Post by Kazuya_UK on Feb 27, 2004 17:05:23 GMT -5
Oh, here's a very lazy copy/paste from the news article I posted on the site 
Kaz
Details are still a little scarce on this one, but from what I know this is NOT the true KOF 2004 game, but a dream match title (ala 98/2002) that will feature many characters from the series... perhaps even all of the ones from past games, seeing as they don't have the same memory restraints they had with Neo Geo carts anymore. It's probably unlikely to be like that, but it would be cool.
It looks like the characters are not fully redrawn, but I'm sure that they will have been cleaned up a bit and will hopefully have some more animation. It does look like this is a standard 3 on 3 game instead of the tag format of KOF 2003, but one thing that people have noticed is that the "just defended" technique from MotW seems to be in the game; judging by the screenshot above with Clark anyway.
Thoughts so far? The backgrounds look very nice, but they are a little empty looking, like the ones in SNK Vs Capcom, but It'll be interesting to see them in motion when the game is completed. I like the artwork and vs screen a lot though, but I wonder what artist did the work on this game, as it definitely doesn't look like it is Falcoon. A few people have speculated that it could be Range Murata's work - the same person who worked on Matrimelee. The style does look a little similar...
Remember though, that this game is most likely a stop gap before the REAL next chapter in the series is released. These are also probably not completed pictures, so the final game may look different. This will hopefully be a fun game to play for a while as we wait for the next proper game, and with any luck that will indeed feature redrawn sprites etc. I'd be quite disappointed if it didn't to be honest...
It looks like the characters are not fully redrawn, but I'm sure that they will have been cleaned up a bit and will hopefully have some more animation. It does look like this is a standard 3 on 3 game instead of the tag format of KOF 2003, but one thing that people have noticed is that the "just defended" technique from MotW seems to be in the game; judging by the screenshot above with Clark anyway.
Thoughts so far? The backgrounds look very nice, but they are a little empty looking, like the ones in SNK Vs Capcom, but It'll be interesting to see them in motion when the game is completed. I like the artwork and vs screen a lot though, but I wonder what artist did the work on this game, as it definitely doesn't look like it is Falcoon. A few people have speculated that it could be Range Murata's work - the same person who worked on Matrimelee. The style does look a little similar...
Remember though, that this game is most likely a stop gap before the REAL next chapter in the series is released. These are also probably not completed pictures, so the final game may look different. This will hopefully be a fun game to play for a while as we wait for the next proper game, and with any luck that will indeed feature redrawn sprites etc. I'd be quite disappointed if it didn't to be honest...
Kaz
