The Bore does what NeoGAF doesn't.

[thisismyusername]

If you took characters like Kasumi or Ayane and shrunk them down to B cups, they'd basically look the same.

Nah, son. Nah. No.

[mormapope]

DOA does have dollish as fuck character models. Women's faces are all textured like baby asses. Only difference is eye shape, noses, mouth, and hair/hair color. Don't think a single woman in the cast has a wrinkle on their face. 

With Marie Rose, what makes her look like a kid is she's 4 foot 10 inches tall.

[mormapope]

Her wiki is a gem

She appears very childlike, and looks younger than her actual age. Her initial design is inspired by Gothic Lolita Fashion, displayed by her default costume which is a modified strapless maid dress, with arm sleeves. Her other alternate outfits are quite modest, with a lot of Gothic Lolita implements; platform heeled shoes, black nail polish, Gothic arm accessories, and frequently use of the colors black and white are recurring elements in her additional outfits. Her ribbons are also always black, with the choice of pointed or tied ribbons, or a black and white bonnet.

While her revealing outfits are sexualized significantly (like the other female fighters' costumes), her outfits are mostly skirts, and aside from her bloomers in her signature Gothic Lolita dress, her undergarments are basically the same as the other girls. With the exception of her Hot Summer swimwear, the swimsuits she gains in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round are generally one-piece suits, including a sukumizu.

Also, isn't she 15 or 16 in DOA 5? The only number given for her age is 18, but I thought it was canonically bumped up due to her inclusion in beach volleyball?

[Mr. Nobody]

ruzbeh pls

[Jansen]

Doge looks like a halo 5 texture

[Jansen]

Her wiki is a gem

She appears very childlike, and looks younger than her actual age. Her initial design is inspired by Gothic Lolita Fashion, displayed by her default costume which is a modified strapless maid dress, with arm sleeves. Her other alternate outfits are quite modest, with a lot of Gothic Lolita implements; platform heeled shoes, black nail polish, Gothic arm accessories, and frequently use of the colors black and white are recurring elements in her additional outfits. Her ribbons are also always black, with the choice of pointed or tied ribbons, or a black and white bonnet.

While her revealing outfits are sexualized significantly (like the other female fighters' costumes), her outfits are mostly skirts, and aside from her bloomers in her signature Gothic Lolita dress, her undergarments are basically the same as the other girls. With the exception of her Hot Summer swimwear, the swimsuits she gains in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round are generally one-piece suits, including a sukumizu.

Also, isn't she 15 or 16 in DOA 5? The only number given for her age is 18, but I thought it was canonically bumped up due to her inclusion in beach volleyball?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=186834062&postcount=898

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Biography:
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[WanderingWind]

Wanna know what really sucks about DoA? Underneath all the creepy weird shit is an actual fun fighting game. I loved the counter system. Helped save my scrub ass plenty of times. We need some game not catering to animus to steal that mechanic so I can play it without external and internal judgements being cast.

[bork]

Wanna know what really sucks about DoA? Underneath all the creepy weird shit is an actual fun fighting game. I loved the counter system. Helped save my scrub ass plenty of times. We need some game not catering to animus to steal that mechanic so I can play it without external and internal judgements being cast.

There's nothing really 'wrong' with all the fan servicey crap and costumes in DOA.  I mean, even the guys have some scantily-clad and fetish costumes...just nowhere near as many as the females.   

[Trent Dole]

Grossss, get it away.

[Shadow Mod]

Walrus lookin mad suspect right about now, who knew he was projecting real hard callin others pedos.

[WanderingWind]

Walrus lookin mad suspect right about now, who knew he was projecting real hard callin others pedos.

Vigilant_Walrus? The guy who for real, no shits and no trolling, thought dolphins were sexy and he'd be open to experimenting with them?

[Shadow Mod]

I missed the beastiality stuff

[WanderingWind]

It was years ago. But you just don't forget something like that. What I wouldn't give for Eternal Sunshine to be a real thing.

[brob]

Wanna know what really sucks about DoA? Underneath all the creepy weird shit is an actual fun fighting game. I loved the counter system. Helped save my scrub ass plenty of times. We need some game not catering to animus to steal that mechanic so I can play it without external and internal judgements being cast.

play virtua fighter u fukn scrubb

[benjipwns]

Vigilant_Walrus? The guy who for real, no shits and no trolling, thought dolphins were sexy and he'd be open to experimenting with them?

Come now, that's not fair, after all he did specify that it was terrorist's law.

[BrokenVerses]

A lot of people in that San Bernardino shooting thread sure look stupid now with the stuff that is coming out now.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

A lot of people in that San Bernardino shooting thread sure look stupid now with the stuff that is coming out now.

