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King of Fighters XIV 1.10 Patch Out (US so far)
- Thread starter thesolidshark
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-hadouken
Member
I don't give a damn about the resolution - it's the art that matters. The previous sprite based games were pure artistry compared to the generic 3D models in this game. Hoping they go for a cell shaded look for any future Garou titles.
What is confirmed so far is being able to pick random character and random stages online. Also connection bar indicator changed and seems more accurate to me.
Personally I felt there may have been netcode improvements? The connection felt better with people I have played with before.
They know about the online issues, hopefully it gets fixed soon
https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/819110799255842816
https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/819110799255842816
Nice - at least one of her old alternates resembled her main a bit too much, so nice to hear. And it looks like one of the new ones makes her resemble VF's Vanessa, which is neat.
thatJohann
Member
Anyone know what the Pro enhancements are?
There's important information on that link.
We can't access the MY PROFILE options. Doing so will brand us as rage quitters!:O
thelastword
Banned
This is probably the cleanest looking fighter released this gen, the AA quality is immaculate...Hopefully PS4.PRO gets a proper 4k rez mode....2160p checkerboarded would look ace on top of that AA...
Played against an Andy and was too busy looking at how much better he looks now lol. That black and gold new color of his rocks.
Tbh I now kinda want an option to allow for a more zoomed in camera or one like from Art of Fighting/King of Fighters XII which zooms in and out so we can see the models more up close outside of just DM close ups.
If they do another upgrade patch then I'm hoping it's the lighting for the stages so we can have stuff like different times of day (like in KOF96) or weather (dat KOF99 rain stage). The stages themselves are great and little touches like this would make them that much sweeter.
I'm in Canada and played a long session against someone from Japan, the matches were silky smooth. Going by how well the other guy was playing I'm guessing it was smooth on his end as well.
Important to note that she resembles the original VF4 Vanessa and not the lighter looking VF5 Vanessa
And yeah Angel's new colors are much better than the old ones.
They also gave Alice a Blue Mary looking palette and apparently one of Athena's new colors looks like a cosplay for some anime (?) character.
So good to see SNK continue responding to and acting on issues quickly.
Tbh I now kinda want an option to allow for a more zoomed in camera or one like from Art of Fighting/King of Fighters XII which zooms in and out so we can see the models more up close outside of just DM close ups.
If they do another upgrade patch then I'm hoping it's the lighting for the stages so we can have stuff like different times of day (like in KOF96) or weather (dat KOF99 rain stage). The stages themselves are great and little touches like this would make them that much sweeter.
I'm in Canada and played a long session against someone from Japan, the matches were silky smooth. Going by how well the other guy was playing I'm guessing it was smooth on his end as well.
Important to note that she resembles the original VF4 Vanessa and not the lighter looking VF5 Vanessa
And yeah Angel's new colors are much better than the old ones.
They also gave Alice a Blue Mary looking palette and apparently one of Athena's new colors looks like a cosplay for some anime (?) character.
So good to see SNK continue responding to and acting on issues quickly.
KOFXIII uses Sprite animation (although the technique did use 3D models for animation reference or whatever ultra time consuming expensive method SNKP tried), trying to do detailed and fluid Sprite animation is already difficult, doing them in HD is even more insane.
Sylvie's win screen is even more glorious now:
Good 2D animation will look good regardless of resolution.
That's why stuff like Darkstalkers, Last Blade, Garou, Street Fighter III etc. look wonderful even decades later.
Good 2D animation will look good regardless of resolution.
That's why stuff like Darkstalkers, Last Blade, Garou, Street Fighter III etc. look wonderful even decades later.
Yup, the Iori's stage is awful
Very nice upgrade, all the characters are brown now. MAKE KOF GREAT AGAIN
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
Is this game good?
This is a VERY GOOD GAME
Btw guys, SNK has been adding a lot of free themes to PSN. They added three new ones today:
Mai Shiranui theme
Mexican Fighters theme
Psychic Girl theme (Athena in the red swimsuit)
Also make sure to grab the classic KOF98 costume for Athena, it's still up for free for now.
Err... no it isn't.
https://giant.gfycat.com/DarlingMarriedAlbacoretuna.webm
Mai Shiranui theme
Mexican Fighters theme
Psychic Girl theme (Athena in the red swimsuit)
Also make sure to grab the classic KOF98 costume for Athena, it's still up for free for now.
Err... no it isn't.
https://giant.gfycat.com/DarlingMarriedAlbacoretuna.webm
The patch is live worldwide.
RevolverRoden
Member
Honestly I'm not really liking how the patch made the game look. Yeah it's technically better but everyone looks spray tanned now (kinda has that SFIV look)... And IDK what they did with Kyo's face. Not sure if its just because of the lighting change or they actually changed his model, but it looks pretty bad.
I guess it looks better from far tho...
I guess it looks better from far tho...
