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Ethan Anderson
If it's 2D, yes.
If it's 2.5D, then by god i hope a maniac firebombs SNK HQs with all the devs still inside just like it happened to Kyoani and i hope every single faggot that buys it dies of inoperable testicular cancer.
Connor Anderson
>making a new console
what why
Brandon Richardson
I just played 1/2/X/3/4/5 for the first time so yes. I'll definitely play the rest of the series before this comes out. Given that modern SNK seems to know what they're doing (SamSho turned out great) and even 4 which was made by some Korean company was still good, I'm looking forward to it.
I don't know if SNK still has most of the talent that made sprites for even the later titles. That said, they still have the full catalogue of sprites available to them as well as some new sprites here and there via the mobile F2P tower defense games. You could reasonably make a new 2D Metal Slug where the only "new" things are the backgrounds, a couple bosses (some reused/edited ones for nostalgia's sake), and music.
Joseph Gonzalez
I've always wanted to play a metal slug game but was always afraid of the setup of a sega console emulator. Any ideas?
Adam Sanders
What...what are you talking about?
If you own any console you can buy the ACA neo geo versions for like 7 bucks or something.
If you own a PC you can emulate the neo geo versions with WinKawaks or similiar emulators that are easy as shit to use.
Lincoln Robinson
They can't go any lower than the 2006 TPS Metal Slug on the PS2 or the F2P gacha mobile games. If the visuals are stylized enough to look faithful and the gameplay is the same as the mainline series, I'll take it. They could use shading tech similar to Guilty Gear Xrd, Dragonball FighterZ, or Lethal League Blaze (if an indie team of only a handful of people can do it, SNK can too).
Evan Watson
Arcsys doing 3D is one thing, SNK is another.
SNK doesn't know how to do 3D.
All their 3D games look like utter garbage.
Yes, including nu-SamSho.
A 3D Metal Slug with their current level of expertise in 3D games would be a visual abomination that would start by looking bad at release date, and then look like putrid shit not even 1 year post release.
Bentley James
2019 is the year of the white terrorist. Goddamn you're all angry as fuck. Grow up.
Dominic Butler
Day 1 buy if it's 2D, otherwise I won't even pirate it.
Gabriel Young
get fightcade
google fightcade roms
There's an Argentinian site with every rom compatible with the emulator so get all the slugs
Henry Kelly
if they're going to use that shitty early 2000 cgi for the backgrounds, don't bother making a new one.
Sebastian Rodriguez
I hope:
1) its 2D
2) it doesnt look like a flash game
Ryan Phillips
Taking bets on how they fuck it up
>Battlefrogs reboot style shitty 2D animation
>Mighty No9 style shitty 3d
>Microtransactions out the ass
Nathaniel Brooks
anyone who expects 2d sprites is a retard. 2d sprites almost bankrupted snk. of course this is going to be 3d.
Owen Hernandez
There's literally nothing wrong with being a white terrorist???
Aiden Sanchez
If it's 3D i don't care.
Levi Gonzalez
It'll just be in 3D. I think they know that the game needs to look good to be considered Metal Slug, but sprites are just not their forte anymore. Hopefully this image, presumably from the development of KOFXV, shows that they're improving their modeling, lighting, and shading in 3D. SamSho is a big step up from XIV & Heroines so maybe they're learning.
Cooper Nguyen
Kind of just seems like it will be an endless source of shitposting
>If they went for 2D it would have to be reused assets, people complain it is lazy
>If they attempt 3D and it only looks okay. shitposter call it the worst thing ever and over exaggerate any issue
>If they manage good 3D, it won't have MUH SOUL WHY NOT SPRITES
You can already tell from most of the thread this is just people trying to set up drama for the future.
I'd at least be understanding if the people asking for it actually appreciated how hard it is to get amazing sprite work these days, yet it tends to be those who shout the loudest under value how hard it is the most.
