I like Budokai 3 best of those 6 games. I like 2D perspective, more cinematic Ultimates, overall better graphics and also I feel that beam clashes worked best in this one. Intro was also best out of all 6. With that being said Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is very, VERY close 2nd here for me. I like roster, destructible environment, freedom of movement and melee clashes were better in this one. Team battles were also great, so I can choose more than one of my favorite characters. Budokai 3 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3 were the pinnacle of anime games of PS2 console gen(forgot which one it was), the only thing that would make one better over the other is personal preference, both being my 2 favorite PS2 DBZ/anime games. Makes it even better since BT makes a comeback soon with Sparking!Zero! Hopefully after success of Sparking!Zero Namco Bandai decides to revive Budokai series too, I’d love to have them both back with new installments.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
@@habiburrahman8497 in some ways Budokai has the edge but considering that one game is an arena fighter any other is a traditional fighter it's like comparing apples to oranges, it's just whatever you prefer really.
I like both Budokai and Tenkaichi trilogies, however. My vote always go for Budokai. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai was the first Dragon Ball game I ever played, and it came out as the manga was still releasing in Norway. Weekday evenings, weekends and sometimes vacations went to playing Budokai, or having it on in the background just for the soundtrack while doing other things with my friends since it is so amazing. Tenkaichi came out around the start of my teenage years, so we had grown abit out of Dragon Ball, and was playing other games, mostly TimeSplitters at that time, so not as many hours was spent on that trilogy. We did have impromptu turnaments amongst ourselves in it, and it was a blast, but Budokai was the fallback game of the DB games when we wanted to play DB. In all, Dragon Ball has a very special place in my heart. As I grew up reading it, playing both Budokai and Tenkaihchi trilogy when they came out, and now, reminicing about more simpler days. Dragon Ball has brought so many people together, from many places and friend groups, and it was very important in the early-mid 2000s for me and many others.. It lives on, and will still keep living on, even when we, the consumers, grow up. It gave us so many fond memories, and we are grateful for them.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
I prefer Budokai. Tenkaichi is okay but Budokai just felt so damned good. Tenkaichi went for more but if I have a choice. Budokai 6 days a week and twice on Sunday.
One thing to note about the original Sparking games is that in the japanese versions the OST was actually all tracks from the original anime, further making you feel like you're "playing the anime"
Compared to Infinite World, I think I'm gotta go with that one more than Budokai 3. At least that one doesn't have Dragon Rush, and it's a lot more fun without it.
The first Budokai is one of my absolute favorite Games. But Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is in my opinion the best DBZ Game so far. Hope that Sparking Zero will as good as BT3!
Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is just SO PEAK. But Budokai isn't far behind although I'd say Infinite World is the best of that series. I'm currently trophy hunting in BT3 and there's so much more depth I never considered in them. And the emphasis on lease characters like Nam and Yajirobe makes it even more charming. Nam and Yajirobe, Tien are some of my mains. The gallery with Chichi, Sim Dragon mod, the potaras, graphics and subtle characters differences make up to this day still the best dragon ball game or at least top 3.
@@dariusdafigga Retroachievements! Go to the website and see the games that people created trophy lists for. so when you're emulating you can pop trophies extending the longevity of the game for you. I recently got mastery of BT3
Despite all the DBZ games that have come out over the years, BT1 has the most badass and authentic Intro of all of DBZ games of the Franchise. BT2 and BT3 in my opinion still remains the most Unique and the best DBZ games in terms of content, quality and fanservices. And from the gameplay perspective aspects, these DBZ games that I mentioned are very close to the anime itself because of the Vibe and Charm, I don't know how to describe it but it was, and still is the most Unique DBZ experience you could have with the combat factor. (- Sheer amount de of characters - Transformations mid-battle (powering up and down) - Fusions mid-battle - Fast gameplay that has that "woah" feel - Tons of extra content - Story mode covering all sagas + movies - What If sagas - Shenron having permanent impact on game (character unlocks and whatnot) - Great tournaments that rotate availability - Edit characters with items (buffs) - 5v5 battles - Really Great and Epic Soundtracks - Destroyable environments - Entire stages could be blown up into their "destroyed" alternatives - Mission 100 being a great challenge - Artwork is 10/10 - Sound effects are great - Combat feels heavy and satisfying) Only Budokai 3, Infinite World and the Raging Blast 1 and 2 and all of PSP DBZ games except of Dragon Ball Z Evolution are still considered also very solid DBZ games, also the hidden gem that a lot of DBZ fans missed from PS2 Era of DBZ games is "Super Dragon Ball Z" which is also a real Unique and DBZ game, especially for the different gameplay aspects perspective.
