@@Iffem I know, but telling that to Shion as well kind of meant he did try betraying him before. It was just a poor choice of words and deeds by Magaki overall, though.
funny thing is Shion survived this.. and its speculated that she may return in the future, but as an ally or as an enemy is unclear now. I do look forward to Shion's return, even as a DLC fighter
I'm already loving seeing Oswald getting the spotlight in that title and intro, he's just awesome. Also loved the introduction of Betty and some of my favorite teams: the unique Fatal Fury team, the -Shingo- Kyo & Iori Team and the Anti-Kyokugenryu Team.
@@kingdomcomesuperman3669 Nah, it wasn't for disrespect, it was more for SNK deciding to not name it as "Shingo Team" like in 98 (Even when they absolutely should have done that)
Oswald, Elisabeth, Momoko, Duck King, Gai, Jenet, Silber...so many amazing newcomers!! Too bad KOF XIII removed them 😢 The new Fatal Fury and Psycho Soldier Teams are my favorites!
Oswald is THE best card king there ever was. His gameplay, his style, sense of fashion and his cool shades are SICK !!!! I LOVE Oswald so much lmao 💕 🃏
The first KOF to truly shatter expectations. Completely new teams, a few omitted favourites, awesome newcomers, superb guest characters, and a truly fucking awful final boss. The last of a legendary generation.
Yeah, they truly did Shatter Expectations before they made it look cool I hope XV has a long lifespan there are so many teams to bring in either for story or foolproofing XVI.
Ikr? I hate how KOF XIII removed the new characters and teams of XI in favour of bringing back old characters/teams from the Orochi saga. I missed Duck King, Momoko, Adelheid, Gai, etc...
@@meganinten0078 oh heavens yes! I loved him in Real Bout Fatal Fury too! P-chan is the best duckling ever! Unfortunately though, ever since kof 97' he's practically ALWAYS being overshadowed by Blue Mary, (the one he lost the 97 special team vote to) and is always stuck in the background.
Great game man, another one of my favorites in the series. I spent hours unlocking everyone with my brother on the PS2 version. KOF XI needs to be re-released on current consoles with rollback. It definitely deserves it.
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 Yea they had one collection but it was way back on the PS2 and it was just the Orochi Saga. I’d absolutely LOVE a collection of everything from KOF ‘94 up until Xlll with rollback. But that probably won’t ever happen sadly.
The PS2 game also has tons of characters. There is essentially a whole entire bar the size of the main roster behind the main roster. But you have to unlock them.
One of my favorite KOF/fg in general: Dope Soundtrack The amazing sub bosses cameos/alternative looks from Buriki One and Kizuna Encounter Garou Oswald Stages Art direction Only thing lacking is a secret boss Mr Karate.
Kinds hilarious to see the contrast of Max's view now compared to when he was first introduced to Oswald in kof14. He has seen the light. His eyes are no longer blinded by hate.
Tbh Max in general has gone back on warmed up on a lot of games that has suprised me. I'm still amazed he went back to Alien Isolation and ended up loving it.
I find it funny, cause I went to look at OSwald in XIV after this and he looks really good, I'd say one of the best 2D to 3D transitions in XIV. Really wish we got him in XV, he would look really really good.
KOF XI was such a game changer. The controls felt a little like MVC with the chain combos and I loved how they shook up the flagship teams especially Team Fatal Fury. Terry finally teaming with Kim and Duck King was so fucking dope!
@@elvangulley3210goes both ways, where do you think capcom got Supers, taunting, 3 on 3 team and secret bosses from? Also some of the people who made SF1 went SNK can’t really copy what you helped create.
I read once that Oswald was originally going to appear in XII teaming up with Iori and a newcomer before the development of that game started to get complicated. By the time XIII was being developed they essentially replaced him with Vice and Mature coming back, for reasons.
I LOVE this game, I really hope one day SNK will re-release this with a proper netcode so that everybody can enjoy tag KOF in its infinite glory, the great thing about XI is that it started the trend of giving KOF games proper tutorial missions that actually help you learn the ropes, going through the challenges really helped me out personally.
Love this game! The fact it's the only one not available with today's consoles is a crime! Oswald is cool! Arranged soundtrack SLAPS! Only mistake was putting one setting to arranged in the game settings. Backgrounds changed into 3D and emulation is scuffed rendering it. Put it back to Arcade/2D option to get them sweet pixels. We don't talk about Magaki...
Yep it has the best combat imo and it has the second best looks of all. I like KOF 12 graphics more but this definitely is the best one that still has the Sprite look.
