That makes no sense. "hey we already have this other game that you can pay for, so one of the key modes in our game is gonna be undercooked, give us $90 please" I never said the cutscenes needed to be as good but come on, they can do better
What shocked/disappointed me the most with the story mode (besides Vegeta’s not having any Super fights and Trunks’ skipping the androids arc) is the lack of the fight with Broly, the game’s aesthetic was so heavily influenced by the DBS Broly so it shocked me that not even Goku’s episode battle featured the DBS Broly fight
Probably because of how many maps that aren’t even added in, they had to skip a bunch of them, like universe 6 and broly movie, although not adding in trunks vs the androids or vegeta in super is questionable
I think 8/10 is the perfect score for this game since it is what most critics gave it and what the general concensus from the fans is Great but could be greater
One thing you didn't mention is the lack of outfits. Sure goku has a lot but he's missing even end of z, chaitzou missing his old look, no recolors, ect. makes looking at the game after a while a little blander than i expected
super counter is hard to land when you're staggering your combos, theres lots of ways to go about defending and just focusing on super countering is detrimental, theres a lot of people online who spam super counter but fail to do a basic vanish agaisnt a charged attack. Also vanish battles become less common when you know about ki advantage and revenge countering properly. So this leaves us with 2 options, only use super counter if you have ki advantage and use super counter when theyre hitting you from the back
Regardless, most casual players aren't going to look that deep into the "optimal way to play" so they'll z-vanish a lot. And they really shouldn't cost as little ki as they do I stand by that
You nailed it dude. Every problem ive had with the game was listed in this. When i brought up jirens transformation to my friends they said it looked fine so im glad im not the only one 😅
While I do have many complains for the story mode, many that u pointed out. One of the ones that bugged me the most was the transformation like goku and vegeta going super saiyan for the first time, and vegeta going grade 2; I definitely think it was rushed but like, they literally already have animation for those transformation in the game and they even did it for gohan going super saiyan 2 so like why? Especially goku going super saiyan on Namek, as iconic as that scene is, AND the fact that they gave goku (mid) a unique transformation animation but did not use it for that scene is actually criminal. It was the least they could do. Also, once u clear the story for vegeta, u can see that his arrow trail keeps going pass the final fight against buu so its definitely bc they didnt have enough time to finish/missing maps.
I totally agree with your first point. The second point tho, everyone's fights are laid out on the same map, so his arrows continuing has nothing to do with his story, it's just cuz the other characters have fights past him
awesome video man, you missed how bad the ai is and tournaments only 8 players for offline, those are my biggest issues as someone who plays offline most of the time and custom battle.
Really? I've played some offline and whilst the ai isn't amazing, I guess I didn't notice it being too bad. I like how you can adjust their playstyle at least
About the matchmaking, I think they should make it more like Brawlhalla. Making the lobby only for fighting with friends, and for casual, just like the ranked one. And if someone dc mid game, they could replace him by a bot so the other player can continue to play.
Can’t nerf super counter without buffing revenge counter. No super counter would make unlimited backshots😂😂 unless you fuse revenge counter and super counter making it work from behind and using atleast one skill point
Really good review!! You’ve pretty much aired out all my grievances I have with this game, but still acknowledged what makes it special. I was beyond excited for this game, and while I’ve had my fun, I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed by what it’s lacking. Hopefully the updates and dlc flesh out the game more!
If it goes the FighterZ route and they gradually improve it, take criticisms as constructive, than this should have a long life span. Even if it takes times to perfect it, it's obvious they care, they set up a solid skeleton for the HD era for Sparking!.
That's true actually that's one part that I didn't mention. I guess cuz I don't have anyone I can play with locally. But definitely disappointing that they didn't focus on it. Another sign they rushed the game
I argue. There is NO POINT in making an in depth story mode when we have dbz kakarot
Well Dragon ball super arcs/ GT still get rushed or skip over compared to Games covering Z. I would like a recreation of those arcs in game
That makes no sense. "hey we already have this other game that you can pay for, so one of the key modes in our game is gonna be undercooked, give us $90 please" I never said the cutscenes needed to be as good but come on, they can do better
@MartyN2A if it doesn't make sense I wonder about your ability to think outside of your own perspective.
