Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Sexualized Fighters Have Fans And Critics At Odds

One Angry Gamer "At the end of February Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for the Xbox One and PS4. The game is scheduled to drop on March 30th for PC. The reviews from many European and American critics have slowly been rolling out for the game that dote on the sexualization of the characters, much to the frustration for fans of the series."

[Yi-Long]

... the ridiculous DLC-milking IS.

I really don't mind a game featuring semi-naked characters in it. Just like I don't mind games like GTA and God of War having violence in it.

It's very simple: Don't like it!? Then don't buy it.

Not every piece of entertainment, be it comics, games, TV, cartoons, whatever, HAS to be 'politically correct'. We NEED to have entertainment like this to be available, to give us different options, new experiences, daring to try things other developers and creators will choose to stay away from.

Also, there is a sound and fun game-foundation underneath the sexy outfits. It's a very nice and entertaining fighter. It doesn't NEED the sexy outfits, but considering Team Ninja is intent on milking this game COMPLETELY for hundreds of dollars, it's kinda obvious that they would these kinds of outits as well: Sex sells.

So, content-wise, I'm not bothered about any of the sexy stuff.

I AM bothered about the whole DLC-milking thing, and how 2-3 years after the release of the original game, they're STILL milking it, instead of offering an actual complete release with ALL content included.

[Fireseed]

Here's the thing I've been saying everywhere about this issue. Sure DOA fans can keep the skins in tournaments as much as they'd like. And sure Team Ninja can keep pumping them out. However just keep in mind no one takes this game seriously on a competitive level anymore for that same reason.

Which to a fighting game is somewhat of a big deal. So they can keep their destructible bikinis, but they just got removed from EVO. They can have their skimpy outfits but they were just taken out of CEO. And you can cry out "SJW BS" all you want but some gaming communities are realizing what Las vegas realized years ago. If you want a broader demographic to come in and enjoy something, you keep the strippers in the back.

[Spotie]

That's stupid. Primarily because the main audience for such tournaments doesn't care about that; only the promoters do.

If I want to get into Avon sales, I gotta deal with the fact that it's a business and business model aimed at women. The men who get involved understand this. Just because I'm huge on books doesn't mean I want harlequin romance novels to cater to me; those are aimed at female readers, and that's just fine.

The fighting game genre- and DOA specifically- is aimed at males. Let it freaking be. Men and women can be equal all they want, but that doesn't mean everything has to appeal to both sexes equally. And trying to force that equality where it's not wanted or needed is only going to ruin things.

[Baka-akaB]

Thing is , the moment they remove all of ther T&A content , many will just drop the game , even including a few folks like me wich dont care for skimpy outfits and most like the gameplay of a few games in the serie . (Hell i just play Elliot , gen Fu , Akira essentially) .

Because people wont accept that a studios bend over and fold enough for game to lose it's identity , however quirky , to please some prudes .

If it happens , it wont bring newcomers over , the press will still have disdain for the serie because of its "racy" past ... and older fans will leave the game .

As for EVO , meh ..
It's a great tournament , but ultimately focus half of it on undeserved and silly mainstream popularity . It wouldnt be the first time games that deserves it arent featured in main events or at all .

King of Fighters XIII , after a pretty hype tournament , and with actually a lot of viewers for the streams , was still removed and pushed aside ... while a borefest (in the context of tournament i mean) like Injustice was still on to be promoted .

[Somebody]

This is gaming that involves people of different interests across the world, not some glorified casino in the middle of a desert. Gaming is already a broad platform where everyone is free to get involved in so asking one demographic to be swept away under the rug because they don't fit a certain agenda of a particular group is contradictory.

Gaming would be a scary place if it really emulates Las Vegas and and "digital bouncers" start appearing all over the place to ensure everyone follow the house's rules.

[GameSpawn]

I don't have a problem with the content, I have a problem with the amount of it and how much they are charging, AND with the fact that a re-release of a re-release doesn't include a damn bit of the older DLC.

I got the Injustice PS4 re-release and it came with ALL of the previously released DLC. I didn't feel cheated one bit. With DoA they are charging you an arm, leg, and your first born for all the previously released DLC that is NOT included in the re-release.

I've lost all interest in DoA since Ultimate on the Xbox (the first one). I latched on to games like Virtua Fighter and Soul Calibur, which in my personal opinion are more enjoyable and competitive. Sadly Virtua Fighter hasn't seen a console release since Virtua Fighter 5. I skipped Soul Calibur's last release because it never added much more over IV to justify the purchase. I feel Soul Calibur is better with juggling combos, whereas Virtua Fighter was better with counters and reversals (with respect to each other not DoA).

[The_Kills]

Thus the price of democracy and freedoms. If the market will bare it, you have to accept the reality that a franchise or game you like can be subjected to any kind of exploitation, because unlike buying shares of a company, the only thing you get from buying the game, is a license to use it as they see fit.

[Gazondaily]

"I AM bothered about the whole DLC-milking thing,"

Lol you should make this your placeholder text for every post you make on N4G. Seen you say this LOADS of times (not having a go at you, its just an observation tis all).

Isn't most of the DLC just optional skimpy costumes etc? I haven't played DoA in a while.

