@@charleschase7945 what wasn’t known the game or the combo system? the game sold millions…and there’s videos of people guard canceling in the 2000’s, on UA-cam.
One of the things I love about budokai 3 is how the game rewards you with secret characters by just playing through dragon ball universe but with the ability to interact with characters in the middle of the story, it adds so much replayability
Budokai 3 managed to create a game like Fighterz but actually 3D and at the same time managed to capture the essence of dragon ball by adding interactions cutscenes that are accurate to the series, little things like if you use Potara your enemy can guess your input and crush your potara preventing you from fusing or all the fusions involving the dances have a limit plus the speed and smoothness of the game is what makes it amazing yes dragon rush has its issues but you can evade it to prevent it from occurring overall this game needs to be appreciated more as it’s an amazing experience and something every db fan has to play if they want a game that captures both fighting and db essence
nah infinite world is better. it just came out at a bad time cause no one knows about it. DBZ B3 did not age well because of dragon rush its honestly ruins any competitive aspect of the game. infinite world had the complexities of b3 without dragon rush
@@wolfman596 but infinite world removed tournaments and beam struggles and that took away from it. Plus Dragon Rush’ gave opportunities to add other finishers for each character but BD3 slacked off not giving each character a specific finisher. Rather settling for the ki blasts or kick. Infinite World was better but removing tournaments and beam struggles for me took away from it like a bad ending to a good movie.
OH, MY FRIEND. I'm so happy you took your time to talk about the hidden depth of this game. I have some old videos (10+years) of when I used to play this on high school, I kid you not, I spend thousands of hours in this game, literally. So I wanted to contribute a little to show how much this game has. The budokai franchise had so much potential, unfortunately, every entry in the series had at least one or two flaws that made the game not viable for serious competitive scene, but the community often had unofficial rules or consensus about the games balance, like always use the breakthrough capsule, always use 4 health bars or the rounds get too long and always use maps with walls, won't get into much detail here, after all its just a youtube comment, so I'll refrain from talking about Infinite World and shin budokai from the psp (almost the most balanced, almost). Now, the main thing about playing this game against a oponent with equal skill at high level are three things: Counter Teleports, juggle combos and transformations. And these three things are the reason Cell is broken AF, I'm not exagerating, and I know to some this seems unlikelly, but trust me, once you get deep enough into this game, you will know why. (Goku is the second one, but you will know why in a bit) So, the basic gameplan: no matter the character, at high level, you want the oponent to block first. because of the cancel system, anyone has an infinite block string. Now you might say "but you can just teleport out of it!". And Yes, you can teleport, but that doesn't garantee you are out of it, because teleporting can be a huge gamble, because of the Counter Teleport system, and that's the MAIN mechanic of this game, at high level at least. How it works? Well, you need a character with a fast jab, or "P" as it is called in this game. The thing is, some characters have a jab so fast, that if they try to jab the oponent and they teleport, you can just jab the oponent again as he appears behind you before they can even strike you. That applies to the default teleport where the character kicks the other. But you can always hold the guard button to cancel the kick and block the counter teleporter, but then, you are blocking again, and with 3 less ki bars. That's why, you never, NEVER teleport a cancelable move, because the attacker instantly turns around if you do so and it's even easier to punish the teleport then. The only thing you can do, is hold teleport and when you do try to jab the oponent faster than he does you. Because turning around during a teleport can be a bit finicky depending on the position of the characters on the stage and the characters themselves, you can basically steal turns by teleporting, jabing the oponent before they jab you and then starting your own combo. Because some characters have a jab with a recovery so low they can just press "P" once, wait a few frames and then start a new chain before the hitstun ends. There's more to it, like baiting jabs using armored moves, and then canceling them to punish, or dodging a jab instead of blocking to punish with your own and you can start to see how there's a whole game within the game just with this teleport mechanic alone. Cell has the fastest jab in the game, he can literally counter your teleport by just timming P... P... P... P... and if you block or dodge the first, you are stuck in the teleport minigame with him (probably, Super Buu might have an equal jab but super buu is overall garbage even with it, didn't have frame-data tools back in 2004 and its been a few years since I touched it, unfortunately) Then comes the transformations: They are basically "my turn" buttons, unless both players press it at the same time. You break the oponents guard, and then they have to choose between taking the combo or playing the teleport game. Cell has 3 transformations, and most importantly, he (alongside goku) has a 3 bar transformation, which means that at the start of the round, he already has a "my turn" button available. Juggle combos: So if you want to cause max dmg to your oponent, you need to learn juggle combos, because the game boils down to making your oponent lose the teleport game and getting hit, then you have until he recovers 3 health bars to finish your combo or to try to bait a teleporter then. So characters like Goku are high tier because you can do stupid damage with dragon fist (
I know this game is celebrated in the DB community and even some gaming communities but I still don't think it is truly appreciated enough. This game was soooooo far ahead of its time. Like you said, there's so much depth here.
