The thing with Chris' design is that, it was meant to be like that, it was meant to make people think he's no big deal, they made a female voice him, and made his intro quote in Japanese "You look so Strong", all of that so the moment he transforms into Orochi, everyone gets caught by surprise

"You know if you gave Andy a beard and some glasses, he would pretty much resembl-" Max: "NOOOOOOOOOOOO"

The turn around on Chris is still the best thing to happen to Max's KOF experience and is the character Arc we needed

The fact that SNK managed to mix all Kyo outfits into one without looking exaggerated makes be really happy

The simplicity of Shizuru's design I think is there because she's supposed to be viewed in motion, so to speak. Her design is accentuated by the clones and movement blur and all that of her moves, but it comes off as flat without any of that.

In Yashiro's defense, I don't think that he had a lot of time catch up on fashion when he came back from the dead

Dolores could be a Bayonetta character. Take that as you will.

Well shermie is honestly dressed pretty realistically. She's dressed like the typical club goer. Those girls be moving fast as hell in those heels too lol. I love K', but him and Hwaorang look like they shop at the same stores lol. Don't know if I seen anyone in real life dressed like him that wasn't a woman apart of a biker club

"And what the hell is going on with Maxima's sideburns?!" He looks like he's auditioning for _Journey to the West 2182._

I give Isla an instant 10/10 for looking like she walked straight out of Jet Set Radio or The World Ends With You

Some of the biggest glow-ups for me were Kyo, Iori, and Antonov. The former 2 had imo their worst designs to date in KoF XIV but in this they turned it around and gave us top 2 designs for them in KoF XV, Antonov's design was fine in the last game but this time around its steller. I actually prefer Yashiro's former design but Chris and Shermie have good updated outfits, and for new characters Dolores looks incredible.

You know i have to say that this KOF seems to have a lot of personality just the way some people talk to each other the face expressions it really seems like a lot of passion went into this game. And people say this KOF has no soul or that characters look bland and don't have personality's

I agree about King's design, though I really like how she looks here. One would be forgiven for thinking she was a waitress or bartender instead of a bouncer without the jacket.

Andy for me is definitely a 10/10, his costume design in 14 was great but his face/physique change in this game is what really sells it for me

King of Dinosaur’s voice being muffled by the mask is so funny to me. Always kinda catches me off guard

Crazy how Antonov got such a huge glow up mostly just thanks to the hat

A suggestion Maximillian: Next time you should do a "Rate the Teams" in the KOF series!

Yashiro's choker is the best part to me. Everything else on the character is boring but the earrings + choker but still being super buff man really goes a long way.

Team South Town: "Starting the party without us, huh"? "Fair enough; It's not like they'll be any competition once we get here".

Iori has the perfect redesign! They did kyo very dirty in kof xiv glad he looks great as well now!

Every time I see Ryo in this game, I just think he looks like a Fist of The North Star character.

Iori's outfit is perfection, that aside I think everybody else looks great

Shun'Ei was raised in the mountains isolated from civilization. He has zero fashion sense, but he tries to fit in by dressing like the city boys. This is lore.

Lesson learned: Max really likes jackets. And so do I! Jackets are awesome and most characters have potential with them, either for main or alternative outfits.

@Maximilian Dood - Ralf is meant to be Stallone's Rambo and Clark is meant to be Arnold's Dutch from Predator. It makes more sense in their original IP 'Ikari Warriors' as they are both shirtless with mud/paint body camo like Rambo 2 and Predator had. Very happy to see you enjoying Ralf, as he's my fav from the two as well. If they do a new Metal Slug for like Switch or something, I'd love to see both Clark and Ralf as well as Leona, Heidern, and Whip be featured on the roster.

