KOF XIV General Discussion - King of Fighters XIV Arcade Ver. Burn 2 Fight cabinets from Taito!

Hatred_Edge · December 7, 2015, 12:10am

After seeing some solid gameplay, game looks on point. Faith is there in that respect. The presentation is the only thing that is weak. Character select screen/art/HUD/etc. I assume K’ isn’t revealed yet because he got a new look like Iori and Kyo. I like that Iori has some aspects from XIII Iori.

Zakeru · December 7, 2015, 12:57am

This is off from the topic but i think GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES is coming to STEAM.

https://steamdb.info/app/366240/subs/

BzChoy · December 7, 2015, 3:44am

Writeup of KOF14 on Dreamcancel, including system mechanics and Twitter vids of some mechanics:

The game:

KOF XIV is a “PS4 console exclusive” set to release sometime in 2016.

KOF XIV is developed in partnership with Sony. As a result, it is getting lots of exposure from Sony including main stage announcements, booth space at PSX. Sony is also hosting the official trailer on their YouTube channel, as well as hyping up the game on their twitter feed.

SNK is also embracing social media. They put a plaque in front of the demo stations to urge fans to tweet about the game using the hashtag #KOFXIV

KOF XIV will begin a new chapter for the KOF saga.

Kyo, Iori, Andy, Leona, Chang, Kula, Billy, King, Ralf, and Angel are confirmed. There will be new characters (unrevealed) as well.

Game modes include online battles and party battles.

Development is 70% complete according to producer Yasuyuki Oda.

There will be more opportunites to try out the demo in Japan in the future.

System mechanics:

Game play is designed to be less combo heavy compared to XIII to accomodate the wide range of players who play online at home.

Ground blow back attacks will cause wall bounce, which you can follow up on.

You can just defend/instant block. Though the specifics of how it works is still being tweaked. One dev had said it gives health back, but the producer said that it’s not really a discernable difference other than blocking (at least in this build). He mentioned it gives more meter and reduces guard bar used, but that’s not really noticeable.

You can cancel a special move into super move, though the canceling window is small. It requires a bit of execution. It also does not cost any additional resource beyond the meter required for the super move.

Drive gauge is gone.

New system includes Max mode, which grants access to EX moves.

Ex moves can only be performed in Max mode.

The lenght of the timer in Max mode changes depending on your character position. Short for the 1st and long for the 3rd character.

Max mode activation freezes the screen, so it’s possible to activate and react to your opponent’s action accordingly.

You can cancel a normal move with Max mode activation and continue the combo from there.

Pressing light punch repeatily will give you a unique auto combo similar to Persona 4 Arena. It will also automatically combo into super if you have meter.

There will be announcements on screen and also from the announcer for counter hits. The damage output from auto combos are lower than regular combos.

Climax supers requre three bars of power gauge to perform.

Normal grabs with HP and HK are different versions, similar to old KOF games.

You gain one bar of super meter when you lose a character.

General gameplay impressions:

Despite the issues with animations and graphics, players who tried the demo seem to have positive impressions and are excited to see the final game. The game also looks a lot better in person than from watching videos.

The game still feels very much like a typical KOF game, except that jumps are a bit more floaty than the past.

Normals feel strong, anti air normals are also strong (unlike in XIII).

Iori’s rekka is a bit slower, but his fireball is very fast. He also gets his dp+k move “311 Shiki” from 98.

Kyo’s super “182 Shiki” from 99 makes a return. His far st.lk from past games is also back. Light rekka follows are fully comboable midscreen.

It’s much easier to cross up.

Chang’s ball spin move is much weaker (thank god). It is now slower and he spins it at a downward angle.

Kula’s cr.C is much faster and has better recovery.

Some video highlights of new game mechanics:

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https://twitter.com/KingsofCO/status/673595039432355840[/details]

Saitsu · December 7, 2015, 3:54am

Man that Kyo combo did NO damage until the Super.

Monkey66 · December 7, 2015, 5:03am

KOF games usually release in July, perhaps that’s when KOF 14 will come out?

AmedoS310 · December 7, 2015, 5:36am

Kyo’s hcb+B ground fireball invincible: https://twitter.com/KingsofCO/status...174529/video/1

Andy can break hcf+k mid-air: https://twitter.com/KingsofCO/status/673657152616050688

Virtua_Leon · December 7, 2015, 5:50am

Still on the fence, it needs something, the graphics look too clean ( i’m not talking good) it looks very artificial plastic like, cheap even.

Shit i saw changs swing ball and laughed, shit looks horrible, last time his swing ball was that shitty was in kof95 where by coincidence he was one of the worst characters in the game.
Even though chang is a large character he certainly wasn’t what i’d call a slow character, i mean yes he was slower than choi kyo and the rest but he still could hang in previous kofs, but he looks super super slow now

JohnGrimm · December 7, 2015, 6:10am

https://twitter.com/KingsofCO/status/673670665518452736

https://twitter.com/KingsofCO/status/673663054421209088
Shoutouts to Laban.

Pertho · December 7, 2015, 6:13am

I’m so pleasently surprised by this but…

Where da Gato at? #G A R O U B O Y S

d3v · December 7, 2015, 6:54am

Probably depends on hit or whiff. If the standing A hits, the the rush comes out.

Saitsu · December 7, 2015, 6:56am

The Eagles beat the Pats. It gives me faith in everything now.

rukawa_kaede · December 7, 2015, 7:05am

I hope the one button combo is optional I don’t want it to interfere in the middle of a match

Hadoukie · December 7, 2015, 7:30am

Really hope Vanessa makes the cut. Angel’s a nice start, but gotta have the full sexy back

JohnGrimm · December 7, 2015, 7:32am

http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/games/kof-xiv/

Website updated. Nothing really new, but there are some screenshots and Andy lacking antialiasing in promoart.

The_Adventurer · December 7, 2015, 7:37am

Your link seems broken, and I can’t find any other verification anywhere.

EDIT: Oh, or is this some kind of behind the scenes developer info that indicates that Garou has a Steam entry already, waiting for a release?

JohnGrimm · December 7, 2015, 7:38am

Works just fine for me.

JokeeBoi · December 7, 2015, 7:41am

So it’s definitely not a dream match game. Says on the site it’s a new saga. Cooooooool beans.

keo-bas · December 7, 2015, 9:17am

Persona, UNIEL, Denki Fighting Climax , JJASB and plenty more have these and played just fine.

crotchpuncha · December 7, 2015, 9:30am

I actually think the hud looks nice. i like really simple ones tho. SF4s is fucking ass imo.

The_Adventurer · December 7, 2015, 10:32am

I also have no problem with the hud. Its HD crisp and gives all the info you need clearly. Its certainly not Samurai Shodown VI bad. Which is my barometer.

My problem, and its a problem with Street Fighter V too, is why no little dip in the health bar like Street Fight IV gave us. That little dip helps a lot in knowing where your health actually is when things get busy in the late match. But no one, including Capcom seems to want to use it again.