Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition - All Character Costumes Comparison (Default vs Retro)

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition - All Character Costumes Comparison (Default vs Retro) - Side by Side - 4k 60FPS
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[@austinmorrison6953]

Yeah the redesigns are literally a glowup. The OG looks have that simplistic charm but just look at how much personality the modern looks have.

[@Lamere86]

When r they gonna make a Killer Instinct vs Mortal Kombat game

[@ChrisStriker]

Except Thunder His "classic costume" was made for the occasion, as his base look is similar to the classic look

[@ssppeeaarr]

thunder classic missing his classic epic mohawk... smh microsoft. most of the og retro costumes are just lazy tho. the face models still look modern. some just look out of place like gargos n glacius. nothing like their og cgi renders like in the posters. fulgore is the one that looks good always tho. lol.

[@-castradomis-1773]

Fulgore is perfect. Exactly how he looked in the original game.

[@ssppeeaarr]

lol nah aint that buffed up lookin tho. its based off KI2 fulgore. og K1 fulgore the goat tho...

[@Deiv013]

"I would not want to be you today" -Cinder to himself

[@JCoolPlays]

“69 likes” -Cinder to himself

[@crimsonite2044]

Man this game deserves a sequel. Also Orchid and Spinal would be awesome as guest fighters in Tekken or Soul Calibur

[@Freestyleny]

spinal for MK also

[@JohEl777]

Orchid for DOA, with her KI2 costume.

[@gabelakvold5697]

I agree with you on those opinions

[@PrimeSegmental]

Jago, Shadow Jago, and Tusk can also be in Soul Calibur 👀

[@omarrojo9484]

​@@FreestylenyI don't think Spinal would be a good fit, considering he's just an esqueleton. Terminator and the Cyber Lin-Kuei at least have fake organs and "oil"

[@gregwilliams4926]

Fulgore, Glacius, Cinder and Maya's retro costumes are the best. Fulgore's colors also have company logos inside his chest. I remember his yellow color having a Rareware logo.

[@UnoMasAqui]

It surprises me how KI 2013 surpassed its Nintendo predecessors in every aspect. I've been playing KI all my life and it fascinates me. Nice video!!

[@Chrenklen242]

KI 2013 did switch studio and got a gorgeous graphical update, i think the old ki compared to nintendo stuff now would be a more interesting comparison

[@ssppeeaarr]

thunder in the microsoft KI is lame tho... bring back the firggin mohawk. plz. the community is ok with him too. smh.

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@ssppeeaarr It's fun when you learn to master it, they complain because it's slow but it's faster than they think and it has brutal damage

[@trippyyums2532]

Did this game really come out eleven years ago 😮

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@trippyyums2532 Yes and I recently received an update and the Online is very active all this time

[@wildman456]

Killer Instinct is one of the few games where the majority of people prefer the redesigns over the OG looks

[@KisekerkerHelios]

Thunder doesnt look anything like the original in both costumes but the rest are pretty close and I do prefer the og more than the redesigns.

[@VGMStudios33]

Wrong! The originals will always be better than these awful awful redesigns.

[@mousy013]

I don't know about, some of the throwbacks are way better than the newer models.

[@danielhawkins2402]

​@@KisekerkerHelios I think that may have been on purpose for sensitivities sake.

[@gordonfreeman4341]

​@@KisekerkerHelios totally agreed😎🍻

[@DOOMHAMMER-XIII]

0:22 A friend of mine told me when he was choosing a Skin for the Online, he saw this Skin and said "Goody, Kitanna as a Man looks very sexy"

[@aa-pj4vz]

Freaky ass skin and for what 😭😭😭

[@therealgmhere5988]

Well tell that friend he's goddamn right.

[@Lamere86]

Retro Cinder and Glacius is Still my favorite versions

[@AedanTheGrey]

Holy shit, the coolest set of guest characters in any fighting game

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Despite there being a werewolf, an alien that turns into liquid and a robot that looks like a plastic toy, the least realistic looking retro character is Orchid.

[@redacted2275]

It's on purpose. She's exactly like her original version.

[@Keepitsavage21]

After seeing the last character I’m surprised they didn’t add Turok into the game. He a native that’s battled dinosaurs, demons and space aliens. His finisher should be him using the Cerebral Bore brain drill.

