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The King of Fighters: 20th Anniversary game in development next year?

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Silky

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Source: http://cyberfanatix.com/forums/index.php/topic,2602.0/topicseen.html

- According to next.rikunabi.com the next KOF is coming next year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the game.

- Many overseas staffs from America, France, South Korea, and China also participated in the project.

- 3D Technology will be used instead of 2D Sprites to create the Next-Generation of KOF.

- The developers are working very hard about how they will represent the 2D image in 3D !!

- The game seems is planned for PS3 and XBOX 360.
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There's some supposed pictures of the dev team and the like. This /could/ be fake, but SNK has had a listing for new developers of a 3D title.

If anyone can identify the people in those pictures, it'd be appreciated.
 
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BadWolf

Member
SNK did place ads in various places like Famitsu where it was hiring 25 devs with 3D experience for PS360 to make the next KOF and Samurai Shodown.

Would be very sad to see the beautiful new 2D sprites go.
 
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Silky

Banned
BadWolf said:
SNK did place ads in various places like Famitsu where it was hiring 25 devs with 3D experience for PS360 to make the next KOF and Samurai Shodown.

Would be very sad to see the beautiful new 2D sprites go.
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KOFXIII weren't sprites. I think they were polygons designed to look like sprites.

Just another example of all the other devs stealing from SNK's idea gumbo. :mad:

gundamkyoukai said:
KOF12 is the worst dream match , it also one of the worst KOF games ever .
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Nope. Maxmimum Impact holds that title.
 
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gundamkyoukai

Member
BadWolf said:
SNK did place ads in various places like Famitsu where it was hiring 25 devs with 3D experience for PS360 to make the next KOF and Samurai Shodown.

Would be very sad to see the beautiful new 2D sprites go.
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Truth is i don't mind if 2D sprites go if every new 2D fighting look like the new GG.

Silky said:
Nope. Maxmimum Impact holds that title.
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Well i did say one of the worst lol
 
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Shadow Ranger

Member
Silky said:
KOFXIII weren't sprites. I think they were polygons designed to look like sprites.

Just another example of all the other devs stealing from SNK's idea gumbo. :mad:



Nope. Maxmimum Impact holds that title.
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Hybrid sprite/cg. They made CG models and then took key frames and turned those into sprites.
 
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GooeyHeat

Member
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what ArcSys is doing", then I say go for it.
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what Capcom is doing", then I'll wait and see.
If by 3D, they mean "let's make another Maximum Impact", then fuck that bullshit.

But if it comes out next year, they'd better name it King of Fighters 14. Trust me on that one.
 
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Road

Member
One vote for GG Xrd style. One puke for SF4 style.

crimzonflame said:
PS3/360 means they wont bother improving the net code.
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Well, they're explicitly hiring people for netcode:

■ネットワークシステムに関わる業務
・PS3及びXBOX360向け格闘ゲームで使用するネットワークライブラリの作成

■ネットワーク関連業務経験者
・C/C++、プロトコル通信
(TCP/UDPを用いてのリアルタイム通信のコードがかける方）

This probably means they have no idea what to do with it
.
 
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BadWolf

Member
Jarnet87 said:
KoF XIII is beautiful, why change the visual style.
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Because it is very expensive and time consuming.

If they make a successful switch to 2.5D then it would easier and faster for them to make games moving forward.

They are revamping the main line series so I expect them to put in a lot of effort, it won't be a side project like Maximum Impact.

Going by XIII its pretty clear that SNK is still capable of making beautiful games.
 
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Tripon

Member
Silky said:
KOFXIII weren't sprites. I think they were polygons designed to look like sprites.

Just another example of all the other devs stealing from SNK's idea gumbo. :mad:



Nope. Maxmimum Impact holds that title.
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KOFXIII were sprites. What SNK-Playmore did was create 3D models to help frame potential characters and then did the sprite artwork. Took a lot of time and effort to just create one character, but that is why that game is so beautiful.

Jarnet87
KoF XIII is beautiful, why change the visual style.
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Because it literally takes them a long time to make it, and SNK-Playmore doesn't have the time or budget to do that again. Its why KOF XII plays like a bad buggy beta of KOFXIII. Because that's what it is.
 
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Choppasmith

Member
GooeyHeat said:
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what ArcSys is doing", then I say go for it.
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what Capcom is doing", then I'll wait and see.
If by 3D, they mean "let's make another Maximum Impact", then fuck that bullshit.

But if it comes out next year, they'd better name it King of Fighters 14. Trust me on that one.
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I really don't understand the difference between the last two. Unless you refer to MI as having a bland, undistinguished look with horrible Falcoon character designs and way overdone sexual fanservice than I'd agree totally. As an overall package though, MI was pretty awesome.
 
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ZenTzen

Member
Why SNK, at this point they are a one trick pony, wheres GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES 2, wheres the next Samurai Shodown, a new Last Blade

And seriously, I hope the graphics are similar to what ASW is doing with GGXrd, but of course with SNK artstyle
 
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maomaoIYP

Member
I really miss the golden age of SNK where they put out really good games like the later installments in the Fatal Fury series, The Last Blade games, Samurai Showdown 4 and the earlier KOF games, especially 98.
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
ZenTzen said:
Why SNK, at this point they are a one trick pony, wheres GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES 2, wheres the next Samurai Shodown, a new Last Blade

And seriously, I hope the graphics are similar to what ASW is doing with GGXrd, but of course with SNK artstyle
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They don't have the money for that.
 
