Lord Wolfgang Krauser said:
Yeah, it sort of is unforgivable.
Yeah, they're lazy alright.
But at the end of the day, I could really care less, so long as it plays well.
2k1 is the epitome of a bad looking (and sounding) KOF game, but the gameplay more than makes up for it.
2k2 was slammed fairly harshly for its looks by not just NG.com folk, but by most fighter fans in general, and we all know how popular that game became.
It's probably a cliche now to say that "it's all about the gameplay."
But it is...
New and completely redrawn sprites that take advantage of the AW's power to make the series look like it was made in 2005 and not 1996 would be great to see, but even if the series does look extremely dated compared to games like 3s and GGX, people are still going to give it a chance to see how it plays.
And if it plays well?
People will just shut up and play it.
Guess it's just me, but I feel inclined to leave out the pointless bitchery until the final product gets tested by my own two hands.
*shrug*