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The King of Fighters XIV |OT| ¡VIVA REY DE DINOSAURIOS!
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Bala's Kim in action. Make sure to watch both this and the next round.
Also:
Guess they wanted to get the gameplay issues out of the way first since the championship is very close.
Also:
Guess they wanted to get the gameplay issues out of the way first since the championship is very close.
so i finally picked up the game in a recent sale and started up after 1.10 patch hit
really happy with it. some random thoughts.
all in all it makes me excited for the future. now that they've got development down hopefully that means future installments will have story mode more like XIII. also really, really want to see Garou 2 now.
one question: i unlocked a bunch of icons and other things for the gallery, but can't seem to find any of them in the gallery (or the icons in the player options). i must be doing something wrong.
really happy with it. some random thoughts.
- it seems to control more smoothly than previous entries, but that could just be me imagining things or generally being a scrub
- backgrounds are gorgeous
- there's effect that almost outlines the characters right now and i don't really like that much.
- story mode was servicable but more like an arcade mode would have been than XIII's story mode (kind of a let down)
- this roster is sooooooo good
all in all it makes me excited for the future. now that they've got development down hopefully that means future installments will have story mode more like XIII. also really, really want to see Garou 2 now.
one question: i unlocked a bunch of icons and other things for the gallery, but can't seem to find any of them in the gallery (or the icons in the player options). i must be doing something wrong.
Jeez, that Kim play is nuts.
While we wait for the patch, a workaround has been found for room creation issues.
Glad you like it, story mode is pretty much arcade mode from the previous games. On the one hand yeah it's not cinematic like some other fighters but on the other the roster is just too damn big for anything too substantial probably, especially with XIV where they had to create everything from scratch. That said, the endings are pretty nice actually and have good art.
Have you tried looking for the icons after choosing to go online from the main menu? There should be an option there to edit your online profile. SNK added 50 or so new icons in the v1.10 patch and they are available from the get go from there (along with whatever you unlock).
And yeah, the roster is just too good. Still don't have a 'main' team because I'm having too much fun playing pretty much everyone.
On a side note, if anyone sees me playing random select online or constantly switching teams, I'm not trolling lol. Just having too much fun enjoying the roster.
It's interesting to see meter usage and quick max usage evolve, instead of just hit confirming people are using it for tricks and gambles a lot more now. You couldn't really do that with HD activation in XIII since it was a lot more 'costly'.
Bala was also using Hangetsuzan tech I haven't seen yet anywhere else.
Glad you like it, story mode is pretty much arcade mode from the previous games. On the one hand yeah it's not cinematic like some other fighters but on the other the roster is just too damn big for anything too substantial probably, especially with XIV where they had to create everything from scratch. That said, the endings are pretty nice actually and have good art.
Have you tried looking for the icons after choosing to go online from the main menu? There should be an option there to edit your online profile. SNK added 50 or so new icons in the v1.10 patch and they are available from the get go from there (along with whatever you unlock).
And yeah, the roster is just too good. Still don't have a 'main' team because I'm having too much fun playing pretty much everyone.
On a side note, if anyone sees me playing random select online or constantly switching teams, I'm not trolling lol. Just having too much fun enjoying the roster.
It's interesting to see meter usage and quick max usage evolve, instead of just hit confirming people are using it for tricks and gambles a lot more now. You couldn't really do that with HD activation in XIII since it was a lot more 'costly'.
Bala was also using Hangetsuzan tech I haven't seen yet anywhere else.
Definitely using Nakoruru's new costume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alC6Mt3ELpU
And here's Shun'ei's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biN8vRsrn0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alC6Mt3ELpU
And here's Shun'ei's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biN8vRsrn0Y
I love that they gave Mahamaha a scarf too.
SquirrelSoup
Member
Ahahaha, i missed that at first. That's great.
Patience, money and either love for the series history or taste for an inferior and impractical outfit.
XII's was so much better, but Iori really seems to have clicked with a lot of people from 95 onwards...
Still seems to be exclusive to the Chinese deluxe edition of the game.
Claw Iori is best Iori.
Holy Order Sol
Member
hating on any Iori smh
Not hate, I just find his schtick boring.
KOFXIV Championship News Release
Seems they are scrapping the idea of holding top 16 in Japan and top 4 in China due to qualified player requests, it will all take place in Japan now on the same day:
Makes sense considering the big after party/tournament SNK was planning was also going to take place right after the Japanese portion of the tournament previously.
The link also contains a list of all the qualified players, which is pretty much filled with killers. It will be interesting to see if Xiaohai can make it out on top out of this one.
Also, KOFXIV arcade version's location test date has been set, will be taking place between Feb 3 and Feb 5 in Japan.
EDIT: Oda mentions further KOFXIV updates and Garou:
Seems they are scrapping the idea of holding top 16 in Japan and top 4 in China due to qualified player requests, it will all take place in Japan now on the same day:
Makes sense considering the big after party/tournament SNK was planning was also going to take place right after the Japanese portion of the tournament previously.
