The story of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is not....
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- I've always been a huge nerd for dragonball and so when I first played DBXV2 i had a lot of expectations from the wacky what ifs we'd get since XV1 did some really fun stuff. But I wasn't impressed by what we got.
How is the story not as good as the first game? What could be done to make it more interesting? I try to tackle these questions in my video
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I really like the potential of Xenoverse. Make a custom avatar, travel through time, and fix any alternative timelines. My problem is that like you said, most of the fights are just “this guy’s stronger than he’s supposed to be”. Imagine this same game but with Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi type “what if?” scenarios. Absolutely bonkers, random-a$$ storylines that you have to somehow correct. Like what if Cell killed Gohan instead of Trunks? What if Bardock managed to raise a Saiyan army to fight Frieza? Things like that would be much more interesting to deal with.
Thats exactly it. We could've had some really fun and wacky what ifs but we are stuck with a formulaic story.
or just someone got added in that fight (broly and janemba for the buu saga)
The best part of the story was when the army of Metal Coolers suddenly invaded during the Cell Games! It actually felt like a whacky, ridiculous use of the time travel plot. Most of the story drastically under-utilized the concept.
that was really the best part of the xv2 story. and that couldve been the whole game, just zany whacky insanity...unfortunately 90% of the time its enemy but with red eyes and purple aura. and..and maaaybe a movie villain.
cooler was okay tho. if only he didnt repeat the same line over and over "THE BIG GETTY STAR ALLOWED ME TO CHEAT DEATH. HOW COULD THIS BE"
I actually disagree since it felt sort of random and completely unrelated to anything going on in the main plot? In fact most of the other characters barely acknowledge it. I'd say the more interesting concept in XV2 was Turles going around manipulating situations in a way that felt true to his character and working with Slug but then they just killed them off before there could be any interesting consequence. That's the crux of the issue is that so many of the "What-if's" is that theres no interesting consequences from any of the changes even when they logically should change even when you deal with the problem
@@sgtspicy5216 Fair enough
And thats kinda the issue. Other characters very rarely acknowledge wacky shit. Like how goku completely forgot that turles attacked him lol it a mess that lacks cohesion. And yeah turles and slug subplot could be cool IF it mattered and they didnt just get killed before even androids showed up lol
While I enjoyed the game, I absolutely agree with the idea that this game isn’t nearly as creative as it should be. Having a scenario where Krillin’s death at the hands of Frieza is prevented would’ve been far Cooler than “oh no, Frieza is arbitrarily stronger than originally so you have to go kick his teeth in”. Time travel is a cool reason to mess with the actual order of events not to awkwardly force the player to go through the events of Z again with slight changes that were made in the first game.
the thing is going through Z with slight changes, i think its okay for Xenoverse1. its a new concept (if you dont consider db online) and its an unproven game. best be safe, i get that. but xenoverse 2 had no right to play it that safe. could have done some crazy what ifs. like what if gohan survived in the future but trunks died. stuff like that. just go really nuts with the story
Maybe it's because I was just naive, but when I heard Xenoverse -- the first one -- was coming out, I was hyped. I thought it would be more RPG like -- you make your character, you get sent back to the past, and you stay there to make sure nothing gets changed because the Timebreakers are trying to change it.
Basically, changing the past to keep the past from changing. You're character would be living in that world, a part of the Z fighters, and whenever something went down that wasn't supposed too, your job was to step in and fix it. Vegeta goes SSJ in his fight against Goku? You're job is to defeat him, then to find the Time Breaker responsible and drive them away -- then the Supreme Kai of Time would rewind the timeline back to where it was supposed to be and things would continue as normal, only with an extra Z-Fighter -- you -- in the mix. Instead, we're just an agent getting sent to certain points in the timeline as they get messed up by Towa and Mira, and then we leave -- nobody remembers us no matter how many times we show up, and... it was fine. It was okay.
Then Xenoverse 2 came out, and all they really did was redo the first game's story, except make it worse. Things didn't really get good, story wise anyway, for XV2 until the DLC started rolling in and they actually decided to mess around with things, like having Goku and Vegeta turn SSj4 in their fight with Whis, but even then it wasn't anything big.
