KOF XV - Here's How SNK Can IMPROVE the Game in 7 Steps

[@MrGoodman174]

There is alot of expansions that is needed. Still now, we don't even get how Shun/Isla inherited that ''cursed'' power within. Game has it's flaws, but not to far-fetched.

[@TonyTheTGR]

Honestly... it feels REALLY STRONGLY like "main plot" is a thin redux of Orochi plot. But you know... if you're following the boomer characters, you actually see THEIR plots moving forward, so at least that's a solid tradeoff, right? Except the dumb 3ST ending where CYS pop straight out of 1997 but they reach the logical conclusion that there's "no sign of Orochi." XD lmao

[@thiagoribnog]

KOF XVI, my friend.

[@duncan3998]

Kim is that lost sacred puzzle to complete the real thing. No wonder why i feel something was missing.

[@TonyTheTGR]

I don't think Kim is off the table. I think Kim is *specifically* getting the most polish. Now that his pants are memelike, they're definitely going the extra mile with them. He may not even end up showing up until XVI, but when he does, them flags will be FLYING. He's also been NOTORIOUS for the diving bicycle kick being a source of about a billion unintended infinites, so big polish there as another MUST.

[@psychoman1355]

I heard that one of the reasons he isn’t here is that the guy they named him after died.

[@ed752]

He's dlc at the moment so Kim and his pants will be in kof 15

[@makotoyuki345]

Looking at street fighter 6 I hope it sparks the beginning of fighting games doing more with single player and story content. Imagine KoF having a mini rpg story mode or a south town free roaming mode where you have the fights but in between them are cutscenes or “relax” moments like visiting the pao pao cafe and small team interaction skits. I think that would be cool

[@sipenarekbecha7193]

they should 'borrow' story from KOFAS 😏

[@Drebin1989]

The problem is plenty of fighting games have had those things and yet only a few of them had a lot of success.

[@prrithwirajbarman8389]

@Ares 0160 but that's exactly how every shooting game works

[@prrithwirajbarman8389]

@@rbmaia5 many popular kof characters are over there mai, kim, geese, terry and most importantly.... Joe mama

[@PandoraBear357]

More story content would be great! I play KOF for the characters. The story has been lackluster the last few games.

[@arnumorales]

A story expansion would be awesome and very needed. As for characters I wanna see in the game my first pick would be Serious Mr. Karate in boss challenge and then Shingo.

[@robertdanker6193]

100% agree!! Shingo and Serious Mr. karate need to return!!👍👍👍👍

[@peacemaker0240]

It's always a good day when Shoryu uploads, thank you for the epic KoF content

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you so much for the kind comment!

[@juanca2567]

@@ShoryuGame There’s a character you forgot that can expand the story: Nadj. The same happened with Luke from Street Fighter V to VI. She could be a third amplified specter. A story mode similar to the King of Fighters: Kyo rpg spin-off could happen with Shun’ei as (obviously) the protagonist.

[@jaydenyoo4309]

Shingo and color customization is all I need

[@MilenAnessar]

Speaking of the story, I still feels like a lot in Verse saga are unanswered, like WHO is Anastasia exactly? She organized and send invites for KOF XV, but we never get to see her or anyone mentioned her, we only know the name because of the invites.

[@ShoryuGame]

Ikr?

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

I am sure Anastasia is being saved for the next game. But the story still feels lack luster

[@Jahanbakhsh35]

Maybe we will find out in the last saga of verse which is XVI

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

@@Jahanbakhsh35 I think so too.

[@oriongold395]

@@ShoryuGame I don't think the Amplified Specter Saga is over just yet because of those unanswered questions. If anything, I see this as the actual beginning to Shun'ei's story. Sure, he has became a lot more comfortable with his powers and has gotten himself a new friend in Isla, but taking his powers into consideration and the fact that characters are canonically coming back from the dead, I don't think the story of Shun'ei isn't over just yet.

[@flashomgamer6003]

Really we need a story expansion it can. Be sooo gooddd

[@bloodfurypk666]

you gain my respect ShoryuGame , is not hating on kof , critic are feedback toor improving the games , i`m agree with all your point , let hope billy kane get buff , and yes stage are really lacking , i will like duck king , Eiji ,Shingo great feedback video

[@eLKaymusic]

KIm and his sons and Takuma are characters I'd really like. The game needs proper story mode. Stages like the one's in 95' (Ikari stage comes to mind) need some modern reimagining.

[@chedysouilhi7408]

😁😁Really glad you brought up challenge mode this what made kof stand out from other fighting games and made it so unique , i also would want to have mid-boss (kof XI has the best lineup of mid-bosses period) and let's also hope that survival mode is not as hellish as kof XI (trust me ; an absolute NIGHTMARE) by the way it was kof MI2 that started challenge mode and not kof XI like most people think (since its PS2 release came months before it)

[@edselyong7609]

Don’t know if everyone feels the same way, but I hope to see more character-specific interactions like in 13 (pre-battle and winning). I personally don’t care about having a voiceover for every dialogue - if Iori wins for example, he could just say “Baka!” for all the characters he’s yet to have a specific dialogue for, but the text reads out his message for the specific character he fought against.