Yeah baby 11!!!!! Love this one and was my official introduction to the series. Love the music, the roster, the amount of extra characters to unlock, the fact that tagging is more expanded.........god is this game awesome. Only things that are a little bit off about this one is the fact that some of the challenges were a little bit too difficult at times especially for certain ones where you have to unlock certain characters and fuck Magaki. Other then that, thank god I found a second copy after my original one was scratched to high hell. Easily one of my favorites.
Magaki: You ever wonder what it would be like to play a shmup boss in a fighting game? Everyone who isn't a masochist: No, can't say that I have- Magaki: *WOULD YOU LIKE TO!?*
Oswald is obviously inspired by Hellsing, he constantly turns dark with only his glasses glowing and his tall and skinny frame is a trait of various Hellsing characters, he is a mixture of main character Alucard with the red glasses and calm laugh, Walter C. Dornez old and elegant appearance and Tubalcain Alhambra who fights using poker cards
Love this game, my favourite KoF that went away from the 3v3 format. Gameplaywise improved upon 2003 and one of the best in the series imo. Plus the odd yet fitting teams were fun to play like Kyo, Iori & Shingo or Terr, Kim & Duck King & all the crazy sub boss characters.
I love the color edit option… but was also disappointed that it didn't really change attack effects; i.e., I changed Ash's flames to be a _particular_ color but his opponents would still become engulfed in green flame. 😔
Ah this takes me back, dad got this for my birthday when I was 9, this and street fighter alpha anthology were my first fighting games. Still love it 10 years later.
Let me bring you up to speed on what you don't know Max. See the actual team who fought Shion and Magaki were Kyo, Shingo and Iori, after Magaki dies Iori gets overwhelmed by the riot of the blood and badly injures Kyo and Shingo however after he parts with Shen and Oswald Ash see them and takes the opportunity to steal Ioris sacred treasure the Yasakani magatama. (I know I didn't say anything previously with kof 2003 but Ash did the same thing when he stole Chizuru's mirror treasure) After he made off with it Ash ran into his childhood friend Betty (Elizabeth Blantorche) who was with Duo Lon and Benimaru at the time as Betty wanted to know why Ash was doing all this. Ash didn't say anything and ran off. Hope this fills in some plot gaps.
@@jessepeterson6694 everything I see says that team elizabeth is the official winners, but also says the canonical ending is what you said. (Which contradict each other) So idk. Lol. Well, regardless, it wasn't Ash's team.
I feel bad for fans of dope-ass characters like Lin, Shen Woo, Oswald, Foxy, and Adelheid that get the shaft because they came from the era where people had lost interest in fighting games in general, and thus aren't as popular as series mainstays that really aren't all that cool (looking at you, Chang and Choi).
Got into KoF through older titles, but XI on PS2 was the first one I owned and dumped ungodly amounts of hours into. So there is definitely bias but with the way it feels, the character selection, unlockables, and multiple modes, XI is for sure my favorite KoF
KOF XI kensou is my favorite version, it’s because he had the dragon soul storyline which was sick. It’s a shame that SNK won’t elaborate more on it bringing it back some how.
@@mappybc6097 the team would consist of kensou, bao, and chin. I hope they bring them back. Age up bao a bit, to show the passage of time. Bring bao coming into his own half of the dragon soul.
Man that Stage 6 AI just suddenly leapfrogged into the stratosphere on difficulty. Perfect dodge chains, exact zoning, and spam grabs galore. It's real hard to get into the single player elements of some of these games when that just explodes.
Thank you. Now can we now have Oswald in more KoFs? What an insane disservice to one of the best character designs SNK has had in years by only having him in like 2 games, lol.
OK, here's some back story & trivias; 1) While SNK was back on its feet as SNK Playmore, the situation was still bad. they were stuck with the MVS machine which was used over a decade and their games like SvC chaos and KoF 03 had bad reviews and didn't made profit. SNK was searching for a replacement for the MVS and they chose the Sega Atomiswave - a downgrade version of the Sega Naomi. This was a bad move and SNK games on Atomiswave were notoriously criticized for the HORRIBLE loading time. after 4~5 titles, SNK settled with Taito Type X board for future arcade games. 2) With KoF 03 being known as the "Worst KoF of the numbering series", SNK finally admitted that releasing games annually is flawed strategy and chose to take more time on development. since than KoF is titled by its numbers than the year of its release. 3) To see the actual ending of KoF XI, you need to clear it multiple times. for at least, you need to clear Ash-Oswald-Shen first, than Kyo-Iori-Shingo, Elizabeth-Benimaru-Duolon last. 4) The tag team system of the Ash saga - while it seems Max likes it, most users opinions were negative. That's why the PS port of XI had the usual 3vs3 mode and it was ditched at XII.