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KDash31987

Member
ZenTzen said:
wheres GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES 2
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Going by what SNK Playmore's been doing the last few years, it'd probably be a pachinko machine of some sort. :p

Hell, they already made a Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu pachinko-slot machine a few years ago...

Anyway, I'm hoping to get some real info on the next game soon. SNK hasn't done anything since the King of Fighters XIII came out. :/

Choppasmith said:
I really don't understand the difference between the last two. Unless you refer to MI as having a bland, undistinguished look with horrible Falcoon character designs and way overdone sexual fanservice than I'd agree totally. As an overall package though, MI was pretty awesome.
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I thought the first game was okay, but I really liked the second game. So much crazy fanservice in there, like guest characters, costumes inspired by other characters, Metal Slug tank minigame, and the Neo Geo Land stage with music from other games in it. Awesome stuff. It was pretty fun, too. Not the best King of Fighters game, though.
 
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ZenTzen

Member
tiggerkiddo said:
They don't have the money for that.
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but they have money for this, its no excuse, i want SNK to be great again, not shoving the same IP every few years

KDash31987 said:
Going by what SNK Playmore's been doing the last few years, it'd probably be a pachinko machine of some sort. :p

Hell, they already made a Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu pachinko-slot machine a few years ago...

Anyway, I'm hoping to get some real info on the next game soon. SNK hasn't done anything since the King of Fighters XIII came out. :/
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yeah but that Fatal Fury pachinko was just a retelling of the first FF games, i'm waiting to ear some info as well, but i'd rather they did something other than KOF
 
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Sinople

Member
Silky said:
There's some supposed pictures of the dev team and the like. This /could/ be fake, but SNK has had a listing for new developers of a 3D title.

If anyone can identify the people in those pictures, it'd be appreciated.
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Pictures are legit.
 
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impact

Banned
Whatever it is, they need to use GGPO. KoF13 is a completely worthless game to me because of the netcode regardless of how much it absolutely shits on any fighting game Capcom has made since 3s. Tell them plz fersis
 
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gundamkyoukai

Member
ZenTzen said:
but they have money for this, its no excuse, i want SNK to be great again, not shoving the same IP every few years
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KOF is there biggest series and the one that would get the most hype\ sales
Hell i am a fan of MOW fan but the cast so small and even some FF fans don't care about it since it missing so many characters .
LB and SS even less people care about that .
 
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GooeyHeat

Member
Silky said:
But Arc stole it's 3D polygon sprites from SNK. ;_;?
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Blazblue, Persona 4 Arena, and KOF XIII all have a similar thing going with the sprites that had 3D models made for reference (I think), but I was talking about the Guilty Gear Xrd thing, which is 3D models running in real time that are purposefully animated less fluidly than most 3D models to give the illusion of sprite animation.
 
shaowebb

shaowebb

Member
Silky said:
Source: http://cyberfanatix.com/forums/index.php/topic,2602.0/topicseen.html
- According to next.rikunabi.com the next KOF is coming next year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the game.

- Many overseas staffs from America, France, South Korea, and China also participated in the project.

- 3D Technology will be used instead of 2D Sprites to create the Next-Generation of KOF.

- The developers are working very hard about how they will represent the 2D image in 3D !!

- The game seems is planned for PS3 and XBOX 360.
Click to expand...


There's some supposed pictures of the dev team and the like. This /could/ be fake, but SNK has had a listing for new developers of a 3D title.

If anyone can identify the people in those pictures, it'd be appreciated.
Click to expand...

BRB
 
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Cryxok

Member
I really want a new KoF. KoFXIII is awesome but it's roster is somewhat small to my tastes; If this is true I won't need to wait much longer for more KoF goodness.

-goes back to wait for tomorrow's Grand Finals-
 
shaowebb

shaowebb

Member
My guess is since it was so costly and difficult to do this stuff as HD sprites it'd be easier to model and render out their animations using cel shaded 3d models and then go an incorporate those rendered frames as 2D animations. If not then I seriously doubt they would be doing another truly 3d tekken style fighter. KoF would likely just be HD models on a side view plane like MK9 or something.

In any case though them going 3D allows them to do alt outfits and not just palette swaps!

Here's hoping Duke and all the rest of Maximum Impact stay gone and that folks like Oswald, Whip, Rock Howard, Duck King and Team Orochi come BACK!
 
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The Light

Member
Cryxok said:
I really want a new KoF. KoFXIII is awesome but it's roster is somewhat small to my tastes; If this is true I won't need to wait much longer for more KoF goodness.

-goes back to wait for tomorrow's Grand Finals-
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Small in what sense? Characters you like?
 
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fates

Member
RIP sprites :( XIII looked so good, too. Would loved to have seen them build off that foundation for HD sprites.
 
GhaleonQ

GhaleonQ

Member
GooeyHeat said:
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what ArcSys is doing", then I say go for it.
If by 3D, they mean "let's do what Capcom is doing", then I'll wait and see.
If by 3D, they mean "let's make another Maximum Impact", then fuck that bullshit.

But if it comes out next year, they'd better name it King of Fighters 14. Trust me on that one.
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I cosign all of that.
 
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SixMachine

Member
I would love a new kof, I've been playing xuandou zhiwang and the lack of consistent competition that speaks the same language (or doesn't live more than 2000 miles away) makes playing a hassle sometimes, though it is a very well done fighter for what it is.
 
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