lucebuce12
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Tbh, I expected to be completely annoyed by everything about her.
I'm not as annoyed as I thought which is a pleasant surprise. Still not playing her though.
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King of Fighters XIV - Demo Impressions thread (out now, free)
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I'm not as annoyed as I thought which is a pleasant surprise. Still not playing her though.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
First Kof for me. Only second owned higher(well planned owned) fighting game ever
Maybe I'd get used to them, but it just seems like there's so little margin for error between them, I don't think I'd ever pull the one I wanted out consistently in a match.
You're amazed people find a thing hard because there are harder things out there?
Malick[AI]
Member
I was pleasantly surprised how good the game looks in motion. Went from meh to release day pickup for me.
down, down-back, back, down-back, down, down-forward, foward, up-foward + A+B
and pray the joystick was working properly
Online? Maybe. Tournies, no. 3v3 is the default mode and it's what makes KoF what it is.
You're both right. Both also have awesome win poses. The Shermie shuffle and the Sylvie shuffle.
If it's new to people it's going to be kinda hard. Like for me, Nelson isn't clicking yet because I'm not used to that kind of flow even though it's just forward + button. I always felt some of the craziest motions were in Street Fighter: the down up charge supers, SJC stuff and tiger knee up motions (the latter was a super motion in KoF). You get used to all of them with practice but at first yeah it's going to be tough to not be able to just rely on muscle memory. My least favorite are those rhythmic extender supers like Rock and Athena (2002) have where after inputting the motion you have to do button presses just right.
Heyyyyyy guys, what's the taunt input :-\
Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
mdsfx
Member
Oh Jesus. Why?!Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
Raging Storm isn't that bad (maybe I got used to it since the command is used in all the games sans Garou: MOTW.) and It had helped me a lot on versus (if people jump without caring) I'm more talking about the likes of Juubei which is a command throw that requires you to be close while doing a charging command backwards, or Lawrence Blood DM that I can't pull all the times even though he is one of my mains.
Tung Fu Rue and Duck King are hard too
With an SF background I actually do, modern KOF and modern SF don't differ in inputs that much unlike the 90's where the difference was way higher. And both franchises had toned down the strictness of his inputs. Heck, doing command grabs on SF imo is way harder that in KOF with the 360's and 720's. And in sf iv some characters had snkesques inputs for the command grabs.
Is another story if people came from MK, or 3d games, there I could see the difference being bigger
Still, like someone said, not everyone has the same adaptability
Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
The ole pretzel motion.
Downloaded and played the demo yesterday, and it's absolutely amazing. I'm going to have a lot of fun playing it to pass the time waiting for the release.
While the graphics are generic looking, they look much, MUCH better in person than watching a video online. Certainly not a reason to brush the game off.
While the graphics are generic looking, they look much, MUCH better in person than watching a video online. Certainly not a reason to brush the game off.
I don't necessarily find the inputs difficult (I can perform the commands consistently), but they're convoluted and not really fun to pull off. It's too much work. It feels like I'm piloting a fighter jet at times. QCB and then forward isn't difficult, but what's wrong with QCB by itself?
Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
Try this on Arcana Heart 3:
Arcana isn't too difficult regarding inputs. But I never managed that last special move
Regarding the game, does anyone have a BnB combo list for any of the demo characters ?
I am not adapting very well to KOF style of combos (never played much of the series) and I want to see if I can, at least, use some BnBs to see if I can have some fun with it.
So far, I liked the boxer from the demo.
I meant the in-game dance she does. She's got the right mix of almost charming and probably psychotic.
TheSpoiler
Member
Are there shortcuts? SF and other games have'em like crazy. Maybe that'd help people.
I love it so much. I need a looping gif of it to taunt my friends with. Please?
You guys, don't use the analog stick. It's too slow and imprecise for twitch movement.
You just need to acclimate your brain and fingers to the d-pad. It's not going to happen right away. And if you are used to SF4/5 or MKX then the inputs are going to be tighter than those games. They have a lot of leniency.
If you are truly interested in fighting games I suggest trying a stick. I'm not saying it makes you a better player, but it's much more comfortable and easier to use once you wrap your brain around it. No sore thumbs or cramped hands, inputs and multi-button presses are easier.
I also think the kinetic feedback of a stick is much more satisfying.
You just need to acclimate your brain and fingers to the d-pad. It's not going to happen right away. And if you are used to SF4/5 or MKX then the inputs are going to be tighter than those games. They have a lot of leniency.
If you are truly interested in fighting games I suggest trying a stick. I'm not saying it makes you a better player, but it's much more comfortable and easier to use once you wrap your brain around it. No sore thumbs or cramped hands, inputs and multi-button presses are easier.
