The King of Fighters XV - 10 essential gameplay tips to know

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The King of Fighters XV is now out for everyone to enjoy, so why not take these 10 essential tips with you! Covering material that ranges from easy to advanced, a lot of what is in this video is absolutely critical to mastering KoF XV! Also make sure to check the playlist linked at the end of this video for a lot more goodies and guides!
0:00 - tip #1 Regaining health
2:56 - tip #2 Regarding jump-in attacks
4:43 - tip #3 MAX mode savings
7:42 - tip #4 Grabs are scary
9:25 - tip #5 Grab protection
10:24 - tip #6 Making complex inputs easier
14:56 - tip #7 Fastest attacks may surprise you
16:30 - tip #8 Guard Points (armor moves)
18:49 - tip #9 Counter Hits
20:58 - tip #10 Empty / Kara canceling
22:39 - Final thoughts
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@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

It is now officially proper King of Fighters XV launch day! So lets celebrate with 10 essential tips to help you out! Covering topics easy through advanced, timestamps are in the video if you want to skip around. Make sure to check the playlist linked at the end of the video for more guides/combos/resources as well! If the video helped you out then consider leaving a like, as it helps the video and the channel! Other than all that, its time to play some KoF!

@viciousrich 2 жыл бұрын

how's the online?

@meister4597 2 жыл бұрын

You may not see this but could you make a video on how to play charge characters. I really want to play Meitenkun because charge characters are always really cool but the inputs are just weird and hard to do in a combo. You explain things very well so maybe you could give some insight on what newbies could be doing wrong. This would be so helpful not just for XV but a lot of other fighting games. Never hurts to ask right?

@kevinjones1320 2 жыл бұрын

How do you properly cancel ryo's HP to f b f+p?

@danieleloi272 2 жыл бұрын

You just need to jump a lot, run a little and spam down light kicks and C+D. Don't need to have tecnic, specialy if you are with a strong caracter. :)

@scottnotpilgrim 2 жыл бұрын

To those who's first KoF is this one, welcome to the series! This guide is great for anyone at any skill level

@DeleteThisNowOk 2 жыл бұрын

I agree! New to KOF and I’m happy I support this series

@reddragoner1932 2 жыл бұрын

same here. I hope I'm up to the task. The title "King of Fighter" really sounds intimidating. But i got the game today and i want to support Fighting Games.

@flashbackfrank8781 2 жыл бұрын

Especially when the game "assumes" inputs and makes your fireball motions trigger dp moves. Thats always fun waiting for a patch before being able to play dp characters.

@yeetyeeterson1914 2 жыл бұрын

@@flashbackfrank8781 I don't think that's going to be patched out he covers it in this video. Say your fireball is mapped to qcf punch and your dp is mapped to Z input punch. If you walk forward and then attempt to do a fireball you are doing the z motion and it inputs a DP. He has a section in this video at 18:50 that explains how to circumvent this issue.

@spiritgun11 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement! First time playing KOF and I'm a little intimidated but excited too ☺️

@victorpurificacao2855 2 жыл бұрын

About the jumping part: be careful when using your jumps early as a poke, Terry was actually punishiable on hit on some of those jumpings

@srseki 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why people use jump cd as poke instead.

@malcovich_games 2 жыл бұрын

@@srseki character dependent obviously, some characters jump D have nasty range others jump CD might be short ranged… like Iori

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

Alright there may be some fighting gaming news soon coming in the next few days so if that happens that will get covered, other than that unless you fine folk have some suggestions this is the last of the "core guides" for a minute, with everything being in the greater playlist you can find in the end of this video. Maybe a few more combo guides or working on the character specific guides? I literally don't know just yet im winging it lol

@nakedbanana7056 2 жыл бұрын

Only thing I'm having issues with is execution/timing and missing possible short cuts particular to kof. Street fighter to kof is a little different lol.

@tylermarsh7517 2 жыл бұрын

K' Combo Guide plz good sir

@brandonleasure1234 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the guides rooflemonger. I understand the game fundamentally now. I appreciate it

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

@@nakedbanana7056 well a big part in any new game is just practice. If you know SF though that already gets you a giant chunk of the way there.

@nakedbanana7056 2 жыл бұрын

@@rooflemonger you're not kidding, SF was a great base game to learn, really drilled in timing into my head. Once I learned you can "borrow" a quarter circle from a previous move it clicked for me a bit on Kof.

