Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Sexy Season Pass on PS4/XBox One Might Cost You More than a Strip Club

Going to a strip club might be costly, nowadays, but there's something else that might cost you a pretty penny, and isn't that far in the titillation provided: The season pass for the newly released Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.

[DarkOcelet]

Wait a moment, the season pack cost 93$!?. What in the actual F**K! And they are costumes. This is a ****in ripoff. First Evolve with its BS dlc and microtransactions and now this other BS right here.

The customes should be in the game you ****in greedy bastards. **** you Team Ninja. Thats another developer i will never support again.

[TheJacksonRGN]

Cue the "first Evolve" comments. Dead or Alive 5 did this "BS dlc" back on PS3 and Xbox 360.

[ShinMaster]

That depends. Just how much of the character customization in Evolve is dependent on DLC?

[-Lawless-]

It's not even remotely the same as Evolve and in fact Team Ninja would be more justified in using the same illogical cookie cutter response as those Evolve Devs did, more so than they ever where. "You don't Have to Buy the DLC" the Evolve Devs are full of BS.

In this case there isn't anything wrong with it. DOA5 isn't a full retail priced game and the content it comes with is more than enough to suffice because the content is only cosmetic.

It's not taking away from the game play experience at all if I can't put Kasumi in a dress that I purchased... in fact you can unlock several alternate costumes in the game just fine.

Don't make it seem like every time a developer actually makes DLC like they are supposed to rather than holding back disc locked content and microtransactions; like the majority do now, that because it's inaccessible to everybody means they are scummy as hell like Activision and TurtleRock. Do you even realize how many costumes DoA5 has accessible, and they are just supposed to hand out their work for free?

That's pretty counter productive, especially considering they've given people Core Fighters for free.

[AKissFromDaddy]

"DOA5 isn't a full retail priced game"

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is a re-release of a re-release.

First, Dead or Alive 5 in 2012. Then, Dead or Alive 5 Plus and Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate in 2013. Now, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.

The Balls They Would Have For Asking For Full Price Would Be Unbearable.

"Team Ninja would be more justified in using the same illogical cookie cutter response as those Evolve Devs did, more so than they ever where. "You don't Have to Buy the DLC" the Evolve Devs are full of BS."

This selective bias is hilarious and obvious. When it's one's favored video game, it's acceptable.

If it's a new IP that you have no attachment to, it's laughably unacceptable, huh? lol.

[-Lawless-]

@AKissFromDaddy In response to what I previously said...how are you able to deduct that Dead or Alive 5 is my favored title over Evolve?

There is no selective bias in my opinion so if hilarity has ensued on my behalf due to my analyzing of both companies business practices and forming a opinion from such then by my means laugh on...I guess.

It still doesn't change the fact that even without the DLC the core fundamentals of Dead or Alive 5 remain the same and the incentive for purchasing DoA5's extra content is nowhere near as intrusive as Evolve's DLC Hud.

I bought DoA5 on release and didn't care for it so after awhile I sold it. Since then they have addressed many issues I've had with the game in it's Ultimate iteration.

However I didn't purchase repurchase DoA5 in the form of Ultimate instead I used Core Fighters and drew my conclusion from there. I opted for buying the content in Core Fighters that I "WANTED" because it's what I wanted not because it was content I felt obligated to subject myself to to increase the re-playability of the game like with Evolve in most cases.

The content I purchased in Core Fighters for PS3 will be accessible to me in the PS4 version and I will be able to play the game my way even if I don't purchase Last Round at it's desired price. It's not a greedy practice for a company to ask for money for adding new content to a game they want to continue to support.

On the other hand it's exactly the opposite of that to have content at the ready only to dissect the full game into bits and pieces so they can milk your pockets by making you feel excluded from other people in the community. "You Better Get This Content or You'll Be Left Behind". Destiny being the biggest offender to date and Evolve a close second.

This is why DOA5's DLC issue doesn't even compare in my opinion and why I say Team Ninja is more justified using that "You Don't Have To Buy The DLC If You Don't Want To" response...hell...you don't even have to buy the game if you don't want to and you can still play it.

[CocoWolfie]

they made so many costumes. WHY?! XD

[Eidolon]

Yeah, but boobs, so yeah.

[CODallday]

there is 141 items to buy for Last of Us Remastered,but of course nobody complain because naughty dog made it

[Spotie]

I'm certain it didn't cost ninety bucks, either.

