Luxer Husku SNK was always here. Just western gamer's nowadays only play the popular Fighters ie Street fighter MK crap Never supported other fighters they put out
@@jblue88hoodgamer54 if snk want to collab they need to get some of the money from the collab or else ir will be like cvs2 snk didnt get any money from it
Please let this game be awesome! This is like one of my favorite games all time! Samurai Showdown was the shit, I spent soooooooo many quarters at the arcade and Pizza Hut that had this game
I used to go to this dentist as a kid and they had like all these arcade games and they legit had Samurai Shodown there and I would love playing the shit out of it and me and other kids would challenge each other before our appointments. Literally not even joking. When Samurai Shodown 2019 got announced, I started freaking out cuz I completly forgot about Samurai at the time and recalled how much I played it at the dentist. I think they removed it tho because they finally realized how inappropriate it was.
Words can't describe how happy I am for SNK's success lately, I'm certainly looking forward to how this game turns out. Gameplay looks sick, and it definitely seems reminiscent of the past Samurai Shodown games.
Pedro Andrade KOF XIV sold more than XIII did, so I’d say it sold well. If it didn’t, we never would have gotten a Steam port two years ago, nor would we be getting an Xbox One and Nintendo Switch port later this year.
Looks dope. I like that it focuses on short combos and heavy hitting attacks. There's more than enough games with interminable 100 hit combos. I also dig how those parries look.
Metal Slug Tried 3D but as a third person shooter it didn't work out and then they went to portable now Mobile with Metal Slug Attack it never really left and Gained a lot of Lore and Characters never seen in the main series maybe make it 2.5D instead it could work but man the sprite work in the MS series is MAJESTIC so good luck having 3D Models match that Majesty, SNK
Capcom: Sure thing. You got it! *Releases a very buggy, broken game with cheap 3D models and a million microtransactions at a $60 basic price with ads that you can't turn off unless you buy their $200 season pass.* Moral: SNK good, Capcom bad.
This looks AMAZING! I have no history with Samurai Shodown, but always sort of long for fighters that aren't terribly fast, not so reliant on long combo strings (though I love my MvC), etc. More Smash, MK11, and now this... I'm thrilled this year.
Samurai Showdown is always about timing, footsie, and counter... It is not fast, because it's reflect on the actual samurai fighting. With perfect timing, even an ordinary hit can be deadly (especially if you do the counter), so basically, same slash can have a different damage. And don't forget, too much defend, can make you lose your weapon too... It's really a great experience with Samurai Showdown...
Am I the only one that feels like this game really takes in the idea of actual samurai combat, like the idea of quickly finishing your opponents with heavy strikes (also anime af, love the way it looks)
Your not the only one! I've never played it before, but from what I'm seeing, this game seems to encourage a lot of patience and feeling the opponent out, striking only when they're open, more so than other fighting games we've all been playing these days! ^^
That's the ideia. The slower pace of the game is meant to emulate an actual sword fight, where every blow taken matters. It's all about the neutral game and mind games!
No... That's the entire basis of Sam Sho, it reflects upon real-life combat between Feudal Japan, where one whiff can mean your life. That's why it's a really cool fighting game, for me.
Yup it does, that kind of how it was in the original games too. This fighting game is also really heavily footsie and neutral based too. Not a lot fancy combos and long string pressure mix-ups.
Thought should bring that game back, it mite actually do really well with today's technology and graphics. They could probably add in more weapons, characters, stages and moves. Bushido Blade had the right idea though, just at the wrong time frame since they were so limited on what they could program into the game.
7:16 Holy shit, that dude just got cut in half. This game definitely doesn't skimp on the samurai aesthetic. The Gore seems to be very samurai movie less mortal kombat.
The original SNK SamShow games had that, often when you finished someone with a super you might cut them in half or cut off a limb etc.. I'm glad to see it back.I was wondering whether they would bring that back or not.
Rhannmah SNK is coming back to reclaim it's throne. MA-121, SNK IMO always had the best fighting game properties. Capcom couldn't get me off the Mortal Kombat arcade machines, Sam Sho hooked me the moment I saw it in action. I stopped playing Mortal Kombat as often, started throwing my money at Sam Sho in those days. When I finally got into KoF, it hooked me too, now I have all the 2D KoF's on the PS2 (mostly Japanese versions, including 02 UM and 98 UM). Fatal Fury didn't impress me until the second game, Garou MotW is awesome. World Heroes I'm alright with, though that one is not everyone's cup of tea. Now the Last Blade games on the other hand, I went out of my way to get the PS1 version of the first game and the PS2 Last Blade 1 and 2 compilation (gotten right after I got MotW on PS2), because they felt like a true predecessor to the Sam Sho games. Art of Fighting to this day, I am still lukewarm on, but nothing beats playing them on the old big screen setups the first two games got in my area, they were not on the traditional Neo Geo cabinets here. Those sprites were so massive on this giant ass screens for AoF.
I want this on my Switch. Gotta wait more for that but Holy Damn playing this anywhere would be dope. Also, those activations a can be done in SamSho4. It gives you Full Rage for a limited time depending how much health you have left (the less health you have, the more it last) but in exchange, you won't have Rage Bar for the remaining of the match. I still play SamSho4 and I love that High Risk/High Reward mechanic.