[DanielGearSolid]

Dont buy the DLC

Move on with your life

[TXIDarkAvenger]

The series was always like this yet its becoming an issue now? All these people complaining aren't planning to buy the game anyways. So annoying.

[wannabe gamer]

game has always been this way. i mean look at the DOA beach volleyball game, its a glorified spank bank!

[Roccetarius]

Itagaki made Beach Volleyball with this in mind, but the main DoA games were still mainly about the fighting.

Team Ninja is just taking it further with the skimpyness, compared to what Itagaki would've done.

[Anthotis]

It's ok to have scantily clad, busty girls in games. It's also ok to have lots of white people in games.

Developers don't have to pander to SJW/feminist scum, and they're not gonna lose out by ignoring them.

[CLOUD1983]

All those reviewers who bash this game because they don't like to watch pretty girls on bikinis so because they are f@gs & feminazis with few words they are not qualify to review any game & I hope people stop read their shity opinion & boycott them because that's what they deserve.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Which why I like Japanese games. The arent GENERIC.

[traumadisaster]

Video games, males, breasts...see a pattern.

Football, beer, breasts. So what.

Makeup, hair color, E news channel.

It is what it is, life.

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

Complain away whiny twits, I'll just keep playing DOA. ;-)

[snookiegamer]

It's sexist, and insulting to me as a Woman...and every man that objects must be Gay??? Lol Riiight! ..This trash belongs on the top shelf, has no place in gaming. It's not even done within context like a classy movie/TV show, just sexual gratification marketed squarely at little boys stuck in men's bodies! ..and yes 50 shades of grey is total sh*t & NO I don't want to see the male equivalent before some sad depraved bigot asks!

Defend your right to be a bunch of tossers guys! Let's see how you feel when your teenage daughter dresses up a like a total Sl*t, you would have encouraged it! ....I'll bet there'll probably be some men (Losers) pretending they're female to comment in defence of this cheap 'n tacky fighting game with jiggly boobs, big butts, or sell out (real) women who are totally brainwashed!

Chun-Li SF is how Females should be portrayed in fighting games. Call me a feminazi...whatever! Give me 10k disagree's, I really don't give a Cluster Fluck!!

Thanks Gav....!

[Gazondaily]

Woah...

http://img1.wikia.nocookie....

"Chun-Li SF is how Females should be portrayed in fighting games. "

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Okay n_n

[skyrimer]

I really don't get it, woman in this game are as strong as any man if not more, they are portrayed beautifully and sexy, what's wrong with that, there are half naked costumes for men too, but I don't see anyone caring about that at all, I suppose that's fine? I'm tired of watching ads of half naked men in Calvin Klein shorts like Cristiano Ronaldo where I live, and not even once I've read anywhere that's bad at all, are men and women measured differently when they are portrayed sexually?

But most importantly, it's all about creative freedom, I hate tons of books and movies and their disgusting content in many ways, but I'll never ask anyone to remove them, no matter the content, because I believe people should be allowed to create what they like and fullfill their vision, even if I don't agree with it.

About daughters looking like sluts, there's something called education that parents should do so that your children know what's best for them, and that a videogame is just videogame, a play of interactive fantasy, just like nobody would ever believe that whatever happens in a horror or a porn movie is related to reality and should act in consequence. I pity anyone who lets videogames be the main source of education for their children.

[Gazondaily]

To be fair, this game over sexuasexualises women a hell of a lot more than men. Even the creator of the franchise was uncomfortable with what Dead or Alive has become.

Its a bit silly in this game.

[Ogygian]

@Septic

Yes, that is because it is aimed at men. Women are no more the target of this than adult men are the target of My Little Pony. Women can enjoy it of course, but they have to accept it for what it is.

Men like sexualised women. I don't see a problem, as this very fact is what has kept our species alive to this date.

[Remy_S]

You sound like a whiny child throwing a temper tantrum just because someone has a different opinion that doesn't agree with your own. I'm guessing you would like to burn every form of entertainment that doesn't coincide with your narrow viewpoint like some crazy (femi)Nazi. Sure there is entertainment which contents I don't find appealing, but I understand that its not for me. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean it needs to be banned, (contrary to popular sjw belief). You won't find me ranting and raving like a lunatic throwing romance novels off the shelf shouting "Misandry! This blatant objectification of men is obscene", I recognize that I'm not the target audience and I'm fine with that.

[PowerNerd101]

I know two women who enjoy it for being the most accessible fighter out there. They can hold their own against the guys without even knowing the fancier combos.

But hey, let's trash it because you choose to be offended, shall we?

[Ogygian]

If games journalists want to stop being hated by everyone beyond university feminist clubs, they should really cut this **** out. Perhaps being a little less pig-headed about their arbitrary moral convictions would help them to see things from a different point of view for a change.

DoA *is* a sexualised game. That is what it is, and women are no more the target of this game than men were the target of Magic Mike.

It's not a game I'm interested in because I don't like fighting games, but the breasts don't affect my opinion about it.

[Activemessiah]

I get the distinct impression the people complaining are not gamers... if they were, they would have complained when the first DOA came out.. which was 1996... almost 20 years later, here they are. FOH.

[il-JumperMT]

Men are so sexualized in DoA, no one ever said.