![]() That's a great problem for any fighting game to have, and Team Ninja is always listening and updating when it comes to ensuring this remains true as best it can. What DOA has always done well is present a balanced cast that has been difficult for the hardcore fan base to settle on an accurate tier list for. Not strictly an original character, and nor is Honoka in terms of combat, really, so there is some disappointment that Last Round doesn't bring more new exciting and energetic 20-something martial artists along the lines of Hitomi and Mila, but either way, the roster is boosted to the series' highest count yet: a whopping 34, including SEGA's returning Virtua Fighter characters. His heavy weight class and slow movement make him a tough one to get used to, but he has a lot of precise inputs that deal huge damage when pulled off, making him a formidable opponent. Raidou, the final boss defeated by the hands of Kasumi in the original Dead or Alive, makes his first return to the series (story wise) as an undead cyborg devoid of his memories. ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, the reality is that Honoka is fun to play as, since the combination of so many different moves and styles being chained together are actually pulled off well and still take skill to perform. ![]() Unlike many duplicates in fighting games, she is not a clone of any one single fighter, but the nature of her mimic style that she brands "Honoka-Fu" might be viewed as lacking in effort, for she doesn't present an entirely new fighting art that hasn't yet been seen in the series. In truth, Honoka is an amusing character to play as, incorporating lots of styles and stances, including those of Brad Wong and Jann Lee, and despite her high-pitched voice being a cause for annoyance at times, she even rather hilariously imitates the phrases of fighters during certain trademark moves. Marie and Honoka certainly do that, and can be accepted more positively if it means appealing to particular demographics, increasing the interest of the series to others that may have shied away before. Whether the portion of fans that were happy with young Marie's inclusion into the mature DOA universe were heard loudest, putting Honoka's creation into motion, is unknown, but the case can be made that Team Ninja is trying to bring more variety into the selection of fighters. The second major revision of the original Dead or Alive 5 after DOA5 Ultimate, DOA5 Last Round doesn't bring too much in the way of new content outside of two extra characters and stages, plus hundreds of DLC costumes built in and customisable hairstyles, but it does mean the series' accessible and refined fighting system now reaches entire new sections of the market on the latest wave of consoles.įollowing the very divisive loli character Marie Rose joining the roster in DOA5 Ultimate (who is now in the game by default, alongside fellow previously-DLC characters Phase 4 and Nyotengu), it does initially look like Team Ninja took a more straightforward route with Last Round's addition of Honoka, a Japanese schoolgirl with practically the same face as Marie, and a fighting style that mimics the rest of the cast's moves. After a shaky launch that saw Dead or Alive 5 Last Round being prone to a number of bugs in its first week or so, the latest patch now sees Team Ninja's vibrant and bouncy fighter settle into the acceptable state that it should have been released in. ![]()
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