Dead or Alive 5

Owwmykneecap · 05-03-2012 2:48pm #1

New video of the game has been posted up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyP4KIZhjKQ

K.O.Kiki · 05-03-2012 4:23pm

The thing about DoA is: it's Virtua Fighter, but with more silly flashiness, and more annoying gameplay (combo-counter mid-combo...)
So I don't know why I'd ever play it.

UberPrinny_Baal · 05-03-2012 4:41pm

DOA2 was a great PS2 launch title and all-around good stupid fun.

I mostly picked Jan Lee and spammed the flying kick unblockable and the double backwards elbow slam that knocked people through walls.

Haven't played a DOA game before or since.

K.O.Kiki · 05-03-2012 7:30pm

OK, on having viewed the video...

Juunen hayaindayo!

Mini DoAxVF crossover is both unexpected and welcome... even if I maintain that the game is generally better to view than to play.

LiamKK1982 · 03-09-2012 4:07pm

The game is weeks from release so I decided to give this thread a bump. Looking forward to this very much. I hope the difficulty has been toned down from DOA4, evil Kasumi was a nightmare.

Lythero · 03-09-2012 10:30pm

I just hope you can choose more than 3 stages and have two people playing on one xbox online in tag team mode.

Robert ninja · 04-09-2012 2:09pm

My sis was going on about this game and how it's looking better than the previous games. I dunno what the big deal is though, I've always found DoA annoying to play and not deep enough in terms of skill to really make it a game to continously go back to. Wouldn't be buying any fighting games other than TTT2 now seeing as how amazing it's turning out to be.

The anime-style look of DOA is being toned down but they still have the porn-fighting game thing going on. I really don't like the counter-mechanism in , I think it's chops up the pace of a match or something - but maybe they've fixed that for this new one. I'll see how it fairs on me sis' 360 when she eventually gets it, I don't think either of us deem it worth a full price buy.

TheWitch06 · 04-09-2012 2:24pm

Cannot wait to play this game! Been a DoA fan for the past 10 years or so. I'll definitely be playing this a lot.

I do hope that people give the game a chance as its really fun to play! The previous game was pretty unbalanced but it looks like they've learned from their mistakes now.

LiamKK1982 · 21-09-2012 2:45pm

I think there are about 5 people here (including myself) on boards are looking forward to this. Are there really so few people interested in this, it's a really good series.

The Hound · 21-09-2012 2:53pm

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

I think there are about 5 people here (including myself) on boards are looking forward to this. Are there really so few people interested in this, it's a really good series.

Whats good about it? I need some solid persuasion

Scavenger XIII · 21-09-2012 3:00pm

I'll buy it and play it casually like the rest of the series but I don't see it seriously taking off.

LiamKK1982 · 21-09-2012 3:03pm

What I really like about it is the speed of the fighting, I know a lot of people don't like the counter heavy focus of it, but I have always got a kick out of it. I like how the the stages have multiple levels to them. Oh and before I forget, it has bouncy tits, not integral to gameplay but they can't hurt the appeal of it.

The Hound · 21-09-2012 3:04pm

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

What I really like about it is the speed of the fighting, I know a lot of people don't like the counter heavy focus of it, but I have always got a kick out of it. I like how the the stages have multiple levels to them. Oh and before I forget, it has bouncy tits, not integral to gameplay but they can't hurt the appeal of it.

Sounds great

Sairus · 21-09-2012 4:22pm

Hound's all about them tits. Even Sagat in his signature is trying to cop a feel on himself.

The Hound · 21-09-2012 4:25pm

Sairus wrote: »

Hound's all about them tits. Even Sagat in his signature is trying to cop a feel on himself.

I'm more of an ass man so I probably wont bother with this game

Sairus · 21-09-2012 10:48pm

The Hound wrote: »

I'm more of an ass man so I probably wont bother with this game

You should change your sig to have Alternate 1 Sagat instead so.

GorySnake · 22-09-2012 2:36am

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

What I really like about it is the speed of the fighting, I know a lot of people don't like the counter heavy focus of it, but I have always got a kick out of it. I like how the the stages have multiple levels to them. Oh and before I forget, it has bouncy tits, not integral to gameplay but they can't hurt the appeal of it.

I was wondering why Fergus was mad for DOA.

