Post by: capamerica on January 09, 2008, 10:14:02 AM
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165334
No its not a April Fools joke.
Post by: Crimm on January 09, 2008, 10:24:01 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 09, 2008, 10:24:21 AM
But I am puzzled as to how Namco got the Star Wars license when Lucasarts has it locked with an iron grip...
Post by: Ian Sane on January 09, 2008, 10:34:44 AM
Since Lucasarts has, you know, "Lucas" in the title I imagine their rights to the Star Wars licence is like Nintendo's rights to Mario. They either get a cut or George Lucas just says "Star Wars guys are in Soul Calibur" and the discussion ends there.
I think it looks pretty silly but I'm mostly offended by Yoda fighting with a lightsaber. I don't care if he did it in the sh!tty prequels. It looked f*cking stupid then and it looks f*cking stupid now. It's a shame that I can rarely enjoy new Star Wars related stuff anymore because it always has post-1997 crap in there f*cking it up for me.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 09, 2008, 11:04:32 AM
Post by: Strell on January 09, 2008, 11:30:11 AM
Yeah, I thought they were full of sh*t back then too.
Post by: Kairon on January 09, 2008, 11:56:23 AM
Post by: Caliban on January 09, 2008, 12:11:06 PM
Post by: Sister Mary LeFever on January 09, 2008, 12:23:04 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 09, 2008, 12:31:40 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on January 09, 2008, 12:50:54 PM
Post by: Dirk Temporo on January 09, 2008, 01:12:16 PM
But I sure as hell am now.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 09, 2008, 01:43:54 PM
Think about it...
SC II started the trend with Link, Heihachi and Spawn. Then DoA 4 featured Mistress Chief. Most recently, Brawl unveiled Snake from MGS and now we have Star Wars characters in SC IV.
Next up, Captain Picard, Neo and Phoenix Wright on Street Fighter IV!
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 09, 2008, 01:58:55 PM
Post by: Arbok on January 09, 2008, 02:13:29 PM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Wait, this is a bad thing?!?! I may actually get the game now.
Seriously, my exact same sentiments...
Post by: Djunknown on January 09, 2008, 02:13:48 PM
If they ever decide to make a Wii version, my guess that good old Obi-Wan Kenobi or Luke Skywalker would fit the bill. Think about it:
Vader: Black like the PS3
Yoda: Green, a color associated with the Xbox brand
Obi-Wan/Luke: Blue lightsabers, the secondary color for Wii.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 09, 2008, 02:17:13 PM
Post by: capamerica on January 09, 2008, 02:29:01 PM
I guess this will be the first (and only) multiconsole game I'll be getting for my PS3 if thats the case.
man it really sucks, Yoda blows.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 09, 2008, 02:34:27 PM
And yeah, it seems appropriate that Vader is PS3 exclusive. Thinking about it, someone at Sony LOVES Vader. He is engraved on the Star Wars PSP as well...
Post by: DAaaMan64 on January 09, 2008, 02:39:57 PM
please
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on January 09, 2008, 02:52:26 PM
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Originally posted by: pap64
Thank you Golden and Arbok for further proving my point =3 .
And yeah, it seems appropriate that Vader is PS3 exclusive. Thinking about it, someone at Sony LOVES Vader. He is engraved on the Star Wars PSP as well...
Captain Picard in a fighter would be sweet as well!
Post by: Kairon on January 09, 2008, 03:04:40 PM
Post by: Dirk Temporo on January 09, 2008, 04:32:29 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 09, 2008, 05:35:26 PM
Post by: Pale on January 10, 2008, 06:43:43 AM
My funny joke is gone.... here i go again..
Well at least they got the scale of the characters right, MIRITE!
SC IV > SSBB
CONFIRMED!
Post by: Maverick on January 10, 2008, 06:50:52 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 09, 2008, 06:37:57 PM
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Originally posted by: DAaaMan64
make a wii version
We already did its called Soul Calibur Legends bah dum ching!
Post by: Shecky on January 10, 2008, 12:23:12 AM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on January 10, 2008, 01:55:39 AM
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Originally posted by: Sister Mary LeFever
Oh, for crying out loud.... At least Link fit the setting! But Vader and Yoda are Sci-Fi! What next, robots?
