mrfluke

@Phished0ne: agree with your view as well, but i guess that balance for you i guess, that there will always be people who will take stuff too far, and there will be the ones that will do their best to change those bad people's point of view

anyone else find it hard to nail the timing of the counters due to the horrible 360 dpad? i think im gonna give the fightstick a try on this game.

@bvilleneuve said:

@mrfluke said:

totally agree. with your view, but i highly doubt it will happen

Be the change you want to see in the world, man. Don't forget that, while society needs to change, we are part of society, and are the only agents who can effect that change.

yep, totally agree again, just wish there was more we can do other than post in comments and challenge other peoples ignorant opinions.

like i bought doa 5, love the fighting, love the deliberate stupid story, think the boob bounching is just silly and whatevs, think the chicks look great, but am i in love with fake videogame chicks? no. that doesnt mean i cant say they look great. but common opinion from people will be that your a weirdo playing doa 5.

just wish there was more than can be done other than staying strong with your opinions.

@bvilleneuve said:

@Phished0ne said:

@bvilleneuve said:

That Jeremy Parish article was okay, but it seemed at times to almost overcorrect. It's all well and good to remind people that any societal situation has facets which might don't get covered in the media as much as the more shocking ones, but at points it sounded like Parish was praising Japanese game developers for catering to this whole miserable subculture. Sexual assault is a problem in Japan (just like in many other nations), and normalizing it isn't the direction we should be heading in.

EDIT: Also, looking at that horror movie list, I just recently watched The Loved Ones for the first time, and damned if that's not one of the best horror movies I've ever seen.

But thats the same argument Jack Tompson and everyone else makes against violent video games. Just because some people act out their power or sexual fantasies in real life with unwilling people, doesn't mean you should limit access of edgier content to 'normal people'. Violent crime is an issue all over the world, so would you argue that GTA normalizes violent criminal behavior?

Also on a side note, Tokyo Gore Police just from the title sounds like a smoking hot burner.

It's actually totally not the same argument. I would never advocate putting legal restrictions on content in video games, or in any artistic medium. What I would advocate is making sure that on a societal level we make people aware, one, that an impulse to non-consensually grope, molest, or otherwise abuse any human being is absolutely unacceptable, and two, that if they have an impulse to non-consensually grope, molest, or otherwise abuse any human being, they should seek professional help. We can't just say "well that's just the nature of their subculture" like it's okay in any way.

totally agree. with your view, but i highly doubt it will happen

that was a fantastic article on Japanese games by that parish dude, it really takes home the fact that most other press sites (aside from GB, much appreciated Patrick) just continously bash japan on what is apparently a minor issue and a niche genre in japan.

like most sites are just bashing the shit out of doa because of boob bouncing. which yea its where doa got its identity, but doa is still a great accessible fighting game with a fun nonsensical story. but if you go to other outlets, you hear otherwise and then they go and bash japan.

quote from a dude in the 1up comments that pretty much summarizes it "people in general seem to sensationalize things and gravitate towards negativity first as if they're moths drawn to a burning flame."

@TobbRobb: yea i really wish they did silly endings in arcade mode. but the story mode was alright and it was their first real big budget attempt at a fighting game story and it was solid. so i cant blame them for putting their focus on a story mode this round

but if your looking for an accessible fighting game this is easily the most accessible hardcore fighter out of the bunch

id say just hit up a wiki on the storyline of the other doa's it doesnt really rely tooo much on the other games, 
here you go
http://www.giantbomb.com/dead-or-alive/62-135/


if you have a 3ds you should check out doa dimensions as that game summarizes the stories of doa 1-4

and now that they can paint their own story and they are not beholdent to itagakis bullshit. doa story can potentially get better from here on in.

so whats the over under on how long till we see a doa 6? 2-3 years? its obviously gonna be a next gen game. and im super interested to keep following their ridiculous story through.