Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV

[Strike911]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165334

no lie. This is crazy, but cool, but crazy... yet... cool.

[eternal Zero]

Yay for Vader! Nay for Yoda!

[Fritz the Cat]

Topic title may as well have been: 'Next Soul Calibur to suck slightly more ass'

[supremespleen]

This is incredible.

[Arek the Absolute]

Horrible, at least that is what I would be saying if I cared about soul calibur anymore. 3 was such a horrible game. Way too much fanservice.

Namco-Bandai is doing anything to get people to buy it now. Horrible.

[linkspast]

Way too much fanservice.
.

SSBB.........

[Arek the Absolute]

That is what SSBB is made for.
Dont EVEN TRY to compare the two games. Soul Calibur is meant to be taken "seriously" while SSBB is KNOWN FOR BEING A GAME ALL ABOUT FANSERVICE.


fail +1

[eternal Zero]

Soul Calibur was meant to be taken "seriously"

This sums up my opinion.

[Effef]

This is such blatant fanservice AND I DONT CAAAAAARE

FUCKING DARTH VADER

[Arek the Absolute]

This sums up my opinion.

oh i agree
soul calibur = lol

[linkspast]

Vader... man thats sweet.... I want some force powers...

But Like I said no need to get pissed for fan service. as long as it plays well it should be fine....

[Dead is C.E.O.]

We started with Spawn, Link, and Heihachi. I mean that was okay then in Soul Calibur 3 we didn't have anyone new that was okay too. But now DARTH VADAR AND YODA... I think my day is ruined.

[Effef]

I don't understand all the people getting pissed now that they "can't take Soul Calibur seriously." I never took Soul Calibur seriously and still had a hell of a time with it.

[GeckoYamori]

I can't wait to use the power of the force along with the next-gen tits and ass physics.

[JCvgluvr]

Here is an accurate description of the overflow of emotion that has flooded my subconcious thought processes...

GAAAAASSSPP!!!:

8-O 8O NO FRICKEN' WAY!!! SON OF A FEMALE DOG!!! HOLY SASQUATCH CRAP!!! HOW THE FRICK IS THIS FRIGGEN' POSSIBLE?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

*Head asplodes, reassembles, asplodes again, reassembles again, and does the same thing over and over again*

THE SYSTEM IS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNN!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-O8O

*Pant, pant, pant, pant, gasp, pant, pant, exhale*

That is all.

[Jam Stunna]

I've never been a fan of Soul Caliber, and this does not make me more likely to care about SC IV. I'm all for fan service, but this just plain doesn't fit.

[Moseph]

This is nothing. They're just testing the waters for a seventh Star Wars movie with Soul Caliber characters.

[Broken]

I'm personally a fan of the series. (not the direction it's been going in for the past couple of years, but what it was about originally, ie. fluid 3d weapons based combat and an interesting story.) They should be focusing more on making 4 a more quality title by having decent online play and fixing their battle system rather than trying this licensed character stuff. It's catering towards the wrong audience.

And yes, Gecko, I too am awaiting the experience of next gen ass and boob physics IN HD!!

Actually, instead of putting in random people with swords (link, spawn?, etc.), they should put in more Tekken characters and just turn it into a crossover series. That'd be fun. They could just say there was a

TIME PARADOX!

[FiremanJoe]

Actually, instead of putting in random people with swords (link, spawn?, etc.), they should put in more Tekken characters and just turn it into a crossover series. That'd be fun. They could just say there was a

TIME PARADOX!

That's not too bad an idea, actually. I'm not sure how balanced the characters would all be, but I've always had fun with SC and Tekken.

[Darklink42]

I thought the whole purpose of secret characters was to suprise people once they've bought the game and want a little more out of it.
The funny thing is, I loved 2, bonus characters and all. (Obviously Link was my fav, but I liked playing the game in general too). 3 was an utter letdown for me. The whole game was flawed in my mind, from the story mode down to the character balance. I'd like to see them fix that instead of adding flashy new characters and hoping people will forget the horrors of trying to beat the worst fighting game AI I have ever played against. It's the only game I've ever played that caused me to break a controller out of sheer frustration. Stupid Zasalamel...

[dsx100]

I think I would care more if I was a bigger StarWars fan but I'm not so in or out I could care less. I'm primarily a Soulcalibur fan. Also SC is a game, and just like any other game, I don't think it needs to be taken seriously. Its not like its a simulation game. Seriously, who gives a crap if it doesn't makes since.

[Ninja-san]

This acutally makes me less likely to buy IV now. I like Star Wars but just looking at that pick with Vadar and Taki just makes me think of some horrible fanfic. I was ok with soul calibur II cameos but this is just getting out of hand.

