Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Major Gameplay Mechanics Explained, Easter Eggs & More!

[@rooflemonger]

So the other day we got the trailers, and very recently turns out there was an event where influencers got to play the game early and then dumped a bunch of footage. Did I get invited? NOPE lol, but regardless that won't stop me in my sacred duty in really cracking into this new gameplay and breaking down everything for ya! So stuff like that rev system? Just Defense? What on earth is an SPG? We will get into that plus some easter eggs, so give a watch, like if ya liked it, and let me know what you think!

[@manuelcontreras9711]

You deserve an invite, Roof. Always thorough with your content. Much respect.

[@Howl_3DN]

This game is gonna be great for spectating and playing. All I know about this game is in this vid (never played FF or KOF) and I feel like I could follow, process, and appreciate what the chars are doing and how good it looks.

[@ektran4205]

king's perverted brother jan might be playable in the game

[@prlostinshadows]

I have to say that's a small drop of the ball from SNK. I prefer getting my content from you because of your tone of voice and measured intelligent commentary. Of course legendary players like Justin deserve access and massive audiences like Max (despite all the hyperbole) but I've seen some channels that really didn't deserve it all like those miserable gits at Eventhubs. Maybe next time mate

[@IzuMido-t1m]

PUT VANESSA IN THE GAME

[@babyjoker997]

These devs need go start putting some respect on roof mang

[@anthonyjr9722]

Agreed

[@rexxe001]

Fr

[@yeetskeet3]

Roof da GOAT

[@steelbreese72]

Mhm

[@nugzmedallion8929]

Big facts, Roof is my go-to for FGC breakdowns.

[@rooflemonger]

I will say this game absolutely beats the usual nonsense "game dumbed down for casual" allegations most new fighting games get. This is super mechanically dense and stuff like feint cancels in a modern game are gonna be absolutely VICIOUS. There's certainly some borrowed vibes from SF6 in the rev system, but thats not a knock against the game either. Looks really cool, they got Tizoc so I already got at least 1 character I will play, although here's hoping for Raiden/Big Bear, and add Vice too! I don't care if it doesn't make sense you didn't put her in kofxv so give me my dang character!!!!!!!!

[@useless4692]

Oh yeah, people who've never played fatal fury are gonna HATE feint cancel loops

[@SoulReaver904]

a more grappling Kevin for me. I still dream of SNK bringing John Crowley back, he was my first fighting game main in the first AoF. none of the SF fighters captured my imagination .

[@pablocasas5906]

​@@SoulReaver904 I'd love to see some Art of Fighting characters but most of them would be pretty old, though I can imagine Ryo appearing as Mr. Karate II, perhaps Yuri and Kasumi could appear considering they were the youngest characters from AoF

[@TrollANIMU]

hopefully SNK has one more surprise in store for XV, I need Vice too 🥺

[@pablocasas5906]

@@TrollANIMU the only characters I want to see back in The King of Fighters XV are Seth, Shen Woo, Malin, Adelheid, Oswald and Gai Tendo

[@superserg4763]

I downloaded Garou after the trailer was announced, and it was a very different game then I thought it was going to be. Like, as a person who's only played the KOF games, I thought my gameplay knowledge woulda like carried over, but nope. That game is so different in comparison, lol, in a good way though. Also, SNK, we need a talk. Cause I'd bet my soul to Shang Tsung that a good chunk of fans came from Roofle, and the fact no invite came to him, criminal 😠

[@rooflemonger]

being the biggest english language coverage of KoFXV isn't enough to land an invite turns out lol

[@Mclucasrv]

Taunt during KO is back and that is kinda cool like you can barely use taunts in other games.

[@braystar8578]

To show that it's Mac's Bar, in the top right, Jack's there! Chilling like a villain. Lee Pai Long is also up higher on the left, hiding in the shadows.

[@MrCactuar13]

If we ever get a new CVS I can totally see them using recent game mechanics as isms. I want to see V trigger Terry and Max Mode Ryu alongside the Drive and Rev systems for all sorts of characters.

[@Magus12000BC]

Sokaku was at Dream Amusement Park in Fatal Fury 3 as well. It's decapitated and abandoned, though. So I guess someone bought it and brought it back.

[@rooflemonger]

I didn't put it in but on the far left of the stage here in city of the wolves it says "grand re-opening"

[@marcbraun5342]

I can't believe you're still not on the map of those developers. They're the ones who are missing out that way as well. Especially because I bet this channel guides more newcomers than most of others combined and that's what they obviously want, bring more people to this niche genre.

