KOF XIII General Discussion/Rant Thread

[Kane317]

A little late, but just before the SBO frenzy kicks in: our remaining tourney vids are finally up.

[Tel]

If only FCL had the time to make a nice SG Arcade Guide with google map locations....

Singapore is pretty easy to navigate around, and his directions are pretty clear anyway so I don't think I should have any real trouble finding the arcade. If I get the chance to hit the arcades in my upcoming visit, I'll put up a post in the arcade locations thread.

[Gunsmith]

Dunno what's the source of this.... probably cyberfanatix since these hand cam snaps from jp magazines are always leaked by Sugar boy and no one else.
Those who are acquaintanced with arcade rankings will get this immediately, and to those that aren't... I don't feel like explaining it right now ....

Actually, these scans are from http://kof-uk.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, run by Kusogaki (also a member of this ON), who has been scanning the last couple of Arcadia's for SNK/KOF info.

And Tel, I wanted the info for my travel guide. Clear directions they may be, but I like pretty pictures

I'm not really looking forward to SBO K' fest, tbh.

[Anti-K']

I'm not really looking forward to SBO K' fest, tbh.

Oh, metagamers. Why must you take the fun out of everything?

[Tel]

Actually, these scans are from http://kof-uk.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, run by Kusogaki (also a member of this ON), who has been scanning the last couple of Arcadia's for SNK/KOF info.

And Tel, I wanted the info for my travel guide. Clear directions they may be, but I like pretty pictures

I'm not really looking forward to SBO K' fest, tbh.

I'll bring along a camera and snap a pic or two.

Kinda like those chibi figures http://www.play-asia.com/The_King_of_Fi ... -3yik.html, may want to order one or two off Play-Asia. Chibi Ash, Leona and Betsy look awesome.

[Yuki Yagami]

Read a rumor @ MMCafe, but like what it said, take this with a grain of salt until there is proof.

Rumor says that SNKP may be planning a free update for XIII; however, take this with a huge grain of salt until an official annoucenment is actually made.

XIII After Tougeki: Still gets some play in some popular arcades, but not in the usual game centers unfortunately.

In case this is true, I hope the updates not only include bug fixes and infinites, but also some Balance changes as well. (K' and Raiden says hi, Mr. Mizufune)

[PenPen]

The update should include a new character (say Adel) where they finally balanced everybody else but it turns out that Adel has a stupid infinite. D:

[kadosho]

The more the merrier? Seems like updates are a nice plus. *MMCafe is alive?
Curious why SNKP doesn't have pr more often

[Mature]

I want a Ps3 announcement NAO =( its taking too long....

[fiol]

Dune's opinion on KOFXIII:
http://dreamcancel.com/forum/index.php? ... 13#msg2913" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[SonicTempest]

...yeah, sounds like a patch is needed at this point for this game to stand any chance of being played at next year's Tougeki. Otherwise it's going to be an SNK no-show again (or in the best case, 2K2UM).

[Yuki Yagami]

That's why I'm planning to buy a plane ticket to Osaka. And raid SNKP's office, especially the programming department with a shinai. (joke)

But I can't help myself but worry...

IMO, if BBCS2 and SSF4 hits the arcades, and they do not put their act together and give KOF XIII "a breath of fresh air", they'll be pummeled to dust.

$2 if KOF XIII (upgraded or not) will not be in Tougeki SBO '11.

If they do make KOF XIV. I like them to remove the EX Moves.

[fiol]

does anyone know how kofxiii is in other asian countries [such as hk,china [available only in guangzhou,shanghai,beijing],tw,singapore,korea]? the same as japan? JP just let me down over and over

[Gunsmith]

What do you mean JP let you down?

[SonicTempest]

I think the main problem here is the lack of 'aftercare', so to speak. If you look at the most popular games in the Japanese arcade scene (GGXX, Arcana Heart, Melty Blood, Tekken, VF etc) they've received several revisions over the course of their lifetimes, mainly because the developers have an ear to the ground and develop semi-frequent updates based on player feedback, which maintains player interest in their games. Arcana Heart 3 was just announced for consoles but the arcade version is really 3.1 or something like that, because in spite of being a relatively new game, Examu has already pushed out a new version to arcades with updates.

SNK Playmore? Not so much. Ever since they stopped doing annual KOF releases it's pretty much been fire and forget, with the UM series being the only occasion at which they've gone back to older games and made tweaks.