@@DICEBOY22 Shin Budokai 2 would be the greatest in the series in terms of balance if it wasn't for the awfully armored normals, that completely broke the game and made cell even more broken in an already broken game. If they only took that away, shin Budokai 2 would be the goat
this game was so sick i still remember being challenged by a friend of one my friends, lil bro said he never lost no beam struggle in his life 💀he tasted the garlic from bejitas gun YKWIS
If you loved Budokai 3, I would highly suggest Infinite World. There's additions that increases the speed of the gameplay, there's new moves and skills for all characters and they dropped the dragon rush mini game, which became a tedious cutscene of rock/paper/scissor. It's harder than Budokai 3, though. It really wants you to learn it. But once you master it, it's pretty great.
@@kjo2130 exactly. i actually prefer infinite world overall. more characters, you can end combos with any of your special attacks, no dragon rush(even though i personally didn't mind it that much) unique story mode, and (in my opinion) better capsule system. the only features i miss from budokai 3 is a couple of specific characters, the world tournament mode and beam struggles. i don't get why they weren't in the game.
If I'm remembering correctly, Cell is considered top tier in this game, Specifically perfect and super perfect Cell. 3 transformations, long ass limbs, good super attacks and a lot of his combos can be canceled, guy was nuts.
Naw, that would be Kid Buu and Omega Shenron. Their high starting Baseline (6 for Kid Buu and 7 for Omega Shenron) and their combo damage with good ass Defense thanks to their Ki baseline being BETTER than anyone in the cast except for the fusion but you NEED to get meters before you could even attempt fusion. Equip Yakkon on both of them could literally invalidate the rest of the cast with transformation.
@@diegodamohill Naw, not even close, Yakkon Capsule prevent ANY attempt to transform or Hyper Mode since it reduced the Ki Baseline to 0. Remember that meters are KING in this game. Kid Buu could EASILY vanish or counter vanish without much issues because he will always one up you with counter vanish since he always has more Meters. Permanent transform characters like Broly or Cell are fucked when Yakkon Capsule applied. Kid Buu is straight up second best after Omega Shenron.
You are an excellent youtuber my man. 8 minutes is the PERFECT length for a video if someone like you gets the info out quick enough. Great video, loved this game
Your Budokai 3 & classic Tekken videos earned likes & a subscriber 🫡 hearing you played SmackDown Vs Raw & seeing that you’re WWE2K player is a PLUS!! Speaking of, I bought 2K23 & I haven’t bought a WWE2K since 2K19. I will say that this new grapple reversal mechanic/guessing game reminds me a lot of the Budokai Dragon Rush. I find myself missing 2K19’s old ways of reversing, but other than that I love the game. Mega Cena fan so it’s amazing to play the showcase
Budokai series was the shiznits! I remember having my PS2 and it came with 2 games, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Budokai 2. Budokai series was heavily underrated and deserves way more love than it should.
Thank you for making this video I was a kid when this game came out and would watch tournaments of this game at my local game store (known as game crazy back then). I never understood how the guessing button thing worked but now I do. This game even tho I didn’t understand it is the best DBZ fighting game hands down
That's the only game I played which made feel untouchable. Had the game been not so underappreciated, I might have joined a local tournament to find someone who would kick my ass.
*Entering the world of canceling in the Budokai games for the first time is such a humbling experience…I remember getting the HD Collection thinking I was gonna come back to this game as a beast after seeing those videos all those years and I could barely do a decent KKK infinite 😂…you gotta be quick as hell with that guard cancel*
4:57 it’s not pure guessing, if you let the opponent pick each button first, you have a significantly higher chance of succeeding. that and also by playing the game slot (and i mean a LOT) you can start seeing patterns that they do and you can get it right 100% of the time. hyper mode isn’t broken, just teleport behind them. make sure you have enough ki. “heavy” attacks will also knock them down. for anybody who’s new to this game. Goku, Yamcha (yes, yamcha), and cell are some of the easiest characters to combo cancel with, Goku being the easiest. to the creator of the video, thank you for showcasing my favorite game of all time, loved it since it’s release.
Man thank you. THANK YOU for covering this. These folks are out here talking on and on about "Tenkaichi Tenkaichi" FORGET that game. It was so hallow compared to this. Nothing beats getting 4 of your friends in a room, running a World Tournament on Cell Games, and fighting for your life. So much potential in this game that people do not recognize. If there were a competitive format (and maybe there is I'll probably google that in a second) I'm sure there would be some capsule bans and hopefully a hypermode ban, but overall the game is just so much fun.