[Necrotic]

Some of you think our pessimism is misplaced, but honestly, it really just comes down to a question of why the hell they're worried about putting Star Wars characters in when SC3 was a terribly imbalanced and unpolished game and so far my impression of SC4 is that it the developers seem to be focusing on tits and ass physics instead of the actual fighting itself.

Good grief, Namco.

[The Damned]

So, the Wii version is going to get, what? C3-PO?

[Arek the Absolute]

Some of you think our pessimism is misplaced, but honestly, it really just comes down to a question of why the hell they're worried about putting Star Wars characters in when SC3 was a terribly imbalanced and unpolished game and so far my impression of SC4 is that it the developers seem to be focusing on tits and ass physics instead of the actual fighting itself.

Good grief, Namco.

bingo
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[Bleck]

I was excited about Vader until I read he was a PS3 exclusive

[Hyperion5182]

I was excited about Vader until I read he was a PS3 exclusive

The flaw with that is now Blu-Ray is all but assured to win the format war now. Recent changes in the stances of one of the biggest movie companies on the planet all but seals the deal. You probably have heard that news however.

This is disconcerting...if they get it right i might be happy but...damn it. *sigh*

[eternal Zero]

I was excited about Vader until I read he was a PS3 exclusive

Oh, I didn't even notice that. So they'll probably do the bullshit with different exclusives on different consoles again? So lame.

[Bleck]

The flaw with that is now Blu-Ray is all but assured to win the format war now.

See the big thing about the war between BluRay and HD is that nobody gives a fucking damn except tech nerds of the highest caliber

[Effef]

See the big thing about the war between BluRay and HD is that nobody gives a fucking damn except rich tech nerds of the highest caliber

fixed that for you

[DrumUltimA]

this is like putting sonic in a mario game, except i'm excited for that

[FuriousFure]

... this is dumb.

[NeoDestiny]

SC3? SC4?????

I'm sorry, there's only one upcoming SC that I'm interested in.

http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/sc2.jpg

[Soma]

I'm a little disapointed to find out that the 360 gets Yoda and Vader is over on the PS3. I was hoping you could pit them against each other at least. I could really care less about Star Wars characters in a fighting game though it'll be the best SW fighter ever.

I'm trying to think of better characters that I'd like to see in SC4 but I'm having trouble thinking of any. Raiden from MGS would be a good one since he uses a Katana. I suppose Master Chief with the sword could be on 360 but that sounds lame as hell. Microsoft doesn't exaclty have many characters with melee weapons.

[Strike911]

Namco is just trying to get the crazy sales they got when they put Link in SC2 on the Gamecube... and that kind of bothers me that they're actively relying on 3RD party characters (at least it would seem) instead of solidifying their engine and making the actual game an excellent experience. Don't get me wrong I had a blast playing various iterations of SC, but ... the game is far from perfect and is largely imbalanced....

[I-n-j-i-n]

360 wins again. What else is new.

[Dunnowhathuh]

Uhh, this is random enough that my brain refuses to comprehend it. Maybe cuz I've been neglecting the series as of late.

[BlueMage]

Regardless, Vader looks pretty hardcore. And really, with a system like the PS3, that's all you can ask for. Heaven forbid you get gameplay.

[Urban Xperience]

I'm just trying to picture how Yoda will be fighting on the battlefield. Reminds me of Gon from Tekken 3... that was just painful...

[Brithor]

Wait... what?

[anosou]

I like Soul Calibur AND fanservice. I'm happy :3

[megadave]

Insane, this is. Bought by many people, will this game be.

[relaxitsonlyausername]

I'm not exactly sure as to why they decided to put characters from the Star Wars universe into the next installment of Soul Calibur. One major part of Soul Calibur is the variety of weapons, each one takes off a different amount of damage per hit, some heal you when you hit your opponent, etc. For Vader and Yoda, however, all they have is a lightsaber; what are they going to do, change the coloring of the hilt? To me, changing the coloring and appearance of the hilt seems like the only viable option. Darth Vader's lightsaber is red, Yoda's is green. It wouldn't sit well with the Star Wars fan base were the coloring of the beam changed.

One other thing about Soul Calibur is that each character generally has at least one alternate costume to change into. Vader? Are they going to remove the helmet or something? Will he be in standard Jedi regalia before going over to the dark side? With Yoda, the possibility of a costume change seems non-existent. "A blue Yoda in red clothes. A red Yoda in blue clothes. A green Yoda in yellow clothes. Do you like my hat? No I do not like your hat! Good-bye. Good-bye."

[Brushfire]

This is either the world's greastest move or it's worst. Either way the Force is strong with this one.....

[megadave]

I think that this is pretty cool for Star Wars fans (a.k.a. everyone in the whole world), but I also think that Namco are greedy and cheap. Why? The two Star Wars characters are split on different consoles You have to buy both a PS3 and an X-box to get both Yoda and Darth Vader. This is going to be a fanboy war in hell, but it's going to be interesting.

