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[gundamkyoukai]

Official trailer

https://youtu.be/cH6nCwq9RuI

God the stage looks like something out of PS1 .
The character models are from the PS2 era and the animation looks very rough .
This really needs a lot of work and comapre to even PS3 fighters looks dated .
I really wonder if this is some low budget phone game they porting to PS4 because even games on phones can look better .

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Still rough but eh, guessing and hoping it's a crazy early build and that it will look better over time.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

That's easy. we can easily tell which Kyo it is by the SDM and the other specials. It's Orochi-Era Kyo and Claw Iori.

Judging by the way some of the specials linked in Kyo's combo it wouldn't be hard to say that Dream Canceling could be back

Seeing a few special moves doesn't say anything about how the game plays or the quality.

 

[HardRojo]

I'm really interested in a new KoF. The Peruvian KoF scene is big and we have really good players, so I'm hoping this improves significantly by the time it is released as I definitely love me some KoF.

 

[Warxard]

Seeing a few special moves doesn't say anything about how the game plays or the quality.

Ahh, right. I misread.

 

[Swarna]

Official trailer

https://youtu.be/cH6nCwq9RuI

Doesn't look too bad here at 60 FPS, just a little bland. I think filters could do wonders for the models.

The reason I'm not interested in this game yet is because I think fighting games need cross-platform as a minimum in this day and age. The communities themselves really need to be fostered. Fighting games in general severely lack people with good business and marketing sense behind them. I know the budget is low but I'd think stuff like that should be high priority.

 

[Astarte]

Wow, SNK sure wasn't lying when they said that they're making a game.
Because they really are making a game.

 

[Vlaphor]

The only good thing

I also noticed that as well...and by noticed I mean I paused the video and moved the slider to find it.

Game still currently looks like garbage though, but we'll see how it progresses in the future.
I'm kinda getting this feeling of this being an Early Access trailer.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Official trailer

https://youtu.be/cH6nCwq9RuI

This trailer runs at 60fps and looks quite a bit better. Animations have more pop to them.

Hype rising.

Edit:

Doesn't look too bad here at 60 FPS, just a little bland. I think filters could do wonders for the models.

What they said.

 

[CadetMahoney]

God the stage looks like something out of PS1 .
The character models are from the PS2.

heh

 

[GooeyHeat]

Well this looks pretty damn bad, all things considered. Even improvements to the animations or other visual things like the hitstop (which is way too much compared to the speed of the characters' animations) won't save the art style. KOF games other than 13 weren't necessarily lookers compared to their contemporaries but for a game that's out next year this looks at least a generation and a half behind.

At least it has Chang. This series was always better when it had some balls. It could probably play okay if they mess with the animation flow, the hitstop, and other visual things. I mean, the characters' animations are accurately imitating their mid-90's sprites, if nothing else.
Anyway, I expect the game to bomb and SNK Playmore to quietly fall even further into obscurity. It's just not enough compared to its competition (Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd).

 

[PureYeti]

The only good thing

YES

 

[InfiniteCombo]

How do they go from 13 to this. Ugh...

Oh wow, I came in to say EXACTLY this. Like, verbatim.

Not everything in XIII was my cup of tea graphically... I didn't necessarily like the "roided-out" characters or the funny looking female characters. But for what it was, the game was very pretty indeed.

But this... What the hell is this? I guess SNK won't ever go back to its "right before bankruptcy" days, when they put some of their best-looking and best playing games... Garou and Last Blade 2 come to mind, but KoF 2000 had a fantastic art direction as well.

 

[Hayama Akito]

Honestly, this is even below Doujin-level, because Indie-fighting games are now like Skullgirls/Ougou Musoukyoku, so this is beyond words.

 

[FadedRevolution]

Street fighter 5 needs to step its game up with this bad boy releasing next year.

 

[LiK]

the 3D just ain't working for me. i miss the beautiful 2D sprites already.

 

[DrArchon]

OK, so ignoring that this game looks rough as fuck, I have to ask, why would the second and third revealed characters be Leona and Chang? They're far far far FAR from the most recognizable and popular KOF characters. Could've had Terry, or Kim, or Athena, or Ralph, or a brand new character.

 

[Phoenixazure]

Yea its starting to look actually servicable now in 60fps. Maybe once the UI is in place we'll get an idea of what a match would be and what everyone will be looking at.

People need to get over that we aren't getting sprites anymore cause its too expensive, and we can't expect them to just copy/paste GGXrd because the art and gameplay is too different (reminds me immediately of people whining of KOF XIII(then XII) sprites not looking as good as Blazblue)

 

[GuardianE]

It looks better than the reveal, and it's early...

but that was still hideous.

 

[Warxard]

OK, so ignoring that this game looks rough as fuck, I have to ask, why would the second and third revealed characters be Leona and Chang? They're far far far FAR from the most recognizable and popular KOF characters. Could've had Terry, or Kim, or Athena, or Ralph, or a brand new character.

Leona was revealed ages ago through promotional material. Chang is Korean an. Is really popular with Korean players more so than Kim and Jhun so of course he made it in.

 

[Reverend Funk]

 

[213372bu]

Looks absolutely terrible.

From Character design, to stage design, to animation... this game lacks in every department that made 13 standout.

I mean the lighting is so bad that I honestly thought Iori's white shading was .png artifacting.

