Thank you very much to SNK for providing this footage! Mai's original trailer was very different than the other City of the Wolves trailers and we didn't actually learn all that much, but now we can change it by deep diving into this footage! Mai appears to be a lot of what you'd classically expected, good buttons/space control, but some classic tricks are a bit different and SHE HAS A REVERSAL AGAIN AFTER LIKE 20 YEARS? Fun times are ahead, so give a watch and dig in!
@@lordronn472 Usually Mai is more of a command character than a charge character, but as usual, her ground walldive to Musasabi no Mai is a charge d,u input. It's usually a situational move (runaway or, as in KOF 15, a combo/mixup tool), but it's worth learning to use along with the air version.
Its still weird we are looking at mai now, wont see SF6 mai until december(spoiler game awards yall), and yet SF6 mai will be playable months before cotw mai. What a world. Also theres gonna be a bunch of other footage going live soon elsewhere, if you see it and it looks a bit dark/washed out its cause there was a boo-boo and SNK recorded a bunch with HDR on by accident, I had to colour-correct all this footage to make it look "normal".
Curiously, it's something she's always done. As a kunoichi, she can create illusions (e.g. in the intro of the Nest Saga she creates illusory babies to scare Andy) and magically change her clothes (e.g. in the intro of kof97 she wears a wedding dress just before fighting to scare Andy ).
“Mai will be playable in SF6 before she’s playable in COTW.” It dawns on me how unique the launch of City of the Wolves is going to be. Still blows my mind that Capcom had the foresight with SNK to make Terry’s ending for SF6 be a teaser for upcoming DLC content for COTW. Even more so now that for all we know, this preview for Mai in COTW could be the same approach Capcom may take when she joins SF6 early next (albeit with some caveats since it isn’t like Terry has the ability to jump in from the background like he can in SF6). But yeah, for all we know, this could be how she will be approached for her guest appearance. That and it is nice that she has an anti air move that hopefully will appear in SF6 too. Either way, kind of fun to think that Terry’s and Mai’s is just them recruiting Ken and Chun-Li into appearing in COTW.
The damage tuning in this game seems so much more balanced than modern day fighters. I love strive to death but MOST games are over in 3 catches. Granblue's damage is slightly better but the pressure game CAN be oppressive and the game is highly momentum based. It's nice to see some moderate damage numbers in a new fighter.
I can't get over how good this looks. I couldn't see how good KOF XV looked until I saw it in person for myself but with CoTW it is immediately apparent. I'm beyond excited
I really hope each character has alternate costumes in the full game by release next year. Thousands of dollars will be spent on Mai's classic costume alone.
7:16 I think she did a cl.D into a feint cancel so she can link into cl.C, she does what looks like the startup frames of fan toss before she does cl.C.
Fighting games are popping off lately SF6 Tekken 8 2XKO Marvel Collection Rivals 2 and all the other upcoming platform fighters GG Strive and all the other Arc system games Grand Blue FighterZ Mortal Kombat And all the Crazy Cross overs It’s kind nuts
I just felt a sharp pain in my wallet… and that preorder bonus Terry outfit looks great. Man… Rock, Terry, Mai, and Ken are definitely who I’m looking to play the most
Thanks for the Video on Mai’s Gameplay Roof. As someone who’s been playing her for a few years now I’m pretty happy with her move set in this game. Gives me hope. And Yes, one of the versions of Mai in 98 had a DP and I’m so glad to see that they gave it back to her. I love that move so much. Edit: She has Fan Slice back to Let’s Freaking Goooooo.
Honestly, thing that I’m liking the most of FF:COTW is the artstyle! Like Hi-Fi Rush, it’s unique! Colors pop! And more importantly very clear for those who use correction glasses like me!
im glad you get it, most people don't seem to lol. In the franchise where every other character wears leather and/or rides motorcycles its a very fitting look.
Mai's old outfit is a classic but this looks good on her. Still a little too basic imho but she makes it work 😅 The biggest issue is that her fan makes no sense with it so it feels more like a dlc outfit than a default.
Something I genuinely love about the Fighting Game genre is that alot of its developers really care for the other games from franchises that aren't their own and many of them work with each other out of respect and the fact that they are fans themselves and its so cool that the Street Fighter devs are clearly wanting to make sure COTWs does as well as it can with all these collabs and more Harada is also well known for putting in work for other games because all these guys actually want the genre to thrive which is something pretty rare for most genres to have.
@@rooflemonger I know that, but it used to be completely vertical. Now it has a trajectory like Andy’s Shoryuudan, as well as the added effects. I was just remarking that it feels kinda like his and that they both use Shiranui Ninpo, so it feels right that they would resemble so much.
