Talk:Daikatana

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Shouldn't there be a page somewhere about the Japanese sword that the game was named after? At least a disambiguation? I can't find anything about the sword because of the stupid video game. --Nyxxxx 02:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Bit of a re-working here: tried to put the game in some sort of historical context. A failed game isn't exactly news, but Daikatana was interesting mostly because of the circumstances surrounding its development and release, and I've tried to give a feeling of that for the non-gamer reader. --Dr memory 20:01, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Nice job :) --Headcase 00:38, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] yesssss...?

Anonymous reader puts in an NPOV mark and then says nothing on the talk page. Thanks, that's ever so helpful. Care to elaborate? --Dr memory 18:26, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Heh

Could someone with the game add screenshots?

Gamespot has a special feature about it [1], including the infamous "make you his bitch" piece [2].

[edit] NPOV

I'm removing the NPOV dispute marker until the anonymous commenter decides to explain his reasoning. I'm happy to work with any objections raised: there were a lot of harsh words spilled over Ion Storm and Daikatana in the press and elsewhere, so it's hard to give the context for that while not appearing to take a side. But I can't respond to an objection that's never raised... --Dr memory 18:01, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] A nice article, but...

This is a very nice article about the tumultuous background of the game. A lot has been written on this subject and this is a very good summary of it. But where the heck is the actual content about the game? Does anyone want to admit they have actually played it? What was the feature hype? How well does the final game compare to the feature hype? How is it different from other FPSes? (I heard there were some actually interesting ideas in the game, just the execution was not that great... anyone care to comment?) Tell us about the game! --Wwwwolf 18:04, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I've divided the article into sections to encourage some information to be written about the game itself and also of course to break up the large swathe of text it had become. – Quoth 10:22, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I've added what I could find, but I haven't actually played it, so there's probably a lot more to be said. -- Vardion 02:00, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Excellent contribution Vardion, well done and thank you. – Quoth 06:26, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ahem

An anonymous editor writes, as s/he edits my text:

(That she was in Playboy is not relevant, and smacks of attempted character assassination for people who care about such things)

Whether it was relevant is certainly debatable: it certainly adds context to the generally poor reception the news of her hiring received, and verisimilitude to the theme of all-over mismanagement at Ion Storm.

What is not debatable is whether it is character assassination: it is not. She modeled for Playboy. This is not slander, it is a simple fact: she did it, she was quoted as saying she was happy to do it, the pictures were published and a check was presumably cashed. It is not character assassination to say that someone did something which they did, publically and unrepentantly. Please leave your childish discomfort with the subject matter at the door. Reverted -- next time, ask first.

--Dr memory 05:23, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I hope to continue working with you in this professional matter. Speaking of character assassination... Try leaving what you think are my personal motivations out of it—and try being a little less sensitive about your golden prose. "Ask first", indeed. Be bold, you mean.
Leaving this aside—your argument for why it is relevant is compelling enough, even if the article doesn't attempt to establish it in any way—which was my beef with it in the first place. Yes, she did model for Playboy, no, I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and neither did she. What you refer to as my "childish discomfort" is obviously the childish discomfort of the public "adding context", so let's not pretend I am the one being unprofessional for removing this parenthetical aside. Rather, it is the article's responsibility to establish why we mention it—when we do not, we are simply espousing the unfounded opinion that the fact itself is salient enough ("she was in Playboy, say no more"), which an encyclopedia ought to be above. 82.92.119.11 20:16, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Encylopedia-ish?

Paragraphs like this one: "Although geeky in its particulars, the general thrust of the story was classic rags-to-riches-to-rags Americana, with greed, libido, ambition, arrogance, lawyers and outsized egos all meshing with predictably poor results. The computer gaming industry was already being compared to Hollywood, and here at last was its own Heaven's Gate."

..make it sound like some snobby, aggressive personal comments who has the luxury of hindsight. Doesn't sound (to me anyways) very encylopedia-ish. Same with "the dubious saga of Romero's girlfriend (and occasional Playboy model) Stevie Case being hired on as a level designer, and most of all the tortured path of the game's development"

To me it doesn't sound very neutral..any yays or nays? (by the way, it wasn't me who put that above mentioned NPOV stamp in this article earlier)

Fred26 17:10, 14 September 2005 (UTC)


I'd change it if it concerns you. The passage has poor use of descriptive nouns and really is too oppinionated in favor of criticism.


Gibson Cowboy 21:45, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Historic

Does anyone have an image of the advertisments "John Romero is going to make you his bitch", I cant seem to find one, it would be poignant and historic to include them in this article. - 202.7.176.133 09:32, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

This is the only picture of it I've seen, and it's unfortunately marked with the GameSpot logo [3] — Quoth 13:17, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vaporware?

It came out. Why list it in category vaporware? It may have been once upon a time, and that's important, but it no longer is. Duke Nukem Whenever, should it come out, will no longer be vaporware. The only conceivable item that will forever remain Vapoware (even if they release it) is the Phantom. Removing.Daemon8666 20:22, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sword

Isn't this also a name for a large, 2-handed, katana?Cameron Nedland 20:14, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Nope. Daikatana is a made up word. Dai means big or "great", and katana is a type of japanese sword but together these two words dont make anything sensible. Ken is the actual word for sword, katana is just one type of sword. Like we in the west call some swords claymore, sabre, broadsword etc etc depending on usage. Katana, tachi, nodachi, kodachi is basically the same principle. Oh, regular katanas were 2-handed as well. The creators of the game prolly modelled this "daikatana" sword after the japanese nodachi sword which is quite large. Length differed, but some could be over 160 cm as compared to the more common katana length of about 100 cm from top to bottom. Check the pic in this link for an example. Fred26 16:00, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
  • That's a nice explanation. The actual Wiki about the daikatana on the site could probably rewritten with that comparison, if you cared to. Then again, the only place I've heard of the term "daikatana" used was this game :) Shadowrun 19:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Screenshots

The screenshot currently at the page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Daikatana_screenshot.jpg , it isn't made clear whether that is an up-to-date screenshot, an in-production shot, or what.. That screenshot resembles Quake 2 quite a bit, and doesn't at all resemble screenshots from, for instance, http://www.mobygames.com/game/john-romeros-daikatana/screenshots . Perhaps the caption should be changed to be more clear? --AshyRaccoon 04:41, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, that is a pre-release screenshot; at least, I have vague memory of coming upon this particular picture when specifically searching for alpha/beta Daikatana stuff. That would explain the the odd resolution and lack of a HUD. Since this screenshot doesn't illustrate anything significant from the game's development, however, I think I'll just jump into Daikatana for a while and see if I can take a suitable replacement screenshot showing the finished game. I believe taking images straight from MobyGames is discouraged due to their watermark (And I certainly don't mind playing Daikatana, either). MarphyBlack 02:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Major commercial failure link

" The game is known as one of the major commercial failures of the computer game industry." Yet, there is no Daikatana section in the article. Strange...

[edit] GBC?

I see absolutely nothing even related to the GBC version. - A Link to the Past (talk) 09:25, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Japanese script

Done. --Nightshadow28 15:28, 11 September 2007 (UTC)