Magaki is really a pain. I remember cheesing him with running and dodging to get close for a grab. Its lame, its boring, but effective. Btw, Oswald is Awesome!
This game brings back memories I worked at the boardwalk in Santa Cruz in the arcade there was the two big screen arcade cabinets were Capcom vs SNK 2 and KOF XI 1st time going up against Magaki I was like wtf?! Working in the arcade saw so many people play saw one guy beat Magaki it was cool
1:34 Correction it's back in 2005 Something important i need to tell you in the Battle setting Options There System Choose ARCADE instead of Arrange, cause Arrange doesn't connect some combos
"You've been using KOF for your own evil plans!" ...Guys, this has happened at _literally every KOF._ You'd think they'd pick up on it by now. For that matter, how do they keep getting insurance on these tournament venues?
Kof XI is one of my favs in the entire series the soundtrack i this game is soo good the team combimations were really great and the tag gameplay was really smooth and had a lot of player expression in terms of combos as you can do some crazy shit here and there the throwback to SNK games such as Kizuna Encounter, Garou and Buriki One was a nice touch and Oswald is just dope af Elisabeth was kinda nice too.
The combos on this game are the craziest in the series, even the hard shit you can do in 13 or 2002 is not as crazy as the shit you can do in this game.
I spent so much time playing this with friends back in highschool. This was the first KOF I really played (besides Maximum Impact) and it's still my favorite. I really would love for SNK to bring back the tag system in the future, even if it's just a seperate mode.
The UI for this game is really unique compared to the other games. It reminds me of a powerpoint presentation or a computer/tech advertisement, you'd see at the time. Its clean but also colorful.
If I could fix one thing in KOF XI's mechanics it would be having an auto-hit when you tag in during a combo. That way it would let players keep focus on each character's combos and not break the flow.
Never played this one unfortunatly and probably never will(unless there comes a remaster or something) this game came out when i was born i hear it is an underrated KOF but it is hard to play something you didn't knew existed. But it does look fun
Kof was always meant for the hardcore crowd. But they have eased up a lot since 13 , 14 and 15. And YES 13 is EASY compared to old shit like kyos's max cancel in 2002 um. The timing is a nightmare to learn
Nothing beats 94 in terms of execution. Trying to do a ⬅️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️ + BC motion for Athena's shining crystal beat or even the simpler hold ⬅️ for one second, ⬇️↘️➡️⬆️ +BC for Heidern's final bringer was next to impossible in a game with almost zero input leniency.
@@mappybc6097 but those brave souls who learned felt super fucking satisfying and overall improved skills when they tried other footsie based games like SF. Any KOF player could make SF V their bitch
Momoko: *OPPAI!!* Momoko is the coolest loli Her special intro with Vanessa, Elisabeth and Jenet are funny 😆 Her special intro with Athena is wholesome
@@meganinten0078 Yeah? I bet they are. I played as her a few times back when ps2 was current gen, but i don't remember the intros. I could search them out though. 😊
@@meganinten0078 I remember when I first played against that team and seeing someone missing in the middle, I was bewildered I thought it was a glitch. One of favourite kof intros.
When I did my run of this game I though Ash was saying 'Tighten that ass' when he did his fireball super. Also fuck this boss this shit took me 6 hours
that's actually how the original atomiswave version is. They put some kind of filtering on the pixel art that was clearly meant for 240p but most atomiswave games were meant for 480p. You can tell by the backgrounds in kof 11 being higher quality and made more for a 480p resolution. So I'm guessing the devs blurred the character art thinking it'll match more consistently but it just looks like bad sprite filtering XD. The good news is the ps2 version can actually disable it, it was in the menu when max was complaining about it XDD I'm surprised he didn't mess with the settings that removes it. Now the ps2 version does suffer from being in 480i unlike the original so disabling the blur could have more obvious stutter , but if you have a retrotink 5x or gbs-c with motion adaptive deinterlacing it fixes that issue which is what max was talking about. I also believe it's possible to force 480p using OPL which also helps. You can also do a 240p mod which look pretty good for the sprites unfiltered on a crt. The only thing is you are missing a bit of the background detail that wasn't meant for it, but it still looks pretty good.
Oswald is one of the most fun characters to play in this game, that says a lot since most characters in this are fun as hell. The secret characters are some of the most fun, I especially enjoyed nests Kyo and Silber. We need more Silber, the embodiment of hitting hard.