@Raxyz_0 2 жыл бұрын

I was LITERALLY trying that damned Heidern trial as I was listening this. How does the game expect you to know that? Jesus...

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

It expects you to go to rooflemongers youtube videos so he can help you out :)

@Raxyz_0 2 жыл бұрын

@@rooflemonger I've already subscribed, I was never a fan of KoF so I definitely need a good resource to not get constantlym wrecked online, lol. Thanks!

@nonmetateams4278 2 жыл бұрын

@@Raxyz_0 Yeah, they really need to improve their tutorials, i'm playing Kof since 94 so that's instictive to me, but i can see how that would be an issue for new players. Good thing you have Rooflemonger tho!

@michaelsteiner5203 2 жыл бұрын

About the walk forward fireball thing @ 21:55, if you tiger knee a qcf motion, even while walking forward you will always get fireball not DP! Not exactly a beginner thing to master but important for some characters that do it a lot like K' and Iori

@Tech_Support404 2 жыл бұрын

This is the GOLD standard for video game guides and tutorials.

@feezy314 2 жыл бұрын

Man, you're like a fighting game bodhisattva. I got into fighting games pretty heavy with strive. Doesn't matter what game I've tried since then. Rooflemonger has the tech. Thanks for all your work!

@SanSanFTW 2 жыл бұрын

WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PLAY IT NOW THAT ITS OUT ON PC The game feels very different from Guilty Gear and Fighterz. But it also feels odly good

@samedwards3186 2 жыл бұрын

I was really excited to jump into KOF but the inputs have kinda overwhelmed me, so this video and your beginner one are a big help!

@containeduniverselow4790 2 жыл бұрын

Just be patient about it, friend. All of us older players went through the same thing. It becomes instinctual like riding a bike with practice and patience. Don't rush anything and take very small bits to work on at a time. We are slowing building a fortress (game plan) brick by brick.

@cyph1328 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the inputs and timing for the special/super cancels are hard as shit (my first kof), but like it has to be possible right?

@samedwards3186 2 жыл бұрын

@@cyph1328 they’ve gotta be! We’ll get there, just gotta keep learning

@malcovich_games 2 жыл бұрын

@@cyph1328 just learn the hold button trick if you haven’t already (see roofle’s KOF is not that hard video for details)

@timelessninja3171 2 жыл бұрын

Im not get heidren super after the dp motion idk why

@hakageryu307 2 жыл бұрын

I saw tip 6 and when you started talking about banging my head into a wall (and I guess I pulled out hair too), I IMMEDIATELY knew you were going to say Heidern's trial! I did it via mashing before but it was so annoying and 100% unreliable, BUT adding that with your video on Button Hold Trick, now I actually feel comfortable using him! Its like butter its so smooth now!

@jonathonmcneill2828 2 жыл бұрын

Man thanks for that buffer tip I’m struggling with Athena final trial. I’m gonna try the extra inputs to see if it works.

@MeatOfJustice 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 130K!

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Campbell694 2 жыл бұрын

I JUST BOUGHT IT I’m in Korea and it’s 1 in the morning can’t wait to wake up and play

@taskmaster3771 2 жыл бұрын

I just love how they kept the end super combo sound effects from the art of fighting games with all the art of fighting characters. Don't know if anyone else noticed. 🤔

@toberone5158 2 жыл бұрын

That bassy bam sound right? I love it

@SaveTheContent 2 жыл бұрын

you get the most use for the health mechanic when your opponent starts the next round with a low health character. This was to encourage you to get aggressive against a low health character and not be afraid of losing much health

@imdead7355 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I played a bit of 14, but I didn't know the buffer worked like that. That would have made things WAY easier.

@ACSMEX 2 жыл бұрын

Those tricks were specially important in XIII, some inputs were so closed together what it would be almost impossible to do them without the buffer.

@dangerousshoes 2 жыл бұрын

The buffer is something that is so fascinating to me. I remember trying to do Athena's trial and the Phoenix Arrow cancel into the double half circle super was absolutely killing my fingers.

@Symbolesk 2 жыл бұрын

Tyvm for tip number 6 really helped me out! Not sure if there is more to go over on the subject but I'd love to learn more if possible!

@renegademv3181 2 жыл бұрын

#6 is an insanely important tip that I don’t think the game tells you. Thanks so much for these videos!