Budokai 3's opening is stuck in my head from my childhood haha. Such a goated song. I was honestly shocked learning that americans didn't have the vocals in the opening many years later.
I loved both series so much I’m not sure which I like more cause it all comes down to what I’m in the mood to play I guess 😅😁✊🏼 but they formed a great majority of my childhood :)
6 great years of my life, I had a really hard childhood but games like these helped me get through. And I was born in the mid 90s, so I got most of my knowledge from the games over trying to catch toonami everyday,
0:39 Yamcha dying to a saibaman is the Hank Pym slapping his wife of DBZ. Except it's probably even less fair. Yamcha beat Recoome in the Other World by yeeting him into Hell not long after (Tien only yeeted Burter and Jiece and Chiaotzu only yeeted Guildo because of course he could only yeet Guildo.. ) and somehow managed to _not_ die when he was defeated by Dr. Gero who _impaled him through the chest_ and drained his ki (he was given a senzu bean but it's still weird that Gero failed to kill him)
The Budokai 3 vocal intro is so iconic to anyone who was lucky enough to play the games in a PAL region growing up! And hard agree about the soundtracks for the original release versions of the Budokai series - plagiarised they may be, but that's probably the reason they are still so good to this day
Tenkaichi's camera system just never made sense to me, honestly. Budokai just felt better overall, hence why I am glad it was sorta brought back in FighterZ.
I got Budokai 3 after it was re-released under the Greatest Hits line. It even had a completely different cover image. The one with Goku and Vegeta charging at each other instead of the close up of Goku's fist.
Budokai all the way. I did enjoy the BT trilogy a fair bit, but I felt it really lacked the individuality that Budokai had. Both trilogies are great though, and I own multiple copies of all those games.
I like both of the trilogy’s but Budokai 3 is my all time favourite, the opening with the music and vocals is so nostalgic to me, I watch it every now and again ❤😂
Tenkaichi 3 is still alive and well today. Budokai came out first and thus has the nostalgic edge, that said, the Tenkaichi series is still the only series to date that feels like a Dragon Ball simulator.
Having played the hell out of ALL of these games as a kid, I would say Budokai 3 is the greatest overall game, but that Tenkaichi is a better series overall. Budokai 3 had the most refined combat, best story mode with lots of hidden secrets, and explosive, satisfying combat. BT2 had the most comprehensive and longest story mode, though, and BT3 just an explosion of content. A lot of fun, but not quite the fighting game B3 was, in my opinion.
And both have their legacy successors, meaning fans continue to have options with regards to what kind of game they want. Budokai's current legacy successor is, of course, FighterZ. Though more grounded than Budokai, the 2D fighting plane and general style definitely owes much to Budokai. Budokai Tenkaichi's legacy successor is the upcoming Sparking! Zero, which was definitely by design.
Sparking! Zero is actually a direct sequel, not merely a successor. It’s being worked on by a lot of the same people that worked on the previous games, and said previous games all used the Sparking! title in Japan. Also, the Raging Blast games are basically Sparking!/Tenkaichi titles in all but name.
I played both Budokai 2, and Budokai Tenkaichi 2, and it felt like it was a massive stepback from the previous game, which felt like more a passion project, and literally pushed the console to it's limits at the time, with it being on the Gamecube, and the later game on the Wii.
Only played the first Budokai game so I don't think I really got much say here... but man, was it weird watching Vegeta actually care enough about Nappa to get mad enough he goes Super Saiyayin over him.
I think Shin Budokai 1 & 2, Burst Limit, and Infinite World perfected the Budokai formula as these ganes were more faster and gave more Specials to pull off, as they aleo got rid of Dragon Rush from Budokai 3. I really enjoy these games so much more! :D
If BT3 had B3 models it would of been perfect. Both third versions were great. I'd have to hand it to bt3 tho. The randomness of Dragon rush makes replays tedious. I got the HD collection but never finished B3 cause of dragon rush
Ive bee arguing this for sone time now. Budokai 3 is objectively one of the greatest fighting games, in fighting game history. It took an entirely new and unique approach, to not onky what Ultimate battle 22 tried to be, But it also pioneered the camoaing fir BT and the games forward. Its ease of acces to combos, but presentatio of techincal skill, allowed for SO MUCH unique gameplay and replayability. Not only this, but Budokai 3 opened the gates for multiple timelines being explored, with s multitude of outcomes. It's attention to detail was so INCREDIBLE. The player felt like the character they played, and the moments, ultimate presented is STILLZ UNMATCHED, (until fighter z imo) I will die in this hill.