[@omegarugal9283]

they did, as a skin, they also only added rash, zitz and pimple are 2 more character they could have used no problem

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

​@@omegarugal9283honestly kinda surprised and disappointed they didnt have master chief in the game since arbiter was in there let alone with his original VA

[@titus4440]

@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq Nah, they didn't get Keith David for Arby in KI 2013. Arby's voiced by Ray Chase in the game

[@KIKROX86]

Some designs of the OG designs look better than the new designs

[@JagofettEXE]

Keyword: Some

[@KIKROX86]

@@JagofettEXE I prefer the old designs for the most part

[@JagofettEXE]

@@KIKROX86 yeah some old design look kool like fat fugure lol

[@greenfeenix3280]

Chief Thunder retro wasn’t even the same as the original…disappointing

[@Neonkong0500]

Actually the devs noticed that and they Made another retro costume like the original from the Snes and arcade versión, just the hair is different

[@UnoMasAqui]

I understand that Thunder's retro outfit today would be in bad taste for the Native community, so it's not the same I forgot to mention that in addition to the default and classic design there is another design more similar to a Native one, just look for it

[@foxmcclout1503]

​ @UnoMasAqui As a native I'm pretty sure none of us would even get offended as we have much bigger and important things to get offended by lol and honestly I freaking love his old school mowhawk

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@foxmcclout1503 I understand that. But people get offended by the slightest thing. They have even sued companies for any stupid thing.

[@foxmcclout1503]

@UnoMasAqui Hell yeah America is soft today

[@cyklonus1]

Why couldn't they do thunder with his mohawk?? 🙁🙁

[@MrMobiusfan]

They didn't because they wanted to get away from the bland stereotype of his first design. And since they went with Nez Perce, a Mohawk would simply be culturally incorrect.

[@cyklonus1]

@@MrMobiusfan well I didn't think it was a "bland stereotype" if anything it was bad ass. He had face paint like a warrior from spawn and his mohawk looked awesome, especially when used as a weapon. If you ask me turning him into just a "bland" common cliche biker look didn't seem to take that much creativity. It's like taking jago and putting him in a business suit.

[@MrMobiusfan]

@@cyklonus1 The reason it's a bland stereotype is because it was a caricature that had no connection to any actual native culture with the single exception of the Mohawk hair, but it wasn't made as a reference to the actual Mohawk people. It was just a "generic Native American" that no actual person has ever looked like. The new base design is better by light-years and the new "classic" design was a result of the people working on him genuinely feeling uncomfortable with recreating what would effectively be a racist caricature. Also, Jago in a formal suit would look great.

[@cyklonus1]

@@MrMobiusfan lol ok. Why does he have to "look like" anyone. So videogame characters can't have any individuality or creativity? Yes he's native American, but why does he NEED to be a part of a specific group? It's not assassin's creed with historical accuracy, it's a video game with fictional fighters, like a rock giant and a woman that turns into a glowing Jaguar that has no relation to Caucasians. He had bad ass face paint, killer tomahawks and a weaponized mohawk. My uncle and his children are Osage living on Oklahoma, can they not style their hair in various ways or only what an encyclopedia or certain people dictate??

[@MrMobiusfan]

@@cyklonus1 if you don't understand why someone might not be uncomfortable with putting a racist caricature in their game on the basis of that alone, I can't explain it to you.

[@jhonnyrts3332]

13:05 attomic heart moment

[@MrStrangerthenever]

The most diverse cast in fighting game history, second only to Darkstalkers. Never played KI but seeing the reaction of people like Maximilian Dood and hearing the music by Mick Gordon way back in 2013, I knew that this game was special. I do hope there will be a KI4 someday. Say, can you do a comparison video where the KI cast wears the matching accessories for each costumes that have them?

[@jtaylor9880]

I didn’t know the Arbiter was a guest fighter. That's pretty sweet. 👍

[@MikeLaRock88]

KI is one of the rare games that can make new stuff, while maintaining the old retro vibes. I grew up with the old skins, but the new ones are still better imo. Same with the music, characters, almost everything. Its like this is just a heavily remastered version of the 90s game. Devs did a great job. The fact theyre still adding updates is nothing but respect

[@vgc_ivan8391]

Fulgore, Glacius, Orchid, Rash and tusk are my favorite glow up and retro Spinal, Cinder and Riptor is an honorable for me. Looks like they evolved, then a glow up

[@Daftanemone]

Saberwolr without pants creeps me out

[@dannyrivas40]

Love seeing some KI in my feed. Thanks for sharing.

