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Zasalamel! Say it out loud. I don't care if you're in your cubicle or reading this from your local Starbucks, I want you to shout "Zasalamel." Isn't that fun? See, you shouldn't listen to me more often.

Having kind of slept through Soulcalibur III, I had nearly forgot about this guy. But now that Namco Bandai have released a fresh new set of screenshots with old baldy in them, my memory has been refreshed. I wonder how I could ever forget him and his fancy little scythe, the Kafziel. Also fun to say, by the way.

Along with Amy and Cervantes (also seen in these screenshots), Zasalamel will make his triumphant return when Soulcaibur IV ships for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this Summer. 


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Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 15:51
Y0j1mb0
I can't wait to humiliate people online in this game. Everybody must feel Cervantes blade.


Also, Nick I got Hot Shots Golf as does Chronos..looking to play some tourneys soon??
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 15:54
Jaren Face
:O
Amy.
Sweet.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 15:55
GuitarAtomik
Damn. The graphics are looking sick.

Is Amy new? I don't remember her but I didn't play a lot of SC3.
Mozgus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 15:59
Mozgus
I'll continue to stick with the Dreamcast original. This series is just getting too flamboyant and flashy. SC3 had already gotten to the point where the battles were 90% lightning and explosions, and I could barely make out what the fuck was happening. SC1 had this certain balance between the elegant fighting of Bushido Blade, without being intimidating to a casual player.

Also, what's with all the lip gloss on all the women?
CjnLion's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:00
CjnLion
Yeah, uh, I've only played SCII, but I'm pretty sure Zasalamel wasn't in it. Is he only from the original?
Mozgus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:00
Mozgus
Zasalamel was introduced in SC3.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:01
Cheeburga
Looks fucking beautiful. Do want.
Aertyr's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:01
Aertyr
Want to play Darth Vader!

Also, please don't make Raphael look so gay this time. Hes such a bad ass. Also, Amy.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:01
TrailerParkJesus
is it ZA-salamel, or zaSA-lamel or zasa-LAmel, fuck they're all fun!
power-glove's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:02
power-glove
GA, she was one of the stock create-a-character based fighters in SC3. In Japan, she was a fully realized character in SC3.
vp360's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:04
vp360
haha funny name
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:05
AngelsDontBurn
I came.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:06
Nick Chester
DO WANT.

Sorry, couldn't write that in my post. That's just not professional. But really: DO WANT.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:07
GuitarAtomik
@power-glove

Oh ok. I was wondering because she didn't look familiar at all (and a little out of place). Thanks.
Horatio Caine's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:10
Horatio Caine
When did it become standard for fighting games to have not so quite loli goths? Hell, why should I be complaining in the first place? Thumbs up!
GeminiEye's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:17
GeminiEye
WTF happened to xiangua. She looks so medieval-emo. Meh whatever these screens still make me feel all warm and tingly inside. Cant wait.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:18
Rockvillian
My love for Soul Calibur died with SCIII, when it stopped being about perfecting the swordplay, but the graphics/tits/badassery instead. Yes there's always been Lizardman, but still. It's all Tacky McSpencersGifts now.

SC1 + SC2 <3
bbrigg1's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:20
bbrigg1
amy looks almost too emo for me. Also, Talim rapes.
Pixel Blue's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:35
Pixel Blue
I can't stop looking at Amy's hair, it's hypnotically weird.

I'm really looking forward to this game, though not getting owned by people playing Cervantes. I really hope it has Edge Master Mode or Missions Mode or whatever they decide to call it this time. It's nice to take a break from vs. battles to try and do some really weird ones ("you can only do damage to enemies when they're in the air" was a bitch).
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:41
Samit Sarkar
How the bloody hell do you even pronounce that? ZA-suh-luh-mel? Zuh-SA-la-mel? ZA-suh-LA-mel?
Creamsnake's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:45
Creamsnake
Needs more Tysonesque face tattoo.
Rifter01's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:45
Rifter01
DO WANT. Yet, please don't let this be the last SoulCalibur. If it must be, well, back to the subject: DO WANT!
freeman1's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:50
freeman1
Cervantes looks way different. He doesn't look as much like a pirate ghost anymore. Now he looks more like a Night Elf from WOW wearing a pirate hat. I liked him better before.
freeman1's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 16:55
freeman1
Actually, I take that back. It doesn't even look like a pirate hat. It's just some weird hat with an eye on it.

And Amy looks like a blow up doll. I always thought Amy was weird. When you picked her she would say "Amy". The way she said it was weird. It used to creep me right the fuck out.
ElfAngel7's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 17:09
ElfAngel7
Jeezuz, the more I see this game, the more I want it T_T I'm sticking with Angola Fia and Ivy, gotta see that real time jiggle!
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 17:13
king3vbo
I WANT IT
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 17:16
BS3 Owner
Those screens = Sexy! Ah! Cha!Cha!Cha!
sleepingagain's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 18:19
sleepingagain
hmm.... so much fun, i want now
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 18:41
Holyetheline
I'm going to play the hell out of this when it comes out.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 19:36
Shin Oni
Yay....Namco keeps up with the constant revives fo characters that either should or are dead. First Tekken, now it's still going strong in Soul Calibur.

Seriously I'll buy this game. but the fact Yoda/Vader make an appearance AND Big Z is back, I only hope the story is still strong and has an actual point.

and yes...I agree with Mozgus. The game's way too flashy compared to SCI. SCIII pretty much went overboard with the constant lighting and clash brightness. it was to the point you couldn't see crap after an attack. and PLEASE fix the parry system. It's still broken.
bottled dark's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 22:30
bottled dark
i honestly believe that Zasalamel is one of the most fun words to say in history.
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2008 23:32
corneliuscack
Hmm, i think bhujerba is more fun to say than zasalamel, but it's pretty damn close.
SyntaxError's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/29/2008 03:04
SyntaxError
So which are in-game and which are CG???

It's pronounced ZA-salamel (at least, that's how the announcer says it).

I haven't played SCIII much, cuz I don't have scrubs to fight in my area. They're all "TEKKEN IS TEH BEST FIGHTING GAMEZORZ!!!" or something like that.

I disagree about the Guard Impacting though, I think it rocks. It opens up a lot more possibilities and mind games. Guard impacting only leaves the opponent defenseless for a short time, like what is said in SCIII, a match can go on endlessly if both fighters can keep guard impacting each other.
B5512's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/29/2008 04:16
B5512
miss hinasaki, is that you?
crizz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/29/2008 09:24
crizz
Invasion of the Gothic Lolita...

Cervantes is now an idealized version of the complete Renaissance man...

Everything looks sooo preddy...

DO WANT
imbeta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/29/2008 13:04
imbeta
call her what you want... but the new girl has done it for me. I'm getting this game. PS3

goodtimes
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 04:11
Necros
I still need to buy SCIII sometime.
odhen's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 08:31
odhen
woo.
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 13:41
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask
I liked him better with a hood. Crevetes looks awesome though!
eelel kielat's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/30/2008 21:15
eelel kielat
glad there is no shity wii version this time
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/31/2008 08:14
Char Aznable
Any breaking news on the unholy jiggle physics of Taki's massive torpedo tits?

I can just see myself now, screaming at some expert Voldo player who just destroyed my ass in the weirdest way possible. Such as his pelvic thrust move. *shudder*
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/02/2008 00:57
HarassmentPanda
SC on Dreamcast was awesome, but I never went past that.
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