Soulcalibur Astral Swords Retold

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Soulcalibur Astral Swords Retold (ソウルキャリバー アストラルソード リトールド, Sourukyaribā asutorarusōdo ritōrudo) is a fighting game in the Astral Lineage series. It is a remake of the 2014 game Soulcalibur Astral Swords to celebrate 10 years of the Astral Lineage series. It will be released alongside Soulcalibur Astral Swords: A New Light Retold and Soulcalibur Astral Swords: A Dark Destiny Retold, which are also remakes of their respective titles. It was developed by ColColton and published by Namco. It uses the same engine as Soulcalibur VI, Unreal Engine 4. The remake has an updated plot, new visuals and cast.
==Plot==
Following immediately after the events of the previous game, Kilina stands shocked after witnessing her niece, Klymene disappear through a rift into Astral Chaos. Kilina is determined to find a way into the realm herself and find her niece. Willing to live with the pain of Soul Edge's constant call, she just wants to put everything behind her and live in peace with her niece. However, Kilina finds herself 17 years in the past and decides to take this opportunity to change the outcome of her sisters fate, which in turn would also change her own. Things begin to go awry however due to Kilina messing with time.
As for Klymene, she's in Astral Chaos searching for Soul Calibur which has just been banished there. She wants to find the fabled Soul Sword to prove that she is not tainted by Soul Edge and hopes the sword will be able to cure Kilina of her impending malfestation. She runs into difficulty however as she isn't aware of the dangers that lurk in Astral Chaos and Kilina messing with time is making the realm unstable.
Unbeknownst to both of them, Kisandra is alive and well. After being trapped in Utopia of the Blessed for 17 years, Kisandra escapes through the newly opened rift. Dazed, confused, and suffering from memory loss, Kisandra has forgotten everything, including her own family, until she runs into Siegfried. The sight of Siegfried begins to jog Kisandra's memory and he promises to help her remember everything as well as find her family. However, there's some things that Kisandra would like to keep forgotten as she begins to suffer from PTSD with each new memory of the trauma she suffered in Utopia of the Blessed. 
With all the members of the Cassaventes family in different places, different times, will they ever be able to reunite? Or could Kilina's actions in the past keep them separated forever? As time begins to erase itself.
==Characters==
===Returning Characters===
Kisandra Cassaventes returning since Soulcalibur IV. She spent the last 17 years in Utopia of the Blessed - a realm in Astral Chaos - after being thought dead. Due to her time spent in that realm she physically doesn't look much older despite now being 36. She escapes the realm when a rift is opened after Patroklos and Pyrrha Alexandra banish the Soul Swords there. After escaping she seems to be confused and suffering from memory loss. She sports a similar outfit from her last appearance before changing into a new one later in the game.
Kilina Cassaventes is on a journey to find her niece, Klymene after she ran into a rift to Astral Chaos after the Soul Swords were banished there. Despite her body and mind still yearning for Soul Edge, all she cares about is finding her niece and taking her home. She finds herself being misplaced in time however. She appears similar to how she does in Soulcalibur V.
Klymene Cassaventes is the daughter of Kisandra and niece to Kilina. After witnessing the Soul Swords be banished into Astral Chaos, she ran into the rift that opened to that realm so she could seek out Soul Calibur to cure her aunt of her impending malfestation and prove once and for all that she is not tainted by Soul Edge. She appears similar to how she does in Soulcalibur V.
Siegfried Schtauffen the former protagonist of the Soul series. He once wielded Soul Calibur against Nightmare in an attempt to atone for his sins from when he himself was the Azure Knight. He unexpectedly runs into Kisandra and begins to help her regain her memories. He journeys with her to reunite her with her family after feeling regret for abandoning her and their daughter, Klymene years ago. He hopes to finally meet his daughter. He appears similar to how he does in Soulcalibur: Lost Swords.
Abelia Schillfelt returning since Soulcalibur III. Now 37 years old, she is no longer the hot head she once was who only followed orders from the Grandall Empire. She kept tabs on the Cassaventes family over the years and was saddened by the apparent death of Kisandra. She is reunited with Kisandra who sought her out. Initially upset with her as she felt abandoned when Kisandra and Kilina left the kingdom years ago, she agrees to travel with her to help her find her family. She appears in a new outfit similar to that of her debut appearance.
===New Characters===
Feliks making his debut appearance. He is a 20 year old man and childhood friend of Klymene. He finds himself lost in Astral Chaos but seems to have some sort of connection to the realm. He reunites with his friend Klymene and vows to help her on her journey while trying to figure out why he feels a connection to Astral Chaos.
===DLC Characters=== 
Alexander Tadeas is the first DLC character. He first appeared in Soulcalibur V. He is the protagonist of the additional story mode DLC, set after the events of the main story, focusing on the origins of his relationship with Kisandra. His initial appearance is similar to that of his debut until he changes into a brand new costume later in the story. 
