Top Tier Tips

Legendary Goken

Force of Nature

LG

FoN

Artwork & Design by:Leading up to the eventual release of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, myself and a couple companions of mine decided to put together a little mini-guide to help out relatively newer players to the DOA series. Whereas Team NINJA's "Get, Ready, Fight!" series focused around easing a new player into feeling comfortable with execution related matters and the like, this guide will touch on some of the more intricate aspects of DOA5's gameplay mechanics such as punishment, usage of throws and offensive holds, the stun system, stagger escapes, side steps, fuzzy guards and the like. It doesn't touch on every aspect of DOA's complicated system in the interest of trying to not get too complex, since that would be a bit better suited for an advanced level guide. The main focus of this mini-guide is to give newer players an appreciation for how deep DOA5's gameplay system is along with what to be focusing on while training for matches or what to think about during the matches themselves.Top Tier Tips Guide:In this guide we look at:1. Blocking2. Counter-Holding3. Throwing4. Punishment5. Spacing6. Juggling7. Mix-ups8. Guaranteed Moves9. Stuns10. Powerblows & Power Launchers11. Stagger Escaping12. Side Stepping13. Crushes14. Tech Rolls and Rising15. Fuzzy GuardingThere's a few other tidbits that we include too that could provide helpful as you train and prepare for matches with live opponents. They are mostly suggestions so an individual's experience with them may vary, but they have proved helpful to us in our experience.Here are the links included within the guide:I hope you enjoy the guide and find it insightful in some way, and good luck with your journey towards levelling up in DOA5:LR!