Honestly people should STFU and wait for the facts to come out before reacting.  Especially those who are shoehorning their political opinions into it, those people look especially dumb, they're just too dumb to know it.

[Jansen]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1150209

from the author of great hits such as: "posting pictures of your kids all the time is kind of annoying" and "friends with benefits > dating and/or marriage"

[nachobro]

play virtua fighter u fukn scrubb

doa games still get made so that's one up on vf

[WanderingWind]

Walrus lookin mad suspect right about now, who knew he was projecting real hard callin others pedos.

This shit's fucked up. I ain't no duckroll.

I don't get off on the characters. And if I had to I'd go for Helena or Tina.

Vigilant Walrus is the terrorists' law guy, right?

Ah, my bad dude. I know you weren't him. For some reason I thought Devo was talking about the other dude.

[brob]

play virtua fighter u fukn scrubb

doa games still get made so that's one up on vf

they could make a million doa games and vf would still be the better game

final showdown

[Bebpo]

Walrus lookin mad suspect right about now, who knew he was projecting real hard callin others pedos.

This shit's fucked up. I ain't no duckroll.

I don't get off on the characters. And if I had to I'd go for Helena or Tina.

Vigilant Walrus is the terrorists' law guy, right?

Once again, duckroll is a good non-perv guy, I don't know what beef you two have, but I can vouch for duckroll.

[nachobro]

A lot of people in that San Bernardino shooting thread sure look stupid now with the stuff that is coming out now.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187724025&postcount=5126

[benjipwns]

A lot of people in that San Bernardino shooting thread sure look stupid now with the stuff that is coming out now.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187724025&postcount=5126

The overpass light brigade uses a fence by some road instead of an actual overpass?

[Phoenix Dark]

A lot of people in that San Bernardino shooting thread sure look stupid now with the stuff that is coming out now.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187724025&postcount=5126

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/12/01/3727084/yes-the-planned-parenthood-shooter-was-a-christian-terrorist/ 

[studyguy]

Not sure what's to be gained at pointing out the awful nature of social media in that Bernadino thread. You can easily filter among partisan lines at the people who were ready to go with their STOP WHITE GENOCIDE, KILL ALL MUSLIMS vs the STOP WHITE TERRORISM posts. Seems largely irrelevant to the whole discussion, dudes patting themselves on the back at being right one way or another over this shit.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

It is relevant if people are trying to use it to score political points.

It's a scummy thing to do regardless of whether you think the other side is responsible or not.  Gaffers see politics as us vs. them, so they're unable to see anything else except whatever helps or hinders their political party of choice.  It isn't just limited to GAF either unfortunately.

[studyguy]

The hyperbole is always going to be political regardless, if not then it's just gonna be outright ignorance and neither are all that great. Beating someone over the head with how wrong their idea was and simultaneously posturing your own as the common sense approach while saying, you should have waited for all the facts is meaningless in the end on social media.

It's a shitshow top to bottom just browsing those topics.

[Mods Help]

Tekken 7 looks beast and like a totally viable replacement for Virtua Fighter. Rip

Watched a stream the other week on Tekken twitch with Spooky and Markman there and it was amazing. Had Japanese vs Koreans. Koreans tore it up. Wish Tekken had a larger scene in the west.

[Shadow Mod]

The dumbass posturing in between actual nuggets of info is just too much now. Better off just waiting like a week after a shooting to get any sort of grasp on what happened. People are just obnoxious about their speculation as if it's grounded in facts.

[Mr. Nobody]

Tekken 7 looks beast and like a totally viable replacement for Virtua Fighter. Rip

Watched a stream the other week on Tekken twitch with Spooky and Markman there and it was amazing. Had Japanese vs Koreans. Koreans tore it up. With Tekken had a larger scene in the west.

girl bye

[Mods Help]

VF is dead. Time to accept it. Tekken 7 looks dope as fuck. You clearly haven't seen it. The stage design is straight piff. There's this nutso Arab stage dude, and I need that game. Too much Gloria tho.

[Shadow Mod]

All I remember about Tekken is a boxing block of wood, a grappling panda and a bunch of dudes in cat masks.

[Mr. Nobody]

VF is dead. Time to accept it. Tekken 7 looks dope as fuck. You clearly haven't seen it. He stage design is straight piff. There's this nutso Arab stage dude, and I need that game. Too much Gloria tho.

I won't  :'(

[mormapope]

Problem with Tekken 7 is the arcade version is about to be nine months old and there still isn't a release date for consoles. Namco has to be huffing poop to not prioritize a console version.

