Soulcalibur III
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Developer(s): Namco
Publisher(s): Namco
Genre: Action, Fighting
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 8.5/10, Metacritic: 86/100
Game description: Nightmare returns to wield the evil sword Soul Edge in Soulcalibur III. This new edition to a legendary franchise pits classic and new characters in lethal battles for the two legendary swords. Continue the timeless saga of these epic battles in the Tales of Souls mode. Delve deeper into the world of Soulcalibur by creating your own warrior in Character Creation mode and engaging in real time strategy battles in Chronicles of the Sword mode.
Test configurations on Windows:
| Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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0.9.8 | GSDX r4600 |
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BIOS: USA v2.00, HACKS: Hacks: INTC, Wait Idle Loop, mVU Flag Hack, Allow 8-bit Textures (GSdx). Using EE/VU cycle speedhacks increase the speed but reduce the smoothness, not recommended. Reducing clamps cause more issues, not recommended. After GSdx r4600 the game is much slower, recommended to use GSdx r4600 max. FPS: 40-60/60. Can get 60/60FPS using the cycle rate speedhacks. | Machina |
| NTSC-J | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5726 | GSdx 5726 SSE41 |
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Still playable., Software mode is needed to avoid black lines (same problem as SC2) and dull colors in rendering (wrong filtering maybe?, but hacks don't seem to fix it). | |
| PAL | Windows |
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1.1.svn5817 | GSDX |
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USA v02.20(10/02/2006), light game for any cpu/gpu. | |
| NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.2.0 r5782 | GSdx 5801m SSE41 |
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Runs a bit slow., Lines in display in hardware mode. Looks fine in software mode. | |
| PAL | Windows 11 Home |
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PCSX2 2.1.168 | Core | Cubeb | BIOS: USA v2.00, on Vulkan with 2x Internal Resolution. 60FPS (Some effects and particles in game can cause small FPS dips, around 55~57FPS, depending the stage can drop to around 40~50FPS). | El-Chamemo |
| NTSC-U | Windows 10 Pro |
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pcsx2 v1.7.2647 AVX2 | Core. | Core(Xaudio2). | Looks and runs great. Vulkan HW, Preset 3(Balanced), 3x Internal Resolution, 60fps (Lensflares/lightshafts in game can cause small fps dips). | Nado |
Test configurations on Linux:
| Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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| NTSC-U | Garuda Linux (Arch) |
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1.6.0 | GSdx (GCC 10.1.0 SSE4.1/AVX) 1.2.0 [libGSdx-SSE4] |
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The game runs fine without many issues on my end, even with the sprite alignment. I just have CRC set to Patial, Blending to default, NTSC BIOS v2.00, 8-Bit Textures enabled, and safe features disabled in my machine. I do, however get facial glitches, and sometimes even get a blue screen with hud in Training. | Neigdoig |
| NTSC-U | Garuda Linux (Arch)5.17.4 Zen Kernel |
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Nightly 1.7.2651 | GSdx OpenGL, and Software Renderer |
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Runs perfect with default settings,no hacks. Turning Hacks on causes issues with black lines running through the screen. There is no benefit. I have also upscaled to 2k, have FXAA, and 2x Ani Filtering enabled. Absolutely works out of the box in Nightly on Linux. I've played this prior with Ubuntu, and Fedora. Anything above PCSX2 version 1.6 should run this fantastic with OpenGL, and Software mode.
Vulkan will crash PCSX2 |
Slippingstones |
Test configurations on macOS:
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? | ? | ? | There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here. |
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Trivia
- Original names: ソウルキャリバーIII (SLPS-25577), 소울칼리버 Ⅲ (SCKA-20059)
- Access the Progressive Scan menu by holding the Cross and Triangle keys together when the game boots up.
- The game sets to widescreen when it is prompted by the 16:9 ratio setting in the PS2 internal menu (BIOS).
- Save file corruption bug: This game has a rather infamous game-breaking glitch that occurs from having Chronicles of the Sword data on your memory card. Since this mode must be played in order to unlock all additional items for character creation, including additional disciplines and weapons, eventually encountering this glitch is inevitable. In rare cases, the bug can occur randomly on its own, as by simply having Chronicles of the Sword data on the memory card, your game is always at risk. The most well-known way to trigger it is by deleting or copying the save data for another game that was made before the Soulcalibur III data on the memory card. For some reason, doing this makes the game create a secret dummy file on the memory card that cannot be deleted. Deleting or copying save data that was made after doesn’t seem to have any adverse effects, however.
This bug exists in all US/EU versions of the game, as well as the Greatest Hits re-release. It was patched in the Japanese "2.00" release, which can only be differentiated from the "1.01" version by the SID code on the inner hub of the disc (it has to read 45T5.) There are reports of it being patched in the PAL Platinum Edition, although, this is disputed.
Notes
- If you are having trouble with frame drops due to the costly effects you should consider using "Async mix" rather than "Time-stretched" in audio options (it doesn't break the game).
Known Issues
There are currently no known, active issues for this title. If you find one, please add it here.
Fixed Issues
Black horizontal stripes
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Black translucent horizontal stripes are visible on the screen in the hardware, especially noticeable against the background.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Performance loss with "Texture Preloading" set to "Full (Hash Cache)"
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: As of PCSX2 version 1.7.3039 "Texture preloading: Full (Hash Cache)" was made default. For best performance in SoulCalibur 3 you will want to set it "partial".
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Ghosting
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: At higher than native resolutions in Hardware mode, ghosting occurs.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Thin vertical lines
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Vertical black lines appear when running the game in any resolution that's higher than native. This issue also occurs in various other Namco titles.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
SPS (Spikey Polygon Syndrome)
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Sometimes while playing parts of the character's body look like falling off or going across the screen.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Respawn issues
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Sometimes after a character falls from the arena and respawns it's facing the wrong way or the camera is stuck someplace else.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Progressive mode bugged
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Using Progressive Mode in the game makes it run at half speed but with music playing at normal rate.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Stages too dark
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some stages are darker than normal in Hardware mode.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Gallery
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Soulcalibur III (SLUS 21216)
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Soulcalibur III (SLUS 21216)
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Soulcalibur III (SLPS 25577)
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