Jaguar360
Well-Known Member
It seems I'm in the minority here, but I actually like Honoka a lot! Maybe it's the pink hair messing with me, but I love her visual design and I like her skull shirt and camo miniskirt costume a lot (hate the cow costumes though -_-). I guess I don't find her to be generic because I don't watch anime, but this is still newish for DOA. Plus, she's pretty. <333 I just found a new waifu tehehee!
As for her gameplay, I don't think that her being a copycat is a bad thing or lazy. The moveset seems to have some thought behind it in terms of which character's moves go where and the attacks flow well together and make sense. Plus, it's great that she has some stances as well; I look forward to seeing what other stances she has other than Bokuho (and if Bokuho is all, I honestly wouldn't mind). What's also interesting is that most other copy characters are visually different than a normal person whereas Honoka is just a schoolgirl that has been imbued with this power. For me, this is pretty interesting.
I guess I just haven't been around enough in anime or other fighting games to see the unoriginality of the character, but either way, I'm excited to see more of her and her gameplay and to learn how to play as her (she's probably going to be difficult for me to learn though). Maybe you guys just need some Hidden Valley Ranch to enjoy your salad.
As for her gameplay, I don't think that her being a copycat is a bad thing or lazy. The moveset seems to have some thought behind it in terms of which character's moves go where and the attacks flow well together and make sense. Plus, it's great that she has some stances as well; I look forward to seeing what other stances she has other than Bokuho (and if Bokuho is all, I honestly wouldn't mind). What's also interesting is that most other copy characters are visually different than a normal person whereas Honoka is just a schoolgirl that has been imbued with this power. For me, this is pretty interesting.
I guess I just haven't been around enough in anime or other fighting games to see the unoriginality of the character, but either way, I'm excited to see more of her and her gameplay and to learn how to play as her (she's probably going to be difficult for me to learn though). Maybe you guys just need some Hidden Valley Ranch to enjoy your salad.