[studyguy]

I know like one person that owned a Saturn.
Beyond that... no one in my huge circle of friends growing up had anything fond to say about VF. Who are you people?

[Mr. Nobody]

Problem with Tekken 7 is the arcade version is about to be nine months old and there still isn't a release date for consoles. Namco has to be huffing poop to not prioritize a console version.

Probably gonna release an updated version for arcade then port that to consoles like 6

[mormapope]

Also, Tekken and Soul Calibur had much bigger competitive scenes when Street Fighter was stuck in Third Strike status. Tekken has always sold well as a fighting game series, but competitively it reached its peak when Capcom was afraid to release new fighting games (PS2/Xbox gen).

[Mods Help]

Tekken 7 drops on console early next year. Ps4 version announced in October. The thing is, they don't NEED to hurry to console. There is no Street Fighter cab this entry. Sniffing poop? Namco is making bank and cornering the Asian market with that cabinet.

Also, there's this crazy snow airfield stage and it sometimes turns into a snow storm. Shit is crazy.

Then you look at Sfv's stages and chortle. Tekken beat dat ass in  the stage department.

I know like one person that owned a Saturn.
Beyond that... no one in my huge circle of friends growing up had anything fond to say about VF. Who are you people?

People who have taste. VF was the shit. VF2 was even more of the shit. Virtua Fighter 4 is one of the most regarded and best selling fighters on the ps2. Where the fuck were you??

[Mr. Nobody]

I know like one person that owned a Saturn.
Beyond that... no one in my huge circle of friends growing up had anything fond to say about VF. Who are you people?

VF3 & 4 were pretty great


didnt get a chance to play much of 5 unfortunately

[Mods Help]

Also, Tekken and Soul Calibur had much bigger competitive scenes when Street Fighter was stuck in Third Strike status. Tekken has always sold well as a fighting game series, but competitively it reached its peak when Capcom was afraid to release new fighting games (PS2/Xbox gen).

Tekken 4 set things back a bit I think. I remember that game being a bomb at my arcade and we replaced it soon with SvC.

[Mods Help]

I think T7 could resurrect Tekken competitively in America. I know a lot of people (me included) who aren't big on Tekken and want that game because it looks incredibly well made and extremely polished. I can see it making some noise if Namco advertises it and plays their cards right. Then again, the west isn't generally interested in competitive fgs unless it's Capcom or Smash so who knows.

[mormapope]

As long as Tekken 7's online doesn't suck ass on consoles, the delay should be forgiven. Tekken Tag 2 has really good netcode, almost every 3D fighter last gen had great netcode. While Capcom fighters and Ed Boon fighters had terrible online play.

Tekken 4 was a huge misstep but Tekken 5 brought the series back in a big way. Tekken Tag Tournament 1 is also a great Tekken game that helped soften Tekken 4's eventual blow.

[nachobro]

Tekken and VF are two totally different styles of fighter. Saying T7 is a VF replacement is like saying UMVC3 is a good SF replacement

[mormapope]

I think T7 could resurrect Tekken competitively in America. I know a lot of people (me included) who aren't big on Tekken and want that game because it looks incredibly well made and extremely polished. I can see it making some nose if Namco advertises it and plays their cards right. Then again, the west isn't generally interested in competitive fgs unless it's Capcom or Smash so who knows.

This is 100% the truth. MK10 stream numbers have plummeted, while UMvC3 is still chugging ahead, even though both games are boring as fuck to watch. Guilty Gear is doing surprisingly alright, way better than what Persona Arena and its sequel did.

[Mods Help]

I only meant that VF is my 3d fg series and now that it's dead, I'm going with Tekken as my 3d fg. Not that it was literally comparable. A lot of VF fans are doing similar. At the tourney I watched, there was an entire group of VF players wrecking shit. Tekken isn't a literal replacement, but they're similar enough to scratch that itch.

[nachobro]

Ah okay that makes more sense. The movement in T7 is so much better than previous entries but it's nowhere near as smooth feeling as VF. It's a real bummer, but I do enjoy Tekken so I'm happy to keep playing it. I spent awhile with it at EVO and it really is the best Tekken yet. Strikes feel good, sidestepping isn't as broken, and RA adds a whole new dimension to the game.

[Mods Help]

I still haven't played it. The 'Cade scene here is dead, dead, dead. Haven't seen anyone playing any Tekken at my local. I'm getting SFV and T7 so I'm hoping there will be local people to duke it out with when it drops.

[nachobro]

If you already enjoy Tekken, I think you'll really dig it. The F2P game on PS3, Tekken Revolution, has a lot of similarities with T7 in regards to movement and Power Crushers (similar to FA in SF4).

