Soul Calibur V vs Tekken Tag 2?

For beginners pick Tekken Tag 2. You got alot of tutorials and its easier to learn the combos (IMO). Arcade mode is really funny to do! Good luck with it!

I've never played TT2, but I can tell you that SC is very beginner friendly. In my opinion it's super easy for anyone who is even half-decent at fighting games. And honestly, the less uptight gameplay in comparison to the last time I played Tekken... I think SC is something that a newbie would appreciate a lot more. Not to mention that the artistic direction is a lot nicer ( in my opinion).

I enjoyed SCV. Its character creation was kinda fun, if you at least enjoy making gigantically fat people with pink afros. Plus it's fairly neat to get to play as Ezio from AC2. And there are something like 5 guest characters from Tekken, if that kind of thing is interesting to you. I'd have appreciated some Lili as one of the guest characters though, but you can't have everything.

My opinion is pretty similar to Corwinn's. I haven't played Tekken Tag 2, but I've watched a lot of tourneys on it. Personally, I enjoy SCV's characters a lot more. If you enjoy character customization and are one of those people who will spend hours of their gameplay time on it, then I'd definitely recommend SCV. You'll probably be spending a lot of time trying to unlock new equipment for your character customization and have more of an objective to follow.

You could always play as Jin's soul from Tekken in SCV as well. I'm not sure how similar he plays to his Tekken counterpart though... perhaps it's completely different. But that could fulfill your fist-fighting character needs if that's what you're looking for.

Competitively... I'd say it shouldn't really matter which is easier in the end. Ideally you should go with the one you like more so that you come back to practice often. For casual play, it might help to ask your friends which they rather play. These games are always more fun with friends. I've had a lot of laughs playing SCV with friends and cousins. :P

Alright, looks like it's decided then, going with Soul Calibur :) Just love customization and I guess if I suck at it I'd probably suck at Tekken too but at least I'll have my own character :D

Thanks for the lengthy replies :)