==Game Mechanics==
==Game Modes==
*Story: Astral Swords
*Offline Play
**Arcade
**Quick Battle
**VS Battle
***CPU vs. CPU
**Training
*Online Play
*Create-A-Soul
*Museum
**Gallery
***Artwork
**Movies
***Cutscenes - View the cutscenes from the Astral Swords story.
**Character Profiles
**Stage Viewer
**Weapon Demonstration
*Options - Change the settings of this game and change the music.
==Main Story Episodes==
===Opening===
Lightning fills the sky as Astral Chaos opens onto Earth. Kilina and Klymene battle inside Denevér Castle, both now extremely weak. Klymene flails her sword towards her aunt who blocks it with her shield, being pushed back by the hit. "Klymene, please stop this!" Kilina begs, dropping to her knees. Klymene shakes her head in horror, seeing her weakened aunt fall to the floor. "I- I'm so sorry, Kilina. But I need Soul Calibur to-" Klymene is interrupted as a huge shockwave hits her and Kilina. Klymene spins her head around to look outside and see's Soul Calibur and Soul Edge retreating into Astral Chaos. Kilina slowly lifts herself off the ground. "The swords, they've been destroyed." Klymene screams as she rushes out of the castle towards the chaos, Kilina runs behind trying to catch her. Klymene reaches the swords as red and blue light fly from them, straight into Astral Chaos. Klymene looks towards the sky, her eyes following the energy from the two swords. She notices how the rift into Astral Chaos is rapidly closing."This is my only chance. I will cure you Kilina, I promise" Klymene whispers to herself. She takes one last look behind her, seeing her aunt running at her. She swallows hard and runs straight into the red and blue vortex, immediately being transported into Astral Chaos. Kilina screams and jumps towards the vortex, however she is too late. The vortex disappears and the rift into Astral Chaos is sealed. Kilina lands face first on the ground and begins to cry, banging her fist against the floor in a fit of rage."I will find you, Klymene. I promise, I will."
In a realm inside Astral Chaos, a brown haired woman is seen climbing over a bunch of rubble. She looks around to what seems like a hellscape, the skies are a burnt orange colour with lightning striking what seems to be every second. The woman looks up at the huge staircase in front of her, with a bright white light shining at the top. I don't remember this being here. She thinks to herself.She spots an old sword and shield laying on the ground by the stairs, she picks it up and smirks. The woman adjusts herself and clanks the sword and shield together, it is revealed to be Kisandra Cassaventes. 
===Act 1===
Episode 1 - The Return
Kisandra begins to climb the huge staircase in Utopia of the Blessed, quickly heading towards the bright white light at the top. After some time she reaches the top, stopping in awe at the light. Kisandra swallows hard and reaches her hand towards the light, before slowly moving towards it and stepping into it. Flashes appear in Kisandra's mind of the battle that occurred 17 years ago. On the brink of death, Kisandra was out cold on the floor before being engulfed by a blue light, upon awakening she found herself in Utopia of the Blessed, with a blond haired woman standing over her. Suddenly, everything goes dark in Kisandra's mind as she flies out the other side of the bright blue light she had just walked through. Kisandra his the ground and slowly pulls herself up off the floor. She looks around and appears to be at Denevér Castle. A sudden pound rushes through Kisandra's head as she grabs onto it and groans in pain before it begins to subside. Kisandra scratches her head with a confused look on her face."How did I get here? It's like I was just dreaming and it's slowly slipping away from me," she thinks to herself. Kisandra shakes her head to try and snap herself out of the confusion. She straightens herself out, cleaning dust off her skirt before moving forwards. She doesn't exactly know where she is going, but something keeps telling her "home".
After a while of traveling alone, Kisandra finds herself at the gates of the Ancient Citadel. The gates look damaged as if people were trying to break through, Kisandra finds a gap between them and climbs, making it to the other side. "Hello? Is anyone around here?" She shouts, hoping for a response. In the distance, a man can be seen heading towards her. Kisandra readies her sword and shield in case it's an attacker. The man gets closer and closer to Kisandra until he is fully visible. Flashes once again run through Kisandra's mind as she sees herself battling this very man, who donned some sort of crystal ice armour. Thinking he is an enemy, Kisandra yells at him to stop. The man, who can now also clearly see Kisandra, has a concerned look on his face and instead of stopping, begins to move faster towards her."I said stop! Don't come any closer!" Kisandra shouts. "Ki- Kisandra Cassaventes? Is that you?" The man whispers to himself before running towards her. Kisandra raises her shield and hits the man on his side.