@bigredradish 2 жыл бұрын

my biggest takeaway from this video is i'm going to call that dolores super The Rockalanche from now on

@Nu_Merick 2 жыл бұрын

Watching these as a 13 and 14 vet. It's good to see in the comments people giving this game a chance! Keep trying! You'll love the game when you get the hang of the neutral, input buffers and max mode cancel combos :) we are here to help!

@cpt.hebikurashota7545 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video. Really appreciate these uploads and looking forward to improving my XV game experience overall (really got to work on my Kara canceling). I had tried out some of the grapplers in passing on the previous games but have had little to no real success in playing them well but I have confidence that thanks to your videos that I can try and take on KOD this year and enjoy it. Looking forward to your next upload and hope you are enjoying KOF XV as much I am watching your videos.

@nakedbanana7056 2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for today's video. Thanks for the rockin content.

@mdgeisto8953 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all this tutorial content, roofle. Good stuff, as usual. Still cannot believe that I never knew about the button holding trick 😂. Made lots of the trials so much easier 😬.

@BigALBoomer 2 жыл бұрын

All these videos are massively appreciated mate

@trulydumb506 2 жыл бұрын

Ralph is so cool man. Super excited to go through these tips - will come back an edit my favorite tip! As a grappler enthusiast #4 was my favorite.

@sonicslayton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this and the other KOF vids. Theyve been so useful as I've been a long time fan of the series but am finally seriously learning with XV.

@TheChewyking 2 жыл бұрын

As an ignorant pad user, these combo tips will hopefully extend the lifespan of my poor controller.

@SuperTaji 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Roof. A friend of mine gifted this to me and I’ve been enjoying it a lot, and your videos are helping me so much considering this is my first KOF game. You’re a blessing to the FGC. This helps me a lot coming from DBFZ haha.

@doctorgus 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first KoF and your video are helping a tone. Thanks!

@leemassey6054 2 жыл бұрын

Bro thank you! The complex moves made easier section is awesome. I was just trying to do Haidern combos and I was getting ready to give up on him. Great video!

@MadTheMerc88 2 жыл бұрын

Cant express the joy i got when I was watching this video and Ryo popped up detailing how to execute his inputs. My brain was getting fried trying his combos, i was like “damn I didn’t think I was this bad” lol. Rooflemonger I definitely appreciate you making all the content that you do. Thanks for taking a newbie like me under your wing lol.

@turwalswor 2 жыл бұрын

You're doing God's work with these videos. New sub and you're absolutely right, I am one of the newer kof players that xv is my first one 😅 thank you so much!

@Azyndevil5 2 жыл бұрын

Love the content!! Keep it up!!

@Clarkbardoone 2 жыл бұрын

I never needed one of these guides but kof is a whole different beast, I’m glad you make these for every game! Super helpful!

@RafaQuirkyTurtle Жыл бұрын

Your guides are gold!

@OneGamer2EnvyThemAll 2 жыл бұрын

The jump-in tip can very much be corroborated with "If you're familiar with Smash, your jump-in's should be closer to the concept of 'landing aerials' from that game rather than jump-in's from other fighting games".

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

in smash I pick pikachu and shotted the lightning i dont know anything besides that

@natheannzbar7925 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate all these kof videos

@jettmanas 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. Hope to finally get the game & apply as much of that as possible, including input shortcuts.

@ViewtifulJae 2 жыл бұрын

Keep ‘em coming! Much appreciated

@duhhjosh23 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful tips for GGST and now helpful tips for KOF XV. Thanks!

@sionbarzad5371 2 жыл бұрын

man you rock, I'm an older fighting games fan (started with the 1st fatal fury) and I'm still learning with you, thanks!

@NurseLee 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow i never knew about the Health tip. Thanks my man!

@knox525 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! I appreciate you!

@raionbomber75 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for these great tips!

@heartpunk 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, thanks for the tips.

@Peter-wl5xm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Learned a lot.

@brainsnakes1672 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the side of the fgc that has never really played a kof game before this, and I'm really appreciating all the great newbie content for it my friend.

@Bronwyn031 2 жыл бұрын

I've been trying literally for a few days trying to figure out how to do the double quarter circle forward then half circle back super and getting it to land. Thank You for describing the input buffer!