Nice video, another Dbz game you should check of for the ps2 is super dragon ball. This game uses motion inputs to do special moves and is manga accurate
The of the legendary moments in martial arts tournaments. Me and a buddy were at the edge then both started teleporting behind eachother for a ring out screaming.
Interesting video. As someone who played a bunch of 3 in my youth I was doing a lot of these techniques subconsciously. I think what tips Budokai 3 over the line from balanced fighting game to fun dragon ball punching times is Dragon Rush and the Capsule System. There’s too much outside interference from skill for it ever to be compared favourably to Street Fighter or Fighterz etc. Good video regardless friend.
I will be real with everyone but this game is what made me fall in love with DBZ... I even use to do practice mode and check out every transformation power up scaling. I loved how ss4 would jump to 140s meanwhile Browly had a similar power scale when he transform to legendary saying. Its the closest to the realist power scaling based what we kept seeing from DBZ movies
This, Super Dragon Ball Z and FighterZ are the trifecta of REAL Dragon Ball fighting games. Each of them has something that differentiates from each other but they are all super legit in a competitive setting.
My fondest memory of this game was when me and a friend were going back and forth on strikes, blocking, teleporting, then we both backed up at the exact same time and started charging up energy. Just like the show. Was insane
Every character has infinites, some of them are even unscaled. But Bardock's "Heat Phalanx" gives back Ki on hit only in B3 vanilla; this bug has been patched in the special editions of the game.
I only ever played Budokai 1 and Tenkaichi 3 and got my ass kicked by Frieza till I practiced and whooped his ass and only a decade later did I realize I was playing a fighting game, these went so crazy I can't believe these went even harder with every new entry. Also Over The Hedge went CRAZY, highkey one of the best movie games because the movie was only the first four levels and they made the rest of the game this sick new plot holy shit I spent days playing co-op with my sister. I lowkey can't believe they haven't been pumping out sick ass 3D games for Dragon Ball this past decade.
Daaaamn this was a fun game :D My brother and I used to play this together so much haha, and the matches were pretty varied ^^ It was fun using SSJ4 Goku & Vegeta and Omega Shenron, as well as Cooler was really good I think.
There is one thing is important was that Transformation will ALWAYS BE YOUR FIRST PRIORITY!!! You see, this game Ki Meter revolutionized Budokai forever. In order to do all of the crazy dodge and Teleport stuffs? You need meters. However, as you can see, there is a "Baseline" system that determined how many Ki bars you will start with or will never get drained over time. Take Goku for example, his baseline was 3 but if he keeps transforming to SSJ4, he will have 6 baselines Ki. This put him as equal as Kid Buu 6 Baseline. More meters mean you can counter Teleport (basically a breakaway combo breaker) when you are taking damage more than other characters and YOU WILL WIN THE EXCHANGE IF THEY TRIED TO RETALIATE WITH THEIR OWN TELEPORT. Not to mention you charge ki faster with the Baseline Bars. That's why Kid Buu (6 bars) and Omega Shenron (all maxed out Baseline) was considered top tier because most of the time against the player, your damage was so miniscule against them thanks to their meters always above yours. You equip Yakkon capsule and watch their miserable life trying NOT to transform because the Yakkon capsule WILL make your Ki gauge Baselineless for ALL 7 Ki GAUGES if you dare to transform.
Great vid I needed to see this because I never played past Boudokai 1 either. I had no idea 2 or 3 were this good or complex!!! I assumed they were novelty games. These can actually be competitive? Haha amazing.
The dragon rush was to yes tire your opponent you can do that too with just punches but dragon rush does it immediately. So what that is for is for the ultimate moves, like the spirit bomb, hell zone grenade, spirit sword, soul punisher, father son Kamehameha wave stuff like that where the button time prompt comes up to dodge it changes that so it's harder to dodge so they will take the max damage. When it's blue for them it goes the slowest yellow it's a bit faster and red is the absolute fastest. It's an interesting mechanic to the game but yeah you can do that. Also on top of that you can still do massive damage like if you do the whole dragon fist from a combo and launch them into the dragon rush you can go in with like 1000 damage just starting it and when you finish and have the warp Kamehameha which you will because breakthrough. You easily do like 3000 plus damage and take three life bars. If they have only three that's pretty much instant death. I remember one time I did the 100x big bang Kamehameha on shenron in like the story mode I think he blocked it tho but I saw the number right I assure you it said over 6000 damage........ there's only 7000 health in the game if tired him out first then did that that was instant death with an ultimate attack. Budokai 3 is INCREDIBLE HARD AND COMPLEX BRO ITS NUTS.
