HmmHit rangeBamYou can use it to dodge hostile attacksYou can also try to execute powerful moves by pressing attack buttons during the 8-Way RunFloat like a butterfly and sting like a bee! Wonderful!Wow!Because each kind has its own advantagesAll right, let's try that right away! I'm gonna run wild! YaaayI'll be like the wind!TL NOTE: Yep, this is Talim's line.* Your character will take a single step if you quickly tilt the left analog stick
* If you keep the left analog stick tilted, your character will enter the 8-Way Run state
* The moves they execute during the 8-Way Run change depending on the analog stick tilt direction and pressed buttons (🡒 🄰, 🡓 🄺, 🡖 🄰 + 🄱, etc.) as well as other factors
* If you return the left analog stick into neutral position (see page 14) during the 8-Way Run, you can guard using 🅶. However, this makes you leave the 8-Way Run state
* If you are using the cursor keys instead, you input 🡖 by pressing the down cursor key and the right cursor key at the same timeHorizontal attacks and vertical attackscutting + signLet's learn about the different kinds of attacks next. They can mainly be divided into two different kindsHorizontal attacks are quick strikes, the broadness of which determines if the hit connects or not...🡒
The opponent will be hit if they are in this rangeWhy are there two different kinds of attacks?With vertical attacks, the hit resolution mostly happens in straight lineVertical attacks are more powerful and hit in straight linesHit rangeGyahFor example, horizontal attacks allow you to quickly punish an opponent who decided to use 8-Way Run while they're moving at youTL NOTE: This manga is a part of SoulCalibur III's Japanese manual and it sometimes references its other pages. I'm not going to translate those or upload them here.
