Holy crap I forgot how good this game looked :)

[gamemaster14]

I personally like both games for their merits. I wouldn't say that either I would like better. I completely agree that you don't notice how great doa4 looks until you give it another look. The problem with any game, is when the new one comes out everyone dismisses the old games thinking the new ones are always better in every way and have the old "I would never go back to that" mentality.

Plus doa4 has two things doa5 will never have. A fight over a head lettuce and a karate kicked T-Rex.

 

[NightAntilli]

DOA4's visuals are a lot more appealing than DOA5, although technically DOA5 does a few things a lot better. The most notable being character models.

 

[Argentus]

DOA4's visuals are a lot more appealing than DOA5, although technically DOA5 does a few things a lot better. The most notable being character models.

Its like the characters faces sucked all the pretty out of everything else in doa5, leaving the rest of the game a muddy, brown, low resolution mess.

They pulled a Gruntilda.

 

[Darkton93]

Eh, I personally don't see what's so great about the faces in DOA5. They're both afflicted by sameface, but Bayman and Hayabusa look a lot better in DOA4. That, and the male models were really well done. The muscles on Ein and Jann Lee, for instance. All that seems to be done with texture in 5, but in 4 it's all molded detail. And don't get me started on the stages. Things are flippin' beautiful.

At least 5 is more fun to play, though.

 

[Neclord]

I always disliked the models before DoA5.
In the previous titles, especially the female characters looked like lifeless dolls to me.

Now in DoA5, they do look more like real women. That's my opinion at least.

 

[GrapeInfernal]

Could anyone with capture card provide pack of screenshots, showcasing locations and characters? So we could use it in further discussions.

 

[TRI Mike]

DOA4 does not look better than DOA5 guys, seriously what the fuck.

 

[GrapeInfernal]

I only have two screenshots i found at GAF, so i'd like to see other shots to compare; because gaming news sites flooded of bullshots, it's kinda hard to find proper shots of x360 games in honest quality.

I only can say i believe it's very impressive for 2005's launch title, just look at those textures of background and clothes (click previews).

 

[Aven Kujo-Gin]

Depend of what is better to you, DOA5 look more realistic in both stages and characters models, but DOA4 was more beautiful and colored.
I guess people hate the game because there were so much less guaranteed combos, maybe it wasn't the best game to compete, but it was perfect if what you wanted is have fun.
Of course you guys can have different opinions and think DOA5 is better in all the ways, but I just enjoy DOA4 more.

 

[TRI Mike]

DOA4 was a beautiful game, yes. It still is. But DOA5 looks better in every way, we're just fond of DOA4's stages because the new ones are mostly squares.

 

[GrapeInfernal]

Or because we have color scheme/contrast issues and "real quality" ground materuals *cough*

 

[gamemaster14]

I can take some high resolution comparison shots with my rgh if you want, when I get home today.

 

[GrapeInfernal]

I'd appreciate that, thanks.

 

[virtuaPAI]

-Doa5 in General looks superior to that of Doa4, however, Doa4 do support superior cloth physics, hair physics and breakable/destructible objects. With Doa6, Team Ninja Should employ those missing factors...which would make for a sexy looking DOA6 ;-)

 

[Ritsuko]

Not only the visual aspect, DOA4 was more fun to play(Speaking of myself, I love the fast-paced style)
PD: I'm glad to see how this game is still getting some love

I never understood why people felt like this. Nothing about DoA4 was fast paced. It was a very defensive game given the nature of the frame data (even guard breaks were throw punishable....)

 

[Tempest]

I never understood why people felt like this. Nothing about DoA4 was fast paced. It was a very defensive game given the nature of the frame data (even guard breaks were throw punishable....)

The common theme among people who say positive things about 4's gameplay seems to be that they didn't look too deep into it.

 

[synce]

4 WAS faster. Lifebar was 20% smaller than 5's and you couldn't lay on the floor because you'd get FT'd

But yeah graphics. You can't say 5 looks better than 4 because realism is better than anime. That's an opinion. If you want to be technical, 4 had anti aliasing and the entire game ran at 720p60. DOA5 runs at sub 720p, has frame drops, no anti-aliasing, and all cutscenes are at 30fps (many are also pre-rendered)

 

[GrapeInfernal]

Yeah, i was very surprised when read this from one guy:

5's character models have at least 3 times the polycount (ever noticed that sharp bulge or the nasty artifacts when stretching someone out? It's far less offensive in 5), there are actual skin textures instead of a single color, there are wet/dirt/reflection textures (more stuff to store in memory and to render), better normal mapping, actual self-shadows and more. Stages also have a lot more particles and lighting effects.

When i answered about DoA 4's textures/shaders and also how DoA 5's stages often look ?worse? because of their industrial/grunge style and some obvious low quality moments he said "Get lost".

 

[Aven Kujo-Gin]

The common theme among people who say positive things about 4's gameplay seems to be that they didn't look too deep into it.

This really bugs me. So basically you are saying that the gameplay mechanics can't be liked unless you are a casual or an inexperienced player(or like you say, someone who doesn't look deep into it.)
Look, people can have different opinions and tastes, and yes, I prefer DOA4 over DOA5, despite the good things about this game and how much support is getting. The reason? I simply find DOA4 more fun to play.

 

[NightAntilli]

I have some screenshots lying around... I'll post a few.