I hope this isn't that far in development.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

I'm not sure that SNK and 3D go together. Even at a time when I would eat up almost ANYTHING from SNK , when they first released Maximum Impact I was like... "hmmmmmm, NO." And this looks worse than Maximum Impact, by a stretch.

Glad to see Chang. Leona... She's cool, but any time she is in a game, it reduces the chances of Heidern being in the same game, and for me, from a character design perspective, Heidern >>>> Leona.

 

[LongDongJunon]

Official trailer

https://youtu.be/cH6nCwq9RuI

Looks great running at 60.

 

[Spman2099]

For the love of God, will people stop posting images of how KoF used to look! It makes my heart hurt too much...

and we can't expect them to just copy/paste GGXrd because the art and gameplay is too different

That is nonsense. It isn't going to have Xrd style graphics because they don't have the talent necessary to execute them.

Instead we have this mess...

 

[garyizraw]

why is it SO STIFF

 

[DrArchon]

Leona was revealed ages ago through promotional material. Chang is Korean an. Is really popular with Korean players more so than Kim and Jhun so of course he made it in.

Oh, I didn't know this was revealed in Korea (completely forgot about the press event there). Yeah, Chang makes way more sense now. Also didn't know Leona was revealed earlier. Shows how up to date I am.

Anyway, I'm glad the game looks better than it's initial reveal. I'll miss the sprites of course, but as long as it plays like a good KOF game I can't be too mad.

 

[Tizoc]

why is it SO STIFF

Yeah even at 60 FPS it looked stiff animations, but the game is early in development and I hope they can get this fixed as it is being developed.

 

[Phantasmal Repose]

Official trailer

https://youtu.be/cH6nCwq9RuI

Looks way better in motion, but it's still pretty unappealing. Hopefully the final product will look a lot better. Those new designs look great tho. Iori with the Dante Jacket is too good.

 

[LiK]

why is it SO STIFF

looks like they just skipped a shitload of frames. it doesn't animate smoothly at all.

 

[spazchicken]

The only good thing

Your move Mai.

 

[yanipheonu]

Holy shit, the characters were so hard to tell apart I didn't even see her.

This isn't looking good at all...

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Looks good. Can't wait to play it

 

[Producer]

looks a bit better than before and leona is cool but....damn that is rough. The hitstop is pretty bad.

ppl in the thread going a bit crazy with the hyperbole though

 

[Scrub Mcgrubb]

DANG... Leona is stacked in this game! I guess that's how they're going to try to compensate for the bad graphics... HUGE TITS.

 

[Kelsdesu]

Shit is trash. I do not know why fighting games have to go this route. The last one looks so much better.

 

[TreIII]

After seeing the 60fps version, you can definitely tell they wanted to try and animate the game as if it was straight from the MVS. Which not everybody is going to like, but definitely slides in with them shooting for "close to 98" goal.

Now, if they can just have the actual animations themselves look better..

 

[Tizoc]

DANG... Leona is stacked in this game! I guess that's how they're going to try to compensate for the bad graphics... HUGE TITS.

Just wait til they give HOT(TM) alts to the male cast.

 

[Spman2099]

The only chance is for Sony to just dump money and talent on this. They would essentially need to take over. As is, there is very little hope.

My stupid brain will still want it if Vanessa makes the roster...

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Shit is trash. I do not know why fighting games have to go this route. The last one looks so much better.

Because sprites are expensive. The 3D doesn't have to look like trash but 2D is just way more expensive.

 

[bon]

I don't think it's hideous, but it's a big step down from the beauty of KOFXIII, and the competition of SFV and GGXrd blow it out of the water. I'm still hoping that this is somewhat early and it will look more stylish by the time it comes out, because I see potential there.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

People need to get over that we aren't getting sprites anymore cause its too expensive, and we can't expect them to just copy/paste GGXrd because the art and gameplay is too different (reminds me immediately of people whining of KOF XIII(then XII) sprites not looking as good as Blazblue)

Going 3D does not mean it has to look like GGXrd ( they could make the game play work if they had the talent )
But SF4 was 3D and this looks way worst than that in every way , hell Battle Fantasia looks better than this .

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Graphically its lacking. Hopefully game play wise they knock it out if the park,nice online,solid mechanics and balance I'll be satisfied

 

[Psyren]

Eh. Looks a little bit better compared to the last reveal, but fuck me i think i'd rather keep playing Girl Fight if i had to pick a low-budget fighting game to play at this point in time...

 

[LiK]

DANG... Leona is stacked in this game! I guess that's how they're going to try to compensate for the bad graphics... HUGE TITS.

can't wait to see Mai. her boobs probably take up half the screen.

 

[petghost]

i like the fact that the incredibly long hitstop gives you time to stop and reflect on why you are playing this game. nice touch.

 

[Edgeward]

Why does this look like a Doujin fighter? =(

 

[GuardianE]

It's still way early, and the game will be changing a lot (hopefully) over the next year or so, but I don't understand how people are saying this actually looks good. It's pretty much impossible to tell much of anything from the trailer gameplay-wise. I mean, it's 60 fps, but that's a given. And if they couldn't maintain 60fps with the current graphical fidelity, I'd have serious concerns.

 

[Hayama Akito]

Why does this look like a Doujin fighter? =(

This is a Doujin fighter

Honestly, they don't have any excuse.

 

[TokiDoki]

How did we downgrade from Xrd to this ? They should have stole tech from GG .