Tuesday, August 11, 2009

King of Fighters XII & Another SFIV Tourney!

I'm a long standing fan of the KOF series, having played it consistently since I was like 12. I've played all incarnations of the game (some I liked, some I didn't) and it would only be fair to say that SNK Playmore have produced a fairly poor to mediocre game.

Why? Hard to pinpoint... is it the really pixelated graphics? When you compare it to SFIV, its really really poor. They should have just stuck to 2D.

Is it the lack of stages? Well, maybe, but I don't really care about that.

Is it the gameplay then? Well, yes, probably because it feels so so clunky and the way the screen zooms out at different distances disorients me so much.

Is it the lack of characters? As many as SFIV for sure but KOF was always about the 40-50+ characters.

Is it the lack of a boss? I mean, KOF DEFINED the boss syndrome term - maybe they want to get rid of that stigma?

Either way, KOF XII is not that great. I mean, IORI SUCKS NOW! Sigh... if you are a fan, get this game if you want to feel disappointed. 3/10.

Now, on to the interesting stuff. I'm gonna go for another SFIV tournament this Saturday at 1 Utama from 12am to 5pm.... maximum 60 pax at the tournament. I think last time the tournament reached 50+ so this time around it might probably reach the max amount. Its going to be loud and exciting to say the least, certainly drop by to play or if you just want to watch you're most welcome I think.

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