Glad they're.....do they teach you people the difference between there their and they're in school? FUCK it's something simple that gets me triggered every time i see people doing it
I literally thought about you when I saw the trailer this morning, I'm glad that you're pleased so far. I'm definitely going to try this game with my brother since both of us are new to SNK. 😊
It's nice seeing SNK get some love from the bigger youtubers in the FGC. Given the practices of the bigger devs (capcom/namco/NRS) and the way they have handled content and gameplay in their most recent installments, when you look at SNK, really from last gen onwards, they've really shown a good practice in how they've kept their games true to the core of what fans like me loved and focused on variety and core gameplay over microtransactions and gimmicks. Hopefully they get more traction here in the UK so the community can have a bit more variety and SNK can once again be a bigger part of the new generation of figthing game enthusiasts.
I always enjoyed the art style, character designs, and music of this series. So awesome to see the care and detail brought back, but enhanced. Plus SNK's heart is definitely beating within every frame.
It's looking good! One thing I don't entirely like about the visuals at this stage is that many of the characters' faces look a bit...friendly? Vaguely goofy and doll-like? The 2d Samurai Shodown fighters do have a cartoony, stylized look but strike me as having more grit about the faces, rather than big bright eyes and cleanly lit features. In 3d everything has to be defined whereas the 2d sprites of old leave more room for ambiguity and filling things in with the imagination. The developers could potentially add more grit to the characters by adding more shadows on the faces.
I must admit this game has a lot of appeal to me! I’m not good at remembering 86 input strings of combo... but I’m fairly good at outsmarting my opponent and have pretty decent reflex, so I think I’m gonna like this one! Thanks Max!!!
This game is going to have 16 characters, and so far we know about 13 of them: Hoahmaru, Galford, Jubei, Earthquake, Nakoruru, Charlotte, Genjuro, Hanzo, Ukyo, Kyoshiro, Tam Tam, Yoshitora, and Shiki. Most of these guys I expected to be in the game but, Yoshitora and Shiki really surprised me. I was hoping for at least 20-25 characters for the base roster, but I'm still extremely hyped for this game.
Was playing the original on Saturday and I don’t think I made it through a single match that didn’t have one round at least that timed out. It’s such a slow and methodical game and everything I’ve seen so far of this looks absolutely classic
Hey Max. Just letting you know, universal overheads, dodges, and throws being Push/Pull moves to combos all come from Samurai Shodown 3 (the latter were also broken as hell in Shodown 3, though so was just about everything else). Also, breaking Rage Gage -> One Hit death attack (known as Issen) is from SS4. It does more damage the less life you have when you use it. It also removes your Rage Gauge for the rest of the fight.
I'm super interested in the mechanics of this game. I've been a Smash player my whole life and could never get into traditional fighters. From your description so far, it sounds like this game has a few more mechanics in common with Smash than other 2D fighters. This could finally be my gateway into the world of traditional fighting games! I'm definitely grabbing this when it comes out. It actually looks super fun!
Way back in the day my dad's friend had biannual timeshare at a small little safari resort. I was around 8 years old. They had a MK2 cabinet and a Samurai Showdown cabinet. Every trip there would revolve around me playing on the cabinets. This story has literally no point but those are some powerful and fond memories.
I've never played Samurai showdown, and before FexL came out I've never heard of the Fighting layer characters. So this is looking like a great age for us newer fighting game players! I'm so happy I came across your channel about 4 years ago, and the content has only sky rocketed! Love you Max, keep up your fantastic work man. I appreciate your hard work to bring us the best content you possibly can! Shine On!!
I like the fact that it's less based on super fancy long combo strings and more based on reading your opponent and countering their actions. The main reason im not much of a MVC guy is because it focuses on those ridiculous combo strings far too much.
@@Soundaholic92 Yea that should be common knowledge by now, which is why I didn't bother to mention lol... Still tho, the fact that there's an Anime based on him, shows just how much his skill type carries him so far. 👍🏻
Thanks Max! I love these games and SNK and general, also so happy to see Shiki coming back (my NGBC main). I think if this game has a hype Evo, it will stick around for a while. It's the solid, footsie-based fundamental fighting experience everyone acts like they want, so it's time TO GET ON IT. Put up or shut up, because IT LOOKS GOOD TOO. I know I'll be there.
This game looks nuts! Can't wait until it comes out, because just the damage, designs, and animations all just look effing sick and it's all in this art style that just works so much better than their newer KoF games did.
@@almightygenius1763 Well in a sense it was... kind of...maybe not mainstream as SF or MK but it was probably one of those games that you and a group of your friends would get together and have a competition with I'm sure. At least that's what I used to do lol! But I get what you're saying it definitely wasn't as well known as SF or MK
@@brookswilliams5239 Its popularity did die down over the years since SNK just kept on making fighting games, but during the fighting game boom it really stood out amongst all the "Street Fighter clones."
Charlotte is back!!! Love it!! Nakoruru could see some use if her super is the same as it's been since SS3. Of course, if Haohmaru's still got the Tenha Fuujin-zan as his super (think: Ken's Shouryuu-reppa with a sword), that's definitely main worthy!! Shiki's back, too!? Sweet, now we just need Iroha & Mina Majikina to come back.
Eldarion It may not mention PC, but SNK confirmed that the PC port will release next year after the Switch port comes out during the fourth quarter of this year.
Fun Fact: The characters of Samurai Shodown are the ancestors of the characters from King of Fighters, much the same way that the characters of Soul Calibur are the ancestors of the people from Tekken.
Seeing this really makes me wish Bandai would redo a Weaponlord game. Also, nice to still see the fountains of blood going everywhere and people getting cut in half.
