Just a FYI guys, but according to the SNK panel at EVO, there's going to be a demo released next Tuesday on the 19th, with 7 different characters to choose from.
HYYYYYPE!
Mecha and Waifu, become one!
YO, SPECIAL TOURNEY HAS STARTED FOR XIV! https://www.twitch.tv/atlususa
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Kensou and Alice are beast.
edited 16th Jul '16 3:59:42 PM by Vertigo_High
Hold on to your hats people; we got special trailers incoming! (And a double post. Why we can't put two Youtube links in one post is beyond me...)
First off, we got Antonov, the tournament master himself, and he's looking pretty darn awesome if you ask me.
And after that, we have...
...STORY TIME!
From the looks of it, Story Mode seems to be using a mix of both in-game and CGI cinematics, as well as character-to-character discussions ala XII. It's certainly more that I thought we were getting, that's for sure.
HYYYYYYYPE!!!
There can't be much to it if they felt the need to dedicate close to a minute of in-game fight footage during the story trailer.
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Hence why I said, 'more than I thought we were getting.' Not 'there's a lot of Story in there!'.
But no, what I really meant was that I didn't we think were going to get any cinematics outside of the opening with Antonov and maybe an ending cutscene, but as is turns out, it's a bit more than that.
edited 17th Jul '16 2:38:59 PM by kkhohoho
Can't understand him, but he does seem like, if nothing else, a noble demon-ish character. I really don't think Antonov's evil, which is a cool change of pace for a boss.
So naturally the actual big bad's gonna kill him before the end. Or at least take him out.
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It looks like Team Another World, or at least just Nakoruru, will be quite important players to the arc, in addition of Team China's Shun'ei. So that confirms she's not just there for bonus.
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Ant looks pretty cool, though I feel the buff blonde dude with short hair and chain necklace ribs off Geese's style some. The Cigar is neat though, makes him look pretty thuggish.
And speaking of Anty, Europe just released an expanded version of his trailer. It's got a few new moves in there, including the start of his Climax, so it's worth checking out.
edited 18th Jul '16 7:34:26 AM by kkhohoho
KOF Station Channel #2 is now up with a showcase of all 12 'new' characters in the 48 character build as well as extra tidbits and information scattered throughout the video, as per the last video. Here you go:
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Alice and Meiten look pretty strong. Love Heart seems solid too.
Xanadu...easily the worst character in the game so far. He looks like absolute trash tier lol.
Best Iori theme since ANS 2(A) IMO.
K' and team china's themes are sadly disappointing. Team Mexico's is brilliant. Team Brazil's sounds like something from Super Monkey Ball.
edited 19th Jul '16 3:23:07 AM by Vertigo_High
Are you kidding? Xanadu looks AMAZING. In terms of his character design and personality, he is the best new character hands down. Even his win screen gives me chills. Or were you just talking about his gameplay? Because if that's the case, I think it's still a bit too early to tell how he'll do until the game actually comes out and we can all get our grubby little hands on him. (Not literally of course. That would be... disturbing...)
I also think that the Team China theme is one of the best themes in the game, but maybe that's just me. Or maybe it's because it reminds me of this little diddie:
edited 19th Jul '16 9:37:24 AM by kkhohoho
"Nmnnmmm..."
Christmas is early this year, and not just because it's (Christmas in) July. Team China's up, and a couple of days earlier than you'd thought they'd be. I'd like to say this is our first good look at Meitenkun, but with Evo and the latest KOF Channel video, there's been no real shortage of our favorite sleepyhead or any other characters short of the final boss. (Even Antonov had his own trailer just last Sunday.) Though of course, the real star of the show here is Tung and his epic pimp slap. Tung is awesome. Also, the demo's out, so if you've already got a PS 4, there's nothing stopping you from checking it out, and if you haven't already gotten one yet, (like me,) then you might want hurry out there and get one ASAP. (Like me.)
HYPE!
edited 19th Jul '16 12:18:43 PM by kkhohoho
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Team china's theme just feels very by the books, typical Chinese esque theme. The elegant flow doesn't suit Shun-ei much despite being the face of the team, and the only thing I get from it is that it's saying"LOOK, WE CHINESE!" like duh? There's not enough team personality flowing through it, which is something I get from the other themes. Compare to sky blue, where you can hear each team member through the music.
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Seems like they're quickening the pace of trailer release. Me gusta.
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A bit out of the blue, but man have you guys read the team story prologues on the KOF history site? They're So Bad, It's Good and the epitome of Narm Charm, with the 96 Fatal Fury story being particularly cheesy.
Tried the demo.
Still not feeling his design but headphones feels like a solid hero character in terms of playstyle. Nelson feels kind of underbaked - maybe there's something I'm missing but overall he feels pretty weak and getting in is much too difficult.
Dinosaurs feels like what Tizoc should of been in terms of polish, and Iori is stupid right now. I see him being top tier as usual. Haven't really spent much time with anyone else.
Playing the demo I found that I'm a pretty good Kyo but not so much with Mai. And that Sylvie's intro quote is annoying as hell.
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
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I heard dino was easily the worst character, with Nelson being Difficult, but Awesome, though his lack of ability to get in is his biggest weakness.
Wait the demo doesn't have Geese or Meitenkun? BOOOO Meitenkun's my new favourite!
I just came across with one interview with the former head of Evoga, a mexican videogame company that collaborated with SNK on Rage of the Dragons and the reason Angel exists in the way we know her.
http://bonusstage.com.mx/2016/05/evoga-entertainment-entrevista/
The interview is in spanish but here's the bit about Angel translated
[...]
The first time we travelled to Japan we were taken to an arcade place called Neo Geo Land, with the goal of putting us against some of the SNK staff in Ko F 98 (something we weren't aware of), the saddest thing about this was that SNK's staff got bodied pretty hard and this caused some annoyances at SNK.
The second time we travelled to Japan and at the end of a meeting that decided the development of Rage of the Dragons for SNK, Angel Torres [CEO of EVOGA, a company that helped during the development of Rot D], who was the person who beat the SNK staff, was challenged to Ko F 98 (again) and if he lost he had to let SNK design a character for our game Rot D and also our then-boss would have to pay 5,000 dollars to the president of Brezza Soft [another company involved in the development of Rot D].
In the end, the match was on but these weren't the same players that Angel defeated in Neo Geo Land, this time they brought two of Ko F's programmers and Ko F 2001's official designer, whom were the three best Ko F players at SNK.
How the fight ended... well, you tell me, there's a character who first appeared in Ko F 2001 whose name is Angel, she's Mexican and likes tacos (hahaha).
But Angel looks nothing like the Ko F girl.
Nah though the perspective on the stage is extremely similar.