[anthonium]

When I first read about this I thought it was ridiculous but after looking at the pictures I can see how they somewhat fit in though Yoda is more of a believable character in Soul Calibur than Darth Vader who looks too...futuristic.

[SwordBreaker]

I'm all for weird crossovers like this. Completely unexpected. The worst thing that they did, however, was to keep each character console-exclusive. That doesn't make any sense at all. I mean sure, it was a good fan-boy war with SCII, but with Star Wars characters it shouldn't be like that. Let's just hope they release the left-out characters as downloadable extras for each console somewhere down the road.

Nonetheless, whoever thought of this idea deserves a nice pat in the back.

[Siamey]

Topic title may as well have been: 'Next Soul Calibur to suck slightly more ass'

Agreed, I've always wondered why namco needed a second rate fighting game series when they already make the best out there (sorry capcom. besides you dont even make fighting games anymore, you make interactive anime scenes with one rediculous guest star after the other. "waaaah dont judge me, button mashing takes skill waaah" yea Im sure you you need a docterate to figure out how to make cable fire his cannon that takes up 93% of the screen).

After the yoda fight scene in episode 2, when all the fucking hicks in the theatre guffawed and clapped and hooted... I knew it was just a matter of time before lucas started whoring him out in new and revolting ways. The story of the starwars franchise is a sad one.

And since when does vader have corduroy pants and sleeves? Time to get your character model designer some glasses or something.

[Arek the Absolute]

Agreed, I've always wondered why namco needed a second rate fighting game series when they already make the best out there (sorry capcom. besides you dont even make fighting games anymore, you make interactive anime scenes with one rediculous guest star after the other. "waaaah dont judge me, button mashing takes skill waaah" yea Im sure you you need a docterate to figure out how to make cable fire his cannon that takes up 93% of the screen).

After the yoda fight scene in episode 2, when all the fucking hicks in the theatre guffawed and clapped and hooted... I knew it was just a matter of time before lucas started whoring him out in new and revolting ways. The story of the starwars franchise is a sad one.

And since when does vader have corduroy pants and sleeves? Time to get your character model designer some glasses or something.
finally its snk's time to shine
ya man ya

[megadave]

Agreed, I've always wondered why namco needed a second rate fighting game series when they already make the best out there.


That's strange, because I've always wondered why you can beat Namco fighting games by just pushing random buttons with your feet, or how a pro can get canned by a 3-year-old who sticks the controller in his/her mouth.


sorry capcom. besides you dont even make fighting games anymore


Yeah, there's this game called Street Fighter 4 coming out. Yeah, and there's this Street Fighter HD Remix game, too. Kinda contradictory if you ask me.


waaaah dont judge me, button mashing takes skill waaah" yea Im sure you you need a docterate to figure out how to make cable fire his cannon that takes up 93% of the screen


As opposed to side-stepping the enemy and pressing two buttons to grapple the enemy over and over again? I assume you were praising Tekken, am I correct?

By the way, I like pretty much any fighting game out there besides Bleach. I just saw your post and I had to rip on it. I hope I wasn't too hard on you.

[Siamey]

Whatever, I've taken much harder comments. I still stand by everything I said. I can fuck up anyone on the forums in Tekken Tag or 5, and in my oppinion button mashing doesnt work against a seasoned tekken pro. What kind of a reject can't handle a little sidestep action.

and yes, I believe that capcom's fighting games (within the last 10 years) are a god damn joke.

I hope you understood that when I said "capcom doesnt make fighting games anymore" I mean't that yes they do infact make games which people are duped into believing are fighting games because they have the street fighter logo on them but in reality, someone in japan maps out controls to a bunch of prerendered animations (case in point: any person with a big gun that flashes the entire screen or anyone who calls a jet on their radio to drop bombs on the arena) that were thrown together the day before, and puts a pretty background behind them. Guns dont belong in fighting games period.

* vs capcom is a bad game and the producers should be hung.

[megadave]

* vs capcom is a bad game and the producers should be hung.

:-P That's like saying grilled ribeyes taste bad, or slip-n-slides are boring. I don't even believe that you believe what you're saying.

[Bleck]

After the yoda fight scene in episode 2, when all the fucking hicks in the theatre guffawed and clapped and hooted...

That was the best scene of the whole movie

Siamey for most god damn retarded 2008

[The Phalanx]

I can fuck up anyone on the forums in Tekken Tag or 5

UH OH INTERNET TOUGH GUY IN THE HOUSE.

I hope you understood that when I said "capcom doesnt make fighting games anymore" I mean't that yes they do infact make games which people are duped into believing are fighting games because they have the street fighter logo on them but in reality, someone in japan maps out controls to a bunch of prerendered animations (case in point: any person with a big gun that flashes the entire screen or anyone who calls a jet on their radio to drop bombs on the arena) that were thrown together the day before, and puts a pretty background behind them. Guns dont belong in fighting games period.