That they stuck true to classic Samurai Shodown is all I ever wanted. I am soooo glad it didn’t wind up getting turned into yet ANOTHER combo fighter in a very crowded combo fighter market. I’ve been waiting for this since SamSho 2, can’t wait for it.
Awesome!!! I spent a lot of quarters playing this in the 90s as well! This game is one of a kind and a classic of classics!! Can't wait until this game comes out! I really hope to see Gen-An in this one!! Yeeeaahhh!!! =)
My first SNK game was SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. It was also my first 2D fighter, as I mainly play Smash (the competitive way). I have been wanting to get into more traditional fighting games, but I am a bit intimidated. I was able to grasp SNK Heroines pretty easily, but I understand it is considered fairly simplified for traditional fighting game standards. I am really captured the aesthetic and style of the new Samurai Showdown, though, not to mention the history of its series. Would you recommend this title as accessible to a player like me?
Be ready for several key things 1) learning curve, 2) patience with oneself, 3)find your rhythm, 4) most of all fun Shodown is one of those games that is focused, engaging, and is definitely worth the wait
Awesome video Max. And speaking of Madam Charlotte our favorite blond French heroine and possible ancestor to King from the AOF/KOF games just had her gameplay trailer drop and from what I saw it looks like she plays kind of similar to usual but is a little faster. She has three of her trademark moves returning Shining Star the move where she slashes her opponent rapidly in the shape of a star, her Triangle Air Slash the move where she slashes the air in a triangle shape and launches it like a projectile, and of course her Rising Strike uppercut slash. The new finishing move/super move shown off has her pulling out a rose then throwing the rose into air stabbing her unlucky opponent multiple times ala Amy from Soul Calibur 4 and then finishing off the poor victim by making a lunging thrust that not only slices the rose in half while it's still in mid-air but is also accurate enough to stab the unlucky opponent in the heart and then she says Adieu and after saying Adieu her opponent falls down dead due to fatal rapier stab to the heart.
Story of my life... 47 years old, can't play worth a crap with the younger kids, find a new version of game he played as kid, learns it is a slower-paced high risk/high reward affair, get excited, look online... PC launch was ruined and noone plays it. Great.
I'm really liking this art style. Reminds me of SF4 but improved upon and made more stylish. I was worried at first but the more I see it, the more I like it. Welcome back Samsho
Funny you say it looks reminiscent of Street Fighter IV since the same former SNK employees who worked on SFIV back in 2009 came back to work for SNK on this game.
Man, I hope Shizumaru finds his way into the game. It so far looks like this game is gonna be back-to-basics, so it'll probably stick to the original lineup (I'd be surprised if Cham-Cham gets in), but Shizumaru is my boy. I hope he and his umbrella wind up in the roster.
Sounds good so far! Samurai Shodown is probably my favourite series from SNK. I was introduced to the game at a local game shop that has a Neo Geo (it's sort of like an arcade but it's just a small shop that only has home consoles which you can rent the spot to play at a dirt cheap hourly rate). I picked up Charlotte right away because she was so different than the other brutish or girlish characters that we were used to, such a refine and strong female character with really cool move sets. She's been my main ever since and I'm looking forward to making a comeback with her in the new game!
And that cinematic Super you're talking about doesn't require any bar whatsoever. Its just a one time thing that gets expended once it is used even if it whiffs. Its called Super Special Move, and the other super is called Weapon Flip Move or just Weapon flip which only works when you're in full Rage.
I'm very surprised the Rage Explosion was added from 4. The "BCD" insta kill slash looks great but the dial a combo doesn't seem included especially since in 4 you could link in Super to it and given the dmg already there would be stupid easy TOD combos. Wondering if Amakusa or Zankuro will be the boss this time around
I remember coming across the original Samurai Showdown at a quaint little pizza place in Washington (don't remember the name of the pizza place nor the town it was in) and just being captivated by it immediately. While we were waiting for our pizza my dad gave me and my brothers a couple quarters to try the game out and my captivation grew into adoration. Needless to say I'm extremely excited for this latest iteration of the series!
Now ask if Battousai the man slayer will star as a guest character! :D Seeing as Samsho 5's art direction was inspired by Samurai X / Rurouni Kenshin. 👌🏼
I picked up Samurai Showdown 2 back in the day on my snes and was instantly hooked. So cool to see this game is getting some love all these years later.
I'm an '09er who's never played a Samurai Showdown game before, but after watching this I'm itching to try it out. Thanks as always for the content and details Max 👍
OMG the nostalgia is flowing already. I kinda miss those days way back in 1996 during my elementary days. SamSho was always a part of our afternoon after school... :)
I remember playing Samurai Shodown back on the SNES and was surprised that I could play a guy...with a dog! Looking forward to seeing gameplay from all over on the new game.
@@brokentechnika783 That's not a fatality... But yes, whenever you deal a finishing blow with a certain attack, it will cut your opponent in two if the round you win happens to be your last. This is a feature in Samsho since the beginning.
Looks good so far hope it gets better as I could see this getting huge! Power Rangers battle for the Grid comes out tomorrow though so will be playing it as soon as it downloads.
Seems limited from what I've played so far but they are adding on to it so idk if anything it's $20 so it's not like it's a huge waste of money if your unhappy with it the boss fights get rough forceing you to play faster. Is not that bad but DBZ Fighters was better so far maybe I'll find something out that makes playing it more fun but so far kinda basic.
This takes me back to the SNK arcade machine in the laundry mat when i was a kid, i would play Samurai Showdown and Metal Slug until my Pops was done washing
The Gameplay you show here is much better than some other ones I have seen. Other gameplays suggested that the game had slowed down. But this suggests that is not the case. Can't wait...Thanks.
