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SOULCALIBUR VI

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4 • 2018

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Quick resume

Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Fighting

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    Pros

    • Extensive character creation and customization
    • Accessible yet deep combat mechanics
    • Engaging story modes with rpg elements
    • Good single-player content
    • Nostalgic and fun for fans and newcomers

    Cons

    • Online player base is small and matchmaking can be difficult
    • Some content locked behind paid dlc
    • Story presentation is mostly visual novel style with limited animation
    • Reversal edge mechanic can disrupt flow
    • Lack of cooperative multiplayer modes

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Includes ranked multiplayer modes and leaderboards, though online player base is small, competition is present but limited."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions, emotional attachment to story and characters, and repeated exploration, indicating sustained engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive customization options, including detailed character creation, building, and AI-assisted content creation, encourage creative expression."

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    • Domination

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      "While competitive, the community is described as mixed with some toxic players, but overall balanced interactions and mutual respect are encouraged."

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      "While competitive, the community is mixed with some toxic players, but overall interactions emphasize balanced play rather than domination."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a stress relief and immersive fantasy experience, escaping real life through engaging combat and story."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal desire and nostalgia rather than obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game is set in a fantasy world with imaginative characters, bosses, and humorous lore."

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop fighting skills, learn combos and character nuances, improving over time."

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      "Players develop fighting skills and learn new combos and strategies over time."

    • Health

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      "The game is a sedentary activity with no physical exercise elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during matches and story; not a background or idle game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interaction with friends and family, but mostly surface-level connections."

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    • Leadership

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      "No strong leadership roles; players mostly participate individually or in balanced multiplayer."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate characters, upgrades, and unlockables, though some locked behind DLC."

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    • Relaxation

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      "While challenging, the game provides satisfying flow and catharsis through skillful play."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, sound, and combat effects provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "The game has a story mode with narrative elements, though story is secondary to gameplay and sometimes considered confusing."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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