SoulCalibur 3 Data has a chance of corrupting it.
2) Have a Memory Card exclusively for SC3 data.
I still play this mode a lot, and I have never had that deadly bug again in MANY, MANY years.
My favorite mode & story in the entire series, the characters I created in this mode have continued with me until the very last installment, and since we're going back in time in SCVI, I felt like it was only fitting to recreate some of the bonus characters from Chronicles, alongside my own.
I did the same thing. Good man.
Same here.
To think THIS never made it to PSN stores
Wish they remastered it for the current consoles, just like they did with Soul Calibur 2.
My copy was one that NEVER could save my Chronicles of the Sword progress so I never made it too too far in this mode unfortunately :/ a few times I sat for hours just grinding through chapters to unlock some stuff but I never had the time to finish the whole mode in one sitting so... maybe one day through emulation but I don't really emulate much lol.
Thanks for posting so I can finally see all the cutscenes!
I like libra of souls, but Man, I miss the gameplay of this mode. The unit movement and Towers were an amazing idea
I feel like soup Calibur has gotten lazy in terms of cutscenes especially compared to 3. Chronicles of the sword made my created characters seem more alive
*Soul* Calibur
I accidentally said soup 😑
@@bananaburger3194 it happens yo me too XD
@@bananaburger3194 Soup calibur, 3!
I wish 3 would get a remake solely for this story mode
" The legend will never die."
-Soulcalibur 3 Narrator
This was such a hype idea! Make your own character the one who turned the tides in the war for Soul Edge
this was one very creative mode, really wanted this was story mode.
"Emperor died"
Oh man. I remember playing this when I was 15. I unlocked Zasalamel move set and went through this entire mode. I made the edgiest grim reaper looking character. Definitely a Timmy's first deviant art OC kinda thing. Those were simpler.
This COTS was fun. Except for the 2nd encounter with Hyle. He was a nightmare. I miss my 30-something pirate version of Squall Leonhart
Oh I fucking remember Hyle. 4 hours. I spent 4 hours on the 2nd encounter and had to throw all 5 units at him to finally kill him. Barley managed to survive but got that chronicle beaten in the first try. Just multiple attempts at Hyle. Offense down bllllows.
And the fatal bug
Thanks for the cutscenes.
This was game of thrones before it was popular and all we had where the books but with no sex and hardcore but seductive blood and gore
You’re g***amn right!
I wish they would bring this mode back
With an all new story
I love this cutscenes when you are the warrior right before you created your character I just love it so much they should do more stuff like this
Brings back memories I need a ps2 controller to play it again especially with my characters name Paladin Drago Female Paladin Smoke ninja
ANOTHER Tale of Swords and Souls???! ANOTHER???!!!! How manny of them are there???
Swords and souls have existed for many years, and probably will for many years after lol
"As many as we can to make games about, bub."
@@Mateus_Carvalho You may address me as Master.
Too many to count.
@@PinkiePie45838283734666o9 "How many of them are there???"
Yes.
2:46 Cristina Pucelli Voiced Luna
3:22 -3:25 lmao
I've never been so confused!
@@rne64 I laughed because one moment he was ready to fight, and the next he was on the ground looking up at the lights.
I finished this mode multiple times. Shame it doesn't look as good as I remember lmao
what happened to the protagonist at the end?
@@sasibrasil ok but... is he still alive or is he dead?
I believe it’s ambiguous for the player to decide what their character did after the story ended.
I originally thought he is died along with Strife
He was encased in stone, you see him at the end on top of plinth
He was dating Luna and was late
Anyone knows what the true meaning of “Mantis War”, right in the cutscene in the beggining?
5:52
What was the mode that had like a strategic map that you walked around and could choose your path? I think you had an army or a group of fighters with you
The Chronicles of the Sword
Ah, the game mode where it carpet bombs your memory card. Boring story and characters, I'll take Weapon Master and Libra of Souls over it.
Bring back the custom movesets though, those were fire 😂
Libra of Souls is so boring and such pathetic excuse with Zero cutscenes bunch of images and texts mixed with each other with no voice acting compared to this legendary mode, I literally had to install hard or very hard mode for Libra of Souls because it’s too easy and I had to give myself a challenge
Very unpopular opinion.
This is the best mode in the franchise. Especially best mode over boring Libra of Souls.
Also, the memory card corruption can be avoided very easily. After all these years I still have my PS2, I still play this game and I have had no problems with it.
You suck
I been hearing about the memory card thing. I played this mode a lot as kid and to this and never had this issue. And I respect your opinion on chronicles of sword.