The King Of Fighters XV producer Yasuyuki Oda did an interview and we will talk about what was said in the interview as well as some more details you might not know about. First lets start off with the statement that has the SNK community as well as fighting gamers in general.
“I think it’s going to be the supreme masterpiece of the series, and I’m concentrating on [development for] it right now. More [information drops] will begin next year. Stay tuned.” Oda
Now this has fans hyped as it sounds as though SNK is confident that we will be please with what they came up with. Now to be fair to those saying this is what most developers do i will agree yes. But not SNK as they normally leave the hype thing to us and are reactions to what they show. So to have Oda says this to me says not only will they have something that will wow us but it that they will have a nice bit of information as well as the trailer to share with us.
Now lets talk about the next part which is online. Oda talks about not only in reference to KOF XV but also Samurai Shodown.
“The requirements for online games have changed. A few years ago, players mostly demanded a stable, high-quality networking experience in Japan. But more recently, players will want us to use rollback network code, etc., to create an environment where you can play from a longer distance. I think these appeals have changed a lot from what they were before.” Oda
Now he mentions roll back but he doesn’t it will be in the game. This is important to high light as some would say he mentioned and just didn’t want to say it out right. The fact SNK knows they need to pay attention to online is a big deal but we need to want and see what they do as they might not have roll back. Hopefully they either figure out something similar or do just that. But that still remains to be seen.
Now the new stuff. If you read the eventhubs.net article there is a section missing. This one talks about what SNK will do with its IP in terms of putting it in other medias. Case in point mobile games, manga anime what have you. This question has come up as its latest business announcement said the new invest will be put into more games leaving to wander about what will happen with the current projects.
“Q: “KOF” series has derived animation, film and television, peripheral products, can you briefly introduce the future of this IP overall planning?
A: at present, mobile game derivative products developed based on the IP of “KOF”, such as “KOF98UMOL”, “KOF97OL”, and “KOF DESTINY” have achieved good results, which indicates that in addition to fighting type, SNK IP can also be used in other game types. In the future, we will actively cooperate with more high-quality partners to bring more game works worth looking forward to for users of various types of games.
In addition, we will continue to plan for the production of films and TV series.At present, KOF IP animation film, live action TV series, as well as Fatal Fury IP film are actively in the preparation.”
Now this is good as those who like the mobile games or the kof a new beginning don’t worry as SNK has plans to continue with things like KOF Destiny and Kof Awaken. I am worried about live action. If you are new I wasn’t on board when SNK mentioned this the first time as it is hard to translate characters such as Rugal. Krauser, Kyo and Iori from the game and onto the big screen to make it work as live action. Anime/ CG go for it but live action not really. I could be wrong but that is how feel about.
But at least we hear they are looking to make another fatal fury movie. So there is good news into that and that is what I think. But let me know what you think. Also thanks to Yemaster for translations.
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