My brother and i play this game all the time ...we usually select world tournament and then choose random players ... The ring out possibilty makes it super fun 😂😂😂
just did a budokai 3 PT......yea the AI can read your inputs during dragon rush. thats super frustrating because the harder difficulties basically the damage is guarenteed for them and im not too fond of catching a warp kamehameha every time Goku breathes in my direction. that being said im ALSO not fond of NOT BEING ABLE TO USE final flash unless i get lucky
I'll never forget the first time I played this after budokai 1 in tournament. I surrounded my opponent at the edge of the ring and was just about to knock them out then I learned this was different real quick.
Ok so, I know this is exaggerated for the sake of humor, but you can only go so far before sounding like someone who can't read, the display on training literally just shows "max hits, singular damage of hits, final damage of combo, max damage so far, what's the status of your attack and guard, how many times you've dodged, and maximum number of times you've dodged" like, it doesn't even have a framedata, again, for the joke, I get it, but still
I wish they put the HD collection on the PS4 and PS5 generations. I never thought of using combo cancellation to make longer combos. My mind was just blown
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No one going to blame you for dropping Budokai after the Raditz fight as a kid
Dawg that shit had me HOT
"DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK!"
That fight alongside the fight against Kid Buu on Infinite World gave me PTSD.
@@franco1926 you just unlocked a memory I tried to keep tucked away forever.
@@BlaQGhoste93 I AM SO SORRY.
Glad to see B3 receiving some love and getting praise for its combo canceling system. It really was underapprecciated at the time.
YO, THE GOAT! I JUST GOT THROUGH BRINGING YOU UP!
@@chrisrockett5897 thanks.
A shoutout is always welcome. :)
@@Dr._Doppietta No prob.
Not underapprecciated, it was not known at the time, not until 2016 I think.
@@charleschase7945 what wasn’t known the game or the combo system? the game sold millions…and there’s videos of people guard canceling in the 2000’s, on UA-cam.
One of the things I love about budokai 3 is how the game rewards you with secret characters by just playing through dragon ball universe but with the ability to interact with characters in the middle of the story, it adds so much replayability
I remember how getting GT characters were like a whole secret sidequest in this Mode. Not even that easy to find iirc.
Budokai 3 managed to create a game like Fighterz but actually 3D and at the same time managed to capture the essence of dragon ball by adding interactions cutscenes that are accurate to the series, little things like if you use Potara your enemy can guess your input and crush your potara preventing you from fusing or all the fusions involving the dances have a limit plus the speed and smoothness of the game is what makes it amazing yes dragon rush has its issues but you can evade it to prevent it from occurring overall this game needs to be appreciated more as it’s an amazing experience and something every db fan has to play if they want a game that captures both fighting and db essence
They just gotta bring back beam struggles
nah infinite world is better. it just came out at a bad time cause no one knows about it. DBZ B3 did not age well because of dragon rush its honestly ruins any competitive aspect of the game. infinite world had the complexities of b3 without dragon rush
@@wolfman596 but infinite world removed tournaments and beam struggles and that took away from it. Plus Dragon Rush’ gave opportunities to add other finishers for each character but BD3 slacked off not giving each character a specific finisher. Rather settling for the ki blasts or kick. Infinite World was better but removing tournaments and beam struggles for me took away from it like a bad ending to a good movie.
Now imagine if burst limit was a completed game we would be living in a different era
Lmao that's an insult to FighterZ
You did the Budokai community a solid with your video, well explained and good coverage of the game overall!
Facts he needs to make a raging blast 2 video
@@dan3974 more like BT2 or 3
@@dan3974 lol you mad? I remember loving rb2 until I was able to somehow play the tenkaichis
That “ over the hedge “ game was fire 🔥🔥 especially the co-op
The go cart bumper cars mini game was THE mode to play
"This isnt mix this is pure guess" gave me flashbacks of MKX LMAO
OH, MY FRIEND. I'm so happy you took your time to talk about the hidden depth of this game.
I have some old videos (10+years) of when I used to play this on high school, I kid you not, I spend thousands of hours in this game, literally. So I wanted to contribute a little to show how much this game has.
The budokai franchise had so much potential, unfortunately, every entry in the series had at least one or two flaws that made the game not viable for serious competitive scene, but the community often had unofficial rules or consensus about the games balance, like always use the breakthrough capsule, always use 4 health bars or the rounds get too long and always use maps with walls, won't get into much detail here, after all its just a youtube comment, so I'll refrain from talking about Infinite World and shin budokai from the psp (almost the most balanced, almost).
