thunder classic missing his classic epic mohawk... smh microsoft. most of the og retro costumes are just lazy tho. the face models still look modern. some just look out of place like gargos n glacius. nothing like their og cgi renders like in the posters. fulgore is the one that looks good always tho. lol.
@@FreestylenyI don't think Spinal would be a good fit, considering he's just an esqueleton. Terminator and the Cyber Lin-Kuei at least have fake organs and "oil"
Fulgore, Glacius, Cinder and Maya's retro costumes are the best. Fulgore's colors also have company logos inside his chest. I remember his yellow color having a Rareware logo.
KI 2013 did switch studio and got a gorgeous graphical update, i think the old ki compared to nintendo stuff now would be a more interesting comparison
After seeing the last character I’m surprised they didn’t add Turok into the game. He a native that’s battled dinosaurs, demons and space aliens. His finisher should be him using the Cerebral Bore brain drill.
@@omegarugal9283honestly kinda surprised and disappointed they didnt have master chief in the game since arbiter was in there let alone with his original VA
I love the guest fighters for this; RAAM, the Arbiter... and Rash?! I honestly expected Rash to be a joke like Dan from Street Fighter, but Rash, Sabrewulf, and Kim are probably my best and favorite characters And don't forget that Dead or Alive already got a Spartan, although I think it's supposed to be Kelly from the novel since the VA is a girl
>Sabrewulf still looks like a derpy puppy >no mohawk for Thunder, also he's in a biker gang now >Combo in his outfit from 2 The rest of the returning cast are way better than default. Would've prefered Orchid's outfit from 2 because it has slightly more detail than a green mannequin. Even just some trimmings to give some variety would be nice. I also appreciate the newcomers/guest characters being less visually noisy yet distinct from the background.
The first KI is and will always be the best of them all. No epileptic stuff just blood and screams. Sabrewulf wasn’t this psychotic fox but an actual werewolf
Despite there being a werewolf, an alien that turns into liquid and a robot that looks like a plastic toy, the least realistic looking retro character is Orchid.
The most diverse cast in fighting game history, second only to Darkstalkers. Never played KI but seeing the reaction of people like Maximilian Dood and hearing the music by Mick Gordon way back in 2013, I knew that this game was special. I do hope there will be a KI4 someday. Say, can you do a comparison video where the KI cast wears the matching accessories for each costumes that have them?
The only ones where I think I actually PREFER the retro is Gargos, just bc its a bit cleaner of a design. Aganos, Hisako, Aria, and the guest characters all honestly look equally good in either costume
They didn't because they wanted to get away from the bland stereotype of his first design. And since they went with Nez Perce, a Mohawk would simply be culturally incorrect.
@@MrMobiusfan well I didn't think it was a "bland stereotype" if anything it was bad ass. He had face paint like a warrior from spawn and his mohawk looked awesome, especially when used as a weapon. If you ask me turning him into just a "bland" common cliche biker look didn't seem to take that much creativity. It's like taking jago and putting him in a business suit.
@@cyklonus1 The reason it's a bland stereotype is because it was a caricature that had no connection to any actual native culture with the single exception of the Mohawk hair, but it wasn't made as a reference to the actual Mohawk people. It was just a "generic Native American" that no actual person has ever looked like. The new base design is better by light-years and the new "classic" design was a result of the people working on him genuinely feeling uncomfortable with recreating what would effectively be a racist caricature. Also, Jago in a formal suit would look great.
@@MrMobiusfan lol ok. Why does he have to "look like" anyone. So videogame characters can't have any individuality or creativity? Yes he's native American, but why does he NEED to be a part of a specific group? It's not assassin's creed with historical accuracy, it's a video game with fictional fighters, like a rock giant and a woman that turns into a glowing Jaguar that has no relation to Caucasians. He had bad ass face paint, killer tomahawks and a weaponized mohawk. My uncle and his children are Osage living on Oklahoma, can they not style their hair in various ways or only what an encyclopedia or certain people dictate??
@@cyklonus1 if you don't understand why someone might not be uncomfortable with putting a racist caricature in their game on the basis of that alone, I can't explain it to you.
