Soul Calibur IV vs. Grand Theft Auto IV

If you've played both, which is the better video game, and why?

Debate! Argue! Agree!

The fact that I bult this should tell you which I plan on playing more. ;)

I don't like fighting games so the choice is obvious....and I didn't like SCIV too much anyway

The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).Truth-slayer

Soul Calibur IV got a story for each character!

Eat your heart out GTA IV :)

Talk about a miss placed comparison. Two totally different games that can appeal to totally different people.

The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).Truth-slayer

The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).Truth-slayer

Couldn't agree more.

[QUOTE="Truth-slayer"]The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).BioShockOwnz

Couldn't agree more.

Exactly. If you claim that people who prefer SC4 over GTA4 have bad taste, it's because you obviously don't like fighting games. If that's the case, it's that person's loss, not mine. Street Fighter II was always my favorite game to play in arcades back in the day, and to this day fighters are still one of my favorite genres. They're the biggest reason why I have my own MAME arcade machine!

^ That's my baby. :)

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[QUOTE="Truth-slayer"]The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).Saturos3091

Couldn't agree more.

The Virtua Fighter and Street Fighter franchise are two of my most adored. Soul Calibur just isn't good. It's easily the weakest fighter in existence.

The Virtua Fighter and Street Fighter franchise are two of my most adored. Soul Calibur just isn't good. It's easily the weakest fighter in existence.

BioShockOwnz

i liked SCIV a LOT more than GTA IV, but comparing these two isn't even worth it. they're completely different games, though when it comes right down to which one is more fun to play, it goes to SC IV. it has that really addictive charm that fighters tend to have.bulletsword

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The Virtua Fighter and Street Fighter franchise are two of my most adored. Soul Calibur just isn't good. It's easily the weakest fighter in existence.

Saturos3091

I think I'll believe the paid critics and the sales over the loud shouters.

I think I'll believe the paid critics and the sales over the loud shouters.

BioShockOwnz

The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).Truth-slayer

...you didnt just say GTA IV had a story.

[QUOTE="Truth-slayer"]The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).LinKuei_warrior

...you didnt just say GTA IV had a story.

You better not be implying that it doesn't. The majority of reviews praised its story and characters. :|

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[QUOTE="Truth-slayer"]The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).BioShockOwnz

...you didnt just say GTA IV had a story.

You better not be implying that it doesn't. The majority of reviews praised its story and characters. :|

...just like halo had an epic story right?that was praised for it,therefore it must be a great story....not.GTAIV and Halo III both share the fact that their games both took themselves way too seriously story wise.halo tried to be epic,but it ended up just being a halo CE rehash ending.GTA IV tried to be a "dark,novel like" story and what that ended up being was a bunch of knots and kinks that just failed to be a great story.

Why are you comparing such drastically different games?

The fact that I bult this should tell you which I plan on playing more. ;)

Timstuff

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[QUOTE="Truth-slayer"]The poll so far is proof that many people on system wars have extremely poor taste in games. The answer is GTAIV,,,it has an actual story, a 30+ hour long single player mode and a decent multiplayer mode. Soul Calibur IV has no story, repetitive single player and ridiculously cheap online mode(Screw you Kilik spammers).BioShockOwnz

...you didnt just say GTA IV had a story.

You better not be implying that it doesn't. The majority of reviews praised its story and characters. :|

...just like halo had an epic story right?that was praised for it,therefore it must be a great story....not.

thanks for seeing my point :)

thanks for seeing my point :)

LinKuei_warrior

Opinion =/= fact. Also, you didn't say it didn't have a "good" or "great" story, you were implying that it had no story at all. Let's be honest here. I know you hate GTA IV and you're a fanboy of the inferior GTA rip-off, Saints Row, but let's argue with honesty and not falsehoods.

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thanks for seeing my point :)

BioShockOwnz

Opinion =/= fact. Also, you didn't say it didn't have a "good" or "great" story, you were implying that it had no story at all. Let's be honest here. I know you hate GTA IV and you're a fanboy of the inferior GTA rip-off, Saints Row, but let's argue with honesty and not falsehoods.

lol.just stop talking.im not being a fanboy...i have solid reasons why i hate the story let alone the game..just because you like sucking the salt out of Rockstars wounds doesnt make me a fanboy at all.the fact that you guys try to claim that GTA had a good storyline is garbage..and if you jhave to bring saints row into this...then your damage control is almost as pathetic as GTAs story.

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thanks for seeing my point :)

LinKuei_warrior

Opinion =/= fact. Also, you didn't say it didn't have a "good" or "great" story, you were implying that it had no story at all. Let's be honest here. I know you hate GTA IV and you're a fanboy of the inferior GTA rip-off, Saints Row, but let's argue with honesty and not falsehoods.

lol.just stop talking.im not being a fanboy...i have solid reasons why i hate the story let alone the game..just because you like sucking the salt out of Rockstars wounds doesnt make me a fanboy at all.the fact that you guys try to claim that GTA had a good storyline is garbage..and if you jhave to bring saints row into this...then your damage control is almost as pathetic as GTAs story.

http://kotaku.com/5045594/grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-10-million

What? :lol:

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thanks for seeing my point :)

BioShockOwnz

Opinion =/= fact. Also, you didn't say it didn't have a "good" or "great" story, you were implying that it had no story at all. Let's be honest here. I know you hate GTA IV and you're a fanboy of the inferior GTA rip-off, Saints Row, but let's argue with honesty and not falsehoods.

lol.just stop talking.im not being a fanboy...i have solid reasons why i hate the story let alone the game..just because you like sucking the salt out of Rockstars wounds doesnt make me a fanboy at all.the fact that you guys try to claim that GTA had a good storyline is garbage..and if you jhave to bring saints row into this...then your damage control is almost as pathetic as GTAs story.

http://kotaku.com/5045594/grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-10-million

What? :lol:

so sales =better story?excellent retort!

so sales =better story?excellent retort!LinKuei_warrior

You were implying it didn't have a story at all, which is rather inaccurate and dishonest. Don't change the argument now.

[QUOTE="LinKuei_warrior"]so sales =better story?excellent retort!BioShockOwnz

You were implying it didn't have a story at all, which is rather inaccurate and dishonest. Don't change the argument now.

no..im saying that the story isnt to hover over SCIV's story since both storylines arent that good....the guy i responded to assumed that GTA is the winner just because(probably just speculating) it was fleshed out more than soul calibur..thats a no brainer since fighting games fight...there not there to tell stories like an RPG or something.did you not see my halo reference?i said that they both were stories that took themselves too seriously and ended up being not epic what so ever..so dont act like i strayed off topic just so you can get a chance at making me look like the bad guy here..

A well balanced fighting game is the ultimate way to test skill between two gamers, which is why I love them. Soul Calibur 4 has a few balance issues, but I'm certain that they will be fixed as Namco starts issuing updates for it.Timstuff

It's been over a month since release, and no patches were issued for balance.:?

Played/owned both

GTAIV had its moments but I can tell you I've never been a fan of the GTA series.

SCIV, prolly one of my favorite fighters this gen tell SFIV and its leaps and bounds better than VF5 which had dull characters even for a fighting game.

I actually traded in GTAIV to get SCIV.

I don't regret it at all.

A versus poll between a Fighter and an open sandbox action game.... this plan couldn't possibly fail :roll: