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The King Of Fighters XIII Hype
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SUPARSTARX
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Mmm K hi-def sprites.... GOD LIKE!!!!
MrMephistoX
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Fersis said:
Really so the stages from the original XII are in? I actually enjoyed all three of them but never bought the game so new to me. If SNK add at least two more unique stages I'm a day one purchase. As of now it's a definite purchase in reserve for when I need a break from SSFIV based on these 7 stages and Mai.
sixteen-bit
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The sprites are closer in resolution to Guilty Gear X than something like Blazblue.SUPARSTARX said:
Certainly animate a hell of a lot better though.
MrMephistoX
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-DarKaoZ- said:
Lol the China stage is back in? My wife (who is of Chinese descent) walked in when I'd rented XII one time and was offended enough to start cursing Japan in her native tongue.
I found it amusing and therefore with 8 stages I'm a day one purchaser!
patrickthehedgehog
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jett said:
This times a million
Augemitbutter
Member
wow, leonas new portrait is also very pretty 
LOL at Fersis's twitter.
My twitter is nowhere near that focused (mix of economics, fighting games, and weather)
K' team doesn't really hype me either direction- though Maxima is one of my top picks- I didn't like 2k2UM Maxima. Still hyped though and on the train for this. Only worry is the online, and potential balance issues (no way of telling yet of course)
If Kula makes it, give her a real crouching C attack please, so she has two crouching punches and two crouching kicks?
Vanessa, I doubt she'll be the third- but it would be a counter to Kim (with a kicker you need a boxer)
Ash/Vanessa/Seth as an added team would work though as well. (Seth is more badass then Ramon)
My twitter is nowhere near that focused (mix of economics, fighting games, and weather)
K' team doesn't really hype me either direction- though Maxima is one of my top picks- I didn't like 2k2UM Maxima. Still hyped though and on the train for this. Only worry is the online, and potential balance issues (no way of telling yet of course)
If Kula makes it, give her a real crouching C attack please, so she has two crouching punches and two crouching kicks?
Vanessa, I doubt she'll be the third- but it would be a counter to Kim (with a kicker you need a boxer)
Ash/Vanessa/Seth as an added team would work though as well. (Seth is more badass then Ramon)
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Okay SNKP, time for some wallpapers that look just like the website's front page!
Calcaneus said:
I'm betting that current KOFXII probably has SF4 quality netcode, but the lack of players means you get Brazilians or Mexicans if you're in the US- which will lag even if it's GGPO.
Has anyone played America to America in current patch? In that, how does it compare to SF4 netcode.
Sapiens
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arstal said:
Nope, not even close. I've played the same people on SFIV and KOFXII via PSN and SFIV netcode is LEAGUES better. SFIV approaches lag free matches frequently, whereas KOF XII is just terrible.
I really want to buy this, but I'll hold off preordering until I get word that the netcode is SFIV quality or better.
dragonflys545
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Frankfurt said:
I want Lin to make a come back, he was so much fun to play.
patrickthehedgehog
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One of the other backgrounds must be a horribly stereotypical USA setting. It has to be done.
i have played with friends here in spain and it is playable but still irregular, sometimes lagfree, sometimes not.However, it is also much faster game than SFIV so it suffers more from lag than the slow paced capcom game.arstal said:
btw, there is more lag if game rooms have more than 2 people or headset is used. There should be an option to set LIVE broadcast to OFF when more people playing. Yeh, it is boring to wait, but until netcode is good , i'd focus on gameplay rather than extras.
storafötter said:
Thanks, I was almost expecting to wake up and see "How many racial references did you make in that last paragraph!" lines, heh. Nice when ones meaning is actually understood ^_^
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Ok, I awoke today, and hoped for, say, a video... instead I get HD Direct feed (SHORT) Captures, and TEAM MUSIC?!?! WooT WOoT WoOT WooT! -ahem- Didn't expect it like this, and so fast! The Psycho Soldier team music reminds me of Megaman X themes! Elisabeth's team team music is great! Iori's team brings back the Sexy Sax! Team AoF invokes the feeling I get when listening to their "First stage VS Ryuhaku Todo!" fight! The Beginning of the Woman's team music sounds just like a certain Marvel VS Capcom 2 theme! It's like instant nostalgia.
SNKP proves it knows how to refresh something old into something new, but yet still respect the old. I already wanna hum these themes as if I've heard them for years. After one musical pass, it's like the next repeat, it's etched into my "hum" memory banks... That's a mark of good music.
However, it is all very different than KoF XII music. I can easily see why one would like that musical style more / those tracks, but this is quality stuff, regardless.
Note in Kim's movelist, it list "3" supers for him, BTW. I don't think I remember a double fireball motion one mentioned for him before.