The link also contains a list of all the qualified players, which is pretty much filled with killers. It will be interesting to see if Xiaohai can make it out on top out of this one.
Also, KOFXIV arcade version's location test date has been set, will be taking place between Feb 3 and Feb 5 in Japan.
EDIT: Oda mentions further KOFXIV updates and Garou:
Holy Order Sol
Member
Between that, the WIP mention still being in the latest DLC costumes trailers, and some RT/likes from devs, I'm really starting to think updated visuals for the stages might come at some point.
EndcatOmega
Unconfirmed Member
Fetal Fury is the greatest SNK series. But nah seriously, I'm glad more updates are confirmed and am looking forward to whatever form the next garou/fatal fury will take; half-wondering if they'll go back to ring outs and double planes and all that.
It will be interesting to see what side of the series they favor for sure.
Garou is a fan favorite now but iirc it bombed when it first released and quite a few fans were not pleased with the shift in gameplay from the previous FFs. Even by today's standards the mechanics and feel of the Real Bout games and prior are pretty distinct.
I'd be fine with either approach but the prospect of a Garou 2 being directed by the director of 3rd Strike (Neo_G) is...
SNK is so hot right now.
Like for real, never in the history of the universe has SNK been so open and welcoming to the worldwide community.
<3 SNK <3
Also it's legit SNK with SNK dudes + Neo_ "mother effin" G
Like for real, never in the history of the universe has SNK been so open and welcoming to the worldwide community.
<3 SNK <3
Also it's legit SNK with SNK dudes + Neo_ "mother effin" G
This is so awesome! I was so waiting for SNK to be back in form. But sadly n unbelievably I haven't bought the game yet. The first demo's graphics really put me off.. I love the graphics uptill KOFXIII.
Have the graphics really been upgraded after patch?
Yup, there was a rework on shaders and textures, the FXs also got upgraded.
Awesome I will download demo 2 n give a try.
You guys may want to check how the netplay works for you now, at a few places people have said that SNK seems to have fixed some things on their end and it's working better even without the new patch we are waiting for.
I had a 4 hour session against Japanese players today and didn't get a single room entering error. Not even the old 'can't find room information' one.
I had a 4 hour session against Japanese players today and didn't get a single room entering error. Not even the old 'can't find room information' one.
SquirrelSoup
Member
In Europe too.
Got 'em both to support SNK
Now... whens classic Iori ? whens?
Patch 1.12 is out, change log comming tomorrow .. (According to a twitter translate of a Neo_G tweet)
I bought them too. Price is also decent.
Downloaded the patch, testing now. I hope nothing is broken this time !
EDIT : Well, everything seems fine !
Patch notes
They also fixed the recently discovered glitch with Andy's climax dm.
Damn, that's so cool.
Speaking of figures, SNK showed those Mai and Kyo nendoroids, here's hoping they have some full size figures planned as well.
Oh and it would be great if they started selling those awesome t-shirts (which they have reserved for tournament winners so far) to everyone once the championship ends.
Great to hear, my internet at home is down so I won't be able to try it yet.
They also fixed the recently discovered glitch with Andy's climax dm.
Damn, that's so cool.
Speaking of figures, SNK showed those Mai and Kyo nendoroids, here's hoping they have some full size figures planned as well.
Oh and it would be great if they started selling those awesome t-shirts (which they have reserved for tournament winners so far) to everyone once the championship ends.
Great to hear, my internet at home is down so I won't be able to try it yet.
BudokaiMR2
Member
I want to get better at this game now but SamSho was always my jam back in the day.
Feel free to add me on PSN to get some free scrub wins.
CometJP
Feel free to add me on PSN to get some free scrub wins.
CometJP
World championship site updated.
Antonov's invitation to fans:
Also, initially the championship was going to be streamed on SNK's twitch channel but now it seems they have reached out to Team Spooky and they will be streaming it.
Looks like the Chinese player Lancer is having issues getting a visa to Japan and might not be able to attend.
Antonov's invitation to fans:
Also, initially the championship was going to be streamed on SNK's twitch channel but now it seems they have reached out to Team Spooky and they will be streaming it.
Looks like the Chinese player Lancer is having issues getting a visa to Japan and might not be able to attend.
BudokaiMR2
Member
You'd better play Nakoruru !
Joke aside what is your location / Timezone ?
Damn right I do!
I am in JST but play at weird times on the weekends.
stn
Member
Sooooo, here's who I've been enjoying lately:
Geese - playing him as a zoning-rushdown hybrid. Hard to do his complex combos on the PS4 pad, however.
Andy - playing a typical shoto game, confirming into dan-eken from cr. lk
Antonov - I have no clue what I'm doing. Tips?
Terry - doing safe strings ending in crackshoot, using his normals. Tips?
Athena - like Andy, playing a shoto game. Tips?
Would appreciate any and all tips. Total KOF newbie.
Geese - playing him as a zoning-rushdown hybrid. Hard to do his complex combos on the PS4 pad, however.