[@PandoraBear357]

Ngl I miss the opening trash talks between everyone.

[@carsonjamos2190]

2:43 I honestly just want more villains in the roster all we have right now are the Orochi and South town team. I think a Nests team would be cool either Krizalid, Zero and Igniz or other Nests products that still loyal to the remnants this could also be a good excuse to make nameless canon, after tweaking him a bit to not make it obvious he was a replacement to K999, also a those from the past team of Mukai, Magaki, and Saiki or in Kof 13 cut content there were designs for unused characters maybe make them members, a new version of the anti Art of Fighting team of Mr. Big, Eiji, and Kasumi it always felt like Art of Fighting got the short end of the stick compared to Fatal Fury and a rival Southtown team made of Krauser, Laurence Blood, and Axel Hawk

[@TonyTheTGR]

Team Krohnen aren't exactly "nice guys" either. And depending on your perspective, Ash Team is more anti-hero than hero. If there's one team that's underserved in the plot, it's Team Ash. The game does NO connecting to Crimson plot; although it's supposedly WHY the Verse Phenomenon is taking place. Also, "bringing back Ash" isn't something you can just DO... without *ALSO* bringing back Saiki as well - and there's presently NO SIGN of Those From His Distant Land anywhere (unless you count Mature/Vice in XIV). ...except the trailers where one character in beta was Botan... but I'm guessing Botan's moveset/design wasn't finalized yet.

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

Goenitz might be in the game. If they decide to add dlc buttons

[@Violent_Wolfen]

@@TonyTheTGR Someone said it when it came to Ash and Saiki. Then again, given the Awakened Orochi Team being announced we're just repeating plot points.

[@CB-py1xh]

To me the stages are THE weak point of KoF XV. KoF was known for the best looking 2D pixel art that ever existed and stunningly beautiful stages up until/including KoF XIII. The environments and the ways lighting, reflections and general moods where expressed through pixel art where perfect. With KoF XV an acceptable transition to 3D was reached when it comes to the characters, but the stage design lacks even behind XIV and it shows that time and ressources were limited. So now its time for SNK to rework the existing stages and add new ones full of live, lighting, magic, wonder... just look at all the KoF games for the NeoGeo, XI and XIII.

[@sipenarekbecha7193]

yeah, they should include the dynamic stages like most fighting game back then. What I meant was the stage will interact when the winner KO'ed the opponent or somewhat destroyed the edge part of it..

[@floydmayweather9431]

I agree 100% kof 14 is much better than 15, kof 15 arenas suck

[@davigamerplstarykana4398]

To be honest, one of the things i would love in KOFXV is to set music for a certain character, not stage. We have way too many good tracks and not enough stages to place them, for example i want Full Burst from XIV play when i'm against Shun'ei, or Inheritance when i'm against Meitenkun, as well as Inner Shade for when i fight Benimaru. It's a small thing, but for someone like me, who loves KOF soundtracks would love to have option like this

[@indifferent1158]

for me, i only want Krizalid/Zero/Igniz as dlc characters that will make KOF perfect

[@robertdanker6193]

I would love to see, Serious Mr. karate, Shingo, and the triumphant return of the U.S.A. Sports team!!!😆👍👍

[@ragenstorm6464]

I'm always down for some OG characters to be included. If I had to choose 3, then it would be Shingo, Kensou and Kim. And yes, the story mode hasn't been neglected, but it can easily be expanded. Throw some Mr. Karate and Goenitz in there as mid-bosses to expand the story more. I'm actually reading the manga, and most of these character are in there, including vice and mature. BTW, by reading the manga, It's obvious SNK realizes Orochi is their pinnacle because they even talk about him in issue #1 lol. Glad they realize just how special that lore was for a fighting game. Great video again Shoryu. Couldn't agree more with this list, especially the backgrounds. They are very boring after a time, and I like the idea of at least going from day to night between the teams. They could even throw in corruption, letting the evil of some character changes the background structures and NPC's. But really, whole new backgrounds would be best. Also, and I don't know if they have done this already, but auto combos need to be able to be turned off.

[@ShoryuGame]

I agree with you concerning the auto combos.

[@albameira]

The DLC Team I want to see in KOF XV. The KOF Maximum Impact Team. Since this is the arc dealing with 'The KOF Multiverse' SNK could benefit immensely from having that team there.

[@raijin6717]

I just want to see these two teams above all else (Shen woo, Duo Lon, and Oswald) (Igniz, O.Zero, and Krizalid)

[@MrHarry1227]

I agree with all your comments especially single player modes. I do not play online a lot and there is nothing really to do after finishing story mode. I want Survival ,Time Attack , and Single Character Arcade mode. I agree we definitely need more stages. It feels like a step down stage wise from KOF 14.

[@codybaier]

15 wasn't confirmed as the end of the saga. That came from one interview that was questionable already. The KoF15 endings set up a ton of plot threads to be followed up next game, so it's clear this one isn't over.