@OxLloyd 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips Evil Canadian. Tqvm I hope if O.Chris is in this game in the future, i hope his command grab will have the unblockable proximity property like the older games. And if Daimon is in the game too his jump CD will have that counter wired property and his groundpound special move will have OTG property like in kof02um

@supergreenproduction2847 2 жыл бұрын

so good, ty!! sub and liked!!

@dyldragon1 2 жыл бұрын

For tip 6, on double quarter circles I'm finding doing a 360 then half circle forward bizarrely works. Really helps when cancelling into them from specials

@Barracuda5055 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, especially number 6, this is just absolutely game changing for me as a beginner..

@ColetivoLunar Жыл бұрын

I didn’t get it. Can you explain it to me?

@Sin606 2 жыл бұрын

Counter wire has been soo long ago, but thankfully not everyone can do it and it makes people like Maxima even more special. Thanks for the vid man.

@srseki 2 жыл бұрын

About the 3 bars max mode, most of the time, ' heavy attack , command normal, special move, cancel into level 1 super, then climax ' is the go to max damage combo. In dinosaur case you can get 680 instead of 582, although it requires him to be the last character.

@soldadguy6315 2 жыл бұрын

Man Rooflemonger I've learned so much from your videos. I am still bad at this game, but I understand more everytime I watch one of these.

@arslant222 Жыл бұрын

Great game downloaded it yesterday playing it after king of fighter 97. Loving it.

@bloodbone2606 2 жыл бұрын

I needed that shortcut because doing dp into super with vanessa was super inconsistent thank you

@axeoseilez3207 2 жыл бұрын

That button trick actually made me think about possibilities with terry thank you! I appreciate this my butt is definitely going to the lab later

@dalton_nbg Жыл бұрын

You are an excellent teacher. Thanks for the tips.

@rooflemonger Жыл бұрын

happy to help 🙏

@mjschlosser 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video. It is helpful

@ArbiterChrono 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. 🐸

@amikawi 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@NewtonRPG Жыл бұрын

I've recently started the KOF series with this game (Not counting KOF All Stars) and I've played my fair share of fighting games. However, the motion inputs are where I struggled the most with in this game. Learning about the input buffer has made my life so much easier!

@LEGENDARY11GAMER 2 жыл бұрын

rooflemonger super duper godlike 10 essential tips of KOFXV.

@devonmorrisondyett8843 2 жыл бұрын

Wow dude your the best at this on You Tube in my opinion! Such great tips/advice to help up your gameplay experience!

@Baka_Mop 2 жыл бұрын

I knew there must have been some kind of rule against grabbing people on wakeup, because it kept doing heavy punch.

@IvanLeTerribleGames 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid.

@soulking6801 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to the series and trying to learn the controls to do combos is kicking my ass right now lol.

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

Its gonna happen with any new fighting game :) Just gotta keep practicing, that is the way of the warrior!

@kerokano 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was wondering why the opponent can still counter hit me even though I hit them first with a jump D, which I assumed can be comboed from. Your tip helped me realize what was happening..

@AG-wf2qw 2 жыл бұрын

@rooflemonger great video. Can u explain more about the dp into hcb motion? For some reason I'm having a hard time landing this consistently.

@nethstar 2 жыл бұрын

So much legacy stuff that should have been in the game tutorial. Thanks for filling in the blanks.

@phdbot4483 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, for Heidern on #6, I knew about holding down > back TK > hcf+HK to buffer Moon Slasher into his super, but I didn't think about those motion buffers you mentioned to make buffering Stinger into much easier! :O Also #8, I'm glad Guard Points work on multiple hits in this game unlike before. (As long as it's still within the guard point frames) I remember in '02 UM where guard points only absorbed 1 hit, making any 2-hitters or more shred them to bits!

@ryomitsui000 2 жыл бұрын

Just want to say, thanks a ton for these videos! Your tone and delivery is extremely helpful as a lot of other "help" videos have a lot of arrogant air to them. A lot more "get gud noob" vibes.KOF has always been daunting for me to try and get into, especially when looking at some of the older game's trials. But these tips on neutral and all of these fundamental shortcut mechanics make it SO much more approachable.

@ToruKurosawa Жыл бұрын

What about if you need to link from super > Super is it true you can't shortcut this?... I am trying to do the combo trial with Geese

@Enjoysaeli 2 жыл бұрын

That special buffering thing is honestly crazy. I think I was accidentally pulling it off when I was doing Terry's missions (just got the game last night). Definitely something I'm gonna practice, such a solid fun game so far!