I’ll be honest, I really do wish they’d change King’s look. She’s not a bouncer or bartender anymore, she’s a Bar owner, put her in a nice suit that shows her status as a woman in charge. I also feel that Ryo and Yuri could do with a change of Gi. Step away from the classic looks and try something different

I think Athena's design is actually less idol-like in this game compared to others. It's more in the line of "traditional asian costume" kind of thing, though not specifically any country (maybe a bit more chinese), which is what she was more like from 94 to 98, even if she was already an idol.

im hoping that most characters get a nostalgia costume based on their older designs like what Leona and terry got

Shun'ei design is basically any teenager who hasn't defined what he wants to be, so he's a little bit of everything at once.

I really like the new designs in KOFXV and how the designs from KOFXIV look so much better in the new engine. I think it’s mostly due to the art direction being better with more color and the characters models being more expressive with a mix of anime and realism, mostly from the anime side.❤️

I understand Max’s remarks about that fine line of sexy and cool. I LOVE Shermie and Mai because even though the designs let them all hang out they look amazing. A huge problem with “pandering” sexualized character design imo is too often devs will go for fanservice with no thought to the character’s backstory and behavior. KoF seems to really get it right, you even see it in some of their masc designs too

I love how everyone has their own body proportions and shape. In Mortal Kombat 11 most of the characters body's are nearly interchangeable and heaven forbid if you asked for the fans service of old.

I do like Krohnen's (K9999) redesign. My only complain would be the long hair, it doesn't look right on him. I like how he has a more biker style in his new outfit, which fits with his love for motorcycles and also because it is a reference to the movie Akira. Tetsuo and Kaneda were part of a biker gang. In fact, those googles Krohnen wears look similar to Kaneda's.

I like how SNK/KOF designs tells the story of whats going on with the youth at the time. 80s they have AoF: Ryo is a karateka and Robert is a Yuppie. 90s: Iori; the Yankii; Chizuru is a Bodikon(I guess); Kyo, the shonnen protagonist Late 90s: K' with the "Dark Millenium" aesthetic of Matrix. Mid 2000s: Ash is a emo. And now: Isla looks like a hip hop/graffiti artist.

I really want a Rate the Endings for this game

If Xanadu is a dlc character, let's just give him a happy drugs/10

I can’t wait to see how Rugal will look in this game when he eventually comes out as DLC. I also really want to see Adelheid (my favourite KOF character), Krizalid, Shen Woo, Duo Lon and Mr. Karate in this game.

Call me crazy but as much as I like Krohnen and K9999, I actually prefer Nameless over them especially his recent Boss Syndrome design in King of Fighters All Stars, I wish that would have been his actual design in the first place. Maybe it’s because I absolutely love Nameless’s theme song and his Boss Syndrome theme is absolute God Tier perfection, and Nameless’s red flames are cooler then Krohnen’s in my opinion.

Isla is Chilean, that makes her 1000/10 for me, a Chilean lmao (we don’t have much representation :c)

Isla is a stand out for me. Just love that spunky aesthetic. Meanwhile I still cannot understand what is going on with Shun'Ei's design at all. He almost feels like you hit "Random" on a character creation screen.

I think the term Max wanted for Shermie is "tastefully trashy"

I legit screamed "WHAT!?!" when you gave Chris a 10.

I just realize that Maxima is bulked up Jschlatt

Meanwhile, Sakurai is searching far and wide for the genius who signed off on Iori's KoF XV design.

27:48 Yeah,blue mary wears the jacket in real bout fatal fury series, wich IMO is the best Design she ever had. Lets hope it comes back as dlc costume at least. XD

I have to say this has got some of my favourite female designs in a fighting game.

Overall, I think we can agree that this has been the best the KOF fighters have looked in 3D, if not, ever. Definitely compliments all around for the fantastic work jumping from 14 to 15.

I wish Ryo and Robert looked like their Neo Geo Battle Coliseum versions. That Buriki One Ryo all dressed in black is the coolest Ryo has ever looked, and that Robert with the long curly hair they made to go with him in NGBC is the coolest looking Robert.