[@thirdeyekatakuri]

If ya not first, ya last - Ricky Bobby

[@tartarus5862]

I agree with everything you said in this video. As for characters I would love to see in this game as DLC in the future: Adelheid (my favourite character) Shen Woo, Duo Lon and Oswald (Hope they’re in the next season of DLC) Kim, May Lee and Jhun Hoon Krizalid (another one of my favourites) Goenitz Vice and Mature (I could see them with either Adelheid or Goenitz) Mr. Karate (Make him a Boss Challenge as well and have the reward for beating be a Mr. Karate 2 outfit for Ryo) Wolfgang Krauser Shion Original Zero (maybe put him in a NESTS Team with Krizalid and a third character) Sie Kensou Shingo Kasumi, Li Xiangfei and Hotaru Silber/Silver (probably won’t happen but I would love to see what he would be like in this game) And I would like to see Nameless either as a costume for Krohnen or as a separate character and make him canon to the main story as a brand new experiment of NESTS and make him the third member in a NESTS Team with Krizalid and Zero.

[@mrHowlll]

Momoko, Duck King, or any capoeira user maybe Mr. Big, Oswald, & Adelheid as a team Soiree as part of a Maximum Impact team Kim, Jhun, & May Lee as a team

[@feartheolivebread]

I left this comment on their facebook page 2 weeks ago: You should also add stages for DLC teams. Team South Town could have Geese Tower, OR you could mix it up and have South Station (Yamazaki's stage from Fatal Fury 3) For Team Garou, I feel like a recreation of Live House Old Line (Rock's stage from MotW) would fit in very well with the game, plus it's my favorite stage from that game. OR you could do a cool mix of Barbaroi Falls (Gato's stage) and have Jenet's ship visible in the background. Maybe, have it rise from the ground in round 2, like in the intro of Blue Wave Harbor.

[@ShoryuGame]

I love these ideas!

[@Th-ih9zf]

I would like to see adelheid in kofXV

[@HampterMan776]

I'd absolutely love to have Sie Kensou and Shingo join KoF XV. Kensou particularly was the first KoF character I ever played, and I'll always have an emotional attachment to him.

[@TUZOIVAN16]

Me too. I would love to hava a continuation to his Dragon plot.

[@HampterMan776]

@@TUZOIVAN16 That would be amazing. Fingers crossed since Athena at least mentions him in her team ending.

[@ashtonbyrd3686]

Hey Shoryugames, I definitely agreed we need a lot of stuff to this game. I’m not even playing the game in question, but I do want to succeed and do great. Is there any myths or trivia to the kof series because I’m always quite curious to learn about new stuff. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@icyfrostdragon3257]

This is what I call a real fan someone who can like the game but also can acknowledge the flaws it has and it is not afraid to point it out

[@Salty-Josh]

Single player content indeed has to be added plus more bosses like Geese and i would't mind seeing Yamazaki as a boss as a throwback to FF 3

[@KAOTICUPRISE]

I miss KoF 13's custom character colors! I hope they can implement that in a future update!

[@Jahanbakhsh35]

How about customization feature where you customize your character like Soul Calibur 6? That would be great

[@NeoGato2point0]

I love your videos. I follow many fighting games channels but you are my favorite KOF channel of all time. I also love to listen to your accent as an American. I hope that is not weird lol

[@ShoryuGame]

Wow, thanks! I'm very glad you love them.

[@Bepsi_is_cool69]

Shoryu:I want mature, vice goenitz,kim,may lee,and jhun Shingo:am i a joke to you?

[@Dangerman1973]

If ask me, Kensuo and Chin. Athena needs her BFFs!

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

What bothers me about KOF15: The lack of stage variety The lack of dlc bosses The lackluster story The content feels more shallow than 14 The match making is a hit or miss for me on ps4 The roster feels too safe with very little new characters/ lack of SNK characters from other dead ips(World heroes, Metal slug, Kizuna Encounter, etc.)

[@tarodeculture]

Hehehe, I agree with you about Krohnen. Let the man stand at the top for a while. I certainly do want more costumes. KOFAS has a ton of them. If they can somehow implement those designs into XV, I'd be perfectly fine with it. KoF XI's challenges would certainly add a lot of fun to the game's single player modes. With all these characters, there's a lot that they can try to do. Heck, we got Ryo in this game. I don't mind having 39+ parry challenges... Boss Challenge is open to so many potential characters. We might not get too many stages, but if they can at least come in for free and reward you with another outfit and/or music, then I'll be looking forward to all of them. Here are a few ideas I have in mind: Krizalid - Defeat him, and you earn his trench coat. Mr. Karate II - Defeat him and you get to play as him without the mask. Clone Zero - Defeat him, and you unlock Original Zero. Sylvie Paula Paula - Do you know what Sylvie's hair reminds me of? Super Saiyan 3 Goku. So we can call her "Super Sylvie". I mean she has electric powers, so "powering up" can make her hair sharper like Benimaru lol. Matchmaking is 1st priority. No questions there. Kensou was my main in every KoF that he was in. While I found a new favorite in Krohnen in XV, I just can't play the way I used to without Kensou. I do wish that he will come back, but he is probably on the lower priority side of the roster. Aside from him, Adelheid, and the characters you mentioned, there is one more character I would like to see implemented into KoF XV: Duck KIng. He would arguably be the most difficult character for the devs to animate, but bringing him into the game would garner a lot of attention.