Now, the main thing about playing this game against a oponent with equal skill at high level are three things: Counter Teleports, juggle combos and transformations. And these three things are the reason Cell is broken AF, I'm not exagerating, and I know to some this seems unlikelly, but trust me, once you get deep enough into this game, you will know why. (Goku is the second one, but you will know why in a bit)
So, the basic gameplan: no matter the character, at high level, you want the oponent to block first. because of the cancel system, anyone has an infinite block string. Now you might say "but you can just teleport out of it!". And Yes, you can teleport, but that doesn't garantee you are out of it, because teleporting can be a huge gamble, because of the Counter Teleport system, and that's the MAIN mechanic of this game, at high level at least.
How it works? Well, you need a character with a fast jab, or "P" as it is called in this game. The thing is, some characters have a jab so fast, that if they try to jab the oponent and they teleport, you can just jab the oponent again as he appears behind you before they can even strike you. That applies to the default teleport where the character kicks the other. But you can always hold the guard button to cancel the kick and block the counter teleporter, but then, you are blocking again, and with 3 less ki bars. That's why, you never, NEVER teleport a cancelable move, because the attacker instantly turns around if you do so and it's even easier to punish the teleport then.
The only thing you can do, is hold teleport and when you do try to jab the oponent faster than he does you. Because turning around during a teleport can be a bit finicky depending on the position of the characters on the stage and the characters themselves, you can basically steal turns by teleporting, jabing the oponent before they jab you and then starting your own combo. Because some characters have a jab with a recovery so low they can just press "P" once, wait a few frames and then start a new chain before the hitstun ends.
There's more to it, like baiting jabs using armored moves, and then canceling them to punish, or dodging a jab instead of blocking to punish with your own and you can start to see how there's a whole game within the game just with this teleport mechanic alone.
Cell has the fastest jab in the game, he can literally counter your teleport by just timming P... P... P... P... and if you block or dodge the first, you are stuck in the teleport minigame with him (probably, Super Buu might have an equal jab but super buu is overall garbage even with it, didn't have frame-data tools back in 2004 and its been a few years since I touched it, unfortunately)
Then comes the transformations: They are basically "my turn" buttons, unless both players press it at the same time. You break the oponents guard, and then they have to choose between taking the combo or playing the teleport game.
Cell has 3 transformations, and most importantly, he (alongside goku) has a 3 bar transformation, which means that at the start of the round, he already has a "my turn" button available.
Juggle combos: So if you want to cause max dmg to your oponent, you need to learn juggle combos, because the game boils down to making your oponent lose the teleport game and getting hit, then you have until he recovers 3 health bars to finish your combo or to try to bait a teleporter then. So characters like Goku are high tier because you can do stupid damage with dragon fist (
Any obscure FG deep dive is just [chef's kiss], thanks for this
I know this game is celebrated in the DB community and even some gaming communities but I still don't think it is truly appreciated enough. This game was soooooo far ahead of its time. Like you said, there's so much depth here.
Nah this was pretty interesting to read so thank you lol
If Shin Budokai / Burst Limit kept going it would have been as great as FighterZ to be truthful.
@@DICEBOY22 Shin Budokai 2 would be the greatest in the series in terms of balance if it wasn't for the awfully armored normals, that completely broke the game and made cell even more broken in an already broken game. If they only took that away, shin Budokai 2 would be the goat
budokai 3 still my favorite dbz game
My favorite too. I was glad they remastered Budokai 1 & 3 for PS3 & 360. Burst Limit wasn't it!
Btw, Infinite World *isn't* Budokai 4. It's barely B3.5
We are, instead, making Budokai 4 as a side project, so you might wanna check it out. ;)
the man himself here dang
Ayeeeee
Please do. Infinite world is too confusing and too difficult while budokai 3 is ruined by dragon rush
I don't understand. Is it a mod you're doing?
@@Ddken93 check out his channel.
he's essentially just the playtester while someone else is the one making the mod
this game was so sick i still remember being challenged by a friend of one my friends, lil bro said he never lost no beam struggle in his life 💀he tasted the garlic from bejitas gun YKWIS
eating while watching kaizen is heaven ngl.
What you eating?
@@YouareAToy582 takoyaki.
Im eating cheetos
@@hentailmao I've always wanted to try takoyaki
If you loved Budokai 3, I would highly suggest Infinite World. There's additions that increases the speed of the gameplay, there's new moves and skills for all characters and they dropped the dragon rush mini game, which became a tedious cutscene of rock/paper/scissor.
It's harder than Budokai 3, though. It really wants you to learn it. But once you master it, it's pretty great.
Man infinite world was amazing, so slept on.
@@kjo2130 exactly. i actually prefer infinite world overall. more characters, you can end combos with any of your special attacks, no dragon rush(even though i personally didn't mind it that much) unique story mode, and (in my opinion) better capsule system. the only features i miss from budokai 3 is a couple of specific characters, the world tournament mode and beam struggles. i don't get why they weren't in the game.
