Comments on: The King of Steam http://www.sonictempest.net/2008/12/23/the-king-of-steam/ the pointless musings of a strange recluse Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rex Dart http://www.sonictempest.net/2008/12/23/the-king-of-steam/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Rex Dart Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:11:08 +0000 http://www.sonictempest.net/?p=223#comment-282 XII definitely looks extremely minimalist, but it was obvious that any real graphical makeover would necessitate less content. Especially considering that the wealth of characters in recent KOFs was due more to clever recycling, rather than a major investment on SNK's part. I'm really not bothered by the size of the roster. To be honest, I think it's pretty impressive considering how great the sprites look. But the small movelists are a bit discouraging. Still, the game looks fun to me. KOF XI and NGBC were great, and 98UM and 2002UM are also sure to be awesome; but a smaller-scale, simpler fighter can be fun every now and then. (That said, I think SNK could have chosen a better time to release XII. Released so close to 2002UM, its small roster is all the more noticeable. Also, the excitement fans seem to feel for 2002UM demonstrates (to me) that the old sprites still had some life in them, although perhaps not from a marketing perspective.) XII definitely looks extremely minimalist, but it was obvious that any real graphical makeover would necessitate less content. Especially considering that the wealth of characters in recent KOFs was due more to clever recycling, rather than a major investment on SNK’s part.

I’m really not bothered by the size of the roster. To be honest, I think it’s pretty impressive considering how great the sprites look. But the small movelists are a bit discouraging. Still, the game looks fun to me. KOF XI and NGBC were great, and 98UM and 2002UM are also sure to be awesome; but a smaller-scale, simpler fighter can be fun every now and then.

(That said, I think SNK could have chosen a better time to release XII. Released so close to 2002UM, its small roster is all the more noticeable. Also, the excitement fans seem to feel for 2002UM demonstrates (to me) that the old sprites still had some life in them, although perhaps not from a marketing perspective.)

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