What shocked/disappointed me the most with the story mode (besides Vegeta’s not having any Super fights and Trunks’ skipping the androids arc) is the lack of the fight with Broly, the game’s aesthetic was so heavily influenced by the DBS Broly so it shocked me that not even Goku’s episode battle featured the DBS Broly fight
Probably because of how many maps that aren’t even added in, they had to skip a bunch of them, like universe 6 and broly movie, although not adding in trunks vs the androids or vegeta in super is questionable
Ya some straight questionable decisions but for sure the maps are a reason they left out some stuff
@@MartyN2A yeah i heard they might add more maps for dlc
They honestly gotta make em free we didn't get enough in the base game. More characters I'd pay for but stages? Gimme at least 10 more for free
@@MartyN2A don’t quote me on this but i also heard that the universe 6 map would be a free dlc
I think 8/10 is the perfect score for this game since it is what most critics gave it and what the general concensus from the fans is
Great but could be greater
Facts! I agree heavy on the 8/10 and I love this game but can’t overlooks flaws
I thought 8 when I started, but the longer I played the more I realized it's probably not an 8 if I'm being honest with myself
Another cutscene limitation is certain characters cant do certain cuts or poses such as kid gohan not being sent flying or having a damaged pose
Really? What do they consider that child abuse or something that's strange 😂
One thing you didn't mention is the lack of outfits. Sure goku has a lot but he's missing even end of z, chaitzou missing his old look, no recolors, ect. makes looking at the game after a while a little blander than i expected
You're right I should've mentioned the outfits cuz we definitely don't have enough. Tho I'll make a separate video on that in the future
super counter is hard to land when you're staggering your combos, theres lots of ways to go about defending and just focusing on super countering is detrimental, theres a lot of people online who spam super counter but fail to do a basic vanish agaisnt a charged attack. Also vanish battles become less common when you know about ki advantage and revenge countering properly. So this leaves us with 2 options, only use super counter if you have ki advantage and use super counter when theyre hitting you from the back
Regardless, most casual players aren't going to look that deep into the "optimal way to play" so they'll z-vanish a lot. And they really shouldn't cost as little ki as they do I stand by that
You nailed it dude. Every problem ive had with the game was listed in this. When i brought up jirens transformation to my friends they said it looked fine so im glad im not the only one 😅
I didn't notice it until someone in my chat brought it up 😅
If custom battles had a favorites option for captions it would be 1000x better
Aim higher. Search bar 😁
Great analysis! Hopefully with the December patch and the first DLC drop we will know what is in store for the future.
Really excited (and a little nervous) to see what we got coming
When it comes to sparking zero it in the middle for me i don't think it the best but it not the worst either
That's exactly right. Higher for me but I'm biased lol
Good review. You're pretty underrated i hope u find an even bigger audience keep it upp. Also cant wait to play it am saving for a ps5
Thanks! I hope you get it this holiday season! And if you do, maybe we can run some casual matches 👍
While I do have many complains for the story mode, many that u pointed out. One of the ones that bugged me the most was the transformation like goku and vegeta going super saiyan for the first time, and vegeta going grade 2; I definitely think it was rushed but like, they literally already have animation for those transformation in the game and they even did it for gohan going super saiyan 2 so like why? Especially goku going super saiyan on Namek, as iconic as that scene is, AND the fact that they gave goku (mid) a unique transformation animation but did not use it for that scene is actually criminal. It was the least they could do.
Also, once u clear the story for vegeta, u can see that his arrow trail keeps going pass the final fight against buu so its definitely bc they didnt have enough time to finish/missing maps.
I totally agree with your first point. The second point tho, everyone's fights are laid out on the same map, so his arrows continuing has nothing to do with his story, it's just cuz the other characters have fights past him
awesome video man, you missed how bad the ai is and tournaments only 8 players for offline, those are my biggest issues as someone who plays offline most of the time and custom battle.
Really? I've played some offline and whilst the ai isn't amazing, I guess I didn't notice it being too bad. I like how you can adjust their playstyle at least
About the matchmaking, I think they should make it more like Brawlhalla. Making the lobby only for fighting with friends, and for casual, just like the ranked one. And if someone dc mid game, they could replace him by a bot so the other player can continue to play.
The bot thing is a good idea. But don't we already have lobbies for friends only? Just make private slots in player match
Can’t nerf super counter without buffing revenge counter. No super counter would make unlimited backshots😂😂 unless you fuse revenge counter and super counter making it work from behind and using atleast one skill point
I mean I never said anything about getting rid of super counter, just that how it currently works is not good
@ facts I was more so speaking aloud, I’ve seen some people say they should remove it entirely
Really good review!! You’ve pretty much aired out all my grievances I have with this game, but still acknowledged what makes it special.
I was beyond excited for this game, and while I’ve had my fun, I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed by what it’s lacking. Hopefully the updates and dlc flesh out the game more!
I hope so! And I hope they don't charge us for stuff that should've been in the game already
Good review. I'm loving the game so far but still hoping for improvement.
As we all are
I’m gonna buy it soon, I loved kakarot so I hope it’s as good
Gameplay wise definitely better than kakarot. Story/cutscene wise not even close
That survey feels like something you'd do as a kid for free robux. I couldn't get through it.
Glad you wanna see the game improve 👍
You can vanish it’s and counter counters
What?
People type stuff without meaning all the time, dont worry about it
Is it better than dragon ball kakarot?
Gameplay wise miles better, that game was mind-numbing to me. Cutscenes obviously nowhere near as good
If it goes the FighterZ route and they gradually improve it, take criticisms as constructive, than this should have a long life span. Even if it takes times to perfect it, it's obvious they care, they set up a solid skeleton for the HD era for Sparking!.
I really hope there's gradual improvement and it just gets better and better
They made a survey about a week ago, so that’s a good sign
You can recover from hard knockdowns
Idk if you mentioned something about local co-op. I am hurt from how poorly polished that mode is.
That's true actually that's one part that I didn't mention. I guess cuz I don't have anyone I can play with locally. But definitely disappointing that they didn't focus on it. Another sign they rushed the game
what about a random map selection 😐
Ya that's strange too 😅