[@vonVile]

- When it comes to characters SNK needs to tighten up their universe by bringing in teams from Maximum Impact, Metal Slug, Buriki 1, The Last Blade and World Heroes. Also bring in guest characters. - Add World Heroes' Tug Of War Mode. This was only in the first game and nobody has used it since. Basically there's only one life bar and whoever does to most damage after time is up wins or bar completely run out. What makes it fun is players always have a chance to make a come back. - Team Justice: Kim, May Lee and Chae Lim. I would put Jhun with Choi and Chang.

[@juanca2567]

There’s a character that can expand the story: Nadj. The same happened with Luke from Street Fighter V to VI. She could be a third amplified specter. A story mode similar to the King of Fighters: Kyo rpg spin-off could happen with Shun’ei as (obviously) the protagonist. All the other character arcs like K’ vs Krohnen and Sacred Treasures vs Orochi would be happening simultaneously.

[@joseurbina3835]

Nadj doesn't go anywhere, she is a *One and Done* Character that has no effect in the Story, but to Top it all off, Najd was created by a Fan and owns the Rights to that Character, so the chances of her return is Minimally Low at Best, however though, Najd's Gameplay and Animations were likely transferred into Dolores.

[@ShoryuGame]

I wish if they did more with her character. Najd was such a cool figure.

[@juanca2567]

@@joseurbina3835 Owned by a fan? Elaborate please. One KOF example is Falcoon not owning the rights to the Maximum Impact characters despite the fans’ claims and and another ownership example is that Undertale used three monsters made by fans and used one of those monsters (Muffet) to put a level and soundtrack on Just Shapes and Beats.

[@joseurbina3835]

@@juanca2567 There was a Contest that's Hosted by SNK and Manga Productions, Najd was chosen as the Winner in terms of Best Character Design created by a Fan name "Mashael Al-Barrack," While it's Nice to see a Fan-Made Character like Najd brought to Life as a Playable Fighter, but it's likely a *One and Done* Deal either do to the Expiration Date or the License of Najd's Character is owned by either Manga Productions or the Fan.

[@NeoNassim]

Story expansion as a free dlc just like what SFV did after it got released would be a good idea cuz KOF has always had an amazing and deep lore full that has been underused and not well exploited (XIII did something good and MI2 too) we would get some sort of prequel to kof XV storywise expanding on Shunnei and Isla as well as Verse in general. In terms of solo content they could learn from SF V's current and final version cuz a new player that gets the champion edition really has tons of content and tutorials to play before going online which kof and Tekken do not

[@angelusumbrae]

I only have one issue with the KoF series. And that is how I wish I had played the games sooner. Yes, the bosses are often nonsensical, especially back in the day. And yes, some of the moves, and in particular several supers, are ridiculous to execute. But it's such a fun game to play, with such a wild series of stories, and I love it. KoF99 forever. I'm coming for you Krysalid!

[@corpsedesecrator2612]

If they had a Cinematic Story Mode that would be AMAZING where you jump from Fighter to Fighter playing as the canonical winner of the given fight in a Cohesive Story and with that they’d bury nrs “MK” and Tekken 7 garbage story modes!!! I do wish we get more Single Player Content like you said a Challenge Mode also or like a Mode where you have a Side Scroller Beat Em Up similar to when early Tekken games had Tekken Force then it would change to Devil Within in T5 and Scenerio Campaign in T6 back when Tekken was good and being that its 2D Side Scroller would be the best choice in the vein of Streets Of Rage, Final Fight, Double Dragon etc you can play as a Team go through a Gauntlets of Thugs imagine you can have enemies like Street Thugs, NESTS Cartels, Orochi Cult Followers/Priests, Howard Connection Bodyguards, Those From The Past Assassins, Mr Big’s Bouncers the list could go on with the rich Lore of SNK there is so many common enemies you could run into in this mode if something like it comes to fruition it could be a Single Player like myself’s wet dream but why not make it a Co Op Mode that is Offline for a change? More characters obviously is a must indeed I want Wolfgang Krauser back with his assembled Team from Fatal Fury 2 where they all debuted in Laurence Blood and Axel Hawk both making their debut in KOF the FF2 Boss Team and with that they can be implemented in the Boss Challenge Mode, they must being back Krizalid and Igniz since they also were in Verse also Additions to the Boss Challenge Mode!! I also do think Tales Of Ash characters are lacking being that I loved that Arc as well I would like to see Duo Lon, Shen Woo and Oswald back as a Team it isn’t out of the question since most of them are present in Ash’s Team Ending I also want Adelheid Bernstein back this is the BEST time than ever for him to return I can’t be the only one that wants to see Adelheid and Rugal interact also I was disappointed not to see Sylvie Paula Paula make a return she was my mains in KOF14!! Also the Stages are lacking more than anything there hardly is much they should make new stages but they can bring old ones like NESTS Lab, Black Noah, Geese Tower, that Fatal Fury Train Stage, some KOF14 Stages were good!! Alternate Costumes are kool as long as they don’t overdue it, like one Alt Costume per character and certain characters have a Nostalgic costumes I suppose I don’t like how SFV and the shitty new MK games have so many costumes and skins to the point of ridiculousness like in SFV them giving a character a Costume referencing another Capcom Franchise like Darkstalkers, Resident Evil, Megaman, DMC etc then it becomes a joke.

