"Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement, Pre-, & Post-Release Discussion Thread

[Nickolaidas]

Hmmm ...

[FiReFTW]

I just hope we get an extensive OG Dragonball DLC, I would be very disappointed if we don't.

[sangofe]

New trailer showed story mode, it'll have what if situations - you can choose at specific points what you want to do:

After Raditz kidnaps Gohan - go with Piccolo or go Alone - if you go Alone....Krilllin follows you

Goku goes SSJ against Great Ape Vegeta

Vegeta and Trunks Father Son Final Flash vs Cell

That's nice. DBZ legends for PS 1 and Saturn had story mode that changed depending choices. I wonder how much the story mode will cover?

[Kanassa]

Hmmm ...

The specification of 'from the perspective of Eight character' makes me think of Budokai 3's storymode where you only play the fights that your selected character was involved with rather than play through the whole story as once.

[omegalucas]

The cover artwork is amazing (Shintani being the GOAT) but the composition could be better. Feels like separate promo images slapped together. A bit of scaling and position adjustments would make it much better (basically something like Tenkaichi 1's cover)

[Rinsankajugin]

Hmmm ...

The specification of 'from the perspective of Eight character' makes me think of Budokai 3's storymode where you only play the fights that your selected character was involved with rather than play through the whole story as once.

Oh yeah, playing through the story mode with different character perspectives is definitely Budokai 3-esque. I did notice that there were some shots in the trailer that showed the events playing from Goku's perspective (Him and Raditz being shot by Piccolo's beam, Saying goodbye to the Z-fighters before instant transmissioning himself and Cell), so they probably mean that in the literal sense as well. The branching path aspect of the story mode will also be pretty neat for sure, a decent evolution from the what-if sagas of the old games. It also kinda reminds me of XV2 DLC 6's story missions, so I hope more Dragon Ball games follow through with this format in terms of story.

[Gt91]

I'm on pins and needles right now...

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I hope all 3 are playable

So Basil has two forms (base, power up) in the game !? Great! We need Lavenderr and Giant Bergamo next.



I like the cover, in perfect Tenkaichi style (Rage Trunks and Blue evoution confirmed), and the what-ifs stories are a fantastic feature too. Just add ssj Bardock and we are happy.

What about the exclusive character? Maybe Shallot with all his forms (from ssj to ss3 at least)?

Regarding the season pass, I think that, being the first, it is normal that they focus on super. In the next season passes we will certainly have the other sagas (finger crossed for DBHeroes characters).

[Nickolaidas]

Hmmm ...

The specification of 'from the perspective of Eight character' makes me think of Budokai 3's storymode where you only play the fights that your selected character was involved with rather than play through the whole story as once.

Oh yeah, playing through the story mode with different character perspectives is definitely Budokai 3-esque. I did notice that there were some shots in the trailer that showed the events playing from Goku's perspective (Him and Raditz being shot by Piccolo's beam, Saying goodbye to the Z-fighters before instant transmissioning himself and Cell), so they probably mean that in the literal sense as well. The branching path aspect of the story mode will also be pretty neat for sure, a decent evolution from the what-if sagas of the old games. It also kinda reminds me of XV2 DLC 6's story missions, so I hope more Dragon Ball games follow through with this format in terms of story.

So the question is who are these eight going to be.

I doubt we'll get characters like Yamcha whose story mode had like, three fights and one what-if hidden one.

So my guesses are:

Goku
Gohan
Piccolo
Vegeta
Krilliin
Trunks

and two others. I doubt it's Tien and Yamcha.

[Yuji]

The specification of 'from the perspective of Eight character' makes me think of Budokai 3's storymode where you only play the fights that your selected character was involved with rather than play through the whole story as once.

Oh yeah, playing through the story mode with different character perspectives is definitely Budokai 3-esque. I did notice that there were some shots in the trailer that showed the events playing from Goku's perspective (Him and Raditz being shot by Piccolo's beam, Saying goodbye to the Z-fighters before instant transmissioning himself and Cell), so they probably mean that in the literal sense as well. The branching path aspect of the story mode will also be pretty neat for sure, a decent evolution from the what-if sagas of the old games. It also kinda reminds me of XV2 DLC 6's story missions, so I hope more Dragon Ball games follow through with this format in terms of story.

So the question is who are these eight going to be.

I doubt we'll get characters like Yamcha whose story mode had like, three fights and one what-if hidden one.

So my guesses are:

Goku
Gohan
Piccolo
Vegeta
Krilliin
Trunks

and two others. I doubt it's Tien and Yamcha.

Freeza probably has enough content for his own story mode if they're doing Super as well. Maybe Roshi last?

[mecha3000]

Don't wanna be that guy, but I think Gohan being killed by Vegeta or Frieza would've been more creative than Krillin dying again. But hey, I just appreciate that we're not just getting the same story again. I love how the developers have finally realized that players crave new experiences with Dragon Ball games. I feel like that started with Xenoverse and FighterZ.

[Nickolaidas]

Oh yeah, playing through the story mode with different character perspectives is definitely Budokai 3-esque. I did notice that there were some shots in the trailer that showed the events playing from Goku's perspective (Him and Raditz being shot by Piccolo's beam, Saying goodbye to the Z-fighters before instant transmissioning himself and Cell), so they probably mean that in the literal sense as well. The branching path aspect of the story mode will also be pretty neat for sure, a decent evolution from the what-if sagas of the old games. It also kinda reminds me of XV2 DLC 6's story missions, so I hope more Dragon Ball games follow through with this format in terms of story.

