SF IV Producer: Capcom vs SNK3 can happen if many demand" KOFXII producer:"Hope so!"

[Violent_Ryo]

Oh yeah, I can’t decide if I want to see CvS3 in SFIV style or KOF XII style??

What I do know is that we should create a ‘buzz’ about Capcom vs SNK 3

Also sugarboy from CX uploaded three HD matches. Here are the links.

[media=youtube]AeRtaF8nAHE&feature=channel_page"]Vid 1 Vid 2 [**Vid 3[/B[/media]

And finally;

[URL=“http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-36282-exclu-itw-masaaki-kukino-kof-xii.html”]The interview with the producer: Mr. Masaaki Kukino](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoRMLuK6nMI&feature=channel_page)

Capcom vs SNK 3??

Keep in mind the date is around Tokyo Game Show. Its not subbed but here the translation.

JeuxActu: The King of Fighters XII will be the first episode to be produced in HD. How did you decide to take this course?

Masaaki Kukino: After the end of the first Neo Geo, we continued to develop our games for Atomiswave, a Sammy hardware, which was similar to our own MVS. The idea of moving to high-definition is something that we decided quickly, but it would require starting from scratch. As you know, the development time of a game in 2D is a long and difficult than a game in 3D. Everything has to be patiently drawn frame by frame. That takes a lot of time investment. It is now more than three years since we began working on The King of Fighters XII. And our move to new hardware (Taito Type X2) has enabled us to start afresh on new footing.

JA: Why did you choose the difficult-to-develop 2D graphics while you had the choice of 3D to make your job easier?

MK: You know, KOF franchise is one of the most important for SNK Playmore. With the twelfth episode, we are trying to bring the fresh life into use of 2D graphics in video games. We will also trying to prove that 2D is far from having its last words.

JA: Since 2D requires a considerable amount of work, is it possible to know the production time of a game like KOF XII?

MK: For the new King of Fighters, we carried out an overhaul of the series. It was therefore necessary to start all over again, redraw all the characters and backgrounds. For each character, for example, it took 16 months of intensive work. And each one has over 450 animations!

JA: Today you have announced 20 playable characters. The cast is complete or can we expect more fighters?

MK: This is a playable version of the Tokyo Game Show and the cast is therefore not complete. For now, we announced a total of 20 characters, but perhaps we can incorporate more in other versions for consoles

JA: Regarding the gameplay, you have decided to remove the shift system introduced in KOF XI and return to a traditional system closer to KOF’98. Why?

MK: When we launched the production of this KOF XII, the development team and myself wanted to go back to the roots of the series. KOF has always been known for its team of three fighters and that is why we have abandoned the concept of shift we found in The King of Fighters XI. The twelfth episode could really be considered as a re-birth episode.

JA: It is perhaps also a way to reconnect with success, attracting a wider audience by offering a combat system less fussy than KOF XI?

MK: KOF is a series that has many fans in the world and its system based on fighting in 3 vs 3 has always been a very important and appreciated by the players. In reintroducing this concept, we hope to satisfy both the experts of the discipline, but also attract fresh players who may not be familiar with the series.

JA: Finally, I’d like to ask the same question I asked Yoshinoro Ono, producer Street Fighter IV. Thinking about developing a SNK vs. Capcom 3?

MK: (laughs) What is the response of Mr Ono?

JA: He told me that it is not on the agenda but why not in the future …

MK: I hope … (laughs) That would be fun … (laughs)

JA: Mr Masaaki Kukino, thank you!

Capcom vs. SNK 3 Is Very Not Impossible?

If you will, take a trip back with me to 2001 and, would you kindly, try to remember all the gaming related rumors that were revealed in that year. I know that it?s hard to recollect, but there was one very interesting rumor that I will never forget, and that was the Capcom vs. SNK 3 rumor.

In an interview with Jeux-Actu, Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono commented on the possibility of Capcom reconsidering the development of Capcom vs. SNK 3. In the interview Yoshinori Ono recalls Capcoms firm focus of unwavering fans of fighting games.

He even goes back far enough recalling being asked about Capcom considering the development of Street Fight IV. With that, he goes into there being a demand for Street Fight IV saying, ?because fans demanded it they got it,? or something along that road. And he says that the same may go for Capcom vs. SNK 3, that if fans demand it.

http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/01/17/capcom-vs-snk-3-is-very-not-impossible/

[Sleazoid]

Nothing we don’t already know, really. Capcom would make a Captain Commando 2 if the demand were high enough.

edit: Oh lord, it’s turned into a wishlist thread

[platinum_pinoy]

this is interesting. Where can I go support this cause?

[ken8707]

dude CVS3 with kofXII style graphics all the way, i would never want to see it how sf4 is

[System_1]

It would have to be SVC.

