IGN : DOA5 Bass Character Breakdown [Day 7]

Bass was not available in the E3 build of Dead or Alive 5 that was on the show floor. However, lucky members of the media were able to catch an early glimpse of the legendary wrestling superstar. At the time he seemed to be shaping up quite well, but it was still very early and a lot has changed since then, both in terms of game system changes and direct changes to the characters. As we took a closer look at Bass Armstrong, we found that he is the definition of a heavy-hitting, grappler character.

As you may already know, there are several stuns in DOA5 that do not allow an opponent to use a counter hold. The original intention was also to have any stun that knocks the opponent off of their feet, stop them from countering immediately. The idea was to give the offensive player a little time to play with before a counter hold, but not enough to land any guaranteed attacks. This didn’t work as well as we’d hoped in the E3 build of the game, but playing as Bass Armstrong has shown us that things are working much bette [ Read More... ]

Source: IGN