Doa Summer Vacation

The end of the school year was fast approaching and it was time to start making plans for summer vacation. That problem was a real dilemma because last winter I found myself ill-prepared, with a lot of build-up of stress at school. Last year I put off the planning until two weeks before we left and the trip felt like a last minute emergency evacuation. This year I decided not to make the same mistake again. We booked our holiday six months in advance and started taking measures to stop the buildup of stress in my life now so that when I finally arrived at my summer vacation, I could relax.

The Doa boys are taking a break from their jobs and school to go on summer vacation. Join them as they travel the world on their luxury cruises, luxurious beach resorts, exciting theme parks, and more.Summer vacation – a time when children are free to roam and explore the world around them with an almost limitless imagination.Bali’s famous Uluwatu Temple is a picturesque cliff-top temple that is built out of ancient stone. The architecture and view from the temple will surely awe you. But what makes this place even more interesting is the annual surf festival where thousands of surfers from around the world come to experience the perfect waves along Uluwatu.

School is out, and for many of us, that means another summer of long days and short nights, countless adventures, and…more meaningful family time. The funny thing about summer is that it seems to sneak up on us. By the time we realize it’s here, our lives are already booked with activities, vacations and camps. If you’re anything like me, you invariably find yourself at the grocery store with the kids on a Tuesday two weeks before school ends staring at an incomplete list and wondering where in the world the last two weeks went. If you’re like me, you’ll also be hoping against hope that putting an end to your vacation-planning procrastination doesn’t lead to learning how to say “moo” in Thai while visiting a cattle ranch (that was a joke — please don’t teach your kids how to say “cow”). So how can you keep your sanity (or as much sanity as one can keep when dealing with kids who don’t want to wear pants) – or at least ensure you get some fun things done this summer? Press Tab to write more…

he game was first announced in Tokyo Game Show 2016 as a browser game. In Tokyo Game Show 2017 it was announced as a full-pledged PC game. The game uses high-quality 3D models similar to the previous game, Dead or Alive Xtreme 3. The game is free-to-play with micro-transactions. The game first played using the DMM Game Player.

DOAXVV is a gacha game, a game based on luck/RNG in earning the proper outfits/accessories – which may be upgraded in a second moment and will directly affect characters’ stats.

Although initially Japan-exclusive, a playable beta with English support (as well as Japanese, Korean, and two forms of Chinese) was eventually released on March 26, 2019 via Steam, thus marking the first time it got an official English release, albeit exclusive to Asia. The Steam’s Asian release is only for specific regions other than Japan, which are: Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines and Macau. However, using a VPN program can allow people outside those regions to install and play the game. A Japan-exclusive Steam game was released on August 19, 2020, which immediately goes to the recent DMM version’s events, such as having both post-launch songs and playable girls at time the said version was released.

One of the characters added in this game was added to an updated version of Xtreme 3 titled Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet, namely the veteran Leifang and the newcomer Misaki.

Characters

The game features the nine characters from the previous game plus a new girl, Misaki, an original character prominently seen in magazine scans, screenshots and trailers. Over time, more new girls such as Luna and Tamaki were added, as well as Leifang who had been cut from Xtreme 3. When explaining the reasons for Leifang’s inclusion, Sakuta D implied he may consider adding the other girls, noting that several of the players had a deep love for the past DOA girls.^[1]

During the third anniversary livestream, and when interviewed by 4Gamer, Sakuta D. acknowledged that the cut girls were highly requested, but claimed it would be difficult to reconcile their backstories with the need for girls in DOAXVV to like the Owner, although he did acknowledge that they might add them in if they are to commemorate a special event in DOA history.

Despite this, however, the lead-up survey for the third anniversary included an option for fans to indicate their desire to have more girls added from the main series,^[2] which was not only repeated with the pre-fourth anniversary survey, but even expanded to specifically ask which girls they wanted in if main series girls were selected. During the fourth anniversary livestream, Sakuta revealed that Tina would be included in the future to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the overall Dead or Alive franchise, though she wasn’t added until January 28, 2022 due to development of characters taking time.^[3] Owing to this, Tina also was subject to a viral marketing campaign, with tweets showing the progress of her development, each being nearly a month between each other.

