Flawed, but fun. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone but DBZ fans though.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |OT| Legacy of Goku In 3D
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yeah, if you don't give a rats ass about DBZ would not recommend but if you have any love for the series its great.
Thanks, I'm on episode 13 and though I do notice the scenes that were digitally redone, they don't bother me.
I'm starting with Kai and if I enjoy the series as a whole, I might go back and watch OG Dragon Ball.
Too late. LOL I've already started Kai so I might as well finish it.
You know, I can't tell if most of you guys are being sarcastic about GT or not. Just be honest and don't make me decipher cryptic shit. :/
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying DB Kai so far, and I hope you enjoy the future Saga's going forward. But please don't dismiss OG Dragon Ball, as it's legitimately great. It bums me that a lot of people either overlook or dismiss it, just because it lacks the spectacle of what comes afterward.
that is the opening theme, which is very good? i though that was a pretty straight forward post?
can someone explain the combat system to me?
I totally lost.
just lost to Radiz with Goku while Piccolo was sharging up his attack.
I don't really know how much HP I have and how much the enemies have?
there more than one HP-Bar?
what is the flame thingy on the right?
why am I always out of breath after a few attacks? is there some stamina bar?
how do you do stun damage? only did like 2, or 3% to Raddiz' Stun-Bar.
when it is safe to attack? how do you see, when you need to block? when the enemies is doing an attack.
how do you avoid attacks? can you also go up and down to avoid stuff?
how do you combo? especially with your special attacks? my Kamehameha is always missing.
etc.
like I said, I'm totally lost. :D
I totally lost.
just lost to Radiz with Goku while Piccolo was sharging up his attack.
I don't really know how much HP I have and how much the enemies have?
there more than one HP-Bar?
what is the flame thingy on the right?
why am I always out of breath after a few attacks? is there some stamina bar?
how do you do stun damage? only did like 2, or 3% to Raddiz' Stun-Bar.
when it is safe to attack? how do you see, when you need to block? when the enemies is doing an attack.
how do you avoid attacks? can you also go up and down to avoid stuff?
how do you combo? especially with your special attacks? my Kamehameha is always missing.
etc.
like I said, I'm totally lost. :D
Yeah, despite being an anime fan since the 90's where it was known as Japanimation my friends in the 2000's were big DBZ fans and told me I would like it, but for some reason I just was disinterested in it. I don't know if it was the art style or what, but watching it now is making me hype to buy this game and play it once I finish watching DBZ Kai.
I wonder if the side quest for the missing tail is glitched? I have to talk to Vegeta but the only thing there is the lvl 50 vegeta i have to fight lol
Swap vegeta into your party, that puts the quest on hold (I think). If you swap vegeta out again, the correct npc Vegeta will spawn.
Worked for me.
when people say the production falls apart after frieza do they mean that the story just zooms along, or is it still the same pace and the presentation isn't as good?
I'm in the middle of the cell arc and I would say the latter.
Pacing is roughly the same with the storytelling shortcuts they take but less cutscenes, more standing and talking.
Ah, kind of a bummer but makes sense when you consider the time it took to develop the game and the budget. Haven't made the plunge yet myself, would you say it's a worthwhile experience for someone who was a fan as a kid?
It's a mix of both. Once you wrap the Frieza stuff up you have 24 of 36 of the really good looking scenes, so there's 12 split across the rest of the game.
But there's also less cutscenes and some weird omissions. Like you fight Android 19 as Vegeta as you'd expect, but the scene after is him killing him with Big Bang Attack without having the scene of him intentionally getting grabbed to rip the arms off (which is the only reason he even can use that attack to kill him).
It's still solid though. There's so many characters and outfit swaps that they hit, it really puts it in perspective how much work it was to cover the whole series like this on their first go.
I don't agree with that. Actually buu has much more cinematic stories. Sometimes too long
Absolutely. It's definetly not the most polished game out there and as an open world RPG it's not on par with the "industry AAA standard" so to speak, but it really is a love letter to the source material and it shows.
For example, I'm still impressed with how many different outfits each character has, sometimes down to fully modeled and very specific damage to the clothes that only appear in one specific part of the game (or show for that matter).
It's a bit like Terminator Resistance where you can add at least 2 points to the score if you are a fan, simply because it's wish fulfillment in the most positive sense.
The battle system is not the deepest out there, but it manages to feel very much like DBZ and is second only to fighter in capturing the look and feel of the fights in the anime.