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I love how Oswald's Ultimate is 53 hits, one for the initiation and then 52 cards
Never noticed that! Good eye
I thought that was pretty obvious.
@@ShinobiNeon good for you
1 is all he needs.
The other 52 are just to be sure, to be sure.
When you tell your henchman "Don't betray me.", you've already been set up to be betrayed.
I mean, even if Shion wasn't considering it before, i bet being spaghetti'd thru a portal headfirst did nothing good for his mood
@@Iffem I know, but telling that to Shion as well kind of meant he did try betraying him before. It was just a poor choice of words and deeds by Magaki overall, though.
"Don't betray me." Man, I bet Shion must've been like "Well I wasn't going to but now I'm gonna do it out of spite."
funny thing is Shion survived this.. and its speculated that she may return in the future, but as an ally or as an enemy is unclear now. I do look forward to Shion's return, even as a DLC fighter
@@Evilriku13 She...?
@@Evilriku13 Shion's a he, believe it or not.
@@Evilriku13 He.
@@ChristienBizzle But like, do they identify as male? Because in my books, looks like a girl, acts like a girl...
We need more classy/gentleman assassins in Fighting Games like Oswald.
There's that werewolf in blazblue and there's slayer in gg.
@@randomd00d19 we need moooore
Without knowing ANYTHING about Oswald, I'd like to imagine the cards he's using are business cards. bone colored.
@@randomd00d19 and Dudley in SF3/4
Having a "gentle"man kick your ass is such a fun concept
We had that butler in 14 however his gameplay is trash.
I'm already loving seeing Oswald getting the spotlight in that title and intro, he's just awesome. Also loved the introduction of Betty and some of my favorite teams: the unique Fatal Fury team, the -Shingo- Kyo & Iori Team and the Anti-Kyokugenryu Team.
The disrespect for crossing out Shingo.
@@kingdomcomesuperman3669 Nah, it wasn't for disrespect, it was more for SNK deciding to not name it as "Shingo Team" like in 98 (Even when they absolutely should have done that)
Oswald, Elisabeth, Momoko, Duck King, Gai, Jenet, Silber...so many amazing newcomers!!
Too bad KOF XIII removed them 😢
The new Fatal Fury and Psycho Soldier Teams are my favorites!
"DBJ ET" loves to use oswold
@@meganinten0078 Well don't despair since KOF XV came out. She and the others are back.
This soundtrack slaps like every kof title before it. And Oswald is sick!
Snk sound team was always fantastic
Oswald is THE best card king there ever was. His gameplay, his style, sense of fashion and his cool shades are SICK !!!! I LOVE Oswald so much lmao 💕 🃏
Yep. Take that, Gambit!
The first KOF to truly shatter expectations. Completely new teams, a few omitted favourites, awesome newcomers, superb guest characters, and a truly fucking awful final boss. The last of a legendary generation.
Yeah, they truly did Shatter Expectations before they made it look cool
I hope XV has a long lifespan there are so many teams to bring in either for story or foolproofing XVI.
Ikr?
I hate how KOF XIII removed the new characters and teams of XI in favour of bringing back old characters/teams from the Orochi saga.
I missed Duck King, Momoko, Adelheid, Gai, etc...
And Duck King! The breakdancing madman!!!
@@dragons_hook Duck King is my favorite newcomer in KOF XI
He was awesome.
I like dance fighters using breakdancing moves instead of always capoeira.
@@meganinten0078 oh heavens yes! I loved him in Real Bout Fatal Fury too! P-chan is the best duckling ever! Unfortunately though, ever since kof 97' he's practically ALWAYS being overshadowed by Blue Mary, (the one he lost the 97 special team vote to) and is always stuck in the background.
Great game man, another one of my favorites in the series. I spent hours unlocking everyone with my brother on the PS2 version. KOF XI needs to be re-released on current consoles with rollback. It definitely deserves it.
Yeah, that and a KOF Collection Period. There has to be a way they can get around whatever they gotta get through I think to get a rerelease of XI!
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 Yea they had one collection but it was way back on the PS2 and it was just the Orochi Saga. I’d absolutely LOVE a collection of everything from KOF ‘94 up until Xlll with rollback. But that probably won’t ever happen sadly.
Agreed this game came out during the fighting game drought, it needs way more love.
I have it too also got a glitch where Griffin's name is "Mai" 😂 no joke
@@orlanzo2621 in Japan they have the NESTS Saga as a one disc
The PS2 game also has tons of characters. There is essentially a whole entire bar the size of the main roster behind the main roster. But you have to unlock them.
KOF 11 was literally "No Mai No Buy" when it first came out.
