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[Keits]

Download him and play him today before you decide if he fits in or not.

 

[vg260]

KI is comprised of 90's tropes. A fighting toad fits right in.

God forbid they mess with the gritty realism and deep/dark lore of Killer Instinct.

KI is pretty consistent in being weird, but taking itself seriously despite that.

Tonally the character is a departure.

 

[DopeyFish]

Download him and play him today before you decide if he fits in or not.

gettim keits

 

[J-Tier]

That's pretty cool. I'm excited to see what else they have coming.

 

[PadWarrior]

Season 3 around the same time as sf5

 

[Sydle]

This is my favorite announcement of the conference, can't wait to play with him after work. I love they are finally playing with guest characters.

 

[Omega]

Download him and play him today before you decide if he fits in or not.

what?

this is GAF.

complain first, change your mind later

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Season 3 is so far away...

I hope they dont start with 2 characters again

Does Rash get his own stage?

 

[joe2187]

KI is pretty consistent in being weird, but taking itself seriously despite that.

Tonally the character is a departure.

My Riptor is in a Cheerleader outfit. Your argument is invalid.

 

[Sponge]

Rash looks so good! Hopefully by guest characters we can hope to get Master Chief, Marcus Fenix or someone from Crackdown as a guest. They shouldn't go overboard, but getting Halo/Gears fans into KI would also help in keeping it popular IMO.

 

[Keits]

My Riptor is in a Cheerleader outfit. Your argument is invalid.

Total destruction.

 

[Dictator93]

Total destruction.

How about a KI PC (seas 2 of course) release in 2015? I would maybe you know... love you forever.

 

[dankir]

SErioulsy people are saying Rash doesn't fit the KI theme?

Spinal? Sabrewulf? Riptor? Aganos?

etc. etc.


He's going to be great, can't wait!

 

[vg260]

My Riptor is in a Cheerleader outfit. Your argument is invalid.

I get your point, but I don't think that invalidates it. I think there's a difference between core character design, move set, behavior, from an alt costume. It's subtle but there is a difference.

I mean they could add a giant fart monster that attacks with bodily functions, and it would still be tonally different than Riptor with a cheerleader outfit, despite both being absurd from a broader perspective.

 

[wamberz1]

8 months for the pc release?

8 MONTHS!?

 

[HarryDemeanor]

This is pretty awesome. Can't wait to try him out after work.

8 months for the pc release?

8 MONTHS!?

At EVO they did mention that the PC version was really early in development. Not surprised. Take your time and get it right especially with cross-play.

 

[OverdriveOtaku]

Can't wait to see some pro players tear it up with Rash.

 

[KingBroly]

8 months for the pc release?

8 MONTHS!?

Co-marketing with the release of Season 3.

I blame Maximillian for giving them the idea.

 

[Dremark]

They gotta be making a new battletoads, right?

Yes, call GameStop right now and ask if they have it in stock yet.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

So Mick Gordon doing a Battletoads theme then?

 

[Sponge]

So Mick Gordon doing a Battletoads theme then?

Imagine Mick and David Wise doing a track together.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Sensory overload.... too much Rare goodness... self-destruct activating...

 

[GTSweet]

Season 3 is so far away...

Yup, but there is this 1 month of Rash, Shadow Jago, and an influx of PC players presumably... so Cheer up! March will be here before you know it.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I just jumped into KI and Rash wasn't there.

 

[drotahorror]

Has anyone got Rash available yet?

I did the battletoads achievement, have season 1 and 2. Checked KI store in game, checked MS Store.

 

[joe2187]

I get your point, but I don't think that invalidates it. I think there's a difference between core character design, move set, behavior, from an alt costume. It's subtle but there is a difference.

I mean they could add a giant fart monster that attacks with bodily functions, and it would still be tonally different than Riptor with a cheerleader outfit, despite both being absurd from a broader perspective.

Be glad it's battletoads.

This is a much better and more tonally correct crossover character than the last time we got a bunch of crossover characters in a fighting game.

Unless you're a really really big fan of cole macgrath

 

[DopeyFish]

I just jumped into KI and Rash wasn't there.

He comes out in 45 minutes

 

[ryutaro's mama]

what?

this is GAF.

complain first, change your mind later

reasonablechuckle.gif

 

[anotherVegan]

Speeder bikes in. Best character ever.

