Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate

Rikuto said:
This is going to sound sketchy after I just got some ragging on Alpha, but Rachel is currently broken.

Now understand that when I say broken I don't mean simply "unbalanced to the point of unfairness" like most people use offhand. When I say broken here, I mean she is doing shit she was not meant to ever be able to do, and her force tech stomp mechanics are... doing interesting things as a result.

It's like discovering your box of 9mm have been replaced with dumdums.

And I don't mean the lollypops.
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Do tell as I am already planning to main Rachel alongside Sarah.
Rikuto said:
Xbox has the larger online community, though it is still small compared to most other fighting games. It also has slightly better performance in certain situations.

PS3 tends to be the tournament system however. This is more of a TO thing, as they seem to have a limitless number of PS3's on hand and rarely any extra 360's. If you can change controllers on the fly in a tournament setting, or have a good converter, I would go with 360.

Additionally, you can also opt to purchase the 360 version and download the free Core Fighters PS3 version along with your main character of choice for a few dollars. Then you have both.
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I believe the big question is whether or not the F2P version will lead to an influx of new players.
 
all i gotta say,


FUCK RACHEL!

i thought momiji was the beginner friendly character according to what people were saying. i don't think they touched rachel. so much damage. the best ground hit move in the game hands down. and her combos are really easy to do but hurt a lot. i can't stand the woman.
 
But how can you hate somebody for being top tier. That's the most valid reason to do the opposite and like them.
 
I can't complain about Rachel after day 1. So far she looks silly though. Better use her until she gets fixed.

And I think the F2P version will bring in lots of players because it's free. It's a shame that there isn't a F2P version on the X360, but at least there's the opportunity for those to try the game out at least before dropping money on it.
 
So after putting the game in for a bit last night, I can give my impression of 5U's newbies/returning cast:

  • Momiji is probably my favorite of the new characters, although she doesn't feel like the strongest. If she can get someone who can use her to her absolute fullest, I will watch that player till the end of time.
  • Jacky is second, and feels the least VF of the VF characters. An absolute improvement over Jann Lee.
  • Leon is third. I see why people wanted him back. I might want to learn him to pair with Mila, get in time with Team Takedown.
  • Rachel is fourth. While I don't hate her, I don't enjoy using her. Still, she feels like a strong character, so we'll see what people can come up with at TFC.
  • Ein... was disappointing. I do not like using him at all. He's clunky, has awkward inputs, and just doesn't have the same energy as Hitomi. Still has the best Power Blow, though.
I also immediately plugged some time in with Mila, Brad, and Kokoro.
  • Mila feels... better. As if TN finally decided what they wanted her to do. Although I don't like that her SS Takedown is now SS~6T.
  • Brad doesn't feel too different, although seeing people slide across the ground after hitting them with a non-PB 4P+K is hilarious.
  • I never really noticed a difference with Kokoro either, but I never actually got any real fight time with her in vanilla 5.
 
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