Fulgore, Glacius, Orchid, Rash and tusk are my favorite glow up and retro Spinal, Cinder and Riptor is an honorable for me. Looks like they evolved, then a glow up
KI is one of the rare games that can make new stuff, while maintaining the old retro vibes. I grew up with the old skins, but the new ones are still better imo. Same with the music, characters, almost everything. Its like this is just a heavily remastered version of the 90s game. Devs did a great job. The fact theyre still adding updates is nothing but respect
I understand that Thunder's retro outfit today would be in bad taste for the Native community, so it's not the same I forgot to mention that in addition to the default and classic design there is another design more similar to a Native one, just look for it
@UnoMasAqui As a native I'm pretty sure none of us would even get offended as we have much bigger and important things to get offended by lol and honestly I freaking love his old school mowhawk
Where the hell is Thunder’s Mohawk on the retro skin? Also I don’t remember him having a biker alt skin in the first game. He wasn’t in KI2 at least the arcade version.
Core mechanics of Street Fighter + Frequent Meter utilization of SNK fighters + Easy combo execution of MvC + Edginess of Mortal Kombat and the purely original Combo breaker = KILLER INSTINCT
Minus Sadira and Aganos, you gotta give the design team props for the new characters' "retro" costumes! With the bright colors and other notes they took from the og rosters, I can definitely see Kan-Ra or Mira in 2.5D!
I love that they added retro redesigns for the dlc characters that were unique to KI 2013. I also think Spinal is legit the best redesign in fighting game history
If ever there was a franchise that truly deserved the whole a** media saturation treatment it’s this one… I want a series, movies, comics, hell, feed me a novel I want it all
I like how the Retro costumes for the new characters look like they came from the 90s and Aganos being fully repaired and Rahm and Arby look like their older games as well
Spinal is my favorite character from any fighting game. I just wish I could git gud at him. The only one I was good at playing was Riptor, not that I dislike her, i just prefer Spinal.
Hey, i apologize for a dumb question, but what makes KI 2013 different from 1994 and 2 in terms of gameplay? I saw some videos, 2013 can have Combo of more than 100 hits. I played 1994 and 2, but what makes 2013's gameplay different? I never played it so, i know it sounds dumb. I know about 2 having Bars and Special Moves, and this, and that.
@@victorcortez1059 considering the "retro" costumes for the 'newer' characters are for what they could have looked like if they were released earlier in time, it makes perfect sense.
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Yeah the redesigns are literally a glowup. The OG looks have that simplistic charm but just look at how much personality the modern looks have.
When r they gonna make a Killer Instinct vs Mortal Kombat game
Except Thunder
His "classic costume" was made for the occasion, as his base look is similar to the classic look
thunder classic missing his classic epic mohawk...
smh microsoft. most of the og retro costumes are just lazy tho. the face models still look modern.
some just look out of place like gargos n glacius. nothing like their og cgi renders like in the posters.
fulgore is the one that looks good always tho. lol.
modern looks = total failure.
@@ChrisStriker i think they wanted to avoid it looking too stereotypical.
Man this game deserves a sequel. Also Orchid and Spinal would be awesome as guest fighters in Tekken or Soul Calibur
spinal for MK also
Orchid for DOA, with her KI2 costume.
I agree with you on those opinions
Jago, Shadow Jago, and Tusk can also be in Soul Calibur 👀
@@FreestylenyI don't think Spinal would be a good fit, considering he's just an esqueleton. Terminator and the Cyber Lin-Kuei at least have fake organs and "oil"
"I would not want to be you today"
-Cinder to himself
“69 likes” -Cinder to himself
Fulgore, Glacius, Cinder and Maya's retro costumes are the best. Fulgore's colors also have company logos inside his chest. I remember his yellow color having a Rareware logo.
Retro OG Look:
Orchid is near the top; Mira also…
Retro Cinder and Glacius is Still my favorite versions
They look like the originals the most. Cinder nailed it.
Fun fact: Thunder's retro costume is explicitly and intentionally not based on his original appearance. You have two guesses as to why that is.
Let me try
1. A reference to T. Hawk or Nightwolf
2. Concerns about being too stereotypical
@@Will-Fire_probably hit the money maker.
Fulgore is perfect. Exactly how he looked in the original game.
lol nah aint that buffed up lookin tho. its based off KI2 fulgore.
og K1 fulgore the goat tho...
