The King of Fighters XV

The King of Fighters XV[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming fighting game developed by SNK to be released in 2021.[1]

The King of Fighters XV
Developer(s)SNK
Director(s)Eisuke Ogura
Producer(s)Yasuyuki Oda
SeriesThe King of Fighters
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Release2021
Genre(s)Fighting

Characters
See also: List of The King of Fighters characters

Hero Team

Other Characters

Development

Due to positive response to the marketing of The King of Fighters XIV, director Yasuyuki Oda said in August 2017 The King of Fighters XV was possible, but the company SNK also wanted to focus on other franchises.[3] Oda instead worked in a spin-off, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, a female character-driven fighting game.[4] In December 2018, SNK revealed the company was working on The King of Fighters XV, aiming to release it during 2020.[5] Feeling the game's graphics were outdated for a 2016 game, SNK chairman Zhihui GE said the XV will use the Unreal Engine 4 to provide a better presentation.[6]

In event Evo 2019, SNK announced that the game was in development.[7] The title's creative director is Eisuke Ogura, who previously worked as an artist on the series since The King of Fighters 2001, most notably being the main illustrator of The King of Fighters XIII and XIV. The director of King of Fighters XIV Yasuyuki Oda will serve as the title's producer.[8]

Originally, the game was set to be released in 2020.[9] However, in late December Oda and Ogura revealed the game would see release in 2021 with more content yet to be explored. During such announcements, the two developers revealed sketches of Shun'ei, Kyo Kusanagi and Benimaru Nikaido with the former being set to be the protagonist of the new game. Ogura called it "our most ambitious KOF yet".[9] An official trailer was set for January 7, 2021 but was delayed for unknown reasons alongside the downloadable content for Samurai Shodown.[10] The trailer was revealed instead the next day including game footage of Kyo, Shun'ei, Benimaru, K', Mai Shiranui and Leona Heidern while also confirming a 2021 release alongside future trailers.[1]

The team focused in improving the visuals and increasing the fastpaced gameplay by adding new elements which have yet to be explained. In promoting the title, anime director Masami Obari (who previously worked on Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, and designed Technōs Japan's Neo Geo fighting game Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer) is making a short anime based on the series.[8]

References
  1. "KOF XV Reveal Includes Mai, Kyo, Leona, and Shun'ei". Siliconera. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. @SNKPofficial (January 21, 2021). "Here's the character reveal trailer for MEITENKUN!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Moreno, Tania (August 18, 2017). "Yasuyuki Oda y Hayato Watanabe hablan sobre el Desarrollo Y Futuro de KOF" [Yasuyuki Oda and Hayato Watanabe talk about the Development and Future of KOF]. IGN (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  4. "Yasuyuki Oda on SNK Heroines' Sexualization, Accessibility, And Competitive Audiences". Game Informer. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  5. "SNK, 사무라이 스피리츠와 'KOF XV' 개발 진행 중" [SNK, Samurai Spirits and'KOF XV' in progress]. Ruliweb. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. "SNK 갈지휘 회장 겸 개발총괄 "언리얼 엔진 사용 확대, KOF15도 언리얼로 개발중"" [SNK Chairman Gal Ji-Hwi and Head of Development "Expanding the use of Unreal Engine, KOF15 is also being developed with Unreal"]. GameFocus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  7. Sato. "The King of Fighters XV Officially Announced At Evo 2019, Currently In Development". Siliconera. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. "The King of Fighters XV launches in 2021, reveal trailer and screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  9. Sato. "The King of Fighters XV Is Being Planned For A 2020 Release". Siliconera. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. "KOF XV and Samurai Shodown Announcements Delayed". Siliconera. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

Notes
  1. Japanese: ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ XV
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.