Fergus_ · 22-09-2012 11:24am

GorySnake wrote: »

I was wondering why Fergus was mad for DOA.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

K.O.Kiki · 27-09-2012 4:06pm

Prospective 360 players:
The save file is apparently unlocked, so you can get all characters/costumes from the internets.

Sairus · 27-09-2012 10:37pm

That link is dead, Kiki.

Also, from Siliconera.

“We were getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality—to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters,” Shimbori recalls. However, once feedback came direct from fans, Team Ninja decided to alter course slightly.

“We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, ‘We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.’ That was kind of surprising,” Shimbori reveals.

K.O.Kiki · 28-09-2012 1:59pm

I'm sure you could find a working save file if you sleuth hard enough.

I'm still surprised that DoA (of all games!) doesn't have a custom-character mode.
Would've been insta-buy if it had...

EVanB · 28-09-2012 3:02pm

Anyone order the CE from Gamestop Online? It had the CE code included but no sign of the Gamestop pre-order costumes

LiamKK1982 · 28-09-2012 6:52pm

Well I have the game now, just been playing it for about 2 hours and its F**KIN' FANTASTIC. It doesn't quite reach the level of SSF4 but it fixes everything that was annoying about DOA4. The environments are very dynamic and the way they destruct and change is very cool. However, the Virtua fighter characters are really out of place and don't fit very well & there is an online pass (thanks EA for inspiring other publishers with your bastard greed).

K.O.Kiki · 28-09-2012 11:04pm

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

Well I have the game now, just been playing it for about 2 hours and its F**KIN' FANTASTIC. It doesn't quite reach the level of SSF4 but it fixes everything that was annoying about DOA4. The environments are very dynamic and the way they destruct and change is very cool. However, the Virtua fighter characters are really out of place and don't fit very well & there is an online pass (thanks EA for inspiring other publishers with your bastard greed).

The online pass is a once-off thing though, right?
Not a 1-year one, with the EA promise of "no, it'll definitely be online forever actually make that 1-2 years, tops".

LiamKK1982 · 28-09-2012 11:06pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

The online pass is a once-off thing though, right?
Not a 1-year one, with the EA promise of "no, it'll definitely be online forever actually make that 1-2 years, tops".

Yeah it's a one off, no annual subscription.

2gen · 29-09-2012 7:47pm

“We were getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality—to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters,” Shimbori recalls. However, once feedback came direct from fans, Team Ninja decided to alter course slightly.

“We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, ‘We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.’ That was kind of surprising,” Shimbori reveals."

Nutrient · 29-09-2012 7:52pm

2gen wrote: »

“We were getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality—to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters,” Shimbori recalls. However, once feedback came direct from fans, Team Ninja decided to alter course slightly.

“We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, ‘We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.’ That was kind of surprising,” Shimbori reveals."

Breasts need to be at least 20% Bigger

:pac:

Doctor DooM · 29-09-2012 8:03pm

Also, sexiness /= Big boobs.

Who's playing this game, 13 year olds?

Yreval · 29-09-2012 9:24pm

Actual GameFAQs (low-hanging fruit and all that, I know) forum thread on DOA5:

Sign if you want nipple bumps

Don't know why my other thread got deleted... Anyway, DOAX2 had nipple bumps on almost every bikini, yet I have seen none in DOA5. This is quite unfortunate, but perhaps could be changed with future DLC. Sign here if you want to see the return of nipple bumps!

There's much more where that came from, too!

K.O.Kiki · 29-09-2012 9:28pm

They're just tits.

Dreddybajs · 29-09-2012 10:05pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

They're just tits.

who are you and what have you done with kiki

Scavenger XIII · 29-09-2012 11:54pm

And this is why people refuse to take DoA seriously.

LiamKK1982 · 30-09-2012 12:07am

The real DOA fans don't take any notice of the digital diddies, though it's hard to miss them.

Sairus · 30-09-2012 12:36am

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

The real DOA fans don't take any notice of the digital diddies, though it's hard to miss them.

Probably why there's like ten of them.

LiamKK1982 · 30-09-2012 12:44am

Sairus wrote: »

Probably why there's like ten of them.

Ten tits on one woman. Its DOA not Total Recall.

Sairus · 30-09-2012 12:48am

LiamKK1982 wrote: »

Ten tits on one woman. Its DOA not Total Recall.

Psh. I'm going to go back to Skullgirls. Double has all the tits you could ever want. Now there's a game with class.

