Why Did Soul Calibur Fizzle While Tekken Shined? Harada Explains!

HARADA IS A CERTIFIED REBEL! Social Media every so often does elicit some amazing conversations and stories. Someone talking about Soul Calibur prompted Harada, the director of Tekken, to write a VERY LONG AND VERY DETAILED account of what happened at Bandai Namco and why Soul Calibur fell off so hard after Soul Calibur II. It's a VERY fascinating read and James goes through the whole thing to discuss his thoughts on the entire conversation! == TIME STAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:24 Monty's Soul Calibur Suggestions 0:04:30 Times Change: Console Generation 0:10:11 Harada's NOVELS! 0:12:52 Convincing People To Buy Before They Play 0:18:32 Making Games To Last 0:22:12 How Important Are The Mechanics? 0:27:45 Franchises Built On A Creator's Vision 0:33:35 Adversity Often Breeds Genius 0:41:18 Soul Calibur Elite Team 0:43:54 The 2D To 3D Transition In Video Games 0:46:29 Tekken Vs. Soul Calibur 0:51:24 No More Need To Hide Basic Information 0:56:53 Should FGs From The Same Company Play Similarly? 0:58:34 Soul Calibur More Valued Than Tekken? 1:04:41 Japan Vs. U.S. Organizational Differences 1:05:36 ASIDE: James Hates 3D Action Games 1:12:52 Japan Vs. U.S. Continued: Becoming Managers 1:21:14 No Impetus To Remain In Game Development 1:26:28 History Of Harada Working On Tekken Secretly 1:31:00 FGs As A Vision Of A Specific Creator 1:35:27 Soul Calibur A Victim Of Organization 1:37:20 HARADA IS A REBEL 1:42:04 Soul Calibur Is Not Dead 1:45:47 Nitsuma And Marvel Vs. Capcom 1:47:15 MvC2 In Japan Vs. America 1:56:57 Closing Thoughts Find the YouTube version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvWIZmUo00c Get the audio version of this episode here: https://soundcloud.com/ultrachentv/haradastweet Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ultrachentv Itunes - http://UltraChenTV.com/iTunes Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4nOFXvdcuJng3Y14qK3CVF Join the UltraChen Discord! https://discord.gg/VAmkUdp Please consider supporting our Patreon! http://patreon.com/ultrachentv Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ultrachentv Twitter - http://twitter.com/ultrachentv James Chen http://twitter.com/jchensor https://www.twitch.tv/jchensor #FGC #Esports #Podcast