DOA5 and Sexualization: Too Much?

[Argentus]

They can just market the game as a kickass fighting game, keep true to their original main characters while at the same time marketing the fanservice and sexyness of the game, and marketing marie and honoka as their please.

A game can do both, and do well.

not under current management though.

Originally with 5 they were trying to turn DOA into Tekken, aesthetically, to cash in on their crowd. Then they realized bikini dlc sold well, so they just doubled down on the fanservice, abandoning all promotion of it as a fighter, and then Japan ate marie and honoka up because they are weeaboo icons, so now they are the face of the franchise as well.

Itagaki could do both at the same time. New guys? Not so much.

 

[Jadeinchains]

I guess it's alluding to someone being tasty and scrumptious, just not in a culinary but sexual sense...? XD



I see you are still engaging in digital blackface and LGTBQ appropriation... >.>

The BBC strikes again I see.

But seriously tho those swimsuits were quite risque for a game claiming to tone down the fan service XD I can also bet you that their new outfits added to be unlocked in Ultimate were gonna be legacy DLC or DLC for those characters in Vanilla, that or they were gonna be bad game vanilla outfits but they scrapped them since they felt they were too revealing

Lmao, Hey I actually liked a lot of the vanilla default outfits in doa5! Did you not like Kasumi's and Eliot's? Lisa's were really good.

 

[Sotherius]

Also, the fact that Master recently has been hired as community manager, and the recent videos on TN's channel to me is proof enough that marketing the gameplay value, the community and tournament aspects of the game are going to get some love right now.

 

[KasumiLover]

The BBC strikes again I see.



Lmao, Hey I actually liked a lot of the vanilla default outfits in doa5! Did you not like Kasumi's and Eliot's? Lisa's were really good.

Well I was half and half, i never played vanilla DOA5 but I was stuck with vanilla costumes in core fighters until they patched in the ability to get costumes after any arcade difficulty. To this day for Kasumi I only like her two ninja dress defaults(but never use them since they look meh with the current artstyle), her leather ninja outfit and my favorite, her red and white ninja jumpsuit with the fishnet cleavage and the same arm guards as her second default dress but that came in 5 Ulitmate, and I also liked her pink Sunday dress but only with her ponytail. I didn't play Eliot back then or really pay attention to him like that since I didn't realize....ANYWAY, but I remember when his free trial came on CF I liked his default outfit because it was sleeveless and the color scheme, his jeans and grey shirt and.... that's about it, I hate his red and black recolor of his default.

I'm genuinely grateful I didn't get into DOA with vanilla 5 since I would've likely sold the game and moved on because of lack of content and I wouldn't be here this very day, Vanilla 5 was just so lacking and claustrophobic. Thank God 5 Ultimate CF was a thing XD But I remembered being disgusted at Kasumi's downgraded loose hair since that was the main reason I got into the series when I saw her and how her loose hair looked in Dimensions and a DOA4 and X2 video of her

 

[Mayor-Of-Mustard]

they just covered up a bit more but the sweat and water and dirt and all the heavy breathing and facial expressions made the game way more sexualized than DOA4 in my eyes

Never really saw that as fanservice til now just saw it as 'cool realistic mechanics'

god i'm innocent

'digital blackface' bahahahahaha. what a meme.

 

[Jadeinchains]

I don't mean to bloviate but @KasumiLover69 mentioned the vanilla outfits not being good but I have to disagree since the "QUEEN OF FASHION" Lisa Hamilton herself is dripping in diamonds and owns 51% of this company in her fur coat outfit -

Lisa single handedly invented fashion when she wore this outfit and that's a fact... seriously though I love this outfit so much, It works on every level. I can't really comment on Eliot and Kasumi though but I thought they're outfits were good.

Well I was half and half, i never played vanilla DOA5 but I was stuck with vanilla costumes in core fighters until they patched in the ability to get costumes after any arcade difficulty. To this day for Kasumi I only like her two ninja dress defaults(but never use them since they look meh with the current artstyle), her leather ninja outfit and my favorite, her red and white ninja jumpsuit with the fishnet cleavage and the same arm guards as her second default dress but that came in 5 Ulitmate, and I also liked her pink Sunday dress but only with her ponytail. I didn't play Eliot back then or really pay attention to him like that since I didn't realize....ANYWAY, but I remember when his free trial came on CF I liked his default outfit because it was sleeveless and the color scheme, his jeans and grey shirt and.... that's about it, I hate his red and black recolor of his default.

I'm genuinely grateful I didn't get into DOA with vanilla 5 since I would've likely sold the game and moved on because of lack of content and I wouldn't be here this very day, Vanilla 5 was just so lacking and claustrophobic. Thank God 5 Ultimate CF was a thing XD But I remembered being disgusted at Kasumi's downgraded loose hair since that was the main reason I got into the series when I saw her and how her loose hair looked in Dimensions and a DOA4 and X2 video of her

For Eliot I liked his outfit in vanilla with the Union Jack top and wristband etc ( I may be biased ) that one was really nice... ( It was certainly better than a certain twink at the club with gynecomastia outfit in doa4 that I will not mention. ) For Kasumi though I liked her's the pink summer dress with the big hat etc I thought was super cute and I feel like I remember her wearing a kimono type outfit too which was cute the one she's wearing as she comes out of hiding after that vulpine clone of her's is killed in the story.

 

[Tyaren]

It was certainly better than a certain twink at the club with gynecomastia outfit in doa4 that I will not mention.

