Frionel : "So the plan for SNKP was to make sure the release of XIII didn’t coincide with any other fighting game release. Because of that, SNKP wouldn’t say anything at all before Capcom announced SFIVAE – which they have now done, so now it is safe for SNKP to announce XIII. I am not allowed to make any official statements on behalf of SNKP but I will say the game will be released before the end of 2011. Anytime from Summer onwards. It will contain extra features that are not present in the arcade and there will not be any balance changes. As for new characters, I cannot say, but there will be exclusive content such as characters, stages, music, things like that. The version is now officialised.
And there is very good news regarding the netplay. For those who already played it in arcade, they know there is a ‘reduce lag’ option*. This will be present in the console version. The feedback from testers is that the lag input option is better than SFIV’s. SNKP understands that the game’s success may well depend on the netcode. So yes, KOF XIII is arrriving and official news will be coming very very soon, now that the threat of SFIV interfering has passed. At this time of year, nothing can get in the way, so keep checking the usual sites and you will get info."
The King of Fighters XIV brings the famed long-running series to the modern era in full 3D brilliantly with lovely visuals. Accessible controls and easy to pull off special moves means anyone can pick up the controller and have a great time. One of the best fighting games I’ve played.
"King of Fighters 14" is coming out this year, and that is something which I've (Nanya, The Gaming Ground) been looking forward to since KOF14´s announcement. So these are my observations, hopes and dreams for KOF14 (plus my personal KOF 14 character wish list).
Got any other favorites? And do you think KOF14 will suck or rock on release? I´m going to give it a try at least.
Really not a KOF expert, but I do think maybe going from sprite based graphics to polygons will slow the game down a bit and maybe also the responsiveness, I myself still prefer the older 2d fighters over the newer 3d styled ones, but I'm also excited about this new KOF and hope they can keep the speed and intensity of the older games intact, I will definitely be keeping an eye on this one ;)
I also heard the roster of characters is going to be huge, so another thing to look forward to.
@quent
Same here, it´s been years since I played any KOF title (I´ve been playing mainly Tekken, Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter). True, I heard something about 100-150 characters? (with DLC characters included).
SNK Playmore announced today with a press release the launch of "SNK Entertainment," a wholly owned company dedicated to achieve sustainable growth and to maximize the brand power of the SNK Group.
Seriously! SNK were the fathers to some of the best fighters with awesome background, animations, styles and tons of characters! I cant wait to see what this brings!!!
Did they say over 200 properties, wow that's alot. Anyway hope the rise up successfully.
Can't wait!
man, all this cause they were scared.
fuck yeha!
SNK>CRAPCOM...
I did a fan commercial for KOFXIII I hope you guys like it...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
I played this game in the arcade. It was hot.