I love Mai's smile in her winpose, also game keeps looking better and better And I still need that main theme man SNK, its been months, song's a banger
@@timkaczenski4581I think the same thing, I already want to see Ken, I hope they show him quickly, as well as Chun-li with a face that does her justice, it's as one of the reason I hope for a SNK vs CAPCOM chaos 2 more than the Capcom version.
The fan slice coming back is pretty dope and her being able to break her super??? Now THATS interesting because the combo potential and maybe making moves safe is insane.
They should've gone with a better super for Mai; maybe something more in line with her super in the Movie/Anime where she transform into classic Mai and performs the elbow engulf on fire. Overall, I'm digging this version.
I'm not even joking. I'm so, so, so happy two of my all time favorite SNK Characters are getting so much love. Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui are so damn beautiful!
I'm in love with this Mai. Just like they gave me the best version of Shermie in KOF XV, they gave me the best version of Mai ever. I loved this outfit, the fighting pose, the blows. May Capcom base themselves on this Mai to make theirs and use her outfit as clothing 2
The new Mai outfit is really growing on me. Also, she has booty physics. What does bug me is that Ryuenbu flames seem to just come out of nowhere with this outfit as opposed to looking like they come from the "tail" of her standard outfit.
If you look closely, you'll see that first she turn and does a slap with her righ hand, then throw it in the air and spin with her fan in the left hand which creates the fire and the second hit. The thing is that you're too used with the old move
7:20 @rooflemonger might want to clarify that the combos after Mai cl.D are via feint cancel (note the Kachosen startup animation before Mai starts the next normal). You probably already noticed this, but I feel like this bears mentionining for people watching who are unfamiliar with feint cancels in MotW/the Real Bout series. Especially for Mai, cause she looks like she has a bunch of really good feint-cancellable moves in CotW (df+B slide, cr.C, cl.C, cl.D, wonder if you can feint cancel her sweep as well?).
3:27 they need to give her some sort of long belt for this outfit, a spark trail before the flame explosion, or remake the move. She moves like she's still waring that tail thing and whipping it around. Without it, it looks off balanced or heavy or something. I don't know. Maybe I'm just used to it. Having it come out of nowhere without a source after the first hit landed eons ago just throws it all off for me.
If you look closely, you'll see that first she turn and does a slap with her righ hand, then throw it in the air and spin with her fan in the left hand which creates the fire and the second hit. The thing is that you're too used with the old move
I hope this game does well. I'm hopeful so far given they have smartly been trying to get some mainstream appeal with the collabs but this game looks really cool so i dont want it to get buried.
There ARE too many good fighting games out right now lol. Normally this isn't a problem but the genre sometimes cannibalizes itself. I know, its a good problem to have but juggling so many fighters is also expensive haha. Fighting game DLC is almost mandatory
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Thank you very much to SNK for providing this footage! Mai's original trailer was very different than the other City of the Wolves trailers and we didn't actually learn all that much, but now we can change it by deep diving into this footage! Mai appears to be a lot of what you'd classically expected, good buttons/space control, but some classic tricks are a bit different and SHE HAS A REVERSAL AGAIN AFTER LIKE 20 YEARS? Fun times are ahead, so give a watch and dig in!
Now please tell me she’s not a charge character! Like please, I beseech you say she’s not that type of character 😭
@@lordronn472 mai has always had charge moves, she has charge moves in this game too. Wall dive is always charge at bare minimum.
@@rooflemonger shit
@@lordronn472 Usually Mai is more of a command character than a charge character, but as usual, her ground walldive to Musasabi no Mai is a charge d,u input. It's usually a situational move (runaway or, as in KOF 15, a combo/mixup tool), but it's worth learning to use along with the air version.
I knew Mai Shiranui before I knew Chun Li Xiang. I love Mai.
She really wants to be in the next Smash game huh?
with mai back in prominence the next smash game is dead on arrival without her 🤔
Now that she has this biker outfit, she needs to get added into Terry's stage.
@@rooflemonger
No mai no buy
Mai decided to be a good girl for Sakurai.
Her moves fit smash perfectly
Its still weird we are looking at mai now, wont see SF6 mai until december(spoiler game awards yall), and yet SF6 mai will be playable months before cotw mai. What a world. Also theres gonna be a bunch of other footage going live soon elsewhere, if you see it and it looks a bit dark/washed out its cause there was a boo-boo and SNK recorded a bunch with HDR on by accident, I had to colour-correct all this footage to make it look "normal".
