![]() ![]() Team-based battles are also at the forefront of The King of Fighters XV, with team composition being just as important as knowing each character’s combos. There are only three brand new characters, that being Isla, Dolores, and Krohnen, who definitely make an impression with their varied movesets.Ĭombat is also a fun, almost back-to-basics approach to fighting games, with each character more than capable of dishing out combos with various special moves that can keep opponents at bay. But it would have been cool to have Isla taking the spotlight instead of being the main rival character.īesides a handful of notable characters being saved for DLC, The King of Fighters XV features a great roster of characters, an all-star mix of series favourites. It is pretty cool that The King of Fighters franchise has been keeping up with the tradition of passing over the protagonist role to new characters with every other new iteration. A new tournament is being held, beloved characters fight, a mysterious entity is revealed to be pulling the strings. The story, for the most part, is a pretty standard fighting game affair, one that has been told in many other franchises. King of Fighters XIV’s protagonist Shun'ei continues to hone his powers and meets a powerful counterpart named Isla. The King of Fighters XV continues the totally out-of-this-world story that the series is known for, with the multiverse being somewhat of a central theme this time around. Just like in previous entries, a new King of Fighters tournament has begun after the previous game’s events caused the resurrection of significant characters from across the franchise, which explains the substantial starting roster we have this time around. The King of Fighters XV is finally available on modern platforms and serves as both a celebration of the series’ legacy as well as a step forward for the franchise to be the fighting game juggernaut it truly deserves to be.ĭid The King of Fighters XV succeed in this mission or has it squandered it by being too much of a rigid arcade experience to appeal to modern tastes? ![]() Ultimate, which truly was a grand celebration of gaming’s history. This legacy was important enough to be featured in Super Smash Bros. It does have an enduring legacy for sure, one that spawned from two different SNK games, Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury.
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