Seems that the floodgates have been released. Leaks came out showing Mila the other "new" fighter this time around and also confirming Gen-Fu as playble (not a huge surprise) as well as showing off many of the costumes in-game .http://imgur.com/a/qthhZ#0

Wow that actually makes me want to rent the game at least. DOA4 was one of the first 360 games I played.

Well look at that, for the first time their faces don't look up-rezzed from the Dreamcast version of DoA2. Good to see.

Helena was actually my favorite character in DOA4, and I think her new character model looks fantastic. It actually looks pretty realistic and not just overly Japanese-ified like in DOA4. It didn't look bad, but the anime inspiration of many of the characters was pretty obvious. Now if only Team Ninja would take out that damn counter system. I will probably get some flac for this, but I get so tired of every match (in DOA4 anyway) just being a trial in who can spam counters the fastest and get lucky most often. They do way too much damage and give the computer a huge advantage too. I've died just from being countered to death without landing a single hit on a computer before. It doesn't matter how much you "change up" your attacks either. When the computer wants to counter, the computer gets to counter. It's the one reason that I just can't bring myself to play DOA4 anymore. I start to have fun and then it just becomes a counter-fest. I probably won't get DOA5, at least not right away, but I'm still curious to see how it turns out.

@Tyrrael said:

Helena was actually my favorite character in DOA4, and I think her new character model looks fantastic. It actually looks pretty realistic and not just overly Japanese-ified like in DOA4. It didn't look bad, but the anime inspiration of many of the characters was pretty obvious. Now if only Team Ninja would take out that damn counter system. I will probably get some flac for this, but I get so tired of every match (in DOA4 anyway) just being a trial in who can spam counters the fastest and get lucky most often. They do way too much damage and give the computer a huge advantage too. I've died just from being countered to death without landing a single hit on a computer before. It doesn't matter how much you "change up" your attacks either. When the computer wants to counter, the computer gets to counter. It's the one reason that I just can't bring myself to play DOA4 anymore. I start to have fun and then it just becomes a counter-fest. I probably won't get DOA5, at least not right away, but I'm still curious to see how it turns out.

They can't get rid of the counter system, that's a defining aspect of the game. It plays more or less like fast-paced rock, paper, scissors, with throws beating counters, counters beating attacks, and attacks beating throws. Granted, earlier iterations were weighted heavily toward countering because of the massive size of the counter window, but now it's much, much smaller, making it much harder to counter. Now I feel like it's shifted from maintaining the rock, paper, scissors gameplay to just existing to punish people who spam predictable attacks and isn't super-viable, especially with the further neutering of the counter by splitting mid-punches and mid-kicks into <-H and ->H, respectively (Although I'm pretty sure that was introduced in DOA4). Counters also don't do nearly as much damage as they used to.

@Demoskinos: @Demoskinos said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@ajamafalous said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@adam1808: Because they are fun and thats kind of the point of videogames?

Can they be fun in a way that won't make me hide the box when real people are visiting?

I lol'd, because, yeah, that's so true.

I guess that might be the case if you are really insecure.

I have boundless admiration for anyone who can explain why they like Dead or Alive to someone who doesn't play games and not be given a strange look.

I've never been ashamed of enjoying videogames, but there's a limit and DOA is it. If it's still a fun game then put those mechanics in a wrapper that isn't so pandering.

Dude, if you care about what other people think of you then you are insecure.

Agreed, what's the big deal. Hide this from people? I'm not 12.

@StriderNo9 said:

@Demoskinos: @Demoskinos said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@ajamafalous said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@adam1808: Because they are fun and thats kind of the point of videogames?

Can they be fun in a way that won't make me hide the box when real people are visiting?

I lol'd, because, yeah, that's so true.

I guess that might be the case if you are really insecure.

I have boundless admiration for anyone who can explain why they like Dead or Alive to someone who doesn't play games and not be given a strange look.

I've never been ashamed of enjoying videogames, but there's a limit and DOA is it. If it's still a fun game then put those mechanics in a wrapper that isn't so pandering.

Dude, if you care about what other people think of you then you are insecure.

Agreed, what's the big deal. Hide this from people? I'm not 12.

Agreed, like seriously people like this, and the sensationalist press outlets that make such a big issue over these stupid things.........

"UHHHH. THE GIRLS HAVE BIG TITIES", ok, for the most part (with probably the exception of tina) most of the chicks pretty much have realistic proportions, they are not common everyday proportions but they are realistic, heck my brother once dated a girl that was the splitting image of Lisa.

"THE CHARACTERZ BOOBZ BOUNCE WEIRD" im gonna guess this was just a layover from past games and they just keep on doing it cause its part of Doa, cause like it or not, this stupid little thing to the very least contributed to the games success, and cmon take a step back and realize that its fake videogame chicks boobs bouncing, FAKE, NOT REAL, DIGITAL, IMAGINARY, anyone thats held a real chicks breast knows that they don't go all crazy like that.

if these reasons are seriously bothering you from playing the game then you are insecure and you need to leave the internet and experience life a bit more.

with the way how reactionary this new team ninja is to fan feedback, i wouldnt be surprised if they removed the stupid bounce, or to the very least go full on weird and get truly "hands on" and get some Japanese AV chicks and put mo cap stuff on their chests and just come out and say "fuck you all we love boobs" XD

personally i dont care, im more glad that they cleared up the whole "hayate!, hayate!"  thing kasumi and ayane kept spouting in the previous games story modes cause that in the past games did come off creepy, (hence in this game ayane address hayate as "master hayate" and

@mrfluke said:

@StriderNo9 said:

@Demoskinos: @Demoskinos said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@ajamafalous said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@adam1808: Because they are fun and thats kind of the point of videogames?

