Old Wolf, New Tricks - CITY OF THE WOLVES New Gameplay 

This might be THE fighting game for me. I just can't help but worry that it's yet another fighter that the western players will completely ignore, which will result in no people to play with in my area :( (looking at Melty and KOF). I hope that content creators such as yourself gives this game a push with some events and that SNK nails the marketing and launch 🙏great video man! thanks for the new footage.

Of all the games coming out in the future, THIS is the one I'm the most interested in. When I was really getting into fighting games a couple years ago and just sort of playing through a whole bunch of classics with friends Garou was one of the standout titles to me, so I'm really excited to jump into this one.

MOTW was an amazing first stab at the concept they were going for and it always felt like they could've perfected it with one more iteration. I'm so glad they get the opportunity now. MOTW has so many terrific mechanics that they've only seemed to add on to that I'm hoping it keeps the depth and adds to the excitement while keeping the pacing frenetic and mobility high. Feinting and braking is so cool. I'm happy that they've really found their groove artistically in 3D as a "reclaim the 90s" style, it looks terrific. Hearing they're really going to emphasize the story aspect here that SNK games used to always be known for. Now just get the netcode, lobbies, and regional pricing down and we'll really be cooking. Maybe this will be the title that really brings in the people that always have an excuse not to play their games and gives SNK the proper rise to prominence they've always deserved. And let Kevin/Blue Mary finally meet, and bring back Krauser!

I was a bit skeptical about the game at first, but that marco trailer completely sold me on the game man. That shit was so hype

I have waited a quarter century for this game. MOTW is my favorite 2D FG of all time, I own it on every single platform you can own the game on. I started playing it in 1999 when my local arcade got a copy at launch. I can competently play *every single character* in the cast. And I had my fears about how this new game would turn out, but after SamSho 2019, I had no doubts, if that makes any sense. Seeing this game in action makes the wait that much harder. This looks like everything I’ve ever wanted, save for a confirmation that I’ll have Dong Hwan and Grant at launch. This is the only upcoming game that matters, imo. Not fighting game, not video game, just *game.* I don’t give a shit about anything else by comparison. I just want this.

I went through thread one day and was surprised how many people were saying they didn't play 15 just because how it looked The improvement from SNK has been phenomenal this game looks so pretty and it's crazy you're saying it looks even better in person

We've come a long way from that KOFXIV trailer. The visuals and City of Wolves being 1v1 has me hopeful this'll be the SNK game to finally take off.

I haven't been paying a ton of attention to CotW content, but I was STUNNED when I started seeing footage from EVO Japan weekend.

I’ve got very little history with SNK fighters except at the most casual level. I’ve picked up the steam versions of kof98um and kof2002, samsho 5+ and garou and like just messing around with them, feeling out the systems. And all these announcements have had me revisiting garou. From what I’m seeing, City seems to be very respectful of the legacy systems while bundling it all together in a coherent package. I was initially concerned all the additional mechanics seemed bloated but from peoples gameplay it seems to flow together well?. It all looks very clean and crisp, both the gameplay flow and visuals. I really hope that it catches on, maintains interest past the initial hype cycle that we see now. More fighters is a good thing, and may every game find its audience and community.

Game looks really cool. One thing I'd like to see is the shadows on the character models lightened up a bit. See the shadow on Terry's legs. It looks great, but in motion the character movement seems a little hard to read.

OG Garou was my jam during pandemic! I love that SNK found their stride for 3D animation, it looks so snappy and fluid like their old spritework!

I hope there are no issues at launch on the pc port. The game is looking amazing and I don't anything to potentially screw things up.

