The King of Fighters XIV

I've had and played this game on PS4 for years. It's SNK's first foray into 3D and it's... Mostly on point. The looks are a bit off in some areas, but where they absolutely nailed it was the feel and character of the game. If you're not a long standing fan, that's difficult to explain, but if you play this you'll feel it. You'll totally get why this franchise is so loved.
So, with 15 out and 13 games before this, with the previous one looking SO good, is it worth getting this now? Yes, in short. Yes. If you're starting out, 15 may be the better playing game, but this is the first in the Verse saga and well worth playing to get both the story and the enjoyment of the game in general. Get it, play it, love it. It's a tonne of fun.

After constantly used highly detailed 2D raster imagery since KOF'94, this game is starting to change in terms of graphics visual by rendered entirely in 3D. Similar to the spin-off KOF: Maximum Impact (2004), while retaining the gameplay style of a 2D plane.
Most people may like this style. But not me. As I already said in my previous KOF reviews that I prefer the pixels sprites above all.
Yup, we have our own preferences, so I won't stop you to like this game or even becoming an avid fan because of it. Go ahead, you do you.
No matter what the visual graphic style is. From pixels sprites, hand drawing, to now a detailed 3D polygonal models. What matters the most is the gameplay, and I admit I somewhat enjoy it. Especially with my buddies, we just fight each other with this one and taking turns. Win or lose, it doesn't matter. As long as we have some fun and spare time to kill.
The plot's not so great comparing to their previous KOF series so far. And a bit boring, because they did the same arc but with different characters though same-ish, or more like just a similar old plot.
And just like life itself, sometimes we are the winners and other times can also be the losers.
I truly hope SNK will focus more on gaming just like before, rather than pachinko.
Not bad, SNK!
But surely you can do better next time. I still have big hopes for you, so keep up the good work and hopefully you can surprise us gamers anytime soon.
Keep on being creatively outside the box!
(^_^)d

the dlc characters are really cool, but definitely buy them on sale. really fun game even if you suck at fighting games

It is a good game overall. I prefer the look and feeling of previous entries in the series. They look better, and have better game play. If you are a fan of the KOF series, and have already played previous entries, give this one a try. This game goes on sale frequently. Grab it then. Don't pay full price for this game, that's far too much.

I am a long time player and fan of this game, it has all the characters from the franchise that I love, already unlocked. The only thing I don't like is that it sometimes crashes.

being a kof title makes this game automatically good. i really like the newcomers in this game and it's a shame that only a few made it into 15. the way ex specials are handled (only being available in maxmode) is kind of stupid but it is a lot easier to do than a maxmode free cancel. bring back nelson

Esse é outro bom KOF. Ele é mais equilibrado que os anteriores, tem uma grande variedade de personagens e modos de jogo, galeria de imagens, um final animado para cada time, modo online/offline e combos facilitados para quem está començando. O que poderia ser melhor ? Os gráficos dos personagens me encomodam um pouco: não são feios, mas tem um aspecto meio plastificado (parecem bonecos).
Completei o jogo em um sistema Linux utilizando o SteamPlay (Proton 9.0-4) sem problemas.