Y'all are still on this shit?
Give it a rest.
No rest for the wicked, dude. But, I'm almost ready to move on.
Not to mention, just because games like Street Fighter and Tekken doesn't bank on it's fanservice, doesn't mean they don't have any(which again, only falls to the fact people don't like it because it dares use it as an advertising factor.
Believe me. I'm no prude. I think that society has a lot of unnecessary hangups on sexuality. But, what I'm not a fan of is when a perhaps otherwise interesting and multi-faceted character/game is
reduced to being just about sex. Yeah, sex sells. But sex isn't
everything. Some fanservice is fun when it makes sense, or if it's done in an interesting way (like, say, Bayonetta). But, for me (and apparently some other people), there is a point when it becomes overbearing and too much. It'd be the same for me, for instance, if something were only ever advertised with Michael Bay-esque explosions when there actually were other facets that had nothing to do with that. I'd just rather see a little more balanced marketing style/DLC offering/etc. when it comes to DOA.
Remember that "tournament" advertisement a little while back that just had all of the women in towels on it on a pink background? And then there's a little joking Bass disclaimer beneath it that even though we're showing you this picture, this is about a fighting game tournament and not an H-dating game?
WTF?! Why would they make an ad like this? Why would they need to? That is not cool. If TN wants people to think that it's a fighting game, then they should
show them that. Why would any passer-by have any reason to think it wasn't an H-game ad if they didn't look closer? Come on, now. That's the type of thing that I'm talking about. There is a time, place, and amount for that sort of thing.
And again, just because the developers divulge into it, does not mean the game suddenly suffers for it. This is the thing people fail to mention: The Asuka x Lili shenanigans have never affected gameplay, neither does Julia becoming Jaycee, Blazblue being anime fanservice or Elphelt and Ino in general for Gulity Gear. Sexual Pandering can be a pain, but despite how much I forward it, Soul Calibur is not a bad game and is damn good, so is Blazblue and DOA DESPITE those shenanigans, if they blind people into not playing them simply because of that and not any real concrete gameplay reasons, why should it matter?
Well, Julia becoming Jaycee
did affect gameplay. lol
Gameplay is the most important piece of a game, but there are other things to be considered. Likely the reason why no one is playing with stick figures in fighting games.
I'd rather live in a world of idealism(black and white) then be stuck in cynicism till I commit suicide(color)
I'll just leave this alone...
Considering they are doing their damnest to make DOA a competitive experience(through their own gain or not), I'm not really sure that's enough to make a statement on it's own past again, those insecure to the fanservice.
You know, they are making an effort in that area. That deserves to be recognized. But, then I'd have to bring up that tournament advertisement again. I think there is a lot to be undone in terms of reputation just from going the beach volleyball route alone. As has been said, some people didn't even know DOA was a fighting game. If that's the case, then some backtracking may definitely be needed.
Despite what you say, all fighting games do indulge in fanservice(trust me, all the games I stated? I played), DOA being the one that advertises it should not be shamed simply because of it, I'd rather a 1000 times say that countering is not something that will destroy all offense than state 10 times to ignore the damn fanservice and play the freaking game and judge on it's own merits of gameplay.
Despite what I say? Where did I say that they didn't? While it's (kind of) possible to ignore fanservice in a game, some games make it harder than others. I'm not going to say NEVER advertise using sex appeal or don't have it, but balance it out a bit better like I said.
I'm not asking for create a character or anything, but I actually like Soul Cal's customization.
I have seen the abominations that have resulted from Soulcalibur's customization. Do not want.
Color edit is fine.