 

[nephilimdj]

quickly downloading the last update, since I had it paused :x
Rash looks hype

I wonder who the other guests will be? I hope its my girl Nicole

 

[E the Shaggy]

BATTLETOADS??

 

[Miles X]

So instead of rolling characters out monthly like Season 1 and 2, they're releasing them all at the same time.

I prefer this.

 

[The Flash]

https://twitter.com/maximilian_/status/628593274849136640

Perhaps a sneak peek of some kind? Probably more of an impressions video.

So instead of rolling characters out monthly like Season 1 and 2, they're releasing them all at the same time.

I prefer this.

She said Season 3 starts in March. That might mean it'll be month to month like it was in the past.

 

[RodanCeros]

Let's go, Rash. Chief Thunder has to ask you a question:

Do you know what happens to a frog when it gets hit by lightning?


The same thing that happens to everything else.

 

[vg260]

Be glad it's battletoads.

This is a much better and more tonally correct crossover character than the last time we got a bunch of crossover characters in a fighting game.

Unless you're a really really big fan of cole macgrath

Yeah, it's not going to spoil the game for me. It's kind of expected given Rare, but I'm just saying the character is more blatantly joke-y at his core than a lot of the cast. I think that's a departure. Again, it's subtle, and too subtle for most people to care, but something that I scrutinize when it comes to guest characters more than most. Not saying it was a bad idea in general, just that I think there is a difference between him and the KI cast. I don't think that's too far-fetched.

I guess it's kinda like comparing Deadpool to the other X-Men. All are ridiculous in concept on the surface, but Deadpool's very different within the established world.

 

[Miles X]

https://twitter.com/maximilian_/status/628593274849136640

Perhaps a sneak peek of some kind? Probably more of an impressions video.



She said Season 3 starts in March. That might mean it'll be month to month like it was in the past.

Why on earth would they start so late?

 

[God Dayumm]

KI is pretty consistent in being weird, but taking itself seriously despite that.

Tonally the character is a departure.

True, but think of it as a joke character. Every fighting game needs to have one (and no more!)

 

[LeMaximilian]

https://twitter.com/maximilian_/status/628593274849136640

Probably more of an impressions video.
.

That will come eventually. What I mentioned is more like official stuff similar to the promotional work I did before.

 

[Moaradin]

Man.. I wanted Killer Instinct on PC so badly but putting it right next to SF5? Was hoping it wound be holiday 2015 at least.

 

[KingBroly]

Why on earth would they start so late?

The PC version.

 

[bumpkin]

*When* he's gets added, I wonder where he's going to be. The current character select only has room for the S1 and S2 folks.

 

[BiggNife]

Why on earth would they start so late?

Because it actually takes a lot longer than a month to make these characters and levels. They need to get a head start so they can commit themselves to the monthly schedule.

 

[dankir]

Why on earth would they start so late?

PC port, probably have all of S3 ready at once.

 

[Shredderi]

So does a Battletoad character mean a Mick Gordon rendition of battletoads music?!

 

[Miles X]

Because it actually takes a lot longer than a month to make these characters and levels. They need to get a head start so they can commit themselves to the monthly schedule.

Season 2 started right after season 1, around August, and they did 1 a month until early this spring?

 

[NIGHT-]

What time will he be up?

 

[farisr]

Oh so it's like a month long test for the character and they're going to adjust it. Hope they adjust his look a bit, seems really out of place in KI (visually). Something just seems off (maybe the lighting/colors/or texture quality I don't know, I can't place it).

 

[Kingbrave]

Let's go, Rash. Chief Thunder has to ask you a question:

Do you know what happens to a frog when it gets hit by lightning?


The same thing that happens to everything else.

Booo!

 

[dankir]

So does a Battletoad character mean a Mick Gordon rendition of battletoads music?!

Oh man that's going to be freaking sick. I can't wait to hear how he adds in the pause music from the NES title.

Here's a 10 hour version of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCXMDPU61QM

 

[Tizoc]

Wired PS4 needs to work on W10 already
Actually wait maybe I should invest in an X1 controller and just leave my PS4 controller at my PS4

How good are X1 controllers for 2D fighters?