Isla probably has my favorite visual design of any KOF character. They knocked it out of the park with her. Especially going with a color pallet that is very different from the norm. Also I know he design hasn't changed basically at all since XIV, but I love Vanessa's design so much. Outside of the impracticality of the heels, I think Vanessa's outfit is great. She looks so sick and fulfils the role of cool boxer girl REALLY well.

Man, I feel like Terry's XIV design is really underrated. It feels like a nice balance between classic FF and Garou bomber jacket, giving off a more chill and laid-back vibe. I also really liked all the extra detail on his hat and jacket, but that might just be my personal preference because I really like that style. XIV Terry just felt more mature while not completely different from the classic, and I'm not sure that being huge and bulky really fits Terry.

17:04 I think my only real problem with Athena is her pupils are so much bigger than everyone else. Like agressively bigger, to the point I can't see emotion in the character. It's like a dog or shark where you can't see the whites of their eyes, so they just look dead-eyed.

Alternate video title" Kof15 Costume drip rate

The costumes are nice but I really miss the customization from KOF 13. I wish it would come back in later games.

Kyo is a huge improvement after that XIV costume

I was born in the 90s...I like Meitenkun. His design and sleepy boy character trait makes me laugh.

To me Dolores was SNK saying "how do we put Bayonetta in the game without getting sued?" Iori does look really good now, probably better than ever, and Kyo is just his XIII design with some elements from his classic costume. Isla is definitely an attempt at the same idea they were going for with Shun'ei but this time they did a far better job. I kinda miss when K' and Kula wore the same pants and almost the same jacket but in different colors, it made it very clear that they're meant to be like siblings. And I must disagree about Krohnen, he makes a lot more sense as K''s rival now that he actually mirrors some of his design elements (they're just two versions of a biker outfit) than back when K9999 was simply a carbon copy of Tetsuo.

Kyo really is a glow up from what we’ve painfully witnessed in XIV. Still, i think he’s idle stance was waaaaaaay better in 2d era.

I think that the reason that K' design works is that he can pull it out without trying

Of course Mai is a 10/10, There's a store dedicated to her in Japan

Shermie killed me. I was waiting to see how you would have handled her design hahahaha. Nicely done Max.

In terms of character design you can go down the cool route, or the hot route, but there is also the cute route in most 'anime' stuff. That's why characters like Meitenkun and Athena are my favourite characters here.

Really like most of the redesigns in this entry! Including characters who weren't really considered favorites of mine before like Elisabeth, Antonov, Benimaru, Athena. The best ones for me I would say are Iori Yagami and Shermie, they're perfect.

Fun Fact: According to the KOF14 manga, King of Dinosaurs still wears his Tizoc mask under his dinosaur mask.

Mai has been a 10 for 30 years...and Andy STILL won't put a ring on it. Damn.

Iori's new design brought back his choker and that makes it ten times better than the XIV one lol

I agree with Dolores. Her design would’ve been better imho if she leaned less towards Mai and more towards Vanessa. Better yet something like Vice or Mature. Sex appeal without showing too much.

Dood, you should've gone through all the alt colors... The drip is actually in those alt colors...

Shu’nei (or however you spell him) is straight up anime protagonist design

Dolores looks like she'd be perfect as an umbran witch. Bayonetta making hair constructs and Dolores making big mud constructs and styling on angels? Perfect.

Literally laughed out loud on this one. "I'm going to be making it into Kotaku articles tomorrow"

The back of Iori's jacket is legit the best part of this game's costumes

Iori's design is goated

KOF and SNK masters of character design. The polish on each one in this game makes me so excited to see how the roster develops.

i think Shermie's design is F*CKING AMAZING! i mean sure the idea designing her was "hahah she HOT" but i think it came out even better than the original (and i always loved the og)

I was actually waiting for you to do this rating

Dolores is a Bayonetta character

They've tried a few things with Andy and it just feels like nothing's landed yet. Luigi Bogard still feels like he's in limbo.

