Namco scales down Ivy's polygons, not her 'size' for Broken Destiny

by Majed Athab { Jun 1st 2009 at 5:00PM }

Expect the upcoming PSP-exclusive Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny to have less polygons than its console counterpart, Soulcalibur IV; however, this doesn't mean a drop in the quality "visuals" the series has become known for. Namco recently showed off a comparison of the two Soulcaliburs, using Ivy and her voluptuous form to show off the seemingly lossless quality.

It appears that Broken Destiny will use not more than half the polygon count of Soulcalibur IV. The graphical disparities appear to affect clothing textures and shadow/lightning effects most of all. Still, with the PSP's relatively small screen it won't be too noticeable. That, and you'd be looking elsewhere, we think.

Tags: namco, namco-bandai, soulcalibur, soulcalibur-broken-destiny

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

TM @ Jun 1st 2009 5:37PM

the top left screenshots seem to show hardly any difference in background graphics. Very impressive for psp.

Cosmo @ Jun 1st 2009 6:52PM

Of course there would be a significant reduction in graphics for the PSP but its still incredible for a handheld system, compare this to the Nintendo DS or Ipod Touch and they cannot compare.

I was really hoping for a PSP2 to be announced to see Sony blow us away again with what a handheld can do but PSP Go it is!