King's sprite is pretty nice (love those mature eyes), and Yuri's face looks (expectedly) quite a bit better when you can see her little mouth. As pervy as this sounds, I love how loose the fabric looks on Mai's shirt :lol It helps so much that it doesn't look like bodypaint, it actually proves "Naaa, this crap doesn't offer ANY SUPPORT WHAT SO EVER!" with a whisper of something like "You can't hold THESE back! It's like blocking twin Tsunamis!"- In other words, very nice sprite detail. I'm also glad her winpose didn't go all "Gainix/Modern anime" on us.
Lastly, As much as I like Maxima (His "mature beyond his years" personality is such a nice contrast to all the "I wanna stay young and schoolboyish forever!" mentality going around), I'd actually prefer K', Kula, and Whip (Just no other K members, or SNKP might get in trouble...) Or maybe even Foxy... Hai, Hai, La Cachola! Hai Hai!
Decent Hype work so far, SNKP, follow those crappy Capcom-style SSFIV leak traditions! Great music (First Next-Gen fighter with non-stage-based themes?), what looks to be solid gameplay systems, gorgeous stages, loads of victory art, a story, returns of old supers, loads of new tactics thanks to EX... looking forward to this so badly!
Urban Scholar
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Fersis said:
Oh sir, I just read your latest tweet and um...you do...wow.
I replied back to you and in awe
Spiderjericho
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-DarKaoZ- said:
8 Stages!! DAMMMIT!! OHMMMYGOD!! If they get three more in and remix the old ones plus have the team-specific themes and three bosses, this game is definitely a 180.
Those Hyper combos seem difficult. I didn't play KOF2002 enough to really get a handle of the MAX combos.
Hey Fersis, is the 15MB file that is hosted on Z-Share the same as the one on Rapidshare?
I think its a bad traduction of La Cachorra. At least thats how we call her in Latin America.arstal said:
I love my KOF. (I also tried to convince my ex to dress like Leona, but what she asked in exchange was impossible to accept)Urban Scholar said:
SNKP Said there are more stages.Spiderjericho said:
Yup the same file.
Spiderjericho
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Thanks. How come you don't hit accept on my PSN friend request, so we can be KOF battle buddies? krp1976
Did you put GAF on the subject? (Fersis is an old account that i dont use anymore).Spiderjericho said:
So yeah guys, KOF13 is shaping up to be all kind of awesome. Everything KOF12 should have been and more!
-New Music. (Very good music)
-More characters.
-K' and Kula?
-Remixed and new stages.
-Story
-Nice gameplay mechanics.
CHOOOO CHOOOO!!
VP of KOF love and hype.
Its all about the arcade now, we will have time to : 'No good netcode, no buy'.GuardianE said:
I want a limited edition, i would buy 3 copies. <-- I know i know its not arcade talk.
Im really happy to see Cyberfanatix,Orochinagi,GAF and SRK saying good things about XIII.
Urban Scholar
Member
Fersis said:
An artbook would be rather nice it would go well with the history of KOF one I got later year.
arstal said:
Oh, I don't care if she has that move or not, I just think it'd be nice if she can have some of her "family" in the game with her. It could provide some nice interaction, especially in a game that has story segements, endings, and the (small?) potential for chara-specific intros.
SNKP keeps stating that Foxy didn't die at the end of the NEST saga, right? She's be pretty unique to have in the game. Maybe even Diana (though I never thought Diana seemed too special VS Foxy, but they could suprse us!)
Fully expect Kula to have Candy-like Colors... but wouldn't expect Candy.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Loving the roster so far. I usually play with K', King and Terry, so this is shaping up nicely
Spiderjericho
Member
It is arcade right now. It'll be interesting to see player feedback come SBO time. But at least they've identified a few characters that are a bit overpowered. Hopefully, they rebalance it.
For console, just include the gallery, challenge (like KOFXI or 98UM) and good netcode (rip off Aksys implemenation from Blaz Blue). It'll be inexcusable to have poor netcode this time.
Speaking of backgrounds. I'd say KOF 95 was the best background wise. I say that because every team had their own background. KOF 96 had the best backgrounds, quality wise. Remember the doors opening on the Korean team's stage, plus the reflections in the puddles on the ground while that incredible rock music played in the background. And the Osaka background was boss with the cars, spectators, big screen. The Kyokugen and Garou team's backgrounds were eh. But all of the others were very good.
For console, just include the gallery, challenge (like KOFXI or 98UM) and good netcode (rip off Aksys implemenation from Blaz Blue). It'll be inexcusable to have poor netcode this time.
Speaking of backgrounds. I'd say KOF 95 was the best background wise. I say that because every team had their own background. KOF 96 had the best backgrounds, quality wise. Remember the doors opening on the Korean team's stage, plus the reflections in the puddles on the ground while that incredible rock music played in the background. And the Osaka background was boss with the cars, spectators, big screen. The Kyokugen and Garou team's backgrounds were eh. But all of the others were very good.
SUPARSTARX
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Good netcode is a must! Some of us don't have arcades to hang at!