Hannah Montana! Gonna sing to victory!
Post by: Athrun Zala on January 10, 2008, 05:01:33 AM
Post by: darknight06 on January 10, 2008, 05:10:40 AM
Post by: Pale on January 10, 2008, 05:25:34 AM
Soul Calibur IV > Brawl
CONFIRMED!
Post by: Nick DiMola on January 10, 2008, 05:54:53 AM
Post by: Ceric on January 10, 2008, 12:50:00 PM
Post by: Pale on January 10, 2008, 12:55:24 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 10, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
DOC, I BACKED MY ASS INTO THE FUTURE!
Post by: ThePerm on January 10, 2008, 05:45:35 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 10, 2008, 06:00:41 PM
Post by: EasyCure on January 11, 2008, 03:07:07 AM
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Originally posted by: Djunknown
Reports are coming in that Vader will be exclusive to the PS3 version and Yoda will make an appearance on the 360 only.
If they ever decide to make a Wii version, my guess that good old Obi-Wan Kenobi or Luke Skywalker would fit the bill. Think about it:
Vader: Black like the PS3
Yoda: Green, a color associated with the Xbox brand
Obi-Wan/Luke: Blue lightsabers, the secondary color for Wii.
further proof that ps3s are evil
Post by: Maverick on January 11, 2008, 05:27:03 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Admiral Akbar for Wii?
What would he fight with?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 11, 2008, 08:27:58 AM
Admiral Akbar Cereal ALL THE WAY
Post by: Kairon on January 11, 2008, 08:34:27 AM
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Originally posted by: MaverickQuote
Originally posted by: Professional 666
Admiral Akbar for Wii?
What would he fight with?
TRAPS.
Post by: Caliban on January 11, 2008, 09:58:41 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 11, 2008, 11:13:24 PM
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Originally posted by: KaironQuote
Originally posted by: MaverickQuote
Originally posted by: Professional 666
Admiral Akbar for Wii?
What would he fight with?
TRAPS.
Clobbering people with Bridget?
Post by: Dirk Temporo on January 12, 2008, 03:53:24 PM
RAAAAAAAAAAAAGE
Post by: Shecky on January 12, 2008, 05:52:57 PM
Post by: Shecky on January 12, 2008, 05:55:16 PM
Post by: Shecky on January 12, 2008, 05:55:56 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on January 12, 2008, 06:45:25 PM
Post by: Nephilim on January 12, 2008, 10:03:07 PM
Post by: EasyCure on January 16, 2008, 08:14:08 AM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I learned the hard way with SC2 that just because the game has Link it it doesn't mean I'll play it for more than a few hours before growing tired of it and giving it to Cap.
Cap is poor confirmed i feel bad, thats kinda mean..
Post by: Maverick on January 16, 2008, 08:39:40 AM
Post by: vudu on January 16, 2008, 08:44:50 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 16, 2008, 09:06:42 AM
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Originally posted by: EasyCureQuote
Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I learned the hard way with SC2 that just because the game has Link it it doesn't mean I'll play it for more than a few hours before growing tired of it and giving it to Cap.
pap is poor confirmed i feel bad, thats kinda mean..
Although you got the poor part correct ( :_( ), S_B was talking about capamerica.
Post by: LuigiHann on January 17, 2008, 01:12:43 AM
Nightmare: I will show you the greatest nightmare!
Guybrush Threepwood: How appropriate, you fight like a cow!
Post by: Spak-Spang on January 17, 2008, 01:58:07 AM
So basically, they didn't care as much about the game because it wasn't in the arcade? They would just rather design cool moves with little to no balance? Geez great.
Well, they said they learned their mistake for SC4, but I don't trust them anymore. Soul Calibur 2 will be the last great game in that series.
Post by: EasyCure on January 17, 2008, 02:01:49 AM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Cap and Pap are two different people.
fixed it. i read that post quick and thought it was Pap, i was getting one last post in before my lunch break
Post by: EasyCure on January 17, 2008, 02:01:53 AM
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[edit. STOP DOUBLE POSTING!!!