I can’t wait for the new Samurai Shodown love the series and very glad it is available for everyone and that it’s not exclusive! Thanks for the gameplay!! I also can’t wait for the Sam sho legacy looking forward to samurai shodown sen!! Slash! Victory!!⚔️
I love SNK for this: each of their fighting franchises has a specific feel and each of them is still mechanically sound enough to reward skill above all else.
I'm looking forward in this game, specially of fundamentals, and it's my first time looking to fighting games on different way, and I'm trying to be good at some of them: This, DBFZ, Street Fighter and Power Rangers too
Looking forward to this so much. Samsho was an absolute favorite of mine in the 90s and early 2000s. Even played Samurai Shodown RPG (Bushido Retsuden) for the Neo Geo CD. Just hoping we get Kazuki and Sogetsu in the DLC.
Nice to see SNK making a return with these fighters.
EDIT: A like from Max?! This makes me happy! Thanks, dood! :D
@Chris Topher Amen
Luxer Husku SNK was always here. Just western gamer's nowadays only play the popular Fighters ie Street fighter MK crap
Never supported other fighters they put out
I think SNK realized how much Capcom was failing
@@jblue88hoodgamer54 if snk want to collab they need to get some of the money from the collab or else ir will be like cvs2 snk didnt get any money from it
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Seeing this on stage at EVO is gonna be amazing
Please let this game be awesome! This is like one of my favorite games all time! Samurai Showdown was the shit, I spent soooooooo many quarters at the arcade and Pizza Hut that had this game
Love Samurai 2,3 & 4 90's memories.
I used to go to this dentist as a kid and they had like all these arcade games and they legit had Samurai Shodown there and I would love playing the shit out of it and me and other kids would challenge each other before our appointments. Literally not even joking. When Samurai Shodown 2019 got announced, I started freaking out cuz I completly forgot about Samurai at the time and recalled how much I played it at the dentist. I think they removed it tho because they finally realized how inappropriate it was.
The pizza hut near me was like that for Mortal Kombat. Gooooood memories. Also demo discs!
this game looks like garbage tbh
The Crusher well that’s your opinion and you have the right to it. As for me I love how it looks and it reminds me of the old school Samsho
Words can't describe how happy I am for SNK's success lately, I'm certainly looking forward to how this game turns out. Gameplay looks sick, and it definitely seems reminiscent of the past Samurai Shodown games.
Did KoF XIV and SNK Heroines sold well?
Pedro Andrade KOF XIV sold more than XIII did, so I’d say it sold well. If it didn’t, we never would have gotten a Steam port two years ago, nor would we be getting an Xbox One and Nintendo Switch port later this year.
E24K Lawson are you serious kof xiv is being ported to the switch?!!?! That’s awesome
Looks dope. I like that it focuses on short combos and heavy hitting attacks. There's more than enough games with interminable 100 hit combos. I also dig how those parries look.
What Combos? Lol
The return of SNK is good news for everyone, their franchises are the best. KOF, Samurai Shodown, Mark of the Wolves, Last Blade, Metal Slug.......
Last Blade and Metal Slug! Would like to see these games come back!
I agree 100% much love to SNK man.💙💙💙
Maybe a return of SNK vs. Capcom in the future?
Metal Slug Tried 3D but as a third person shooter it didn't work out and then they went to portable now Mobile with Metal Slug Attack it never really left and Gained a lot of Lore and Characters never seen in the main series maybe make it 2.5D instead it could work but man the sprite work in the MS series is MAJESTIC so good luck having 3D Models match that Majesty, SNK
Oh yeah you know it! I was mainly introduced to these games when GameTap came out, advertised by Adult Swim.
I hope they nail the netcode.....
I want them to end strong this generation.
Just message them if they ever made demo
It would be another slap in the face to Capcom lol
samurai shodown is back baby now capcom bring back darkstalkers (vampire savior)
Lee Hiyazaki rather capcom bring back marvel super heroes with no sf characters btw
Rival schools?
Capcom: Sure thing. You got it!
*Releases a very buggy, broken game with cheap 3D models and a million microtransactions at a $60 basic price with ads that you can't turn off unless you buy their $200 season pass.*
Moral: SNK good, Capcom bad.
POWER STONE
shinobiSnax 1 why
This looks AMAZING!
I have no history with Samurai Shodown, but always sort of long for fighters that aren't terribly fast, not so reliant on long combo strings (though I love my MvC), etc.
More Smash, MK11, and now this... I'm thrilled this year.
Samurai Showdown is always about timing, footsie, and counter... It is not fast, because it's reflect on the actual samurai fighting. With perfect timing, even an ordinary hit can be deadly (especially if you do the counter), so basically, same slash can have a different damage. And don't forget, too much defend, can make you lose your weapon too... It's really a great experience with Samurai Showdown...
This game is definitely a childhood game growin up in the 90s for me. Loved it then and really lovin it now
Dang my boy Genjuro looking ready for me to press some buttons.
rigth!??!?!?
All rekka players rejoice. Gen's like a mix of Fei Long and Sagat, except the scar's on his back
@@bestboutgaming3212 the scar on his back good mix
Does anyone still play? I'm lame. I main this and KoF 13
Am I the only one that feels like this game really takes in the idea of actual samurai combat, like the idea of quickly finishing your opponents with heavy strikes (also anime af, love the way it looks)
Your not the only one! I've never played it before, but from what I'm seeing, this game seems to encourage a lot of patience and feeling the opponent out, striking only when they're open, more so than other fighting games we've all been playing these days! ^^
That's the ideia. The slower pace of the game is meant to emulate an actual sword fight, where every blow taken matters.
