http://www.4gamer.net/games/317/G031749/20160613002/index_2.html
4Gamer interviews KOFXIV producer Yasuyuki Oda, KOFXIV Battle Designer Hayato Watanabe, SNK artist (the bad one) Eisuke Ogura and Neo_G - former Capcom guy known for DMC, BASARA and 3rd Strike.
Lot of dope information in here regarding the staff, KOF's development in the past and future, unfinished stuff, requested characters etc.
There is a full translation of the information here: http://www.mmcafe.com/news/posts/10196.html That should give a complete overview of everything detailed. Thanks to MMCafe and I believe AT_Ryo_Sakazaki for their work on translating.
Here's something that interested me specifically:
4Gamer interviews KOFXIV producer Yasuyuki Oda, KOFXIV Battle Designer Hayato Watanabe, SNK artist (the bad one) Eisuke Ogura and Neo_G - former Capcom guy known for DMC, BASARA and 3rd Strike.
Lot of dope information in here regarding the staff, KOF's development in the past and future, unfinished stuff, requested characters etc.
There is a full translation of the information here: http://www.mmcafe.com/news/posts/10196.html That should give a complete overview of everything detailed. Thanks to MMCafe and I believe AT_Ryo_Sakazaki for their work on translating.
Here's something that interested me specifically:
- Oda keeps getting told by fans everywhere for a MOTW sequel so he feels obligated to make it one day. (Note: 4gamer has a photo of characters that were designed for the original Neo Geo). In addition, he also wants to make a new AOF since the series never got far enough to find its answer as a fighting game. He also wants to make an Athena and Metal Slug.
- The first company that Neo_G want for after graduating from school was SNK. He failed after applying for planner position because the test told him to draw Nakoruru, and he could only do stick figures. He played Samurai Shodown all the time and wants to make a seriously bloody Samurai Shodown for grown-ups, almost like an MK but with a traditional Japanese samurai drama taste.
- Ogura wants to make a new World Heroes because noone will complain no matter how crazy he goes on it.
- Watanabe wants to make a new Buriki-One, now that consoles come with two analog sticks. He thinks the game can be refined for more fun. But what he truely wants to do is a new fighter or a new action game series.