[@kolbrez]

The name of Magneto's "lackies" are the Acolytes, it was on screen....

[@John-Stark]

I like how the Retro costumes for the new characters look like they came from the 90s and Aganos being fully repaired and Rahm and Arby look like their older games as well

[@vincently1995]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Killer Instinct!

[@trustindean5164]

The only ones where I think I actually PREFER the retro is Gargos, just bc its a bit cleaner of a design. Aganos, Hisako, Aria, and the guest characters all honestly look equally good in either costume

[@gomamonthedigimon]

Hey, i apologize for a dumb question, but what makes KI 2013 different from 1994 and 2 in terms of gameplay? I saw some videos, 2013 can have Combo of more than 100 hits. I played 1994 and 2, but what makes 2013's gameplay different? I never played it so, i know it sounds dumb. I know about 2 having Bars and Special Moves, and this, and that.

[@Exar_Kun]

Where the hell is Thunder’s Mohawk on the retro skin? Also I don’t remember him having a biker alt skin in the first game. He wasn’t in KI2 at least the arcade version.

[@TheOldest]

Absolutely love Killer Instinct but I gotta say the retro costumes were extremely hit and miss from character to character.

[@redacted2275]

Nah...

[@MonoCronic]

Orchid hits DIFFERENT

[@gordonfreeman4341]

Wish they would finish the roster- that vampire hunter and the medusa character looked AMAZING!

[@dennisrounds1996]

Dude that guitar 🎸 riff!

[@vacadiskywalker5269]

Pra mim faltou o moicano do Thander retro.

[@UnoMasAqui]

It was done this way intentionally because retro design today would be in bad taste. Anyway... Society today.

[@saigebasil2285]

Whoa major nostalgia.

[@Unaliq]

Sabre Wolf with the derp eyes Fulgore slimmed down from his retro form

[@xristo702]

A lot of decent redesigns but Saberwulf in KI2 looked way better

[@Freestyleny]

very cool

[@DTMACK10]

So Chief Thunder in Nightwolf now?

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Ah the killer instinct music.😢

[@starrstarr7197]

This ost is going crazy!!!

[@RicoOCHO85]

So that was the random update I had in question a few days ago..

[@arenasviscatanius]

Wheres my baby momma Orchid at?

[@skatakid117]

I remember pre nerf sabrewulf, absolute beast

[@dex3849]

didn't thunder have a mohawk, or was that from a later version of the game

[@xeno4soon]

TJ's default looks more retro than the retro costume.

[@zubareus]

Somehow the graphics better in the 1994 original

[@nuneselso]

New Sadira looks too hot. GOD DAMN

[@jeremybogucki9241]

And now that microsoft makes games multiplatform, maybe we can finally get a cross-play killer instinct! 🤞

[@kevinwilliams4869]

Saberwolf is cute

[@brunodimaggio9946]

Indeed

[@kevinwilliams4869]

@@brunodimaggio9946 lol somebody agrees ❤️❤️

[@felipenascimento5252]

É impressionante como tem personagens fd nesse jogo

[@danielhawkins2402]

What do you guys think of retro costumes for the newer characters?

[@victorcortez1059]

Does not make sense

[@JagofettEXE]

Some people just don't like the remake for no reason

[@lunie4176]

​@@victorcortez1059 considering the "retro" costumes for the 'newer' characters are for what they could have looked like if they were released earlier in time, it makes perfect sense.

[@randosavage1459]

Sabrewolf, what have they done to my beautiful boy?

[@vincenzovieri3743]

I wished they brought the original thunder skin. It was the coolest skin of all and no it’s not racist or offensive it’s awesome!

[@kssil]

Jogaço!

[@madzoroark5396]

Spinal is my favorite character from any fighting game. I just wish I could git gud at him. The only one I was good at playing was Riptor, not that I dislike her, i just prefer Spinal.

[@jayh4911]

Why was Thunders retro costume changed??

[@ArthasMenethilTerenas]

Rash in Battletoads, General Ra in Gears of war

[@GrandMasterEdge777]

Thunder isn't anything like the retro version, very sad 💀

[@odracircomix7359]

NICE VID

[@cyklonus1]

They should do an update and drop in their KI2 costumes. And while they're at it, make a NEW KI2!!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@LemoNanora]

Ngl i prefer old Glacius

[@Dexter_Solid]

didnt even have the balls to keep kim's costume

[@michaelumali8363]

orchid's green body suit is still sexy.

