Tomonobu Itagaki On Dead or Alive 5: “My Daughter Was Totally Ruined”
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KwonJigglypuff
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I have a lot of respect for that man and I understand how hard it is to move on, but seriously DOA has never been so good - apart from the abusive DLC aspect in some cases.
I'm looking forward to seeing the future of the serie, I don't want to go back with what it used to be - as much as I love the previous installments, especially DOA2 who is a big part of my childhood.
I wonder how he feels about the new additions/movesets : Mila, Rig, and Marie-Rose.
I'm looking forward to seeing the future of the serie, I don't want to go back with what it used to be - as much as I love the previous installments, especially DOA2 who is a big part of my childhood.
I wonder how he feels about the new additions/movesets : Mila, Rig, and Marie-Rose.
David Gregg
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What the hell is a devil's third? (looks it up and sees wii u exclusive). Yeah don't bank on this being his ticket back to the public eye. Bayonetta 2 which has received critical acclaim still didn't sell as many copies as it could b/c it was limited to the wii u (which is a shame b/c the game is phenomenal and would have been a staple game on current gen shelves). When it comes to the wii u, unless it's a mario game or spinoff forget about it.
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What I've gathered from the comments so far:
A lot of you don't actually understand Itagaki's main practice: making high quality games. Don't let DOA4's patch and Devil's Third fool you... he makes great stuff.
The main concern here should be that he is interested in coming back to DOA... that's a change of heart if I've ever heard one. After all he did say he was done with DOA and that is should be finished. I don't see this happening, but if Itagaki comes back -- it will be a game changer.
The world will explode. We will finally see if it's Koei's lack of quality products that's bringing Team NINJA down to lower scaled levels, and less charm as quoted from the comments.
Personally, this is how I feel about Itagaki coming back:
if it means quality coming back in the areas where it's lacking -- go ahead. But if it means getting a mechanically stupid game... I would pass on him.
A lot of you don't actually understand Itagaki's main practice: making high quality games. Don't let DOA4's patch and Devil's Third fool you... he makes great stuff.
The main concern here should be that he is interested in coming back to DOA... that's a change of heart if I've ever heard one. After all he did say he was done with DOA and that is should be finished. I don't see this happening, but if Itagaki comes back -- it will be a game changer.
The world will explode. We will finally see if it's Koei's lack of quality products that's bringing Team NINJA down to lower scaled levels, and less charm as quoted from the comments.
Personally, this is how I feel about Itagaki coming back:
if it means quality coming back in the areas where it's lacking -- go ahead. But if it means getting a mechanically stupid game... I would pass on him.
Im sick of his damn complaints! Kasumi isnt ruined....she used to be an unrealistic anime girl with perfect tone skin, perfect parted hair, and generally looked sterile and emotionless. Now that she's grown, she looks and plays way better than he ever could make her do. I'm sorry, but he needs to move on.
JKT
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Itagaki can't simply waltz in to do whatever he pleases with DOA. He is no longer a part of DOA and TN. I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, these are simply empty words from him.
I can't see him coming back, hence the world exploding, but I just find it interesting he's not as done with DOA as I thought he was.
When I look at DoA4 & DoA5, I love DOA4's stages and charm, but once I actually start playing game, I go "what is this shit?" Then go back to DOA5.
PhoenixVFIRE
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I literally just did this the other day LOL
xWildx
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My biggest issue with DOA5 (if it can even be called an issue) is the seemingly lack of contrast and brightness in the stages/characters. The game overall, while beautiful, looks a bit dull as far as colors go. I feel like DOA3 was similar in look (though obviously more Anime-inspired), but the characters had SO MUCH more animation to them. Bangs moved, clothes rippled, even the females thighs jiggled. This isn't as prevalent in DOA5, and while not a huge deal, I feel it takes away from some of the beautiful animation and graphics that the series is known for.
ShinMaruku
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Itagaki is a bell end.
The interesting thing is that when you compare DOA5 visually to any other competitive FG out there, It looks pretty much miles better than any other fighter besides Killer Instinct. People downplay DOA5's graphics too much. The game is still visually appealing and catches people's attention. But yeah, DOA4's stages were pretty gorgeous...
xWildx
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Oh, I agree, DOA5 is beautiful. And honestly, I feel it's Killer Instinct that overrated haha
David Gregg
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I think it's unfair though to bring up the "4's stages were more colorful" argument. That was the stylistic choice for the game. 3 was almost the complete opposite with the darker and more dull colors. And then in DOAD (which was not made by Itagaki) many stages were vibrant and colorful:
Although they were nice to look at I personally I found many of 4's stages to be annoying as hell. The only thing I miss is the stair mechanics.
Although they were nice to look at I personally I found many of 4's stages to be annoying as hell. The only thing I miss is the stair mechanics.
xWildx
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I think it's unfair though to bring up the "4's stages were more colorful" argument. That was the stylistic choice for the game. 3 was almost the complete opposite with the darker and more dull colors. And then in DOAD (which was not made by Itagaki) many stages were vibrant and colorful:
Although they were nice to look at I personally I found many of 4's stages to be annoying as hell. The only thing I miss is the stair mechanics.
I would agree, I honestly feel that DOA3 is the most beautiful of all the games overall (seriously with the sunset beach stage <3), just due to the amount of animation going on. However, and this is in my opinion, DOA5 lacks DOAU/4's color AND DOA3's level of animation. Still beautiful, but something is missing.