It's all about the neutral game and mind games!
No... That's the entire basis of Sam Sho, it reflects upon real-life combat between Feudal Japan, where one whiff can mean your life. That's why it's a really cool fighting game, for me.
Yup it does, that kind of how it was in the original games too. This fighting game is also really heavily footsie and neutral based too. Not a lot fancy combos and long string pressure mix-ups.
Thought should bring that game back, it mite actually do really well with today's technology and graphics. They could probably add in more weapons, characters, stages and moves. Bushido Blade had the right idea though, just at the wrong time frame since they were so limited on what they could program into the game.
7:16 Holy shit, that dude just got cut in half. This game definitely doesn't skimp on the samurai aesthetic.
The Gore seems to be very samurai movie less mortal kombat.
The original SNK SamShow games had that, often when you finished someone with a super you might cut them in half or cut off a limb etc..
I'm glad to see it back.I was wondering whether they would bring that back or not.
@@TheEstebanuko Yeah that's similar to how it was in the old games.
@@TheEstebanuko Jeez dude it's a game, it ain't that serious. I do agree that they blood should stay though it would just work stylistically i think.
@@marche800 exactly it's a game so y they makin it to serious lol
@@marche800 you're too sensitive for that. Let it scream and bleed out 😂
Oh wait that's MK
SNK is truly the best in making fighting games. SNK #1
I'm sorry, but that title goes to Arc System Works. SNK definitely catching up though!
Rhannmah SNK is coming back to reclaim it's throne.
MA-121, SNK IMO always had the best fighting game properties. Capcom couldn't get me off the Mortal Kombat arcade machines, Sam Sho hooked me the moment I saw it in action. I stopped playing Mortal Kombat as often, started throwing my money at Sam Sho in those days. When I finally got into KoF, it hooked me too, now I have all the 2D KoF's on the PS2 (mostly Japanese versions, including 02 UM and 98 UM). Fatal Fury didn't impress me until the second game, Garou MotW is awesome. World Heroes I'm alright with, though that one is not everyone's cup of tea. Now the Last Blade games on the other hand, I went out of my way to get the PS1 version of the first game and the PS2 Last Blade 1 and 2 compilation (gotten right after I got MotW on PS2), because they felt like a true predecessor to the Sam Sho games. Art of Fighting to this day, I am still lukewarm on, but nothing beats playing them on the old big screen setups the first two games got in my area, they were not on the traditional Neo Geo cabinets here.
Those sprites were so massive on this giant ass screens for AoF.
@@Rhannmah Too bad Arc System fucked up with an overpriced DLC offer and many shit ton of Gokus for DBZF
I want this on my Switch. Gotta wait more for that but Holy Damn playing this anywhere would be dope.
Also, those activations a can be done in SamSho4. It gives you Full Rage for a limited time depending how much health you have left (the less health you have, the more it last) but in exchange, you won't have Rage Bar for the remaining of the match. I still play SamSho4 and I love that High Risk/High Reward mechanic.
SNK "Don't call it a come back, this is like the third time we've come back by now"
Armand Smith I don’t know about all of that 😬
Armand Smith cmon man kof xiv was a stellar title
Armand Smith way better than poopy fighter 5
SNK is just like Geese Howard. Dying doesn't matter.
Please have Gen-An Shiranui on the roster! I loved him, with his crawl, and the Freddie Krueger glove, and the laugh. Such a fun character
Cory Drummond Gen was my boy whenever I was at the pizza place growing up. I would be incredibly sad if they didn’t include him.
He'll be in there, it's a reboot of the original 2 games from the looks of it, so Gen-An will be there.
This game looks so gorgeous! Gald their trying to stay true to the old games
Dude edit that Glad man
*cough* KOF XIV
Glad they're.....do they teach you people the difference between there their and they're in school?
FUCK it's something simple that gets me triggered every time i see people doing it
I literally thought about you when I saw the trailer this morning, I'm glad that you're pleased so far.
I'm definitely going to try this game with my brother since both of us are new to SNK. 😊
It's nice seeing SNK get some love from the bigger youtubers in the FGC.
Given the practices of the bigger devs (capcom/namco/NRS) and the way they have handled content and gameplay in their most recent installments, when you look at SNK, really from last gen onwards, they've really shown a good practice in how they've kept their games true to the core of what fans like me loved and focused on variety and core gameplay over microtransactions and gimmicks.
Hopefully they get more traction here in the UK so the community can have a bit more variety and SNK can once again be a bigger part of the new generation of figthing game enthusiasts.
Man will this finally be the modern fighting game that catches me after years of 20-second combos and obnoxiously long super moves?
There is a man that uses an attack dog. If that don't get you. nothinh will
I always enjoyed the art style, character designs, and music of this series. So awesome to see the care and detail brought back, but enhanced. Plus SNK's heart is definitely beating within every frame.
I like this art style, and jeez how great do some of these stages look
Capcom should take notes
It's looking good!
One thing I don't entirely like about the visuals at this stage is that many of the characters' faces look a bit...friendly? Vaguely goofy and doll-like?
The 2d Samurai Shodown fighters do have a cartoony, stylized look but strike me as having more grit about the faces, rather than big bright eyes and cleanly lit features. In 3d everything has to be defined whereas the 2d sprites of old leave more room for ambiguity and filling things in with the imagination. The developers could potentially add more grit to the characters by adding more shadows on the faces.
