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King of Fighters XIV Roster Discussion thread. Leaked roster in first post
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SIEA = Americas
SIEE = Europe
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Oh, and Neo Esaka theme is preorder bonus #3
https://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/753053628907216900
So, it is available now? =O
Really hope the game comes to PC for some 4K goodness. Game looks so pixelated.
Says 20th on Hong Kong store region
chaobreaker
Member
I just realized there aren't any unique intros with specific characters in XIV.
RIP GEEEEEEEESU 😢
Dark_Tzitzimine
Member
I am going to be pissed if they meant pre order and not demo
El Sabroso
Member
fuck, no news yet, i think they misspelled preorder then
RedAssedApe
Banned
Pre order cancelled lol
OmegaDL50
Member
Summer Jam X eh.
It spelled my city wrong, no big deal though, I'll be checking it out in Philly once it gets here, yeah.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
Do we know if this is only for digital preorders or will this be able to be bought separately as well?
This, i want to know if its in the launch edition.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I want real Nightmare Geese not just costume 
I want real Nightmare Geese not just costume
You never know, maybe that's exactly what the final boss plays like... now that would be monkey pawing that wish...
I want real Nightmare Geese not just costume
The last thing we need is another Karate/Flame Iori situation.
Costumes are fine.
Holy Order Sol
Member
It's time for a Mask Baattlleeee!! Loser reveals, winner conceals!
I gotta say, I think the variety of textures (CG graphic wise, and "portraying the material correctly" wise) on Mian look great, personally.
One thing I like about KI models over many of SFV's is that they have so many individual, unique pieces that give the model a sense of "weight" that I feel many 3D games lack. Some people think that makes a design look "busy", I think it just makes them look closer to much of the works I like in 2D.
XIV strikes a good design balance. You have a bunch of characters wearing things with crazy belts, zippers, extra chains, earrings, different gloves on each hand, eyepatches, etc... and then you have simplier people like Tung Fu Rue or MuiMui, both new characters to the series, but eschewing modern design tropes for simplicity that mimics the kind of work gaming fans in the 90s would have liked. Both of these could have been made overly-busy in a load of ways, but yet, they weren't. Yet the details they do have (The texture on Tung's shirt + the fact he rocks a 2nd character model for spirit attacks, and the material and shoulder purse on MuiMui along with a reference to her panda friend) are all meaningful to the character's personality and design inspirations.
I've always found something particularly nice and pleasing about 3D models that "make their pieces matter". Even though many of the skins in something like SMITE are fairly simple (being 1 of 10s of characters on screen at times), I love how many elements have their own animations and textures to them. Similar to PS1's RPG in-battle models, or the characters in Tobal 2.
Heck, I often love Koei-Tecmo's MUSOU character models, too, which KoF XIV's remind me of.
Someone commented that Nightmare Geese was a very MOBA-esque skin yesterday, and honestly... I like that. Most 3D fighting game costumes are so detached from the characters themselves, it's embarrassing. Be it a bikini or a full-body combat dress, the character pay no attention this shift at all, and it feels kind of dumb. SFV tells us things like Mika's Wrestling outfit is considered a family heirloom by her now in the purchase page description... wouldn't it be nice for MIKA to tell us that in between rounds, or during a taunt, too? Or for non-Zombie Charles Nash to actually stop acting like a frickin zombie?
NM Geese could have just been a color shift, but the extra-patchy skin and pants, ripped hakama, and demonic voice filter give it just a bit more personality that is normally saved for a full character version, rather than a skin. Add recolored special effects and a new victory / mid round win animation to that, and you'd approach the kind of things MOBA's often seem to do.
One thing I like about KI models over many of SFV's is that they have so many individual, unique pieces that give the model a sense of "weight" that I feel many 3D games lack. Some people think that makes a design look "busy", I think it just makes them look closer to much of the works I like in 2D.
XIV strikes a good design balance. You have a bunch of characters wearing things with crazy belts, zippers, extra chains, earrings, different gloves on each hand, eyepatches, etc... and then you have simplier people like Tung Fu Rue or MuiMui, both new characters to the series, but eschewing modern design tropes for simplicity that mimics the kind of work gaming fans in the 90s would have liked. Both of these could have been made overly-busy in a load of ways, but yet, they weren't. Yet the details they do have (The texture on Tung's shirt + the fact he rocks a 2nd character model for spirit attacks, and the material and shoulder purse on MuiMui along with a reference to her panda friend) are all meaningful to the character's personality and design inspirations.
