King Of Fighters XIV: Speculations, predictions and all that fanboy jazz

[Shawn_Michaels]

Let the discussion begin ,your predictions and expectations.
I saw this http://kof-uk.blogspot.com/2010/03/arcadia-april-2010-quick-look.html
This Terry Bogard looks awesome.
I hope this time SNK will present they product well,in my opionion KOF XII maybe was not best but is not that bad everybody tells only biggest missfit there is no story other is fine.With comparison with Street Fighter 4 is not bad in any other way even is better, graphics are better gameplay is better characters are similar numbers and again we go back to story....this is only predominantly of Street Fighter 4 over KOF XII.Street Fighter 4 is highly overrated game with comparison with KOF XII.This maybe will offend some SF fans but this is the true .
I hope SNK this time will satisfy every KOF fan with big roster,good oldschool 3 vs 3 teams,more special moves and DM will be good too and finally end Ash Saga,it's very interesting to see what will happen at end.
I have no patience to see preview at 25 mart,only one week away

[Don Vecta]

Well, they supposed to have the raw data from unreleased characters in XII, so I guess the more logical answer would be to release them and the former characters already balanced and upgraded.

[Shawn_Michaels]

I saw and this too is this some of unreleased characters in KOF XII

This guy at down there looks like little bit Yamazaki,but maybe is not,maybe is the boss on "Those From The Past"

[Yuki Yagami]

I saw and this too is this some of unreleased characters in KOF XII

This guy at down there looks like little bit Yamazaki,but maybe is not,maybe is the boss on "Those From The Past"

Nope, Costume-wise he looks like the superior of Elisabeth's group, along with the gal on the left. But the Malin-like girl on the right might be a member of "Those From the Past".

Also, it's based from the concept arts of KOF XII. (Ikari Team in their Classic costumes, Ryo = NGBC Mr. Karate Costume)...

[Don Vecta]

BUMP:


I WISH OROCHI OMEGA BAO WILL IS TEH FIANL BOSSS~!!11 WHO AGREE WIZ ME?!@????1!?1/1

[Yuki Yagami]

My bet on the remaining teams

AOF Team
My Bet: Kasumi
Most Likely: Takuma
Dark Horses: Kushnood or even Eiji

Yagami Team
My Bet: Eiji
Most Likely: Vice
Dark Horses: Oswald, Angel, Yamazaki or Freeman

Kim Team
My Bet: Duck King or Billy
Most Likely: Billy or Hwa Jai
Dark Horses: Yamazaki, Blue Mary...

K' Team
My Bet: Maxima and Kula
Most Likely: Maxima and Kula
Dark Horses: Vanessa, Whip or even Nameless

Also, I like Yuki from the Last Blade series as one of the mid-bosses. She'll be just an amnesiac Blood Knight (a person who just lives to fight) after being revived by "Those from the Past" from another dimension. But she prefers herself not to be associated with them.

In case Vice gets in, I wonder what she lost? Mature lost an eye.

[J]-[UN]

Mature didn't lose an eye....its a fashion eyepatch :p

[The Blacknoah]

Thanks for answering my request, VV.

Okay, NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPECULATED BOSSES:

WHY OH WHY ARE WE LEAVING ADELHEID OUT OF THE PICTURE?! He's been a boss before, why can't he be now? He doesn't need to be the real final boss (and he certainly doesn't need to be OMEGA SHIN ULTIMATE GOD ULTRA OROCHI ADEL DELUXE MK 2 to be one), but why think that the bosses will just be from Mukai's group? It could be like 2003 again, where you fail certain requirements then you fight him last. The Bernsteins are the ones hosting this tournament! To not see them here is outrageous!

[Don Vecta]

Mature didn't lose an eye....its a fashion eyepatch :p

Pete Burns says hi to you.

[Sonic]

speculate!!!
Another Ash will come out of the mirror as dark ash!!
Dark Ash will have Blue flames as purple + green somehow, and base on the logo.
Vice will have eye patch too. Rose as orochi vessel last boss.
Ash will lose the two treasure in the ending.
Mukai shion and botan in a team as boss team.
Rugal is somehow not dead. or may be Adel becomes more like him now...
Adel will be secret character.
speculate speculate woo hoo.. 

[Venom Yagami]

After the game Ash now having the 3 Sacred Treasures is looking for another power.....then he appears before Bison and wants to steal his Psycho Power...thus starting the plot to Capcom vs SNK 3: Ash Chronicles....

[Psycho_Kenshin]

The Bernsteins are the ones hosting this tournament! To not see them here is outrageous!

Since they're hosting the tournament, I'm sure we'll see them in the story at least, in endings and whatnot, even if they're not playable. That said, it'd be cool if Adelheid is a boss, and if he's playable too.

Another Ash will come out of the mirror as dark ash!!

That just sounds cool, like some horror movie stuff, Candyman or something.


Now Rugal, personally I want him to stay dead, just because now we have his kids carrying on his legacy, it's cool storywise. I know gameplay is the main thing over story, but I always find it cheesy how M. Bison explodes yet is back game after game. I like how sometimes SNK does kill off characters for good, it's ballsy.

[The Blacknoah]

Why does everyone act as if Adel is not going to be in this game 100%? :/

If in the event he really doesn't appear in the Arcade version, THEY'D AT LEAST BETTER MAKE SURE HE'S IN THE CONSOLES! I'd just go mad if he doesn't. I loved using him in XI. He was the Bernstein I've always wanted: no cheesy moves, easy-as-pie combos, and a solid in-your-face fighter (and unlike his dad, no one will call you cheap for using him). I just don't see anyone in the current roster that I can use to replace him (not even Mature. She plays much different than he does).

One more thing: if there's anyone who deserves the BG character treatment, IT'S MUKAI AND HIS HOODS. Botan and/or their Master would be more than enough to represent them.

[PureYeti]

Why does everyone act as if Adel is not going to be in this game 100%? :/

Looking at the current roster and the remaining team slots left, his chances are pretty small unless they do it like how KOF XI done it

[The Blacknoah]

Adel doesn't need a team. For all we know, one of the 3 boss slots could be for him. He'd either challenge you midway (ala XI) or be the bad end boss again (just like in 2003). Don't take him out of the picture just because there are no team slots left. Adel works perfectly as a single entry.