Nathaniel Jackson
Will my wife ever grace the series with her presence again?
Alexander Jones
all these graphics fags in this thread
If Bloodstained taught us anything as long as the gameplay is good the visual presentation doesn't matter. You guys are shallow as fuck
Noah Stewart
>all these graphics fags
Artstyle.
>If Bloodstained
I unironically hope you die tomorrow in your sleep.
I'm not joking.
Benjamin Cox
Metal Slug in 2D has always reused sprites in smart ways. 4 is most egregious since it wasn't developed by SNK but they stayed true to the original style for the most part; it's the uninspired design of the game and new characters that made it weaker than other entries. The only obstacle would be making new backgrounds really, since they basically have every sprite ever made for the series in the mobage.
David Brooks
This. I hope they make new 2D sprites, but not like the ones seen in the Toki remaster.
John Sullivan
Who are those people and why is Kim Kaphwan using a gun?
Aaron Myers
>Will my wife ever grace the series with her presence again?
Nope because Fio outclasses her
Justin Moore
As long as Ralf & Clark come back too I sure hope so. Playing a run & gun as a grappler is fun as fuck.
Are you the same elitist that I've seen say that Mega Man 11 is a bad game for the visuals alone, when it has some of the best level design in the series and a ton of QoL and replayability improvements?
Henry Adams
>Metal Slug in 2D has always reused sprites in smart ways
If by smart you mean blatantly then sure. They might add a minor update to them here and there, but lets not pretend that a good chunk of the assets in each game weren't some drag and drop shit with no attempt to hide it.
Blake Jackson
My wife first
Bentley Sanchez
hopefully is good. i dont hold much hopes for this tho.
Lucas Perez
SNK is still good at designing games. The only thing in the air is the visuals.
Christian Gonzalez
He's in.
AHAHAHA C'MON BOI AHAHAHA GO HOME TO MOMMY
Evan Gray
>3D
They already did
Levi Nguyen
It's a shame this game ended up sucking cause I think the concept could be salvaged. A fast hectic TPS with platforming elements could be fun, but just made something really bland and will probably never try again.
Isaiah Diaz
I just hope they don't reuse too much content like they did with 7.
7 was fun, but damn if it didn't felt like a fangame.
Oliver Adams
It'll either be new 3D assets or heavy sprite reuse, but with what little new sprite work the mobile games have included.
Nicholas Morris
I'll play it as long as it still has WOAH, BIG
Joseph Bell
ur mincemeat
Justin Lee
the bests
Michael Richardson
>2018 we get Cuphead
>2019 we get Blazing Chrome (Isn't Contra, but basically is)
>2019 we get Contra Rogue Corps (Is Contra, but basically isn't)
>2020 we get Metal Slug 8
Yeah, I'm thinking run and gun is back.
Jordan Morales
What if they do a Cuphead and traditionally animate and paint everything on pen and paper?
Adam Bailey
This is bad...
Leo Myers
Then i'd literally nut so hard i'd paint half of my house, but that's never going to happen so it's pointless to dream about it.
Jaxon Mitchell
Now if they would only bring back to current consoles a certain game...
Elijah Rogers
BRING THEM BACK! BRING THEM BACK! BRING THEM BACK!
Caleb Robinson
is this real?
Cooper Turner
Fuck that's awful
David Johnson
Holy shit someone else that likes Trevor and Nadia.
Metal Slug 4 is so shat upon that i tought i was the only one.
Xavier Jenkins
Is antologhy on ps4 worth? i only played until the 3 and, I think it was MS5 with a friend
Cooper Lopez
Yes. It never left Japan. It and MS6 were put out for the 10th anniversary.
Nathan Barnes
>run and gun
You mean rooty tooty point and shooty
Justin Morris
No, anthology is absolute trash.
On consoles, get the ACA Neo Geo releases.
However, on PS4 you have a separate version of MS3, and additionally you have a port of MSXX.
