More speculating & wishful thinking from me: DoA5 stages tend to lack the color of previous DoA's imo & i would love to see what Team Ninja could do if they bought back these stages & applied some of that new tech & sheen to them.
African Savannah: Imagine this level redone for DoA5? Giraffes, hippos & rhinos dipped in water. The lions, the tigers, the bears...oh my

This was probably the most exciting level for me when playing the classic DOA's as there was always plenty of spectacle during the fight. Something was always happening around you; be it a vulture perching itself on a broken tree branch to observe the hiding you're giving (or the hiding you're receiving) or a random cheetah running across the screen knocking both fighters into the turf. I really miss these random wtf moments that sometimes altered the tides of the fights. (I remember winning a fight i didn't deserve because of that cheetah!).
The Great Wall of China: We need this back even if it's just so we can push Gen Fu down those long flight of stairs.
Rickety Rope Bridge: Although this looked already amazing in DoA4 (& we had a similar stage in DoA5 with the raft going across the river) I'd like something similar seen in DoA5 with the same type of panoramic scenic views that drops jaws on floors but with maybe a few more hazards thrown in for good measure. Not sure what exactly, maybe the bridge slowly giving way & becoming wobbly as the fight wears on, giving the fighter on the tilted side of the bridge a disadvantage?
There is plenty more i could list: The desert canyon stage, the glass-stained church, the Asian temple with the fire works display backdrop, the burning opera house, neon-lit city casino strip & the mountain-side temple (with the streaming waterfalls & fireflies depending on the day & night cycle). All with new bells & whistles added. Just the mere thought of this gives me goosebumps of false excitement.
& remember those Xmas outfits we got not long ago? Why not dedicate a stage to those with a Xmas theme? Similar to TTT2?
The thought of a Grinch Zack fighting a Santa Gen Fu or Elf Pai dodging snowballs been thrown at their faces makes me grin from ear to ear.
I know i am asking for too much here (way too much to be honest) but i am just thinking out loud & putting out ideas that would define my personal vision of a perfect DoA. Fantasizing aside, don't get me wrong i enjoy the arenas in DoA5 but they just seem to lack that glitz & glamor from before. The interaction is still spectacular to play in & spectate but they just seem a tad dreary compared to before, maybe it's due to the added realism with the characters (that no longer look like porcelain anime dolls) or maybe i am just getting long in the tooth. All in all, i really hope this shift in character appearance doesn't mean we have seen the last of some of these colorful outrageous stages from before. I hope they consider buffing up these arenas in a future DoA as i believe the new technology of consoles these days could really do them justice, & justice is what stages like these deserve imo.
Aye look i know all of us want our favorite costumes & stages back (some of the ideas & requests already listed in this thread are all brilliant) & i think most of us believe it's just not going to happen in a million moons at this point but I'm still going to lie down now & dream about this stuff regardless