[@lillob1323]

Agreed, roof is da MAN

[@fabioaraujo8175]

Your video was the best among all the videos that came out the last days. You explained everything we need to know while being so well spoken, optimizing the time of the video in ~15mins. Thanks!! Keep up the quality work you deserve to be one of the biggest FGC people out there

[@briangoulet948]

Don't think you touched upon it in just defend, but it's been confirmed by jwong and Max that there's an additional red parry esque system

[@briangoulet948]

The mechanics look bat shit insane, we're gonna see so much player expression from this

[@raihidara]

I love it. This current generation of fighters is such a breath of fresh air after the SFV generation did their best to shackle players to make "honest" and "balanced" games

[@heroe1486]

@@raihidara SF6 has almost 0 room for player expression tho, you can't really tell which pro player is playing which character by just watching them, they basically all do the same things, from the same simple combos (because why risking dropping for negligible additional damages because of the huge damage scaling ?) to the same plans, the stereotypical cr mk drive rush cancel being the best example

[@IytrrvItru]

Exactly, sf6 feels very bland compared to other fgs ​@@heroe1486

[@rosaL8008]

I love how the game looks like a comic book

[@pablocasas5906]

It makes it look more like Real Bout 2, the original Mark of the Wolves had a more anime look, though I hope that means Rick Strowd, Li Xiangfei and Alfred could appear

[@blackoozaru1916]

i love how from absolute nowhere SNK just dropped the most mechanical, strategicly deep and stylish 2D game of this generation like it was a regular day like any other. Im so happy right now, and unfortunately that only adds more pressure on mk1, SNK really deserves a big hit and considering that kof15's netcode was good(not the matchmaking tho) and they were already doing crossplay i will take those as garanteed and even upgraded, lets hope for a great roster and a beta(PC included) soon!

[@lonewolffang]

The theme park stafe is directly from the original Fatal Fury where players fought Raiden. Hopefully he makes a return whether it be his heel or face version.

[@luizmiguel5484]

good breakdown, now I understand more easily how the Rev System and SPG work, the more I see about Fatal Fury City of the Wolves the more I want to play this game

[@superiormeh]

This looks so clean and different

[@useruser-tc7xx]

my roofles have been monged. THANK YOU SNK!

[@BROOKLYNSAH]

Can’t wait to see all the returning characters moves in this systems especially Butt and the Kim brothers

[@HCTFuzz722]

I've always been a Capcom/SF guy, never played a single SNK title. But THIS looks so sick, I'm more excited for this than S2 of SF6 haha

[@malik2978]

It is insane to be here for Fatal Fury's revival what a time to be alive for fighting game fans!

[@Riz_]

I am actually very excited for this game now having watched your two videos Roof and watched some game play. I don't know how true this is but someone on a video did say that City of the Wolves will have that modern controls system that Street Fighter 6 has. Really looking forwards to learning more about this game.

[@rooflemonger]

yes it will have effectively modern controls it was announced on the official account. "smart system" or something akin to that.

[@semantik95]

I heard from other sources (Max and eventhubs podcast) about 2 important mechanics not mentioned here: 1) You seem to be able to cancel out of just defend either with movement or specials/supers 2) There is a form of red parry.

[@noboty4168]

Since this game is coming back, I would love to have a lore deep dive into the Garou universe. You actually got me to make sense of KOF's story.

[@rooflemonger]

actually discussed this with someone else but when we get closer to launch ill do a whole big lore dump for fatal fury/garou like I did for the KoF Sagas

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Looking very flashy and colorful, can't wait to try this out!

[@peroxideman5292]

Any time I see a new fighting game I hope it's gonna be big but this time I really believe this deserves to be huge. This is the first time I hear of fatal fury (FGC newbie) and it looks amazing

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

I got a text and happened to pause the video on 0:42. So all the while I was responding, I would look up and see that. Thank you, Rooflemonger.

[@phdbot4483]

I gotta say, I'm interested in some of the mechanics being brought back from Gorou: Mark of the Wolves, like the myriad of feints, "T.O.P" returning as "S.P.G", which sounds like an interesting health mechanic. When it comes to graphics, though the character models are re-used, I appreciate that they look more stylized compared to before. ^^

[@DemoNova]

Great video, and the game looks amazing. The animations / hit effects and all that stuff looks really good, and it looks like it's fun to play as well. I just hope it'll have at least a decent roster size.

