Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme Discussion & Release

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(Notice: The DOAX/VV thread is getting extremely clogged with Prism's addition, and since Prism is being counted as the third DOA IP, it makes sense to grant Prism its own official thread. Please do not create any additional DOAX threads on Free Step Dodge as they will be locked. Please do not post any pornographic content as it is not officially included in any DOA game and violates are SFW policy. The initial post is a complete release program of Prism and is currently being perfected. Feel free to point out any corrections you may have related to Prism's complete release coverage.)

Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation: Prism has caught the attention of Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo players all over the world, and while it is not the next big mainstay Team NINJA title there are many factors to suggest that it will lead to bigger things in the future. Let's go over what we know so far pertaining to this title.

Concept

Without question, the most important piece of information we have been given so far is that Prism will be more of a dating simulator more than Venus Vacation ever was. While VV offers plenty of interaction with DOA girls; it's all about the eye candy for most players. The Prism experience will be more narrative driven and within weeks you can "fall in love" with one of the six available girls.

Players have also noted that the outfits available aren't very revealing and this is not because of Sony censorship. The developers are trying to make it a casual dating game. If you get a Venus to "love you" maybe then they will show themselves off to you in more revealing articles of clothing as a reward of bonding.

Spreading DOA Characters Across 3 Separate DOA Intellectual Properties

The six available Venus being: Misaki, Fiona, Tamaki, Elise, Honoka and Nanami at launch with only "consideration of future DLC" by the development team. Likely no DLC at all, but strong sales could definitely change that approach for any developer team.

Yasunori Sakuta pointed out some important aspects pertaining to the lack of original DOA girls being featured within Prism and believes it's a good thing that there are a strong variety of girls that aren't original DOA fighting characters. He states that if there is going to be a new IP for DOA that each IP will be different.

With DOA you have the classic competitive 3D fighting game, with DOAX/VV you have the sexy beach and volleyball experience and with DOAXVVP you have a narrative focus on dating one of the DOA girls.

From a personal POV, Prism probably should have more OG characters such as Kasumi and Ayane but making them available characters would be more of an interference for their storyline. Does falling in love with the owner destroy their storyline being bad ass NINJA characters? I think that is far more questionable than the original DOA female characters being tricked by Zack into taking a break on an island (DOAXVV).

Graphics & Engine Information

These characters were crafted using an optimized and updated version of Koei Tecmo's Katana engine. Some areas of the models look very nice and other areas such as the overly thin arms need some tinkering even after all of the final adjustments made for the release. The "arm issue" has been a prevalent issue within Koei Tecmo development for a while and even if it's a small nitpick that does not mean it isn't a concern. They have everything else done perfectly, but the arms should match the rest of the proportions as shown by NINJA Gaiden II Black.

There are things that the Katana engine can do that can't be done within DOAXVV. The most important being a higher range of freedom. You will walk with the girls on the island and see them walk on the island, and you will also see weather effects such as rain be implemented for the first time which will have an impact on the character models as well with tantalizing wet effects.

The beaches and vistas also look much better than what we've previously seen before. Just like Venus Vacation, Prism will revolve around taking stunning photographs to be shared on social media. The camera presented in this game is among one of the best cameras ever implemented into a video game.

Storyline

The storyline for Prism is pretty simple and depicts what you didn't see and what you didn't know with the Venus Vacation storyline that only these six Venus characters can incorporate according to Sakuta. Misaki appears to host and guide the owner through the Venus Festival which is a strength and beauty contest for the Venus.

Venus Vacation will continue as a Summer that never really ends, but Prism will start out as a standalone title where storylines will come to an end and expand into other titles if it is well received. Sakuta has also reminded the press that there will not be standard DLC in the swimsuit or character sense if any at all. It has actually been heavily implied that there will not be DLC; but that will always be left for debate and can change in the blink of an eye.

My guess is the selling point will be to buy new story chapters and that will be the DLC of the Prism title. Within those new story chapters is where you will be introduced to different characters rather than selecting one to take on a two-week vacation as done in DOAXVB-DOAX2 or setting a main character with your Venus Vacation experience.

