Ty got me Soul Calibur 3 for Valentine's Day, while I got him America (the Book).  We both thoroughly enjoyed our gifts. 

Although it's far from perfect,  SC3 has quickly become my favorite in fighting games.  Personally, the SC series gets better and better with each sequel; each one just builds on top of the previous ones.  In SC3 there is more a RPG element to it, especially when your playing with the signature characters.   In the story mode there are quite a few choices to make before going to same final stage as everyone else.  Depending on your choice (and skills), it can unlock various characters, stages, etc. etc. 

A great feature in SC3 that I enjoyed playing with was the Custom Character Creation option.  Like the option said, create your own custom character and play them in missions. It seems limited at first, but as you unlock/buy more stuff the possibilities are endless.  The moves for your custom character is limited.  Each class has moves that is a combination of two of the signature character, but without all the signature moves.  Despite the limited number of moves, your custom character is quite enjoyable to play. 

Of course, it does have fair share of frustrating battles (i.e. the age-old cheesy tactic of using the same move over and over until you're on par with the CPU's health). 

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