On a similar note, Famitsu during the leadup to the fourth anniversary held a special survey requesting which girls from the mainline series people wanted in. Aside from the cut girls, other contenders included NiCO from Dead or Alive 6 and even minor characters such as Lauren, Alpha-152, Maria, Ayame, Niki, and Miyako. The results had NiCO win first place, followed by Tina being second place, Mila in third, Lisa/Christie tied for fourth, and Rachel in last place.^[4]

In the Singapore Steam/Johren versions, the girls generally had the same release order as in the DMM version, the only exceptions being Nagisa, Fiona, Tina, and Nanami, Elise, and Koharu. Nagisa debuted much earlier than Fiona, though she retained the “Mystery Venus” moniker until her birthday, resulting in Fiona retaining her placement, while Tina debuted around the same time as the DMM version, well before Nanami’s debut, and by extension, Elise and Koharu’s debuts. However, the character order still reflects the DMM version due to Nanami coming before Tina.

Initial Roster

When starting the game for the first time, the player must choose two of these initial girls before unlocking the remaining eight. However, Misaki can only be chosen optionally after choosing one of the 9 initial Xtreme 3 characters.

Misaki: A part-time staff member who works as the owner’s exclusive assistant. She is a modern girl who shares a casual, friendly relationship with the Owner, although she is extremely shy, especially regarding exposure of skin.
Marie Rose: The pixie-like servant for Helena Douglas. She accompanied her mistress to the Venus Islands, but ended up being told by her to play on her own. Fed up with being treated like a child, she decided to participate in the Venus Festival in order to prove to Helena that she is indeed a full-grown woman.
Honoka: A sweet, easygoing kind of girl who has been raised all of her life by her gentle and loving grandmother. She won a vacation to the island via another raffle, and ultimately accepts the proposition of working with the Owner due to thinking the festival was similar to the ones at her hometown.
Kasumi: A beautiful nukenin (“missing shinobi”) and former member of the legendary Mugen Tenshin clan. As of late, whenever Kasumi reads her fortune, it tells her to head to the Venus Islands in order to find “something special.” She accepts the request to aid the Owner in the Venus Festival, thinking that might be a lead to give her answers.
Ayane: The brilliant master of the Hajinmon sect, the “dark side” of the Mugen Tenshin clan. She arrived at the island to investigate it for unknown reasons, although she decided to enjoy herself during that time. However, the island was dull to her tastes, so she accepted working with the Owner to form the Venus Festival to kill time.

Kokoro: A positive and cheerful young lady who has mastered the martial art ba ji quan. She arrived at the island with the hopes that the island’s Venus Festival would help revitalize her desire to train both her martial art and her apprentice geisha skills.
Nyotengu: A mysterious and beautiful tengu whose legends have been passed down from ages old in the depths of Japan’s mountains. She arrived at the Venus Islands due to sensing the vibes made by humans regarding vacations, she lost her wings due to the island’s mysterious power. She decided to participate in the Venus Festival to have an “authentic” vacation experience, especially after learning that whoever wins the Venus Festival will win over the hearts of various humans.
Hitomi: A young world-class fighter born to a Japanese mother and strict German father, who taught his daughter karate from an early age. Despite being involved in several fighting tournaments, she decided to pay a visit to the Venus Islands. Although confused by the beauty requirement, she nonetheless decided to join the Owner in helping set it up, being a natural optimist.
Momiji: A kunoichi of the Hayabusa clan and the last Dragon Shrine Maiden. She was ordered to go to the Venus Islands and participate in the Venus Festival in order to hone her training. Although she is unsure of the festival due to being left with scarce details, and found it odd that beauty was one of the requirements, she nonetheless looked forward to it, seeing it as another way to hone her training.
Helena: The youthful leader of the DOATEC conglomerate. She heard of the Venus Festival, as well as rumors that it housed a conspiracy. Deciding to investigate the festival herself to see if the rumors are true, she arrived at the island, disguising it as a private vacation.

Post-Launch Roster

If players started the game for the first time during its recent events, these girls can only be unlocked via gacha after choosing two initial girls above. Each of the girls are subject to paid gacha for upwards of three to six months before being released for free when debuting, with the gachas in question generally having at a bare minimum two paid outfits (three in the case of Nagisa [DMM version only], Kanna, and Sayuri [Steam version only], and four in the case of Leifang [two in the Steam version, plus one for Sayuri’s Steam-exclusive paid SSR]). In some cases, the girls will have additional paid gacha that’s unrelated to the gacha in question, usually if it pertains to a collaboration and/or a birthday that’s occurring simultaneously to a paid period gacha, such as with Nanami, Elise, Tina, and Amy.

