Killer Instinct
 

boner alert!

Wonder if there will still be an animated billboard in the background for the "Ultra 64":shifty:

Seriously though, all I remember vividly are the unbeatable combos and Orchid making everyone pass out from flashing her boobs. Even her own palate swap. "My tits are so perfect even *I* can't lay my eyes on them without going into a coma!"

And T.J. Combo- back when black guys could only be boxers in fighting games.

Please don't fuck this up Microsoft

Double Helix Games, developer of Silent Hill Homecoing, are the ones working on this game.

lol

I still have my killer kuts bonus CD with all themes,nice touch on the remix in the 2nd video of the Instinct theme

Homecoming wasn't that bad, but obviously this isn't remotely the same type of game.

I wonder if they'll keep Orchid's flash and Maya's elephant drop. I wonder if Maya will even be in it.

Never pegged you a KI fan, Dro.

Is it Bone only, or is it getting a 360 version?

Exclusive to Xbox One.

Meh. Not sure I'd buy it anyway. I have this certain nostalgia for the first title, but it did come out back when I routinely played fighting games.

Still, would have been more interested if it was for the 360 as well.

(No, I didn't expect it to come out for the Playstations or anything)

I played the hell out of the arcade game. Primarily cause no one else did lol. Didn't like getting my ass kicked by other people.

It's funny you say that. I have a blog idea on why this, well... ugly game, may be a very good move for Xbox One during launch period.

Looks legit.

Highly suprised that I am not the only KI fan on TPWW

This is in fact a free to play game.

Microsoft playing an Xbone exclusive game of corrupt a wish here.

Isn't the Xbone a corrupt a wish to begin with?

Xbone is the monkey paw in mechanical form.

As much as I want this I am so sick of Microsoft finding new ways to fuck us that I am simply sticking to Nintendo and Sony

Double Helix clarified some of the earlier news about the game and stated the upgradeable demo was the source of the confusion.

The game will have both a normal retail release and a free-to-play version which is the demo that can be upgraded.

The game will also come with 40 training missions to help players get used to the controls and KI style.

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/j...ining-lessons/

Alright, cool.

Based on early impressions and the move guide shown for the demo, Killer Instinct is getting the "Mortal Kombat" treatment for rebooting the controls.

Less focus on the traditional dial-a-combo string system and more towards a simpler button-based system.

That actually wouldn't be simpler.

How is that not free to play? Download part for free, then buy little packs in game for more content.

Where's the confusion?

Will it ALSO copy Street Fighter?

Well the six button layout is back, three punches and three kicks. Their dash mechanic emulates SF 3rd Strike as they proudly admitted. I don't know if they're looking toward SF4 for anything other than a 2.5D presentation.

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Apparantly, Madcatz were showing off a fightstick for the game or something, at EVO. They mentioned the Xbox One and got boo'd.

Yeah. Silly crowd.

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Pricing Details:

Only 8 characters and the original arcade only available in an overpriced £34.99 bundle? No thank you, sir.

From IGN:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Killer Instinct will launch with 6, 2 more will be added by March, and a season 2 pack will have 8 more chars by Christmas 2014</p>&mdash; Destin Legarie (@DestinLegarie) <a href="https://twitter.com/DestinLegarie/statuses/369902784210284544">August 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Seems like a good deal. It's a next gen fighter coming out cheaper than many current gen ones.

$20 for the game dude. Not that awful.

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According to Microsoft, the current plans for "Season 2" is to offer the same $20 and $40 option deal as well as consider having a "season" be made for every year of the Xbox One's lifespan.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nned-for-2014/

It'll go three years max before they move on to the sequel. Like hell they're gonna wallow on one game for an entire generation.

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Orchid teased as the next fighter to get a reveal trailer.

Before a certain time I didn't have 'mains', just characters I picked a lot because I liked their design as characters. I still do pick characters I like as characters, but now I do have mains that I play better than the rest of the roster. All's I'm saying; Orchid was one of those characters. Happy to see her new look.

Hope Tusk is in for the simple fact that he had one of the most awesome stage themes in fighting game history.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...a.jpg~original

Orchid - best ass in fighting games. Possibly gaming in general.

So thats the entire launch lineup?

WHERE THE FUCK IS FULGORE!?

Two more to be revealed.

Fulgore is a definite I'd say.

COMBO

Orchid is awesome, totally my type of character.

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DAT ASS DAMMIT

Based on an accidental leak, Fulgore is currently expected to be the final fighter revealed for the initial or Season 1 roster.

http://www.destructoid.com/leaked-ch...t-264923.phtml

Apparently I'm getting a fully unlocked Killer Instinct courtesy of Microsoft. Wasn't sure if the email was legit but according to IGN it is.

Noyce

Yeah you get the full game for preordering X1. Good deal.