I couldn’t stomach a CVS with SF4’s style.

Haha, I’d market it as CVS though just because of the brand name and marketing power.

[Daemos]

CvS3 + HD graphics like the new KoF = HEAVEN INCARNATE!?!?!

[MUSOLINI]

id rather see a kof vs sf.

[Branh0913]

If there is a CVS 3, it would have to be in 2.5d. No question about that. Casual wouldn’t want to wait for 5 years just so the game can have KOFXII style graphics. Not finacially sound at all. Both companies would lose money.

2.5d is the future of 2D fighting games. SFIV feels 2D, and this formula can be further refined. SNK probably would want to keep it 2D, but I assume that SNK would conform considering the potential amount of money and production cost making CVS 2D and HD.

[WaInut]

I want this to happen, so bad.

[ShadowSkill]

I think 2.5d is cool they just need to get people to do better character models because the ones in sf4 look kinda wierd.

[Lane]

Oh yeah, I can’t decide if I want to see CvS3 in SFIV style or KOF XII style??

You’re joking, right?

2D all the way :pleased:

Also, Hibiki HD <3

[Inverse]

id rather see a kof vs sf.

This.

Sure, there are other characters some might like, like the Samurai Shodown characters and the Rival School ones… but let’s be serious. KoF vs Street Fighter would be a better draw for Capcom and SNK. Especially after their respective releases.

KOF XII may not have sold as well before SF4 was released. Now that the fighting game genre is spiced up again, people are going to want this game bad.

After vets and newbies alike get their doses of KOF and SF after all these years, an announcement of KOF vs Street Fighter would be huge. Even amongst the new blood. It’s just marketing genius, but it not something I see happening till 2011.

[Lane]

This.

Sure, there are other characters some might like, like the Samurai Shodown characters and the Rival School ones… but let’s be serious. KoF vs Street Fighter would be a better draw for Capcom and SNK. Especially after their respective releases.

KOF XII may not have sold as well before SF4 was released. Now that the fighting game genre is spiced up again, people are going to want this game bad.

After vets and newbies alike get their doses of KOF and SF after all these years, an announcement of KOF vs Street Fighter would be huge. Even amongst the new blood. It’s just marketing genius, but it not something I see happening till 2011.

Hell no, my life won’t be complete without Hibiki.

[Knot8]

I don’t care how it looks as long as it happens.

[Inverse]

Hell no, my life won’t be complete without Hibiki.

I feel you man, just the 90s are done with. The current generation of gamers don’t know who Hibiki is.

Capcom is pretending SF3 didn’t exist and I’m doubtful that SNK if they ever did something like this would toss in characters they can’t sell.

After KOF XII, if it’s a success marketing SF vs KOF is just a no brainer yknow?

[Lane]

I feel you man, just the 90s are done with. The current generation of gamers don’t know who Hibiki is.

Capcom is pretending SF3 didn’t exist and I’m doubtful that SNK if they ever did something like this would toss in characters they can’t sell.

After KOF XII, if it’s a success marketing SF vs KOF is just a no brainer yknow?

Yup, but as a consumer I was thinking in my interest only. :sad:

[System_1]

SNK throws in black sheep quit often like Duck King and some of the Buriki 1 cast in 11.

I was surprised Capcom put in Raiden in CVS2. Wasn’t the last game he was in FFS?

[c001357]

TvC style please.

[Return_of_Shiki]

JA: Regarding the gameplay, you have decided to remove the shift system introduced in KOF XI and return to a traditional system closer to KOF’98. Why?

MK: When we launched the production of this KOF XII, the development team and myself wanted to go back to the roots of the series. KOF has always been known for its team of three fighters and that is why we have abandoned the concept of shift we found in The King of Fighters XI. The twelfth episode could really be considered as a re-birth episode.

JA: It is perhaps also a way to reconnect with success, attracting a wider audience by offering a combat system less fussy than KOF XI?

MK: KOF is a series that has many fans in the world and its system based on fighting in 3 vs 3 has always been a very important and appreciated by the players. In reintroducing this concept, we hope to satisfy both the experts of the discipline, but also attract fresh players who may not be familiar with the series.

What the hell do they mean by a “fussy” combat system?

So I guess Playmore is just going to screw over and ignore the hardcore fans who loved and supported XI in favor of “going back to the roots”, just like Capcom screwed over the hardcore fans who loved and supported 3rd Strike.

And in the end, KOFXII is just going to bore those fans with its regressive system the same way SF4 bores a lot of hardcore SF fans.

[ExcelReaver]

I agree with the SF vs KOF is best.

And make it KOFXI style, would be awesome fun for casuals and hardcore.