One of my favorite KOF/fg in general:
Dope Soundtrack
The amazing sub bosses cameos/alternative looks from Buriki One and Kizuna Encounter
Garou
Oswald
Stages
Art direction
Only thing lacking is a secret boss Mr Karate.
Same
Kinds hilarious to see the contrast of Max's view now compared to when he was first introduced to Oswald in kof14.
He has seen the light. His eyes are no longer blinded by hate.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
In general max has warmed up to KOF ALOT these past years, its really nice to see max get into SNK games thats not a Capcom crossover game.
Tbh Max in general has gone back on warmed up on a lot of games that has suprised me. I'm still amazed he went back to Alien Isolation and ended up loving it.
Imagine if he actually plays Arcana Heart and genuinely enjoys it. Now THAT woul dbe Character Development.
I find it funny, cause I went to look at OSwald in XIV after this and he looks really good, I'd say one of the best 2D to 3D transitions in XIV. Really wish we got him in XV, he would look really really good.
KOF XI was such a game changer. The controls felt a little like MVC with the chain combos and I loved how they shook up the flagship teams especially Team Fatal Fury. Terry finally teaming with Kim and Duck King was so fucking dope!
Lol street fighter wannabe copied Capcom again king of jank will never be on top
@@elvangulley3210 you sound salty af lol
@@elvangulley3210goes both ways, where do you think capcom got Supers, taunting, 3 on 3 team and secret bosses from? Also some of the people who made SF1 went SNK can’t really copy what you helped create.
@@krle7970 well said
The original Fatal Fury games were literally developed by ex Street Fighter devs
I read once that Oswald was originally going to appear in XII teaming up with Iori and a newcomer before the development of that game started to get complicated. By the time XIII was being developed they essentially replaced him with Vice and Mature coming back, for reasons.
Nostalgia?
FANSERVICE??
XD
I am extremely angry an Oswald + Iori team was taken from us
@@HellRider_
same but hey we got Vice and Mature
The Menu style is so aggressively mid-2000's it hurts, i love it
Yeah I found a glitch on the main menu where you crash the game and just have a black screen
I know! I love it.
I LOVE this game, I really hope one day SNK will re-release this with a proper netcode so that everybody can enjoy tag KOF in its infinite glory, the great thing about XI is that it started the trend of giving KOF games proper tutorial missions that actually help you learn the ropes, going through the challenges really helped me out personally.
The animation is so smooth and dynamic, especially with Oswald. And say what you will about the soft pixel art, I thought it looked great.
Love this game! The fact it's the only one not available with today's consoles is a crime!
Oswald is cool! Arranged soundtrack SLAPS!
Only mistake was putting one setting to arranged in the game settings. Backgrounds changed into 3D and emulation is scuffed rendering it. Put it back to Arcade/2D option to get them sweet pixels.
We don't talk about Magaki...
I hate Magaki. I've never beaten him.
This KOF is my favourite of them all, the gameplay feels so fluid and fast, and they brought back Eiji Kisaragi. So f**cking cool man
Yep it has the best combat imo and it has the second best looks of all. I like KOF 12 graphics more but this definitely is the best one that still has the Sprite look.
Yeah baby 11!!!!! Love this one and was my official introduction to the series. Love the music, the roster, the amount of extra characters to unlock, the fact that tagging is more expanded.........god is this game awesome. Only things that are a little bit off about this one is the fact that some of the challenges were a little bit too difficult at times especially for certain ones where you have to unlock certain characters and fuck Magaki. Other then that, thank god I found a second copy after my original one was scratched to high hell. Easily one of my favorites.
Magaki: You ever wonder what it would be like to play a shmup boss in a fighting game?
Everyone who isn't a masochist: No, can't say that I have-
Magaki: *WOULD YOU LIKE TO!?*
Me: Q_q ...NO-
Magaki: *TOO LATE*
Oswald is obviously inspired by Hellsing, he constantly turns dark with only his glasses glowing and his tall and skinny frame is a trait of various Hellsing characters, he is a mixture of main character Alucard with the red glasses and calm laugh, Walter C. Dornez old and elegant appearance and Tubalcain Alhambra who fights using poker cards
Yep!
XD
At least Max expected Oswald in this game to be a fuckmothering, 52 cut-up, textbook definition of classy with a side of top-tier/bullshit powers
The first thing that seal the deal with oswald being the best is that idle animation, its so slick!
This series has so many one-off characters it's incredible. Scratch that, so many characters PERIOD it's incredible.
10:56 ADELHEID!
I really hope he comes back in KOF 15.