I must admit this game has a lot of appeal to me! I’m not good at remembering 86 input strings of combo... but I’m fairly good at outsmarting my opponent and have pretty decent reflex, so I think I’m gonna like this one!
Thanks Max!!!
U need to know when ur enemy attack still this my first time want to play samsho only play kof
This game is going to have 16 characters, and so far we know about 13 of them:
Hoahmaru, Galford, Jubei, Earthquake, Nakoruru, Charlotte, Genjuro, Hanzo, Ukyo, Kyoshiro, Tam Tam, Yoshitora, and Shiki.
Most of these guys I expected to be in the game but, Yoshitora and Shiki really surprised me. I was hoping for at least 20-25 characters for the base roster, but I'm still extremely hyped for this game.
I just want to play as Wan Fu. I loved his stage and music
Was playing the original on Saturday and I don’t think I made it through a single match that didn’t have one round at least that timed out. It’s such a slow and methodical game and everything I’ve seen so far of this looks absolutely classic
This kind of neutral style is so cool man. It's the complete opposite of SFV and MK11, it's actually nice to watch
Idk why i'm so hyped about this game, i didn't even play old samsho that much back in the arcades days..
Feels great to have SNK making a comeback! Kof14, Geese in T7, and now we got Samurai Shodown heading to EVO, what more could we ask for!
The art design looks sweet.
Hey Max. Just letting you know, universal overheads, dodges, and throws being Push/Pull moves to combos all come from Samurai Shodown 3 (the latter were also broken as hell in Shodown 3, though so was just about everything else).
Also, breaking Rage Gage -> One Hit death attack (known as Issen) is from SS4. It does more damage the less life you have when you use it. It also removes your Rage Gauge for the rest of the fight.
I'm super interested in the mechanics of this game. I've been a Smash player my whole life and could never get into traditional fighters. From your description so far, it sounds like this game has a few more mechanics in common with Smash than other 2D fighters. This could finally be my gateway into the world of traditional fighting games! I'm definitely grabbing this when it comes out. It actually looks super fun!
Way back in the day my dad's friend had biannual timeshare at a small little safari resort. I was around 8 years old. They had a MK2 cabinet and a Samurai Showdown cabinet. Every trip there would revolve around me playing on the cabinets. This story has literally no point but those are some powerful and fond memories.
Btw Samurai Showdown V Special still holds up. Until this release (hopefully) it’s the best in the series.
@@thehoonta5312 2 is the better game.
@@thehoonta5312 5 Special didn’t suck, it’s just not better than 4 or 2. It was actually really good
I've never played Samurai showdown, and before FexL came out I've never heard of the Fighting layer characters. So this is looking like a great age for us newer fighting game players! I'm so happy I came across your channel about 4 years ago, and the content has only sky rocketed! Love you Max, keep up your fantastic work man. I appreciate your hard work to bring us the best content you possibly can! Shine On!!
*The kid in me watching Haohmaru get cut in half by Genjuro at **7:21*
“Well, that was the fake Haohmaru because he was the wrong color.”
I like the fact that it's less based on super fancy long combo strings and more based on reading your opponent and countering their actions. The main reason im not much of a MVC guy is because it focuses on those ridiculous combo strings far too much.
Wasn't expecting Max to be a Jubei player. Now I'm looking forward to some mirror matches
Wasn't there an Anime based on that guy? It's no wonder his moves are GOOD! :D
@@gundum1o1 he's based on a real person lol
@@Soundaholic92 Yea that should be common knowledge by now, which is why I didn't bother to mention lol... Still tho, the fact that there's an Anime based on him, shows just how much his skill type carries him so far. 👍🏻
Thanks Max! I love these games and SNK and general, also so happy to see Shiki coming back (my NGBC main).
I think if this game has a hype Evo, it will stick around for a while. It's the solid, footsie-based fundamental fighting experience everyone acts like they want, so it's time TO GET ON IT. Put up or shut up, because IT LOOKS GOOD TOO. I know I'll be there.
Never played samurai shodown before. This game looks interesting
Please play some vs CPU mode in MAME, and brace yourself for FIGHTCADE!
@@NegoClau Is this game combo focused like SF or something different?
@@Icanonlycountto4 this game is about footsies, defense mechanisms, high risk/ high reward and MASSIVE damage... like 3 hits might kill you...
Ok so it's more cerebral than about Button combinations
@@Icanonlycountto4 yes. Exactly.
This game looks nuts! Can't wait until it comes out, because just the damage, designs, and animations all just look effing sick and it's all in this art style that just works so much better than their newer KoF games did.
MK11, Power Rangers, Samurai Showdown! This is a great time to be into fighter genre
Agreed, I'm so hyped for MK 11 and curious to try Samurai Shodown. 😁
I'm new to the SNK franchise, never played one growing up.
Its great to see Samurai Shodown make its return in such a faithful way. I remember it being just as big as SF and MK. SNK stepped it up since KOF14.
This was never big as MK or SF. Lol
@@almightygenius1763 Well in a sense it was... kind of...maybe not mainstream as SF or MK but it was probably one of those games that you and a group of your friends would get together and have a competition with I'm sure. At least that's what I used to do lol! But I get what you're saying it definitely wasn't as well known as SF or MK
@@brookswilliams5239 Its popularity did die down over the years since SNK just kept on making fighting games, but during the fighting game boom it really stood out amongst all the "Street Fighter clones."