I absolutely loved the Budokai play style more, and the character selection of tenkaichi more. But overall, preferred Budokai, especially 3. The gameplay just seemed a lot more straight forward than Tenkaichi. But I can understand why some would like it more.
Budokai 2 is my favorite. The AI is very fair, gameplay is not as complex and unfair like 3, I enjoy the fast paced board game campaign, and just the right amount of characters! 10:00 The Challengers song rocks btw, I know its plagiarized but it's better than the source material!
Well I can certainly pick which trilogy had the better title: DBZ Budokai. The Budokai Tenkaichi title was just a result of Western publishers trying to capitalize on the Budokai trilogy's success, since Sparking was the original Japanese title for that series. Plus there's the fact that Budokai Tenkaichi is a reversal of the word Tenkaichi Budokai, which translates to "Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament", so flipping it meses up the translation. It's especially dumb in retrospect since the new game Sparking Zero is using the original brand name in even the overseas releases, but of course they have to keep reminding us Western fans in the trailers that it's a continuation of the Budokai Tenkaichi series to make up for their past marketing ploys, heh. Still, they were all classics. Budokai 1 may not have much in terms of gameplay in retrospect, but it still had the best story mode of that trilogy with the cutscenes and all (even if it left out the last arc). Tenkaichi 2 (or Sparking Neo in Japan), on the other hand, had the best story mode of that trilogy in my book. Budokai 3 might've had a similar story mode with the flying around the maps feature, but you could only play one character's story at a time so that kinda made it restrictive. Plus Tenkaichi 2 at least had some cutscenes. I also do like Budokai 2's story mode for the sake of creativity, even if the board game concept was too out there for some fans. To me, it's like Dragon Ball meets Mario Party.
Tenkaichi set the stage going forward for allll Anime fighting games, they all pretty much follow the 3D open stage fighting. However Budokai was a full fledged fantastic fighting game in its own right. To say one is better than the other is a disservice to both of them. They both were revolutionary and deserve a spot at the top
Tenkaichi series felt like a PROPER DBZ fight with the environments being so open. Budokai on the other hand feels ok but feels like playing a classic generic fighting game at times like Tekken or street fighter.
All 3 budokai are worthwhile experiences but only bt2 and bt3 are worthwhile to play through, so budokai trilogy by default objectively but I prefer to play bt3 specifically out of all 6
Tenkaichi 3 is peak anime fighting game. As for 2D , Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 or 5 are the best. Budokai 3 comes right after. Sparking Zero is coming to top BT3 if everything goes as it should.
The Tenkaichi series easily takes it due to the amount of depth they have (mainly the second & third) but Budokai 3 definitely gives them a run for their money in certain aspects Also the American versions had the better intros don’t care what anyone says
My thing is I’ve never thought that the Budokai games felt like a proper representation of fights from dragon ball. The 3d environment just suits the franchise better in my opinion if handled correctly. It doesn’t mean that the budokai games are bad, but tenkaichi “feels” more like a dbz fight. I mean I guess you could argue that budokai feels more like fights from dragon ball, and tenkaichi feels more like fights from Z? Also, the budokai games are very clunky. I know some people might be upset from me saying that, but you’d have a hard time convincing me otherwise. The shin budokai games are honestly the smoothest feeling ones. (Besides maybe burst limit which I haven’t played) I’ve never even really liked the budokai games from the second one onwards graphically. The character models look weird to me. Especially their heads/faces. I played both franchises as a kid but I’ll always prefer tenkaichi.
While I still think that B2 has the best fighting controls in the series, I think B3 is the best game overall. I do really like the BT trilogy but I always found the actual fighting not be great.
I like both. But the first game I played was the tankaichi 3 on PS2. I went to my friends place back then and I was mesmerized by the graphics & the gameplay. Man the nostalgia hits hard with this one. I just bought a retractable bsp D8 controller for my phone and the experience has been great with the emulation of PS2,Dreamcast,GameCube & psp is awesome. Experiencing all sorts of games again. The best way to experience old school games
Has anyone ever played against actual players. From my experience, Budokai 3 games get rly fast paced and intense while BT3 tends to get a little mashy
I had Tenkaichi Tag Team and I gotta say the AI was awful so they had to bombard you with like 4 enemies at once to increase difficulty. The 3D fighting sounds great on paper but it doesnt really translate to much imo. The novelty of these amazing looking moves wears off quickly. Never played Budokai but old 2D DB fighters were good so I'd pick them...
