kof XI loke test thread
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loke test day 2.
BG`s:
-spanish looking town bg called "white town". it looks really nice as do all the bgs ive seen so far. the bgs and everything going on in them look quite natural and are well animated with long animated sequences for the bg onlookers rather than just an arm going up and down and the like. the stage is set on a sunny day with a blue sky seen above the white walled buildings. to the left and to the right is a building and then further back and in the middle of the bg is a church looking building with a big round window at the top of it. there are cars whizzing by in front of the church and a young blonde girl to the right, a man with a round belly to the left wiping his face.
-all the bg`s are well drawn and natural looking unlike the slightly forced bg characters/onlookers in nbc. there are lots of animals/little details in them like the monkeys sitting watching in the aztec bg and the cat walking around in the aqueduct bg.
-aqueduct is also set on a sunny day with a blue sky and some clouds lazily floating from the right to the left. the sky takes up more of the screen than in the "white town" bg. beneath the blue sky is a castle, looks sorta like a disneyland type castle with spires and high walls, might be modeled on a real location though. the castle is to the left and beneath it from one side of the screen to the other is the aqueduct.. it takes up 1/3 or more of the screen and looks like a small arch bridge about 30 metres high or something. the characters fight on top of the roof of a building which is made up of red tiles.
-bg "beach" looks like its set in either hawaii or okinawa with a military compound on the edge of a beach. the left hand side has a shed with an army truck in it and a stripped jeep with its engine running in the foreground in front of another jeep. to the right is a tent over a communications set up with a guy sitting on a stool listening to the radio. middle of the screen the compound fences are open and there is a beach with people on towels and sitting under umbrellas. again blue skies and a nice blue ocean and palm trees on the beach.
-aztec stage with giant tree roots wrapped around a giant stone head to the right of the screen. parrots flying around and monkeys watching in the foreground just behind the fighters. a ruined temple complex in the back have gone with vines growing over it. another nice bg.
SYSTEM:
-supers seem to be more easily stuffed in this game (see malin fbx2+K, griffon fbx2+K, kims air super, etc).
-hits sound and look solid, more so than nbc and svc.
-super damage seems very low. most i saw seemed to do about a 1/6 of a bar or less.
-throw break has a little sparkle effect.
-LP`s and LK`s feel like nbc... ryo's for example dont seem to be able to be tapped out at various rates ala kof2k2 which makes it harder to mix up and combo stuff after them.. they spam better though faster... i prefer 2k2 style lights though.
PRESENTATION:
-everything looks very well presented, the bg's, the interface, the loading screens, the characcter select screen, etc. apart from the nbcish blurry sprites the game is looking really well put together and nice.
-the ingame select screen art is very nice as is the victory screen art. all looks really clean and american comicish (finish wise) though the style is japanese of course.
-sprites look bigger im sure..
-character names dont appear on the actual fight screen at all... maybe they'll go in later?
-sprites still have a slight glow around them ala nbc which is an effect brought about by the low rez sprites being against the high rez bgs. this game is the one that mixes the two best that ive seen so far though.
-colours seem softer than 2k3 which lends to the classy presentation imo.
CHARACTERS:
-malins electric sticks come out quicker from what i could tell, shes been changed quite a bit. her yoyos have been nerfed a little coming out considerably slower and staying on the screen for a shorter period. her air A+C move is less effective as she has less time to move around and control air space as she did in 2k3.
-athena has some crazy new (as far as i know) super where the screen blacks out and she turns into a phoenix made of energy. she shoots straight up and off the screen iirc correctly then arcing down at an angle to the opposite bottom corner (sorta reminds me of fuumas nbc/whp super in terms of movement).
-oswald has riddick style lens only glasses on.. hes one of the coolest designs ive seen in a long time.
-k`s charge dash super now comes out and moves forward super fast.
-new ryo move is yoga and kick (the rushing elbow move). his charging extended fist move from 2k3..? is still in.
-elizabeth (not bet as the katakana suggests) wields some white sparkle power which she uses in a button mash (joe rush fists style) type move (dont know the actual motion though) and a super as well. she is dressed in what seems to be a traditional horse riders suit (like the ones they wear in jumping competitions and the olympics) and her whip actually seems to be a horseriders short whip about a foot and a half long with a slightly flexible end. her sprite looked ok to me and she seemed pretty cool all round.
-oswald has a very cool rush super where he rushes iori super style though not bent down so low though his head is bent down and his face all shadowed (with glaring red eyes), looks/feels sorta akuma rush super style. if it hits he pushes the opponent right to the side of the screen ala vice super and then the screen goes black and he jumps back to about the middle and proceeds to throw cards like a madman. its a 50 hit super and looks cool as fuck!