Release Packages & Future

I think the most logical explanation is that if Prism is successful, it will branch off from being a physically/digitally owned PS4/PS5/STEAM/DMM to another FTP model, but naturally the team is not going to reveal that when in the beginning they are trying sell actual paid copies of the game like DOAX3 and DOAX3: Scarlett.

While the game seems enticing; the interviews presented do make it feel more like an experiment to see if the idea sticks to the DOAX audience, but given how many people have asked for more dates (especially within the Japanese audience) there is no question that it will likely perform very well and sell out on websites like Play Asia.

Several weeks ago, the game almost broke Top 10 on the Japanese Amazon and is expected to be the highest imported game ever on the PlayStation 5 home video game console. If you are an EU or NA player, you will want to import the game by purchasing the Asian version of Prism.

Preordering the game gave you an early dress outfit for not just Nanami as shown in the promotional picture, but for the remaining five Venus as well. Preordering the game from the Koei Tecmo Store got you a "special clear file" for physical documents.

There are several editions of Prism you can purchase, but the basic edition does not include these extras from other editions and the Special Collection Box "Goods" edition does not include the actual game.

Special Collection Box Contents:

- A 40-page artbook that contains all six Venus and a photo page with ASMR scenes.
- An additional date with Tamaki (DLC Code).
- One Fabric Poster that displays all 6 Venus.
- One Nanami Pillowcase that features two sides with alternative outfits.
- Yomu Illustration Desk Mat that features the Venus in business outfits.

The Premium Box also has a "Goods Only" version, but the Premium Box does not include the Pillowcase or Desk Mat.

 
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Just a small title correction, the game is officially called Venus Vacation PRISM: Dead or Alive Xtreme at least that's what it's called on PSN store

EDIT: wow the photo mode in Prism is extremely detailed with extra lighting options and stuff, considering the photo mode is basically all I ever used in the "OG" Venus Vacation I'm actually kinda hyped to use the new photo mode lmao
 
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Just a small title correction, the game is officially called Venus Vacation PRISM: Dead or Alive Xtreme at least that's what it's called on PSN store

EDIT: wow the photo mode in Prism is extremely detailed with extra lighting options and stuff, considering the photo mode is basically all I ever used in the "OG" Venus Vacation I'm actually kinda hyped to use the new photo mode lmao

Yes, you would be correct, and I contemplated what to use for the thread title and felt like it was more aligned with the original official DOAX post and when people see Prism; they will know where to go either way. I don't like the way they structured the title and I'm definitely not going to justify KT on that one. LOL

The photo mode is definitely OD and based on that one of my beliefs is that they will add DLC to the game because of it. I'm not entirely buying that they are going to release many different games related to Prism, but we will see.
 
Yes, you would be correct, and I contemplated what to use for the thread title and felt like it was more aligned with the original official DOAX post and when people see Prism; they will know where to go either way. I don't like the way they structured the title and I'm definitely not going to justify KT on that one. LOL
Fair enough but I feel like it's a little TOO similar to the DOAX thread title and most people looking for Prism stuff would be looking for Venus Vacation Prism rather than Dead or Alive Prism
 
Fair enough but I feel like it's a little TOO similar to the DOAX thread title and most people looking for Prism stuff would be looking for Venus Vacation Prism rather than Dead or Alive Prism

I don't think it will make a big difference honestly as Prism is the keyword, but I'll keep an eye on the title, and I might edit in the bloated official title moving forward.

Reposting the recent gameplay videos.

I like that Misaki's look is closer to her VV look. Also Nanami looks prettier.



Nanami is quite possibly the most reworked character; and possibly the best looking for the style they are going for with Prism.
 
Nanami has 2 dakis... she has this one and a fully clothed one lmao
Personally IMO Tamaki is still the best looking one to me, mostly because it looks like they just took her already gorgeous DOA6 head and gave it some tweaks to fit the rest of the cast. but of the brand new models from XVV Nanami definitely got special treatment she's so pretty.

basically top looks IMO:
1. Tamaki
2. Nanami
3. Elise
4. Misaki
5:Fiona
6: Honoka
Honoka looks so weird in Prism to me she just looks... wrong maybe they'll update her model like they did with Misaki? but right now she's the one that's translated to Prism the worst by far.
 