New Mexico is one of the bigger Tekken scenes in the Southwest and TTT2 is still pretty dead here so it's not unusual to see. Texas, Houston specifically, used to have a huuuuuuuuuge Tekken scene back in the day. Dunno how it is now though.

edit: must still be a decent size since Namco brought T7 to Texas Showdown. That was THE Tekken tournament in the SW for a while

[Mods Help]

Texas Showdown is the main event. I couldn't go, but I haven't found any locals playing any Tekken. One place that has weekly tournaments for a different game used to run TTT2 tourneys, but hasn't in nearly a year. TGC runs Tekken Tag 2 in tourneys tho.

Unfortunately our FGC is pretty splintered. You can read more here:

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/comment/10108225/#Comment_10108225

[nachobro]

Houston has some good folks in the FGC there, I wish I could still travel to events like I used to

ABQ was on the path to being splintered in a similar manner but we managed to turn it around pretty well once I got a stable residence and was able to host a weekly event (been going about 6 years now) which in turn inspired other folks to host stuff and start running more small to mid-size events, which is the real key to keeping a scene together.

TTT2 is pretty much dead everywhere in the USA so it'll be hard to find local events with it. We still run it but only at bigger events, and even then it gets like 10 entries. Things should pick back up for T7 though

[Mods Help]

We've got Insomnia. The place I talked about earlier that has weeklies. It's pretty much the center for Houston fgc now. No cabs, just a bunch of tvs and consoles.

http://www.insomniavgc.com/

I've also got some other resources in case you want to head out east some time. I'll pm them to you.

A splintered community makes things hard. it makes it harder to find people to play and it makes it harder to improve your game. Online play is no substitute.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I might be going to houston next week.
Don't know why I'm telling you all this

[Mods Help]

Because you know you'll be bored out of your mind.

Go to a taqueria and get tacos. I don't know where you're from, but I doubt your Mexican food is better than ours. Order a burrito with al pastor with an Orange Jarritos.

[nachobro]

We've got Insomnia. The place I talked about earlier that has weeklies. It's pretty much the center for Houston fgc now. No cabs, just a bunch of tvs and consoles.

http://www.insomniavgc.com/

I've also got some other resources in case you want to head out east some time. I'll pm them to you.

A splintered community makes things hard. it makes it harder to find people to play and it makes it harder to improve your game. Online play is no substitute.

Sounds good. Dunno when I'll have a chance to make it there but always good to know FGC spots when I do go. I'll be in Dallas next year but I don't think that's close to Houston at all 

[Mods Help]

3 hr drive.

Watch out for Dallas.

You hear bout this shit?

http://esportsobserver.com/epic-gaming-lounge-disappears-from-the-scene-along-with-40k-prize-money/

Texas FGC in general needs a big shot in the arm. Thankfully we've got Chris Chou looking after us.

[thisismyusername]

Wanna know what really sucks about DoA? Underneath all the creepy weird shit is an actual fun fighting game. I loved the counter system. Helped save my scrub ass plenty of times. We need some game not catering to animus to steal that mechanic so I can play it without external and internal judgements being cast.

There's nothing really 'wrong' with all the fan servicey crap and costumes in DOA.  I mean, even the guys have some scantily-clad and fetish costumes...just nowhere near as many as the females.   

Which really makes me angry. I want to dress Ein up in skimpy swimsuits on Zack Island and have him play beachball with Jann Lee, his wingman anytime as Highway to the Danger Zone blares.

[nachobro]

3 hr drive.

Watch out for Dallas.

You hear bout this shit?

http://esportsobserver.com/epic-gaming-lounge-disappears-from-the-scene-along-with-40k-prize-money/

Texas FGC in general needs a big shot in the arm. Thankfully we've got Chris Chou looking after us.

Eh, I won't have car so never mind. I'm sure there will be something cool in Dallas, assuming I have time for games

Texas FGC gonna be okay. Too big to fail and y'all got good TOs

[Shadow Mod]

You can always just not play as Marie Rose.

I actually loved the DOA fighting mechanics when I played it back in the day. I haven't played one since 3, or maybe it was 4. Whichever one came out early after the 360's launch. I had a lot of fun with 2 on the Dreamcast though.

Games can also just not include pedopandering

 

[thisismyusername]

Sniffing poop? Namco is making bank and cornering the Asian market with that cabinet.

Meanwhile, outside of Asia, people are playing Street Fighter or other titles because Namco is taking their sweet time. If they don't release it soon, there's going to be no international competition if the Japanese continue to level-up because they have the game in their "hands"/areas they can play it in while the west can't. Which is Morma's point. Namco is high as fuck if they think taking a year between arcade to console is a good idea in this modern climate.