If I had to sum up this game in 1 sentence I'd call it a 'high production value kusoge for initiates'.

• Very nice graphics
  
• Newbie-friendly mechanics
  
• Very accessible and reasonable tutorial
  
• Straight to the point game - starts up quickly and in 30 seconds you're in a match

• Roster of generic characters (unless you're a DNO player)
  
• A lot of characters' identity is replaced with mid-range zoning
  
• Terrible story mode you have to play to unlock final character (god forbid you enjoy playing story modes in fgs)

I'm gonna be real without any more lists:
When you open the game it feels sorta good, it's snappy, moves and combos feel good, rollback is great, online works flawlessly. That is until you realise almost every single character in this game has got a full screen special, a lot of normal hits combo into random stuff and a lot of usual depth in FGs was replaced with very hard hitting combos from random situations.

If you haven't watched any footage, this is often how DNF games play out:
You and opponent start in neutral.
One of you get hit and gets dropped down to 10% hp.
Now, the next hit will in 90% of situations lead to kill regardless of which player gets hit.
That's right.

DNF removes a lot of decision making, a lot of mixups were also removed so if you're looking to play anything that isn't basically full screen 'footsies' where you're allowed 2 hits, this really isn't the best game.

Mind you I omitted the fact this game released with a bunch of infinite combos where at least 2 of them are 1-button.

I can see this game going through drastic changes and being playable but I cannot recommend it as is, it's like that Sailor Moon kusoge but with a much bigger budget.

This is Arcsys' worst game since cross tag.

If I had to sum up this game in 1 sentence I'd call it a 'high production value kusoge for initiates'. [h1]The good[/h1] [list] [*]Very nice graphics [*]Newbie-friendly mechanics [*]Very accessible and reasonable tutorial [*]Straight to the point game - starts up quickly and in 30 seconds you're in a match [/list] [h1]The bad[/h1] [list] [*]Roster of generic characters (unless you're a DNO player) [*]A lot of characters' identity is replaced with mid-range zoning [*]Terrible story mode you have to play to unlock final character (god forbid you enjoy playing story modes in fgs) [/list] [h1]The ugly[/h1] I'm gonna be real without any more lists: When you open the game it feels sorta good, it's snappy, moves and combos feel good, rollback is great, online works flawlessly. That is until you realise almost every single character in this game has got a full screen special, a lot of normal hits combo into random stuff and a lot of usual depth in FGs was replaced with very hard hitting combos from random situations. If you haven't watched any footage, this is often how DNF games play out: You and opponent start in neutral. One of you get hit and gets dropped down to 10% hp. Now, the next hit will in 90% of situations lead to kill regardless of which player gets hit. That's right. DNF removes a lot of decision making, a lot of mixups were also removed so if you're looking to play anything that isn't basically full screen 'footsies' where you're allowed 2 hits, this really isn't the best game. Mind you I omitted the fact this game released with a bunch of infinite combos where at least 2 of them are 1-button. I can see this game going through drastic changes and being playable but I cannot recommend it as is, it's like that Sailor Moon kusoge but with a much bigger budget. This is Arcsys' worst game since cross tag.