Arcade mode won't arrive until both Fulgore and Spinal are released, Dojo Mode is full of depth, and Survival Mode takes some inspiration from Mortal Kombat's Challenge Tower.

http://www.destructoid.com/killer-in...h-265205.phtml

I thought you only got the game but like one or two characters, with the rest having to be independently downloaded. They're offering me every character for free.

The 'demo+' thing comes with Jago only, then you can purchase characters from there.

Played this today. Smoother than it looks.

Few nights ago me, Khuntry, and a bud had a cool session exploring the game at the mall. This game is so sex. Very hype with more cerebral shit to consider than you think. I love it. I took the night with Orchid, but Khuntry had another go while I was at work and reportedly got will nasty with Thunder.

I messed with Sadira a bit. While she certainly seems like a character I'd use, I'm gonna stick with Orchid exclusively for the long haul.

Soundtrack is pretty faithful to the original, which is pretty awesome.

https://soundcloud.com/mickgordon/ki...t-2013-music-1

Nice.

Microsoft holding KI tournaments at their official stores on November 21.

http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...s-265910.phtml

KHUNTRY and myself make war, not love.

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Should post some vids of me, you, and khuntry from sfxt. Some good matches in that last session.

I believe I have replays of that in SFxT's save. I could upload you two beating each other up.

Yeah, even if it's just me and Khuntry's matches. We pulled out some nasty shit against one another.

I noticed the size of this video. I take it there's a way around the 5 minute length limit, or did you use a Dazzle or something like that?

I love those Ultra Combos and the Combo breakers.

I think YT lifted the 5min limit some time ago, it gave me no grief for the upload length.

Also peep the Counter Breakers and Shadow Counters. This game turns combos into a very cerebral event.

Oh good, that 5 minute limit was worrying me. I'm getting an XBox One in February.

I love everything I see about Killer Instinct so far. The exaggerated "ULTRAAAAA" for the combos above 90 or so hits is great, along with the the way they go along with the music.

Yeah the dynamic music is great.

Not great at fighters that move this fast and are this combo heavy.(See: My awful attempts to play MvC) But this isn't quite as fast as that, so I'll give this a chance.

By the time I have an Xbox One, there should be a much deeper character roster. That's kind of important to me, as I don't typically stick to a small group of characters. I like to play everyone but a small group.

This is combo heavy but in the sense that you're thinking. MvC and just about every other game treats combos as a one-way conversation. Killer Instinct keeps players competing even during combos. Especially during combos, even.

You simply must play it.

Probably will be summer at the earliest.

I'm trying to have my own XB1 by Spring in time for Titanfall and Destiny's beta. By next fall I hope we can all be in the same pool. Console shifts are so sketchy.

A couple of screen shots showing off the new Spinal were recently released.

http://cdn.medialib.totalxbox.com/sc...38328_full.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/oh-hey-it...t-269117.phtml

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Dat laugh.
Dat Skeleport.
Dat shield.
Dat dash.

DAT FULGORE

Stoked for Fulgore.

Double Helix Games working on a special "jail" punishment towards rage quit players if their disconnection rates with ranked matches hits 15%. The punishment itself also scales up every time a person is "jailed."

http://www.destructoid.com/killer-in...--269788.phtml

Spinal is hilarious.

good thing this is "free." I've never been a big fan of fighting games....combos, yikes

These combos aren't what you think they are.

This game is easily the most user-friendly fighting game i've ever played. There is some structure to those combos, but not any way you may think.

On a side note, Amazon bought Double Helix? Yes, THAT Amazon.

lol wut

http://kotaku.com/amazon-just-bought...dio-1517101698

Wow. That refreshingly unexpected.

Amazon stated Double Helix will be allowed to finish up working on their current projects and deals before they take full control of the studio.

Microsoft themselves have stated the core team for the game won't be affected since it wasn't from Double Helix and do expect a new studio to be named soon to take over Double Helix's duties.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...t-270116.phtml

Microsoft announces Divekick's developer Iron Galaxy studio will replace Double Helix as the developer for Season Two. A few new details regarding the rest of Season One was also announced as well.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ease-date.aspx

Dammit fuck stupid ass WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS fucking knew it fuck

Anyway, here's the trailer for the grand finale of the best fighting game of 2014:

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Surprised MS didnt snatch up Double Helix. KI is their property, and DH did a great job with it.

Yeah, the Amazon thing is an infuriating wtf.

Definitely disappointing, but not gonna get too upset til I see how IG does with it.

Kalyx, do you not have faith in Iron Galaxy? If not, why not?

Hasnt Iron Galaxy pretty much done ports of fighting games? Thought they brought over Darkstalkers and MvC, but I could be mistaken.

They may do great, who knows. I mean, Double Helix wasnt known for doing ANY fighting game up until KI, and they nailed it. Only thing I remember DH did was Silent Hill Homecoming

They've done ports of a bunch of games, but they haven't done much themselves. That said, I scoffed at Divekick at first, but after watching a bunch of videos, I was surprised at how much depth they were able to get into such a simple concept.