"Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" Official Discussion Thread

[samuraix123]

I've been keeping up with this game here and there but here lately I have been thinking about getting this game a lot now. Normally I'm very very cautious about buying Dragonball games brand new but I do like the way this is looking especially after watching some footage that's spamming my Youtube page. I wont lie, I'm a dubbie guy but I also love the Japanese version as well but this trailer has me all giddy haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihj25SxWixQ&t=5s Shut up I'm a loser I know lol I don't need you guys telling me! We're all in the same boat LOL

[samuraix123]

At this moment, I'm kind of addicted to RPG again, even started playing Dragon Quest 8 for the first time thanks to all the hype and stuff I saw for the new Dragon Quest anime in the Jump Festa (also getting the opportunity to know the franchise starting by said game). So I also would like to play a great RPG/action RPG Dragon Ball game, but a "great Dragon Ball game" has to bring a new story, especially nowadays, otherwise everything else crumbles. We shouldn't be stuck, much less asking for the same thing over and over, you know.

I'm trying to slow down on RPGs and JRPGs. I know it's my fault but I ended up starting 3 at 1 time LOL Final Fantasy 8(I never beat it back in the day but I bought the remastered version on ps4) Koudelka for PS1 and DragonQuest...11? I think? I just beat DQ8 on PS2 and no spoilers make sure you get over level 50 for each characters before starting the final boss because it made me mad as crap haha

[8000 Saiyan]

Masashi Ebara, who you guys might know better as the voice of Might Guy from Naruto, is the new voice of Mr. Satan. He also played Van Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003, a role that Unsho Ishizuka played in Brotherhood.

[Novantico]

So, we have the Vegeta trailer/Launch Trailer as it's called on Bandai Namco's Europe account (set to 'We Were Angels'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SnInDLDCQ

And the "Soul Emblems" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZLyxDeqM30

2 more days. LET'S GO!

That Vegeta trailer was amazing.

[Grimlock]

I just beat DQ8 on PS2 and no spoilers make sure you get over level 50 for each characters before starting the final boss because it made me mad as crap haha

I've just reached level 40 before going after Dhoulmagus, hopefully that would be enough. I intend to level up more after him, of course. Anyway, we can talk more about it here.

[Scsigs]

I've been keeping up with this game here and there but here lately I have been thinking about getting this game a lot now. Normally I'm very very cautious about buying Dragonball games brand new but I do like the way this is looking especially after watching some footage that's spamming my Youtube page. I wont lie, I'm a dubbie guy but I also love the Japanese version as well but this trailer has me all giddy haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihj25SxWixQ&t=5s Shut up I'm a loser I know lol I don't need you guys telling me! We're all in the same boat LOL

I already shared that trailer.

[samuraix123]

I've been keeping up with this game here and there but here lately I have been thinking about getting this game a lot now. Normally I'm very very cautious about buying Dragonball games brand new but I do like the way this is looking especially after watching some footage that's spamming my Youtube page. I wont lie, I'm a dubbie guy but I also love the Japanese version as well but this trailer has me all giddy haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihj25SxWixQ&t=5s Shut up I'm a loser I know lol I don't need you guys telling me! We're all in the same boat LOL

I already shared that trailer.

Sorry bout that bub. I rarely ever read a lot of the pages. I did however preorder the game a bit ago.

[Kakarotto92]

I'm late to the party, but the announcement of this game was some of the best Dragon Ball news I've had in years. Even before all the trailers, gameplays and images that came out throughout the year, just that first trailer in January 2019 and the announcement of an Action RPG developed by CyberConnect2, was enough to make me as happy and excited as I was back when Super was first announced (maybe even more). I've been asking/wishing for a game like this to be made since like 2007. A well done open world action RPG adapting the story of DB in a slow and detailed way, is something that's never really been done before (other than in GB and 3DS games) and was long overdue in this franchise.

It takes me back to 2011, after playing and becoming a fan of the Ninja Storm games, I remember envying Naruto fans' luck for having a developer like CC2 working on their franchise, while we DB fans were stuck with shitty Spike games. Almost 10 years later and it's finally our turn

Only disappointment as of now seems to be the skipping of original DB/pre-Raditz material and the game's story apparently starting yet again with Raditz's arrival on Earth, as if that was the beginning of Goku's story and not the middle of it. I'd love to train with Muten Roshi, running with Kuririn while delivering milk, climbing Korin's tower, fight the Red Ribbon Army, fly on the Kinto'un looking for Dragon Balls or chasing after Tambourine to avenge Kuririn’s death, etc. What a shame.

I'm not complaining , getting pre-Z content was never likely to happen to begin with and regardless of it, this game, as it appears to be right now and if done right, is still a dream come true.