+1 to changing the thread title to match the game's name title. Not to be a nerd about it but because search engines will push this thread higher if it aligns with a game people are searching and matches the title (source: I know a thing or two about SEO).
 
Nanami has 2 dakis... she has this one and a fully clothed one lmao
Personally IMO Tamaki is still the best looking one to me, mostly because it looks like they just took her already gorgeous DOA6 head and gave it some tweaks to fit the rest of the cast. but of the brand new models from XVV Nanami definitely got special treatment she's so pretty.

basically top looks IMO:
1. Tamaki
2. Nanami
3. Elise
4. Misaki
5:Fiona
6: Honoka
Honoka looks so weird in Prism to me she just looks... wrong maybe they'll update her model like they did with Misaki? but right now she's the one that's translated to Prism the worst by far.

I tend to agree after further evaluation. Something is a bit off about Honoka. To me Nanami has the best look for this type of game, but Tamaki comes close along with Misaki.
 
I wonder if the game would have actually benefitted from totally disassociating from DOA, I don't think KT/TN realize how much the DOA name makes anyone that recognizes the name expect and hope for certain characters to be there... I see a lot of people focusing on that and getting turned off the game when I believe otherwise they'd be interested in the game. I see a lot of people say "I'll wait for DLC characters" even if they know it's been said that this won't be getting DLC (no one can believe KT would not put DLC out for a game, and I can't blame them, lol). If it seems like a whole new IP (I guess with Honoka like a guest from DOA) to people that may be familiar with DOA but unfamiliar with VV, I think that'd have brought more people in compared to keeping it associated with DOA.
 
Fiona looks so beautiful here:

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I like how she looks more European now too, in Venus she seemed more Japanese but now i notice she looks more western a bit. Don't know if that was intentional but Japan does like them their European girls if Lili is any indication and helena xD
 
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I wonder if the game would have actually benefitted from totally disassociating from DOA, I don't think KT/TN realize how much the DOA name makes anyone that recognizes the name expect and hope for certain characters to be there... I see a lot of people focusing on that and getting turned off the game when I believe otherwise they'd be interested in the game. I see a lot of people say "I'll wait for DLC characters" even if they know it's been said that this won't be getting DLC (no one can believe KT would not put DLC out for a game, and I can't blame them, lol). If it seems like a whole new IP (I guess with Honoka like a guest from DOA) to people that may be familiar with DOA but unfamiliar with VV, I think that'd have brought more people in compared to keeping it associated with DOA.
I don't know how true it is as it's just a vague internet rumour but the word is it was supposed to axe the DOA name entirely and just be Venus Vacation.
Always take stuff like this with a grain a salt but considering it's confirmed that Venus Vacation is now considered it's own IP away from DOA and the fact that Prism is 90% VV originals it makes you think lol

My only guess why it still has DOA Xtreme in the title is either Team Ninja fought for the title to keep the DOA name or maybe KT thought it'd sell more/be more recognisable with DOA in the name who knows.
 
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Honoka comparision by oirandrive​
Posting this here to see how it evolves as we get closer to release date.
 
@UpSideDownGRUNT well I wouldn't consider it just such a vague internet rumor since the very first thing we saw about this game is a logo without any mention of DoA on it at all, so the fact is that what's fueled any theories like this is due to what KT themselves put out, but I guess that's all in the past now... it is what it is now. But that'll always remain a strange moment for me. I wonder if they could ever be asked about that logo.

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I’ve noticed a lot more content creators jumping on the Prism bandwagon via YouTube than I’ve observed before.

There are a lot of odd opinions from these random people I’ve never heard of and you can tell they haven’t spent a lot of time with the series, but it’s still interesting to see a change in that.
 
You must be researching the game a lot more than me then lol
I have seen 0 people outside this site/FSD discord server even mention Prism
 
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