Andy - playing a typical shoto game, confirming into dan-eken from cr. lk
Antonov - I have no clue what I'm doing. Tips?
Terry - doing safe strings ending in crackshoot, using his normals. Tips?
Athena - like Andy, playing a shoto game. Tips?
Would appreciate any and all tips. Total KOF newbie.
Dark_Tzitzimine
Member
So, seemingly this shows the only actual canon appearance of Jeff Bogard (the one on the DIG IT cap)
Strikingly similar to the mysterious guy on Team China's ending won't you think?
CommandThrower
Member
I always figured that was supposed to be Jeff Bogard.
BudokaiMR2
Member
Can't wait for this weekend!
The WCS should be pretty hype! Can't wait to meet all of the competitors in person finally.
The WCS should be pretty hype! Can't wait to meet all of the competitors in person finally.
Can't friggin wait to watch the championship as well. So many killers.
Apparently a bunch of players are already there. Apparently Toshi (the Kensou beast from Peru) has been winning all the casual sets.
The Chinese player Lancer will be able to make it after all, his second application for a Visa was successful.
Also, a really cool tidbit is that SNK also sent a special invite to Gato Ray (yeah, the one with the youtube channel who posts a lot of great content) for the championship. So damn cool to see SNK acknowledge his efforts for the community like that. He'll be heading to Tokyo on Friday.
Geese has some very simple combos that do great damage, a simple 1 bar max combo does like 40% for very little effort.
Terry's crackshoot is safe (the heavy version is safer than the light) but his Power Charge (the shoulder tackle) is actually positive on block so try to incorporate them into your strings. They allow him to keep the pressure going and really chip away at the opponent's guard gauge. Also practice the spacing for his burn knuckles since when properly spaced they actually leave him neutral/positive on block and make him very frustrating to deal with.
The key to playing Athena is using her light fireball and running after it to get your pressure going. This makes the opponent have to deal both with the fireball and her at the same time. She has some great pokes/normals so make sure to explore them. Funnily enough not only is she one of the best zoners but she's also one of the best anti-zoners.
As for Antonov, try checking out footage of Madkof playing him.
I like how that new art implies that Terry might be wearing Jeff's jacket in MOTW.
This Jeff outfit would actually work for Terry's DLC since it has a hat. The MOTW design won't because there is no hat, which is a problem since Terry adjusts his hat during various situations in XIV (it's also one of the key moments of his climax DM).
Apparently a bunch of players are already there. Apparently Toshi (the Kensou beast from Peru) has been winning all the casual sets.
The Chinese player Lancer will be able to make it after all, his second application for a Visa was successful.
Also, a really cool tidbit is that SNK also sent a special invite to Gato Ray (yeah, the one with the youtube channel who posts a lot of great content) for the championship. So damn cool to see SNK acknowledge his efforts for the community like that. He'll be heading to Tokyo on Friday.
Geese has some very simple combos that do great damage, a simple 1 bar max combo does like 40% for very little effort.
Terry's crackshoot is safe (the heavy version is safer than the light) but his Power Charge (the shoulder tackle) is actually positive on block so try to incorporate them into your strings. They allow him to keep the pressure going and really chip away at the opponent's guard gauge. Also practice the spacing for his burn knuckles since when properly spaced they actually leave him neutral/positive on block and make him very frustrating to deal with.
The key to playing Athena is using her light fireball and running after it to get your pressure going. This makes the opponent have to deal both with the fireball and her at the same time. She has some great pokes/normals so make sure to explore them. Funnily enough not only is she one of the best zoners but she's also one of the best anti-zoners.
As for Antonov, try checking out footage of Madkof playing him.
I like how that new art implies that Terry might be wearing Jeff's jacket in MOTW.
This Jeff outfit would actually work for Terry's DLC since it has a hat. The MOTW design won't because there is no hat, which is a problem since Terry adjusts his hat during various situations in XIV (it's also one of the key moments of his climax DM).
Dark_Tzitzimine
Member
I don't fully understand what he meant
https://twitter.com/InfernoKong/status/832246267401162752
Is this a good thing for Dino or not?
https://twitter.com/InfernoKong/status/832246267401162752
Is this a good thing for Dino or not?
If he doesn't make it then that screws over his sponsor (Arcadeshock) as well, they were collaborating with Sanwa and SNK for the after party tournament.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Reynald pls
I think he means that's the only way KoD gets a punish when baiting K's DP. I suppose he's too slow to just run up to him after blocking it.
Which is messed up tbh. Between that and super cancelling into Heat Drive his wake-up is just wrong. Same deal with Kim.
I think he means that's the only way KoD gets a punish when baiting K's DP. I suppose he's too slow to just run up to him after blocking it.
Which is messed up tbh. Between that and super cancelling into Heat Drive his wake-up is just wrong. Same deal with Kim.
He will be at Anime Ascension now. For what it's worth.
Edit: WCS is FT1 matches. Japan Format. Lol. At least there is a losers' bracket.