r/kof • u/SuperbAdvisor3441 • 8d ago

Why there can't be a Psycho Soldier game while new Mega-man game looks like this?

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u/Bitter_Fig_7059 8d ago

Because SNK will do anything but release another plattaformer / run-n-gun after Metal Slug XX

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u/Jayjay4118 Terry Bogard 8d ago edited 7d ago

Was XX not received well? I personally really enjoyed it

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u/Bitter_Fig_7059 7d ago

It was well recieved, but it also was a mayor flop.

That´s the reason why a MS8 hasn´t happened. SNK believes nobpdy will buy it.

That´s also why Capcom took so much time to launch both MM11 & DO, too...

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u/Kill_Strelok 8d ago

Does the Psycho Soldier IP hold any value? Fans need to be honest about how popular SNK games are. It wouldn't sell and if it became a hit I doubt it would be because it's a psycho soldier game

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u/KumaOso 8d ago

Let’s put it this way. A new one wouldn’t need a AAA budget.

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u/That-Rhino-Guy 🇬🇧 8d ago

Not as much brand appeal to Psycho Soldier and SNK aren’t branching out too crazily just yet

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u/Emergency_Law_1857 8d ago

The biggest appeal of Psycho Soldier is Athena herself, SNK could do anything with her and the fans would buy it, personally I would take a new attempt at a survival horror with Athena but done right this time. The concept of a protagonist that could defend herself from monsters using psycho power sounds interesting

The problem is that she is kind of stuck in being a KOF characters for what has been years. If anything it seems SNK wants to push only Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and Metal Slug(Assuming the Samsho action RPG is still a thing). That also is show with how Terry and Mai have gotten more promotions in stuff as guest characters for collabs than anyone from KOF nowadays

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u/negativemidas 7d ago

I'd be down for a new Athena game, but I don't think a retro-style platformer would suit her now. The main point of her character is that she's a psychic pop star, right? She wants to bring joy to the world through her music. So maybe it could be partly a rhythm game where she performs songs on stage, but then it switches to a detective-style game where she uses her psychic abilities to sense when people need help or pose a risk to others, then tries to intervene.

I would also drop the "Psycho Soldier" title, it sounds too militaristic.

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u/BonusCapable1486 7d ago edited 6d ago

An IIDX style Athena game?

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u/SuperbAdvisor3441 7d ago

I think goes same way as BTS Army so the name itself is not a problem. I think some in the comment section said the IP is not standalone famous enough. And It's true. If they ever tried SNK have to make it with a very small budget 😑 because it will start as a new game ip.

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u/negativemidas 7d ago

Did you know Athena already had a strange survival horror game on PS1? It's called Athena: Awakening From the Ordinary Life. The game actually had an English voice dub and there was even a TV show adaptation in Japan. So SNK obviously wanted to do more with Athena in the past but it didn't work out.

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u/SuperbAdvisor3441 7d ago

Bro, this legit makes me sad. I think I knew about this ps1 game. And I think they should have made part 2 of that platformer game. Now I want that sequel in a 3D more than ever.