I'm so pumped for this game. I'm a big SNK fan, wanted more people to play KOFXV because i genuinely love the gameplay but it is what it is. I am looking forward to seeing the full roster, hopefully the Kim brothers will make it in, I'm sure we'll see B. Jenet and Gato bc of KOF assets. Thanks for the Griffon/Tizoc gameplay! Haven't seen much, this shits hype

Thank you for your coverage of all these new games Obama! You're the homie for that ❤

Presentation and the constant feed of trailers and details have been great. A huge turn around already from previous titles released. THIS is a next gen game and really seems to show SNK stepping into a new era. Same way for T8 and SF6, same could be said for SNK. Im hyped as fuck for this game, dope vid as always Obama

When this game comes out, I will most likely drop SF6 because its very close to what I want in a fighting game. Its got the artstyle I like, combos out the wahoo AND I wont be stuck in a character crisis unlike most other fgs out atm because SNK are pretty goated with roasters and characters in general. I just hate how overlooked SNK is in general here in the west, but other the hand SNK seems like they are still building themselves too. KOF XV didnt have a bad start but it wasnt the best either, Garou 2 is def gonna be a hit if they handle the little shit, I agree with you.

I'm in!!! It looks great and I think there's already a faithful Garou community that is going to jump at this game. I'm very hopeful for their sake mostly cause I wanna see this being played at the highest competitive spheres.

it's a shame how samsho didn't take off cuz it lacked a good netcode at launch and crossplay. But that game looks insanely good for when it came out. Then add 120 fps for xbox and great netcode!!! i know this one is gonna be great!

I’m excited for all 3 new fighting games coming out but this one is probably the one I’m looking forward the most

this looks so amazing. Judging from the footage I've seen so far the rev system seems to follow the trend of fighting games being geared more towards aggression and pressure - despite this I feel COTW doesn't have as many "skip neutral"/snowballing/comeback mechanics as some other modern fighting games do. Is there hope that this might stay a bit more old-school in that regard and therefore attract players who may feel somewhat unsatisfied with SF6 and the like?

I personally didn't mind kof xv's look but I really like the style they went with here. I'm most excited about the mechanics and want to get my hands on it. It looks fun.

The thing that I like the most is that they left behind the proximity grabs, always hated them lol

Obama is hungry like the wolf

I’ve only ever tried snk games on occasion and never seriously. But this game just looks too good not to learn.

Ngl I was worried when they showed the first trailers and images, but I gotta give to them, this game looks sick, and my boy Griffon is getting some well deserved love! Btw if you wanna do a special after dust defend, do you've to awkwardly do the motion input and then do the JD like the old game? Or is it similar to 3rd strike where you can do it after the ''parry''?

I hope story mode is on par with the times. Hoping also the English voices

This might be a lot of hopium, but I think this game could have the potential to be SNK’s Strive, in the sense that it has breakthrough popularity. KOF XV’s rollback, crossplay and matchmaking woes might help pave the way for this game to be have an excellent online suite at launch. If it does, it’ll go a long way to helping it out.

I'm so glad to see what post-SamSho SNK can do in game where they don't have to spread their efforts across 40 characters. So much style.

This is the one fighter am keeping my eye on, can't wait.

Game looks dope! Full package game so far. Hope people play it

I would love a boxing character. Since Nelson wasn't in KoF bring him here.

This IS the one for me. RB FF 2 is my all time fave fighter and obviously MoTW is right there with it. Been watching all the hints of a sequel coming over the years...and it's real now. Im so glad youre hyping it up, I know you wanted SNK to nail particular aspects if they're doing this and so far it looks like they are on their way. Marketing is always rough for SNK but I think there are enough hypemen to give this the push to set it over the edge. Exciting to see more. Thanks for the vid man! Also...you failed the number 1 objective: Get SNK to drop the track! "...chaaaiiiin reaction!" 😂

Im sold only if my boi kim dong hwan is in it my fav character

bro shout outs to the boy Maxx Clark! Another Esports Arena alum. Good guy for sure!

GAWD DAMMIT I WANT THIS GAME.

looks dope and fun, I'll play the shit out of it next year!

I play primarily Tizoc and Marco so seeing the trailer and seeing that Tizoc has a more fully functional kit is great. Poseidon Wave losing it's back dash and no Griff-Fall is weird but overall very happy. SNK never does me wrong.

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I was never an SNK guy, but this one might make me into one. Every aspect of it looks so good. God i love fighting games

Super hyped for this game, more than any game in recent memory, it just looks fantastic. I trust that SNK will pull through and have it working on release, this game can’t fail for them

Mark of the Wolves helped me get back to enjoying fighting games back in 2015, where me and friends randomly bought the game and started playing it. So I'm looking forward to the sequel really hard. The only caveat is the playerbase. I just hope me and my friends get players in SA/SEA, because this ain't Tekken/Street Fighter level popular sadly. So excited eitherways.

