DOA3 better than VF4e

[Kei]

Ha! bet that got your attension!

From a new interview with DOA director Tomonobu Itagaki

"Itagaki: Tekken 1 was good. Tekken 2 was better, and Tekken 3 even better than that. My family are big fans of Tekken 3! But Tekken was just did not push the genre at all. Such lazy development, it really annoys me. I do respect what the AM2 team did with Virtua Fighter 4. I am a fan of simplification, and I liked that they tried to increase the mass appeal of the game by cutting out one button. But DOA3 is still a better game."

HUH!?!?!?



Full interview found here

http://www.tokyopia.com/interviews.asp?articlesid=46

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[PeteJ]

Didn't he say this ages ago? Even before the Xbox was released.

[Nimmel]

I do nowadays prefer beat em ups like DOA3 and Soul Cailiber to more involved fighters, it has been a while since I have had time to sit down with another friend and practice, practice and practice again on one specific game. As I have gotten older my gaming time has become less and less due to work, more friends who now live all over the country entailing weekend visits and general day to day chores.

Being able to explain a game in a couple of minutes (smack the buttons a lot and do this to counter ) becomes key when you are trying to make the most of your maxi-chum gaming time.

Even my mum can play me at DOA3 when she comes to visit (and occasionally beat me ).

Although having far too much cash and little common sense I will probably pick up the PAL version of VF4:Evo.

[Saurian]

You'll find that if you concentrate and learn a game properly it's very rewarding. If time is short (as it is me also) it makes sence to play less games at a deeper level. DOA3 is truly pathetic as a beat em up whereas Evo is now is like a sport.

People passing up truly amazing games because they cant be bothered to learn how to play them pisses me off totally.

[Kei]

Didn't he say this ages ago? Even before the Xbox was released.

Sorry I only knew now

[Saurian]

Didn't he say this ages ago? Even before the Xbox was released.

Sorry I only knew now

That guy is so full of it - the amount of stuff they have blatantly ripped off AM2 is shocking. It's hilarious tho as they only rip the surface and have no idea how deep each of the techs actually are in VF4e (for example Jacky's backstep is a gate to a range of follow on techs whereas when they nicked it for Jann Lee it's just a pose)

[Kei]

Evo is now is like a sport.
.

Exactly!


If you want easy check out Powerstone 2

[Kei]

Didn't he say this ages ago? Even before the Xbox was released.

Sorry I only knew now

That guy is so full of it - the amount of stuff they have blatantly ripped off AM2 is shocking. It's hilarious tho as they only rip the surface and have no idea how deep each of the techs actually are in VF4e (for example Jacky's backstep is a gate to a range of follow on techs whereas when they nicked it for Jann Lee it's just a pose)

Man that is soo cheap!

ft:

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[ZeroRisk]

Evo is now is like a sport.
.

Exactly!


If you want easy check out Powerstone 2

But Powerstone 2 is just pure 'fun'.

It's not even in the same ball park.

Comparison to Evo would be SC2. But DOA3??? I took it back after a week when I realised every character was practically the same. It turned into a button masher, and I don't like my fighters to be like that. I like to know what is going on all the time.

[recipher]

Didn't he say this ages ago? Even before the Xbox was released.

Sorry I only knew now

That guy is so full of it - the amount of stuff they have blatantly ripped off AM2 is shocking. It's hilarious tho as they only rip the surface and have no idea how deep each of the techs actually are in VF4e (for example Jacky's backstep is a gate to a range of follow on techs whereas when they nicked it for Jann Lee it's just a pose)

DOA3 is, however, a good game to play with the wife. It's a bit more even ('cos relatively little skill is involved).

I'd never play VF4e with my wife. She'd never speak to me for weeks.

Mind you...

[PeteJ]

DoA3 was never designed to be depth and require practice (dare I say it, skill). It is simply meant for people who like to mash buttons and have fun. In this regard it succeeds, but SC manages to be highly accessible yet incredibly deep at the same time.

I like the use of arenas in DoA3 though, and I'd love them to expand on this with some HUGE levels and masses of interaction with the environment.

[Saurian]

But VF4e is not difficult to pick up and play.

Like dickface of the DOA team said himself the controls are simple. You have punch, kick and guard - that's it. The sidesteps are simple taps in the direction required. But behind the simple controls lies the deepest beat em up yet - you dont have to know everything about the game to have fun playing it. The game's training mode will have to winning matches with a character in no time. Unlike DOA - VF4e's training mode teaches you how to fight not just how to execute moves - it shows you what to do in so many different situations and how to react. It even goes as far as to show the tech from each person's perspective, so it teaches how to dish it out as well as receive. No other beat em up does this.

Dont know why people are scared of Evo - it's not complex to pick up and play, yet it has the depth to keep you going for years if you want to learn.

[JibberX]

I've been playing Virtua Fighter since well Virtua Fighter, I avoided VF3b and VF4, but I am deffo gonna get VF4evo at some point, once I have whittled a few games down. I just wish it was on the cube where my Stick lives.

[PeteJ]

Dont know why people are scared of Evo - it's not complex to pick up and play, yet it has the depth to keep you going for years if you want to learn.

This is an unfortuante misconception about Evo. Reading threads on here about terms I don't have a clue about, massive combos and reports of competitions in Japan. To be honest, I am getting scared off the game. Sometimes I get the impression that to get anything back from the game, you need to practice every day for hours on end - I know I won't do this.

I am glad you say otherwise though.

[Kei]

Dont know why people are scared of Evo - it's not complex to pick up and play, yet it has the depth to keep you going for years if you want to learn.

This is an unfortuante misconception about Evo. Reading threads on here about terms I don't have a clue about, massive combos and reports of competitions in Japan. To be honest, I am getting scared off the game. Sometimes I get the impression that to get anything back from the game, you need to practice every day for hours on end - I know I won't do this.

I am glad you say otherwise though.

Have you ever picked it up and had a quick play? Honestly its pretty easy, with someone like Pai you can easily knock out her PPPK combos and win a couple rounds, its a fun game, may sound overtly technical but you can go deep if you wish to, I mean people wouldn't have started to play evo in the first place if it wasn't fun!

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