[@isvaraov]

A general nerf to all damage XD climax supers should cost 1 bar more when max mode quick. Most fights are FT2 and dont last very long

[@raphaelfp]

I'm all for new stages and costumes too, having more single player content would be cool as well. But the matchmaking issue is paramount and it's about time for SNK to implement crossplay and make everyone join the same party

[@deezee2965]

Vice and Mature teaming with Goenitz. Mr.Karate II costume for Kyo. The one with the black tshirt and his beard. Variations for the stages. Tougher Boss Mod (1 new free boss in between dlc teams?) A story expansion would be a good thing to include dlc characters into the narrative.

[@Blacksteel-Kantus]

I really hope NESTS bosses do come back. My most fav is Krizalid and Clone Zero but I think they are way too OP imo but it would be awesome to see them in this game.

[@m3tl1kv3e9]

Awesome for Masterpiece of KOFXV this Game is Awesome can't wait for more roster, stages, and costume i'm so hyped for more comeback.

[@9Maciej]

Honestly with the story stuff, I admit, I hear that's apperantly the final game in Shunei Saga, but there are still some questions unanswered. It really felt like some stuff was set up for the next instalment. But I do agree that story wise, KOF 15 was pretty lacking when it was relagated to just arcade endings. Which would have been fine, but it still leaves more questions than answered. Plus, I feel like in current in modern age where games have more expensive story content, I feel like SNK should have made more reach story mode. With 14 it was understandable considering state of the company, 15 yeah not really. I wouldn't even ask them to make cinematic cutscenes. It could have been something more in style of 13's story mode.

[@Chourtaird1]

As one of those guys who play fighting games for story YES for point 7. A story mode would be great and would give me actually something new to do.

[@RainStorm148]

i'm a huge Team Korea fan since i played 95-97 arcade mode with Team Korea (i stopped playing KOF afterwards though i still follow the pro scene). here's to hoping that Kim will return. though with Geese appearing in Tekken it makes me wonder if we'll get a guest team from Tekken

[@ShoryuGame]

That would be cool!

[@joseurbina3835]

A Story Expansion for KOF XV is definitely a need for this, we want to *See* what's happening in the Story to Understand, we don't want to *Read* the Story from using our Imaginations of how it goes by looking in the Instruction Manuals, In-Game Texts or even go to the freaking Wikipedia, It's gonna be Controversial but Screw it, if we want to *See* the Story by either Cutscenes, Slideshows or perhaps a Voiced Narration, put in English Dub Voice Actors in KOF XV, now look, I know all you People are gonna be against it, but you have to know we're in the 2020's, we have Strong Talented English Dub Actors thanks to Licensers like Funimation, Bang Zoom, Sentai Filmworks and even Crunchyroll that they can put all of their Hard Work into one of those Characters, we're not in the Dark Times anymore of the 80's, 90's and early 2000's of Cheesy, Corny and Terrible Voice Acting like the Original RE1 and Speed Racer. Edit: While having an English Dub is one thing, then it can said to be the same for other Countries with their National Voice Actors to Dub KOF XV as well, If you Live in whatever Country you're from that matches your Language, give it Spanish, French, Portuguese or even Arabic is Fine, it already got Chinese Language in some KOF Mobile Games and even Media that are made Exclusive in China so why not.

[@ShoryuGame]

I would've been against an English Dub in times past, but as you said, there are talented English voice actors now and one look at the concurrence (Street Fighter) is enough to realize that it is perfectly more than acceptable now.

[@YeldellGW]

Speak for yourself. I’d rather read about the lore from a wiki page than a story mode. Then again, I like reading. More than others it seems….

[@joseurbina3835]

@@YeldellGW Can't be said of 54% of US Adults from the Age of 16 to 74 which were about 130 Million People who can not Read, Yeah, you said that you *"Like Reading"* huh, yeah, what a Joke (a really Bad One at that).

[@joseurbina3835]

@Ares 0160 So you'd rather wanna wait another 6 Years of the next KOF Installment with only having 1 Chapter where it's going to be a *One and Done* situation by becoming just as Short as the Shun Ei Saga, Understand this Buddy, a Story Expansion is a Big Deal now, we can't let it just End on an Empty Note that's covered with Blanks, there's even People in the Comment Section that want to Explore this Saga more than me, Saying that SNK isn't like NRS or Capcom (that same BS Nonsense), but how much Money did they already make from their Mobile Market and Pachinko Division, or better yet how many times did they get Bought by other Companies from Overseas, that should've been enough to Hire Professional English Dub Actors.

[@joseurbina3835]

@Ares 0160 Before you say "SNK is a small Company," Well tell you what, Valve is also a small Company but has made a Ton of Money in Steam even though they don't make Games anymore.