I also think the kinetic feedback of a stick is much more satisfying.
Hook me up if you find one.
Tizoc
Member
HCBx2, DF+Buttons
Fun fact you can do Guile's Double Flash Kick supers as
Hold DB>HCB, Up+Buttons
Try this on Arcana Heart 3:
Arcana isn't too difficult regarding inputs. But I never managed that last special move
Regarding the game, does anyone have a BnB combo list for any of the demo characters ?
I am not adapting very well to KOF style of combos (never played much of the series) and I want to see if I can, at least, use some BnBs to see if I can have some fun with it.
So far, I liked the boxer from the demo.
Just say who you want bnb's for and I'm sure people can hook you up. Nelson bnb's are pretty different compared to the rest. For him I use:
cr lk, cr lp, b+lp xx b+ lk xx f+hk xx b+lk xx f+hk then it depends what you want to do, you can do st hk into light hcf+lk for reset shenanigans, or go into climax. Can make a video if it sounds weird which I'm sure it does once I'm home from work.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Finally got to try the demo on lunch break. Once I got past the 3 to 4 frames of lag on the TV in the break room and the 3D models smoothly flowing from move to move, it feels like 2D late 90s KoF to me. Good stuff. It will be nice to try it on the lagless set with my arcade stick when I get home tonight.
Try this on Arcana Heart 3:
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wtf
Try this on Arcana Heart 3:
Arcana isn't too difficult regarding inputs. But I never managed that last special move
This better be the most single baller looking super in any fighting game cause otherwise the fuck?
Yes there are. The cancel shortcuts are actually given in the tutorial (which is amazing if you think about it), and you can definitely DP from df, df + punch.
SquirrelSoup
Member
Try this on Arcana Heart 3:
Arcana isn't too difficult regarding inputs. But I never managed that last special move
With the input leniency you can actually just mash everything really fast as long as you get the directions right =D
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I find the stuff in KoF14 pretty doable so far, especially once i started holding the button for the increased buffer and stopped doing shit too fast. Definitely easier than 13.
Holy Order Sol
Member
You must have input forward without realizing it. Strictly df df P doesn't give a dp.
storafötter
Member
Was really fun to try the demo. Btw I was a bit puzzled by that you can combo by just keep tapping low punch which connects to a combo and super. This is new isnt it?
The Neo Max mode takes time getting used to. I know it is from XIII which I havent played enough but KOF is as fun as ever with its speedy style. There is quite a lot of content for a demo. I do find XIII a bit speedier than XIV but it is still fun as hell. However I couldnt quite understand how to use the boxer but the other new characters are fun.
The Neo Max mode takes time getting used to. I know it is from XIII which I havent played enough but KOF is as fun as ever with its speedy style. There is quite a lot of content for a demo. I do find XIII a bit speedier than XIV but it is still fun as hell. However I couldnt quite understand how to use the boxer but the other new characters are fun.
Really? It used to. Would be odd for them to not include that with how lenient the inputs are now. I'm sure I tried it last night but I'll try again when I have a chance.
Is this confirmed to work?
Edit: According to gamefaqs share play is blocked on the demo, if anyone is still wondering.
Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
And that's on top of also having rashomon and deadly rave as supers in various versions of this character. The input leniency may vary between his appearences, but he hasn't been known for simple input supers
ldcommando
Banned
my favorite wtf input in snk games is haohmaru´s on samsho2. His hidden special. Not even gonna spoil it here, look it up.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Didn't work in XIII either. That's a SF4/5 thing (at least df d df is).
TheSpoiler
Member
That's such bullshit.
Mr. Smiley
Member
ahahaha
RecRoulette
Member
After getting into KoF XIII a few years ago I went back and tried older SNK games, I wasn't ready.
Lawrence Blood says hi: DF HCF DB F Kicks. Good old SNK.
Thanks. Gonna give this a shot.
I didn't liked to much of the other characters. I just wanted a combo to get the feel of the game.
I played a little of KOF 13 and I used Kim, Shen and never quite decided on a third character.
I just played with a person in UK.
It works.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Any good in-depth guides (text or video) on how to efficiently buffer supers (or just writing on here would be nice too)? Having trouble canceling into QCF/B -> HCB/F motions.
Try Geese howard Raging Storm in the old Fatal Fury games.
And no leniency. And the super was crap anyway. Pure madness.
Saturn dpad made all of this so easy anyway. Now i remember trying some Samurai Shodown moves on the neocd pad... oh my.
But talking about dpad, i'm having some hard time with the PS4 one, cause it's not smooth enough.