Dead or Alive 5 vs. Evolve: DLC Showdown!

[Paragon Fury]

So Dead or Alive 5: Last Round just released this Tuesday, and Evolve released shortly before that. While they're two completely different genres of games, they both have one big thing in common; a ton of Day 1 DLC.

But are they equally unfair? Someone I was talking to said I couldn't say anything about Evolve's DLC since I play DoA and it has a deluge of Day 1 DLC. But is the DLC for DoA actually DLC done right?

To compare:

Evolve

Cost -$60 - Includes skins and customization for base characters
Season Pass - $30 - Includes threes skins for existing Hunters and 4 new Hunters (Affects Gameplay)
33 items of skins/items, $75 individually - $60 if you buy in bundles (Do not affect gameplay)


Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

Cost - $40 - Includes all DLC characters from last Gen (Marie Rose, Nyotengu, Phase 4) and 2 new characters (Honoka, Radiou). All gameplay affecting features are included on the disc.

Season Pass - $70 - Includes the next 100 or so Costumes that will be released.
Ultimate Bundle - $93 - Includes every single DLC for every single character from the previous generation - all 210 costumes released in the last 2 years. (Do not affect gameplay)
Character Bundles - $20 - Allows you to buy all the costumes for 1 character (usually about 10-18)
Costume Set Bundles - $6 to $15 - Allows you to buy all the costumes of a certain set (IE: All the Bunny Outfits, all the Halloween Costumes etc.)

Evolve
Total Cost for all Gameplay Elements - $90
Total Cost for all Elements - $150

Dead or Alive 5
Total Cost for all Gameplay Elements - $40
Total Cost for all Elements - $210

I feel like Dead or Alive is far better; not only for the pricing, but because its gathering up 2 years of DLC instead of being a brand new game. In addition, there is a TON of customization already on the disc; every character has at least 4 skins by default that you can unlock (with some exceptions). Most characters have more - Helena, Kasumi, Ayane etc. all have at least 10 costumes each to unlock on the disc.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Jeez. How many times is Dead or Alive 5 going to be released? I still have the original collector's edition from GameStop, and that was the first version. What version is this? Like, four now?

Anyway, judging by your notes, I do think DoA has the better idea going for DLC. The game has been out for a while now--Has it really been two years? Man, I need to play that game--so this seems like a nice way for people who missed out on it to jump in and grab everything in one go. It just sounds like this is the complete experience released as a last offer for anyone who might be on the fence about it.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Jeez. How many times is Dead or Alive 5 going to be released? I still have the original collector's edition from GameStop, and that was the first version. What version is this? Like, four now?

Anyway, judging by your notes, I do think DoA has the better idea going for DLC. The game has been out for a while now--Has it really been two years? Man, I need to play that game--so this seems like a nice way for people who missed out on it to jump in and grab everything in one go. It just sounds like this is the complete experience released as a last offer for anyone who might be on the fence about it.

The third; original, Ultimate and now Last Round (for Next Gen).

And its not quite 2 years yet, but its close enough.

 

[josemlopes]

Yeah, the DLC in DOA is still overpriced as fuck but its stuff that they have been adding over time, not something that was out there to buy since day 1, it just means that they have been supportive of the game (although most of it is just skimpy outfits so heh).

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

The DOA5 DLC isn't going to make me feel like I'm missing out if I'm not forever throwing money at it. So it wins.

Also, DOA5(ps4) is £25 quid on amazon. Evolve is £35 and seems to be the very barebones of a game. No, thank you.