@quanghuypham8982 Жыл бұрын

this is freaking useful sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@BabyBoyJr. 2 жыл бұрын

you can also cancel normals to command normals like roberts sweep to overhead kick to bait the opponent to block the sweep.

@Mucmaster 2 жыл бұрын

Man I should of watched this video before spending an hour on Heidern's trials

@LegateSprinkles 2 жыл бұрын

Just for readability feedback, while its good to have the input history during like all of these vids you do, I feel like KOF15's for video guides is pretty small and muted to understand the inputs you're talking about as opposed to maybe Strive's without maybe some overlay text on the screen. I really needed to go back on #6 to understand. Thanks for the stream of learning videos though. First KOF and looking forward to it.

@malcovich_games 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most useful Kara cancel is with dinosaur and his tail swipe CD. Canceling his CD late enough can gain a lot of range, he can surprise the opponent from about 1/3 of the screen and vacuum them into his command grabs.

@Dec31st Жыл бұрын

Man I’ve been wanting to get into KOF but its so damn expensive. The base game is 60 then I have to pay 15 for each character pack and there’s so many lol wish they sold a complete edition

@jeisama7060 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on Kyo’s DP into half circle back-forward super ? Obviously if you do punch you’ll get super rather than dp. I managed to get it a few times but nothing consistent

@riffcrypt8438 2 жыл бұрын

A KOF with rollback means I can relive my middle school years even MORE accurately by getting bodied by Brazilian Clark players. First KOF I've played at release since 2002. 20 fkn years ago. Jfc.

@m-vendor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You saved me from arthritis!!!!

@VileLasagna Жыл бұрын

Aaah, counter wire. A toast to you, 2001.

@chasepalumbo2929 Жыл бұрын

Kof is one of the most complex yet still accessible fighters I have ever played. It’s super fun and has a ton of depth, what more could you want

@drb262 2 жыл бұрын

Is there an input trick for Iori Rekkax2 into Yaotome super? Finding this cancel performed honesty extremely tough though I’ve pulled it off a few times in training. Seems important to his game plan 😕

@uehyuks 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, i havent played a KOF game since i was a child lol

@Djfakman 2 жыл бұрын

When it comes to what are the fastest attacks, if you are up close for the heavy attack, wouldn't a throw be faster if they land on frame one?

@wr41thx29 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the term "Rockalanche"

@MarioUcomics 2 жыл бұрын

As basic as this is, I always appreciate it when someone takes they're time making this since a lot of people forget that some people aren't that experienced in fighting games. As a street fighter player, i especially like that you talk about the play style difference

@shawn_8888 2 жыл бұрын

Need some help @rooflemonger what you mean by pressing the button, what button are you talking about here? I am planning to buy the PS5 version so which button i need to press when i fall on the ground or do i need to reconfigure one of my button to become super combo button? Also any recommendation on which joystick to use or you guys use the PS controller instead? Just want to get the best experience out of this awesome game.

@gaelcuevas3612 2 жыл бұрын

Man oh man! First KoF game. Really went ahead and picked my team only based on my favorites. Played online….. really gotta take your time overall to learn your character, ha? XD

@eag23 2 жыл бұрын

Grabs should always be scary, I mean you gotta ask why they even let go in the first place

@tomasmadzharsky1152 Жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me how to quickly charge power in this game in the other games there was a button for charging but what about this time?

@Twoupyyy 2 жыл бұрын

is there any tricks to help get used to inputs? i do most the inputs but the move throws out only 60% of the time? am i doing it too fast perhaps because when i slow it down a bit more it works just fine and i hit it back to back, im trying to learn vanessa and this is my first KOF game

@gillgillgillgillgill 2 жыл бұрын

anyone got an input shortcut for charge back-forward into double quarter circle forward? ash's corner combo trial is killing me on the inside

@rooflemonger 2 жыл бұрын

should work as charge, hcf, qcf. You can add extra inputs to the charge to forward and it should still come out

@ireaperslegend7426 2 жыл бұрын

14:20 YOU MEAN TO TELL ME IVE BEEN DOING IT THE HARD WAY THIS ENTIRE TIME LOL JESUS CHRIST. I’ve been doing it that way for so long that I’ve gotten used to it but I would be glad to change it lol