@@JalauroUrsa who told you they were making making a CvS 3
@@Close-mindedenemies Why are you being an ass?
@@Close-mindedenemies Who told you to be an arrogant Troll? Learn to respect others, Playboy.
@@JalauroUrsa How am I being an arrogant troll? I'm legitimately just asking you a question. But you continue to be insecure and weak. 🤡
It's pretty funny that part of her super move involves a magical-girl-style transformation into her classic raunchy outfit lmao
she actually does this in one of the fatal fury movies 😅
@yu_uhglee pro tip, play any scene with Mai frame by frame in that movie. There are some..."easter eggs". You'll thank me later.
Curiously, it's something she's always done. As a kunoichi, she can create illusions (e.g. in the intro of the Nest Saga she creates illusory babies to scare Andy) and magically change her clothes (e.g. in the intro of kof97 she wears a wedding dress just before fighting to scare Andy ).
Hot Damn....Andy needs to stop with the BS and put a ring on that girl's finger
@@jjtjp2469 SNK would actually lose money if they did that.
It’s just a matter of time, I think they’re together just that Andy wants to take things slow whereas mai just throws herself at him every time😂
took 20 years just for snk to acknowledge they were even a couple...
FAN tastic, I love it
Terry even tells Andy on one of the KOF games I think KOF 13 his Dialogue he tells Andy he needs to Marry her already.
“Mai will be playable in SF6 before she’s playable in COTW.”
It dawns on me how unique the launch of City of the Wolves is going to be. Still blows my mind that Capcom had the foresight with SNK to make Terry’s ending for SF6 be a teaser for upcoming DLC content for COTW.
Even more so now that for all we know, this preview for Mai in COTW could be the same approach Capcom may take when she joins SF6 early next (albeit with some caveats since it isn’t like Terry has the ability to jump in from the background like he can in SF6).
But yeah, for all we know, this could be how she will be approached for her guest appearance. That and it is nice that she has an anti air move that hopefully will appear in SF6 too. Either way, kind of fun to think that Terry’s and Mai’s is just them recruiting Ken and Chun-Li into appearing in COTW.
Cant wait for the ronaldo trailer
Yo! Nippon ichi!
No breast jiggles.
Her classic outfit will probably come in a DLC, unfortunately, I want it right way.
Hope they add the older costume down the line
SNK finally makes their 3D look amazing. It's a Christmas miracle.
5:49 - Hey look! It's Terry Borgard from Street Fighter 6!
The damage tuning in this game seems so much more balanced than modern day fighters. I love strive to death but MOST games are over in 3 catches. Granblue's damage is slightly better but the pressure game CAN be oppressive and the game is highly momentum based. It's nice to see some moderate damage numbers in a new fighter.
I can't get over how good this looks. I couldn't see how good KOF XV looked until I saw it in person for myself but with CoTW it is immediately apparent. I'm beyond excited
I really hope each character has alternate costumes in the full game by release next year. Thousands of dollars will be spent on Mai's classic costume alone.
Can’t wait to get this game. Mai is definitively someone one I’ll be playing at some point
God damn this game is looking crazy beautiful. The art style and aesthetics and character designs are just beyond fantastic
"...and also some returning traits..."
Mai is well known for her exceptional traits.
Mai always has great...fans....
There are two massive reasons I’m gonna buy this game
I really love her big...personality
Only fans... Right?
Fax we are great fans
Ah, yes, like that song in fallout...@@Switcheroo4542
I want to see that rivalry scene of Mai vs Chun Li in SF6. Please make it happen CAPCOM.
Am I going to read too much into the red and blue eyes of the wolf in the transition? Of course!
Gorgeous, one of the Best Mai Shiranui designs.
7:16 I think she did a cl.D into a feint cancel so she can link into cl.C, she does what looks like the startup frames of fan toss before she does cl.C.
Fighting games are popping off lately
SF6
Tekken 8
2XKO
Marvel Collection
Rivals 2 and all the other upcoming platform fighters
GG Strive and all the other Arc system games
Grand Blue
FighterZ
Mortal Kombat
And all the Crazy Cross overs
It’s kind nuts
Was on the fence on this game until they revealed the colour editor and now I’m jumping on this game day 1
I play Mai for 2 very big reasons
You like flying squirrels and ninjas?
@@brentacomoose yup that’s the reason. I nailed it lol
Why 2 when you can double up on 4
This is my first time ever playing a ff game but I have played KOF..I'm excited for this game!
can it just be april already??!
dont I know it. They sure stretched "early 2025"
208 day left, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves release.
I cannot wait for this game 🤩
I just felt a sharp pain in my wallet… and that preorder bonus Terry outfit looks great.