Just more sleek and modernized but in a good way
Nah, this Fulgore looks better.@@ssppeeaarr
0:22 A friend of mine told me when he was choosing a Skin for the Online, he saw this Skin and said "Goody, Kitanna as a Man looks very sexy"
Freaky ass skin and for what 😭😭😭
Well tell that friend he's goddamn right.
It surprises me how KI 2013 surpassed its Nintendo predecessors in every aspect. I've been playing KI all my life and it fascinates me. Nice video!!
KI 2013 did switch studio and got a gorgeous graphical update, i think the old ki compared to nintendo stuff now would be a more interesting comparison
thunder in the microsoft KI is lame tho...
bring back the firggin mohawk. plz. the community is ok with him too. smh.
@@ssppeeaarr It's fun when you learn to master it, they complain because it's slow but it's faster than they think and it has brutal damage
Did this game really come out eleven years ago 😮
@@trippyyums2532 Yes and I recently received an update and the Online is very active all this time
Killer Instinct is one of the few games where the majority of people prefer the redesigns over the OG looks
Thunder doesnt look anything like the original in both costumes but the rest are pretty close and I do prefer the og more than the redesigns.
Wrong! The originals will always be better than these awful awful redesigns.
I don't know about, some of the throwbacks are way better than the newer models.
@@Pollote56grueso I think that may have been on purpose for sensitivities sake.
@@Pollote56grueso totally agreed😎🍻
After seeing the last character I’m surprised they didn’t add Turok into the game. He a native that’s battled dinosaurs, demons and space aliens. His finisher should be him using the Cerebral Bore brain drill.
they did, as a skin, they also only added rash, zitz and pimple are 2 more character they could have used no problem
@@omegarugal9283honestly kinda surprised and disappointed they didnt have master chief in the game since arbiter was in there let alone with his original VA
@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq Nah, they didn't get Keith David for Arby in KI 2013. Arby's voiced by Ray Chase in the game
I love the guest fighters for this; RAAM, the Arbiter... and Rash?! I honestly expected Rash to be a joke like Dan from Street Fighter, but Rash, Sabrewulf, and Kim are probably my best and favorite characters
And don't forget that Dead or Alive already got a Spartan, although I think it's supposed to be Kelly from the novel since the VA is a girl
>Sabrewulf still looks like a derpy puppy
>no mohawk for Thunder, also he's in a biker gang now
>Combo in his outfit from 2
The rest of the returning cast are way better than default. Would've prefered Orchid's outfit from 2 because it has slightly more detail than a green mannequin. Even just some trimmings to give some variety would be nice. I also appreciate the newcomers/guest characters being less visually noisy yet distinct from the background.
I think the designers didn't played he original games so much.....
Holy shit, the coolest set of guest characters in any fighting game
No
The first KI is and will always be the best of them all. No epileptic stuff just blood and screams. Sabrewulf wasn’t this psychotic fox but an actual werewolf
Despite there being a werewolf, an alien that turns into liquid and a robot that looks like a plastic toy, the least realistic looking retro character is Orchid.
It's on purpose. She's exactly like her original version.
Not quite with the modelos we have today XD
They really should have used the KI2 design. It would probably fit with these graphics much better
Spinal really went from level 1 mmo mob to dam near raid boss with his designs god dam.
The most diverse cast in fighting game history, second only to Darkstalkers.
Never played KI but seeing the reaction of people like Maximilian Dood and hearing the music by Mick Gordon way back in 2013, I knew that this game was special. I do hope there will be a KI4 someday.
Say, can you do a comparison video where the KI cast wears the matching accessories for each costumes that have them?
No
The only ones where I think I actually PREFER the retro is Gargos, just bc its a bit cleaner of a design. Aganos, Hisako, Aria, and the guest characters all honestly look equally good in either costume
Why couldn't they do thunder with his mohawk?? 🙁🙁
They didn't because they wanted to get away from the bland stereotype of his first design. And since they went with Nez Perce, a Mohawk would simply be culturally incorrect.
@@MrMobiusfan well I didn't think it was a "bland stereotype" if anything it was bad ass. He had face paint like a warrior from spawn and his mohawk looked awesome, especially when used as a weapon. If you ask me turning him into just a "bland" common cliche biker look didn't seem to take that much creativity. It's like taking jago and putting him in a business suit.