@@brookswilliams5239 Agree
can we get Sekiro as Guest character for Samurai Shodown?
Charlotte is back!!! Love it!! Nakoruru could see some use if her super is the same as it's been since SS3. Of course, if Haohmaru's still got the Tenha Fuujin-zan as his super (think: Ken's Shouryuu-reppa with a sword), that's definitely main worthy!!
Shiki's back, too!? Sweet, now we just need Iroha & Mina Majikina to come back.
I can not wait for this game, especially on PC. It animates so well, and Shiki being there is a nice inclusion.
The trailer doesn't mention PC
Eldarion It may not mention PC, but SNK confirmed that the PC port will release next year after the Switch port comes out during the fourth quarter of this year.
Fun Fact: The characters of Samurai Shodown are the ancestors of the characters from King of Fighters, much the same way that the characters of Soul Calibur are the ancestors of the people from Tekken.
Really?? I never knew that...pretty cool
Nope, only Hanzo may be an ancestor.
Seeing this really makes me wish Bandai would redo a Weaponlord game. Also, nice to still see the fountains of blood going everywhere and people getting cut in half.
That they stuck true to classic Samurai Shodown is all I ever wanted.
I am soooo glad it didn’t wind up getting turned into yet ANOTHER combo fighter in a very crowded combo fighter market.
I’ve been waiting for this since SamSho 2, can’t wait for it.
Guys Shiki is gonna be in this game!! So HYPE FOR IT!
I was hoping for her and Iroha but alas no Iroha, yet.
So hype for Shiki ! :,)
Shiki? As in Ryougi Shiki?
@@KittenChaos90 Nope. SamSho64 Shiki. Look her up.
@@MakotoTsuguri I just did. She looks cool. A Melty Blood guest would be really nice though.
Awesome!!! I spent a lot of quarters playing this in the 90s as well! This game is one of a kind and a classic of classics!! Can't wait until this game comes out! I really hope to see Gen-An in this one!! Yeeeaahhh!!! =)
My first SNK game was SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. It was also my first 2D fighter, as I mainly play Smash (the competitive way). I have been wanting to get into more traditional fighting games, but I am a bit intimidated. I was able to grasp SNK Heroines pretty easily, but I understand it is considered fairly simplified for traditional fighting game standards. I am really captured the aesthetic and style of the new Samurai Showdown, though, not to mention the history of its series. Would you recommend this title as accessible to a player like me?
Be ready for several key things 1) learning curve, 2) patience with oneself, 3)find your rhythm, 4) most of all fun
Shodown is one of those games that is focused, engaging, and is definitely worth the wait
@@kadosho02 Thank you for these tips!
@@andrealey5682 you're welcome 😊
Awesome video Max. And speaking of Madam Charlotte our favorite blond French heroine and possible ancestor to King from the AOF/KOF games just had her gameplay trailer drop and from what I saw it looks like she plays kind of similar to usual but is a little faster. She has three of her trademark moves returning Shining Star the move where she slashes her opponent rapidly in the shape of a star, her Triangle Air Slash the move where she slashes the air in a triangle shape and launches it like a projectile, and of course her Rising Strike uppercut slash. The new finishing move/super move shown off has her pulling out a rose then throwing the rose into air stabbing her unlucky opponent multiple times ala Amy from Soul Calibur 4 and then finishing off the poor victim by making a lunging thrust that not only slices the rose in half while it's still in mid-air but is also accurate enough to stab the unlucky opponent in the heart and then she says Adieu and after saying Adieu her opponent falls down dead due to fatal rapier stab to the heart.
Can't wait to see the Yokai Kusaregedo and my favorite Yoshitora
Yoshitora was confirmed by the hype trailer...
Story of my life... 47 years old, can't play worth a crap with the younger kids, find a new version of game he played as kid, learns it is a slower-paced high risk/high reward affair, get excited, look online... PC launch was ruined and noone plays it. Great.
This game looks amazing! I really really want to get hands on it!
I'm really liking this art style. Reminds me of SF4 but improved upon and made more stylish. I was worried at first but the more I see it, the more I like it. Welcome back Samsho
Funny you say it looks reminiscent of Street Fighter IV since the same former SNK employees who worked on SFIV back in 2009 came back to work for SNK on this game.
@@E24KLawson oooo I didn't know that! xD thanks for the lore ^w^/
Man, I hope Shizumaru finds his way into the game. It so far looks like this game is gonna be back-to-basics, so it'll probably stick to the original lineup (I'd be surprised if Cham-Cham gets in), but Shizumaru is my boy. I hope he and his umbrella wind up in the roster.
I'm so in love with the animation and character design. I hope they use this technology and turn it into an rpg or something.
I want to see Seiger in this game. Him and Nicotine are both underrated.
this game has a special place in my heart since i only got to play it in arcades and rich people who had a new geo , cant wait when it drops .
I wish they would have added the screen scaling outward when the distance between the character's increased.
I think they will.
Oh that high/low mix-up with Galford (Dog Drop plus Rushing low-sweep) at the very end looks sick.
I seriously hope they decide to add Baiken from Guilty Gear as a guest character in this game...
Nah, mushashi from mushashi from last blade would fit more.
Nah, Baiken for sure
Afro samurai would be my idea for a guest character
Afro samurai would be my idea for a guest character
Yakomen is my choice
Sounds good so far! Samurai Shodown is probably my favourite series from SNK. I was introduced to the game at a local game shop that has a Neo Geo (it's sort of like an arcade but it's just a small shop that only has home consoles which you can rent the spot to play at a dirt cheap hourly rate).