Could you please elaborate upon that, lol?

 

[JAG THE GEMINI]

Because people could NOT resist those over-priced bikini-dlc sh*t!!!!

 

[KasumiLover]

I don't mean to bloviate but @KasumiLover69 mentioned the vanilla outfits not being good but I have to disagree since the "QUEEN OF FASHION" Lisa Hamilton herself is dripping in diamonds and owns 51% of this company in her fur coat outfit -

Lisa single handedly invented fashion when she wore this outfit and that's a fact... seriously though I love this outfit so much, It works on every level. I can't really comment on Eliot and Kasumi though but I thought they're outfits were good.



For Eliot I liked his outfit in vanilla with the Union Jack top and wristband etc ( I may be biased ) that one was really nice... ( It was certainly better than a certain twink at the club with gynecomastia outfit in doa4 that I will not mention. ) For Kasumi though I liked her's the pink summer dress with the big hat etc I thought was super cute and I feel like I remember her wearing a kimono type outfit too which was cute the one she's wearing as she comes out of hiding after that vulpine clone of her's is killed in the story.

I analyzed that and I detected roughly 60% of Lisa delusion XD but I didn't like that Eliot outfit in DOA4 much besides the skin it showed, if they bring it back I'd hope they sex it up more like they usually do Legacy outfits. Kasumi I wasn't happy with since her clone wore the same thing in the whole story, and Kasumi only had two outfit changes and one horrid hair change...

 

[Jadeinchains]

Could you please elaborate upon that, lol?

... ... Well... For a start the twink at the club with gynecomastia outfit is this -

Spoiler

As I'm sure you all already knew.

Okay first of all he's wearing a futuristic version of Aladin's vest with straps connecting them, Then he's got the crop top he's wearing under that.They were definitely going for a kind of androgynous look with Eliot I think in doa4 and It actually really worked with this one. I feel like I can remember people getting confused by Eliot's gender.

I'm sorry for that mini rant but I just have very strong opinions about this outfit for some reason. In all honesty Eliot is a star for wearing this and I support him because very few people could pull this look off.

but I didn't like that Eliot outfit in DOA4 much besides the skin it showed, if they bring it back I'd hope they sex it up more like they usually do Legacy outfits.

Like remove the crop top underneath the vest? Lol It's already pretty sexed up I don't think they'd have to do much.

 

[Mayor-Of-Mustard]

i thought eliot was a girl at first ngl. bought doa4 with no knowledge of the new characters and was just like 'dude no new male characters i'm triggered'

 

[Tyaren]

...and was just like 'dude no new male characters i'm triggered'

Speaking of new characters. I think the chances of us getting any new male characters in DOA6 is pretty slim. It'll probably be 2-3 new female characters that check off all the female fetish character tropes that DOA isn't delivering yet.

I still want a Yunseong-type of male character in DOA. Another young male, but one that's more assertive and outgoing than Eliot and more fun to play.

 

[Jadeinchains]

Speaking of new characters. I think the chances of us getting any new male characters in DOA6 is pretty slim. It'll probably be 2-3 new female characters that check off all the female fetish character tropes that DOA isn't delivering yet.

I still want a Yunseong-type of male character in DOA. Another young male, but one that's more assertive and outgoing than Eliot.

I actually forgot about that, With doa6 we'll be getting new characters. I doubt We'll see many male characters either...personally though I like the female characters much more than the male ones so I'm fine with that. I'd actually say DOA is really good at the female characters just being their own characters rather than being tropes or anything. Although Marie Rose is definitely the "loli" of the characters. Maybe We'll get a Korean character in doa6?

 

[Sotherius]

Well, i for one think that zombie raidou, phase 4, honoka, and nyotengu are DOA 6 characters that came out earlier of the oven because of dlc stuff, but they'll be probably important.

About new male characters? Hmm... I honestly don't know what to ask, I'm sure there is a ton of different fighting styles and nations to be covered still, maybe Donovan himself will be a playable character next game.

 

[Mayor-Of-Mustard]

I imagine about 4 girls, a bishie, and a shota.

 

[KasumiLover]

I want someone like Onion Knight so there'll be a male counterpart to Marie Rose, that or a furry type male or female like they have in Warriors All stars.

 

[Tyaren]

I'd actually say DOA is really good at the female characters just being their own characters rather than being tropes or anything.

Huh? You can literally assign each of the right now existing girls to a specific trope that you'll find in millions of other Japanese manga, anime or games. It's just too bothersome right now, so I won't. XD

 

[Sotherius]

Tina is Barbie.

 

[Mayor-Of-Mustard]

I want someone like Onion Knight so there'll be a male counterpart to Marie Rose,

yeah that sounds great! i wonder what kind of moveset he'd have? the mokujin of DOA, perhaps? the first male to be 'totally 18' (i know eliot is 18, but is he 'totally 18'?)

that or a furry type male or female like they have in Warriors All stars.

 

[Jadeinchains]

Huh? You can literally assign each of the right now existing girls to a specific trope that you'll find in millions of other Japanese manga, anime or games. It's just too bothersome right now, so I won't. XD

Lol okay but you could technically fit every person in everything into specific tropes.

Regardless I'm excited to see what characters will be in doa6... I can already feel the hype in me lol, I really hope it's a big reveal at TGS. I can't wait to see the graphics as well, The stages the characters and how they look. The hype around the site when it's revealed I'm excited for it all!