I'm def lookin forward to this. Hell, it's making me want to learn Marco in MOTW just because of the trailer lol Also yo appreciate you seeking out the trailer theme hahah, thanks Bama!

I don’t think Fatal Fury would ever be as popular or mainstream as Sf or MK but this game might change the big 3

Might be a good lil game huh

I hope they plan to do some sort of network test for this game. It's going to be such a shame if it releases and no one can reliably play it online

My friend Rob is hyped for. And he’s not an snk at all. He just wants to buy it day one cuz it looks cool af to him.

I’m tepidly excited about it. I love the presentation in old Garou with the crunchy ass audio(positive) and plus I’m a big 2D sprite fanboy. The stages in particular blew me away, so from jump I’m gonna have some unfair expectations. Seeing this game in-motion does it a lot of justice, there were some animations that caught my attention for just how impressive they were like the cinematic openers and closers of games, and the comic book effect that happens on supers. Never really had my attention caught by an SNK game enough to play one other than KOF13, but once it goes on sale I’ll prolly give it a shot. My main hope for lack of a better word is that it fills a niche that players have been itching for.

maan....tizzoc's throws don't do enough dmg imo. but pumped for this .

Yes, rainbow buttons forever!

I'm looking forward to see not who makes it back in but who is new, want to see what they're cooking as far as designs

IM SORRY but did you (or someone else) say that someone did ex bear hit grab into ex tiger knee air grab, into olympus over!? That is sick! @Majin Obama

First time seeing the game and visually it really pops. Looks like a lot of fun, but I'm waiting for a new SamSho before I add another fighting game to my rotation. Things are looking up for SNK. Thanks for the content. Keep up the good work Obama.

I think SNK might finally have something special here that pulls in those people that KoF and Samsho couldn't.

Has any tried any post round exclusive taunt inputs yet? I kind of doubt those are in since that seems like a luxury thing to include and money just isn't there like that any more for SNK, but it was such a fun little aspect of MOTW and it looks like you still have the leniency to input them after winning a round like in OG Garou.

I hope SNK doesn't drop the ball on this game somehow because their games are always fun for me to play!

Marco trailer got me hyped. Def on my radar.

Not to discredit KOF, but I feel like KOF XV was their testing ground for City of the Wolves. You can see some of the KOF DNA, but they gave it a bit of extra flare. The normal throws didn’t need to have a lot more impact, but it makes the game feel more alive.

I always thought KoFXV, despite being the obviously bigger budget game, didn't Look as impressive as SamSho. Didn't have a real identity. But this game definitely looks like it has the sauce. Personally MoTW is my favorite old game to pretend I play to look cool, the mechanics and game feel are real tight, especially for a game of its era, and so far this game does not seem like it'll disappoint. I have hope!

10:42 this was very cheeky! I'm guessing supers don't have invul?

I have a lot of expectations for this game, I can't stand the drive mechanics in SF6 anymore and I genuinely hope this game will replace street fighter for me.

i wish i felt differently but imo capcom and snk peaked visually with sf3 and kof13. the transition to 3d visuals for these games has not been flattering. so much of the visual identity of these fighters was in the deliberate artistic touch that went into the 2d characters, effects, backgrounds. those games look timeless and still hold up. this looks like a massive step in the right direction for snk in that regard, esp after kof14 and 15 i didnt know if they had it in em. first fighter with 3d visuals other than tekken or an arcsys game thats come out in a while i actually kinda vibe with the look

need this game right now Preecha looks awesome

Engagement

I was waiting for the hunter ex hunter comment

This game could really have a nice ass roster. I already wanna play hotaru and preecha.

I hope you teach us how to play this game Obama, cause I dont understand anything, but it all looks so badass

I just wish it was coming out sooner it looks ready to go lol

I keep trying to stay away from the hype cycle for this and Project KO, but this game keeps making me peek like the meme with the guy walking with his GF and looking over his shoulder at the other chick. This game looks good, I hope it plays as good as you say.

ZOC!!!!

