this is keylay's updated impression of the game
here is his post
I was getting owned on Champ. True Fighter and Master are locked. I'm guessing they'll unlock after I beat Champ.
I like the game but I wanted more out of sit down stuns. I'm still in the lab testing it out. After
Kasumi can get a guaranteed
. I still have to mess around with the other sit down stuns. I really like the graphics and whatnot. But I'm still playing it like DOA4. If I go for Critical Burst, the AI counters me relentlessly on Champ difficulty. Maybe I need to find some new strings. I feel like the same thing will happen against human opponents.
I'm starting to enjoy the game more as I find out stuff with Kasumi
All the modes (Time Attack, Survival) have the same difficulty levels
There are 71 one round battles plus cutscenes. And you can win a title by doing a bonus mission. They have mission like land three low counters, offensive holds, advanced mid, and do a 10 hit combo with a critical burst. Some I had to let the computer kill me because they were going to die before I could finish the challenge. I started playing at 12 am and ended at 3:30 am and I took a break in training mode somewhere in between just messing around.