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I know that it's the cool thing to shit on DOA6, but it's really awkward to compare DOA6 with DOA5LR due to how much opportunity DOA5LR had to accumulate its content. DOA5 vanilla was pretty meh in comparison (no offense, but if I heard that rap song online one more time...). I did prefer DOA5's ground game to DOA5LR/DOA6's however.

Hypothetical now, but a DOA6U could definitely clean up some of the criticisms of DOA6, though with how much flak the game received, it's not too much wonder that updates got cut off for the game. On a different note, I don't feel that enough people properly give credit for how damn good of a job Team NINJA did on the DOA5U remaster port DOA5LR. Well, besides the abomination of a PC port.

Seriously, DOA5LR holds up beautifully on a PS4 or XBone even TODAY.

I disagree, even a vanilla version of DOA5 is still better than DOA6 especially when you get to the costume selection (both full clothed & revealing) from unlockables, Pre Order/Collector's Edition, all the DLC set that came with it (for DOA5 case ending with Fighter Pack which last set for standalone until DOA5+ DLC was added).

For comparing DOA5LR & DOA6 being misleading/awkward, didn't you make 2 videos comparing DOA6 & DOA5LR (which as you said the 3rd release of DOA5)?

Yes I did make two videos comparing DOA6 to DOA5LR. Not DOA6 to "DOA5", so I don't see your point. DOA5 vanilla's costume selection is also nothing special.

This is one of the topics that might have to be addressed in a specific way in truth.

Despite that mostly people are talking about 5LR. If it's DOA5 vanilla and DOA6, The main concern with DOA5 vanilla at the time was the online. Barely anyone complained about that game's balance until the end of vanilla's lifespan, you had to continue playing the game for months to determine it. Simply because the online issues overshadowed it, DOA5 was tolerated because of it.

VDOA5 was by far one of the worst games when it came to online matchmaking, with balance 2nd (if you play DOA6 online with friends, don't do it with VDOA5, especially not on PS3 due to lag city which is the worst one). From getting an early copy of the game, all the way until the end lifespan. Out of any other DOA that time, it was pushed heavily for offline support because game's netplay wasn't worth it.

Because of vanilla 5's tolerance, people go with it simply because everyone had bs in that game with some character favortism, but just about every single DOA game had favortism anyway so nothing's practically changed when came to perfect balance.

Was 5 vanilla an objectively bad game? nah, but was bad in the sense that not a single character in there was honest because the game mechanics in itself were not honest with a 240 life bar. This is one of the games that depended on the player base if you liked busted things on what you find as value. Similar to MvC2.

Indeed. If DOA5 vanilla was DOA5 for 3+ years, people would of got sick of the game eventually. Whereas with DOA5LR, the overall product is much more favourable. I will straight-up say that DOA5LR is arguably the most well-rounded DOA game.

DOA6 basically needs a DOA6U to iron out a lot of the flaws. Actually DOA5 got boosted to a 270 HP healthbar.

It's part of the reason why I hold DOA5U and DOA5LR to high regard over 5 vanilla, especially 5U. There was playability. Despite delay-based netcode, it was in a better environment over vanilla. And this is coming from me who abused the heck out of 5 vanilla's busted things and even agree that it had to be tone down because it was for a good reason.

Hands down, the worst game is possibly DOA4 if people had to get technical I guess, I do believe DOA5 and DOA6 was better over that one.

Oh, I love DOA4's presentation, easily the strongest of any DOA game coupled with some of the most visually pleasing aesthetics. But actually playing DOA4? An exercise in exasperation unless you played a top tier.

And yeah, DOA5 vanilla was fun for the people that liked abusing busted things. It was basically the Helena-Show at one point. Don't even get me started on someone like vanilla Sarah. It was a case of: "Well compared to DOA4, DOA5 is a godsend."

What I want to know is why they had to switch it up from doa5lr mechanics to doa6? If they were to do a doa6u I pray they’ve learned from the error of their ways with 6. Oh and actually listen to the doa community? Thanks.