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>>3861271
Don't even get me started on this. Nona's style is an abomination

>>3748248
Also, I know that tastes differ, but for me KoF XIII was the series' low in terms of art direction.

—Ugly af faces for almost all of the cast (can't look at Maxima without crying… literally ruined him for me)
—Ugly characters got even uglier (see Chin… eww)
—Piggy Athena
—Ralf and Clark are formless piles of muscle, both seemingly got addicted to tan salons
—Joe looks like a stick
—Saggy tits Mai
—Ash looks like a nutcracker doll

I can't comprehend how Nona is still working there. I'd Leg Tomahawk that faggot the second I meet him

>>3542579
XIV looks great to me in some videos, but in others for some reason it has all effects turned off—no reflections, limited shadowing, etc—and it looks like X360 budget game tier.

KoF has always had realistic 3D mixed with some anime influences. In '94–XI, characters had more realistic proportions, maybe just a little bit anime-ish. XII–XIII had grotesque cartoon proportions of Nona's art, with kinda ugly faces (picrelated). XIV went back to realistic body proportions, and updating the look of faces to be like in most of current anime. So I'd say XIV is very close to the originals.

Complaining about anime in KoF is a bit pointless, I think… Everyone knows KoF never made it very big outside of Asia; and where it DID make it big, it was due to pirated cartridges. SNK's more recent games, like their DS catalogue and dating sims (ugh), displays more anime influence than ever before. If it DOES go full realism, it risks looking very much like Tekken or VF or other 3D games, and losing Asian fans which are probably the main source of their profits. Like it or not, KoF has always had some "idol" aspect about it, and I think it's not going anywhere.