Is he playable though?
Magaki out here casually turning KOF 11 from a fighting game to a bullet hell.
I hope Oswald and shingo come back as dlc for 15 they are the characters I miss the most from the base roster
Hey, Kyo-sama!
I learned a new game with this nice old guy...
O_o
WHADDYA MEAN HE IS IN THE TOURNAMENT??
"They didn't know that we like crispy pixels."
[Still plays in blurry mode]
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME, DOOD!
Disregard. Spoke too soon.
I was thinking the same thing.
Now I hope he puts medium difficulty or at least level 2. 🙏
Love this game, my favourite KoF that went away from the 3v3 format. Gameplaywise improved upon 2003 and one of the best in the series imo. Plus the odd yet fitting teams were fun to play like Kyo, Iori & Shingo or Terr, Kim & Duck King & all the crazy sub boss characters.
I love the color edit option… but was also disappointed that it didn't really change attack effects; i.e., I changed Ash's flames to be a _particular_ color but his opponents would still become engulfed in green flame. 😔
I will never forget the first time I played XI and just randomly picked Oswald I instantly became a fan, sickest idle stance animation I ever seen 😎👍🔥
Sick running animation too
Ah this takes me back, dad got this for my birthday when I was 9, this and street fighter alpha anthology were my first fighting games. Still love it 10 years later.
Let me bring you up to speed on what you don't know Max.
See the actual team who fought Shion and Magaki were Kyo, Shingo and Iori, after Magaki dies Iori gets overwhelmed by the riot of the blood and badly injures Kyo and Shingo however after he parts with Shen and Oswald Ash see them and takes the opportunity to steal Ioris sacred treasure the Yasakani magatama. (I know I didn't say anything previously with kof 2003 but Ash did the same thing when he stole Chizuru's mirror treasure) After he made off with it Ash ran into his childhood friend Betty (Elizabeth Blantorche) who was with Duo Lon and Benimaru at the time as Betty wanted to know why Ash was doing all this. Ash didn't say anything and ran off.
Hope this fills in some plot gaps.
Isn't Elizabeth's team the canonical winners of the tournament?
@@mayomonkey-gen1 No that's KOF 13 I think.
@@jessepeterson6694 everything I see says that team elizabeth is the official winners, but also says the canonical ending is what you said. (Which contradict each other) So idk. Lol. Well, regardless, it wasn't Ash's team.
Team Elisabeth won the tournament canonically
@@mayomonkey-gen1 I got my information from the RUclips channel Shoryugame, go check him out the KOF lore he goes over makes sense to some extent.
I feel bad for fans of dope-ass characters like Lin, Shen Woo, Oswald, Foxy, and Adelheid that get the shaft because they came from the era where people had lost interest in fighting games in general, and thus aren't as popular as series mainstays that really aren't all that cool (looking at you, Chang and Choi).
Momoko too honestly. I thought she was cool and she got stuck in one-game purgatory
Got into KoF through older titles, but XI on PS2 was the first one I owned and dumped ungodly amounts of hours into. So there is definitely bias but with the way it feels, the character selection, unlockables, and multiple modes, XI is for sure my favorite KoF
Oswald’s Badass level is officially over 9000!!
Max: Wow, this game's really fun, I really like this game
Magaki: *Chuckle* I'm about to end this man's whole fun.
I’m glad you loved this game as much as some of us have been claiming. It truly is a special kind of KOF. This was a great stream night!
I'll never forget the way this entry says "Perfect"
It's amazing when your favourite fighting franchise uses your favourite holiday destinations as back drops.
KOF XI kensou is my favorite version, it’s because he had the dragon soul storyline which was sick. It’s a shame that SNK won’t elaborate more on it bringing it back some how.
When, if they bring back the Psycho soldiers team, Kensou will be the de facto leader and it'd make sense to pick up his arc.
@@mappybc6097 the team would consist of kensou, bao, and chin. I hope they bring them back. Age up bao a bit, to show the passage of time. Bring bao coming into his own half of the dragon soul.
So glad he actually enjoyed one. XI was always my favorite growing up. I always wished it would get an official re-release.
Hell yeah, Max loved this game.
We rejoice XI fans!
The intros for this legacy are always fire.
For the record, this is my favorite KOF I've ever played.
Man that Stage 6 AI just suddenly leapfrogged into the stratosphere on difficulty. Perfect dodge chains, exact zoning, and spam grabs galore. It's real hard to get into the single player elements of some of these games when that just explodes.
This is why Oswald being only in XI and XIV is a crime, he need to return in XV as a DLC again. Just bring him back with Duolon and Shen Woo.
