[RuneLancer]

[Nodtveidt]

[Ren]

[Tenshi]

- 6 / 10? FFX was awesome as far as FF's go. Second only to FF7 in terms of playability and replayability in my opinion. DOAXBV on the other hand, as the review mentioned, wasn't even really volleyball (rules were not consistent with volleyball). And as one reviewer said, it was just a poorly done peep show with monotonous animations and showy breast physics. :| I can understand FFX-2 getting a 6 / 10. The only thing great about that one was the changes to the battle engine (the scaling ATB, for example, was cool. I liked that so much I am immitating it).

- Keep in mind I am also a fan of DOA2. It's one of my favorite Fighting games. Despite the flashiness of the game I can appreciate the battle engine, which is several notches above Tekken 3+'s in terms of playability and speed, with the counter-system really adding a level of gameplay to it. But I don't like anything past that. DoA3, for example, wasn't really an improvement on the game, unless VPL is seen as an improvement. :| And then DOAXBV just completely turned me off to the series. Tecmo just has this thing with relying too much on busty women instead of gaming and unfortunately that seems to be all you need to sell a game these days. If you can render and jiggle the boobs, you'll get a huge following despite how lacking the gameplay is. And if you say I'm biased on that, hell, read the review. I'd like to see some good games again please.
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- Jaeda

[Ren]

It all went pear shaped with the move to Xbox for Team Ninja. It looks like with DOA Ulitmate they're trying to get back to their roots, but it's still very clear that they've made 2 re-makes of the same game and aren't progressing the series. I'd like to see counter-counters, throw and hold reversals, and maybe even some good dodge moves (I play Ayane usually, and she's got some great dodges, but it's very limited in other characters). Although really unless they go back to sony or multi platform i'll never play it anyway, which is sad.
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[Tenshi]

- I play Ayane as well. She's the natural progression from Kasumi in terms of speed. Ayane has dodge moves because she's the weakest character in the game, and the majority of her moves require having her back to her opponent which sets up some nasty damage possibilities. Other characters just simply don't need them as much.

- But yet, it can be very annoying to fight people who simply sit there and do nothing but counter. I can't say DOA Ultimate interested me though, they advertised it as "Hey look, now you can play in a bikini online with your friends" instead of "hey look, here's what neat things we've done with the game to improve gameplay."
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- Jaeda

[Ren]

I thought so too. I used to play Kasumi all the time, but after doing a lot of bouts with Ayane it seems like she can't get the hits in quick enough to be effective. Also, I always thought Lei Fang was the weakest character (save a couple of spectacular counters), followed by Helena, but it must totally depend on how you play them. I've never had much time for helena, but Lei Fang is incredibly well balanced and timed as a character. And now i've completely abandoned the topic, sorry.
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[Sirocco]

[Tenshi]

- Lei-Fang is one of the most powerful characters in DOA2... I'd put her right next to Jan Lee in terms of power. Some of her moves do insane damage. If I'm in a serious match I pair Lei-Fang and Ayane up, because Kasumi / Ayane don't have hitting power. Though their tag team moves are hilarious.

- As for Soul Calibur 3... I dunno........ it's going to have to redeem itself... If anti-gravity boobs are its thing..



- I mean, come on, now they're just getting lame with these designs. The Weapon? Kick ass. I've not seen a Chakram that large before. It's unique. The breasts? With the breast physics of today's games? One small jump and they'll fall out of her shirt.
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- Jaeda

[js71]

I'll agree that that is a pretty ridiculous design in terms of costume... With some more, er, practical attire it could be great. Like you said, the weapon certainly is unique. :p

[Nodtveidt]

I'm certainly not complaining... :D
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[Ren]

[Tenshi]

- At least in DoA2 Ayane is the weakest character. She's the fastest. Take them all to Kumite or Training mode, and look at the damage done by every hit. Ayane is considerably weaker than Lei-Fang. I think you're looking at the fact that Ayane can do multiple hits in a short span of time, but Ayane's hardest Combo throw does considerably less damage than most characters by far.

Lei-Fang, on the other hand, has a triple-combo throw which does serious damage. And most of her moves are stunners.

And I was trying to be diplomatic on Jan Lee. Many would say he's overpowered. Any button masher can do pretty well with him.
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- And of course you don't have any problems with that. Everyone loves a good set of magical anti-gravity breasts. I'm sure just about every woman would kill for a set of those. No bra needed.
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- Jaeda

[tcaudilllg]

Although women's waistlines are well, staying down (and their shirts are going down with them), game characters are just getting raunchier, LOL.

What's with the new "innocence" look in women anyway? I loved the high-top, THO, low cut pants era....

[js71]