I mean DOA story was never great to begin with. Ultra niche + cliche cheesy moments. DOA is the first fighting game I know that I gain moments on being tempted to skip certain cutscenes / video timeline because of how cringe some of it get, though some people like the super niche and cheesy portions so power to them.
If the game ended up as Marie Rose + Honoka friendship adventure from start to finish all the way to the final boss of someone Hayabusa couldn't beat but the power of two tropes did, I would probably pass on the story completely.
EDIT: Maybe "never great" was way too far, there are other fighting games that are just as bad as DOA, but DOA is definitely one of the ones that make me go "Damn that was bad, that's 20+ seconds I'll never get back".
If the game ended up as Marie Rose + Honoka friendship adventure from start to finish all the way to the final boss of someone Hayabusa couldn't beat but the power of two tropes did, I would probably pass on the story completely.
EDIT: Maybe "never great" was way too far, there are other fighting games that are just as bad as DOA, but DOA is definitely one of the ones that make me go "Damn that was bad, that's 20+ seconds I'll never get back".