If u played b3 and got nice at it infinite world was not only east to figure out but somehow slightly more intense. Miss it. 👌🏾
If I'm remembering correctly, Cell is considered top tier in this game, Specifically perfect and super perfect Cell.
3 transformations, long ass limbs, good super attacks and a lot of his combos can be canceled, guy was nuts.
He really is, to this very day, the Top Tier n1 in B3 PvP competitive.
Naw, that would be Kid Buu and Omega Shenron. Their high starting Baseline (6 for Kid Buu and 7 for Omega Shenron) and their combo damage with good ass Defense thanks to their Ki baseline being BETTER than anyone in the cast except for the fusion but you NEED to get meters before you could even attempt fusion. Equip Yakkon on both of them could literally invalidate the rest of the cast with transformation.
@@Dr._Doppietta Naw, Kid Buu and Omega Shenron with Yakkon capsule say hi.
@@zhaoyun255 Kid buu is straight up GARBAGE at high level, since he has a slow jab
@@diegodamohill Naw, not even close, Yakkon Capsule prevent ANY attempt to transform or Hyper Mode since it reduced the Ki Baseline to 0. Remember that meters are KING in this game. Kid Buu could EASILY vanish or counter vanish without much issues because he will always one up you with counter vanish since he always has more Meters. Permanent transform characters like Broly or Cell are fucked when Yakkon Capsule applied. Kid Buu is straight up second best after Omega Shenron.
You are an excellent youtuber my man. 8 minutes is the PERFECT length for a video if someone like you gets the info out quick enough. Great video, loved this game
Fire video. First time seeing your channel but this was great. Imma peep some of your other content.
ayo Lotus we see you.
He doing videos on budokai too now oh shit
Another banger video bro, these are so entertaining pls keep uploading these
love these videos man💕🔥
Your Budokai 3 & classic Tekken videos earned likes & a subscriber 🫡
hearing you played SmackDown Vs Raw & seeing that you’re WWE2K player is a PLUS!!
Speaking of, I bought 2K23 & I haven’t bought a WWE2K since 2K19. I will say that this new grapple reversal mechanic/guessing game reminds me a lot of the Budokai Dragon Rush.
I find myself missing 2K19’s old ways of reversing, but other than that I love the game. Mega Cena fan so it’s amazing to play the showcase
I’ve been watching and playing a lot of this game lately. Trying to get those back dash cancels down is no joke! Love this content fam keep it up!
I was just playing this the other day then you drop this video. If that ain’t some kinda future sight idk what is.
Kaizen, you always make fire reviews.
Fellow lookism fan?
I didnt get into budokai until after it was done and when bt1 and shin budokai came out. I had alot to learn back then. Also u a G for playing SvR 06
This is a very well made video ma kaizen, I got here from discord
Budokai series was the shiznits! I remember having my PS2 and it came with 2 games, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Budokai 2. Budokai series was heavily underrated and deserves way more love than it should.
Thank you for making this video I was a kid when this game came out and would watch tournaments of this game at my local game store (known as game crazy back then). I never understood how the guessing button thing worked but now I do. This game even tho I didn’t understand it is the best DBZ fighting game hands down
That's the only game I played which made feel untouchable.
Had the game been not so underappreciated, I might have joined a local tournament to find someone who would kick my ass.
*Entering the world of canceling in the Budokai games for the first time is such a humbling experience…I remember getting the HD Collection thinking I was gonna come back to this game as a beast after seeing those videos all those years and I could barely do a decent KKK infinite 😂…you gotta be quick as hell with that guard cancel*
4:57 it’s not pure guessing, if you let the opponent pick each button first, you have a significantly higher chance of succeeding. that and also by playing the game slot (and i mean a LOT) you can start seeing patterns that they do and you can get it right 100% of the time.
hyper mode isn’t broken, just teleport behind them. make sure you have enough ki. “heavy” attacks will also knock them down.
for anybody who’s new to this game. Goku, Yamcha (yes, yamcha), and cell are some of the easiest characters to combo cancel with, Goku being the easiest.
to the creator of the video, thank you for showcasing my favorite game of all time, loved it since it’s release.
Man oh man. It sucks being old now but it was dope being young back in the Didday
Man thank you. THANK YOU for covering this. These folks are out here talking on and on about "Tenkaichi Tenkaichi" FORGET that game. It was so hallow compared to this. Nothing beats getting 4 of your friends in a room, running a World Tournament on Cell Games, and fighting for your life. So much potential in this game that people do not recognize. If there were a competitive format (and maybe there is I'll probably google that in a second) I'm sure there would be some capsule bans and hopefully a hypermode ban, but overall the game is just so much fun.
Lol Tenkaichi and especially (Tenkaichi 3) had a more sophisticated combat system than the budokai series and I've played both
You do realize Budokai 3 as much love as Tenkaichi 3, right?
