SoulCalibur VI Looking Good as Ever

Say hello to Ivy Valentine, sexy dominatrix since 1998. Some might say that a scantily clad character design like that is a "relic of the past", but others might find this to be unadulterated fun in video games.

And it's nice to see that Bandai Namco doesn't feel the need to cater to any social justice warriors by altering what makes Ivy ultimately Ivy. I personally don't even find her "beautiful", because she's rather masculine, but her scandalously revealing appearance is part of her character and her fighting style. It's distracting and it's supposed to be, where she uses her body as a weapon in multiple ways.

And as unrealistic as this might be, it's something that you would only find in a video game, where some things should just stay like they were in the late 90s. The Dead or Alive series already toned down their female character designs quite a lot, something the series always has been known for. But by making them look more "realistic", it also lost some of its appeal... So, it's good to see that at least SoulCalibur doesn't shy away from some unrealistic boobs.

In a way Ivy is quite similar to Cia in Hyrule Warriors, who also fights with a whip-like weapon and wears revealing outfits to seduce and distract. I'm afraid that they make her more "chaste" in the next game, but then she wouldn't be the same Cia any longer...

Also, both games stay on a comic level of violence. Being a blade-based fighter, SoulCalibur could be a lot more extreme, but I bet that no one would complain, if you could actually cut Ivy into bloody pieces. But shame on the game for having jiggling breasts! :D

Anyway, SoulCalibur VI got released today, it looks great and I'm still hoping that it will be coming to Nintendo Switch with Link as a guest character and maybe someone from the Fire Emblem series.

It would also be interesting to have a character from the series in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where my vote would go to Ivy, since she seems like one of the most iconic and recognizable characters of the SoulCalibur franchise.