The Rev It Up Interviews Series #2 is Officially Up and this time round, I had chance to interview a Dead Or Alive 5 player, Thunder Ninja!! For those that don't know. he has been a very long Hayabusa player since Dead Or Alive 2. He used to enter national tournaments for Dead Or Alive 4, such as the Championship Gaming Series Qualifers in the UK when it was around. Within in this interview, he discusses about why DOA is such a unique game and he shares his views on Virtua Fighter Characters joining the Dead Or Alive 5 Cast!
RIUP - Tell me a bit about yourself
ThunderNinja02 - I'm a gamer, and have been for 7-8 years or so, my main games are Dead or alive, Halo and Assassins Creed. i have followed these games ever since they started..I'm 19, live in London England, and I'm a dancer, (for who you'll have to be nice and ask me privately =P ) i also do a bit of writing here and there, writing things like stories, songs and the occasional poem.
RIUP - How did you get into gaming?
so in a nutshell i got into gaming through influences from others
RIUP - Knowing you that you're a DOA player, what is it about DOA do you like about and what kind of things make the game stands out from that likes of games such as Tekken Tag 2?
ThunderNinja02 - well, i have always liked dead or alive from the start, its character were very interesting and beautifully made and the gameplay was easy to pick up on. leaping forward into DOA5, i think dead or alive 5 stands out from TTT2 because its stages are very fun to play on, and rounds are never the same. again back to the characters, the only other character outside of DOA that i like is Rain and Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat. the DOA characters always had a certain flare about them ,my favourite duo being Ryu Hayabusa and Kasumi. with Ryu being my main and Kasumi as a secondary character,
I also believe that visually Dead or Alive 5 is a step above TTT2, VF5 and Street fighter. especially in the stages, but this is my opinion, im not trying to put down the other fighter games
RIUP - Do you think that DOA5 is the best DOA game out of all the DOA games in the past?
ThunderNinja02 - in some ways yes i do, visually the game is beautiful, and the stages are very well designed and constructed. the gameplay is very similar to doa 3 rather then 2 or 4. it is still easy to pick up. some moves however are ridiculous and hard to pull off
it is probably one of the more fun to play DOA's. because its easy to pick up, my friends get the hang of it easily and we have fun on the game. The online mode however is a bit of a let down for me. its slow to find other players and the rankings are all over the place. plus in dead or alive 4 yu can grab a online friend and play tag team with 2 others, in doa5 you cant do that.
however i believe that the gameplay, visuals and the fact that it is easy to get into over shadows the disappointing online service. and knowing team ninja they will fix all the issues sooner or later
RIUP - Do you make any gaming vids? If so, What type of Gaming vids to you create?
ThunderNinja02 - yes i do make gaming videos, usually its just random videos but i am starting my first lets play series.and i aim to do more,
RIUP - If there was like someone who hasn't even played DOA before in their life, how would you explain to that person?
RIUP - If there was like someone who hasn't even played DOA before in their life, how would you explain to that person?
Dead or Alive 5 features guest characters from Sega's Virtua Fighter fighting game series and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and more realistic visual style than its predecessors. Its plot is set two years after the events of Dead or Alive 4, telling the interrelating stories of various characters in connection to the new DOA tournament and the continuing hunt for Kasumi's evil clone.
The game received generally favourable reviews.
RIUP - There has been recently been quite a big update for DOA5, which includes changes to all of the characters moves changes and just recently released costume packs round 9 (aka Fighters Pack). Do you think the changes made the game better? Also, what other DLC things would you like to see in DOA5?
ThunderNinja02 - I have actually not had the chance to play around with the new patch because at the time i write this the patch is not out for the xbox 360 yet.
i like the concept of the DLC stage in DOA5 and would love to see more. i would actually like to see some dlc for free characters in the game, maybe stick ein and
RIUP - Are there any games that you are looking forward to playing this year
ThunderNinja02 - I am looking forward to the new tomb raider game. i like the look of it and the story seems to be quite interesting. and im also looking forward to the new Pokemon X and Y on the 3DS, because i missed out on black and white.
im not sure if the rumours are true but if they are, the new Super smash bros for the wii U and the 3DS would be a good game to look forward to
RIUP - Do you think the Virtua Fighter 5 characters are a good addition to the DOA cast? Should there really be Dead Or Alive 5 x Virtua Fighter game?
ThunderNinja02 - Personally i think that only sarah was a good edition to the the game, akira and pai just seem to not fit into it quite as well as sarah, plus i have seen sarah used far more times then the other 2.
a doa5 versus virtua fighter would be good to see, espcially in thing like the stages and how it would lay out the commands..... because in street fighter v tekken it had the street fighter controls
a doa5 versus virtua fighter would be good to see, espcially in thing like the stages and how it would lay out the commands..... because in street fighter v tekken it had the street fighter controls
RIUP - Speaking of the new tomb raider game, what do you actually think of it? Have you seen the Multi Player for it?
ThunderNinja02 - I have seen footage here and there and to be honest the multiplayer looks impressive right now, might review for my youtube when i get my hands on it
I actually think that, aside from multiplayer, the story looks very gripping and seems to be a new step in the way lara croft is viewed, in previous games she had that femme fatale feel, but here in this game she just looks like a inncoent women that just wants to survive and get home
RIUP - Are you a Casual Gamer or a Competitive gamer and Why?
ThunderNinja02 - for DOA i would like to think that i can be both, like on my youtube if you watch my gaming night with snotgurgler and sickone95, that is me just chilling and casual. but then in my tournament videos for the DOA5 alpha version is my more competitive attitude....
however in games like halo 4, im told i should play competitively but i prefer to play halo 4 in a casual manner because i always have and always will play it... but if i have to up my game in halo and DOA then i will
RIUP - Any shout outs that you want to say?
ThunderNinja02 - nothing much, just a few shoutouts to my twitter followers, my subscribers on youtube, Snotgurgler and Sickone95 for being in my videos..... and one to my DOA team (Seleene Scale, Currently inactive) who are Leifang12, lavendergirl, hurricane rev, sakura madoi and BlasianPersuasi
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