*Battle 1 (2 out of 3 rounds)
*Playable Character: Kisandra
**Weapon: Sword & Shield (Brave One)
*Opponent: Siegfried
**Weapon: Zweihänder (Requiem)
The man falls to the ground as Kisandra holds the tip of her blade to his throat. "Now tell me, who are you? We have fought before, isn't that right?" Kisandra demands answers. The man breathes heavily and looks up at Kisandra. "My name is Siegfried Schtauffen. Yes, we have battled before, seventeen years ago, but their was no malice behind that battle," Kisandra stumbles backwards in shock. "Seventeen years ago? What do you mean? What's going on?" Kisandra's voice shakes as she presses her blade harder against Siegfried's neck."I was once the wielder of Soul Calibur and you needed that sword to save your sister from malfestation. I refused to give it to you so we were forced to fight. You took the sword and tried to save your sister, Kilina, but it was too late, she had already been transformed by Soul Edge and you were forced to fight her. Kisandra, you didn't come out of that battle alive," Kisandra shakes her head in disbelief and drops her weapons to the ground.
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Episode 2 - Lost Memories
Siegfried stands up and reaches his hand out towards Kisandra. Kisandra wipes away her tears and grabs onto him, standing up. Kisandra sniffles and takes a deep breath. "I- I died? I have a sister?" She asks. Siegfried nods his head. "You do, and don't worry, you managed to cure her before you died. Well, I guess you didn't die after all. What do you remember? You've barely aged," Kisandra scrunches her eyes together, trying to gather her thoughts."I remember fighting someone, my sister. I was pretty much dead, but then was engulfed by this blue light. I woke up to a bright light in this heavenly place. Then, nothing. Nothing before or after that, it's all fuzzy, like a dream," Siegfried's eyes widen for a moment. "Soul Calibur, it must have saved your soul and transported you to Utopia of the Blessed, where the will of Soul Calibur itself exists," Kisandra looks at Siegfried, slightly confused."I was saved? But why?""For defeating Soul Edge, or its wielder at least. It would explain why you've barely aged, why you haven't gone crazy. People who spend too long in Astral Chaos tend to go insane, becoming lost souls. How you're back here and why you've lost your memory, I don't understand,"Kisandra pauses for a moment and looks at Siegfried as if she is studying his face. "A rift opened and I ran through it, that's how I ended up here, but Siegfried, I need your help. You say we know each other, can you help me find my sister? Get my memories back? Can I trust you?" Siegfried grabs Kisandra's hands and stares into her eyes "You can trust me, we have more than a simple history together. I vow to help you get you memories back and reunite you with your family," Kisandra smiles, feeling like she truly can trust him. "There is one more thing, Kisandra, we have a daug-" before Siegfried can continue a huge crash is heard at the gates as a tribe of Lizardmen break through. Kisandra hurries to pick up her weapons as Siegfried readies his.
*Battle 2 (1 out of 3 rounds)
*Playable Character: Kisandra or Siegfried
**Weapon: Sword & Shield (Brave One) or Zweihänder (Requiem)
*Opponent: 3 Lizardmen
**Weapon: Hand Ax & Shield
Kisandra throws her shield at one of the Lizards heads, catching it as it comes back to her, before impaling the Lizard through its stomach with her sword. Siegfried swings his Zweihänder, puncturing one of the Lizards in its side before kicking down another and forcing his Zweihänder through its chest on the ground. Siegfried pulls out his weapon, looking towards the gates. "They must have been scouts, there's more coming, we must leave, now!" Siegfried shouts as he grabs Kisandra by the hand and begins to run with her, away from the many Lizardmen. The Lizardmen completely break down the gates and let out a roar as Kisandra and Siegfried run away in the distance.
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Episode 3 -
==DLC Story Episodes==
==Stages==
==Trivia==
*In the original game, we did not see Klymene's travels through Astral Chaos to find Soul Calibur. Klymene's role has now been greatly expanded as we see her journey play out and new characters who were not in the original are introduced.
**Siegfried also has a much bigger role than he did in the original game, traveling alongside Kisandra for the majority of the game.
*Alexander did not appear in the original game but is the protagonist of the DLC story mode alongside Kisandra.
**The story focuses on the origins of their relationship and works as a bridge to Soulcalibur Astral Swords - A New Light, taking place over the 3 year time period between this game and that one.
==Gallery==
File:Kisandra ASAE1.png|Kisandra as she appears at the start of the game.
File:Kisandra ASAE2.png|Kisandra as she appears later in the game.
File:Kilina ASAE.png|Kilina as she appears.
File:Klymene ASAE.png|Klymene as she appears.
File:Alex ASAE.png|DLC 1. Alexander as he appears.
==Reception==
Category:Astral Lineage series
Category:Soulcalibur Astral Swords
Category:Soulcalibur Astral Swords Retold
Category:Main Games
Category:Games
Category:ColColton