Mr.Saturn99 wrote:Hello, everyone.
After having my interest in Dragon Ball renewed thanks to the Otakon panel (A shoutout to VegettoEX: It was fantastic! It actually addressed some things I was wondering about) I've come to realize that I haven't really played a new Dragon Ball game since Advanced Adventure back four years ago. All the new games look great, but the fan reaction is rather mixed and at the moment I want to spend carefully. If I'm not overstepping my bounds as a new member (I promise to post around!
), I'd like some guidance from you veterans to helping me pick the right choice.
-I played the first two Tenkaichi/Sparking games, and while I thought the battle system was interesting, the games felt too unpolished to make a real impression. Does Sparking Meteor fix this and if so, is it import friendly? I was going to buy the English version until I realized they took out Romantic Ageru Yo and
you don't just do that.
Sparking Meteor(Tenkaichi 3) is the best Spike made game so far(Sparking-Raging Blast). As far as gameplay is concerned, not much is different compared to the other two. I believe they got rid of the lock on system so that your character automatically focuses on your opponent but that's really the only major change I noticed. The thing that separates this game from the others in the series is that it has the largest character selection out of any Dragonball game thus far; most likely anyone you can think of is playable in that game. Whether or not that is a good thing is your call, I find the game gets a little unbalanced at times. Outside of a massive Character count, you aren't missing much if you own the first two.
As for being import friendly, I can't really say for sure. I know the American version has both language options but I've heard the Japanese game uses the music from the show. Can't swear by it so I'll let someone else take care of that question.
-I really enjoyed the Budokai series and I remember it fondly (Was just playing 3 the other day!). I understand that Burst Limit was made by the same company, Dimps. Does it live up to Budokai?
Whether or not Burst Limit lives up to the Budokai games is your call. The combat and controls will be familiar to a fan of the Budokai series but there are some major changes. For starters, you don't power up ki, it fills up automatically. Dimps also did away with the rush attacks that were found in Budokai 3(you know the rock, paper, scissors game you play with the face buttons). There is also something called Drama pieces added now(which you can turn off) that allow for a assistant character to come in and help you out. This could be anything from blocking an attack to psyching you up.
One of the biggest complaints found in the game is the fact that it only goes up to the Cell saga. Think Budokai 1 as far as character selection goes only with Broly and Bardock. Also, compared to the games in the past, Burst Limit is lacking in many different modes of play. There is only a story mode, challenge mode...thing and a Versus mode that includes online play( matches are fun, but only if you can find them).
In my opinion, the game is a lot of fun and by far the greatest looking Dragonball game to date, but due to the lack of content I don't recommend spending more than thirty on the game(which shouldn't be too hard these days). The game is worth checking out so if you can find it cheap, then I recommend you check it out.
-Attack of the Saiyans looks right up my alley, but is Origins also worth the investment? Again, import friendly?
AotS is probably the best Dragonball game to come out recently. As far as I know it's the only Dragonball RPG and thought the RPG elements are very basic and traditional, the game is still a lot of fun. Out of all the games so far, I'd recommend this one first. As for being import friendly, the SFX and voice acting are all in Japanese and the Text(as far as I've noticed) is well translated. Really the only major difference is that the American box says "Z" instead of "Kai".
-Was Raging Blast (and for that matter, Infinite World) as bad as some fans made them out to be? I thought it looked appealing myself, but with the sequel around the corner and all...
Thanks, and feel free to close if necessary.
As far as Raging Blast goes, yes. The game would be half way decent if it wasn't for the terrible camera controls and glitches(see
VegettoEX's review). The game offered more content than Burst Limit(though the story only goes from the Saiyan to Buu saga) but again, all of this is crippled by the fact that the camera is disgustingly bad. If you didn't like Tenkaichi 1 or 2, then you will not like this game. If you want to rent it by all means go ahead, but it's not worth a buy.
As for Infinite Worlds, It does a lot to improve upon Budokai 3. The graphics engine is the same but the story is reworked a bit and the fighting is a lot better. Though it's one of the only game I don't own(I bought Burst Limit instead) the game is well worth the money. There are many users on here that swear by the game and say it's better than Budokai 3, but that's for you to decide. Since I don't own it, I will leave it to the other users to add more detail to what I just said.
In short I will leave the best positive and the worst negative for each game you asked for:
Sparking Meteor:
Pro- Has the most characters and stages out of any Dragonball game making it one of the best games to own as far as content goes.
con- if you don't like the other Sparking games, you won't like this one either, not much has changed outside of character count.
Burst Limit:
Pro- Is one of the best looking Dragonball games out there and if you like the Budokai games the combat is familiar and easy to pick up.
con- Not a lot to offer as far as content goes.
Attack of the Sayians:
Pro- the most original dragonball game to date. Taking a step back from a fighting game is quite refreshing
Con- If you are a big fan of RPGs you won't find anything new here. The combat is turn based and you will find yourself doing a lot of fetch quests and grinding
Raging Blast:
Pro- Offers a lot of different play modes to check out
Con-The camera is terrible and unlocking everything is a chore.
Infinite Worlds:
Pro- The combat is polished and if you like Budokai 3 you will feel right at home
Con- At this point the graphics are dated and the lip syncing is terrible, you can tell it was rushed.
...Wait what are you doing? Are you still reading this? I finished what I had to say, why don't you move on to the next post?