I still can’t believe it, first Fighterz and now this, at long last I'm getting the Dragon Ball games I've been asking for the most part of the last 15 years

[Scsigs]

Only disappointment as of now seems to be the skipping of original DB/pre-Raditz material and the game's story apparently starting yet again with Raditz's arrival on Earth, as if that was the beginning of Goku's story and not the middle of it. I'd love to train with Muten Roshi, running with Kuririn while delivering milk, climbing Korin's tower, fight the Red Ribbon Army, fly on the Kinto'un looking for Dragon Balls or chasing after Tambourine to avenge Kuririn’s death, etc. What a shame.

I'm not complaining , getting pre-Z content was never likely to happen to begin with and regardless of it, this game, as it appears to be right now and if done right, is still a dream come true.

To speak on this, this might be the reason why the game's called DBZ: Kakarot as opposed to DBZ: Goku (other than the earlier Legacy of Goku Action RPGs being a thing), since it's focused on the parts of the story after Goku discovers he's an alien named Kakarot, to which the rest of the story then evolves from.

A prequel called DBZ: Goku covering the first several arcs of the manga would be awesome, though.

[Psajdak]

Masashi Ebara, who you guys might know better as the voice of Might Guy from Naruto, is the new voice of Mr. Satan. He also played Van Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003, a role that Unsho Ishizuka played in Brotherhood.

Good choice.
I wonder if he will be Heihachi in next Tekken games.

[Psajdak]

Btw, do you guys think this game can be seen as some sort of "DBZ anime remake" game?

I myself will probably buy it after I finish both Xenoverse games, and besides, I don't like buying games as soon as they are out.

[Grimlock]

No, it's missing a lot of things.

Spoiler:

Just to name a few: the game ends just after Buu. They didn't cover Uub. Bardock is nowhere to be seen even in the Freeza saga flashback. I think this marks the first game Bardock doesn't even appear in a long time. Too bad, especially for a game that went deep into some details, they missed major stuff.

[Xeogran]

Spoiler:

Really, no End of Z? That's sad.. it's the ending of both manga and anime, why does everyone like to skip it?

[Noitsnothim]

Spoiler:

Really, no End of Z? That's sad.. it's the ending of both manga and anime, why does everyone like to skip it?

Spoiler:

Maybe it's because Toriyama is re-writing it probably? it's been said that Super will reach that point soon

[Gyt Kaliba]

As far as Bardock and End of Z goes -

Spoiler:

There's been that listing of 'additional scenarios' coming via a Season Pass at some point, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see if there were at least three or so of them, one being Bardock, one being Future Trunks, and one being the End of Z. Especially since each of those would have a tie to the four major arcs of the story in the game - Bardock ties to both the Saiyan and Frieza arcs, and they could very easily finally do a proper combined scenario of the TV special and Minus; Trunks ties to the Androids obviously; and the End of Z ties to the Boo arc due to Oob's origins.

[TheSaiyanGod]

No, it's missing a lot of things.

Spoiler:

Just to name a few: the game ends just after Buu. They didn't cover Uub. Bardock is nowhere to be seen even in the Freeza saga flashback. I think this marks the first game Bardock doesn't even appear in a long time. Too bad, especially for a game that went deep into some details, they missed major stuff.

Spoiler:

Since there is a possibility that DLCs will cover the Super or even an entire game dedicated to that series, adapting the EoZ would make things a little weird. There are also several things to do post Boo fight, so I don't think they just wanted to end the story in this game.

[Scsigs]

Ok, so the things that are a part of the preorder DLC (not the season pass) are:

Bonus item: Smiling Ultra Mega Roast.

Bonus scenarios:

A Competitive Party with Friends, "A sub story revolving around Goku and his allies."
Note: This sub story is available after Chapter 3: Cell Saga Episode 2

The Mystical Member of the Ginyu Force, "Allows early access to fight former Ginyu Force member Bonyu in the Training Room at Capsule Corporation."
Note: This content is available after Chapter 3: Cell Saga Episode 2.

Interesting. As for what's been said up top...

Spoiler:

Maybe they're planning on giving us the arcs from Super as DLC before going with Uub. It'd make sense, since Super takes place way before it.

[TheSaiyanGod]

By the way, it has been confirmed that the Trunks time machine will appear after the end of the game, and that it will be important in future updates (features will be revealed in this month's V Jump).

Spoiler:

So there is the possibility of movie villains and other stories being implemented through this (maybe even DLCs too)

[Scsigs]

By the way, it has been confirmed that the Trunks time machine will appear after the end of the game, and that it will be important in future updates (features will be revealed in this month's V Jump).

Spoiler:

So there is the possibility of movie villains and other stories being implemented through this (maybe even DLCs too).

That...wouldn't make too much sense seeing how Trunks' time machine & how time travel works in DB. A better way would be in, like, dream scenarios or Supreme Kai of Time (give her an origin too), or something, not Trunks' time machine.

[Neo-Makaiōshin]

The game will be somewhere in the higher end of the 70/100 once it gets more reviews.