Correct me if I’m wrong: didnt one stage in CVS1 contain some kind of real time lighting? prob nothing too note-worthy, but something similar.
I believe it was the traffic accident stage…the flames in the back lit up one side of the sprites ONLY for that stage.
its the first time in a fighting game but not in any 2d game
Am I hearing this right?
tagging is gone?! D:
and athena got some junk in the trunk noa! 
Maybe SNK realized story has no value in a fighting game and its just going to be about gameplay. Put the characters in as they are best known and let the people that play the game have fun. Instead of worrying about costume timelines. I’d rather play a KOF with geese and rock thnx.
Yup…somebody didn’t really think this one through.
But yeah, Athena needs to go back to her NGBC outfit.
That was just a constant orange glow on the side of the sprites. This is individual, changing shadowing according to light sources (fireballs, backgrounds, etc).
Angel Athena and Teen Idol Athena are not the same character.
Was NGBC Athena the angel one? I don’t remember.
Anyway, yeah they’re not the same character. KOF Athena is supposedly the reincarnation of angel Athena. And angel Athena’s outfit is terrible, so I have to say no to that.
2003 Athena was the coolest looking.
The sprites are no doubt expensive to make so what I think they’ll do is give this game a smaller line up and then add a few new sprites in every coming sequel or revision. I think we’ll be seeing these KoF’s12 sprites for a long time if this game has success(which I think it will), which I would be more then happy with.
I’ve heard from a few people I’ve met that they’ve started playing KoF’s11 because of the small graphical upgrade they made, so with a huge overhaul like this the results could be staggering. I think this game could get SNK a lot of new fan’s, and potentially a lot of money.
Sorry for stupid questions Noob still but when this game is going to be available in Arcades(if there will be). Also for what system 2? Thanks in advance.
It looks like KoF XII will make its debut in arcades in the latter part of 2008 and possibly come out on hi-def gaming consoles, like the Xbox 360 & PS3, at the beginning of 2009. I don’t think exact dates have been given yet. The developers have stated that it will definitely come out in arcades first.
Thanks Optimus!!!
if they dont seem to care so much about the story, why dont they release a game with all the characters that all these fanboys want in there regardless of whether or not it affects the story? Have them represented in that game as they are best known. Save all that for a dream match, I happen to like the story and there are very few who actually care, i just want to see it finished. just cuz i made a comment about the costumes doesnt mean they’re gon come in here read comments and change the game. All i was saying was i’d like consistency and i like terry and benimaru in their new outfits. I dont care all that much, simple comment really. I’m gonna play the game regardless and i’m not gonna bitch cuz they didnt have their new outfits. I was just sayin that i didnt see a need for the change BACK.
SNK has deadlines since when?
They made a KOF game each year for ten years.
Huge scans from Arcadia - finally you can see the sprites up close… and they’re gorgeous:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8412/02ec0.jpg
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7909/01cz3.jpg
Taken from daimon_x and Evil Yagami at cyberfanatix.
athena lookin hella Anime
its not working.
It’s working for me.
New hi-res screens look insane.
Remind me to rep the OP when I can later.