Man seeing the roster you always get reminded why KOF has the coolest characters of all fighting franchises, i wish to see Kim & Takuma in this engine, also i agree with max that Athena & Mai are so iconic and timeless that just days ago kotobukiya "figures company" still made new ones for their 98 versions! Also i always loved king desgin since the art of fighting days and i can't believe how great these designs are after allll these years! I also think K is not trying to act cool.. he IS COOL XD i remember getting 99 back then and was so amazed by his style.. i can't believe he's not the new guy anymore he's actually classic and same with Kula and maxima 😂 man so happy with KOF love and coverage, i think rate the super should be when the next two dlc packs are out! Also its so funny how max hate but actually love andy xD Andy is the luckiest guy ever Mai is all over him 😂❤

da fuck..the intro is top notch my dude

4:42 Editor cuts the "KYO LOOK THE SAME??" The dissapointed in Max's voice is really funny when i watch it live 🤣

Max shouldn't have knocked Delores down for mud powers 🥺

I must be the only one on the whole planet that actually finds monke Máxima kinda cute haha xD He's a very cool character and when you are playing him you don't even focus on his face

7:50 Lol Max trying so hard to describe Yin & Yang ☯️

I can't wait for Rate the Finishers

Kof is the only fighting game I've played where I can confidently say I can main atleast 60% of the cast (compared to other games like Tekken where I can only main one character at a time), but then again, I grew up playing kof so 👍

Isla and Delores designs are absolutely brilliant and whoever was responsible for them deserves a raise.

Aside from how cool most of the character's costumes are, I gotta give it up for the faces and facial animations in this game. For a relatively lower budget game it would have been so easy to give all the female characters a generic doll face for example. But the fact that every character has unique facial features and great looking expressions and character acting really goes a long way. I really love how King looks in this game, with her face looking a little more "masculine", if that makes sense

Getting this game tomorrow can't wait still HYPED. Who is also HYPED to play this game Edit: 11:56-12:04 bully Maximilian Dood???

Just give Ryo his MI2 Mr.Karate design in modern KoF already

I'm going to get crucified for this...I like Shun'ei and Meitenkun's designs. Maybe it's cuz I'm new to KOF, and yeah I know "they're weird, insert [they look like generic anime protagonist] line here," but that makes them stand out, especially Mei's sleep gimmick, and their lore/backstory actually fits their design, something else I appreciate. Helps they're a massive improvement over 14. Then again everyone in this game looks great and I hope XV gets more people into the series.

If I would say all of the character designs for kof 15 probably came after samurai showdown 2019 which is a good and essential art direction then what they had twice in kof 14.

Ryo's rocked the same outfit for years and it's still cool

XV's design for Athena is by far the best she's ever had, in my opinion. She's never looked this cool before.

I think KOFXV has some of the most solid designs in KOF history. It's definitely up there with some of the best. Personally I've always been a huge fan of Ikari Warriors aesthetically, and I actually prefer this Ash design. Side note: I'm just noticing there's no Vice or Mature 🤔

Absolutely stunned at his Mai reaction. Happily surprised.

Holy shit, I love Max. Always look forward to his vids.

Vanessa's design in KOF XIV and XV is overhated. She looks cute wearing sandals 😊 I don't care if it is not realistic for a fight. Especially in the KOF series where we have gods, cyborgs, robots, ghosts, aliens, demons, people who can control the elements/psychic powers/magic or even dude who can transform his arm into a fleshy tentacle or a drill.

Max, dude, you get laughing bonus from me by calling Dolores "What is sexy mud?" You literally made me laugh for 3 minutes straight for describing Dolores that, but for the fact that you recognised African beauty is a 👌👌👌👌👌✊✊✊✊ from me Maxillian Dood.....

What I like about Andy’s design in 15 is its mix between his classic, and 2002 design with the colors. My favorite design is the 2002 ninja design, but I’m satisfied with this middle ground. If more costumes make a return I definitely want his 2002 design to be chosen next.

"I get, but I don't understand it." Max Dood, 2022.