Talk:Soul Calibur (game)

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Contents 1 Tachi 2 In reference to character's changed names in Soul Calibur III 3 The official way of spelling the title: Soulcalibur? 4 Soul Blade 5 Weapon demos + Soundtrack 6 Yoshimitsu's style = Tekken 3? 7 Screenshots 8 Um... Content?

[edit] Tachi

In order to prevent an edit war over Yoshimitsu's weapon, I have decided to explain the situation of the term "tachi" with regards to his sword. It is not unheard of for Namco to release basic biographical information that is needlessly ambiguous, mysterious or even misleading. Many of these instances, however, can easily be overcome with basic detective work. Yoshimitsu's "katana" is one such example of this type of misleading information. You see, while the word katana may refer to a specific type of sword, it can also be a general moniker for any sword made in that Japanese longsword style. And while Namco assigns the moniker "katana" to Yoshimitsu's basic biography, they neglect to take into account that the Soul Calibur II weapon gallery feature disclaims Yoshimitsu's blade as a specific katana when it writes that his sword is one that is no longer used in Japan. Instead, there is much to indicate that his sword is, instead, a tachi. The tachi is the Japanese sword that predates the specific katana, and interestingly enough, the shift from the use of tachis to katanas among samurai in the Japanese military occurred sometime in the seventeenth century, right around the time that the Soul Series takes place. He also wears the sword in a different way than Mitsurugi, and the two specific weapons were each worn in a different way. That being said, the reason the sword of Yoshimitsu from Tekken is labeled as a "katana" is that while there is certainly reason to believe that the generic katana is the same one that Soul Calibur Yoshimitsu uses, there is no concrete proof, and thus it must be labeled "katana" in the chance that they are different swords. If you see it incorrectly labeled, it is kindly asked that you restore it to its correct state. Thank you for your understanding.

[edit] In reference to character's changed names in Soul Calibur III

• The names on this page have to be the originally used names (linked to the newly named articles). No-one changed all Prince's previous album covers to feature his symbol instead of his name, and the end credits to Terminal Velocity were not changed when Charlie Sheen wanted to go by the name Charles Sheen. This article isn't anything to do with Soul Calibur III and all information should pertain to the 1998 game; SoulCalibur. People will find out more information about Seung Mina and how her name changed when they click the blue link that takes them to her page. 86.128.57.200 19:15, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The official way of spelling the title: Soulcalibur?

It's been said that the legandary sword is called the "Soulcalibur"--one word. I cannot find where I heard this, though.

--162.24.9.213 21:10, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Namco's official website has it as Soulcalibur. Also, the official name of the sequel is "Soulcalibur II"

--162.24.9.213 21:49, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Isn't the official Namco way to spell "Soul Calibur" suppose to be as a compound word. ("Soulcalibur") If you go to the official Namco Soulcalibur II website. They spell it as a compound word. IGN is spelling it as compound word with its part III preview. If you read the stories on the "Weapon Master" mode on Soulcalibur II, they spell it as a compound word. I'm purposing to rename all the Soulcalibur articles as a compound word. --Krystyn Dominik 04:19, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

• Oh yeah, I also wanted to add the official Soulcalibur III website has this: SOULCALIBUR®&©1995 1998 2002 2003 2005 NAMCO LTD.,. Notice, there is no space between the copyright notice. --Krystyn Dominik 04:22, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Honestly, it can go either way. Neither is really inherently more correct than the other, since the names are synonomous with each other. What you're proposing is, quite frankly, completely trivial and unnecessary. --Shackleton (26 July 2005)

Triviality aside, the 'official' spelling has always been either compound or camelcase - SoulCalibur. There are breeds of people about who take this sort of thing seriously, regardless of what it means to the average person.

--216.78.96.151 (27 Jan 2006)

"Note: Namco USA insists on spelling the game's title as one word: Soulcalibur II." [1]

Well, there you have it. --SeizureDog 03:59, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soul Blade

The article says Soul Edge was the first game of the series. Wasn't it Soul Blade?

SoulEdge was the first game in the series, an arcade-only release. SoulBlade was the PlayStation port of the game, with added content.

216.78.96.151 06:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

From the Soul Edge article...

Soul Edge (retitled Soul Blade for the PlayStation in Europe, North America and Australia) is the first installment in the Soul series of fighting games.

- Stormwatch 23:30, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weapon demos + Soundtrack

I feel something ought to be said about the weapon demos unlockable in the console versions of this game - something unique to the Soul Calibur series? Also, I have hear it said that some music tracks - I cannot remember which - play "in time" to the demonstrations. Confirmation and clarification of this would be interesting.

[edit] Yoshimitsu's style = Tekken 3?

Yoshimitsu's style, including the special moves, seems to be taken from the PSX game Tekken 3. The styles match as far as I can see, byt maybe someone with more Yoshi experience can confirm/deny it?

While the two incarnations of Yoshimitsu do share some moves, they are very different from each other. The Soul Calibur incarnation, for example,uses his sword much more often than its Tekken counterpart. They also differ in that they use different fighting engines.134.121.126.60 01:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Screenshots

Screenshots of Yoshimitsu in action and his sword:

SuperJ9587 09:26, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Um... Content?

What sort of content should go on this page. I mean, if someone went through the effor to separate this from the first game of the Soul series, there should at least be some information on this page.

Does anybody have a complete story containing all events from Soul Edge to Soul Calibur II (as the events of Soul Calibur III are not yet known)? That would be a start, I think... You Can't See Me! 08:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Wait, I didn't notice that redirect. Still, the content of the List of Soul Calibur Titles lacks importance, especially since there is an infobox at the bottom with all of the titles already on it. Making it a Soul Calibur (Series) page would make it more notible. You Can't See Me! 08:07, 12 December 2006 (UTC)