I agree about the speed but fast bad combat isn't better than slower higher quality combat. Neither are the best in terms of gameplay but Budokai feels good to play despite its depth being relatively low, but Tenkaichi's depth is puddle deep.
I never stressed the speed in Budokai. It was kinda like Tekken with DBZ characters which is awesome. You might've enjoyed Infinite World because its as fast as those games get.
As a full trilogy, the Budokai trilogy is better. The problem with the Tenkaichi trilogy is only 2 out of the 3 games are worth playing. There is absolutely no reason to play the first tenkaichi game when the second does story, combat, roster, and game modes 100× better. I feel like the budokai games each have their own identity and are worth playing for their own reasons, B1 for story, in addition to Zarbon and Dodoria, B2 for Dragon world and the non canon Super Buu absorbtions, and B3 for having the best roster and Dragon Universe.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
His videos always make me look forward to Sunday.
Ah, Sunday. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the kids are playing, and a new Flandrew vid just dropped. Could today get any better?
I like Budokai 3 best of those 6 games. I like 2D perspective, more cinematic Ultimates, overall better graphics and also I feel that beam clashes worked best in this one. Intro was also best out of all 6. With that being said Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is very, VERY close 2nd here for me. I like roster, destructible environment, freedom of movement and melee clashes were better in this one. Team battles were also great, so I can choose more than one of my favorite characters. Budokai 3 and Budokai Tenkaichi 3 were the pinnacle of anime games of PS2 console gen(forgot which one it was), the only thing that would make one better over the other is personal preference, both being my 2 favorite PS2 DBZ/anime games. Makes it even better since BT makes a comeback soon with Sparking!Zero! Hopefully after success of Sparking!Zero Namco Bandai decides to revive Budokai series too, I’d love to have them both back with new installments.
I'd have to give the edge to the Tenkaichi trilogy. Both are great but the first two Budokai games are a little bit lacking in gameplay.
Budokai turns into a completely different game once people actually learn about combo canceling and proper use of capsules.
@@Beforezzz it's a solid game that's for sure.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
@@habiburrahman8497 in some ways Budokai has the edge but considering that one game is an arena fighter any other is a traditional fighter it's like comparing apples to oranges, it's just whatever you prefer really.
OG budokai gameplay evolved after each game. Tenkaichi sequels, while also pretty good, focused on having more characters than evolve the gameplay
Bcs it's already that good
But BT2 improved a hell lot in the gameplay department and 3 feels even different to that.
Yeah, this comment is not valid. They added new mechanics for each tenkaichi game.
Bullshit. They improved visuals, gameplay and also the roster
I'm gonna have to disagree. With each BT game, they changed the gameplay pretty dramatically.
I like both Budokai and Tenkaichi trilogies, however. My vote always go for Budokai.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai was the first Dragon Ball game I ever played, and it came out as the manga was still releasing in Norway.
Weekday evenings, weekends and sometimes vacations went to playing Budokai, or having it on in the background just for the soundtrack while doing other things with my friends since it is so amazing.
Tenkaichi came out around the start of my teenage years, so we had grown abit out of Dragon Ball, and was playing other games, mostly TimeSplitters at that time, so not as many hours was spent on that trilogy. We did have impromptu turnaments amongst ourselves in it, and it was a blast, but Budokai was the fallback game of the DB games when we wanted to play DB.
In all, Dragon Ball has a very special place in my heart. As I grew up reading it, playing both Budokai and Tenkaihchi trilogy when they came out, and now, reminicing about more simpler days.
Dragon Ball has brought so many people together, from many places and friend groups, and it was very important in the early-mid 2000s for me and many others.. It lives on, and will still keep living on, even when we, the consumers, grow up. It gave us so many fond memories, and we are grateful for them.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
I’m not breaking any new ground when I say this, but budokai 3 absolutely fucks. Hard.
I prefer Budokai. Tenkaichi is okay but Budokai just felt so damned good. Tenkaichi went for more but if I have a choice. Budokai 6 days a week and twice on Sunday.
Amazing video pointed out pro's to both i didnt even know
I was never into Tenkaichi's camera and fighting style. First 3 budokai games were much simpler to me. Wish they remastered Budokai 3 on PS5
4:39 Specifically the version of hell that Janemba spilled a jar of giant weightless jelly beans into.
Make a video of the Sly Cooper Games.
One thing to note about the original Sparking games is that in the japanese versions the OST was actually all tracks from the original anime, further making you feel like you're "playing the anime"
Budokai 3 is the best DBZ game. This is one of the few hills I am willing to die on.