I've always found something particularly nice and pleasing about 3D models that "make their pieces matter". Even though many of the skins in something like SMITE are fairly simple (being 1 of 10s of characters on screen at times), I love how many elements have their own animations and textures to them. Similar to PS1's RPG in-battle models, or the characters in Tobal 2.
Heck, I often love Koei-Tecmo's MUSOU character models, too, which KoF XIV's remind me of.
Someone commented that Nightmare Geese was a very MOBA-esque skin yesterday, and honestly... I like that. Most 3D fighting game costumes are so detached from the characters themselves, it's embarrassing. Be it a bikini or a full-body combat dress, the character pay no attention this shift at all, and it feels kind of dumb. SFV tells us things like Mika's Wrestling outfit is considered a family heirloom by her now in the purchase page description... wouldn't it be nice for MIKA to tell us that in between rounds, or during a taunt, too? Or for non-Zombie Charles Nash to actually stop acting like a frickin zombie?
NM Geese could have just been a color shift, but the extra-patchy skin and pants, ripped hakama, and demonic voice filter give it just a bit more personality that is normally saved for a full character version, rather than a skin. Add recolored special effects and a new victory / mid round win animation to that, and you'd approach the kind of things MOBA's often seem to do.
Lights and Waves
Member
Are there any other DLC costumes announced beyond Kyo and Geese? Would love Garou Terry and a few variations of Athena.
Holy shit. Is this a Pre-Order only incentive?
None announced yet. Until yesterday, we all thought Kyo was the only one to expect, and they hadn't hinted at more, either. So Geese really just came out of nowhere.
PSN Pre-order only so far. Same with the Neo Esaka PS4 theme (though a few got that free before PSN got it's act together.)
I'm kinda hoping future skins get to involve more face hiding for a few characters - one of my favorite Andy looks is his FF3 intro animation where he looks particularly ninja-y, with a scarf covering his mouth before he tosses it aside. I wish he'd kept the ponytail he got in that game in more games, but his Wild Ambition player 2 look was the extent of that after Real Bout... seems like the perfect opportunity to bring that whole package back.
Mr Karate Ryo, mask or no mask, is fine too, as long as it doesn't involve the wig from MI2.
Heck, they could give Ramon his blue mask from that one illustration too, and complete the set with an alternate masked look for Angel too while they're at it.
It's a new boss, supposedly with some time related powers.
There should be a version of the boss balanced for regular play, both he/she and Antonov (new sub boss, Russian billionaire) are counted as part of the 50 character playable roster.
Lol. This needs to happen.
The mobile game Brave Frontier is having a collaboration with KoF starting on the 15th
http://forums.gumi.sg/forum/news-bo...g-of-fighters-collaboration-summary-of-events
http://forums.gumi.sg/forum/news-bo...g-of-fighters-collaboration-summary-of-events
CommandThrower
Member
So...the official KOF website updated, and as of this post, every character(except for Antonov and the final boss) has their move list available for viewing:
http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/games/kof-xiv/command/
--Raging Storm's command is a ranbu motion, and is Geese's climax DM.
--Meitenkun has two charge specials and two motion specials.
--Alice has rekkas.
--Mian has two special moves that have four follow-up options.
Those were what I thought was most noticeable.
Mine will be some combination of Chang, KOD, Luong, Mian, Xanadu, Billy, Maxima, Muimui, Kula, and Vice.
Cop out answer, I know. But, I really don't know yet~
http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/games/kof-xiv/command/
--Raging Storm's command is a ranbu motion, and is Geese's climax DM.
--Meitenkun has two charge specials and two motion specials.
--Alice has rekkas.
--Mian has two special moves that have four follow-up options.
Those were what I thought was most noticeable.
Mine will be some combination of Chang, KOD, Luong, Mian, Xanadu, Billy, Maxima, Muimui, Kula, and Vice.
Cop out answer, I know. But, I really don't know yet~
Thanks.
- Mian has a whole bunch of air attacks
- Gang-Il has rekka combinations, no charge moves (ala Dong Hwan)
- Angel's move list looks intact
- Kensou is no longer a rekka character. Has his old specials and command normals back?
- The names of Alice's moves sound very Terry inspired. She seems promising.
- The names of Xanadu's moves are... to the point.