Post by: Caterkiller on January 17, 2008, 07:05:18 AM
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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
You know, I stopped carrying about Calibur when the developers admitted that when they designed Soul Calibur 3 they didn't care about balance the gameplay/characters because it was a straight to home console game and people wouldn't feel cheated out of their quarter.
So basically, they didn't care as much about the game because it wasn't in the arcade? They would just rather design cool moves with little to no balance? Geez great.
Well, they said they learned their mistake for SC4, but I don't trust them anymore. Soul Calibur 2 will be the last great game in that series.
Woah woah woah! Spak, any link to that? I believe you, I just want to see it for myself. If thats the case, I am so dissapointed. I read about balance issues in part 3 but never played it that much. The series that inspired my entire direction in life... and its come to this. At least I have 2 to fall back on for fond memories.
Post by: ThePerm on January 17, 2008, 07:30:38 AM
Post by: Luigi Dude on January 17, 2008, 07:43:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Spak-Spang
You know, I stopped carrying about Calibur when the developers admitted that when they designed Soul Calibur 3 they didn't care about balance the gameplay/characters because it was a straight to home console game and people wouldn't feel cheated out of their quarter.
So basically, they didn't care as much about the game because it wasn't in the arcade? They would just rather design cool moves with little to no balance? Geez great.
Well, they said they learned their mistake for SC4, but I don't trust them anymore. Soul Calibur 2 will be the last great game in that series.
Yeah I've heard this too and it would explain why Soul Calibur 3 was so unbalanced and broken. But everything that has been shown for SC4 makes it look like it'll be even worse. The Soul Calibur series has pretty much become nothing more then a joke now. All Namco really cares about is how large they can increase the chest sizes of all the women in an effort to appeal to the horny teenage male audience. The fact that they've put Yoda and Darth Vader into the game only helps to strengthen that argument since large breast and Star Wars are bond to get young mens attention. And the sad thing is, the game will probobly sell well because of these facts as well.
Now Soul Calibur 4 could actually end up being good, but the fact that so far Namco has done nothing but focus on style instead of showing us any real substance doesn't give me any faith in this one turning out well either. The way this series is going, I fully expect a Soul Calibur Extreme Beach Volleyball game to be announced by 2009.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on January 17, 2008, 08:10:28 AM
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Originally posted by: ThePerm
....Jengo fett
Is nowhere near as cool as Boba Fett? We know.
Post by: darknight06 on January 20, 2008, 04:26:41 PM
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Post by: Bill Aurion on April 02, 2008, 12:13:09 AM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on April 02, 2008, 12:37:07 AM
Post by: Ceric on April 02, 2008, 09:08:47 AM
Hey guys, Link is in the game (http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2123/itslinkcg6.jpg)!The amazing Drag Version of Link. It was coming...
Post by: vudu on April 02, 2008, 02:26:46 PM
Post by: bosshogx on April 15, 2008, 03:33:17 PM
Not to site whore too much, but here is a comic that my friends and I did when they first made the announcement:
http://www.mondaynightcrew.com/issues/comic_0031.html
If only it could be true, if only...
Post by: ShyGuy on April 15, 2008, 03:40:08 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on April 15, 2008, 04:43:22 PM
Yeah, why hasn't Kirk ever been playable in a fighting game?
Because there's no right way to hit a woman.
Post by: RABicle on April 16, 2008, 05:33:32 AM
Yeah, why hasn't Kirk ever been playable in a fighting game?Balance Issues. A few dared suggest he should be a boss character but then the game would be unbeatable.
Post by: ShyGuy on April 16, 2008, 05:37:25 AM
Post by: ReverendNoahWhateley on April 16, 2008, 09:29:43 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on April 22, 2008, 11:27:00 PM
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1UP: Will these guest characters have their own stages? The Star Wars guys have some pretty nifty arenas...
Apparently they also have stages...What is this crap? Link didn't get HIS own stage, and a forest-type stage would have, you know, ACTUALLY MADE SENSE!? Good job ruining the game even further, Namco...
Post by: Mikintosh on April 27, 2008, 06:24:33 PM
Quote1UP: Will these guest characters have their own stages? The Star Wars guys have some pretty nifty arenas...