[@prof.laytonfan764]

So basically they saw sf6’s drive gauge and said “Yeah let’s do that.” I don’t blame them, they work great with Garou’s game mechanics.

[@jimdino77]

SNK is really stepping it up… happy for the team, this game looks like a big hit

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

Really glad they kept the old grab system, and just defend into the new game.

[@kumaradio5414]

Btw, in the background you can see some characters playing on MVS machines

[@crimsonECH1DNA]

I think as Woolie put it, Just Defense is the Coward's Parry.

[@thatlonzoguy]

im so glad we are finally getting a visually appealing snk game that id argue is comparable to what capcom is doing. I can't wait to play this! garou is one of my favorite fighting games!

[@SpongeBob-ye5kl]

Potential Capcom vs SNK 3 with similar fighting systems. I’m calling it now.

[@RuhabDabeer]

Hopefully this is like a Fatal Fury All Stars that has every playable from every Fatal Fury game

[@rooflemonger]

There is a LOT of fatal fury chars, the resources to bring everyone back would be a bit too much I think

[@TreyGarlic-mr7ut]

The pop up style is amazing. Was looking forward to your video

[@gowtherepic3424]

Overheat sound like crazy version of nagoryuki mechanic from strive

[@RosaryFGC]

I’m already very excited for this game but imagine if DUCK KING gets put on based roster. I’d go crazy.

[@DeussaB]

Thanks rooflemonger for for breaking down the entire gameplay! God Bless for that ! Looks very promising and it can be (for me)a first snk fighting game which I will play !

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

I believe Justin said/implied the boost from SPG gets better the later in your life bar you set it.

[@kurse36s]

Seeing this has me thinking it would be cool to see a new Capcom & SNK crossover game with this visual style. It reminds a little of the MvC3 look. Very sharp and colorful & I dig it.

[@bljacks5]

This is coming from a guy that's never been a fan of the SNK gameplay... I've always played Street fighter or even MK over KOF... But this game looks great. The character models give me a Street fighter 4 feel and also a marvel 3 feel... I love that the game has just defend in the air.. I love all the mechanics. Definitely can't wait to play this one i want to play marco Rodriguez and franco bash 🔥🔥

[@elfascisto6549]

This game is the most beautiful modern fighting game i have seen so far

[@BioTroy]

Visually, the game looks absolutely superb! I'm really hoping Mai is playable in this one, huge fan of her in KOFXV

[@soulsparx]

this is just as hype as sf6 was, if not more

[@dollabillzmusicgroup2091]

Im so happy they kept everything that makes garou what it is like feints JDs and TOP. Also dope to see that sf6 is 😊the bar for modern fighting games

[@aledantih6524]

I'm not an SNK player but this looks really cool I have to say, the art style is going hard.

[@GeneralGlockasiah]

Dang, I guess i can forget Joe Higashi being in the game. Looks like they have a female muay tai fighter with wind power.

[@ezelalia5739]

One of the teasers show Joe

[@ibatum]

Many good points and summaries in the vid as always. However, has it been confirmed that this game is gonna have multiple types of jumps a la KOF? It seems to me that CotW will actually have only one kind of jump (normal height jump that is), which should mean it's gonna play very differently from KOF games.

[@sisyphus4889]

I love SNK movement

[@jaderabbit898]

Kain is pretty much confirmed ever since the teaser and now on Rock's official bio, it's clear that Rock chose to follow Kain to find the truth about his mom. Honestly, my only hope for Kain is that he remains top tier. He's a rarity among SNK Bosses that not only is he fair, but he's also tournament viable as he's been consistently been S rank of all tier lists.

[@AustinT97]

Great video going over all of the details known thus far about the REV system and other mechanics in this game! Like you mentioned at the end of the video, Fatal Fury: CotW is looking to be full of various gameplay mechanics and other features. I look forward to whenever we get the next bit of info on City of the Wolves cause this game has definitely peaked my interest. Also, SNK confirmed that their are two different control schemes(Arcade style and Smart Style) which obvious is inspired by Street Fighter 6 introducing Modern and Classic controls. I'm glad that Capcom and SNK are doing this because, it'll HOPEFULLY grab people who've never thought about playing a fighting game, especially a SNK fighting game, the means to dip their toes in the water so to speak.