[@ma70er]

We still don't know who the tournament host, Anastasia is... despite being name-dropped at the beginning. If this ever gets a story expansion, SNK should definitely reveal her as well as possibly making her a DLC fighter.

[@jmiles86]

This just boils down to the basic complaints everyone has in addition to just saying "more please."

[@TeamPandory]

They need to improve the KoFXV models. I look at Blue Mary's eyes and see... Nothing. Blank. Totally lifeless.

[@meganinten0078]

I want to see a Team Maximum Impact in KOF XV, Alba, Luise are very important in the MI lore so they have to be in that team. About the third member, if SNK decides to continue the story of the MI games with KOF XV, Soiree can't be in the team because of story reasons. So my choice for the third member would be Lien Neville. She has her fans and is the sexy poster gal of the MI games, plus she has interacted with Alba in the games and her story mode in MI2 was one of the most unique and interesting

[@YellowSun765Z]

I would love to see either the NESTS bosses (Krizalid, O-Zero, Igniz), Momoko, May Lee Jinju, Malin and Hinako make a return. The one character i really don't want to ever see make a return is Chin Gentsai

[@thadexverse2259]

Awesome video shoryu it's actually annoying Rugal is back though And I was wondering if you could make a little video showing how snk makes their games I think it'd be informative

[@rhd8429]

You're right Snk should take those steps..👌👌

[@quetzalcoatiscoming]

make an iceberg on kof, pls I really like your videos

[@jarelldavis31]

Now if only we could make SNK see this so that could get them to work on some of this stuff for KOFXV. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat 11 got a story expansion after launch (well moreso MK11), so why not this game??

[@jarelldavis31]

@Ares 0160 True. But putting care and effort into a game should be a good priority.

[@Tokumastu1]

With regards to DLC characters I'd love to Adelheid. There's so much story potential between him and Rugal. As for the story, it really would benefit from having an epilogue DLC. MK11 had the Aftermath DLC, granted the story was just as bad as the main game story, but it showed that giving a fighting game an epilogue can be done. Since KOF has the advantage of having higher quality writing the epilogue would something for fans to get hyped about.

[@kingsman5121]

Yep SNK always had it best when it comes to fighting game stories

[@nintendolife25]

A well elaborated and valid video, Shoryugame. It’s kinda ironic that the most infamous entries in the KOF series did costumes the best. Of course, this is due to the difference between 3D and 2D implementation. As much as I like Ralf and Terry, I do agree that they needed to be nerf since I see most people having either of the two or both with Vanessa. Last thing I want is to see people disliking them but I was worried they will be nerfed into oblivion. I’m glad I was proven wrong but holy crap, I have no idea how many anti air moves Shermie has for a grappler or the amount of damage she does. While we are on the subject, maybe the story expansion can at least give some closure on other arcs KOF dropped for some reason like the whole Kensou’s inner dragon thing while making him a retuning character.

[@ShoryuGame]

Yep, that too needs conclusion.

[@HoDoBoDo]

13:07 Yes...We need Asura XD.

[@simonsiddique]

I second that...🤣🤣

[@christhechilled]

All I want is some Adelheid and Neo Japan Team lead by Daimon two other Japanese fighters! Doesn't matter who!

[@kingsman5121]

Daimon Shingo Saisyu

[@SpikeTheLucario]

Other things I would like to see: -Color editor or just more colors in general -Less nerfs, more buffs. Leona (my favorite character) is borderline unplayable because of the nerfs she's had. The Terry/Ralf/Vanessa problem could have alternatively been fixed by nerfing just their damage output and/or buffing other characters. -More single-player content, absolutely. Give me more things to do and unlock. -I'll list some character-specific gameplay changes I'd like to see below.

[@SpikeTheLucario]

Character/gameplay-specific changes: -Change R.E.D. Kick motions back to what they used to be. -Change Rock's T.O.P. Kick input to something like Down,Down+K so that you can walk/run forward and use Crack Counter. -Stop/undo damage over-scaling shenanigans like with Clark's super or Leona's neutral-jump HK. -Reward players more for perfect blocking.

[@usamasalman8058]

And we want Alternative costumes option for every single character of KOF 15 even DLC team also

[@MakotoTsuguri]

Najd was a fine addition to original characters in XIV. Wouldn't mind seeing her return. Though with our dear crown prince of Saudi Arabia in majority control of SNK, it may be up in the air if she'll ever return again, since she represents that country.

[@ShoryuGame]

Isn't that more reason to bring her back?

[@elgatofelix8917]

OK I'm going to get a little crazy with this comment, but a guy can dream can't he? The character I would most like to see added to KOF XV is Duck King. I think it would also be cool to see a few other characters added to the mix as well, like Momoko and Oswald; and since Gato is already part of the roster why not add Hotaru Futaba as well? Also since Nakoruru was brought in from Samurai Shodown previously, why not bring her back along with her adorable sister Rimururu ? And since we have them from SamSho why not also add Haomaru, Genjuro, Hanzo, Basara, Amakusa, Charlotte and Iroha to KOF ? And while we're at it why not throw in some super retro oldskool SNK characters from Fatal Fury and World Heroes like Tung Fu Rue, Rasputin and Brocken? After all, we are shattering expectations here are we not?-)

[@ShoryuGame]

Haohmaru is most likely coming to the game.

