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Today Dengeki Online published a rather extensive interview with Dead or Alive 6 Producer Yohei Shimbori, who addressed the current state of the game.
First of all, Shimbori-san mentioned that there has been a mixed reception from the fans, with positive and negative voices.
Having worked for fifteen years on the franchise, he initially felt confident about covering the role of both Producer and Director. While this allowed him to help progress development smoothly in some way, it also mitigated the scrutiny on some decisions, because the double duty meant that they were focused all on one person. He tried to work on the game while listening to the feedback of the users by conducting beta tests, but not everything was done right and he regrets that.
As a consequence, after release, he stepped down from the role of Director and handed it to a reliable staff member, and he’ll be just the Producer of the game. This enables the team to more efficiently perceive the feedback from the users and the split leadership makes it easier to find issues that weren’t noticeable before. Other developers and members of the marketing staff have also been encouraged to reach out more actively to Shimbori-san himself and to the new Director if they have an opinion. Team Ninja is working hard to clear the current issues and make Dead or Alive 6 a better game.
Credit: Twinfinite
Source: DengekiOnline
Personal note:
This game is such a clusterfuck, a while ago we joked about DoA: VV having more players on Steam but I check the other day and Venus Vacation maintains it's lead.