Man… Rock, Terry, Mai, and Ken are definitely who I’m looking to play the most
Thanks for the Video on Mai’s Gameplay Roof. As someone who’s been playing her for a few years now I’m pretty happy with her move set in this game. Gives me hope. And Yes, one of the versions of Mai in 98 had a DP and I’m so glad to see that they gave it back to her. I love that move so much.
Edit: She has Fan Slice back to Let’s Freaking Goooooo.
I'm guessing Mai's gonna fight Chun-Li in her SF6 trailer while vice versa for Chun-Li's CotW's trailer.
That leather costume is able to endure so much hotness and still be fine with it.
Seeing Ryu Enbu without her tail feels so weird
I came to post this same exact thing. It looks stupid. SNK should add something around her waist to act as the source for the move.
I guess the power was within her all along huh
looking the trail of the attack carefully, I got the impression that they replaced her "tail" for the fan...
It looks like a flame fart
its jarring not gonna lie, the "tail" is what always set people on fire. Now his just the sonic boom from her butt I guess
I love her new costume even more than her classic costume and I’m 100% serious
So her COTW outfit is all but likely going to be her 2nd costume in SF6
If I were playing Rock here, that jump kick at 0:45 not connecting would really piss me off 😆
eh she was still on crouch frames, i can respect the whiff
Honestly, thing that I’m liking the most of FF:COTW is the artstyle! Like Hi-Fi Rush, it’s unique! Colors pop! And more importantly very clear for those who use correction glasses like me!
Im liking this new outfit. It vibes well with the City Of The Wolves world.
im glad you get it, most people don't seem to lol. In the franchise where every other character wears leather and/or rides motorcycles its a very fitting look.
Mai's old outfit is a classic but this looks good on her. Still a little too basic imho but she makes it work 😅 The biggest issue is that her fan makes no sense with it so it feels more like a dlc outfit than a default.
Something I genuinely love about the Fighting Game genre is that alot of its developers really care for the other games from franchises that aren't their own and many of them work with each other out of respect and the fact that they are fans themselves and its so cool that the Street Fighter devs are clearly wanting to make sure COTWs does as well as it can with all these collabs and more
Harada is also well known for putting in work for other games because all these guys actually want the genre to thrive which is something pretty rare for most genres to have.
She's got two fans... we both like her.
I'm DYING waiting for this game.
Love that Mai’s DP is giving Andy DP vibes. Fits lore-wise as it is Shiranui-Style.
its not quite andy's DP. she's had the move before as a super.
@@rooflemonger I know that, but it used to be completely vertical. Now it has a trajectory like Andy’s Shoryuudan, as well as the added effects. I was just remarking that it feels kinda like his and that they both use Shiranui Ninpo, so it feels right that they would resemble so much.
I love Mai's smile in her winpose, also game keeps looking better and better
And I still need that main theme man SNK, its been months, song's a banger
Thanks for this. I'm definitely a Mai fan. I never really played KOF or FF but shes such a legend that every male of a general age is her fan.
Mai looks beautiful 🩷🌸🩷
This art style is peak, I like it more than SF6 look.
It's getting close to looking like Shinkiro's SNK work, which i would love a whole game with that as it's art style.
Same! Cant wait to see sf6 ken in this artstyle
It’s great to see…. kOF15 looks so outdated, it’s nice to see them find a style that finally fits
@@timkaczenski4581I think the same thing, I already want to see Ken, I hope they show him quickly, as well as Chun-li with a face that does her justice, it's as one of the reason I hope for a SNK vs CAPCOM chaos 2 more than the Capcom version.
@@bluemoonw.3300what’s wrong with Chun’s face in 6? She actually looks like a beautiful Chinese woman now instead of generic anime girl face #5
if they don't mess up the online matchmaking, this could be a banger.
The fan slice coming back is pretty dope and her being able to break her super??? Now THATS interesting because the combo potential and maybe making moves safe is insane.
mai has a lot of fans
She had a flash kick in various KoF games, especially '95.
Can't wait for Andy and Blue Mary to show up as well
This is too iconic! I will definitely buy this game! ❤️
This entire game looks so good
They really need to bring other Fatal Fury mainstays in like Andy and Joe.
Earlier, they specifically mentioned that light dp moves are, as a mechanic, an invincible reversal.
This game looks fkin incredible I cannot believe it is an SNK game. The animations look phenomenal
I always liked the fan bounce on hit rip but they gave her a lot of cool stuff
She looks great. Thanks for the video. 👍
Let’s hope they have classic outfits
I wonder if they'll give us the option to change her fighting stance to her OG one.