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@ShoryuGame I hope you're right! You usually are. Thanks for another great video my friend! 👍👍

[@second_second_]

yes, beautiful alternate outfit please. maybe it's expensive to hire the designer, it might be tons of extra work for them?

[@ShoryuGame]

Maybe, but it's an investment. We're not asking them to give them for free.

[@FlameVMark]

You know, while thinking about the costumes, and what not, SNK can take KoF Allstars (the mobile game) to their advantages, since there are so many costumes, and I hope it's possible that they consider that option!

[@salha60ify]

For me all it needs is more characters fixing the machmaking and add cross play and it will be perfect

[@TonyTheTGR]

"alternate costumes for the whole cast" *flashback nightmares from KoF 2006/MI2*

[@ShoryuGame]

Why "nightmares" ? Alternative costumes are optional. They're not the default costumes.

[@LocalJanitor6]

wow this whole time I thought it was just me having problems with EX inputs. I never used the hotkeys in KOF but Two punch and Two Kick feels so inconsistent sometimes

[@athosgomesfonseca]

Honestly, what SNK should really do, or at least what I would do if I were in charge, is continue things as they have bringing back classic characters until all the past characters are in, then rebrand the game KOF XVI once all the classics are in with it, two or three new teams and story mode to wrap up the trilogy.

[@sonnycouchy6418]

I wanted Geese Tower stage in KOF 15 indeed

[@jaipii1285]

Beautiful and agreed video.

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you kindly!

[@jaipii1285]

@@ShoryuGame You are most welcome.

[@ItsZX619]

my boi Ryuji got added this soon and im happy about it... But even after that i would love to see some more O.G chars to return plus more bosses or add almost forgotten chars like Kusanagi and Adel... And yeah a newcomer like luke but unlike shun would be also great 👾

[@GooberGM25]

Ah yes, Decapre, the all new original character.

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Really loving KoF XV but yeah for the casual audience there is a lacking level of single player content atm imo to keep them in, it's got a standard arcade mode and major story, many unique dialogues, intros and outros etc. , short easy trials, and atm only Boss Rush mode which is great and I hope they continue that idea going forward. The main agregious one though is matchmaking killing the fanbase who wants to play. This is priority no. 1 for me. On characters I definitely agree with you choices of: • Team Korean Justice: Kim Kapwhan, Jhun Hoon and May Lee • Team Hakesshu: Goentiz, Vice, and Mature • Oswald, Shen Woo, and Duo Lon I'm also personally hoping for teams for Shingo and another AoF team like anti-Kyokugenryu again.

[@TUZOIVAN16]

Kensou! I want my boy with his Dragon Power.

[@tristolliwapistolli1503]

We want all the kyo clones kyo-1, kyo-2, the Kusunagi, and we want Khushnood Rodriguez, and those amazon characters from fatal fury movie Jammin and Howaar and my #1 pick is "Another Robert" ,you know it's Robert Garcia wearing karate gi

[@hijynxhare82]

I want Seth, Kim, Shingo, Xianfei added to the roster for sure.

[@shadowtucker160]

If there will be more characters from the ash saga I would personally love to see Adelhaid

[@axiscrevite]

Yeah, I agree, the Amplified Spectre arc feels too short and shallow. Maybe, the developers will expand the story in some sort of DLC pack in similar fashion to Mortal Kombat 11🎮.

[@ShoryuGame]

Hopefully!

[@ChelSShuhera]

Why everyone forget about characters from KOF EX(Moe, Reiji, Jun, Miu and Sinobu)?

[@DanPankrat]

Still waiting them

[@flashomgamer6003]

If we think about it they can expand the story as dlc with new characters stages theme music entire as a pakage like a season pass of sorts but u should be able to buy characters seprate what u guys think about it !

[@MattG532]

The game has a lot of potential and is visible that SNK is trying to make it good, but it's like it's trying to do the minimum effort of making the game look good. I'm already please with the company understanding that the saga has a lot of fan-favourite characters so they finally made a roster full of them, which is something i always complained about XIV, there are lots of characters, but at least half of them are boring or unnecessary, so what I see that happens in XV is that the game feels like a dream match whitout even being it, and i think this is a clear example of the roster potential the saga has. I obviously need to mention the so long-awaited inclusion of Krohnen, and not just another reinterpretation like Nameless but the original K9999 with not just necessary but really well made adjustments: A good background justifying why he changed, his voicelines that show his arrogant but mature personality, his style which I think that suits him better than the original one because K9999 never gave me the impression that he was a biker but Krohnen's scream edgy biker style. He still feels like the old K9999 but it's easy to see that he has matured and changed for good without losing those things that always made him who he was, it really made me feel that they wanted to bring him back but doing it the right way, which made really happy since I loved this character in 2002. As you said there are still some important inclusions in the game, and there are so many of them that they can even find ways to make them combine and add them, for example make a Grandmasters team featuring Saishu, Tung and Chin. Kim can easily be added with Chang and Choi. A NESTS team can join the roster and bring a few bosses with it: Krizalid, Zero and Ignis all in one. The character I'm waiting the most to be added is Shingo, I know that his playstyle is a rework over Kyo's one but I would really enjoy to see him and be able to play with and against him again (He can also work as a mid-boss as a meme from 98). Knowing that other games feature not only skins for their characters but legendary skins make me think that they can try going for this route and see what happens, and because I'm a fan myself there is a legendary skin that I really want to see: Nameless for Krohnen. That would really make me fall of my chair, though he isn't cannon it may sell pretty well since Nameless is a loved character and I think they can adapt him to make his animations fit into Krohnen's. Great video again! You're the best KOF youtuber ever, i would really love to play a few matches with you someday!