J0hnick · 01-10-2012 10:27pm

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

And this is why people refuse to take DoA seriously.

Much like how some people cant take this poor girls excellent Japanese lessons seriously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIt_hedcBTc

Some people are so shallow

Nutrient · 01-10-2012 10:46pm

J0hnick wrote: »

Much like how some people cant take this poor girls excellent Japanese lessons seriously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIt_hedcBTc

Some people are so shallow

I fecking hate these vids

What about you Fergus!?

It would break my heart if you were subbed to this individual:pac:

Scavenger XIII · 01-10-2012 11:25pm

Nutrient wrote: »

I fecking hate these vids

I'm watching on mute and it is fantastic. :pac:

Yreval · 01-10-2012 11:57pm

http://www.change.org/petitions/tecmo-koei-make-the-footwear-for-bikinis-swimsuits-toggleable-in-dead-or-alive-5

hahaha

Chris IWS · 02-10-2012 6:08am

Yreval wrote: »

Actual GameFAQs (low-hanging fruit and all that, I know) forum thread on DOA5:

There's much more where that came from, too!

I actually stopped going to GFAQs for a loooooong time. Recently went back and rediscovered my "car crash" interest of just not being able to look away, very similar to Kotaku in that regard. Very disappointed in myself.

As for the game itself, haven't played a DOA since Ultimate. Tempted to get back in to it for some laughs.

J0hnick · 02-10-2012 10:26am

Its sad to say but this is one of those games I couldnt play in front of my girlfriend without a lot of questions from her :rolleyes:.

I do want to buy this game though since Pai Chan, who I use in VF5, was made official.

Burning Eclipse · 02-10-2012 12:33pm

Anyone bringing this along to Saturday's event? Would love to try it out.

Ayane for life

Sairus · 05-10-2012 7:34am

One frame more lag input on PS3 than on 360. Time to burn your clearly inferior PS3s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b357B2OjKs4

Scavenger XIII · 05-10-2012 9:02am

Would really like to get this but It's hard to justify buying yet another FG at full retail, barely finding time to play the ones I've already got.

Chris IWS · 05-10-2012 5:52pm

Sairus wrote: »

One frame more lag input on PS3 than on 360. Time to burn your clearly inferior PS3s.

Hasn't this been the way it is since day one. An extra frame of hardware based lag isn't something developers can do anything about, unless they wanna add a frame of lag to the 360 version to even the playing field. At least in this instance, there isn't an arcade release that the PS3 version can be compared to. :P

J0hnick · 12-11-2012 4:43pm

The game has dropped to just below €30 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Alive-5-Xbox-360/dp/B0087BTY1K

Been playing this at a friends recently, what really sold me was how well Pai and the other characters from VF transferred over, I didn't even need to look at the move list to hand him his ass with Pai

.

Will probably pick this up now depending on the netcode ?, Ive heard its gone from really bad at launch to decent now with the latest patch, but not a lot of people in Europe are playing it online apparently. Did anyone here buy it ?.

Scavenger XIII · 12-11-2012 6:57pm

That's just cheap enough for me to buy knowing I'll not play it a terrible lot.

Junsuina Chikara · 12-11-2012 8:52pm

I've been playing DOA since DOA3 so I'm not a hardcore DOA fan but I just can't see this being a serious fighter. It's faaar too simple compared other fighters so while it can be a lot of fun, it just can't be elevated to being a tournament standard game IMO. VF and Tekken are just much more rewarding to an advanced player than DOA.

Though I'll probably pick this up when it goes around the €15 mark to go pick on DOAers with my Akira KNEE :pac:

Chris IWS · 16-11-2012 7:08pm

J0hnick wrote: »

Did anyone here buy it ?.

I did, but for PS3. Haven't played much, tbh.

Junsuina Chikara · 18-03-2013 5:16am

In case anyone hasn't been near their PS3 in a while, DOA5 is free for PS+ users.

I don't know what to make of it. It seems to me they just took the VF system and substituted it with counters instead of guarding. Strikes beat throws, throws beat holds and holds beats strikes. It's fun and IMO, the best looking 3D fighter. The way character's clothes pick up dirt as the fight progresses and sweat, I thought that was a nice touch to the game. Combos in this game are WAAAY too easy compared to Tekken or VF. I only messed around in the dojo for 20 minutes and I already got a 121 damage combo with Akira. Still though, it's a fun game to have a bit of craic

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