Hello everyone!
I'm actually new to the series. I played older KOF/SNK games, but only casually, vs CPU, getting ripped by the CPU Bosses :D
KOFXIII managed to capture my attention and ever since EVO 2012 streams I wanted to get this game and get good at it. Last year, I actually bought an XB360 and this was one of my first games, but I decided just recently that I'll play it for real, no matter what, because the game is so good and I know it's gonna be worth it. The Live matches are unplayable, even with other European players, so I'll basically practice on my 360 and later I plan toget the Steam Edition in order to play online.
So, for now, I found one, maybe even two full teams that I'll try to get good with, and the more I play this and SF4 at the same time... I don't know, SF just doesn't do it for me. The more i play SF4, the more I only get to learn to appreciate KOF more as a fighting game. In XIII, everything felt right from the start, the stocks, HD mode, Neo Max, guard bar, hit confirming, combos, and I just can't get into SF4 (which is a shame, because actually I would have some folks to play with offline, which is not the case with KOF-but I won't let that stand in the way, I'll just try to build a scene for KOF
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The other fighting games that I really like are Capcom VS SNK2 (this is where I first got introduced to the awesome SNK cast), Guilty Gear series and Tatsunoko vs Capcom UAS (the only fighting game in which I got really good at).
So see ya all on the board, I'll probably need some advice