Apparently they also have stages...What is this crap? Link didn't get HIS own stage, and a forest-type stage would have, you know, ACTUALLY MADE SENSE!? Good job ruining the game even further, Namco...
Well, Link did have his own music, and his "home" stages (the cathedral and the tree-filled courtyard) were pretty appropriate aesthetically. Tho Spawn and Heihachi weren't as fortunate, as they were both too modern to fit into the SC setting. So how Darth Vader's gonna work is beyond me...
Post by: blackfootsteps on April 27, 2008, 08:23:06 PM
Post by: ThePerm on April 30, 2008, 01:05:48 PM
Post by: Nick DiMola on May 06, 2008, 02:37:23 PM
Quote from: Wikipedia
Critical Finisher
Soulcalibur IV will feature an all-new Critical Finisher system. This time there will be another gauge under the characters' Health Meter, known as the Soul Gauge. This meter will fill up when attacking and decrease when guarding. When the meter is empty, the opponent can do a strike that breaks off a part from the character's armor, altering their appearance and making them weaker for the remainder of the match. There are also three green boxes below the gauges, reflecting the state of the characters armor: high, mid, or low.
If the character manages to empty out the opponent's Soul Gauge again, they will get a short chance to perform a powerful Critical Finisher, which will kill the opponent instantly. Each character has their own personal Critical Finisher. Namco says that they developed the Soul Gauge to decrease the benefits from constant guarding, thus giving the game a faster tempo. It subsequently would make the matches more offensive, as well.
Pretty interesting, I think it'll have a profound effect on the game. Most fighting games tend to get too defensive so this might make it much more offensive and fast paced.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 06, 2008, 04:37:58 PM
Apparently they also have stages...What is this crap? Link didn't get HIS own stage, and a forest-type stage would have, you know, ACTUALLY MADE SENSE!? Good job ruining the game even further, Namco...
So giving characters stages=ruining the game?
What's wrong with you?
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 06, 2008, 04:42:20 PM
Soul Calibur has always had a clear-cut Renaissance-time period feel to it, and adding random sci-fi locations is bloody stupid...
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 06, 2008, 04:53:36 PM
http://www.slipups.com/images/items/88.full.jpg
Or this.
http://www.elpais.com/recorte/20070330elpepusoc_16/XLCO/Ies/Atardecer_planeta_Tatooine.jpg
Or this:
http://www.sithclan.net/SC4/write_access/depot_images/dossier/trilogie/planetes/dagobah_bog.jpg
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 06, 2008, 05:49:07 PM
I can totally see how this as an arena would totally ruin the game.
http://www.slipups.com/images/items/88.full.jpg
Or this.
http://www.elpais.com/recorte/20070330elpepusoc_16/XLCO/Ies/Atardecer_planeta_Tatooine.jpg
Or this:
http://www.sithclan.net/SC4/write_access/depot_images/dossier/trilogie/planetes/dagobah_bog.jpg
Maybe the middle stage, but playing on a 403 error would be stupid in a Soul Calibur game.
Post by: Dirk Temporo on May 06, 2008, 06:27:19 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 06, 2008, 07:35:40 PM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 06, 2008, 07:40:25 PM
I can see them all just fine.
It'll work if you copy and paste them, but isn't working if I click on them.
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 01, 2008, 04:40:12 PM
PS3 - 6.7GB install 2.0GB save file
X360 - Hard drive required
What the hell Namco all of this over a fighting game?
Post by: vudu on July 01, 2008, 04:50:51 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 01, 2008, 04:53:04 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 01, 2008, 05:12:21 PM
2.0GB save file?!? Surely that's a typo, right?
Nope the japanese product listing had a 6700MB install file and a 2048MB save file. 480p,720p resolution support 5.1 sound.
Post by: vudu on July 01, 2008, 05:45:24 PM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 01, 2008, 06:12:29 PM
Post by: vudu on July 02, 2008, 02:47:17 PM
Why the heck is the save file so large? That's utterly ridiculous.
I just remembered--SC IV has a create-a-character mode. That's why the save file is so effing huge and why the hard drive is required for the 360 version.
