I can tell this is where SNK began to find its footing with the series, I really appreciated all the changes that made it closer to later games in the series.

Decent

Great plot, great roster, and the game feels fun to play as well! This is definitely the start of KOF being a fun game and where it found SNK found its footing in terms of gameplay.

Hmm. I don't see much praise for this one. I had almost as much fun as I did with KOF '97 with this one. I wonder what the problem was.

literally 1996

I didn't approve some of the moveset changes compared to '95, but still a better game due to being more balanced and having a more developed plot.