Luna: A mysterious girl found collapsed on the beach of the Venus Islands from a bout of hunger before being saved by roasted sweet potatoes. She was delighted to accept the invitation to the Venus Festival by the owner. As a scholar, she says she wants to investigate the festival and the island, although it is unclear whether her actual motive is investigating the island or simply wanting to eat the roasted sweet potatoes that were grown there.
Tamaki: A former model who decided to arrive at the island in order to see for herself what the Venus Festival was like. She met Misaki while the latter was working and asked her to make sexy poses. As the excitement builds and she reaches out to remove Misaki’s top… the owner arrived in time to save Misaki from embarrassment. However, Tamaki is unfazed by the owner’s actions, and if anything proceeded to ask nonchalantly if the owner will take her as his partner for the festival.
Leifang: A beautiful Taiji quan master hailing from an affluent family, she abruptly arrived at the Venus Islands with the intent of having a vacation. Although she was initially annoyed at no one picking her up, she changed her tune when irritably confronting the Owner, who was confused by her presence due to her not being expected to arrive until a day later, and eventually accepted his request for her services to the Venus Festival after learning of its existence.
Fiona: A beautiful European princess who for reasons unclear other than it somehow relating to her admiration for the Owner, or at the very least wanting to train to become the perfect bride, arrived at the Venus Islands. While gently dancing on the beach upon her arrival, she proceeded to spot the Owner nearby, then rushes to him and proceeds to speak highly of him, expressing immense joy at meeting the one person she admires.
Nagisa: The older sister of Misaki. She arrived at the Venus Islands to pick her sister up. She has a friendly conversation and spoke with a gentle tone, though she was trying to pressure Misaki to leave the island. After Misaki ran off and mentioned the boss’s name to help out, Nagisa overheard this and became hostile towards the owner, facing him and eventually proceeding to threaten him.
Kanna: A miniscule red-headed ogre with two horns on her head. One day, she arrived and, after making her presence known to him, used her Ogre Power to possibly subdue the boss and declares her intent to take control of both the boss and the island itself.
Monica: A young woman who aspires to be a casino dealer due to past events, she paid the Owner a visit and pressured him into a showdown. She placed one card in her cleavage and held another in her hand, asking him to pick which card.
Sayuri: A freshly unemployed former nurse, Sayuri arrived at the Venus Islands due to a help wanted sign for a resident nurse. By the time she arrived, however, the Owner collapsed due to heat stroke, with Sayuri gently nursing him back to health. It was then insisted upon by the Owner that she not only join up as a nurse, but also as a participant in the island’s local Venus Festival. Sayuri agreed, although she told him kindly that her condition for joining is that he listen to exactly what she says due to knowing what’s best for him, while referring to herself as a big sister.
Patty: Raised on one of the smaller islands of the Venus Islands archipelago. After the boss managed to find her personal “treasure”, a radio, and returned it to her, he offered her to join his Venus Festival. She agreed, and also deduced he was a good person by his smell.
Tsukushi: A university student and aspiring mangaka who wears glasses and a sports jersey, she arrived at the Venus Islands after stumbling upon it in an internet search. She spent her time sketching the scenery until the Owner tapped her on the shoulder, startling her. When he inquired as to why she was on the island, she admitted she was a tourist who was sightseeing, specifically for the venuses.
Lobelia: A girl dressed like nobility who was childhood friends with Fiona. While admiring flowers on the nearby beach, she spotted Fiona with the Boss. Once the latter was alone, she approached him and interlocked her fingers in his while whispering “Hey, Honey ♥” in a flirtatious manner.
Nanami: Misaki’s junior high school friend, who was scouted for the Venus Islands by Zack. Upon arrival, she encountered Misaki and engaged in a chat. As the Owner, who had come to the beach to do photography sessions, took notice of her due to both her mysterious gaze and his having not encountered her before, he then pointed the camera in her direction. She noticed and then asked if she could see the camera with a smile.
Elise: A former boss (owner in the Japanese version) in the South Pacific. She came to the current boss’s room one morning to pay him a visit. Upon entering, she found various papers scattered across the floor and the boss sleeping in. She then tells him coldly she’s his assigned life coach and, with slight disgust tells him to get ready for intense coaching. She ultimately agreed to become a Venus as a condition for her coaching when he insisted on a reward for good behavior, realizing that would act as a good motivator.
Koharu
Tina: A starlet who decided to go to the Venus Islands to take a break from her stardom. One day, while relaxing by the pool, the Owner scouted her out and requested that she join the Venus Festival. She agreed, viewing it as an opportunity to spread her fame across the world, although the boss suggests another method in addition to that.
Amy