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
It's excellent. Best fighter so far this gen if you're looking at the total package, imo. Certainly the only one I care about at all still: 50 characters, multiple offline/online play modes, online training mode, accessible yet customizable combo mechanics, ez combo option for pure casuals, awesome soundtrack, etc.
Those who were on the fence because of visuals, no excuse now... jump in! I do hope they port this bad boy to Steam before the next one comes out.
Megawarrior
Member
I'm not really feeling some of the changes tbh. Some people look darker than they did before and lines are slightly harsher. Also charcter models still look plastic.
Not really, there's like 5 tournaments happening this weekend (Korea, Japan, Peru, US etc.)
KOF has never really been big when it comes to streaming on twitch. Chinese streaming sites are another story.
If you want to watch match vids then check out youtube, Gato ray uploads a lot of tournament footage. Though of course most of what you will find right now will be pre 1.10 patch.
klabautermann
Member
Models still aren't great, but makes it look a lot more stylized than before so that' great. This game is awesome and I really hope this helps some people who were deterred by the graphics before to buy it, because that shallowing reasoning really has then missing out on an amazing fighting game.
Also baes Yuri and Leona look amazing, but can I get an Alice?
Also baes Yuri and Leona look amazing, but can I get an Alice?
Storm Chamber
Banned
Game couldn't look like this at launch because...?
Budget allocation? Resources? Priorities? Time constraints?
It had 50 characters and 20 arenas at launch.
They could've left it as is since it looked fine enough.
Storm Chamber
Banned
Eh, as fun as it was, it looked like a PS3 game. I don't think people would've minded a delay that would actually benefit the game.
Finaika
Member
They just learned how to do shaders properly.
the androgyne
Member
Seems they slipped in some kind of Pro improvements already... Fighters Generation has a few pics in 4k http://www.fightersgeneration.com/screens2/kof14-ps4-pro.htm
I scaled up one of my own screenshots of Demo 2 running on a regular PS4 to compare... you should be able to tell which is which right
I scaled up one of my own screenshots of Demo 2 running on a regular PS4 to compare... you should be able to tell which is which right
patrickthehedgehog
Member
It seems like the lighting / shading changes have really impacted some character's skin color.
I noticed that Terry has some gross looking shadow / splotches on his neck. Hopefully that'll get patched out eventually since it's pretty obvious.
They had to have changed some of the face models for the a few characters. Kyo and Terry look so different. (and better)
I noticed that Terry has some gross looking shadow / splotches on his neck. Hopefully that'll get patched out eventually since it's pretty obvious.
They had to have changed some of the face models for the a few characters. Kyo and Terry look so different. (and better)
Holy Order Sol
Member
Arcade version coming is probably the only way they can justify the costs too.
I heard a rumour that Taito FORCED SNK to upgrade the game graphically if they wanted it to be released on Nesica 2
Oda said in an interview that the graphical upgrade was something that he wanted to do and pushed for personally.
CrispyBoar
Banned
See my first post in this thread in which I replied to others about the same thing.
RelentlessRolento
Member
Everytime this game is on sale i have no money
RevolverRoden
Member
I finally got the chance to install the update.
Overall i think it's a great effort. Game looks more polished rather than the plain look of the previous version.
Only 2 complaints. Everyone looks weirdly tanner now.
And they completely fucked up Kyo. He's the only one (I think) who actually has a different character model now. Not sure why, his model was fine. He looks like a chubby boy now. Like some toy story character. I'm pretty salty about this actually.
Overall i think it's a great effort. Game looks more polished rather than the plain look of the previous version.
Only 2 complaints. Everyone looks weirdly tanner now.
And they completely fucked up Kyo. He's the only one (I think) who actually has a different character model now. Not sure why, his model was fine. He looks like a chubby boy now. Like some toy story character. I'm pretty salty about this actually.
I don't think terry was changed. Just kyo
Gamespot has a comparison video up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3r_jyKNxHA
Difference is noticeable.
Difference is noticeable.
TheSpoiler
Member
Most people buying a fighter aren't going to care about the graphics. Even casual fans don't, else Tekken and GG would sell a lot more.
It's not like the backgrounds in this game look any better.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
They have a tendency to look washed out and sterile. The people in the backgrounds are given more attention than the SFV ones tho.
Also I ran a stream off my PS4 Pro the other night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKQmRuuSoSA
It does look rather crisp in person. Haven't compared it with my old PS4 tho.
I thought they said there ain't none with this update. A resolution bump would be dope tho.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
They didn't have to do this at all. Why can't you applaud the generosity and intent?
Liabe Brave
Member
Per my pixel counting of the Fighters Generation shots, the game runs at 1440p on Pro.
I stand corrected. Dope.
DR2K
Banned
Once you play SFV on a 75 inch tv you notice how terrible the shadow dithering is. It completely ruins the character models and is incredibly distracting. KOF14 looks beautiful and clean with this update on my display.