Bought The King of Fighters XI for the Playstation 2 this morning, which set me back about $15 (including tax). After hearing you have to log 720 hours of game time before you can unlock the first hidden character (Adelheid in case you’re wondering), I decided to borrow my neighbor’s Action Replay. No way in Hell am I gonna leave my PS2 running idle for an entire month. I like the “daisuki oniichan” Rugal clone, but I don’t like him that much.

I’ve kinda been out of touch with the KoF series ever since the ‘98 edition. Not that I disliked the franchise or anything… just that better stuff was around - namely Guilty Gear. However I really enjoy the newest character designs. Oswald is badass in every definition of the word (to the point of being broken and overpowered), while Momoko is pure cuteness beyond cuteness (not to mention hard as hell to master). Ironically enough, if I’m reading the Internet postings correctly, neither are seen highly by the series developers. They’re just “filler characters” for the plot. Hopefully the fan support will change the company’s mind on this. The wicked yet yummy loligoth Ninon Beart was born from the same origin - now she’s far more popular than her “developer loved” counterparts.