[@nugzmedallion8929]

Bro this game looks SICK. I learned real quick that I'm just not cut out for Tekken but I really enjoy SF6 and I liked MK1 for a while before I got bored of it. Since I got into SF6 I've been wanting to get into more 2D fighters but jumping into an old game as a new player is pretty rough so I'm hyped to see a new Fatal Fury--NOT K.O.F. because I'm just not good with VS-style games--coming out next year. I'll probably suck at it, but it still looks fun lmao

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

This game looks great! Loving the art style and mechanics.

[@jamarr27]

this boy rock got air reppukens like geese now....

[@franciscolemedasilva4648]

I will miss doing throws with just one button. It feels so practical.

[@lenin17301560]

Japan/Western Devs need to include Roofle on their invites for hands-on gameplay and previews. ASAP.

[@rooflemonger]

some of them do! I am extremely honoured and grateful every time I get such an invite.

[@ssppeeaarr]

nah japs need to stick with our own kind... dont need hype boys. esp them over exposed ones. hmm i wont names tho. lets go lol but this guy is ok.

[@OfLaSoul]

Mannnnn, this artstyle is so damn good.

[@AbominationKO]

You've helped me a lot learning my first Tekken (Tekken 8). I'm confident it will be the same with Fatal Fury.

[@rooflemonger]

ill be here for every new release, im here to help as many as I can lol

[@YouGuessIGuess]

The Just Defend effect looks really nice. I'm happy with the look overall. Now we play the waiting game...will the entire Garou roster return? Will the somewhat forgotten SNK characters like Freeman get updated outfits and movesets? Will we see a few popular Fatal Fury characters like Yamazaki and Billy?

[@paccacio2935]

got my eyes on this game since i loved mark of the wolves on the dreamcast,it seems the characters sprint 🙌🙌 pay attention MR ED boon

[@xaininpc5625]

I think the best part about SNK Gameland, are the Grand Re Opening signs. It just fits. Back with a vengeance. RIP single button frame 1 throws, I'll miss you like a hole in the head. And I hope this comes out soon enough to get extra momentum from being so mechanically rich in comparison to how mechanically poor MK1 ended up. And maybe you'da got invited if your gameplay breakdowns weren't so good. Devs don't want all the beans spilled 30 seconds after the invite event is over lol.

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

I didn't think we would get more so soon lol

[@Thomas-ye7jk]

Can't wait to play my boy Terry and try out many of the other characters

[@m3tl1kv3e9]

City of the Wolves HUD Gameplay is stylish awesome and rev meter is super awesome. Overall it's really awesome game for upcoming 2025.

[@dhdurhueur-qe5pn]

SNK is back.

[@lerey74]

i hope the second stage gets polished the same than the first one on the bar with the same visuals for people on background, they are perfect like this (i've heard that maybe it was an unused kof XIV or XV stage so that's maybe it looks different)

[@prlostinshadows]

Capcom vs SNK 3 where you can choose Rev or Drive after character select would be amazing.

[@primodouglas]

In one of the fights you could see Jack Turner sitting on the top of the stage(like a VIP area) and also Lee Pai Long, just can't figure where(saw an image on twitter)

[@jbob4996]

Just for removing proximity throws my hype has been elevated

[@lordronn472]

I wish we had Shermie in this game and I don’t even like grapplers

[@silentfox139]

This looks good. Kinda wanna see what they can improve on KOF

[@ChazzBox]

Surely this will be the game that duck king, alfred airhawk, and rick stroud finally return....right?

[@rooflemonger]

maybe not everyone, but you gotta assume at least some of the classics are returning, cause why use the fatal fury brand and world if you aren't gonna bother?

[@disco4178]

Can you do the hop jump with a D-pad? I couldn't do it in the KoFXV tutorial. Is it necessary to get a stick for SNK fighting games?

[@rooflemonger]

on pad how I always did it is just a little mental trick, hit up, then hit down as fast as you can. You dont actually "need" to do it, but it forces you to take your finger off up fast thus giving you hop timing

[@fennicfox4600]

Me seeing the video: Awesome, Rooflemonger was cool enough to be invited! I was, unfortunately, very wrong...

[@rooflemonger]

yeah no invite for me, I gotta scrouge behind in the dumpster to pick up the info they leave behind lol

[@tuonglanpham1333]

Hope it’s success.

