Yeah. The visuals are rather dated these days
Microsoft should just poach former Double Helix folks and build up a KI team in-house
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Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary - Free to Play Version & Anniversry Edition Announced (Xbox/PC/Steam)
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Yeah. The visuals are rather dated these days
Microsoft should just poach former Double Helix folks and build up a KI team in-house
Timberwolf25
Member
I'm definitely going to give the new patch a playthrough even though I've never been a rank monster and just a filthy casual.
DenchDeckard
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I guess you've played this to death?
struggler_guts
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3rd time trying this, I love the sound design but I'm trash at fighting games lol
StreetsofBeige
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I was never able to get into KI (even in arcades). Even doing the training modes on Xbox, I couldnt string together all those crazy 20 or 30 hit combos you see gamers doing. Compared to SF and Tekken I used to play in the 90s, KI is way harder to be good at.
Timberwolf25
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Update is out now.
The new KI is so much easier to get longer combo strings than the previous editions for me.
And if are really feeling scrubby, they got combo assist that you can turn on to help you pull off some long strings.
The biggest thing to learn is when or even if to combo break and to recognize what strength you should combo break. The system is easy to learn, hard to master because you can definitely do some mind games with combo breaking, counter breaking, etc.
First thing I'd experiment with a new character is learning what the opener for that character is. Everything else will flow from that.
The new KI is so much easier to get longer combo strings than the previous editions for me.
And if are really feeling scrubby, they got combo assist that you can turn on to help you pull off some long strings.
The biggest thing to learn is when or even if to combo break and to recognize what strength you should combo break. The system is easy to learn, hard to master because you can definitely do some mind games with combo breaking, counter breaking, etc.
First thing I'd experiment with a new character is learning what the opener for that character is. Everything else will flow from that.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Nice, adding to download queue.
Werewolf Jones
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Why the hostility? I want this to be a W for MS.
SEGAvangelist
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Curious to see what this is like on the Series S actually. That version previously was stuck at 900p.
Timberwolf25
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I haven't played in a while, but I swear the game looks better. They must have done some shadow updates on effects and art.
Fulgore shadow downward air laser shoots out of both eyes now where I think it only shot out of 1. Hair and fur looks better, etc.
I've only been playing for 30 minutes or so trying out Omen, but it looks better to me. Hopefully not just a placebo when the devs come on and say they didn't update anything yet...lol
Fulgore shadow downward air laser shoots out of both eyes now where I think it only shot out of 1. Hair and fur looks better, etc.
I've only been playing for 30 minutes or so trying out Omen, but it looks better to me. Hopefully not just a placebo when the devs come on and say they didn't update anything yet...lol
SEGAvangelist
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Celebrate 10 Years of Killer Instinct With The New Anniversary Edition - Xbox Wire
Ten years ago, on November 22, 2013, the team at Xbox Game Studios Publishing released an all-new Killer Instinct for Xbox One and Windows PC. Since then, Killer Instinct has boasted a passionate, global community that has regularly featured at tournaments. Earlier this year, at Evo 2023, we...
news.xbox.com
More details at this Xbox Wire article.
A change from DX11 to DX12, Series X up to 4K and Series S up to 1440p.
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drotahorror
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That's strange cuz it's probably the only modern fighter I feel sort of competent in. I'm garbage at nu-Street Fighter and MK.
Also, maybe I missed it but I thought this update was going to actually update some stuff? balance changes, bug fixes, etc?
*Nvm, I see they've made balance updates for 19/29 characters. Nice!
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SkylineRKR
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KI def looks far better on XSS than it did before, load times are shorter too.
Skins look clearer, jaggies are gone. Its a huge resolution bump. You see it because the story cutscenes seem to be unaltered. Check those and then do a battle.
I am glad I bought the DE from the store about a year ago for 10 bucks. This game is worth it.
Skins look clearer, jaggies are gone. Its a huge resolution bump. You see it because the story cutscenes seem to be unaltered. Check those and then do a battle.
I am glad I bought the DE from the store about a year ago for 10 bucks. This game is worth it.
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Timberwolf25
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Most of the content except the exclusive colors from buying figurines/products
So all characters are unlocked and costumes/accessories are unlockable via playing like the Definitive edition
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yep, it was relegated to One S codebase before, it's probably native 1440p/60 FPS now.
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SEGAvangelist
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Anyone else find the colors muted and gamma washed out? It looked better before the update with auto hdr.