I respect your opinion from my bt3 hill. I do leave it to take bathroom breaks.
Die. Then get wished back? :P
Compared to Infinite World,
I think I'm gotta go with that one more than Budokai 3.
At least that one doesn't have Dragon Rush, and it's a lot more fun without it.
I'm more of sn Infinite World guy, mostly cuz no Dragon Rush
Infinite World is better
The first Budokai is one of my absolute favorite Games. But Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is in my opinion the best DBZ Game so far. Hope that Sparking Zero will as good as BT3!
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Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is just SO PEAK. But Budokai isn't far behind although I'd say Infinite World is the best of that series. I'm currently trophy hunting in BT3 and there's so much more depth I never considered in them. And the emphasis on lease characters like Nam and Yajirobe makes it even more charming. Nam and Yajirobe, Tien are some of my mains. The gallery with Chichi, Sim Dragon mod, the potaras, graphics and subtle characters differences make up to this day still the best dragon ball game or at least top 3.
How are you trophy hunting a PS2 game
@@dariusdafigga Retroachievements! Go to the website and see the games that people created trophy lists for. so when you're emulating you can pop trophies extending the longevity of the game for you. I recently got mastery of BT3
Despite all the DBZ games that have come out over the years, BT1 has the most badass and authentic Intro of all of DBZ games of the Franchise. BT2 and BT3 in my opinion still remains the most Unique and the best DBZ games in terms of content, quality and fanservices. And from the gameplay perspective aspects, these DBZ games that I mentioned are very close to the anime itself because of the Vibe and Charm, I don't know how to describe it but it was, and still is the most Unique DBZ experience you could have with the combat factor. (- Sheer amount de of characters
- Transformations mid-battle (powering up and down)
- Fusions mid-battle
- Fast gameplay that has that "woah" feel
- Tons of extra content
- Story mode covering all sagas + movies
- What If sagas
- Shenron having permanent impact on game (character unlocks and whatnot)
- Great tournaments that rotate availability
- Edit characters with items (buffs)
- 5v5 battles
- Really Great and Epic Soundtracks
- Destroyable environments
- Entire stages could be blown up into their "destroyed" alternatives
- Mission 100 being a great challenge
- Artwork is 10/10
- Sound effects are great
- Combat feels heavy and satisfying) Only Budokai 3, Infinite World and the Raging Blast 1 and 2 and all of PSP DBZ games except of Dragon Ball Z Evolution are still considered also very solid DBZ games, also the hidden gem that a lot of DBZ fans missed from PS2 Era of DBZ games is "Super Dragon Ball Z" which is also a real Unique and DBZ game, especially for the different gameplay aspects perspective.
Budukai was my favorite, simply because it was the series that was on the GameCube.
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I love both but have to go with Budokai for Budokai 3 alone. Still up there with FighterZ as the best Dragon Ball game ever in my opinion.
Budokai 3's opening is stuck in my head from my childhood haha. Such a goated song. I was honestly shocked learning that americans didn't have the vocals in the opening many years later.
I loved both series so much I’m not sure which I like more cause it all comes down to what I’m in the mood to play I guess 😅😁✊🏼 but they formed a great majority of my childhood :)
6 great years of my life, I had a really hard childhood but games like these helped me get through.
And I was born in the mid 90s, so I got most of my knowledge from the games over trying to catch toonami everyday,
0:39 Yamcha dying to a saibaman is the Hank Pym slapping his wife of DBZ. Except it's probably even less fair. Yamcha beat Recoome in the Other World by yeeting him into Hell not long after (Tien only yeeted Burter and Jiece and Chiaotzu only yeeted Guildo because of course he could only yeet Guildo.. ) and somehow managed to _not_ die when he was defeated by Dr. Gero who _impaled him through the chest_ and drained his ki (he was given a senzu bean but it's still weird that Gero failed to kill him)
love em both - but raging blast 2 is still my fave
Your videos are straight
To the point thamks Bro💯🔥
The Budokai 3 vocal intro is so iconic to anyone who was lucky enough to play the games in a PAL region growing up!
And hard agree about the soundtracks for the original release versions of the Budokai series - plagiarised they may be, but that's probably the reason they are still so good to this day
Tenkaichi's camera system just never made sense to me, honestly.
Budokai just felt better overall, hence why I am glad it was sorta brought back in FighterZ.
I agree, the camera is unwieldy and doesn't always show what you need to see when you need to.
@@Spiritus-Gladius Skill yourself some pün, you Dilbert.
