Die by the Sword
E266236
Die by the Sword is a 1998 fantasy action-adventure video game known for its innovative, physics-based sword-fighting system that allowed precise control of weapon movements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die by the Sword canonical | 1 |
| Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2432275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die by the Sword Context triple: [Treyarch, notableWork, Die by the Sword]
-
A.
The Fratricide
The Fratricide is a dramatic painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela that depicts a violent, emotionally charged scene of brother killing brother, reflecting themes of guilt and moral conflict.
-
B.
Sword of Mercy
Sword of Mercy is a ceremonial British coronation sword, traditionally associated with the legend of Tristan and used as one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
-
C.
This Is Your Sword
"This Is Your Sword" is a folk-influenced rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2014 album *High Hopes*.
-
D.
the Blood-Shedder
The Blood-Shedder is a grim epithet referring to As-Saffah, the first Abbasid caliph, highlighting his reputation for ruthless violence against his enemies.
-
E.
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice is a 1986 philosophical drama film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky that explores faith, sacrifice, and existential dread against the backdrop of an impending nuclear apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die by the Sword Target entity description: Die by the Sword is a 1998 fantasy action-adventure video game known for its innovative, physics-based sword-fighting system that allowed precise control of weapon movements.
-
A.
The Fratricide
The Fratricide is a dramatic painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela that depicts a violent, emotionally charged scene of brother killing brother, reflecting themes of guilt and moral conflict.
-
B.
Sword of Mercy
Sword of Mercy is a ceremonial British coronation sword, traditionally associated with the legend of Tristan and used as one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
-
C.
This Is Your Sword
"This Is Your Sword" is a folk-influenced rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2014 album *High Hopes*.
-
D.
the Blood-Shedder
The Blood-Shedder is a grim epithet referring to As-Saffah, the first Abbasid caliph, highlighting his reputation for ruthless violence against his enemies.
-
E.
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice is a 1986 philosophical drama film by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky that explores faith, sacrifice, and existential dread against the backdrop of an impending nuclear apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-adventure video game
ⓘ
fantasy video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| combatFocus | sword-fighting ⓘ |
| combatSystem | real-time melee combat ⓘ |
| controlSystem | physics-based sword-fighting system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Treyarch ⓘ |
| distribution | retail ⓘ |
| era | Windows 9x era ⓘ |
| expansionReleaseDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ hack and slash ⓘ |
| has3DGraphics | true ⓘ |
| hasCameraView | 3D third-person view ⓘ |
| hasCharacterControl | direct limb control ⓘ |
| hasExpansion |
Die by the Sword
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb
|
| hasGameMode |
arena mode
ⓘ
multiplayer duels ⓘ story mode ⓘ |
| hasPhysics | ragdoll-like character physics ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | a swordsman on a rescue quest ⓘ |
| hasSubTitle | Limb from Limb ⓘ |
| hasTheme | dark fantasy ⓘ |
| hasViolence | graphic dismemberment ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | CD-ROM ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
independent control of character’s arm and sword
ⓘ
precise control of weapon movements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly experimental control scheme
ⓘ
innovative mouse-driven sword control ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| publisher |
Interplay Productions
ⓘ
surface form:
Interplay Entertainment
Interplay Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| setting | fantasy world ⓘ |
| supportsInputMethod |
gamepad
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ mouse ⓘ |
| supportsMultiplayerType |
local multiplayer
ⓘ
network multiplayer ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease | late 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Die by the Sword Description of subject: Die by the Sword is a 1998 fantasy action-adventure video game known for its innovative, physics-based sword-fighting system that allowed precise control of weapon movements.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb