leepantalone
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What is yours???
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striderpunk
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fiorian you are right but for the fourth time
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When people vote, they should state what it is that makes them consider a specific KOF the "best". When someone inevitably votes for '99, I'll be very interested to hear why.
I picked '02 for gameplay and roster. It's arguably one of the best balanced of the KOFs and has the '99-'01 characters (mostly Vanessa, K', and Angel) that make me choose this over '98. Vanessa is great in this game with a couple of RB2 Rick's moves added, although I'm stronger with her in '01 (wire damage makes everything easy).
edit: There, I knew it... someone voted for '99 and they didn't say why -- WHYYYYYYYY?
I picked '02 for gameplay and roster. It's arguably one of the best balanced of the KOFs and has the '99-'01 characters (mostly Vanessa, K', and Angel) that make me choose this over '98. Vanessa is great in this game with a couple of RB2 Rick's moves added, although I'm stronger with her in '01 (wire damage makes everything easy).
edit: There, I knew it... someone voted for '99 and they didn't say why -- WHYYYYYYYY?
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Dean Howard
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KoF '97, kind of surprised that got a few votes
I voted for KoF '97; this is the first time that I have taken part in such a poll, so I took some time thinking about it. The reasoning for my choice has to do with the storyline elements and the effect they produced.
KoF '97 represented the climax of the Orochi plot, which was an interesting twist on a piece of ancient Japanese folklore. I found that in itself to be very creative in itself, but this was taken to a higher level by the way the game presented the story. It created dynamic characters that actually changed as the game went along, specifically the Orochi versions of Iori, Leona, and the New Face Team.
The idea of alternate characters was a relatively new concept at the time (the only thing I could think of that appeared around that time was "Evil Ryu" from the Street Fighter series,) but it was beautifully executed. I have praised this aspect before and, as another member of this board pointed out, that' idea is something that stays with you; to paraphrase what he says, one cannot forget Leona's bloodlusting scream from that game. In short, the game didn't just tell you what you should know through cinematic cutscenes, it made special characters, backgrounds, music and other effects just to make it so substantial that you carry the experience with you out of the arcade.
It's sort of strange evaluating an action game based on its storyline. As one famous developer (John Carmack of Quake fame) said, stories are as important to games as they are to porn movies; you expect them to be there, but it's not a big deal. However, one of SNK's star qualities is to create a plot and made it important. Any game can essentially be condensed into a numbers and formulae; perform the right sequence of moves in the right situation (aka combos) and you will move on to the next stage. However, when you give these elements a name, a personality, loves and hates, goals and ambitions, then you have succeeded in making characters that interest people and draw them to the game. There is no doubt in my mind that this is SNK's greatest strength, which is why there are posts in this forum discussing these fictional people that players seem to care a great deal about.
It comes down to the simple concept that any game of the genre could either be a space monkey chore of pressing buttons in a set order or an unique fighting experience with blood and sweat and fire coming out of your hands. The KoF series focusses on making players feel the latter, despite using relatively old technology. KoF '97, despite all its limitations, is my favorite example of that quality, thus my vote.
I voted for KoF '97; this is the first time that I have taken part in such a poll, so I took some time thinking about it. The reasoning for my choice has to do with the storyline elements and the effect they produced.
KoF '97 represented the climax of the Orochi plot, which was an interesting twist on a piece of ancient Japanese folklore. I found that in itself to be very creative in itself, but this was taken to a higher level by the way the game presented the story. It created dynamic characters that actually changed as the game went along, specifically the Orochi versions of Iori, Leona, and the New Face Team.
The idea of alternate characters was a relatively new concept at the time (the only thing I could think of that appeared around that time was "Evil Ryu" from the Street Fighter series,) but it was beautifully executed. I have praised this aspect before and, as another member of this board pointed out, that' idea is something that stays with you; to paraphrase what he says, one cannot forget Leona's bloodlusting scream from that game. In short, the game didn't just tell you what you should know through cinematic cutscenes, it made special characters, backgrounds, music and other effects just to make it so substantial that you carry the experience with you out of the arcade.
It's sort of strange evaluating an action game based on its storyline. As one famous developer (John Carmack of Quake fame) said, stories are as important to games as they are to porn movies; you expect them to be there, but it's not a big deal. However, one of SNK's star qualities is to create a plot and made it important. Any game can essentially be condensed into a numbers and formulae; perform the right sequence of moves in the right situation (aka combos) and you will move on to the next stage. However, when you give these elements a name, a personality, loves and hates, goals and ambitions, then you have succeeded in making characters that interest people and draw them to the game. There is no doubt in my mind that this is SNK's greatest strength, which is why there are posts in this forum discussing these fictional people that players seem to care a great deal about.
It comes down to the simple concept that any game of the genre could either be a space monkey chore of pressing buttons in a set order or an unique fighting experience with blood and sweat and fire coming out of your hands. The KoF series focusses on making players feel the latter, despite using relatively old technology. KoF '97, despite all its limitations, is my favorite example of that quality, thus my vote.
), great music. I don't mind the strikers so much.
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SouthtownKid said:
Southtown Kid, you and I have such similar tastes it blows my mind. It's as if you're typing what I'm thinking. Good choice on 2k2 (I picked 98, but it's a toss up to me), and I think 99 is lame.
And of course, you love FFS.
ANYHOW, I say 98 because of the wonderful cast/bgs/music. The last KOF to have really great music, and all but one BG I like (that damn middle east BG sucks). Great intros, and FOUR winning animations per character. Nice.
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KOF 2002 *And I stand by that desicion.
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Voted KOF'99.
Mostly from the characters picked up.
Maxima...well, Maxima can grow on ya'. He's still a grappler, yeah. But he's more offensive in fighitng style, so to me he ends up being far easier to use than Goro Daimon ever was. (At least to me)
Whip would be nicer, assuming that yell was taken out to at least every other use. If only they'd left in the Desert Eagle!
Bao....meh....Bao is Okay. He/she/it ranks higher than Jhun on my list of playable characters. You could call him the Shingo of Athena fans.
Jhun.....ick...he's okay. I prefer Kim to Jhun any day though. It's like what capcom did to Wolverine in MVC2. Take a character with a lot of moves and cut the movelist in half, then take half and create another character.
Sure, not the best overall KOF. But since it was my first (and with the DC having the extra strikers and backgrounds.) I'll play it when I get bored. (May be just me, but it definately looks cleaner than 99 Dreammatch.)
I'm just sad that I was suckered into buying what's initially the same game three times! (KOF'99 PSOne, DC KOF Evolution, and KOF EX for GBA. All the same darn game engine!)
Mostly from the characters picked up.
Maxima...well, Maxima can grow on ya'. He's still a grappler, yeah. But he's more offensive in fighitng style, so to me he ends up being far easier to use than Goro Daimon ever was. (At least to me)
Whip would be nicer, assuming that yell was taken out to at least every other use. If only they'd left in the Desert Eagle!
Bao....meh....Bao is Okay. He/she/it ranks higher than Jhun on my list of playable characters. You could call him the Shingo of Athena fans.
Jhun.....ick...he's okay. I prefer Kim to Jhun any day though. It's like what capcom did to Wolverine in MVC2. Take a character with a lot of moves and cut the movelist in half, then take half and create another character.
Sure, not the best overall KOF. But since it was my first (and with the DC having the extra strikers and backgrounds.) I'll play it when I get bored. (May be just me, but it definately looks cleaner than 99 Dreammatch.)
I'm just sad that I was suckered into buying what's initially the same game three times! (KOF'99 PSOne, DC KOF Evolution, and KOF EX for GBA. All the same darn game engine!)
matrimelee99
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I'd have to go with KOF '01 as my favorite. I really like the music, art, and game engine. I spent hours with the Dreamcast version until I got the AES cart.
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KOF 97 for now. I've never had a game take up so much of my spare time. Orochi versions, critical hits(Shingo rocks), last four stages and the music was gaming magic.
I'm waiting for PS2 import of 2002 to see wether the addition of the extra characters changes my mind.
I'm waiting for PS2 import of 2002 to see wether the addition of the extra characters changes my mind.
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'97 is the tops due to sheer plotline, characters... and the clencher: the music.
This was also the first KoF for me, so it has sentimental value as well.
This was also the first KoF for me, so it has sentimental value as well.
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King of Fighters 2000