Did you only ever play Marvel vs Capcom or something? You didn't even mention Third Strike, which by and far was their finest SF game to date.

That you think Namco, known for terrible imbalances in their games, is better than Capcom invalidates most of your argument. They have far, faaaar more experience with fighting games, having released many titles over the past 20 years for a variety of series.

Namco has what, two? And they even fuck them up? Please.

[CHIPP Damage]

I've never played Soul Calibur 3 so I don't know how fan-servicey it got, but could it really have been that bad? Soul Calibur 1 and 2 were excellent. I totally disagree with this whole Star Wars thing though. Soul Calibur is all about battling with ancient weapons not futuristic ones. Those two don't fit the setting at all.

. . . And nobody's gonna play Yoda while Vader is a choice. Hahaha. They should have made it somebody cooler like Han Solo. ^_^

[MechaFone]

If it plays better than Masters of Teras Kasi or whatever it was, I'll be happy.






That is, once I can afford a 360 or a PS3. Like never. sigh...

[Hyperion5182]

See the big thing about the war between BluRay and HD is that nobody gives a fucking damn except tech nerds of the highest caliber

Tell me that in five years when you and everyone else has a blu ray player and they are the primary media drives in your computers.

[Bleck]

Tell me that in five years when you and everyone else has a blu ray player and they are the primary media drives in your computers.

I will, since at that point there won't even be an argument for the nerds anymore so there is even less reason to care

[HalcyonSpirit]

A Star Wars fan I may be, but really, this doesn't make me all too excited. Maybe it's because they really don't fit the game well. Putting characters from a futuristic setting into a game clearly anything but just doesn't work for me. I'd rather see them in a game they can somewhat fit into. Oh, sure, Star Wars is "a long time ago" and there's always suspension of belief... but whatever. I'll play the game and use those characters, but it's not a huge deal for me.

... I hope the other characters weave some cortosis ore into their weapons, or else we'll just be watching them get sliced up. :roll:

And since when does vader have corduroy pants and sleeves? Time to get your character model designer some glasses or something.

Since, oh... the beginning (http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/picard/32/vader/block2.jpg)? Yup. (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/e/e8/VaderFather.jpg)

*hands over some glasses* :<

[megadave]

Arguing about video games, we are. Nerds, we are. Yes. Hrrrrrmmmmmm.

[Trenthian]

this is a bizarre twist of fate.

[Bleck]

more like

bizarre tits of fate.

hahaha

[Rad McRadderson]

Whatever, I've taken much harder comments. I still stand by everything I said. I can fuck up anyone on the forums in Tekken Tag or 5, and in my oppinion button mashing doesnt work against a seasoned tekken pro. What kind of a reject can't handle a little sidestep action.

and yes, I believe that capcom's fighting games (within the last 10 years) are a god damn joke.

I hope you understood that when I said "capcom doesnt make fighting games anymore" I mean't that yes they do infact make games which people are duped into believing are fighting games because they have the street fighter logo on them but in reality, someone in japan maps out controls to a bunch of prerendered animations (case in point: any person with a big gun that flashes the entire screen or anyone who calls a jet on their radio to drop bombs on the arena) that were thrown together the day before, and puts a pretty background behind them. Guns dont belong in fighting games period.

* vs capcom is a bad game and the producers should be hung.

Hah, I love when people who know nothing about Marvel try to talk about it. It's not the best game out there, but it's certainly better than most fighting games people praise such as Third Strike and Soul Caliber. What I don't understand is that while you obviously are a 3d fighting game player and know nothing about 2d fighters, why is it that you feel the need to talk so much trash about them?

More on topic, my prediction is that Soul Caliber IV won't have a tourny scene, or will be at one Evo max without going back the next year due to lack of participates, much like DOA4.

[Blake]

This thread is becoming way too serious.

[Oni-91]

Not one to state the obvious, there's one reason why this game will not be good:

They still have friggin' tambourines. They're not supposed to be a weapon!!

[Arcubalis]

I had wanted to create a new thread, but I figured I'd revive this old one with some more cool news.

The Eminence Symphony Orchestra, a Sydney-based orchestra that performs annual video game music concerts and works closely with composer Hitoshi Sakimoto will be recording portions of the Junichi Nakatsuru's Soul Calibur IV score.

We got a little news item and an interview with the president of Eminence, Hiroaki Yura, about the game.

http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=891

I'm really looking forward to this one. They're also recording Sakimoto's score for SEGA's Valkyria Profile, so you're going to be hearing a lot more from Eminence in the future.

[The Derrit]

This thread is becoming way too serious.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/phd805/internet_serious_business.jpg