Episode #0490 (06 March 2022)

[VegettoEX]

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56:44; 128 kbps, mono; 52.1 MB

Episode #0490! Mike, Randy, and Ken return to review the third paid downloadable content pack for "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" -- "Trunks: The Warrior of Hope"! How does this effectively-self-contained story match up to the original base version of the game, and how does it also set itself apart? Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of everything the DLC has to offer!

REFERENCED SITES:

• AMAZON: "Kakarot" (PS4)
• AMAZON: "Kakarot" (XBO)
• AMAZON: "Kakarot" (Switch)
• STEAM: "Kakarot" (PC)
• TRANSLATION: Unite Tokyo 2019 Video Game Development Panel – Part 1 of 3
• YOUTUBE: Kanzenshuu Short Video Collection - February 2022
• TWITCH: Mike
• TWITTER: Randy
• TWITTER: Ken

SEGMENTS:

• 00:13 – Introduction
• 02:56 – Topic
• 47:18 – Wrap-up

[TheMajinRedComet]

Thanks for a new podcast. Definitely sold me on playing the DLC on the new characters interactions alone. I hope you make more episodes of the podcast this year than the last. This was the first podcast series I ever listened to all the way back in 05 I don't plan on ever unsubscribing.

[TrunksTrevelyan0064]

Heads-up: the mp3's direct download link on the main website links to episode #0489. I was very confused when I heard the opening line say August 2021

I don't care about 'Kakarot' at all but it's been so long you got me tuning in anyway (having said that, listening to you all discussing the game's positive aspects actually makes me more interested in checking it out).

[VegettoEX]

Heads-up: the mp3's direct download link on the main website links to episode #0489. I was very confused when I heard the opening line say August 2021

Ack, thanks! Think I just fixed that one stray link.

[BlazingFiddlesticks]

I too double-took at the episode drop. I appreciate the Dragon Ball basement mining but we miss the long takes!

"Goku Experience RPG", eh? Who knew Kakarot was an honorary Tales game, what with that series "*Moral of the Story* RPG" subtitles. What's next, does it have a Zenkai Power Dragon Rush Battle System (ZPDRBS?) Appropriate that Kakarot is the sort of game that can scratch Mike's need for something fresh in the Radditz-to-Boo game in a more holistic way than a side story in a menu or a bad animated bonus feature, while Ken dove headfirst into the community board and side-quests. You have your gamey video game and your 3D stroll through Dragon Ball Z courtesy of CyberConnect2 there for you to pick and chose. Still haven't played it myself but tried the demo not too long ago, and for whatever misgivings I have about a fetch quest arena fighter choosing to explore the era of canyons and Planet Namek over the early cartoon Jianghu, it felt pretty good to play. Will probably give it a whirl now that the game is complete.