Neo Geo Fighters Topic

[lukester]

Anyone got any Art of Fighting 3 love?  I really enjoyed it after hearing others say it was the black sheep of the series.  The sprite animation is the best on the Neo (aside from Mark of the Wolves).  The general feeling I have with the game is that it's like a 3D fighter in 2D.  Feels like each character is made to grapple/throw all the while having some decent projectiles. It actually has a lot in common with Virtua Fighter. 

Either this or Samurai Shodown IV will be my next Neo Geo CD fighter.

I've always wanted to play an AoF game, but I've heard this is the only legitimately good one. And it's the cheapest, too!

[_joshuaTurbo]

I loved the first one, really never gave the second one a decent shake as it just kicked my ass far too often (1 player mode against very cheap feeling opponents).  I played the first on NEO, SNES and Turbo.  It's a great game with awesome cut scenes.  Will always enjoy the soundtrack. 

But yeah, AOF3 is really great!

[HailingTheThings]

Karman from AOF3 was pretty cool.

[lukester]

Just got Real Bout Fatal Fury today! Awesome game! I love the boundary system, and the line system isn't too annoying. And the load times are pretty good. For some reason, Level 3 is the normal difficulty.

Only real problems, are that Franco Bash is a giant Haggar rip-off, and every 3 characters share a stage.


EDIT: Just bought Art of Fighting 3.

[SuperDeadite]

AoF3 is a crappy playing game, but the graphics make it worth it.  Quite a bit of fun. 

However avoid the CD version like the plague.  It's terrible.  Pretty much everything that makes the cart versions great was removed, and the game still has the worst load times of any CD.

[lukester]

AoF3 is a crappy playing game, but the graphics make it worth it.  Quite a bit of fun. 

However avoid the CD version like the plague.  It's terrible.  Pretty much everything that makes the cart versions great was removed, and the game still has the worst load times of any CD.

Ah, oh well. Arranged soundtrack is a plus, right? I understand characters are smaller.

I do have a CDZ, so load times aren't quite as long.

Without demo cut, how long would it be? Curious.

[SuperDeadite]

No experience on a CDZ, but on a Top Loader with all options on, it's something like 7 mins to actually get in a match.

In the end the thing AoF3 has going for it are the graphics, and the CD version pretty much ruins it.  The screen zooming was completely removed.

[marktheshark]

Some of my favorites:

The Real Bout trilogy
Samurai Shodown II, III, & IV
KOF '97 (I even prefer it over '98)

Just wondering, how good are the newer (2000-onwards) Neo Geo KOF games?

[munchiaz]

I love me some Garou MOTW. Me and my brother used to play it in a local arcade/game store so much the owner used to give us free credits.

[HailingTheThings]

Some of my favorites:

The Real Bout trilogy
Samurai Shodown II, III, & IV
KOF '97 (I even prefer it over '98)

Just wondering, how good are the newer (2000-onwards) Neo Geo KOF games?

Check out KOF XI & KOF 2002 UM. Pretty wow.

[EvilEvoIX]

AoF3 is a crappy playing game, but the graphics make it worth it.  Quite a bit of fun. 

However avoid the CD version like the plague.  It's terrible.  Pretty much everything that makes the cart versions great was removed, and the game still has the worst load times of any CD.

It isn't crappy at all.  It is a different style and has a rhythm to it.  Some of the moves are a bit delayed the entire AOF series is like that.  That said some moves require more time to pull off, it's more realistic that way.  Most fighters have an instant hit when the button is pushed, but if you see a real fight you know bigger moves require a load up or a proper stance.  That said AOF3 is an INCREDIBLY deep fighter and the grafx are incredible especially when considering it's MEG count.

Samurai Shodown 2 for all intents and purposes is a perfect game.  When you factor in it's cost, either AES or MVS, it's the best game on the system and my favorite as well. 

[HailingTheThings]

AoF3 is a crappy playing game, but the graphics make it worth it.  Quite a bit of fun. 

However avoid the CD version like the plague.  It's terrible.  Pretty much everything that makes the cart versions great was removed, and the game still has the worst load times of any CD.

It isn't crappy at all.  It is a different style and has a rhythm to it.  Some of the moves are a bit delayed the entire AOF series is like that.  That said some moves require more time to pull off, it's more realistic that way.  Most fighters have an instant hit when the button is pushed, but if you see a real fight you know bigger moves require a load up or a proper stance.  That said AOF3 is an INCREDIBLY deep fighter and the grafx are incredible especially when considering it's MEG count.

Samurai Shodown 2 for all intents and purposes is a perfect game.  When you factor in it's cost, either AES or MVS, it's the best game on the system and my favorite as well.

I feel as if I want to say that Samurai Shodown IV is betterrrrr....maybe?

[pulstar]

Samurai Shodown 2 for all intents and purposes is a perfect game.  When you factor in it's cost, either AES or MVS, it's the best game on the system and my favorite as well.

This really sums it up. SamSho2 is to SNK what Street Fighter 2 is to Capcom. Fatal Fury was always looked at as a clone of SF (it's much more if you put in enough time) and SamSho2 was what set SNK apart from Capcom during the early days.

Although nostalgia will always say Real Bout Special is SNKs best

[EvilEvoIX]

Samurai Shodown 2 for all intents and purposes is a perfect game.  When you factor in it's cost, either AES or MVS, it's the best game on the system and my favorite as well.

This really sums it up. SamSho2 is to SNK what Street Fighter 2 is to Capcom. Fatal Fury was always looked at as a clone of SF (it's much more if you put in enough time) and SamSho2 was what set SNK apart from Capcom during the early days.

Although nostalgia will always say Real Bout Special is SNKs best

I Really REALLY like MOTW's but being released late in the life and being so expensive I have to hand it to SS2 which was SO much SO early.  The Capcom Team that made SF2 defected to SNK and made Fatal Fury so yeah there is that.  SF2 is great, but I also enjoy the FF series, mostly because of Terry Bogard and Mai's bounciny boobalinas!!!!

[HailingTheThings]

Too much of a distraction.