4:12. "They never skip an opportunity to talk shit about SamSho or KOF14." I don't know about the KOF games since I don't follow them, but SamSho 2019 completely deserves all the ridicule that gets thrown its way. SNK strangled the game while it was still in the cradle. Instead of giving us a PC port the same time as the PS4 and Xbox One ports, they decided instead to first port the game to Google Stadia (do I need to explain why that was an utterly idiotic decision?). And when it did come to PC, instead of being sane and putting the game on Steam, they put the game on Epic Game Store (do I need to explain why that was also an utterly idiotic decision?). The Steam port didn't arrive until June 2021, which was 2 years after it came out on PS4 and Xbox One. Of course, I don't need to go into how terrible the game's launch netcode was even by Japanese fighting game's utterly archaic standards. It should have launched with rollback netcode on day one. Yet, it didn't get rollback netcode fully implemented into the game until December 2023, a grand total of 4.5 years after its initial launch. The failure of SamSho 2019 was entirely on SNK's hands. They deserve to be mocked for it whenever possible.

Nawwwww im ready for this one

I hope they deliver on netcode, im hopeful but something tells me they don't have the tech like Capcom

I will reserve my judgement till i see gato

Good to hear man. Yours is an opinion I value on this. The only worry I have so far is the neutral, lots of footage of people just jumping forward nonstop like it's KoF. Hoping that the JD cancels makes people act at least a bit thoughtful in neutral

buying this game at least twice so they have the funds to make a new samsho game lol

the one thing that really sucks a lot of the hype out for me is they just did ex moves and max mode (from round start now!) again. it was already tired in KOF XV and while the garou series has been combo-heavy (MOTW is really the exception), they didn't bring back chains into launchers, 2-line wallbounce combos...etc. Really wish they reined it in or did something more creative. also if they're gonna keep the rev gauge as it is, they need to change the visual design on it yesterday, make it a really greebly clunky engine thing, it's so ugly and nothing right now!!

rollback and crossplay = day 1 buy for me

*it feels very responsive* Well we’ll see about that in the final. -_- Surprisingly there is no Tizoc vs Tizoc, I would’ve like to see a grappler match up.

no auto combo button im in

Yo Majin, whenever this game comes out, in that week, I wanna play against you ft10 Tizoc Mirror!! You accept?

hey i didnt see anyone from na that talk about this game on twitter other than justin whatsup with that

@Majin Obama, what makes you concerned about this game at a competitive level?

What I'm seeing of the game seems wonderful to me... I only have the red flag at half mast, on the subject of the REV Guard.... if it completely prevents crossups, I don't know if it's a good idea... Everything else seems great to me. It is appreciated to be able to see videos of complete fights in good quality.

RAINBOW LAYOUT? You're a trve playa

There is no 5 button layout in a SNK game, it's always four.

i just hope the pc port is playable online

Overheat is strictly bad, right? It's kinda weird that it's presented like it might be a good thing

If it lands with Rollback, Crossplay, and a decent single player offering SNK will be back

I don't wanna dunk on majin, BUT When was the last time an fgc creator tested a new game and said: "guys, i'm not feeling it with this one" ?

👀👀will it be a period piece? i love the energy of KOF15 matches, but i don’t look to that game for *anything* besides peppy combat. that game made it seem like SNK doesn’t have any great storytellers-or 3D facial animators-on the payroll. Shinkiro’s art is timeless😍, but 80s & 90s action movies are not. this game may find less of an audience if the stylings, situations, and vibe doesn’t resonate with a cross-generational playerbase. the action, martial arts movies that inspired so many SNK titles have been supplanted with anime & Marvel movies. do young people think martial arts in Levi’s & dojo-wear are even that cool? with all the guns in games, and irl (especially here in the states). i guess boxing & mma have an audience, right? Capcom has managed to not feel super dated with their urban portrayals (i guess just slather generic graffiti on everything & call it Sauce, huh?) either way it goes, i hope SNK releases an exceptional title, even if the game’s movie adaptation wouldn’t be out of place on a Blockbuster rental shelf from 30 years ago

Can you change griffon's name to tizco?

Yo first

Get rid of that green dash bullshit shits in every fighting game now