Hmm
I just found your channel, you just got a sub my guy. I love videos like these, keep it up 😬🤌🏼
The way I master this game was like none other. The intricate movements when dodging, knowing when and how to dodge. Need to Bring it back
This power bro good video brotha
The tenkaichi 4 announcement got me in my practice arc for 4.
Nice video, another Dbz game you should check of for the ps2 is super dragon ball. This game uses motion inputs to do special moves and is manga accurate
The of the legendary moments in martial arts tournaments.
Me and a buddy were at the edge then both started teleporting behind eachother for a ring out screaming.
Bruh cars HIT back in the day what a banger
Makes me feel old when i vivdly have nostalgia about budokai 2 i remember budokai 3 being so different at the time.
Interesting video. As someone who played a bunch of 3 in my youth I was doing a lot of these techniques subconsciously. I think what tips Budokai 3 over the line from balanced fighting game to fun dragon ball punching times is Dragon Rush and the Capsule System. There’s too much outside interference from skill for it ever to be compared favourably to Street Fighter or Fighterz etc.
Good video regardless friend.
I used to play the story mode non stop to breakthrough on characters and I can say for sure, this game has SO much content to clear out to 100%
I used to play this one throughout middle and highschool. It was a personal favorite
I will be real with everyone but this game is what made me fall in love with DBZ... I even use to do practice mode and check out every transformation power up scaling.
I loved how ss4 would jump to 140s meanwhile Browly had a similar power scale when he transform to legendary saying. Its the closest to the realist power scaling based what we kept seeing from DBZ movies
B3 and tenkaici was so rad. Great to see it get some love
Great video ‼️‼️
This, Super Dragon Ball Z and FighterZ are the trifecta of REAL Dragon Ball fighting games. Each of them has something that differentiates from each other but they are all super legit in a competitive setting.
Youve finally discovered the truly goated fighting game seires
Def my favorite DBZ game. Glad its still standing the test of time.
My fondest memory of this game was when me and a friend were going back and forth on strikes, blocking, teleporting, then we both backed up at the exact same time and started charging up energy. Just like the show. Was insane
Smackdown Vs Raw was the SHIT!
crazy your just knowing learning this i was a sweat on this as a kid
Bardock is one of those unbalanced characters where he gains ki in one of his moves so he can technically infinite! Might be wrong
Every character has infinites, some of them are even unscaled. But Bardock's "Heat Phalanx" gives back Ki on hit only in B3 vanilla; this bug has been patched in the special editions of the game.
Another game where bardock is broken? C'mon man...
@@quinndepatten4442 it's like they do it on purpose
I only ever played Budokai 1 and Tenkaichi 3 and got my ass kicked by Frieza till I practiced and whooped his ass and only a decade later did I realize I was playing a fighting game, these went so crazy I can't believe these went even harder with every new entry. Also Over The Hedge went CRAZY, highkey one of the best movie games because the movie was only the first four levels and they made the rest of the game this sick new plot holy shit I spent days playing co-op with my sister. I lowkey can't believe they haven't been pumping out sick ass 3D games for Dragon Ball this past decade.
Daaaamn this was a fun game :D My brother and I used to play this together so much haha, and the matches were pretty varied ^^ It was fun using SSJ4 Goku & Vegeta and Omega Shenron, as well as Cooler was really good I think.
There is one thing is important was that Transformation will ALWAYS BE YOUR FIRST PRIORITY!!! You see, this game Ki Meter revolutionized Budokai forever. In order to do all of the crazy dodge and Teleport stuffs? You need meters. However, as you can see, there is a "Baseline" system that determined how many Ki bars you will start with or will never get drained over time. Take Goku for example, his baseline was 3 but if he keeps transforming to SSJ4, he will have 6 baselines Ki. This put him as equal as Kid Buu 6 Baseline. More meters mean you can counter Teleport (basically a breakaway combo breaker) when you are taking damage more than other characters and YOU WILL WIN THE EXCHANGE IF THEY TRIED TO RETALIATE WITH THEIR OWN TELEPORT. Not to mention you charge ki faster with the Baseline Bars. That's why Kid Buu (6 bars) and Omega Shenron (all maxed out Baseline) was considered top tier because most of the time against the player, your damage was so miniscule against them thanks to their meters always above yours. You equip Yakkon capsule and watch their miserable life trying NOT to transform because the Yakkon capsule WILL make your Ki gauge Baselineless for ALL 7 Ki GAUGES if you dare to transform.
i played this game so much, its not just best dbz game, but one of the best fighting game ever. and this was first dbz game i ever bought. what a W
This man is outta pocket cuz I loved the whole Dragonrush concept
mad respect for playing Cars bro
i miss these games so much😭
Great vid I needed to see this because I never played past Boudokai 1 either. I had no idea 2 or 3 were this good or complex!!! I assumed they were novelty games. These can actually be competitive? Haha amazing.
