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[LEAK/RUMOR] The King of Fighters XV leaked development pic shows Raiden in a Guilty Gear Xrd inspired cel shaded artstyle
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Big shrugs. We'll probably see KoF15 soon so it's only a matter of time.
How old is this image? Like 2 or 3 years at this point?
I think it appeared on SNK recruitment website but nobody knows if its actually for XV or something just random.
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Well, about 3-4 years ago is when SNK had that meeting with ArcSys at Evo...
A cel-shaded look would be befitting to KOF in my opinion, I don't think SNK has the man power to make a realistic lighting engine look appealing and SamSho looked way better with its stylized approach. KOFXV going the stylized route would be for the best, especially since it'd be a better call-back to their impressionable sprite work.
Damn this looks good.
This please, especially for Yuri. She's just as capable as Ryo, give her some muscles to reflect
How do we know it's 2D artwork? Some of the shading lines look like it's fully modeled. I'm genuinely asking here.
Plus this could help usher in the return of Kim's legendary pants.
Ah, I see.
Which also was completely fake and made for a Dancing sim ............
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Exactly like SFV. Best implementation there. These women are there doing the same type of superhuman shit as the men. Their bodily makeup should reflect that.
The days of dainty women fighters are over.
Of course.
This was confirmed to be fan made for a Dancing sim that I forgot the name of.
And this is the origin of the Raiden pic :
A drawing artist at SNK.
Now that being said, maybe the will to make it look more "gamey" is reflective of KOFXV's style.
I would still expect a Dead or Alive-like style for KOF XV over those cell shaded styles. Which remains an improvement over XIV.
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Alright so this possiblity just popped up in my head.Of course.
This was confirmed to be fan made for a Dancing sim that I forgot the name of.
And this is the origin of the Raiden pic :
A drawing artist at SNK.
Now that being said, maybe the will to make it look more "gamey" is reflective of KOFXV's style.
I would still expect a Dead or Alive-like style for KOF XV over those cell shaded styles. Which remains an improvement over XIV.
What it could be is that they are doing sprites again, but this time they're drawn like Skullgirls or something. Or they are using 3D models and using 2D shading techniques to make the textures
Lol.
They are not.
They're using 3D models and unreal engine 4. They stated as much. They also said they learned a lot about modeling and effects working on Samsho and it would carry over XV.
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Also, I don't like how Samsho looks that great as far as characters go, and I think KOF XIV was a better base.
This really doesn't need a ton to look good. Remake some faces / hair, add UE4 material to clothes, instantly your stuff is gonna look a lot better...
After XIII underperforming basically forced them to just do mobile and pachinko for years, they're never going back to sprites.
I'm waiting for the collective breakdown when they announce a new Metal Slug.
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Fair enough. I just really want to try and make some connection they could somehow lead to XV looking something at least similar to the pic posted. Because I really would like it to look like the cel shaded style and if it doesn't then I'll definitely lose a lot of interest in it.Lol.
They are not.
They're using 3D models and unreal engine 4. They stated as much. They also said they learned a lot about modeling and effects working on Samsho and it would carry over XV.
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Also, I don't like how Samsho looks that great as far as characters go, and I think KOF XIV was a better base.
This really doesn't need a ton to look good. Remake some faces / hair, add UE4 material to clothes, instantly your stuff is gonna look a lot better...
Also Slaythe gotta say I really disagree with you on SamSho and KOF lol. I think SamSho looks incredible and I absolutely loathe the way XIV looks
Reminder this is Kula's KoF14 model with better shading and lighting
Some faces would obviously need to be remade but if they choose to the stuff they created for KoF14 is certainly usable and can be improved on
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Some faces would obviously need to be remade but if they choose to the stuff they created for KoF14 is certainly usable and can be improved on
False, like we discussed before, XIII was a success and was the reason they revived the team to make XIV. In the series' ranks it's up there with 98 and 2002.
2D isn't happening because it's too expensive, time consuming and they can't find enough artists that can work at that level (which slows things down even further).
Just recently Kuroki (director of the new SamSho, designer of Rock etc.) said in an interview that it would take about 10 years to make the kind of 2D fighter he wants to make.
The dream is still alive.
XV apparently has a much higher budget than XIV and SNK have been poaching a lot of good talent for the team.
Yeah this has been around for a while but it could be legit. I hope it is, at least. That shot of Raiden looks dope af.
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XIV models ported into SFV 1:1
It's a 2D artwork.
I can't stand how this looks. I hate the proportions, I hate the faces etc...
Yuck. The effects and camera work is great though.
Yup faces and hair is what needs to be reworked but the rest is solid, especially when you can apply UE4 material easily.
Animations can also be salvaged because the key poses are all good. What is off in XIV is timing and impact, which isn't the actual 3D modeling. (And they outdid themselves with a few characters like Rock)
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XIV models ported into SFV 1:1
It's a 2D artwork.
I can't stand how this looks. I hate the proportions, I hate the faces etc...
Yuck. The effects and camera work is great though.
Yup faces and hair is what needs to be reworked but the rest is solid, especially when you can apply UE4 material easily.
Animations can also be salvaged because the key poses are all good. What is off in XIV is timing and impact, which isn't the actual 3D modeling. (And they outdid themselves with a few characters like Rock)
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