Do you consider the King of Fighters Graphics to be old and dated?

[Tracer]

Yes they are.

[Nobita]

They've been outdated for about 5 years now....

[Freeter]

Originally posted by FighterX
I swear I hear this from every site or magazine that does a review on the King of Fighters series. Am I the only person who is perfectly happy with the graphics and look of the characters the way they are?

It seems to happen w/ ever review. The first thing they say, "the sprites are dated but it still plays like KOF etc etc.....", as if they have to make an excuse for how they are.

They say that with good reason. This series is BEGGING for a makeover. 2K2 is loaded with pixel madness.

[Cheebs]

The animation is lacking. Not ugly by a longshot, but way overdue for high res on a new system.

[Grasso]

FighterX, your not the average gamer/reviewer. Yeah, I'm sure to my brother or just about any other gamer KOF looks like shit. But to a lot of us here, we've known about SNK/Playmore, know about the history of KOF and was probably playing 94' in the arcades. I can totally understand why a lot of people think the series looks crude, but to us it's just business as usual and we love it. I'd like to see an upgrade, but personally I still like the way it looks and I think 2k on the DC looks and plays fantastic, though the bg's were a bit bland. Like someone else said an upgrade to MOW graphics would be enough for me.

[Lordmrw]

I still like the games, but fuck, their complacency with the tired ass sprites does get annoying. I can appreciate the gameplay, but sometimes you can't help but look at it and say "if only..."

[rezo]

I like the look. the sprites are detailed. I'd like to see it go higher-res(not "like Guilty Gear") and keep the same amount of detail to the sprites. Better animation is fine, but not something I'm bothered with. I don't check, but they've changed sprites for people. I like the style of the older versions of characters better anyways.

[Satsuki]

Even tho of course I'd love a new look for Iori (a new, more sexy look!) I think that if SNK.....and whatever company that happens to take them over on a daily basis wants it to look like something from '94, by god I'm not going to stop them. I personally think it's almost campy, like the way old cartoons are cool. You know what you're going to get, and you don't have to worry about there being anything you wont expect! A power wave will forever be, a power wave.

[Josh]

Originally posted by rezo
(not "like Guilty Gear")

Why the fuck not?

[Drewbacca]

I hate the way reviewers always complain about something that's not there. Essentially, I could take ANY game and do that. "Why doesn't Rygar have flying robotic cocker spaniels" or "How come Ratchet and Clank didn't have the mascot a big chicken?" It's ridiculous. You rate what's THERE. A review of what's THERE. Not what you were expecting to be there. It's different if they compare it to Capcoms 2D sprite work and berate it, but because it's not 3D doesn't make it any less of a game.