@@cyklonus1 The reason it's a bland stereotype is because it was a caricature that had no connection to any actual native culture with the single exception of the Mohawk hair, but it wasn't made as a reference to the actual Mohawk people. It was just a "generic Native American" that no actual person has ever looked like. The new base design is better by light-years and the new "classic" design was a result of the people working on him genuinely feeling uncomfortable with recreating what would effectively be a racist caricature.
Also, Jago in a formal suit would look great.
@@MrMobiusfan lol ok. Why does he have to "look like" anyone. So videogame characters can't have any individuality or creativity? Yes he's native American, but why does he NEED to be a part of a specific group? It's not assassin's creed with historical accuracy, it's a video game with fictional fighters, like a rock giant and a woman that turns into a glowing Jaguar that has no relation to Caucasians. He had bad ass face paint, killer tomahawks and a weaponized mohawk. My uncle and his children are Osage living on Oklahoma, can they not style their hair in various ways or only what an encyclopedia or certain people dictate??
@@cyklonus1 if you don't understand why someone might not be uncomfortable with putting a racist caricature in their game on the basis of that alone, I can't explain it to you.
I didn’t know the Arbiter was a guest fighter. That's pretty sweet. 👍
Love seeing some KI in my feed. Thanks for sharing.
Some designs of the OG designs look better than the new designs
Keyword: Some
@@JagofettEXE I prefer the old designs for the most part
@@KIKROX86 yeah some old design look kool like fat fugure lol
New designs are fantastic way better than the original ones
Modern: Jago, Sabrewulf, Orchid, Thunder, TJ, Riptor, Gargos
Retro: Spinal, Fulgore, Cinder, Glacius, Tusk, Eyedol
Fulgore, Glacius, Orchid, Rash and tusk are my favorite glow up and retro
Spinal, Cinder and Riptor is an honorable for me. Looks like they evolved, then a glow up
Saberwolr without pants creeps me out
KI is one of the rare games that can make new stuff, while maintaining the old retro vibes.
I grew up with the old skins, but the new ones are still better imo. Same with the music, characters, almost everything. Its like this is just a heavily remastered version of the 90s game.
Devs did a great job. The fact theyre still adding updates is nothing but respect
So awesome that the game has been continuously supported for 10 years. Respect
Chief Thunder retro wasn’t even the same as the original…disappointing
Actually the devs noticed that and they Made another retro costume like the original from the Snes and arcade versión, just the hair is different
I understand that Thunder's retro outfit today would be in bad taste for the Native community, so it's not the same
I forgot to mention that in addition to the default and classic design there is another design more similar to a Native one, just look for it
@UnoMasAqui As a native I'm pretty sure none of us would even get offended as we have much bigger and important things to get offended by lol and honestly I freaking love his old school mowhawk
@@foxmcclout1503 I understand that. But people get offended by the slightest thing. They have even sued companies for any stupid thing.
@UnoMasAqui Hell yeah America is soft today
Orchid hits DIFFERENT
Where the hell is Thunder’s Mohawk on the retro skin? Also I don’t remember him having a biker alt skin in the first game. He wasn’t in KI2 at least the arcade version.
The name of Magneto's "lackies" are the Acolytes, it was on screen....
as a playstation fanboy i can say this game is very underrated and needet more attention
This game sucks. It's slow as molasses and the characters are extremely ugly.
999 hit combo is dumb. 45 max like the original.
13:05 attomic heart moment
I honestly like both the redesigns and originals for the legacy characters. The only 2 I would say look terrible are original Thunder and Sabrewulf.
Core mechanics of Street Fighter + Frequent Meter utilization of SNK fighters + Easy combo execution of MvC + Edginess of Mortal Kombat and the purely original Combo breaker = KILLER INSTINCT
Wish they would finish the roster- that vampire hunter and the medusa character looked AMAZING!
Minus Sadira and Aganos, you gotta give the design team props for the new characters' "retro" costumes!
With the bright colors and other notes they took from the og rosters, I can definitely see Kan-Ra or Mira in 2.5D!
I laugh when either fighter blinks at the last screen before each fight begins, but did anyone notice how Sabrewulf's retro skin doesn't blink?
I love that they added retro redesigns for the dlc characters that were unique to KI 2013. I also think Spinal is legit the best redesign in fighting game history
Absolutely love Killer Instinct but I gotta say the retro costumes were extremely hit and miss from character to character.
Nah...