Even Flandrew admitted it was "hard to master" in the video above.
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@@TeamBelmont91 Hard to master doesn't mean it's not easy to pick up.
@@Blackpapalink Never said it wasn't.
I got Budokai 3 after it was re-released under the Greatest Hits line. It even had a completely different cover image. The one with Goku and Vegeta charging at each other instead of the close up of Goku's fist.
The original for sure, Budokai 3 especially, was a huge game changer for me. It remains one of my favorite games to this day.
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I agree and the soundtrack was ICONIC
@@deana6072 Absolutely!
Budokai all the way. I did enjoy the BT trilogy a fair bit, but I felt it really lacked the individuality that Budokai had. Both trilogies are great though, and I own multiple copies of all those games.
I like both of the trilogy’s but Budokai 3 is my all time favourite, the opening with the music and vocals is so nostalgic to me, I watch it every now and again ❤😂
I know a lot of people have love for Budokai, but for me it’s Tenkaichi and it isn’t relatively close. BT3 is the best DBZ game I’ve ever played.
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Tenkaichi 3 is still alive and well today. Budokai came out first and thus has the nostalgic edge, that said, the Tenkaichi series is still the only series to date that feels like a Dragon Ball simulator.
Budokai was a fighting game with DBZ characters in it.
Tenkaichi was a DBZ fighting game.
waiting for every sunday to watch your videos
Having played the hell out of ALL of these games as a kid, I would say Budokai 3 is the greatest overall game, but that Tenkaichi is a better series overall. Budokai 3 had the most refined combat, best story mode with lots of hidden secrets, and explosive, satisfying combat. BT2 had the most comprehensive and longest story mode, though, and BT3 just an explosion of content. A lot of fun, but not quite the fighting game B3 was, in my opinion.
Budokai 1 > Tenkaichi 1
Budokai 2 < Tenkaichi 2
Budokai 3/IW >< Tenkaichi 3
And both have their legacy successors, meaning fans continue to have options with regards to what kind of game they want.
Budokai's current legacy successor is, of course, FighterZ. Though more grounded than Budokai, the 2D fighting plane and general style definitely owes much to Budokai.
Budokai Tenkaichi's legacy successor is the upcoming Sparking! Zero, which was definitely by design.
Sparking! Zero is actually a direct sequel, not merely a successor. It’s being worked on by a lot of the same people that worked on the previous games, and said previous games all used the Sparking! title in Japan.
Also, the Raging Blast games are basically Sparking!/Tenkaichi titles in all but name.
I played both Budokai 2, and Budokai Tenkaichi 2, and it felt like it was a massive stepback from the previous game, which felt like more a passion project, and literally pushed the console to it's limits at the time, with it being on the Gamecube, and the later game on the Wii.
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Only played the first Budokai game so I don't think I really got much say here... but man, was it weird watching Vegeta actually care enough about Nappa to get mad enough he goes Super Saiyayin over him.
Tenkaichi 2 has a what if mode of brave and noble Raditz giving his life to save his loved ones.
Nothing Budokai has can match that.
I think Shin Budokai 1 & 2, Burst Limit, and Infinite World perfected the Budokai formula as these ganes were more faster and gave more Specials to pull off, as they aleo got rid of Dragon Rush from Budokai 3. I really enjoy these games so much more! :D
Sparking Zero might just be the best game of them all
Ah the good ol days when Bandai could put out a decent arena fighter coughkamenriderclimaxscramblecough
If BT3 had B3 models it would of been perfect.
Both third versions were great. I'd have to hand it to bt3 tho.
The randomness of Dragon rush makes replays tedious. I got the HD collection but never finished B3 cause of dragon rush
Before you say it, I never got to play infinite world, wasnt aware of it until years later
Whatever their differences, I feel like I should acquire a copy of all of them. It annoys me how many awesome games I missed from that generation.
Ive bee arguing this for sone time now.
Budokai 3 is objectively one of the greatest fighting games, in fighting game history. It took an entirely new and unique approach, to not onky what Ultimate battle 22 tried to be, But it also pioneered the camoaing fir BT and the games forward. Its ease of acces to combos, but presentatio of techincal skill, allowed for SO MUCH unique gameplay and replayability.
Not only this, but Budokai 3 opened the gates for multiple timelines being explored, with s multitude of outcomes.
It's attention to detail was so INCREDIBLE. The player felt like the character they played, and the moments, ultimate presented is STILLZ UNMATCHED, (until fighter z imo)
I will die in this hill.