Thank you. Now can we now have Oswald in more KoFs? What an insane disservice to one of the best character designs SNK has had in years by only having him in like 2 games, lol.
OK, here's some back story & trivias;
1) While SNK was back on its feet as SNK Playmore, the situation was still bad. they were stuck with the MVS machine which was used over a decade and their games like SvC chaos and KoF 03 had bad reviews and didn't made profit. SNK was searching for a replacement for the MVS and they chose the Sega Atomiswave - a downgrade version of the Sega Naomi. This was a bad move and SNK games on Atomiswave were notoriously criticized for the HORRIBLE loading time. after 4~5 titles, SNK settled with Taito Type X board for future arcade games.
2) With KoF 03 being known as the "Worst KoF of the numbering series", SNK finally admitted that releasing games annually is flawed strategy and chose to take more time on development. since than KoF is titled by its numbers than the year of its release.
3) To see the actual ending of KoF XI, you need to clear it multiple times. for at least, you need to clear Ash-Oswald-Shen first, than Kyo-Iori-Shingo, Elizabeth-Benimaru-Duolon last.
4) The tag team system of the Ash saga - while it seems Max likes it, most users opinions were negative. That's why the PS port of XI had the usual 3vs3 mode and it was ditched at XII.
Magaki is really a pain. I remember cheesing him with running and dodging to get close for a grab. Its lame, its boring, but effective. Btw, Oswald is Awesome!
THIS......... is where king of fighters became KOF to me. XI changed everything in how I play KOF and other fighting games in general
That Oswald move that bounces on corner has a follow up when the oponent is exactly passing above him If remember
This game brings back memories I worked at the boardwalk in Santa Cruz in the arcade there was the two big screen arcade cabinets were Capcom vs SNK 2 and KOF XI 1st time going up against Magaki I was like wtf?! Working in the arcade saw so many people play saw one guy beat Magaki it was cool
Whoevers created Oswald's design must be a genius.
1:34 Correction it's back in 2005
Something important i need to tell you in the Battle setting Options There System Choose ARCADE instead of Arrange, cause Arrange doesn't connect some combos
Oswald is basically a Guilty Gear character in terms of speed in the KOF series. I liked him a lot too.
RIP Oswald, only dlc of 14 who isnt coming back in 15, you were too cool for this game!
not the only, Najd also didn't return
@@InfiniteGamesDenderotto wasnt she like an Oc made for a contest?
@@Waltersop yes, she is like Eliza from Tekken
Shion and Magaki are my favorite sub-boss/boss of the franchise.
THIS game have a very good soundtrack, maybe the best since 97 in my opinion.
"You've been using KOF for your own evil plans!"
...Guys, this has happened at _literally every KOF._ You'd think they'd pick up on it by now. For that matter, how do they keep getting insurance on these tournament venues?
Kof XI is one of my favs in the entire series the soundtrack i this game is soo good the team combimations were really great and the tag gameplay was really smooth and had a lot of player expression in terms of combos as you can do some crazy shit here and there the throwback to SNK games such as Kizuna Encounter, Garou and Buriki One was a nice touch and Oswald is just dope af Elisabeth was kinda nice too.
Shen Woo is my favourite fighting game character.
Max against Shion: let's zone it down with ash first
Also max with his Ken mindset: *fireball jump in* ...
I love the juxtaposition between the Agent's cool-ass team theme song...and goofy Ramon's animations XD
I wish they could bring back Shion, He's such a cool as character. Simple design and cool fighting style. Here's hoping, If Gesse can come back..
He should of picked kyo and iori's team. He would at least know what happened to iori's flames. It had more story relevance than Ash team.
24:15 Magaki: Can’t see me...
Shen: CUZ YOU *GONE!!!
The combos on this game are the craziest in the series, even the hard shit you can do in 13 or 2002 is not as crazy as the shit you can do in this game.
Definitely digging Oswald's style. Everything he does is so slick.
oh hell yeah! Oswald was my main in XI. Awesome character and super fun to play.
3:53 the combo before was not _actually_ possible as you used 3 skill stocks in a short amount of time
XI might be my favorite KOF of all
3:30 a.m. Max drops a video on KoF, me: LET'S GO! *guitar solo intensifies*
I spent so much time playing this with friends back in highschool. This was the first KOF I really played (besides Maximum Impact) and it's still my favorite. I really would love for SNK to bring back the tag system in the future, even if it's just a seperate mode.
