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3D Fighters

Bear in mind that the cultural climate is not the same as it was back in the day. For some of these, it may be next to impossible for a proper return.

~R

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High Kick ‘Dead Or Alive 2: Hardcore’ PlayStation 2

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こんにちは。 

PatreonにLeifangのイラストを投稿しました。 

Hello. 

I submitted an illustration of Leifang to Patreon. We appreciate your support.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/leifang-82879356

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All American ‘Dead Or Alive’ PlayStation Support us on Patreon

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Dead or Alive: Venus Fighters (Round 1)

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I'd say...the guy who kidnapped her and her brother, corrupted her sister's surrogate father, and is trying to take over the world with clones of her.

One of which is among the CHEAPEST bosses in fighting game history.

Yeah, I'd want Victor Donovan dead, too.

~Ryan Brown

jeez Kasumi

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Someone draw the Dead or Alive cast like this, please.

~Ryan Brown

Every facial expression in this picture is priceless

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You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.

By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.

I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?

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Best Girl. Don't @ me.

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I miss DOA. Do you?

Dead or Alive turns 27 today.

Unfortunately, only Xtreme: Venus Vacation is keeping the franchise alive (Ninja Gaiden doesn't count as that series is on ice, too), as Team Ninja currently doesn't have the courage to keep things going in the public eye. This is because while the combat has always been solid, the other half of the DOA experience - the fanservice - is impossible to represent faithfully in today's social climate.

Or at least, it feels that way. Why? Because people are afraid of breasts, and afraid of other people knowing they like breasts alongside combos, counters, juggling, counters, footsies, interactive stages transitions, counters, dramatic stories, and anime tropes.

Did I mention counters? Because that's the core feature that helped DOA stand out from the crowd. Alongside, of course, the fanservice.

It's frickin' Dead or Alive. A solid, cleverly made, SEXY AF fighting game. You can't have the combat without the fanservice. Nerfing one to focus on the other just doesn't work, as DOA 6 tragically proved.

The greed that plagued the last two games certainly didn't help matters, either.

It would be quite simple (so to speak) to bring the series back with a seventh game. As far as the gameplay goes, just expand on what worked with DOA 1 - 5, figure out what didn't work with 6, and evolve things from there.

However, the other, just as important half of DOA is a trickier beast. How would Team Ninja handle the fanservice in this modern society of degenerate prudes, social justice whiners, cancel culture, and DEI ESG BS? For years DOA was fine blazing its own trail, but when e-sports (which ISN'T sports, btw) became mainstream, Tecmo Koei wanted that money and tried to force DOA to conform after being shamed by the mainstream FGC, hypocrites that they are. The end result is DOA 6 tanking and the franchise being treated like some dirty little secret.

Suffice to say, we need Dead or Alive back, but not only does it need to be allowed to be Dead or Alive, people need to be willing to let it be Dead or Alive. And while yes, I have advocated to giving the fanservice a break, I should clarify that I was referring to the marketing. DOA should remain spicy as ever, but the main attraction should be the Fighting Entertainment. Come for the fisticuffs, stay for the hotness, you know? If the normies have a problem with that, they can piss off back to the rest of the genre that is allowed to be as spicy as it wants for one reason or another.

DOA should prioritize, but play it safe? NEVER. Again, though, people have to be willing to welcome it back, and show that fact to Team Ninja.

~Ryan Brown

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April Fool’s Day is in a few days, and I just wanted to make this clear. This blog is safe, and I can promise you no screamers, nothing emotionally abusive, no fake posts, and nothing to intentionally trigger dissociation. You are safe here.

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"Woke" is a word that is thrown around a LOT nowadays. Here's why.

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Chun-Li, Mai & Kasumi by yqgkg

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おはようございます！(｀・ω・´)ゞ PatreonにDEAD OR ALIVEのイラストを投稿しました。 

Good morning! I submitted an illustration of DEAD OR ALIVE to Patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/homare

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Zack's always been an interesting character. Here's a tribute to him!

~Ryan Brown

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Mlem

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