XV has a lot of potential, but for some reason they don't want to actually try to tap into it and really embrace it. We don't get the 'What if Raditz sided with Goku' that the internet loves, or 'What if King Piccolo took over the earth?'. Instead we get 'What if Frieza was stronger?' or 'What if the Metal Cooler showed up all the time, everywhere, no matter how many times you kick his ass?"
the thing is from a corporation standpoint i do get why, because safe story is usually more profitable even if less interesting. its also easier to reel in new players. BUT this is a sequel lol, so treat it like one.
Xenoverse has a joke of a story. No Dark Dragonballs, no Demon Realm, and none of the characters that matter besides Towa, Mira, Demigra and Fu.
I actually really like xenoverse 2 but one thing I'll quickly point out is that the lobby music is ass
the fucking stupid parade march music or whatever? yeah that shit sucks. i changed it immediately lol.
BTW i just wanna say, i do think the game is fun. i just think it couldve done more lol
@DI_2099 same. It would be cool if it liked used stiff from the anime or older games. But definitely not no fanfare
The first game's what-ifs were a joke, most of them were just "And then the Ginyu Force started sniffing things."
yeah but in my opinion, for the first game it's okay to play it safe and not cross boundaries with what ifs because xenoverse was the first of its kind dragonball game so there is no precedent to know if it will succeed or not. but for second one? no excuse. shouldve treated it like a sequel and not an entry point. especially considering they added the first games campaign to xv2 later on anyway lmao
Xenoverse 2's main story is pretty lackluster, but I genuinely think some of the latter DLC story stuff, like the Infinite Story and the current Future Saga are genuinely so fun and creative, especially with the way Infinity Story can branch out into different scenarios if you bring a specific master (a personal favorite is Ginyu throwing a wrench in the Zero Mortals Plan in Super by just body swapping Goku Black).
I think the reason why the Xenoverse games look plasticky is because they were modeled after Super Dragon Ball Heroes, which also had plastic-like models at the time. The models are based on what the characters would look like in real life, rather than how they appear in modern anime games. Personally, I don't mind the plastic appearance as it makes the characters look like fighting toys. However, I understand that people have different preferences.
As someone who paid no attention to the story and just wanted to get it over with, i enjoyed the ending
Well, I'm glad to see that you still love the series. Hopefully I'll see you in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero and we can duke it out.
just awesome drawing and concept keep the good job keep uploading such lovely videos enjoyed it
Thank you so much 😀
This is so true bro 🔥
thanks, hope you liked the video :)
Not gonna lie the story in xenoverse is just a mess…they could’ve gave us hella what ifs
Finally, somebody who agrees with what I had been saying for years.
XV2 had soooo much potential, but due to tight development time, low budget and the directors playing things WAY too safe, it came out feeling more like the complete version of XV1 rather than a proper sequel.
The what if scenarios in particular were so bland and uninspired.
When Fu came out they gave us good stuff, though I'm not too fond of how his story is turning out now as it feels like Monster of the week, but when he was first introduced into the game and you could choose so many branching paths, THAT is what the whole of XV2 SHOULD have been.
A bunch of wacky and nonsensical what if scenarios starring our oc.
Honestly the main story was so boring that I lost interest half way through.
I just wished xenoverse 2 had more creative freedom to customize the colors of all clothing
Dude even the new Custom ones only let you change certain parts. After 7 years they still haven't figured out how not to suck as Devs.
You do realize the game is about keeping and changing the course of time, and you guys talk about them being stronger what there supposed to be, which they were given forbidden fruit, a temporary powerup. Which also helps the concept of the main villains towa and Mira changing the course of time as they want it.
The majority of Xenoverse 2's story is just the first game again. This is no excuse for a lazy plot.
@@inkchariot6147 that I can see it's like with an NFL game 💀
Xenoverse was such wasted potential in every way. Terrible basic customization modders made way better in a matter of weeks of work. The story is complete trash, it's just "villain gave big power to another villain in history!"
It's hot trash but it's the best we have for having a created character. I hate it but I keep coming back.
Edit: that comment on Toriyama's writing is kinda funny considering how Super is nothing but reused stuff. Freeza (twice even.) 'Gohan stopped training and got weak' again (twice also.) Cell. Le evil goku idea. Broly. It's all just recycling. But then again it shows his heart wasn't in it and it was just about the money.
same the gameplay was knda bad
Im not particularly annoyed by the gameplay. Its kinda whatever, better than the first game but nothing great. But the story annoys me lol.
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