"People are cancelling their dreams; and no one gives a fuck!" - Matt, 2012
My first full official introduction to KoF. For a while, my team was solid as *hell* >:3
The UI for this game is really unique compared to the other games. It reminds me of a powerpoint presentation or a computer/tech advertisement, you'd see at the time. Its clean but also colorful.
Oswald is the best character in KoF11 hands down
KOF with Comic Sans font.
Hurt my brain then. Still does now.
Helluva game outside of that. Absolutely loved this roster.
If I could fix one thing in KOF XI's mechanics it would be having an auto-hit when you tag in during a combo. That way it would let players keep focus on each character's combos and not break the flow.
20:06 Royal... FLUSH!!
Oswald gives me huge Walter (from Hellsing) vibes. NICE.
I wish the final round where Max won against magaki was shown, just because he got out quite some supers and played well!
If you change the "n" in Karnoffel for a "t" you get Kartoffel which means potato in german 🤣 So you were basically fighting with potato power
11:03 ahh yess not Rugal but the budget version... Frugal... dun dun duuuuuuun
That's Rugal's son.
Never played this one unfortunatly and probably never will(unless there comes a remaster or something) this game came out when i was born i hear it is an underrated KOF but it is hard to play something you didn't knew existed. But it does look fun
Kof was always meant for the hardcore crowd. But they have eased up a lot since 13 , 14 and 15. And YES 13 is EASY compared to old shit like kyos's max cancel in 2002 um. The timing is a nightmare to learn
Nothing beats 94 in terms of execution. Trying to do a ⬅️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️ + BC motion for Athena's shining crystal beat or even the simpler hold ⬅️ for one second, ⬇️↘️➡️⬆️ +BC for Heidern's final bringer was next to impossible in a game with almost zero input leniency.
@@mappybc6097 but those brave souls who learned felt super fucking satisfying and overall improved skills when they tried other footsie based games like SF. Any KOF player could make SF V their bitch
I like this game a lot. I was halfway hoping that XV would be a tag fighter but I knew it wouldn’t be
This game is on fightcade with rollback for any interested
man i love the logo for this one
If you revisit this game you can tag during supers and specials too and tag twice too. Command normals normally don't cause enough hitstun
Momoko flipping her way onto screen
Max: "Who the...holy..." Me: 😂😂
Momoko: *OPPAI!!*
Momoko is the coolest loli
Her special intro with Vanessa, Elisabeth and Jenet are funny 😆
Her special intro with Athena is wholesome
@@meganinten0078 Yeah? I bet they are. I played as her a few times back when ps2 was current gen, but i don't remember the intros. I could search them out though. 😊
@@meganinten0078 I remember when I first played against that team and seeing someone missing in the middle, I was bewildered I thought it was a glitch. One of favourite kof intros.
Oswald is easily one of the sickest characters in the genre, i really hope he's a dlc on XV
KOF 11 is like the black sheep of the series in terms of the roster characters a lot of rare one off appearances
When I did my run of this game I though Ash was saying 'Tighten that ass' when he did his fireball super. Also fuck this boss this shit took me 6 hours
I remember the PS2 version having some weird focus issues. If you use filtering it's like characters are surrounded by an aura of blurriness.
that's actually how the original atomiswave version is. They put some kind of filtering on the pixel art that was clearly meant for 240p but most atomiswave games were meant for 480p. You can tell by the backgrounds in kof 11 being higher quality and made more for a 480p resolution. So I'm guessing the devs blurred the character art thinking it'll match more consistently but it just looks like bad sprite filtering XD. The good news is the ps2 version can actually disable it, it was in the menu when max was complaining about it XDD I'm surprised he didn't mess with the settings that removes it. Now the ps2 version does suffer from being in 480i unlike the original so disabling the blur could have more obvious stutter , but if you have a retrotink 5x or gbs-c with motion adaptive deinterlacing it fixes that issue which is what max was talking about. I also believe it's possible to force 480p using OPL which also helps. You can also do a 240p mod which look pretty good for the sprites unfiltered on a crt. The only thing is you are missing a bit of the background detail that wasn't meant for it, but it still looks pretty good.
@@mario4everd Ah, good to know it was just my old friend (terrible sprite filtering)
Oswald is one of the most fun characters to play in this game, that says a lot since most characters in this are fun as hell.
The secret characters are some of the most fun, I especially enjoyed nests Kyo and Silber. We need more Silber, the embodiment of hitting hard.
He’s definitely one of my favorites from this game
"This one feels like it has a lot of potential" oh you have no idea maximilian lol.......
Damn...Rugal's son did not need to be bullied so much
This was my first owned KOF game and my god I was hooked…idgaf about the pixels. This game blew my miiiiind