BG`s:
-spanish looking town bg called "white town". it looks really nice as do all the bgs ive seen so far. the bgs and everything going on in them look quite natural and are well animated with long animated sequences for the bg onlookers rather than just an arm going up and down and the like. the stage is set on a sunny day with a blue sky seen above the white walled buildings. to the left and to the right is a building and then further back and in the middle of the bg is a church looking building with a big round window at the top of it. there are cars whizzing by in front of the church and a young blonde girl to the right, a man with a round belly to the left wiping his face.
-all the bg`s are well drawn and natural looking unlike the slightly forced bg characters/onlookers in nbc. there are lots of animals/little details in them like the monkeys sitting watching in the aztec bg and the cat walking around in the aqueduct bg.
-aqueduct is also set on a sunny day with a blue sky and some clouds lazily floating from the right to the left. the sky takes up more of the screen than in the "white town" bg. beneath the blue sky is a castle, looks sorta like a disneyland type castle with spires and high walls, might be modeled on a real location though. the castle is to the left and beneath it from one side of the screen to the other is the aqueduct.. it takes up 1/3 or more of the screen and looks like a small arch bridge about 30 metres high or something. the characters fight on top of the roof of a building which is made up of red tiles.
-bg "beach" looks like its set in either hawaii or okinawa with a military compound on the edge of a beach. the left hand side has a shed with an army truck in it and a stripped jeep with its engine running in the foreground in front of another jeep. to the right is a tent over a communications set up with a guy sitting on a stool listening to the radio. middle of the screen the compound fences are open and there is a beach with people on towels and sitting under umbrellas. again blue skies and a nice blue ocean and palm trees on the beach.
-aztec stage with giant tree roots wrapped around a giant stone head to the right of the screen. parrots flying around and monkeys watching in the foreground just behind the fighters. a ruined temple complex in the back have gone with vines growing over it. another nice bg.
SYSTEM:
-supers seem to be more easily stuffed in this game (see malin fbx2+K, griffon fbx2+K, kims air super, etc).
-hits sound and look solid, more so than nbc and svc.
-super damage seems very low. most i saw seemed to do about a 1/6 of a bar or less.
-throw break has a little sparkle effect.
-LP`s and LK`s feel like nbc... ryo's for example dont seem to be able to be tapped out at various rates ala kof2k2 which makes it harder to mix up and combo stuff after them.. they spam better though faster... i prefer 2k2 style lights though.
PRESENTATION:
-everything looks very well presented, the bg's, the interface, the loading screens, the characcter select screen, etc. apart from the nbcish blurry sprites the game is looking really well put together and nice.
-the ingame select screen art is very nice as is the victory screen art. all looks really clean and american comicish (finish wise) though the style is japanese of course.
-sprites look bigger im sure..
-character names dont appear on the actual fight screen at all... maybe they'll go in later?
-sprites still have a slight glow around them ala nbc which is an effect brought about by the low rez sprites being against the high rez bgs. this game is the one that mixes the two best that ive seen so far though.
-colours seem softer than 2k3 which lends to the classy presentation imo.
CHARACTERS:
-malins electric sticks come out quicker from what i could tell, shes been changed quite a bit. her yoyos have been nerfed a little coming out considerably slower and staying on the screen for a shorter period. her air A+C move is less effective as she has less time to move around and control air space as she did in 2k3.
-athena has some crazy new (as far as i know) super where the screen blacks out and she turns into a phoenix made of energy. she shoots straight up and off the screen iirc correctly then arcing down at an angle to the opposite bottom corner (sorta reminds me of fuumas nbc/whp super in terms of movement).
-oswald has riddick style lens only glasses on.. hes one of the coolest designs ive seen in a long time.
-k`s charge dash super now comes out and moves forward super fast.
-new ryo move is yoga and kick (the rushing elbow move). his charging extended fist move from 2k3..? is still in.
-elizabeth (not bet as the katakana suggests) wields some white sparkle power which she uses in a button mash (joe rush fists style) type move (dont know the actual motion though) and a super as well. she is dressed in what seems to be a traditional horse riders suit (like the ones they wear in jumping competitions and the olympics) and her whip actually seems to be a horseriders short whip about a foot and a half long with a slightly flexible end. her sprite looked ok to me and she seemed pretty cool all round.
-oswald has a very cool rush super where he rushes iori super style though not bent down so low though his head is bent down and his face all shadowed (with glaring red eyes), looks/feels sorta akuma rush super style. if it hits he pushes the opponent right to the side of the screen ala vice super and then the screen goes black and he jumps back to about the middle and proceeds to throw cards like a madman. its a 50 hit super and looks cool as fuck!
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beelzebubble said:
Like Gambit? Man I can't wait for this game.
Holla.
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Fran said:
I think 2002 engine was someway derived from 2001's anyway... they just broke the engine (together with the sound effects) with SVC. KOF2003 engine was made out of SVC, as we all know. NGBC is SVC2, as we all know. So, guess it's once again the same broken engine, just (hopefully) a bit more polished...
KOFXI seems interesting anyway. It's the proper sequel to KOF2003, which was decent anyway. I highly doubt it will anyway reach the level of KOF2001 in term or character selection and all. Moreover, it's not on NeoGeo anyway. I'm sad.
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Ash Crimsom is of French breeding himself, so possibly this new Elisabeth character will be linked to our newest hero?
As for the final female boss, she's surely the 'staff girl' appearing as one of the shadows on the 'hand of god' in 2003 endings. Possibly, she may be the very same evil girl puppeting poor Chizuru in 2003. And let me add the whole 'hand of god crew' thing is a total Miura Kentaro's Berserk rip-off.
As for the final female boss, she's surely the 'staff girl' appearing as one of the shadows on the 'hand of god' in 2003 endings. Possibly, she may be the very same evil girl puppeting poor Chizuru in 2003. And let me add the whole 'hand of god crew' thing is a total Miura Kentaro's Berserk rip-off.
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For the whole 'shadowy figures on the giant hand' thing, if the front figure really was Leona (I still am not convinced), maybe that relates to why she doesn't appear in this game.
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I dropped in to Club Sega yesterday, but the line up for a VS match was 45min and for single play it was something like 2 hours. I didn't have the time, so I left.
I was pretty surprised. Last year at the Samurai Spirits 0 test there were only six or seven people including the person from SNKP.
Sadly I didn't even get a good look at the screen because there were too many people in the way.
I was pretty surprised. Last year at the Samurai Spirits 0 test there were only six or seven people including the person from SNKP.
Sadly I didn't even get a good look at the screen because there were too many people in the way.
tsukaesugi
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StaticX said:
Yeah, they had a huge flat screen display set up between the two head-to-head cabs.
The line up to use the machines ran right in front of it though.
At least it was nice to see so many people come out for the test.
yashiroTCM
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As I was watching the move list I noticed this:
- Kyo's SDM is set to be HCB x 2 + E, so I assume he got his grabbing SDM back
- No Buster Wolf for Terry?
- Kula's SDM is set to be QCB x 2 + E, could it actually be her HCB x 2 SDM? or just a new one?
- No Shin Sho Reppa for Yuri?
- No classic DM for King?
- Athena HCF + A or C?, did she get her air Launching grab back?, whohoho!!!
- Athena's QCF x 2 + E is surely the move for her new Phoenix-like SDM
- Ralf's Galactica Phantom seems to be a SDM again
- No Running Tree for Clark?
- I wonder if Gato's bike kick will be implemented here (it's not documented on this publised movelist)
- Gato's SDM is now performed using a single button (E), this is specially great if you're still a little dumb with ya fingerz
- check malin's SDM move, there's no sign that It should be done in the air, could this be a type mistake?
- Kyo's SDM is set to be HCB x 2 + E, so I assume he got his grabbing SDM back
- No Buster Wolf for Terry?
- Kula's SDM is set to be QCB x 2 + E, could it actually be her HCB x 2 SDM? or just a new one?
- No Shin Sho Reppa for Yuri?
- No classic DM for King?
- Athena HCF + A or C?, did she get her air Launching grab back?, whohoho!!!
- Athena's QCF x 2 + E is surely the move for her new Phoenix-like SDM
- Ralf's Galactica Phantom seems to be a SDM again
- No Running Tree for Clark?
- I wonder if Gato's bike kick will be implemented here (it's not documented on this publised movelist)
- Gato's SDM is now performed using a single button (E), this is specially great if you're still a little dumb with ya fingerz
- check malin's SDM move, there's no sign that It should be done in the air, could this be a type mistake?
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yashiroTCM said:As I was watching the move list I noticed this:
- No Buster Wolf for Terry?
- No Shin Sho Reppa for Yuri?
- No classic DM for King?
- No Running Tree for Clark?
They never put all the moves in that loke-test movelist. Those moves were probably not removed.
yashiroTCM
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nothingxs said:
LoL, Industrial Guy? what's with that?
The into of the the game roughly goes like this: First logo of Sega appears, then ADX, the logos start cycling from KOF94 to KOF2003. Then pictures of Ash and K' appear followed by pictures of Kyo and Iori. Then hand of Elizabeth shows, then Terry and Ryo pictures appear. Eiji and Duck King pictures show up. A flame pops up afterwards which divides into four flames, then pictures of hands appear with each flame followed by faces of Ash, Kyo, Iori and K' behind each flame. Cool looking like pieces of jigsaw puzzle. The title shows up and a woman announcer shouts "The King Of Fighters XI."
more on cyberfan including beelzebubble-sama's report!!! ^__^
http://www.planetdreamcast.com/orochinagi/cyberfan/main.htm
more on cyberfan including beelzebubble-sama's report!!! ^__^
http://www.planetdreamcast.com/orochinagi/cyberfan/main.htm
yashiroTCM
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athenafan said:
Yeah, I did read that, and I see my Kizuna Encounter vid is still there, lol.
