I love the gameplay and all, but with crappy AI and no one to play with locally, this game ended up collecting dust a lot quicker than I thought it would. Anyone else out there sorely disappointed with their purchase right now?

my friend was really upset about it. He moved on to Blazblue and SF4

Damn, this game had great potential. It's too bad the game sounds "meh".

 I hope everything gets fixed before it's release here next month, otherwise I'll hold off buying it straight away.

If I had the game now,  I would be sending e-mail complaints to Ignition and the US office at Playmore.

 As ridiculous as it is to ship the game with the online completely busted, there's nothing to do except wait it out. I'm sure it won't be too long.

It's the worst fighting game in many years and absolutely the worst in the KoF franchise as it stands. Even when the online gets fixed(if it ever does) it'll still be a bare bones fighting game that won't have the same online lasting appeal as something like Blazblue or SF4 have set out and accomplished this year.

There's a reason SNK has been on the verge of bankruptcy---They don't know how to make a good videogame. Time for them to throw in the towel.

i dont hate it as much as many but yea online is a bummer cause this was gonna be the game i got good at and played online but obviously ill have to find something else to do untill its patched. and blzblue just doesn't look like too muhc fun for me

" It's the worst fighting game in many years and absolutely the worst in the KoF franchise as it stands. "

With no story mode or even a final boss this is by far the worse KoF game ever made.  Also the online is just terrible compared to SFIV and especially BlazBlue.  I was really excited for this game, which became turned to disappointment instantly.

@Sleepy_Insomniac:

I will say that for a fighting game, KoF12 does not use a terrible system.  However the system in my opinion pales in comparison to KoF games in the past.  The game just does not totally feel like a KoF.  The roster having only about 22 characters, which is still a lot compared to SFIV and BlazBlue but very low for a KoF, just does not feel all that special.  Also I'm not a fan of the critical counter system is nothing great and the guard attacks just seem like a cheap gimmick.  So while not being an absolutely terrible game, KoF12 is by far the weakest fighting game put out in the past year.  I know the developers wanted to make this game more accessible to the masses, but by doing so they probably alienated all the fans.

Also the online mode is a joke and feels like it was just hammered on.  But it seems like the online mode is purely what they are marketing this game for since there is no story mode or even a final boss fight.

It's too bad. This was gonna be my secondary fighting game (SF4 being the primary), but since they've apparently F'd it up this bad I'm not sure I'll ever buy this. I was holding out on Blazblue since it seemed a little more complex and hard to get into and KoF on the other hand seemed a little more accesible. Now I'm "settlng" for BB.

Also, looking at some of those demands Sleepy_Insomniac linked to in the post above...how in the hell do you leave out such no brainers as quitting out of online matches, kicking players or canceling out of the select screen?!

If anyone is on the fence about the gameplay itself, it's definitely KOF and nothing less.
Still four jumps, still rolling in both directions. CD moves can now be charged to make the other guy crumple, and you can also combo into your CD attacks, which makes the opponent fly and leads to really nasty corner combos. Back+CD does a quick counter good for jump-ins and the like.
Yes, some characters have been changed completely. Iori is a good example of this, but I think it's for the better. How long have we had the same damn Iori? Since 1996, folks.

My opinion? Great fighting game, crappy video game.
Find some people online with yellow colored connections and you won't have any lag at all, though.

I bit the bullet and bought it today. Had a blast with it. Then again I did call my girl over and my brother got over his prejudicial hate for it and played it. It's a great game, but it is lacking. I wish every fighting game would come with tutorial stuff like BlazBlue did.

I want this game now. I am going to use this game to practice, and when King Of Fighters XIII comes out, I WILL DOMINATE.

The problem with there being so many red connection bars, whether they are being truthful in display or not, is that you cannot back out of watching a fight. So if someone is up to play and they have some extreme lag, not only do you have to watch it happen, but you need to stick around until it's over so you can get your chance to back out of the room. This causes me, and problably a lot of other people, to not even bother with rooms that are populated by red bar players. I enjoy this game when it works, don't get me wrong... but with no real AI (I can leg sweep all 5 matches of Arcade Mode on Hard), and since I don't have that many people to play with locally, sadly, Online is what I really wanted out of this, so it's a bummer that it doesn't include some of the smart decisions a game like SF4 made. Your best bet, at the moment, is to pick TrueSkill ranked matches, and agree on Entry with only a yellow bar connection. I got some really awesome fights/replays out of doing this. At the moment, though, this is all that the game has going on for it. There aren't enough people that want to even stick around to try a Team game.