Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Tune in next week for actual info (maybe) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoJoe 1,638 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I don't know how I feel about that trailer. It reminds me of 14 so much. I ended up liking 14 more than expected so not really sure what this is offering better. Unreal engine? Welcome to the 21st century! These graphics just scream first gen PS4. I really wish they would go the cell shaded route of Guilty Gear or DB Fighterz. The next GG looks absolutely stunning and it would be nuts to see KoF in that style. Even the new Samurai Showdown uses a cool Japanese art 3D style. KoF is just looking dated with these graphics and the models look plastic-y. I'll keep an open mind since I'm a huge KoF fan but from that... meh. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 29 minutes ago, NeoJoe said: I don't know how I feel about that trailer. It reminds me of 14 so much. I ended up liking 14 more than expected so not really sure what this is offering better. Unreal engine? Welcome to the 21st century! These graphics just scream first gen PS4. I really wish they would go the cell shaded route of Guilty Gear or DB Fighterz. The next GG looks absolutely stunning and it would be nuts to see KoF in that style. Even the new Samurai Showdown uses a cool Japanese art 3D style. KoF is just looking dated with these graphics and the models look plastic-y. I'll keep an open mind since I'm a huge KoF fan but from that... meh. I agree with most of this. SNK was the longest pixel / 2D artwork style holdout that I can think of. Their switch to 3D models was disappointing to say the least and they're still playing catch up. Even SFV looks better than this. Hopefully the gameplay is something special to make up for the graphical shortcomings. (Where's that saudi money?) - And yeah it would look a lot better in a Guilty Gear style, maybe they should outsource to Arc System Works (Add DNF Duel to that list) Spoiler 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_MH 1,843 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I actually like this style for King of Fighters. It reminds me of their character artwork for the 90s games and that's when the series peaked for me. That or it was from my memories of the arcade and PS1 ports in highschool. The artwork Shinkiro did for KoF 95 and 99 was superb and I'd prefer that in 3D over the stuff coming out of SNK when Nona and then Falcoon took over. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoJoe 1,638 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I loved KoF 13's art style. I wish they kept that style and improved on it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 They started putting pixels over 3D models with XII and XIII, they certainly could have kept going down that road "DOT" Creation | KOF XII 2D DOT GRAPHICS GALLERY KOFANIV.SNK-CORP.CO.JP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_MH 1,843 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Yeah, see, I want a game that looks like the art Shinkiro did way back in the day. I love Shinkiro's art. His stuff for Capcom has also been phenomenal since he jumped over there. If we aren't getting old school Neo Geo sprites, I want their game looking like the old promo art, come to life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BloodyHell 550 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Im in. I loved 14. Good fighters are only great if the community plays though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Don't blink, you might miss the gameplay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skillzdadirecta 6,578 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 1/11/2021 at 8:05 PM, BloodyHell said: Im in. I loved 14. Good fighters are only great if the community plays though. No reason we can't get this and have our own fight nights... I remember doing a Capcon vs SNK tournament on the IGN boards back in the day. I think a couple of guys who post here participated... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: No reason we can't get this and have our own fight nights. Well if the fighting games get to the point where the netcode isn't complete ass then it is totally possible. Strive is the next big game coming out and it's supposedly going to be easier for beginners, maybe we could all start there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SimpleG 1,682 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Count me in for fight night 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BloodyHell 550 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: No reason we can't get this and have our own fight nights... I remember doing a Capcon vs SNK tournament on the IGN boards back in the day. I think a couple of guys who post here participated... Im in. I don’t even care which games. We can switch it up if people prefer, or create a leGue in a single game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameDadGrant 652 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 1/9/2021 at 12:20 PM, NeoJoe said: These graphics just scream first gen PS4. KoF is just looking dated with these graphics and the models look plastic-y. Oooo...this make me think a release on Switch is likely! SNK has released most (all?) of their recent fighting games on Switch, so I'm optimistic. But cautiously so, since they haven't announced any platforms yet (for whatever reason). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BloodyHell 550 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, GameDadGrant said: Oooo...this make me think a release on Switch is likely! SNK has released most (all?) of their recent fighting games on Switch, so I'm optimistic. But cautiously so, since they haven't announced any platforms yet (for whatever reason). Until Nintendo improves their online, I will never buy a fighter on Nintendo (aside from Smash). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Obligatory: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_MH 1,843 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Hey, they managed to squeeze some gameplay in that 58 seconds. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Wow combos and like a super! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Shatter all expectations! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoJoe 1,638 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Is it just me or does the hit detection seem really odd in that Meitenkun trailer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bloodporne 2,146 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/14/2021 at 2:27 AM, skillzdadirecta said: No reason we can't get this and have our own fight nights... I remember doing a Capcon vs SNK tournament on the IGN boards back in the day. I think a couple of guys who post here participated... I'd be into that! This game looks like ass though. Also...I barely ever play fighting games anymore so I probably suck shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SimpleG 1,682 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, NeoJoe said: Is it just me or does the hit detection seem really odd in that Meitenkun trailer? There something off about it, seems like the hit register is behind the hit by a few frames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 5 hours ago, Bloodporne said: I'd be into that! This game looks like ass though. Also...I barely ever play fighting games anymore so I probably suck shit. It looks better in the second trailer, the meitenkun trailer. Also if we go by my proposal of all starting with strive (or this) we all suck shit at the beginning and as we all play and discover more we get better. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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NeoJoe 1,638 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 So far two of my all time favorite characters have trailers (Kyo and Benimaru) and I just can't for the life of me get hyped for this game. Which bums me out. Maybe they just haven't introduced any new mechanics yet, if ever, but for now it's just same moves from decades ago but a little flashier. And dear lord these atrocious out dated graphics with the shiny play dough hair is so disappointing when we have games like GG Strive on the horizon. Even dated games like T7 and SF:V still look better than this. Samurai Showdown even got a unique fresh look. Come on SNK... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_MH 1,843 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, NeoJoe said: So far two of my all time favorite characters have trailers (Kyo and Benimaru) and I just can't for the life of me get hyped for this game. Which bums me out. Maybe they just haven't introduced any new mechanics yet, if ever, but for now it's just same moves from decades ago but a little flashier. And dear lord these atrocious out dated graphics with the shiny play dough hair is so disappointing when we have games like GG Strive on the horizon. Even dated games like T7 and SF:V still look better than this. Samurai Showdown even got a unique fresh look. Come on SNK... I can tell you exactly why SNK has had trouble making KoF feel fresh. KoF is SNK Smash Bros or Capcom vs before either were ever a thing. The whole point of the series was to bring all their fighting and beat'em up franchises under one title. SNK just hasn't really updated any of their other games and isn't keeping itself busy creating new franchises. KoF just sort of became its own thing and kind of lost itself along the way. The last KoF that actually felt new and fresh was R2 on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, but that was mainly a result of SNK trying to figure out how to make a KoF game the most fun for singles players. That was more than twenty years ago. I think I was still in highschool back then. The last really great KoF entry I can think of is like XIII? That was the last one that used that really nice 3D models turned 2D sprites technique, right? How long ago was that? I'll be hopeful for this one, but I also very much understand why these games have felt like they're missing something. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoJoe 1,638 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I totally agree. The last time KoF felt awesome to play for me was also XIII from back in 2010. It had that great art style but honestly I can't even remember if it did anything innovative from a mechanics perspective. I guess it brings up an interesting question about fighting games these days: Can they just stick to the gameplay formula, change the graphics and expect success? I can't speak for their success as a company but for me, no. I got bored with the last one especially. SF:V is at least doing a pretty good job staying "fresh" with their V mechanics (subjectively) and Tekken 7/Soul Calibur 6... well they're trying too. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keyser_Soze 11,788 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 6 hours ago, NeoJoe said: SF:V is at least doing a pretty good job staying "fresh" with their V mechanics (subjectively) V-Shit and Dan coming to save SFV in 2021! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoJoe 1,638 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 These are from 11 years ago. Visually things were headed in such a great direction. It makes me sad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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