Does the game ever get harder? It's a blast so far but its also ridiculously easy lol. Ive never gotten anything below A and thats when I screw up really hard. Never lost a fight.
I hate to say it but you should just delete your save and start over. You're near the beginning anyway and literally everything you've asked was covered in tutorials up to this point.
But to summarise yes theres more than one hp bar. The numbers are on it too to help as its representative of your health at that level. The other bar is burst and charging by holding triangle or y long enough will activate it for extra damage and knock back.
Attack when they aren't are dodge around and attack. If they guard use a guard breaker special. If they're steam rolling you in a combo hold l2 and press either square or x to knock them back or l2 and x or a to warp behind them and use a breaker. The latter requires more ki gained by charging with y.
Ki is what I assume you mean by running out of stamina. Ita only used for specials, ki blasts and the defense methods mentioned above. If you mean you literally cant move because you got hit by a guard breaker.
A good way to squeeze in a kamehameha is after a breaker or at the end of a combo string. Trying to land them mid combo usually gives the opponent time to regain control of the fight.
You can also do an evade with the regular dodge button. Time it right and you'll hear the other signature DB teleport sound so you'll know when it's done right. Certain attacks, like breakers when the enemy is glowing with ki can only be avoided this way. They will give you a long time to notice it's about to happen but timing takes a bit of practice.
All that said, I can understand missing this stuff in the tutorials. Theres a lot of pop ups, it dumps info after info in a real heavy handed manner.
I liked it but if you aren't super into DB, this shit is awful. It's about on par with the story adventure modes in something like Budokai 3. It really feels like I'm playing the single player to a typical bamco arena fighter. The animation, presentation ect is a pretty big downgrade from Naruto for whatever reason. This shit is also in no way an RPG LMAO. They really nailed the trailers tho. Had me thinking we were going to get the best anime game ever.
I'll tell you the same thing I say when people talk about Solid Snake in MGS4: moustaches like that aren't as cool as japanese think they are; they are for math professors.
I think this is the millionth time I've seen someone say Toriyama wanted to end the manga after Cell.
This is wrong, no such thing happened.
Reached the potara scene with Gohan and fucking hell did it kill me. The janky animations make it 10x worse. Burst out laughing hard.
He does like quite a bit of games. Hes also played too many games in his life and hes a father. Still, hes always overly harsh on the things he does not like and I admire someone that just says what he thinks and does not fall in the hype cycle. I agree with him on DBZ: Kakarot. Its a waste of time and the gameplay is boring. Id rather watch the good cinemas on youtube and Kai again. But if someone else enjoys it, hey that fine too.
Yeah the QL and hearing them on the Bombcast made it sound boring as hell. It just makes me want to watch Kai and finish All Systems Goku. I grew up with it on Toonami back in the day too but for some reason this game isn't exciting to me.
All Systems Goku is my 2nd favorite piece of Dragon Ball media behind Kai itself. Do it!
first of all thanks. :)
turned the game of yesterday and can't play till after work today. so some questions could feel unnecessary :D
do you mean the text pop ups with tutorials?
because this is like my third fight up to this point.
Piccolo right at the beginning and then on Master Roshis Island against an "AI" Kirin.
what are Guard Breaker Specials?
the L1 attackes? do all break guard?
and what exactly is a Combo? just mashing O? or adding in some KI Blasts?
people gotta stop this
guy spent the last six months praising control and call of duty. it's okay for him to not like a game sometimes
Time to talk about the weird glitch I had lol
When I started a few days ago, when you're Goku sitting on Nimbus holding kid Gohan on your lap, on the way to Kame House, after saving, and reloading that save, suddenly a Red Ribbon robot is there which wasn't before, and initiated battle then.
Wish I would have taken a screen shot, but you're not supposed to be fighting then. Goku then is flying there in battle mode, with Kid Gohan literally hovering under his butt in the same pose he was in while on Nimbus. lol
This wouldn't allow you to fight and you had to lose, or restart your game.
When I started a few days ago, when you're Goku sitting on Nimbus holding kid Gohan on your lap, on the way to Kame House, after saving, and reloading that save, suddenly a Red Ribbon robot is there which wasn't before, and initiated battle then.
Wish I would have taken a screen shot, but you're not supposed to be fighting then. Goku then is flying there in battle mode, with Kid Gohan literally hovering under his butt in the same pose he was in while on Nimbus. lol
This wouldn't allow you to fight and you had to lose, or restart your game.
I'm glad someone said it, it's one of the most annoying "facts" about the series lol.