[@cashordeals3672]

Jealous of the English va for terry bro voicing a fighting game 🐐 🥲

[@odracircomix7359]

SUPER HAPPY AND PROUD OF SNK AND THE ENGLISH DUB TEAM!!! LETS GET SERIOUS!!!!

[@alkannahcartwright4984]

Low jump that s all i need to see

[@Playgames23237]

Wow i'm really enjoying this game!

[@Ness315]

This seems super advanced and dense

[@tuonglanpham1333]

Hope it becomes popular like sf, tekken, mk...

[@VileLasagna]

I would still prefer fancy sprites like back in the day and whatnot but there's no denying that overall this game's looks are a definite step up from KOF 15, it looks really great. I think the only complaint in that direction is that some of the supers looked a bit underwhelming. Hotaru's blast and Terry's Buster Wolf come to mind. Just bigger 'splosions guys, just go for it. When it comes to rock specifically, I wonder what direction they're taking him. One thing I missed form his KoF 15 iteration is the old gimmick in Garou where all his particles are purple except his level 2 raging storm, which is blue, like Geese's. That was a super cool detail that hinted at Rock having space to grow, if you finished the round with it, or Deadly Rave, IIRC, Rock would even get overwhelmed by the same blue energy I felt really sad when that was just not in KoF 15 at all, as well as what passes for his Deadly Rave in that game. With his SSDM type move having been revealed to be Buster Wolf instead, I wonder if they're actively distancing him from Geese's moveset. If so, shouldn't have the air slice as his Air TOP attack =P

[@nerdthemullet]

Come on #snk #fatalfury this is the guy who gives the best tutorials around give him a chance to play the game!!!!

[@barrysmith4610]

Hope the game will have a cool single player mode

[@JackHanma]

I hope we'll finally get to see Gato and hotaru's father

[@MarkerInTheSand]

my only complaint is that TOP sounds much better than SPG

[@P_OmSa]

I can't believe you were snubbed again! 😠 You're a great influencer! If they don't invite you, I shall not be influenced! 😤

[@rooflemonger]

I am certainly not entitled to any invite, but from a pure marketing perspective like I have to be near the top of the list for any FG right? let alone SNK especially lol. I talked to James Chen at the red bull event and he was shocked I didn't get the invite. But oh well, stings a bit im not gonna lie, but tomorrow is another day.

[@P_OmSa]

@@rooflemonger it just seems like a big omission. Like, you're very well-known in the FGC and you are consistent as f*ck when it comes to putting out content, so you'd think it would be in their best interest to send you an invite. But joke's on them, 'cuz you had the best trailer analysis before all the videos of the people invited were out! 😆

[@IzuMido-t1m]

A lot of fighting games nowadays are highly valuing aggressive play rather than defensive 😭

[@pzkpfwvpantherausf.d6769]

All I want is duck king can be playable and this game will be perfect 👌👌

[@SteveNaranjo]

The future is NOW

[@xdelta92]

I see Rock move kit is deliberately different to his KOF kit on purpose. The lack of crounter crack shot move leads me to think Rock might actually get an EX character if they do make a return.

[@megajago990]

Rock going down a dark path tho I saw a ex double shippuken in the air

[@AirLancer]

You mention short hops a few times, but according to Max there are no short hops in this game (whereas MOTW did). Just mentioning for clarification.

[@rooflemonger]

short hops are in the game, i saw hotaru do one clear as day. *edit* Terry does one at 8:24 and there's more examples if you watch the footage, there's absolutely multiple jump arcs

[@ekwensu8797]

Will this game have a dhalsim (normals based zoner) and chun li (fast walkspeed footsies character)?

[@rooflemonger]

well who knows what the new characters will offer, traditionally in Fatal fury there's no dhalsim analogue really, although fast footsies characters are common enough.

[@ChannelFredo]

Yamazaki and Billy Kane may take the same route.

[@Spr0cter]

Took some graphic notes from mvc3

[@jamesblas6427]

Tried playing and learning about the feint/break system playing off the ROM from the snk arcade pro and its difficult for me to get used to. I haven't macro the button promt for it but pressing button by button is more tough than learning an anime fighter. But still on the verge of learning and I hope the COTW would make it easier somewhat but learning it headway would take time getting used to.

[@thebreakawayoperation]

I haven't played Fatal Fury in the past and have little time in KOF XV. It would be cool if you made a video about potential characters that could be in City of the Wolves that you would like to see. Maybe connect them to some characters from SFVI or other games?