This game with a modern reskin and updated roster would be straight fire
By far the best dbz game I've played Imo or at least tied with tenkaichi 1 absolutely satisfying games
I remember running through DU grinding for breakthroughs and the black card. Spent the rest of my time in the red ribbon army base. Good times
Shoutout Over The Hedge fr
The dragon rush was to yes tire your opponent you can do that too with just punches but dragon rush does it immediately. So what that is for is for the ultimate moves, like the spirit bomb, hell zone grenade, spirit sword, soul punisher, father son Kamehameha wave stuff like that where the button time prompt comes up to dodge it changes that so it's harder to dodge so they will take the max damage. When it's blue for them it goes the slowest yellow it's a bit faster and red is the absolute fastest. It's an interesting mechanic to the game but yeah you can do that. Also on top of that you can still do massive damage like if you do the whole dragon fist from a combo and launch them into the dragon rush you can go in with like 1000 damage just starting it and when you finish and have the warp Kamehameha which you will because breakthrough. You easily do like 3000 plus damage and take three life bars. If they have only three that's pretty much instant death. I remember one time I did the 100x big bang Kamehameha on shenron in like the story mode I think he blocked it tho but I saw the number right I assure you it said over 6000 damage........ there's only 7000 health in the game if tired him out first then did that that was instant death with an ultimate attack. Budokai 3 is INCREDIBLE HARD AND COMPLEX BRO ITS NUTS.
Budokai 3 is my all time favorite Dragon Ball game then Tenkaichi 3 followed by Infinite world. But man Budokai 3 is just something special to me.
was just telling my buddy's this game could be super competitive with all the different interactions
good to see people like budokai and not just budokai tenkaichi
I miss this game so much
One of the best fighting games of all times. I remember being goated in this as a kid 😂
Gets even deeper with Infinite World and Shin Budokai.
You should really check out Infinite Word or Burst Limit, the combat is way deeper but We def need a Budokai remake after the new Tenkaichi one.
I never seen that front cover to Budokai 3. Mines back in the day was a black background with Ssj1 Goku doing a dragon fist
This game still looks great it’s crazy
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Neil just went Mashiba mode
My second favorite game of all time. Love this game
The reason I love budokai, is it can be simple or complex. U can play it doing p, p, p, e.. or u can use teleports, cancels, so on
My brother and i play this game all the time ...we usually select world tournament and then choose random players ... The ring out possibilty makes it super fun 😂😂😂
“what the game Got to make it Complex “ off the rip “ SIDESTEPPING “ 😂
when that Tenkaichi 4 drops though
Dragon Rush button guessing is just Marduk's grabs from Tekken
I wish bro was more consistent anyways hoping to see tekken 8
just did a budokai 3 PT......yea the AI can read your inputs during dragon rush. thats super frustrating because the harder difficulties basically the damage is guarenteed for them and im not too fond of catching a warp kamehameha every time Goku breathes in my direction. that being said im ALSO not fond of NOT BEING ABLE TO USE final flash unless i get lucky
I'll never forget the first time I played this after budokai 1 in tournament. I surrounded my opponent at the edge of the ring and was just about to knock them out then I learned this was different real quick.
Ok so, I know this is exaggerated for the sake of humor, but you can only go so far before sounding like someone who can't read, the display on training literally just shows "max hits, singular damage of hits, final damage of combo, max damage so far, what's the status of your attack and guard, how many times you've dodged, and maximum number of times you've dodged" like, it doesn't even have a framedata, again, for the joke, I get it, but still
GROWING UP WITH THIS GAME I WAS ALWAYS DISAPOINTED WITH THE COMBAT IN EVERY GAME AFTER
Bro, Budokai 3 was so clean. I used to be able to absolutely cook fellas as a kid, I knew all of the sauce, man.
This a whole different game when you gear up
I always liked how it was free world and you can find dragon balls
I wish they put the HD collection on the PS4 and PS5 generations. I never thought of using combo cancellation to make longer combos. My mind was just blown
My favorite dragon ball game
Tell they ass king, Underlordtico taught me all I know back in the day lmao
I wish i knew you could guard cancel back in mid/high school. I'd have been hurtin feelings!😊
Loved this game!
My favorite dbz game next to legacy of goku 2 and buu's fury
- TODs
- Vanish
- Burst (hyper mode)
- Cutscene combos
The original FighterZ
B3 and bt3 are my favorite dbz games of all time
I almost died watching this . Glad others still playing this still
Over the Hedge game was just kid friendly, Co-op Devil may cry