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by Cold Skin » Wed Sep 21, 2022 12:45 pm
Although I hope that all announced DLCs are full-fledged story arcs like Trunks and Bardack, I don't know if that's really conceivable.
Last time, they could only allocate time/efforts/money to two short "Boss/Event" DLCs and only one of the three was a long, full-fledged arc.
Those "Boss/Events" DLCs partly relied on the fact that you had to get even stronger with level-up sessions because you got further in the story and therefore it kinda justified needing to level-up a lot for the next objective.
If that's the case again here, I can't see them doing that and telling you that you need to get more levels compared to your fight with Golden Freeza and your latest Super Saiyan Blue transformation because one of those old Z enemies appeared... The only justification they'd have for new "level-up" DLCs would be to go further into Super so that the escalation in power continues, and especially the movies that are short and focused for an equally short and focused DLC relying only on level-up to guarantee hours of gameplay.
We'll see, but no matter what it turns out to be, I'm still glad we get a lot of new story content, probaly with impressive cutscenes again.
I know some people think this version could be mixed with Minus/Super elements, but I don't see it happening: the asshole Bardack who thinks his son is a little shit is just not compatible with the idea of coming home to his wife with a smile, taking her in his arms and genuinely caring about his two sons, asking about how they're doing and caring about their well-being. There's no way Gine is in, this Bardack would be harsh with her or dismiss their son as shit in front of her, which wouldn't fall in line with the way their couple acts (I can't imagine the gentle Gine being harsh with her son too, nor Gine letting Bardack consider his son as shit).
Too many incompatibilities overall to make it all fit together: Goku as a crying unaware baby VS Goku as a toddler able to stand on his legs and reach out his hand to his father's hand like he's silently asking why they send him away, Goku kept at home with Gine VS Goku kept in an empty likely-automated nursery, Goku scheduled for Earth by his people's usual program VS Goku sent there by his parents at night, etc... I don't see a way you could mix it all together and reach an in-between new version of events that would feel all coherent. I think it's going to be completely based on the Z version.
However, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes to Episode of Bardack after the credits: many assets can be reused for what is the same planet, just a few extra character models, and the appeal of Super Saiyan Bardack for many fans...