Dead or Alive 6 - Early 2019

[Zivouhr]

What could Dead or Alive the series do to really change up the formula so it doesn't seem like the same game each time but with slight improvements and new characters/costumes? I guess not much if it remains a pure fighting game. Maybe a new mode, that somehow switches up the combat to a different style, so it's not so much combo streaks of one player beating the hell out of the enemy, and then the enemy getting up and that repeating for the player or vice versa. A mode with more defensive blocking moves maybe. Not sure how they could do that with the existing set up.

I'd like a mode where you could have the character freely be controllable to go to walk around a store, or some of these locations, to explore a larger map, buy the extra equipment, gear, outfits and maybe even swords and shields to fight with. Weapon combat, like Samurai Shodown would draw me back into the series. Just something new that takes advantage of the hardware beyond just small improvements.

[Spikes-of-Fury]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

I'd like a mode where you could have the character freely be controllable to go to walk around a store, or some of these locations, to explore a larger map, buy the extra equipment, gear, outfits and maybe even swords and shields to fight with. Weapon combat, like Samurai Shodown would draw me back into the series. Just something new that takes advantage of the hardware beyond just small improvements.

I'd be interested in that, too. An action-adventure game featuring some or all of the characters. I recall they were going to make one years ago starring Kasumi and Ayane, but then it was cancelled.

On another note, is anyone else creeped out by the existence of Marie Rose? She seems like a character tailored specifically to pedophiles. She's unusually flat-chested (which is weird in this context, as DOA games are like the video game equivalent of Russ Meyer films) and her behavior is extremely immature, like the way she cries when she loses. It's not just a light sobbing; she full on wails the way a little kid does. They list her age as 18 for "legal reasons", but everything about her is more like an 8 year-old, which makes it even weirder that fans voted her into the last DOA Xtreme game.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Spikes-of-Fury

I'd be interested in that, too. An action-adventure game featuring some or all of the characters. I recall they were going to make one years ago starring Kasumi and Ayane, but then it was cancelled.

On another note, is anyone else creeped out by the existence of Marie Rose? She seems like a character tailored specifically to pedophiles. She's unusually flat-chested (which is weird in this context, as DOA games are like the video game equivalent of Russ Meyer films) and her behavior is extremely immature, like the way she cries when she loses. It's not just a light sobbing; she full on wails the way a little kid does. They list her age as 18 for "legal reasons", but everything about her is more like an 8 year-old, which makes it even weirder that fans voted her into the last DOA Xtreme game.

Well girls develop differently. Honoka’s bust cup size is almost 100(Japanese measurement) and then you have Marie Rose who is the same age and yet is an A cup size. Same is true with real women. Some get big breasts, some don’t and some get huge breasts. Marie Rose just fell into the smaller category.

I voted for Honoka myself for Xtreme 3.

I would personally like a Create A Fighter like Soul Calibur but it would just be by fighting style not weapon.

[Spikes-of-Fury]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Well girls develop differently. Honoka’s bust cup size is almost 100(Japanese measurement) and then you have Marie Rose who is the same age and yet is an A cup size. Same is true with real women. Some get big breasts, some don’t and some get huge breasts. Marie Rose just fell into the smaller category.

Yeah I get that, but it's only half of what I was saying. Marie Rose being so flat chested is suspicious for 2 reasons: a) No woman is ever flat in a DOA game, so it stands out regardless of how likely it is to occur in real life (and the game designers have never been concerned with having accurate/realistic female figures), and b) like I said, when you combine her under-developed figure with her immature personality and mannerisms, you get... a child. There is nothing about her that says adult.

I'm not trying to rag on the game as a whole - I've been a fan of the series for years. I just think it's a little creepy that, in a game franchise famous for sexualizing its female characters, they added a character who seems blatantly childlike and then listed her age as 18 in the character bio so they could get away with it.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by Spikes-of-Fury

Yeah I get that, but it's only half of what I was saying. Marie Rose being so flat chested is suspicious for 2 reasons: a) No woman is ever flat in a DOA game, so it stands out regardless of how likely it is to occur in real life (and the game designers have never been concerned with having accurate/realistic female figures), and b) like I said, when you combine her under-developed figure with her immature personality and mannerisms, you get... a child. There is nothing about her that says adult.

I'm not trying to rag on the game as a whole - I've been a fan of the series for years. I just think it's a little creepy that, in a game franchise famous for sexualizing its female characters, they added a character who seems blatantly childlike and then listed her age as 18 in the character bio so they could get away with it.