I'm loving our adorable SNK girls, Mai and Preecha and Hotaru!
What about b jannet ? 😢
Starting off the video with Purple Mai. I see you rooflebrother
look at this compared to when KoF XIV first came out. SNK has come a long way.
I think this game's gonna turn out great. It feels like a breath of fresh air mechanics wise. Just a pure, classic fighting game without restrictions.
They should've gone with a better super for Mai; maybe something more in line with her super in the Movie/Anime where she transform into classic Mai and performs the elbow engulf on fire. Overall, I'm digging this version.
Mai's Rev Blow is her move from KOF95 called Flying Dragon Blast, but in this version they removed the flames.
I love that shes has múltiple wining animations, i wonder if that would be the case with the intros ?
It would be cool to have team ninja: hayabusa or kasumi as season 2 DLC or something since Mai was guest character in their game!
Imagine the thumbnail's pose on her classic outfit
Wow Mai looks great
GOOD LORD mai looks insanely fine in this game. probably the hottest she ever looked.
It's going to be wild if this is her alternate outfit in SF6
2:45 What's this weird upside-down Rising Tackle shit? Attacking hands-first while jumping? Never seen it before.
lol
yeah its weird how you create any spin if you aint upside down
Time and time again in some older 2D king of fighters, she had this super, she ran to the opponent, and did this jump spinning fans tackle.
Totally fine to intend your puns here, Roof. Great vid!
I'm not even joking. I'm so, so, so happy two of my all time favorite SNK Characters are getting so much love. Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui are so damn beautiful!
I'm in love with this Mai. Just like they gave me the best version of Shermie in KOF XV, they gave me the best version of Mai ever. I loved this outfit, the fighting pose, the blows. May Capcom base themselves on this Mai to make theirs and use her outfit as clothing 2
This game looks so fricking good, I'm so hyped for this
Snk has been killing it with their marketing
Roofie’s the kind of person to say he’s a Fan, follow up with “no pun intended”, then either turn on or have an actual fan going in the background. 😭
I love her new look. She looks hotter than her original look. This game is shaping up to be EVO ready
This game looks freakin' incredible. I can't wait to see what they do with Andy and Joe.
I hope they are in the game.
The new Mai outfit is really growing on me. Also, she has booty physics. What does bug me is that Ryuenbu flames seem to just come out of nowhere with this outfit as opposed to looking like they come from the "tail" of her standard outfit.
If you look closely, you'll see that first she turn and does a slap with her righ hand, then throw it in the air and spin with her fan in the left hand which creates the fire and the second hit. The thing is that you're too used with the old move
Purple Mai isn’t real, she can’t hurt you
Purple Mai:
7:20 @rooflemonger might want to clarify that the combos after Mai cl.D are via feint cancel (note the Kachosen startup animation before Mai starts the next normal). You probably already noticed this, but I feel like this bears mentionining for people watching who are unfamiliar with feint cancels in MotW/the Real Bout series. Especially for Mai, cause she looks like she has a bunch of really good feint-cancellable moves in CotW (df+B slide, cr.C, cl.C, cl.D, wonder if you can feint cancel her sweep as well?).
3:27 they need to give her some sort of long belt for this outfit, a spark trail before the flame explosion, or remake the move. She moves like she's still waring that tail thing and whipping it around. Without it, it looks off balanced or heavy or something. I don't know. Maybe I'm just used to it. Having it come out of nowhere without a source after the first hit landed eons ago just throws it all off for me.
If you look closely, you'll see that first she turn and does a slap with her righ hand, then throw it in the air and spin with her fan in the left hand which creates the fire and the second hit. The thing is that you're too used with the old move
I believe they added brakes to every character for supers, rock has one on shining elbow now
🔥🐿🔥 We're in the THICC of it now, ain't we...
Mai is on point! Period!
Waking up to this is lowkey wild
nice a sneaky pick from SNK mai
Oh she looks fantastic alright
My Girl, Mai Shiranui. I beat Fatal Fury 2, with her, first. I love her so much.
I hope this game does well. I'm hopeful so far given they have smartly been trying to get some mainstream appeal with the collabs but this game looks really cool so i dont want it to get buried.
Oh mai - she looks great
Shiranui-San!!! 😆 My kunoichi girl is BACK! 🤩
There ARE too many good fighting games out right now lol. Normally this isn't a problem but the genre sometimes cannibalizes itself. I know, its a good problem to have but juggling so many fighters is also expensive haha. Fighting game DLC is almost mandatory
I love learning about fighting games from Fozzie Bear.
It does look amazing.