Timberwolf25
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The background had an overly light look for me from default compared to pre-patch. Turned the brightness down to -2 from default and it looks much better for me. My monitor doesn't have HDR though
The details pop a lot more than before the update for me as I'm seeing things I hadn't noticed before to the point I was asking in streams if that was an added change.
SEGAvangelist
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Are you playing on Series X?
Timberwolf25
Member
yes
edit: my monitor is only 1440p, but it looks waaay sharper than it did when I was playing on PC on my 4K monitor pre-patch. Even some players on PC during the streams I watched said it looked better to them as well even with the same PC/monitor set-up.
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graywolf323
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err what? it already released today
//DEVIL//
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Timberwolf25
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I've only been doing survival mode because I'm rusty as hell and missing a lot of inputs and confirms. The farthest I've gotten is 8 wins on veteran difficulty, but it slowly starting to come back to me.
I've been mostly using Eagle and dabbling in a little Killgore. At some point, I want to learn Omen, but he seems hard to get even a little decent on.
I really wished they had added a Season 3 story mode while they were at it or even an arcade mode.
I've been mostly using Eagle and dabbling in a little Killgore. At some point, I want to learn Omen, but he seems hard to get even a little decent on.
I really wished they had added a Season 3 story mode while they were at it or even an arcade mode.
SkylineRKR
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KI is very easy. The dojo explains the combo system with Jago. You can basically string specials together and even do the same one repeatedly, and before the bar fills you can do an ender motion. At enemy danger health you can do an Ultra (with Jago is something like QCB or QCF? + LB during any combo.
Yep I noticed it on XSS too. I did change the brightness as well.
Game looks better but indeed too bright.
SEGAvangelist
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It's not just the gamma that is borked. The color saturation is poor as well. I don't know what they did to this game. It looks terrible now.
Timberwolf25
Member
It looks much better to me. From the streams I've been watching, a lot of comments were about how it looked better to them as well.
Maybe uninstall/reinstall in case something on your game got borked? Or try it on a different monitor/TV. idk, I'm surprised it looks terrible to you now compared to pre-patch.
Hopefully someone will do a comparison vid/pic of the two versions.
SEGAvangelist
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I've looked at Xbox feed captures as well. It just looks awful now.
Timberwolf25
Member
Closest review I could find of the visuals looking updated although no comparison vid.
Timberwolf25
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Also I just saw that IG will be doing a surprise live stream today in about 45 mintues on Twitch.
I doubt it'll be anything new, but maybe a good place to ask questions.
I doubt it'll be anything new, but maybe a good place to ask questions.
SEGAvangelist
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Maybe it's me being used to auto HDR. It just looks awful in SDR now.
Timberwolf25
Member
Steam version cannot played ranked vs MS store/Xbox version. You can play crossplay in exhibition, lobbies, etc.
It's a limitation with Steam infrastructure when the game was developed from what the devs have said. I think it was James Goddard that mentioned it during the live patch notes stream.
Otherwise the same.
Timberwolf25
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Can you turn off auto HDR to compare?
SEGAvangelist
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The Series X version doesn't have Auto HDR because it's not a BC title anymore.
Timberwolf25
Member
I meant in the system settings.
SEGAvangelist
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Hmm... I can give it a shot when I get home. I'm also currently playing on an LG CX. I have a Samsung S90c I can try it on as well tonight.
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ChoosableOne
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One character per week? Wow.
Negotiator101
Member
What?
Timberwolf25
Member
James Goddard just said on steam that if you bought "anything" from KI prior to the update like skins, gold, a single character, etc; you got the Anniversary edition update. So that means you could've spent the minimum to get the update.
Also, if you got the physical edition of KI, you also get the update free once you place the disc in the tray. So maybe a good idea to hunt down a physical copy cheap at Gamestop and the like.
Also, if you got the physical edition of KI, you also get the update free once you place the disc in the tray. So maybe a good idea to hunt down a physical copy cheap at Gamestop and the like.
Timberwolf25
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N64
Edit: And I agree. I wish MS would open this up to all platforms. Maybe they will if they do a sequel
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Feel Like I'm On 42
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That guy previews every single game ever. Cool because I can see how a game actually looks without tricks devs use to make a game look better than it is. Dudes voice tho annoys me. He talks with a vocal fry and uses the phrase "sort of experience" in every other sentence. "Let's check out the Killer Instinct experience and what it has to offer". "You're getting a sort of 4k experience" I get triggered every time lol.