As "a fan of the series for years" you may remember that in the original DOA (1996), Ayane was 16, Kasumi was 17; for DOA 6 (2019) they are 18 and 19 respectively...the point being they may as well not even list the ages as they don't correspond to reality any more than the character body types. Which is not to say that none of them are realistic, just uncommon.

Not that any of the above should stop you from being creeped out by the immature behavior for Marie Rose (and Hitomi, Honoka, Lei Fang, Bass, and Zack!).

[NARMAK]

Originally Posted by heyadol

As "a fan of the series for years" you may remember that in the original DOA (1996), Ayane was 16, Kasumi was 17; for DOA 6 (2019) they are 18 and 19 respectively...the point being they may as well not even list the ages as they don't correspond to reality any more than the character body types. Which is not to say that none of them are realistic, just uncommon.

Not that any of the above should stop you from being creeped out by the immature behavior for Marie Rose (and Hitomi, Honoka, Lei Fang, Bass, and Zack!).

Just gonna throw this out there. Age of consents different in different countries but Japan has a very real issue with schoolgirl tropes and smutty material. Buxom bodies and child like looks, mannerisms etc.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Spikes-of-Fury

Yeah I get that, but it's only half of what I was saying. Marie Rose being so flat chested is suspicious for 2 reasons: a) No woman is ever flat in a DOA game, so it stands out regardless of how likely it is to occur in real life (and the game designers have never been concerned with having accurate/realistic female figures), and b) like I said, when you combine her under-developed figure with her immature personality and mannerisms, you get... a child. There is nothing about her that says adult.

I'm not trying to rag on the game as a whole - I've been a fan of the series for years. I just think it's a little creepy that, in a game franchise famous for sexualizing its female characters, they added a character who seems blatantly childlike and then listed her age as 18 in the character bio so they could get away with it.

Well lots of people older than that still behave like children despite being in their 20s, 30s or maybe more who just never seem to act more like adults. So nothing unusual there.Yes her petite body might not help but there’s nothing really wrong with the way she was made.

Plus as far as the age goes, Anime characters and Japanese and other Asian countries people almost always seem to look younger than they actually are. They just don’t seem to age as quickly until they get to like their 30s and 40s. Though with Anime and Japanese games, they even do like having a girl being a 100 but look like a middle schooler or high school. So I doubt they really care about the age. I’ve even some series that have a Mom who looks the same age as the Daughter or maybe just looking a tad older. I think Western fans care more about it then they do.

[Hayabusa85]

Koei Tecmo announced at EVO Japan 2019 that Mai Shiranui and one more unannounced fighter from The King of Fighters XIV will join Dead or Alive 6 as part of a collaboration with the fighters.

Read more at https://www.siliconera.com/2019/02/1...YvkFABKOLZs.99

Guess the roster reveals were not done yet.

https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/15/evo...inappropriate/

No wonder they think they need to tone DOA down and Sony are all in on censorship with stuff like this happening. Damn snowflakes Their brains would have exploded if they MC's did that with Bass and Tina

[MOONPHASE]

So it takes 6 main games for EVO to realize that DOA is sexy. But on that 1 video I wonder if the guy playing the game ever looked up to see those girls next to him bouncing.

But honestly I feel like some of the moves the guy characters make are worse than the outfits the girl characters wear and that 1 video showing Bass with Nyotengu is a good example. Of course the people playing made it even worse when they decided to Pause the picture at that moment.

But great to see Mai again.

[DJR662]

Unfortunately, this is the world we live in today.

Everyone is offended by something. You can't do this, you can't say this. The way things are going right now, not good. I see it happening everywhere. Social media and internet make things even worse. It makes me sick to my stomach.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Unfortunately, this is the world we live in today.

Everyone is offended by something. You can't do this, you can't say this. The way things are going right now, not good. I see it happening everywhere. Social media and internet make things even worse. It makes me sick to my stomach.

That’s why I’m proud I was born way before the Net.
I can overlook anything offensive & find if there is real merit behind the offender.

I don’t care that DOA6 has jugs.

[heyadol]

https://teamninja-studio.com/doa6/us/news190215b.html

I saw this last week, I wonder how many other “guest” characters we’ll get? The fighter select screen has space for 5 and 3 have been revealed (Phase 4, Nyotengu, and Shiranui Mai), I hope Pai comes back.

Team Ninja loves DLC, maybe they’ll add a new row of 6 below. What characters do you hope to see?

[AikonEnt]

Originally Posted by Derb

I don’t care that DOA6 has jugs.

It wouldn't be DOA if it didn't have them.