I absolutely loved the Budokai play style more, and the character selection of tenkaichi more. But overall, preferred Budokai, especially 3. The gameplay just seemed a lot more straight forward than Tenkaichi. But I can understand why some would like it more.
Bodukai 3 op is goat ! (With vocals)
Budokai 2 is my favorite. The AI is very fair, gameplay is not as complex and unfair like 3, I enjoy the fast paced board game campaign, and just the right amount of characters! 10:00 The Challengers song rocks btw, I know its plagiarized but it's better than the source material!
Well I can certainly pick which trilogy had the better title: DBZ Budokai. The Budokai Tenkaichi title was just a result of Western publishers trying to capitalize on the Budokai trilogy's success, since Sparking was the original Japanese title for that series. Plus there's the fact that Budokai Tenkaichi is a reversal of the word Tenkaichi Budokai, which translates to "Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament", so flipping it meses up the translation. It's especially dumb in retrospect since the new game Sparking Zero is using the original brand name in even the overseas releases, but of course they have to keep reminding us Western fans in the trailers that it's a continuation of the Budokai Tenkaichi series to make up for their past marketing ploys, heh.
Still, they were all classics. Budokai 1 may not have much in terms of gameplay in retrospect, but it still had the best story mode of that trilogy with the cutscenes and all (even if it left out the last arc). Tenkaichi 2 (or Sparking Neo in Japan), on the other hand, had the best story mode of that trilogy in my book. Budokai 3 might've had a similar story mode with the flying around the maps feature, but you could only play one character's story at a time so that kinda made it restrictive. Plus Tenkaichi 2 at least had some cutscenes. I also do like Budokai 2's story mode for the sake of creativity, even if the board game concept was too out there for some fans. To me, it's like Dragon Ball meets Mario Party.
Tenkaichi set the stage going forward for allll Anime fighting games, they all pretty much follow the 3D open stage fighting. However Budokai was a full fledged fantastic fighting game in its own right. To say one is better than the other is a disservice to both of them. They both were revolutionary and deserve a spot at the top
I love both but i prefer the gameplay & story modes in the OG Budokai trilogy
Tenkaichi 2 is the best of both worlds in that regard
delusional
The best time i have with a dragon ball Game was with the Budokai 2 board game story mode,so...
Tenkaichi series felt like a PROPER DBZ fight with the environments being so open. Budokai on the other hand feels ok but feels like playing a classic generic fighting game at times like Tekken or street fighter.
All 3 budokai are worthwhile experiences but only bt2 and bt3 are worthwhile to play through, so budokai trilogy by default objectively but I prefer to play bt3 specifically out of all 6
Visuals and music of the Budokai series, but the gameplay and roster of Tenkaichi. Tenkaichi is the peak Dragonball game.
Tenkaichi 3 is peak anime fighting game. As for 2D , Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 or 5 are the best. Budokai 3 comes right after. Sparking Zero is coming to top BT3 if everything goes as it should.
As the numbers drop, you often do db... classic move
I only ever had the opportunity to play the Budokai trilogy. So for me, by default and bias, Budokai trilogy. I sank so many hours in 1 and 2.
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Bodukai tenkaichi 3 is the best
Yamcha owned.
I choose both
4:27 If that's Evil Goku from Wish, is Goku Black Great Value Evil Goku?
I prefer the tenkaichi series. Even made a whole video on this. lol
Tenkaichi is the best DBZ game.
Graphics: Tenkaichi wins
Gameplay: Tenkaichi wins
Story Mode: Tenkaichi wins
Accuracy: Tenkaichi wins
No way in story mode
Whe i was a kid i knew how to play very fluently just like i play madden or 2k
If Tenkaichi 3 had Tenkaichi's 2 Campaign mode, it would be The Best DBZ game. And I'm willing to die on this hill kkkkkkk
The combat system was better in Budokai 3 and Infinite World. Tenkaichi had more stuff but the older games had better quality in that area.
The Tenkaichi series easily takes it due to the amount of depth they have (mainly the second & third) but Budokai 3 definitely gives them a run for their money in certain aspects
Also the American versions had the better intros don’t care what anyone says
You should clarify "fighting" trilogy. The best Dragon Ball Game trilogy is Legacy of Goku, LOG2 and Buu's Fury on GBA
Why is nobody ever talk about DB Raging Blast 1&2 ?
