Did bishonen queer shit ruin KOF? Would it have been more popular and mainstream if they had kept tough manly men as protagonists like in their previous franchises instead of focusing on teenagers who wear chaps, androgynous looking men, and edgelords?
Did bishonen queer shit ruin KOF...
Anthony Clark
Anthony Hall
The series got popular because of said characters in the first place, much more than FF or AoF and such. So not sure what point you are making, aside from being a retarded shitposter making shit up.
Brody Foster
OP is a shitposter because Iori is one of the most popular characters they ever made and he's exactly what OP described and he debuted in the 2nd game
Cameron Brown
>the series got popular because of said characters
lel '94 only had Kyo as such and it was big, gobbling coins everywhere and receiving best fighting vidya awards even outside of japan (eg EGM).
Brandon Murphy
This. And Kyo Kusanagi is barely if at all bishonen, mind you.
Gabriel Richardson
Trying to create a KoF/SNK theme park is what ruined SNK back then. That and their inability - or their denial to get it on with the times back then, not to mention their refusal to get a proper accountant and manager that will reel in on their spending budgets which in the end made them lag behind from their competitions.
As for the bishonen question, I'd say its a mix of making teams with bishies constantly win the KoF competition and focusing the story on a small group of competitors instead of allowing a wider range of competitors to either have their spotlight or at least win the competition(and story) proper. I mean the Ikari team is the few teams who actually outside of the designated team hero/japan back then so yeah shit is out of whack
Jacob Lee
SNK went bankrupt by 2001 at the height of the Ash era, retard. Are we really going to sit there and pretend anyone knew or cared about KOF for the previous 2 decades and isn't just a niche fighting game franchise that had moderate popularity in the 90's?
Jace Scott
Kyo is bishonen
Cameron Martinez
Blame fujos.
Blame everything to fujos.
Nathan Ortiz
>The series got popular because of said characters in the first place, much more than FF or AoF and such
ironic considering the main reason why anyone picked up KOF 94 was because they could play as established characters from both the FF and AOF franchise. It's literally why those characters are among the most popular even to this very day which is why they constantly put them in every game.
Cooper Bennett
>Height of Ash era
>2001
Ash debuted in 2003.
Fucking retarded monkey
Elijah Lee
I meant K', not Ash
Dominic Sanchez
The devs literally said in an interview they worried Kyo would be upopular because of his lankiness and school outfit.
Andrew Foster
Sure you did, retarded shitposter
Jordan Reed
>got more popular
>sold like shit after the first couple games
Logan Gomez
You're such an insecure little crybaby faggot who wears his emotions on a sleeve like a child would do
Asher Miller
King of Fighters was outrageously popular in Japan in the 90s. It's very underrated by western gaming historians and press. It was completely mainstream and right there with Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter for several years.
On top of this it's the dominant fighting game franchise in Latin American countries, Brazil, and China.
So I would say: no.
But the NESTs saga and the characters of Kusanagi, K', and Krizalid induced apathy.
Clone sagas almost always suck.
Brandon Jenkins
Stop posting that mistake. SNK learned their lesson already.
Matthew Morgan
>SNK learned their lesson already.
they sure did
Jordan Williams
Because at the time all the fighting game protagonists were tough mofos and buffed martial artists. A delinquent kid and a good looking one at that (many characters commented on his appearance) for a fighting game was a risky move. SNK aimed to appeal the mass and succeeded because of multiple factors like team fighting, not just because of their character designs.
Gavin Edwards
>It was completely mainstream and right there with Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter for several years.
No it was not. What is this revisionist horseshit? Everytime someone wants to hype up KOF they always go
>well it was super popular in Japan for a few years even though it's a country I've never been to or was even around to witness what was considered popular over there 25 years ago
or
>well it was popular in 3rd world shitholes like mexico and brazil
as if these places are what decide what is popular and mainstream.
Isaac Bell
They learn it slowly until Kyo graduates high school.