Can they be fun in a way that won't make me hide the box when real people are visiting?

I lol'd, because, yeah, that's so true.

I guess that might be the case if you are really insecure.

I have boundless admiration for anyone who can explain why they like Dead or Alive to someone who doesn't play games and not be given a strange look.

I've never been ashamed of enjoying videogames, but there's a limit and DOA is it. If it's still a fun game then put those mechanics in a wrapper that isn't so pandering.

Dude, if you care about what other people think of you then you are insecure.

Agreed, what's the big deal. Hide this from people? I'm not 12.

Agreed, like seriously people like this, and the sensationalist press outlets that make such a big issue over these stupid things.........

"UHHHH. THE GIRLS HAVE BIG TITIES", ok, for the most part (with probably the exception of tina) most of the chicks pretty much have realistic proportions, they are not common everyday proportions but they are realistic, heck my brother once dated a girl that was the splitting image of Lisa.

"THE CHARACTERZ BOOBZ BOUNCE WEIRD" im gonna guess this was just a layover from past games and they just keep on doing it cause its part of Doa, cause like it or not, this stupid little thing to the very least contributed to the games success, and cmon take a step back and realize that its fake videogame chicks boobs bouncing, FAKE, NOT REAL, DIGITAL, IMAGINARY, anyone thats held a real chicks breast knows that they don't go all crazy like that.

if these reasons are seriously bothering you from playing the game then you are insecure and you need to leave the internet and experience life a bit more.

I think the breast bouncing is fascinating becuase in the next generation I would hope to see that kind of technology applied to whole bodies, in most games. The problem with DOA5 is that isntead of a momentary jiggle, it's like the surface of the ocean. It just keeps going and rarely ever stops.

I still think it adds quite a bit to the characters, though.

@mrfluke said:

@StriderNo9 said:

@Demoskinos: @Demoskinos said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@ajamafalous said:

@adam1808 said:

@Demoskinos said:

@adam1808: Because they are fun and thats kind of the point of videogames?

Can they be fun in a way that won't make me hide the box when real people are visiting?

I lol'd, because, yeah, that's so true.

I guess that might be the case if you are really insecure.

I have boundless admiration for anyone who can explain why they like Dead or Alive to someone who doesn't play games and not be given a strange look.

I've never been ashamed of enjoying videogames, but there's a limit and DOA is it. If it's still a fun game then put those mechanics in a wrapper that isn't so pandering.

Dude, if you care about what other people think of you then you are insecure.

Agreed, what's the big deal. Hide this from people? I'm not 12.

Agreed, like seriously people like this, and the sensationalist press outlets that make such a big issue over these stupid things.........

"UHHHH. THE GIRLS HAVE BIG TITIES", ok, for the most part (with probably the exception of tina) most of the chicks pretty much have realistic proportions, they are not common everyday proportions but they are realistic, heck my brother once dated a girl that was the splitting image of Lisa.

"THE CHARACTERZ BOOBZ BOUNCE WEIRD" im gonna guess this was just a layover from past games and they just keep on doing it cause its part of Doa, cause like it or not, this stupid little thing to the very least contributed to the games success, and cmon take a step back and realize that its fake videogame chicks boobs bouncing, FAKE, NOT REAL, DIGITAL, IMAGINARY, anyone thats held a real chicks breast knows that they don't go all crazy like that.

if these reasons are seriously bothering you from playing the game then you are insecure and you need to leave the internet and experience life a bit more.

I think the breast bouncing is fascinating becuase in the next generation I would hope to see that kind of technology applied to whole bodies, in most games. The problem with DOA5 is that isntead of a momentary jiggle, it's like the surface of the ocean. It just keeps going and rarely ever stops.

I still think it adds quite a bit to the characters, though.

Yeah, me too. The boobs don't jiggle enough for me though. They're too tame... I want them to just flop all over. At least I want a mode for that XD

In the next generation there will be a whole processor dedicated to breast bounce.

The fighting system in DOA seems really intersting to me (not into the 2D or steet fighter style). But the boob thing makes me think it would be awkward if I have the box out while anyone drops by.

I do hope there is a eventual next gen fighting game that trys to nail realistic physics on everything about the characters though, it would add a lot to the feeling of impact in the presentation.

I would say the most rediculous thing about DOA is how their tits bounce when they are laying on the floor panting, but that can be ignored because this is a quality game.

want your proof that the doa chicks proportions arent so far fetched anymore?

well here you go, (im gonna sound like a fucking creeper here) , but apparently shes all natural.

http://kotaku.com/5950792/nightwing-cosplay-kicks-ass-eats-fried-chicken

@mrfluke: DAT SUIT.

@Demoskinos: DAT EVERYTHING :P