The
King of Fighters XV
PREVIEW: After first announcing the game was in development in August of 2019, SNK officially revealed The King of Fighters XV in January 2021. Game Director Yasuyuki Oda and Creative Director / Character Artist Eisuke Ogura describe KOF XV as "the most ambitious KOF title to date". KOF XV
will feature an updated 3D graphics engine from KOF XIV (Unreal Engine), building and expanding upon the prequel's 2.5D visual style and animation. KOF XV will continue the storyline from KOF XIV with Shun'ei as the game's main protagonist.
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Iori's badass KOF XV outfit... inspired by his KOF2000 Striker version! Fan service!
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The KOF series has a long history of entertaining character cameos from other SNK games appearing in backgrounds. The above screenshot confirms cameos will return in KOF XV, as two wrestlers from the 1993 NEOGEO wrestling game, 3 Count Bout, appear in this arena background (Terry Rogers and M. Barnes). In addition to brand new
environments, classic locations such as Sound Beach from Fatal Fury 1 will also be returning in KOF XV.
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Joe Higashi getting some sun on returning Fatal Fury 1 stage, Sound Beach.
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SNK also mentioned that team composition in KOF XV
will "differ greatly" from KOF XIV. The first confirmed team, named "Team Hero", consists of Benimaru, Meitenkun, and Shun'ei. Iconic anime director / animator Masami Obari will be returning to the SNK universe to direct a King of Fighters XV
anime short, coinciding with the release of the new KOF installment.
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Iori's badass KOF XV outfit... inspired by his KOF2000 Striker version! Fan service!
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Stay tuned on
Fighters Generation
for KOF XV news, announcements, artwork, character reveals, and content!
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| Page Updated: |
February 21st, 2021 |
| Developer(s): |
SNK
Playmore |
| Designer(s): |
Yasuyuki
Oda
Director
Eisuke
Ogura
Creative Director |
| Artwork
By: |
Tomohiro Nakata Main Illustrator |
| Platform(s): |
TBA |
| Release Date(s): |
TBA 2021
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| Characters: |
Kyo Kusanagi,
Iori Yagami, Leona
Heidern, K',
Benimaru Nikaido, Joe Higashi, Mai
Shiranui, Meitenkun, Shun'ei,
Chizuru
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
KOF XIV, KOF
XIII, KOF XII,
KOF XI, KOF '94, KOF '94: Re-bout,
KOF '95,
KOF '96, KOF '97, KOF
'98, KOF '98 Ultimate Match, KOF '99, KOF 2000, KOF 2001, KOF 2002, KOF 2002
Unlimited Match, KOF 2003, KOF:
Maximum Impact, KOF:
Maximum Impact MANIAX, KOF:
Maximum Impact 2, KOF: Maximum Impact
Regulation A, KOF: Neowave, KOF EX Neo Blood,
KOF EX2 Howling Blood,
KOF
R1, KOF R2, KOF Collection: Orochi Saga,
Fatal Fury, Tekken
7, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, Samurai
Shodown (2019),
Guilty Gear -STRIVE-,
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition |
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Gameplay
Engine
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Story
/ Theme
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Overall
Graphics
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Animation
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Music
/ Sound Effects
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Innovation
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Art Direction
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Customization
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Options / Extras
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Intro / Presentation
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Replayability / Fun
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"Ouch" Factor
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Characters
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BOTTOM LINE
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| First Impression: |
KOF XV already looks far more impressive than KOF XIV did in its early reveal trailer... to say the least! Clearly, SNK has improved and refined their 3D graphics engine over the past few years through the creation of KOF XIV and Samurai Shodown (2019).
KOF XV looks to be the most vibrant and ambitious 2.5D SNK fighting game to date!
I miss 2D sprites as much as any old school fighting game player of 90's... but once again, SNK utilizing 3D graphics will allow them to reuse certain aspects from KOF 14 (which were solid) and focus on adding more content and characters in KOF 15. That said, I think we can expect a huge roster in this game.
~TFG
Webmaster |
@Fighters_Gen
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