The DOA5U "Casual" thread. ^__^

[Akumasama]

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.
DoA came. Then DoA++ put 2 new characters in game (Ayane and Bass)
DoA2 then arrived with 3 new guests: Leon, Helena and Ein. Make that 4 if we want to consider Tengu too.
Then DoA3, 3 new characters: Hayate, Christie and Brad Wong.
DoA4 was the last before 5 with 3 new characters again: Kokoro, Lisa and Elliot.

Now we get 5Ultimate which gives us what, 9 new characters? Alpha (not really "new" but you couldn't use it in 4), Rig, Mila, Momiji, Rachel and the 4 VF guys.

That's a lot D: even without the VF stuff it's still 5 characters. And DoA6 will HAVE to add even more new characters because if they don't everybody will complain.


Cast is getting bigger and bigger. And the more characters there are, the harder it is to balance them evenly, the harder it is for us to expect/demand a decent number of detailed costumes for all of them

 

[UpSideDownGRUNT]

Correction: DoA3 invited 4 new characters. you forgot Hitomi, Ein's replacement lol

Also 5U has 10, you forgot Marie Rose xD

 

[DeathHand]

vf characters are not "new", and doa 5 u is a re release, so no, doa5 only got 2 new characters, the same thing with ultimate,2 new,leon and ein are just returning characters, u guys are over rating this game.they did a much better job in doa3 (4 new characters) and amazing stages and a well balanced game

 

[Kronin]

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.
DoA came. Then DoA++ put 2 new characters in game (Ayane and Bass)
DoA2 then arrived with 3 new guests: Leon, Helena and Ein. Make that 4 if we want to consider Tengu too.
Then DoA3, 3 new characters: Hayate, Christie and Brad Wong.
DoA4 was the last before 5 with 3 new characters again: Kokoro, Lisa and Elliot.

Now we get 5Ultimate which gives us what, 9 new characters? Alpha (not really "new" but you couldn't use it in 4), Rig, Mila, Momiji, Rachel and the 4 VF guys.

That's a lot D: even without the VF stuff it's still 5 characters. And DoA6 will HAVE to add even more new characters because if they don't everybody will complain.


Cast is getting bigger and bigger. And the more characters there are, the harder it is to balance them evenly, the harder it is for us to expect/demand a decent number of detailed costumes for all of them

I think that should be added that:

Ayane and Bass were added for the first time in the Japanese Playstation version of DoA (released one year before DoA++)

In the beginning, Leon was the replacement of Bayman in DoA2 - that so was released without the Russian fighter, added only in DoA2 Millennium Edition (DC) and Hardcore (PS2).

Like @UpSideDownGRUNT said, DoA3 added also Hitomi (but she was a partial replacement of Ein, seeing like the male karateka was anyway included like unlockable character).

If you include the guest stars then DoA4 added also Spartan458 (Nicole), now replaced by Rachel (that so, moveset/gameplay talking, shouldn't be considered a complete new character of DoA5U, but anyway with the development of the sequels of the series will end to become always more an original character, just like happened for Leon and Bayman).

DoA Dimensions allowed playbale again Raidou, and for the first time Genra, Alpha 152 (that so should be considered an addition of this game), Shiden and Kasumi Alpha. However, talking about the gameplay, Genra had part of his moveset taken from Spartan, Shiden was for the majority DoA3's Hayate and Kasumi Alpha was DoA2's Kasumi.

 

[Tyaren]

Adding a little fuel to the discussion:

Imho, it's the nicest outfit of volume 2 and being for postergirl Kasumi, they put most work in here. Super smooth polygon mesh, nice textures. But she looks like a tough rocker chick, and that is just not Kasumi. :/

My second favorite is Ein's, though the textures are not the best. Lol @ Team Ninja unzipping his jumpsuit all the way down. There's something like that going on with all his outfits. Either there's a designer at Team Ninja, that really loves Ein or someone, that really hates him. XD Can't decide yet.

 

[tokiopewpew]

Adding a little fuel to the discussion:
But she looks like a tough rocker chick, and that is just not Kasumi. :/

You know what is funny about this statement? I've met also some people saying "Why do you play Kasumi? She does not fit to the whole game because she got the style of an little, innocent looking girl!!".

While reading something like this, I go , but apparently you cannot please everybody, can you?.

 

[Tyaren]

Huh?! Since when do innocent looking characters not fit into fighting games? Just look at Eliot, soon Marie Rose, Talim and Amy (both Soul Calibur) or Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken) or Eileen (Virtua Fighter). As long as they can fight, they belong in a fighting game just like the fighters looking, badass, ugly, pretty, thin, fat, evil, cheeky, sad, funny...whatever.

We are talking about a character's wardrobe choice. Some geek wouldn't suddenly turn up in high school in full rocker gear or a jock wouldn't suddenly turn up in a dark goth look with heavy eyeliner, would he? Kasumi, innocent and sweet as she is, would probably not suddenly throw over a biker jacket over her cute babydoll dress. That's okay though...no big deal. It's just additional DLC. But I would probably care, if this would be her new default outfit in DoA6. XD

 

[Soaring Zero]

Adding a little fuel to the discussion:

Imho, it's the nicest outfit of volume 2 and being for postergirl Kasumi, they put most work in here. Super smooth polygon mesh, nice textures. But she looks like a tough rocker chick, and that is just not Kasumi. :/

I can definitely see your point here. But I still think it's the nicest of the casual collection second only to Momiji's. Could be my own biased opinion because it's my favorite character but whatever. It's the simplicity of it that makes me like it. I am a guy with simple tastes.

 

[d3v]

Ein's new costume is straight up YARANAIKA! It's as if he's saying "I'mma cruise for gay sex in the park and there ain't nothing you can do about it."

 

[Russian-chiropractic19]

someone made a Wikipedia article for it?! XD

 

[Pictured Mind]

Can't believe Ein got one of those too-homosexual costumes again. Well, I should have.

No hate to the Ein fans tho.

 

[Soaring Zero]

LMAO. I actually did NOT know what that word meant so I clicked the link.

I have now lost what little innocence I had left. But I agree Ein's casual outfit is super gay.

 

[CFW]

Not really. A biker jacket has no place on kasumi, not with her personality, her appearance, or even symbolically. Same goes for most of the costumes.

Black leather should not equate to character. This outfit is still very much Kasumi, yo.

 

[UpSideDownGRUNT]

Seriously though, it's a decent costume but would have been much better as a jacket/tank top/cargo pants combo.

what's with Ein's 5U wardrobe anyhow? his best costume is still his C1 after several months. we need decent alts incase Ein mirrors are to turn ugly in more way than one lol

 

[Russian-chiropractic19]

considering me and my friends favorite thing about Ein is knocking people to the other side of the level with one hit while screaming "FLAMING PUNCH!" im rather satisfied.

 

[Soaring Zero]

Black leather should not equate to character. This outfit is still very much Kasumi, yo.

I think so too. Granted they COULD have chosen a different type of jacket for her and it might have fit better, but that's really just me nitpicking. I love the outfit and I think it's still suits her very much. It still shows off Kasumi's cute side while at the same time giving her some style.

 

[d3v]

It's worse when you consider the big white paint splotch on his back.

In any case.

 

[Soaring Zero]

I love this thread so much right now.

 

[Tyaren]

Ein's new costume is straight up YARANAIKA! It's as if he's saying "I'mma cruise for gay sex in the park and there ain't nothing you can do about it."

Wow, that is some weird sh*t! XDDD

 

[Soaring Zero]

I literally cannot stop laughing.