If ever there was a franchise that truly deserved the whole a** media saturation treatment it’s this one… I want a series, movies, comics, hell, feed me a novel I want it all
me whos never heard of this game
"oh these designs are co- ARBITER!?"
2013 game with music from the 94 game
I like how the Retro costumes for the new characters look like they came from the 90s and Aganos being fully repaired and Rahm and Arby look like their older games as well
Dude that guitar 🎸 riff!
I first played this game on the N64, this is such a nostalgic feel to see
Cinder just needed THAT change, the retro skin are sick!!!
Sabre Wolf with the derp eyes
Fulgore slimmed down from his retro form
Oh man Rash is AWESOME lmfao.
Brutal, impresionante, maravilloso a nivel técnico -audiovisual.
Happy 30th Anniversary to Killer Instinct!
KI 2 is and always will be my favorite! With that said, I do like some of the redesigns 😊
I love how they went out of their way to make retro costumes for the new characters who’s first appearance was the modern one
I remember having the soundtrack cd for the snes version when i was a kid.
So Chief Thunder in Nightwolf now?
orchid's green body suit is still sexy.
A lot of decent redesigns but Saberwulf in KI2 looked way better
I like how Riptors Featherskin looks probably the most lit
Thunder had a mowhawk if i remember correctly.
Right
Both killer instinct games are iconic but the snes one was super special for its time
Sabrewolf, what have they done to my beautiful boy?
this really gives me arcade vibes just by how it looks and how the victory ending is
I wish the retro costumes for characters like Thunder and Sabrewulf were actually...accurate. They are not the classic looks at all and it bugs me.
Oh man this game looks pretty coo IS THAT THE ARBITER!
You know
Why Chief Thunder Retro doesn't look like his OG design at all?
That always bug me
12:34 That retro The Rocketeer look!
Wheres my baby momma Orchid at?
I played SNES. I don’t know most of the new characters.
Somehow the graphics better in the 1994 original
i was in on that cause i like the retro looks on these guys the most
I still want a new killer instinct game
The new designs are so much better... also... who are some of these characters? Clearly I didn't keep up with Killer Instinct lol
TJ's default looks more retro than the retro costume.
They did retro skins so wrong on this game. I never understood why they randomized them between KI & KI2 retro skins.
KI got the bootleg Predator and MK got the actual Predator. And KI still did it better 👌
Kan-Ra the first mummy with the whitest teeth 😂
Legit thought ego was freakin turok at the end, dude had the same fit
The soundtrack ❤
He is not Thunder Classic 🤔🤨
I think I prefer the default one is 1st Outfit and the Retro one is 2nd Oufit, not to be seperated into each different version individually
Why is this not available on switch when KI started as a Nintendo series? 😢
Jago to my opinion has the best redesign
Orchid,fulgore,rash,arbiter and cinder retro look still slaps😎.
One of the best fighting games of all time definitely top 5
Wait a second the halo is in the game??
I love how retro costumes for newcomers still look like they'd belong in the original games
Kilgore was out to lunch during the making of this video.
So that was the random update I had in question a few days ago..
I love u used the old theme so much better to watch with stuff like that in the background good shit also 11:44❤️❤️
Spinal is my favorite character from any fighting game. I just wish I could git gud at him. The only one I was good at playing was Riptor, not that I dislike her, i just prefer Spinal.
New Sadira looks too hot. GOD DAMN
Ngl i prefer old Glacius
Hey, i apologize for a dumb question, but what makes KI 2013 different from 1994 and 2 in terms of gameplay?
I saw some videos, 2013 can have Combo of more than 100 hits. I played 1994 and 2, but what makes 2013's gameplay different? I never played it so, i know it sounds dumb. I know about 2 having Bars and Special Moves, and this, and that.
17:35 Eagle and his Birdie.
they fucked pretty bad with cinders personality
What do you guys think of retro costumes for the newer characters?
Does not make sense
Some people just don't like the remake for no reason
@@victorcortez1059 considering the "retro" costumes for the 'newer' characters are for what they could have looked like if they were released earlier in time, it makes perfect sense.
Whoa major nostalgia.
They should do an update and drop in their KI2 costumes. And while they're at it, make a NEW KI2!!! 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Ki needs a comeback ❤😢
Ah the killer instinct music.😢
This ost is going crazy!!!