So the question is who are these eight going to be.

I doubt we'll get characters like Yamcha whose story mode had like, three fights and one what-if hidden one.

So my guesses are:

Goku
Gohan
Piccolo
Vegeta
Krilliin
Trunks

and two others. I doubt it's Tien and Yamcha.

Freeza probably has enough content for his own story mode if they're doing Super as well. Maybe Roshi last?

Roshi does absolutely nothing in Z and Super besides appearing in the ToP. As much as I would like him, I don't see it.

Frieza also has nothing on Z, besides one battle in Z (biggest in the series, but one battle still) and the best presence in the ToP.

It has to be a character who is active throughout the majority of the Z and Super storyline, UNLESS they:

A) make what if stories and situations, giving those characters plenty of things to do off-canon

or

B) There is ONE story mode where we get the NRS Mortal Kombat treatment - we get chapters with specific characters each as the story goes. But then again, they don't really need to contain this to eight characters.

[Thanos]

It used to be really stale, but honestly I find being able to just experience the story from start to finish is a welcome return to form (I guess Kakarot counts, but I never really cared for it). It looks like it could be something like Budokai 1, where you simply have story cutscenes in-between fights, although I guess we still don't know if the what-if stuff is integrated directly into the main story mode or a separate mode altogether. Either way, if you want whacky new characters and stories there are a ton of options in 2024 so a straightforward story mode is kind of refreshing... especially since we haven't really had that for Super.

[Nickolaidas]

Is it safe to assume that Chiaotzu isn't making it in the base roster?

[Yuji]

So the question is who are these eight going to be.

I doubt we'll get characters like Yamcha whose story mode had like, three fights and one what-if hidden one.

So my guesses are:

Goku
Gohan
Piccolo
Vegeta
Krilliin
Trunks

and two others. I doubt it's Tien and Yamcha.

Freeza probably has enough content for his own story mode if they're doing Super as well. Maybe Roshi last?

Roshi does absolutely nothing in Z and Super besides appearing in the ToP. As much as I would like him, I don't see it.

Frieza also has nothing on Z, besides one battle in Z (biggest in the series, but one battle still) and the best presence in the ToP.

It has to be a character who is active throughout the majority of the Z and Super storyline, UNLESS they:

A) make what if stories and situations, giving those characters plenty of things to do off-canon

or

B) There is ONE story mode where we get the NRS Mortal Kombat treatment - we get chapters with specific characters each as the story goes. But then again, they don't really need to contain this to eight characters.

It's not one battle for Freeza. You can squeeze a lot of battles in his story mode assuming all the following characters are in the roster:

vs Nail
vs Vegeta
vs Piccolo
vs Kuririn/Gohan
vs Goku
vs Trunks as Mecha Freeza

Then in RoF:
vs Tagoma
vs Gohan
vs Goku
vs Vegeta

Rest of Super:
vs Goku
vs Frost
vs Dyspo
vs Toppo
vs Jiren
vs Broly


If they're doing what-ifs, I can see a battle vs Beerus, vs Cooler/Cold, vs Cell or Boo as well. He has plenty of material to work with if they're not limiting themselves to a character that shows up in every arc. I don't see any other candidates. You mentioned Trunks and he only has 2 arcs to work with (3-4 if we count present Trunks), Freeza has 4.

[FlpShimizu]

Don't they mean only the cutscenes will be from those 8 character's perspectives? We may still have story battles with the whole roster, just not the cutscenes.

[Bardock God of Time]

Is it safe to assume that Chiaotzu isn't making it in the base roster?

I think he'll make it in, keep in mind that he doesn't show up at the Cell Games in the manga or anime

[Cold Skin]

They really seem to know what they're doing with this game!
Giving the opportunity to live the original story going as far as the end of the Super series, but also giving the opportunity to live what-if scenarios at the same time!
Knowing what to prioritize when it comes to the roster and DLC!
Making what seems to be real cutscenes with a certain sense of staging/directing rather than idle characters with text boxes!

I was already interested in this game as long as it had at least a story mode like BT3, but this goes beyond and I'm really impatient!
I hope, if there is indeed a season pass that I guess means 22 "Super Hero" / "Daima" characters in a year, that it means there will be story arcs with cutscenes and the same choice system included.

Since gameplay isn't that deep, it would explain why there are "only" 22 characters added in a season pass (probably a year) since they would come with a directed arc filled with cutscenes and what-if choices to do. Let's hope!

At least, the base game is a sure buy for me, and I'll gladly buy the DLC if they come with stories, but won't buy them if they don't include extra story chapters as I have zero interest in "free play" outside of the story.

[Innagadadavida]

So am I understanding this correctly that the "Ultimate Edition" being $109.99 basically means that the extra content including the season pass is $50? I want to buy the disc because I'm old school like that and I like my games on a shelf, so if I want to spring for all the DLC and the extra unlockable content... That's a hefty price tag IMO.

[DarkPrince_92]

So, we can fight offline but on one stage. Someone touched on the graphics issues with split screen so maybe that's why we're confined to the ROSAT? Hopefully there's more to this.

[Innagadadavida]

So, we can fight offline but on one stage. Someone touched on the graphics issues with split screen so maybe that's why we're confined to the ROSAT? Hopefully there's more to this.

This is disappointing news. I played tons of multiplayer rounds of the last games on the couch with friends. The least they could do is throw in the old stages if the technical demands of the single player arenas are too taxing for split screen... Which seems like a weak excuse anyway. Something smells fishy.

I'll be over here being an old man shaking my fist at the clouds... Back in my day-yadda yadda...