So basically on PS4 get the ACA releases of each game, aside 3, and then XX that have PS4 specific versions.
Luis Cox
youtube.com
I don't think it looks all that terrible to be honest, but
>that camera
William Diaz
A nice concept done wrong
Juan Hall
I want to believe but WHAT IS LOVE BABY DON'T HURT ME DON'T HURT ME NO MORE
Ryan Long
>SamSho is a big step up from XIV & Heroines
You're being too generous there, the pic you posted its what I consider a big step up, I hope its true.
Brandon Gutierrez
>TIL that Kyoani's terrorist is white.
Never change Yea Forums
Oliver Ramirez
Why not just download MAME and all Metal Slug roms for it.
Lucas Hill
I'm only excited if it still captures the spirit of the original, make it more challenging, and update the art style so it's optimized for widescreen.
Joseph Anderson
Because he was specifically asking for PS4 releases.
I was answering his legitimate question, but you just had to but in with
>ACKTUALLY
Like the sperg you always are.
Shoo.
Thomas Bailey
Thank you!
So ACA Metal Slug 1 and X
Metal slug 3
And Metal Slug XX
What's the difference between Ms3 and Aca Ms3?
Luis Ward
He was a fat incel.
All murdering incels become automatically white, it's the ultimate prize for their autism.
Anthony Russell
>You're being too generous there
I mean you can still think it doesn't look good, but denying there was a big step up is just wrong.
Jacob Mitchell
Yes.
>What's the difference between Ms3 and Aca Ms3?
The PS4 specific port of MS3 runs much better.
All ACA releases run exactly like they did on original hardware so there's slowdowns all over the place (the Switch version of MS1 especially is fucked, with extra slowdowns over the original ones).
Jose Ross
I see.
Thank you again user
Liam Collins
>entire new console
>new metal slug
lets wait and see, could be good.
Luis Edwards
Oh no, slowdowns. That means the game is literally ruined.
Robert Peterson
Neo Geo wasn't a "console". It was arcade hardware that had a (relatively) limited production "home" version that they crammed into a console shell so you could play it on your TV instead of needing to buy an arcade cabinet. But it was literally the exact same hardware with the exact same games.
Logan Jones
I hope she comes back.
Jace Lewis
Will I be able to play the entire series on the switch?
Cameron Barnes
its going to be battle royale
Dylan Reyes
As a Morden soldier
Thomas Sanchez
Almost.
It's missing Metal Slug 6, and Metal Slug 7/XX.
It does have Metal Slug 1-5, tho.
That should be more than enough to play all the good ones, to be honest.
Careful with the Switch version of MS1, it has extra slowdowns.
All the other games run fine (as in, they run like they did on original hardware, so same slowdowns where they're expected).
Oliver Wright
>muh gwaphics
Robert Ortiz
Best ways to play 6 or XX? I'll just emulate Advance.
Jacob Cooper
6, via emulation on PC, stay away from the anthology.
XX either emulate on PC, or play the PS4 port that is pretty good.
Colton Rogers
Muh greentext
Juan Watson
>XX
Emulate PSP version or play it on PS4
>6
Emulate Arcade/PS2 or get Metal Slug PC Collection.
Dominic Lopez
Retarded graphics, slow gameplay that is unworthy of the series, fandub-tier voice acting (Fio and Eri in particular sound fucking terrible). About the only cool thing about the game is the main villain
Noah Sanders
Deeply concerned, although slightly excited
Also depressed due to never being able to play it with friends
Josiah Sullivan
I don't get their appeal. 4 is still a solid game even if I hate the bosses for using adds to make them harder, but Trevor and Nadia are just not as cool as Tarma and Eri. I'd be cool if 8 just pulls an EVERYONE IS HERE and had the main 4, them, the Ikari team, and the Advance duo (maybe even the duo from 2nd Mission).
