Story mode is terrible and missing major moments from the series. Look at how dissapointing Vegeta’s story is. The what ifs are cool if limited to minor changes compared to the previous games what ifs. Severe lack of playable stages (we don’t even have the kami lookout ffs), characters are balanced according to their power levels in the series which I understand but that breaks the online portion of the game which is the focus. The roster is not only smaller than bt3 but omits characters that were in previous games which making odd decisions like not making vegeta ssjb not his own character. The offline game modes are pathetic, where are the tournaments that made the previous BT games iconic?? This game is fun and the devs definitely were/are fans of the series and that’s apparent but the game itself is half baked and lacking content. It’s still the honeymoon phase so people will glaze the game and intentionally look over the flaws it has.
Personally, I would have liked this game to have a more thorough campaign as I said in the review, but I guess they felt the story had been told so many times already that revisiting again would seem repetitive. I never watched the show so I'm not sure what I'm missing from Vegeta's story here. It is light, spanning only Saiyan to Majin Buu, but I didn't need another round of Zamasu and Goku Black segments, that's for sure. Never played the other games and honestly thought the what if scenarios were new, but I'm seeing now Xenoverse games had some of them. Sparking Zero does have a lot of them though. I did miss Kami house, but not sure what other locations were missing? Again, I never watched the show lol. I'd argue online is actually not the overall focus of the game. I'd say Custom Mode is. Ranked combat and online is there, and I could see people saying that's what they play for, but I don't think the developers ever intended to build a properly balanced competitive game. This game has many characters but they cheat a little bit with so many Goku, Vegeta and Gohan's; although I think including them all is a good thing. I did miss some fighters like Supreme Kai, Pikkon, and others. I think the game offers a lot of tournaments here, sufficient number of options imo. I don't think the game is perfect at all, and there is something to be said about nostalgia glazing (even for me in this very video) but it was the right game at the right time for me. I haven't been keeping up with the series, a chance to get back into these DBZ arena fighters meant a lot! I'm sorry the game didn't click for you and I hope it improves in DLC!
@ I do enjoy the game but as someone who not only grew up with the series but has and currently is keeping up with super the game leaves much to be desired. The game dropping 90% of players on steam is really telling. I think you should do a replay of the original BT trilogy (you can play the spin-offs if you’re so inclined) and the raging blast games and you’ll see how and why SZ is so dissapointing and lacking in content.
Sparking Zero could have really used some sort of challenge mode. I remember in Tenkaichi 2 (maybe in 1 and 3 as well, but I'm most familiar with 2) there was Ultimate Battle Z and I do think SZ would have benefitted from something similar. Wouldn't surprise me if it's added later. More content is always good.
Super good review, really went into appreciated detail that a lot of reviewers skip
Thank you that means a lot!
Story mode is terrible and missing major moments from the series. Look at how dissapointing Vegeta’s story is. The what ifs are cool if limited to minor changes compared to the previous games what ifs. Severe lack of playable stages (we don’t even have the kami lookout ffs), characters are balanced according to their power levels in the series which I understand but that breaks the online portion of the game which is the focus. The roster is not only smaller than bt3 but omits characters that were in previous games which making odd decisions like not making vegeta ssjb not his own character. The offline game modes are pathetic, where are the tournaments that made the previous BT games iconic??
This game is fun and the devs definitely were/are fans of the series and that’s apparent but the game itself is half baked and lacking content. It’s still the honeymoon phase so people will glaze the game and intentionally look over the flaws it has.
Personally, I would have liked this game to have a more thorough campaign as I said in the review, but I guess they felt the story had been told so many times already that revisiting again would seem repetitive. I never watched the show so I'm not sure what I'm missing from Vegeta's story here. It is light, spanning only Saiyan to Majin Buu, but I didn't need another round of Zamasu and Goku Black segments, that's for sure.
Never played the other games and honestly thought the what if scenarios were new, but I'm seeing now Xenoverse games had some of them. Sparking Zero does have a lot of them though.
I did miss Kami house, but not sure what other locations were missing? Again, I never watched the show lol.
I'd argue online is actually not the overall focus of the game. I'd say Custom Mode is. Ranked combat and online is there, and I could see people saying that's what they play for, but I don't think the developers ever intended to build a properly balanced competitive game.
This game has many characters but they cheat a little bit with so many Goku, Vegeta and Gohan's; although I think including them all is a good thing. I did miss some fighters like Supreme Kai, Pikkon, and others.
I think the game offers a lot of tournaments here, sufficient number of options imo.
I don't think the game is perfect at all, and there is something to be said about nostalgia glazing (even for me in this very video) but it was the right game at the right time for me. I haven't been keeping up with the series, a chance to get back into these DBZ arena fighters meant a lot!
I'm sorry the game didn't click for you and I hope it improves in DLC!
Oh shit they didn't include mountain road, glacier, kami house and kami lookout. Damn, forgot about those ones.
@ I do enjoy the game but as someone who not only grew up with the series but has and currently is keeping up with super the game leaves much to be desired. The game dropping 90% of players on steam is really telling. I think you should do a replay of the original BT trilogy (you can play the spin-offs if you’re so inclined) and the raging blast games and you’ll see how and why SZ is so dissapointing and lacking in content.
Sparking Zero could have really used some sort of challenge mode. I remember in Tenkaichi 2 (maybe in 1 and 3 as well, but I'm most familiar with 2) there was Ultimate Battle Z and I do think SZ would have benefitted from something similar. Wouldn't surprise me if it's added later. More content is always good.
@@Carlisle-mn3fv Also, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!