[@mrdude88]

Where does Orchid hide the zipper in her classic costume?

[@arkainjalex12]

I wish the retro costumes for characters like Thunder and Sabrewulf were actually...accurate. They are not the classic looks at all and it bugs me.

[@janroehl]

Thunder had a Feather Mohawk... where did it go?

[@tym3116]

One of the members of battletoads?...15:49...🤨🤨🤨...

[@h2ojr1]

2:00 Thunder with no war paint, and no Mohawk?

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

It's such a shame that Killer Instinct is primarily an Xbox game. I wish I could play this game on my PlayStation so I could try it out. And yes, I am aware that it's also available on PC, but when I did try it out, it had some of the worst lagging I've ever experienced. Plus, I'm not a PC gamer, as I prefer consoles like the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch over using a computer.

[@michaelbrowne3088]

I'm mostly surprised all of these characters HAVE retro skins because not all of them have been in the franchise as long as the others. Sadira, Mira, Aganos, and Kan-Ra were introduced in this game so they hadn't been around long enough to be called retro.

[@Scruffy-qi3ik]

Their retro skins are likely just how they would of looked if they did release earlier in the franchise

[@John-Stark]

​@@Scruffy-qi3ikOr in Aganos's case, when he was first made instead of aged and damaged

[@user-es1wq9vu5x]

Ki needs a comeback ❤😢

[@PedroEnelioAlfonsoLopez-jn4ll]

Las unidades de la alianza de warcraft 3 reforged pa cuando?

[@kidtrunkz14]

I love u used the old theme so much better to watch with stuff like that in the background good shit also 11:44❤️❤️

[@user-gp7wk4kd5x]

Soundtrack ❤‍🔥

[@mauricioscesary5009]

Esse game merece uma sequencia na boa

[@bones400block9]

Thunder had a Mohawk

[@sobesons]

Default 👍🏼

[@KamenRiderHellhound]

I the only one that thinks retro Aria looks like a Cyberman from Doctor Who?

[@VandalXXI]

Damn, 18 minutes of this? You could've switched up the music dude

[@enanvigil]

What happened to thunder...

[@ShuraKoshkin]

Deadly underrated game series. New versions of Spinal and Fullgore are better, than on snes.

[@mrpotatopuffs420]

too bad its not on PS5 this would of been on my library for sure

[@mariotaz]

Love KI

[@jesus_sama_z4620]

3:12 My favorite 😊😊😊❤❤❤☠️☠️☠️💀💀💀

[@michaelreyes9933]

dónde están shadow jago, omen, shin hisako y killgore

[@eduardoeliasramirezcanales7767]

where's thunder's mohawk??

[@generalwhopper3536]

Why is this recommended to me i know nothing about ki im a street fighter guy

[@giornothepastaboss285]

What ? They added news skins because of the update

[@MauMatus]

Where is Kilgore? Shin Hisako?? 😊

[@squirrelsyrup1921]

classic Tj Combo goes 200% harder

[@noelmorelos7941]

Man what happend to Omen, Shadow Jago and Killgore

[@John-Stark]

No retro costumes

[@MutambaBrazil]

Why Kim Wu doesn't speak Korean?

[@jonathansalas8751]

Ki vs Mk???

[@Rednospunk]

No Omen?

[@xeno4soon]

How does anybody like the redesigns more?

[@xeno4soon]

Besides Orchid, obviously.

[@xeno4soon]

And maya.

[@xeno4soon]

Maya

[@xeno4soon]

Sorry originals.

[@arkxszn8934]

Retro Orchid

[@arkxszn8934]

Retro Maya

[@leowolftvjoshuadauzat]

O.g. designs > redesigns.

[@spino-tinodon1146]

I prefer the original design. I really despise their new design. But hey, that's just my opinion.

[@robmayhem1986]

Thunder's retro costume is completely all wrong

[@bauz5565]

Think for a moment why that is

[@robmayhem1986]

@@bauz5565 Why because he had a Mohawk and people would think that racial profiling, nope. Seeing him in a blue jeans a leather jacket is way more

[@bauz5565]

@@robmayhem1986 Ok I‘m not American and actually do not know how that constitutes racial profiling but I believe you.

[@AGRUPACIONFENIX]

Juego Espectacular uno de mis favoritops, Lastima que con el avance Actual el modelado de los personajes sea tan horrible , las caras principalmente la de las mujeres lucen terribles.