I can't choose one trilogy tbh. I grew up playing both on one week rentals from the video store 😂 really depends on the day for me tbh
My thing is I’ve never thought that the Budokai games felt like a proper representation of fights from dragon ball. The 3d environment just suits the franchise better in my opinion if handled correctly. It doesn’t mean that the budokai games are bad, but tenkaichi “feels” more like a dbz fight. I mean I guess you could argue that budokai feels more like fights from dragon ball, and tenkaichi feels more like fights from Z?
Also, the budokai games are very clunky. I know some people might be upset from me saying that, but you’d have a hard time convincing me otherwise. The shin budokai games are honestly the smoothest feeling ones. (Besides maybe burst limit which I haven’t played)
I’ve never even really liked the budokai games from the second one onwards graphically. The character models look weird to me. Especially their heads/faces. I played both franchises as a kid but I’ll always prefer tenkaichi.
Tenkaichi 3 and infinite world are the best
To this day tenkaichi 3 is the only dbz game with an acceptable ammount of og characters!
Tenkaichi is the best
Budokai 2 Opening is LE-GEN-DA-RY
While I still think that B2 has the best fighting controls in the series, I think B3 is the best game overall. I do really like the BT trilogy but I always found the actual fighting not be great.
dang… so that means that dragon ball fighterZ is basically Budokai 4, and sparking zero is Budokai Tenkaichi 4
Budokai is the best.
I like both. But the first game I played was the tankaichi 3 on PS2. I went to my friends place back then and I was mesmerized by the graphics & the gameplay. Man the nostalgia hits hard with this one.
I just bought a retractable bsp D8 controller for my phone and the experience has been great with the emulation of PS2,Dreamcast,GameCube & psp is awesome. Experiencing all sorts of games again. The best way to experience old school games
Has anyone ever played against actual players. From my experience, Budokai 3 games get rly fast paced and intense while BT3 tends to get a little mashy
To the emulator I go
Budokai was the GOAT Tenkaichi was for the kids 🥱
Budokai Tenkaichi is way better
Budokai 3 is the goat
4:26 Thanks for reminding me that Goku Black is unoriginal and not the 1st time they did evil Goku. lmao.
9:58 this is called hunting high and low by stratovarius by the way
If Budokai 3 didnt have Dragon Rush it would be the best game. But the rock paper scissors just drags it down too much for me now
Tenkaichi honestly felt more fresh and unique, while the Budokai games are mostly decent 2d fighters held up by the license.
I had Tenkaichi Tag Team and I gotta say the AI was awful so they had to bombard you with like 4 enemies at once to increase difficulty. The 3D fighting sounds great on paper but it doesnt really translate to much imo. The novelty of these amazing looking moves wears off quickly. Never played Budokai but old 2D DB fighters were good so I'd pick them...
I think Budokai is too slow. Tenkaichi speed is perfect for a DBZ combat representation.
I agree about the speed but fast bad combat isn't better than slower higher quality combat. Neither are the best in terms of gameplay but Budokai feels good to play despite its depth being relatively low, but Tenkaichi's depth is puddle deep.
I never stressed the speed in Budokai. It was kinda like Tekken with DBZ characters which is awesome. You might've enjoyed Infinite World because its as fast as those games get.
As a full trilogy, the Budokai trilogy is better. The problem with the Tenkaichi trilogy is only 2 out of the 3 games are worth playing. There is absolutely no reason to play the first tenkaichi game when the second does story, combat, roster, and game modes 100× better.
I feel like the budokai games each have their own identity and are worth playing for their own reasons, B1 for story, in addition to Zarbon and Dodoria, B2 for Dragon world and the non canon Super Buu absorbtions, and B3 for having the best roster and Dragon Universe.
I find Tenkaichi 1 fun. I pretend it’s a Pokémon Stadium where you actually control the Pokémon.
@@EWOODJ Tenkaichi 1 was really fun when it first came out. 2 and 3 being around just makes it obsolete for me.
How is this still question? Budokai 3 is the better fighting and Single Player game while Tenkaichi 3 is the better multiplayer game!
i preffer budokai..
Budokai is always gonna be better
Easy choice, Budokai is better than Tenkaichi. Arena fighters as a genre just don't play well, especially early ones with their wonky cameras.
Budokai is better than Tenkaichi, because the attacks & special moves are more intense & realistic in Budokai. Tenkaichi characters looks dull & Budokai characters looks more vibrant. Even though Tenkaichi has more characters, the characters attacks are repetitive & easy to do making it boring. In Budokai you have to work hard to use special moves on your opponent, & those special moves are done with great intensity than Tenkaichi's special moves. Budokai is like Street Fighter game, and Tenkaichi is like shooting game where you hit or miss.
Yamcha gets no respect 🤣🤣