I enjoyed my time online because I finally had to learn how some of my favorite characters worked if I wanted to survive. I desperately needed to learn the ins and outs of the mechanics. I went with my usual team composition-Terry, Kyo, and Athena when first jumping into the game. Isla is the one of the new characters entering the King of Fighters tournament. I got very close to winning some fights but have yet to get a win under my belt, which makes me think that KoF XV is an excellent opportunity for new players to jump in, but the people that have been playing for years will rule this digital space. I took part in online battles for the first time in the series it was fun to engage with an online community in a King of Fighters game, which was a first for me. For those that want to take on other players online, you have ranked, casual, room matches, and the ability to save replays. The only other option is a mission mode that is fit for experienced players to pull off big combos that you likely won’t see most people executing in online play. The lack of gameplay options was also a problem in King of Fighters XIV XV lacks the time attack and survival modes from that previous game. Sadly, if you’re not someone who plays fighting games online, the story mode is all you have. Using those unique team combinations brings some variety to a mode that gets old pretty fast. Not only will completing the story get you special team endings, but alternate cutscenes take place with specific team compositions. The story mode is an arcade mode but includes cutscenes in a few places. What little story there is in King of Fighters XV revolves around the rivalry of two newer fighters and carries themes of the multiverse, time, and space manipulation. Language: The word “s**t” is in the dialogue. ![]() One character has a move in which she pulls her opponent’s face into her chest.ĭrugs/alcohol: A character puffs on their cigar. Jiggle physics is also present and wildly exaggerated. Sexual Content: Many female characters have very revealing outfits, and during battle, those outfits will tear and expose their bra or underwear. ![]() Rather than blood, special flash effects appear when characters get hit. Fights take place in teams of three or one on one. Some use knives, tasers, and firearms within their move list. Violence: Characters battle one another using various styles of martial arts and employ different elemental skills such as fire, electricity, ice, and energy blasts. Such a characteristic feels more akin to what we see out of annualized sports games rather than the evolution of the series or genre that I think it should have been. ![]() While the mechanics still hold up, King of Fighters XV feels nearly identical to its predecessor. You’d think those years would mean a more significant and improved entry to a series, but that isn’t the case. ![]() Now that I’ve casually been a part of various online fighting game communities, I was excited to see what King of Fighters XV would bring to the table after quite a few years. Though it was released with generally positive reviews, it didn’t take long for me to drop the game after playing the arcade mode a few times I was still too intimidated to take my skills online. It’s been six years since the release of King of Fighters XIV.
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