Unlike in prior Dead or Alive games, whether mainline or the Xtreme series, Xtreme Venus Vacation does not mention the girls’ nationalities on their bio, which effectively meant that, barring veteran characters, the girls without Japanese names (ie, names transcribed in Hiragana, exempting Kanna) have an unknown country of origin, although Fiona, Lobelia and to a lesser extent Amy, Monica and Elise are implied to be European (Fiona and to a lesser extent Lobelia in particular being implied in “White Christmas ~ Snowy Island ~” and “Bonding Festival ~ School Heaven ~” to hail from the United Kingdom due to Fiona using the Christmas tree fairy as an inspiration for the swimwear of that event as well as Fiona implying that what she knew of school involved them having tea time during the morning and noon, respectively.), while Luna implies that she hails from a very cold, poverty-struck country. Amy likewise was implied by her laptop having the AZERTY keyboard layout to specifically hail from either France or Belgium, while Elise, aside from her Katakana spelling implying that her name uses the German pronunciation for her name (“Elize”), was mentioned to have Stollen as her favorite food. In addition, Patty was indicated to have originated in the same archipelago chain that the Venus Islands reside in. Misaki’s nationality, and indirectly Nagisa and Nanami’s nationality, was later confirmed to be Japanese in Xtreme 3: Scarlet via the former’s in-game bio, while Tamaki’s nationality was later confirmed to be Japanese in Dead or Alive 6 with her bio when she was announced in the February 25, 2020 livestream. After Tina’s update, the girl pose and suit screen added six designated name spaces, including Tina, implying that there would be at least five additional characters incoming. On a related note, Sakuta also implied in Famitsu that more of the cut girls would come in sooner depending on Tina’s sales and to some extent social media responses, and that characters like Ayame and Miyako won’t be added in any future updates.^[5]

Gameplay

The gameplay is very different from the previous games. Instead of the two-week periods, there is no time limit, although day and sunset, and to a certain extent nighttime are used as backdrops for various scenes and minigames. The main game is still beach volleyball.

The game is energy-based. As long as there is available energy, the player can play volleyball games. The game has day-night cycles but it doesn’t have any effect on gameplay. In this game, the characters have to be unlocked to play as them, requiring either paying 200 star coins/1000 SR tickets to unlock them, or by unlocking an SSR for them. Previously, all characters are unlocked from the start. The player only starts with two girls.

This game also has improved user interface. The player can pause the action, speed up the gameplay, change strategies, and summon a guest player.

This game is mainly in Owner mode, first introduced in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, wherein the player does not directly control the girls. The player only does commands, like set strategy and call timeout. The player, the Owner, can level up after performing certain actions. Characters level up as well. Increasing a character’s level unlocks her character episodes.

During some events, the player can also unlock extra episodes where the girls change in the bathroom, similar to the changing mechanic in Xtreme 3. Despite the trailers showing the failed result if the owner “opens their eyes” at the wrong time, the actual episodes require that the player fully awaken the necessary outfits via awakening stones before such can be accomplished.

Volleyball games are stat-based. Each swimsuit has statistics such as power, technique, stamina, and appeal.

Besides volleyball, there was also a new minigame released in late June/July 2018, called suikawari. In addition, Rock Climbing made a return in late September 2018. In both minigames, aside from the player character, it also shows up to three girls cheering on the player character. In the latter case, starting with the Love Rock Climbing Event, one of the girls is seen at the top of the cliff to cheer for the player character. On March 2019, Pool Hopping made a return, although in a heavily revised format, called Sugoroku Pool Hopping. On November 2019, the casino opened up, which started off with Blackjack, then added in Roulettes on January 2020. During the third anniversary, Butt Battles made a return, and utilized tickets to access during specific events, as well as added in a tension gauge. In addition, it had a further update by January/February 2021, where it had a quasi-ranking event and allowed for stats to be boosted with fingernail polish. In 2021, the swimming under the sea made a return.

The onsen was included in the 4th anniversary, which ultimately replaces the training section, due to complaints about them not having much usefulness.

Differences between versions

Aside from more languages and the platform, there are a few differences between the Steam and DMM versions.

The episode “Sparkling Outfit” was made into an Event Episode for Messenger of the Moon’s second half in the Steam version. In the DMM version, it was an Extra Episode.
Honoka’s Mint swimwear was an SR outfit in the DMM version. In the Steam version, it was an SSR outfit.
Due to the timing of the release of the Steam version occurring in March instead of November, the Christmas, New Years’, and Valentine’s Day episodes (including the episode where Nyotengu hypnotizes Luna and Misaki into acting like cats) were delayed to a later date (presumably due to their being international holidays), with the First Softening Lotion Therapy event being released in the place of the former two and the Naked Truth being released in the place of the latter. As such, the Christmas-related Event Episodes are no longer part of “First Covergirl.”
- Also because of this, Hitomi has the first birthday in the Steam version. In the DMM version, Nyotengu technically has the first birthday via her “Special Day” celebration (with Kokoro having the first actual birthday).

Doa Summer Vacation