[@ShoryuGame]

Thank you so much! I hope we'd get the opportunity someday.

[@darkhonoko-ippenshindemiru1511]

2:22 A brand new original character. Well they gave us Najd and I thought she was going to be part of the roster and nothing happened. Such a shame. However there are a lot of forgotten kof characters that want to return 🌟

[@23NinjaSniper]

Kim should be a team with two of his star pupils: May Lee and Chae Lim.

[@John-Stark]

I want him to team with both his Master and Student mostly because of how DONE Gang Il would be with both Kim AND May

[@oriongold395]

Here's one minor improvement that needs to happen for KOFXV: have the Special Movie play as soon as you boot up the game! Seriously, that animation done by Masami Obari should've been used as the game's opening from the very start.

[@ShoryuGame]

I agree. I did mention that in my review of the game.

[@theolanderdilag3872]

Ok so my opinions on some things that you said: > Ralf, Terry, Vanessa teams Yeah they are so busted pre-patch and I had trouble climbing when either full Garou, Shermie, Clark, and the three above are present > People complaining about Krohnen I digress with him being too busted; I noticed a pattern when I play canon/premade teams, and I now main Krohnen's Team, is that they play rather defensively; waiting for opportunities to strike and confusing them with whatever weird crap they had (e.g. krohnen's HK crush, angel's jump c, kula's HK ray spin) for unsuspecting opponents > Story expansion and more characters + Kim Please do, and besides, the roster of kof xiv is huuuuge, like really huge, even to some obscure characters like Sylvie, Najd and the like, they can greatly benefit to the roster and the engine

[@Vash16xli]

Blue Mary is a character who needs to be nerfed ASAP. I agree with everything else you mentioned as well. I have heard people wanting more character specific intros and win quotes in the game as well.

[@ShoryuGame]

Mary was nerfed though. Her slicer is no longer as good as it used to be.

[@dangof9967]

I Just want this teams: Shen woo, DuoLon, Oswald Krizalid, Nameless, O.Zero And Saiki as a boss challenge

[@tshegolefifi8959]

I think they should bring kusanagi (clone) on the boss mood I feel like that would be amazing dont u think?

[@matteomiriello1661]

You think “Team Kim”, return in “KOF XV” Like DLC in the “Team Pass 2”?

[@NeoNassim]

KIM will surely comeback in season 2 cuz the producer said that the S2 dlcs will mostly be based on popular fan demands

[@matteomiriello1661]

@@NeoNassim I hope soo.

[@matteomiriello1661]

@@NeoNassim arrived the next year.

[@cliffallica]

I feel a bit conflicted about nerfing Shermie... As my team is Clark, Shermie and Yamazaki but, at the same time, I liked it when I was one of the somewhat rare Shermie players pre-patch. Now I see her a lot more.

[@kaiserwave5977]

They need to nerf Kula and Krohnen the very definition of braindead

[@jcwt_pdx]

Shingo, Hinako and Kasumi as a team. 😊

[@sammy32000]

4:56 Guilty Gear Xrd and Strive don't have any alternate costumes at all. XX AC had extra versions of characters, but no sprite changes. I get that Xrd and Strive that Alternate might not be viable or even look good enough for Arc sys to consider. At least KOF XV has any alternative costumes to begin with. Also, it sounds like SNK knows about it and will work on it eventually. I've only played 2 or 3 matches ever.

[@Jesus-hu4lq]

Honestly wished they brought back team south America banderez , Nelson and zarina A new lady fighters team featuring alice kasumi and hinako Team kof 11 of Oswald shen woo and duo long Team Kim with kim may lee, and gang li Yeah more costumes would be great I would pay for a kof 11 Elizabeth costume or a 97/98 shermie costume maybe a new dlc costume for Ángel and a 2002 athena costume for athena

[@suiken3149]

Shun's arc is underwhelming, imo. And he's not as interesting as the past KOF protagonists who's backgrounds were well-fleshed out. Also, they should bring back the XIII story mode where even non-participants are involved in the storyline. I'm afraid that KOF is slowly turning their whole attention to e-sports craze like Tekken and SF did.

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

His manga helped him out. But not many read it

[@suiken3149]

@@sladejosephwilson2300 If you need outside materials for your fans to understand the plot, you're not doing a good job. I would have let it slide if it was back in the 90s or 2000s due to technological limitations, but we're on an era with good enough technology even for smaller scale developers.