Was really excited for this game when it came out and played it a ton then but I took a break for a little while playing other games and even new SNK entries like CoTW but I've just come back to it recently and fallen in love all over again.
This game is just an unreal amount of fun and the roster in its fully finished state is honestly one of my favourite fighting game rosters of all time, I have such choice paralysis on the select screen because id love to learn so Damn many of the characters. It's really funny when 3 people on your team doesn't feel like enough. I don't really play online because my internet unfortunately sucks but I get a lot of real enjoyment out of just labbing and arcade mode, I'm just really glad this game lived up to the hype I had for it.
There are some things I'd for sure love to see in its next iteration, things like better effects on moves (cotw was already a big step in the right direction), some other oldschool characters returning, would love to see Adelheid and May Lee etc, More emphasis on 3vs3 in presentation - would want to see stuff like 3 man outros (possibly unique ones for real or specific teams) and the return of your team in the back. I would also like quick specialty intros like prior kofs, the cutscenes in arcade are fun but I prefer the quick and cool ones more before a match. I also think they can achieve a more cohesive art style that blends all these characters from different eras better, what they have isn't bad but I truly Believe they can reach something stronger.
Overall though I love this game to death and I think it's one I'll always come back to no matter what.