[Harry Güchenschlong]

I'm gonna skip MK11 and pick this one up just for the jugs.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by Harry Güchenschlong

I'm gonna skip MK11

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status...32174856720389

I saw this and was thinking Bayonetta would be welcome in DOA.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by heyadol

https://teamninja-studio.com/doa6/us/news190215b.html

I saw this last week, I wonder how many other “guest” characters we’ll get? The fighter select screen has space for 5 and 3 have been revealed (Phase 4, Nyotengu, and Shiranui Mai), I hope Pai comes back.

Team Ninja loves DLC, maybe they’ll add a new row of 6 below. What characters do you hope to see?

I would love to have a Senran Kagura character instead of like how DOA5 had just Senran Kagura outfits. I want the actual characters and they are ninjas afterall. But tough to choose which one.

Super Sonico always seems to like to guest-star in lots of games. But then it would be hard to make her look different from Honoka since they look pretty similar. But it would still be cool though.

If Diane from Seven Deadly Sins was in it, you can have her use her giant form for the special attack like when health is low.

Sonia Blanche from Shining Resonance Refrain. Afterall Sega has been getting into putting the Shining series as fighting games now.

I would say Kill la Kill’s Ryuko Matoi but she seems more like a one who could be in Soul Calibur. Though Taki from SC could work or even Ivy.

So many characters to choose from.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

I would love to have a Senran Kagura character instead of like how DOA5 had just Senran Kagura outfits. I want the actual characters and they are ninjas afterall. But tough to choose which one.

Super Sonico always seems to like to guest-star in lots of games. But then it would be hard to make her look different from Honoka since they look pretty similar. But it would still be cool though.

If Diane from Seven Deadly Sins was in it, you can have her use her giant form for the special attack like when health is low.

Sonia Blanche from Shining Resonance Refrain. Afterall Sega has been getting into putting the Shining series as fighting games now.

I would say Kill la Kill’s Ryuko Matoi but she seems more like a one who could be in Soul Calibur. Though Taki from SC could work or even Ivy.

So many characters to choose from.

Senran Kagura, good call! I actually wouldn’t be surprised if they include them, Peach Beach Splash had Ayane, Honoka, and Marie Rose as DLC characters (along with 3 from Ikki Tousen) so who knows? Not sure about Super Sonico though since she has her own fighting game (Nitroplus Blasterz), but she seems like a good fit for the series.

[MOONPHASE]

Deluxe Demo Out This Weekend Only With Most Characters

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Fighting games don’t often get demos with many characters, but Koei Tecmo is doing just that for Dead or Alive 6 with what they’re calling the “Deluxe Demo” and it’ll be available for only two days.

The demo is exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers and Xbox Live Gold members. It starts today, February 22, 2019 at around 7:00am PST and ends on February 24. The demo includes an introduction of Story Mode, Training Mode (Tutorial, Combo Challenge, Command Training, Free Training).

The demo will also have Online mode with Ranked Match, but it’ll only include a limited amount of features, so we can expect more from the full version.

The following characters are available in the demo:

Kasumi
Helena
Hayate
Hayabusa
Jann Lee
Zack
Diego
Rig
Hitomi
Leifang
Ayane
Marie Rose
Honoka
Bayman
Bass
Tina
Mila
Christie
Nico
Kokoro
La Mariposa
Brad Wong
Eliot
Raidou

You can check more information on the demo here.

Dead or Alive 6 releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 1, 2019. In case you missed it, Mai Shiranui was revealed as a collaboration character from The King of Fighters XIV with another yet to be revealed.

https://www.siliconera.com/2019/02/2...a-new-trailer/

[heyadol]

I was able to pre-download the Xbox One demo from work so I'm playing it now while PS4 version installs. I think the 4K/HDR (prioritize graphics) looks really nice, but the frame rate is not. Even character animations are affected, so I'll stick with 1080p/60 (prioritize action). I wonder if it'll improve before release?

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by heyadol

I was able to pre-download the Xbox One demo from work so I'm playing it now while PS4 version installs. I think the 4K/HDR (prioritize graphics) looks really nice, but the frame rate is not. Even character animations are affected, so I'll stick with 1080p/60 (prioritize action). I wonder if it'll improve before release?

Well the main purpose of these demos are to point these things out to the company before release as well as seeing how the game plays. So definitely contact them to work on it. Of course also demos don’t always reflect exactly what the full release is like. But still isn’t good to show bad frame-rates regardless. The frame-rates in DOA5 Last Round for instance still need work.