[Ozmoses]

I don't own or plan on owning Evolve or DOA...

but I mean if you thought the Evolve DLC was bad... than you need to go look at the PSN Store...

I'm still scrolling down trying to find something that doesn't have to do with DOA5LR..

literally took me like 2 minutes of constant scrolling before I finally came to the Add-ons that dropped last Tuesday (2/10)

[ChrisW]

This has to be an early April Fools joke.

[jonrskittles]

Atleast it's only costumes, and not new characters or anything special. Quit bitching. Plus doesn't Evolve have new monsters or whatever in it's DLC? Anyway I still dislike how the game is at full price since its an old game from like 2012. Should be 20-40 bucks atleast.

[Ozmoses]

I'm not 100% sure..

but on the PSN store it says something like DOA5LR: Core Fighters only and it is downloadable for free.

I'm assuming you can download this version and it has "certain" core fighters...

if you want all the extra stuff.. than you have to buy all that stuff.

[TrollsBringer]

You know why they're expensive? Because time has proven again and again that gamers will pay any price to get their instant gratification.

[Blastoise]

I thought this was the PS3/360 version remastered with all the DLC built in. The amount of stupid DLC that should have been unlockable in the first place is why I never bought the Vita version.

Guess i'll never get to play a complete version of this game. You can shove your season pass where the sun doesn't shine

[OrangePowerz]

I don't know to what strip clubs you go but mine are very expensive.

On a serious note if that price is right and not just a placeholder its ridiculous for what is probably on disc content.

[Abriael]

Can't be a placeholder, since it's already for sale, both on PSN and Xbox Live.

[CocoWolfie]

I havent heard of a PSN price placeholder, even games that are £40 are £59.99 on the PS Store and dont change :/ my guess is all those costumes come into play. (when they shouldve been on the disc anyway??)

[OrangePowerz]

Sometimes people might forget to flip a switch when they activated it in.the store. Stranger things happened in the past :D

It just looks too insane to be real, it's like on the level of mobile games microtransactions rip off.

I know whay game deserves a massive backlash on the internet.

[Baka-akaB]

I'm just glad it's no character dlc , making such a pass useless and irrelevant to me . Even if i agree that after 3 version of doa 5 , most if not all of that stuff should be offered with the game , or at least free

[Dan50]

Once again GOTY version for me.

[Gran Touring]

wow, and people are complaining about Evolve? This is already the third and complete "Ultimate" edition of Doa5, and there's a season pass nearing $100 of additional dlc? not to mention that they're ALL costumes?

See the problem is that we don't hold these developers' feet to the fire, and that Tecmo actually believes this level of price gouging is acceptable, and has been since vanilla DOA5

[hellothere1977]

$93 for costumes? Wonder if I can ask them to remove all "costumes" in the regular game and credit me back $53 from my purchase. Sounds fair and logical to me if they feel "costume" DLC is worth $93.

:D

[Scatpants]

Remember when Dead or Alive games had a bunch of costumes and they all were free? That was cool.

[nyobzoo]

well to be fair, there are 400 costumes in Last Round that you can unlock by playing the game. Not to mention that since the season pass is only costumes, it shouldn't affect the game in any way

[DualWielding]

yah I'm not happy about the amount of DLC but there's not denying that they are giving more costumes on the base games that any other game has with their DLC included

[AKissFromDaddy]

First, Dead or Alive 5 in 2012. Then, Dead or Alive 5 Plus and Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate in 2013. Now, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round...and still this much DLC.

Evolve gets like 20-30 opinion pieces whining about it's $61 of cosmetic DLC, even though all DLC Maps and Game Modes are free, Pre-Orders netted the DLC Monster for free, and DLC Hunters and Monsters can still be played alongside or against.

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is a re-release of a re-release...with WAY MORE cosmetic DLC.

I wonder how selective bias will handle DOA5 Last Round, lol.

[Baka-akaB]

I dont necessarily disagree , and i'm not saying i'm ok with especially their prices , but DOA5 is still a cheaper re-release with a few new characters , rebalance , and over 300 costumes . And they are also release a free to play trial version with at least 4 chars

Should they have included more costumes ? Well they kinda already did and feature tons more than its competition on that side ... and there only one retail fighting game on the market , since the ps3/360 than isnt selling colors or costumes , re-release or not

[MetroidFREAK21]

LMAO

[theFAYEsorceress]

can we have a version of the game where the girls are nakey for free then? you know, since clothing costs so much apparently.

