Hey, Hayashi. Don't go saying Master had his back turned and wasn't even watching the fight when I lost!
I got a round! I made him pay attention when we fought! THEN I lost.
Anyway... Moving on...
People liked the combo video, so here's another! Ayane, Hayate, Tina, Bass, Zack and Sarah!
Just watching the videos won't instantly make you able to pull the combos off in tournaments.
But the videos should give you a hint of how things have changed.
What you might not really get from the video are changes like recovery after guard.
Also, he has lots of moves for the -5F to -7F(*) range where only H+P is guaranteed. Moves like 6PP, 3PP, PP6PK, etc.
(*) -5 to -7 is correct. Changed from original -4 to -7. (Ninja Gaijin)
Other characters have safe moves too, of course. Watch for these when you're fighting.
Speaking of guard, after Akira's 6P+K is blocked, he has guaranteed combos from 46P.
The commands might be different from VF, but you the combos themselves are similar. So VF veterans probably have the advantage.
Akira and Sarah also have moves that lead to guaranteed damage after causing guard break with certain moves, just like in VF.
I think DOA players will have a tough time against them. You should get some practice in with VF5FS while you have time!
That's all for today! (er, yesterday... -Ninja Gaijin)