#Dead or Alive 3

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CHRISTIE | DEAD OR ALIVE 3

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Kasumi birthday photoshoot (p1)

I didnt get a suit but i got a bromide, Oil, ring, cake and lipstick

Shout out to all of the pisces, its Pisces Season !

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Requested by anon

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Happy 27th Anniversary to Dead or Alive!

On the 26th of November, twenty seven years ago, the original Dead or Alive game was released in Japanese arcades.

The world was introduced to the fast-paced action of DOA, and with DOA2 and 3 heralded as two of the best fighting games in the genre, it established itself as a landmark title in the fighting game genre as well as gaming in general.

The plot centers on the fight between the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan and the giant conglomerate DOATEC, host of the Dead or Alive World Combat Championship tournaments. Featuring a cast of colourful and cool characters, all fighting in the tournaments in hopes of fulfilling their own personal goals.

The impressive counter-based combat system, beautiful graphics and crazy stage interactions, from exploding fuel tanks to jumping off cliffs and tumbling down staircases, are the three core pillars of DOA that set it apart from its competition. Of course, the female cast, for better or worse, is also central to DOA, gaining popularity with its fans as well as notoriety with the general public, who often thinks there is no actual substance under the massive catalogue of swimsuit DLCs and breast physics. Oversexualislzation of female characters in games, and fighting games specifically, is nothing new, but where DOA differentiated from other mainstream fighting games, is by launching a spin-off series, the notorious Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball sub-series, where the female cast and their sex appeal is put front and center, a factor that continued to spill over more and more to the main series in DOA4 and 5, with the team attempting to set the fighting game line of the series apart with DOA6, to mixed results.

As of 2016, the franchise has sold over 9.7 million units worldwide.

The future of the main fighting game series is currently unknown. Xtreme Beach Volleyball is still going strong, but after DOA6 failed to impress both the wider casual audience and the competitive FGC scene, while also pissing off longtime fans with predatory DLC practices on top of that, a DOA7 does not currently seem possible in the horizon, with Team Ninja currently enjoying the aftermath of Nioh's success.

I grew up with DOA and will be eagerly awaiting news of its eventual return, because a series with so much wackiness and genuinely fun gameplay will eventually crawl itself back from the dead, I'm sure of it!

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*GOOD OLD TIMES*

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Discord Twitch Ko-Fi

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KASUMI WIN QUOTE

DEAD OR ALIVE 3 (2001)

TECMO

MICROSOFT XBOX (2001)

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Today's Best Girl of the Day is…

Tina Armstrong from the Dead or Alive series

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Tina Armstrong fucking rocks

(Footage from Dead Or Alive 2 Ultimate & Dead Or Alive 3)

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Ace Team Elise Hitomi

My trendy friends came to kick ass

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The Fist of Innocence

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On the 15th of November, twenty three years ago, Dead or Alive 3 was released in North America for the XBOX.

Dead or Alive 3 continues the Dead or Alive series' fast-paced, combo-heavy combat, known for its fluid movement and counter-based mechanics. Dead or Alive 3 introduced improved graphics, smoother animations, and more interactive, multi-level environments, taking advantage of the Xbox's power. It features a roster of diverse characters, each with unique fighting styles, and includes new fighters like Hitomi and Christie. The game received praise for its visuals and accessibility, appealing to both newcomers and veteran players.

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*GOOD OLD TIMES*

Onii-chan! Hayate Onii-chan...

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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