[IVanSpinal]

Good one

[LightDiego]

I would never go to a strip club, i've heard there are naked girls there! I will spend on BF and CoD dlcs, thank you very much.

[GearSkiN]

Almost a 100 for a damn outfits, if I ever find out my friends bought the season pass, they gonna get slap by me! That's stupid as hell.

[PickAShoe]

Next game will be called "Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, I Promise This Time For Sure".

[DxTrixterz]

I'd say Dead or Alive 5: Final Round.

[Paytaa]

Anyone wanna take a trip back to 2004 with me? Where practices like this were basically non-existent.

[DxTrixterz]

2004. Ah such good year. Half-Life 2,GTA San Andreas,World of Warcraft,Far Cry and lot more great games came out that year and of course there wasn't any BS practices aka day 1 dlc,microtransactions,preorder bonuses,disc locked content. Man what happened to good old gaming? Can you just imagine how else gaming is gonna change into worse in 11 years from now.

[AD705]

I was thinking about playing this game and then this shit comes around. I will not support this bullshit practice that has infested so many games nowadays.

[DxTrixterz]

http://n4g.com/news/1671260...

How is having 4th version of the same game plus $92.99 for season pass not milking the franchise? Please I beg you guys explain me this. $92.99 for season pass? What the hell. This is the most expensive season pass ever released. Shame there are plenty of people that will buy it anyway. By the way what would you spend $92.99 on (gaming related)? I'd get like 2-3 fairly new preowned PS4 games for that.

[bigodon]

for clarify people:
this just cost twice what they are charging for this re release of a re release game + 12$

you pay 40$ for the game
then "optionaly" pay 40, plus other 40, plus more twelve for have a bunch of clothes? its even comes with new characters or scenarios

[Jon61586]

Looks like team ninja should have gotten rid of itagaki

[CODallday]

Actually they need him more than ever.

[PhucSeeker]

So very true, i want my Ninja Gaiden 4 with him as the director. The others in Team Ninja clearly don't have a single clue when it come to making a proper Ninja Gaiden game it seems.

[Aleithian]

Perfectly reasonable. They give you the option to pick and choose what you want, or get everything for $93.

You don't want it, don't buy it.

[DxTrixterz]

First off all you don't even get everything for those $93. You only paying for future dlc. The ones that didn't not come out with LR that have been already released you still have to pay for them separately. Two as long as you do not have all the content in game it just doesn't feel complete.

[Aleithian]

Well sure, of course it doesn't apply to past dlc. It's still a bargain if a dlc pack costs what, $24 or thereabouts? And there's about 6-7 coming at least? That's a bargain.

And for past dlc, either pay $93 for the lot (well over $93 worth) or download the dlc you've already bought at no additional cost. Again, a great deal.

Or, complain about how pointless the dlc is and don't buy it, saving yourself the money. There is nothing wrong with this equation.

[Redempteur]

For once i'll just be happy that if i've bought dlc , i'm keeping it .

That way i don't feel like i've wasted money

Feeling this way is better if you decide to support a game you enjoy playing ..

There are plenty of dlc costumes i just dislike so i'm happy i don't have them.

Simple as that.

[bigodon]

@AKissFromDaddy yeah, you remember something way scarier... this is a RE RELEASE from a RE RELEASE

for the fck god sake, what hell happened to team ninja :/

1st: they are charge you 40$ bucks (2/3 of retail 0day game price), this should cost 20$
2nd: they have done ANYTHING to improve, they just upscale to 1080, without any AA, and use all older assets... make me think they are lazy and did this for cash run
3rd: the new characters aren't enough to do justice
4th: what the hell they're think ask this insane amount of money for ingame clothes? makes me mad because some people buy this and encourage this crap

i was doa die hard fan and they only droped the ball so hard on lastgen and now just make an awful debut into this one. I realy hope to see doa6 with all new engine and tech new tekken uses, with named fair bundle of dlc that not ripp us of (i'm not against dlc, they just need to do it good for us too and stop the sacam)

[WizzroSupreme]

Is it called "Sexy Season Pass"? Because I'd totally believe that Techmo Koei would name it that.

[Stringerbell]

Can someone clarify, I thought this was coming with 400 costumes on disk?

[DxTrixterz]

Well yeah it does but another 600 are DLC plus there will be more DLC in the future.