SoulCalibur V Development is Thanks To Tekken Chief
Katsuhiro Harada polled fans for their thoughts on a new SoulCalibur.
Namco Bandai Week Exclusive: Development work on SoulCalibur V was kick-started by an initiative led by Tekken studio boss Katsuhiro Harada, it was revealed today.
Namco Bandai producer Hisaharu Tago told SPOnG in an exclusive interview that the Project Souls team was disbanded after work ended on SoulCalibur IV, and although there was a desire to work on a fifth instalment it wasn't until Harada-san polled fans for their thoughts that the band was brought back together.
"The first step was the support we had from Katsuhiro Harada from the Tekken series," Tago said. "Harada-san asked the fanbase whether they would like to see another instalment of SoulCalibur, and he was overwhelmed with positive responses. He came to us and said, “Look! Everyone wants a new instalment. Why not make one?”"
The SoulCalibur V producer said that the Project Souls team was probably disbanded so that employees' talents could be better used in other areas of the company. The support from the fans allowed them all to come back and start work on a new game in the fighting series.
"[Harada-san is] a really strong friend," Tago added. "And yet, he’s a very strong rival to the SoulCalibur team. He really helped us out in getting the development started up for SoulCalibur V... but," he finished with a cheeky smile, "although I’m not supposed to say it too much, we always think that we want to surpass Tekken!"
Read the rest of the interview here.
Namco Bandai producer Hisaharu Tago told SPOnG in an exclusive interview that the Project Souls team was disbanded after work ended on SoulCalibur IV, and although there was a desire to work on a fifth instalment it wasn't until Harada-san polled fans for their thoughts that the band was brought back together.
"The first step was the support we had from Katsuhiro Harada from the Tekken series," Tago said. "Harada-san asked the fanbase whether they would like to see another instalment of SoulCalibur, and he was overwhelmed with positive responses. He came to us and said, “Look! Everyone wants a new instalment. Why not make one?”"
The SoulCalibur V producer said that the Project Souls team was probably disbanded so that employees' talents could be better used in other areas of the company. The support from the fans allowed them all to come back and start work on a new game in the fighting series.
"[Harada-san is] a really strong friend," Tago added. "And yet, he’s a very strong rival to the SoulCalibur team. He really helped us out in getting the development started up for SoulCalibur V... but," he finished with a cheeky smile, "although I’m not supposed to say it too much, we always think that we want to surpass Tekken!"
Read the rest of the interview here.
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