I picked up Charlotte right away because she was so different than the other brutish or girlish characters that we were used to, such a refine and strong female character with really cool move sets. She's been my main ever since and I'm looking forward to making a comeback with her in the new game!
Another game I look forward to.
And that cinematic Super you're talking about doesn't require any bar whatsoever. Its just a one time thing that gets expended once it is used even if it whiffs. Its called Super Special Move, and the other super is called Weapon Flip Move or just Weapon flip which only works when you're in full Rage.
I'm very surprised the Rage Explosion was added from 4. The "BCD" insta kill slash looks great but the dial a combo doesn't seem included especially since in 4 you could link in Super to it and given the dmg already there would be stupid easy TOD combos. Wondering if Amakusa or Zankuro will be the boss this time around
Dude! Samurai Shodown will be so much fun to watch with all this ground fight and defensive playstyle
Sam Sho looking really stylish. Love all the classic Samurai touches and the music.
Old "skin" of genjuro is most beatiful. I love samurais. Hug from brazil
Samurai Showdown is looking great. I hope they bring back Last Blade though.
Same!
I remember coming across the original Samurai Showdown at a quaint little pizza place in Washington (don't remember the name of the pizza place nor the town it was in) and just being captivated by it immediately. While we were waiting for our pizza my dad gave me and my brothers a couple quarters to try the game out and my captivation grew into adoration. Needless to say I'm extremely excited for this latest iteration of the series!
Now ask if Battousai the man slayer will star as a guest character! :D
Seeing as Samsho 5's art direction was inspired by Samurai X / Rurouni Kenshin. 👌🏼
I picked up Samurai Showdown 2 back in the day on my snes and was instantly hooked. So cool to see this game is getting some love all these years later.
Combo focused fighters are nice but sometimes i just wanna play a footsie more slow paced game, hope it has good onlinr
If they ever make demo i think u should tell them.if netcode terrible maybe they try to fix it
I'm from the future and goddamn do I have some disappointing news for you
Thanks for putting this up Max! Absolutely could not wait till Pax East to see this. Great vid!
the supers are called MAX Desperation, Max.
I'm an '09er who's never played a Samurai Showdown game before, but after watching this I'm itching to try it out.
Thanks as always for the content and details Max 👍
Screw Mortal Kombat, this is what I've been looking for.
OMG the nostalgia is flowing already. I kinda miss those days way back in 1996 during my elementary days. SamSho was always a part of our afternoon after school... :)
after watch this now i`m hyped about KOF15 XD
I remember playing Samurai Shodown back on the SNES and was surprised that I could play a guy...with a dog! Looking forward to seeing gameplay from all over on the new game.
will this game have fatalities like samurai showdown 5，because those are pretty insane
The ign gameplay has a character that gets cut in half at the end. Is that what you meant?( I never played Samsho)
@@brokentechnika783 That's not a fatality... But yes, whenever you deal a finishing blow with a certain attack, it will cut your opponent in two if the round you win happens to be your last. This is a feature in Samsho since the beginning.
no，I mean some other style，you can look up for some，not that gory，but had some impresssive Japanese style
I used to be all over samurai showdown 1 and 2 in the arcade days! I hope it lives up to my own expectations
Looks good so far hope it gets better as I could see this getting huge! Power Rangers battle for the Grid comes out tomorrow though so will be playing it as soon as it downloads.
Enjoy man, as a NA PS4 owner I have to wait till next week :,(
Seems limited from what I've played so far but they are adding on to it so idk if anything it's $20 so it's not like it's a huge waste of money if your unhappy with it the boss fights get rough forceing you to play faster. Is not that bad but DBZ Fighters was better so far maybe I'll find something out that makes playing it more fun but so far kinda basic.
This takes me back to the SNK arcade machine in the laundry mat when i was a kid, i would play Samurai Showdown and Metal Slug until my Pops was done washing
This game looks better than mk11 tbh.
The Gameplay you show here is much better than some other ones I have seen. Other gameplays suggested that the game had slowed down. But this suggests that is not the case. Can't wait...Thanks.
Oh yes, this game looks promissing. Can't wait to play Charlotte.
She looks AMAZING!!
@@adg1390 Yes, she does.
SNK is the master of Background Stage. They are always awesome in fighting game and making it's background.
I can’t wait for the new Samurai Shodown love the series and very glad it is available for everyone and that it’s not exclusive! Thanks for the gameplay!!
I also can’t wait for the Sam sho legacy looking forward to samurai shodown sen!! Slash! Victory!!⚔️
I love SNK for this: each of their fighting franchises has a specific feel and each of them is still mechanically sound enough to reward skill above all else.
I'm looking forward in this game, specially of fundamentals, and it's my first time looking to fighting games on different way, and I'm trying to be good at some of them: This, DBFZ, Street Fighter and Power Rangers too
Looking forward to this so much. Samsho was an absolute favorite of mine in the 90s and early 2000s. Even played Samurai Shodown RPG (Bushido Retsuden) for the Neo Geo CD. Just hoping we get Kazuki and Sogetsu in the DLC.
Look my bro jubei is in. Now all i want is musashi,,shiki and rihoa.
Shiki's been confirmed, you'll see her in the PAX East 2019 trailer.
@@E24KLawson great looking out
This is literally my childhood coming back. I used to play this game at the Arcade. I can't wait to play Kyoshio and hopefully also Hanzo again.
Woah! Charlotte looks very different.
Awesome. Running straight back to my Nakoruru!!