Nathan Wilson
>tfw no Shock Troopers 3
Angel Butler
Don't people just like Shock Troopers 1?
Shock Troopers 2 is pretty disliked compared to 1, right?
If they couldn't get it right a second time back then why would you want a third attempt?
Carter Davis
>tfw no In The Hunt 2
Adam Davis
To get it right again.
2 isn't bad, it just isn't as good as the first. Weirdly, I played 2 after some were telling me it was superior. That was a crock of shit.
Jayden Brown
Hmm i completely forgot Shock Troopers is on the switch.
I have some spare coins and more 2 player stuff is always useful, i'll get it right now.
Colton Davis
Is that a FAMAS?
Bentley Lewis
and a new arcade stick with 20 snk fighting games pre-installed
ttps://twitter.com/SNKPofficial/status/1171241092743696390
Adam Bailey
Angel Moore
The quality of recent SNK hardware has been...utter shit.
And that's with me being very kind to them.
I don't trust this thing at all.
Dominic Sanders
Juan Richardson
What's wrong with Anthology?
What are the definitive ways to play all the Slug games
Alexander Cruz
Tyler Williams
insane input lag, dont bother
Luke Roberts
>What's wrong with Anthology?
Horrendous input lag among a million other issues.
Stay the fuck away.
>What are the definitive ways to play all the Slug games
Emulate them all on PC, you can even use slightly modified versions of the games that run way better.
If on modern consoles, get the ACA Neo Geo releases.
If on PS4, get the PS4 specific ports of MS3 and MSXX.
Jose Gray
Hunter Bennett
A little bit.
Wyatt Nguyen
SNK is using very well the money they made with samurai shodown.
Josiah Wood
is this eri or rule 63 marco?
Anthony Brooks
Why is Fio so perfect?
Brayden Jackson
The game is trying to faithful to 2D series but fail miserably. Although it's not all that awful. Each characters get different stage layout and you can upgrade tank/character status, it's actually has more variety than other MS games. I actcally enjoy the game enough to get to final boss but never beat it
Also, that final boss is fucking terrifying
Ryder Moore
>2.5D
No.
Austin Scott
Dang I was going to get it because it was all in one spot. Thanks though
>you can even use slightly modified versions of the games that run way better.
What are they called?
Got it thanks for the heads up guys
Jayden Stewart
Rule 63 Marco.
Levi Garcia
pranked marco
Aaron Green
If they just build off of the already 2D assets then good.
But they have to be very creative with their set-pieces.
Ryder Wood
boooo
Brandon Torres
>Everyone complain about MS2 ports running like shit.
>But Arcade release run like shit even if you crank the CPU to 200% on emulators or overclock the board.
Connor Myers
AIIEEEEEEEEE
Oliver Williams
I forgot, i think it's something like "unpacked" or something.
Basically you get the original ROM, then you get the "unpacked" extra zip or whatever, you place them in the same folder and when you launch the unpacked version it runs better than the original with way less slowdowns.
Something about them extracting the files so that they load faster or something like that.
I'm sure some user here that knows about this more than me can explain it using better terms.
I know for a fact you need the normal rom first for it to work tho, they don't work by themselves.
Levi Powell
i don't mind the slowdown on 2 that much, it actually helps when there's too many fast projectiles
Evan Lopez
Absolutely not.
Asher Anderson
Who's the artist?
Logan Edwards
Slowdown on too much shit on screen isn't a problem.
The issue is that MS2 slow downs to a crawl with a sightly fart on screen due old engine and updated sprites. MSX use a proto MS3 engine to fix most of it, still not smooth as MS3 but do the job properly.
Michael Ramirez
Hunter Lee
Thanks.
Luke Brown
>snk made literally the only modern fighting game that is actually willing to give out free stages and characters and seems to give a shit
>WAAAAAH I WUN 3D GRAFFICS!
Fuck you.
Caleb Martin
Will the training school be back?
Cameron Sullivan
fuck the last boss