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

[sangofe]

You can fight inside of the buildings on the city stage.

Spoiler:

I'm starting to see why split-screen was almost cut.

Why can you?

[DarkPrince_92]

So watching Goku Black Vs UI Sign Goku once or twice, safe to assume his "instinct" will be a buff he can use to auto dodge. Bro took every punch Black threw...

https://youtu.be/BDX0PDbqivI?si=lv1QNXsk1_JF8r-i

[superkakarrot2]

Gill.

Well I think GT characters are more likely than OGDB Characters (apart from Kid Goku as a bonus) but Gill is not really a fighter. I mean who knows we might get Gill as a NPC but if he's in as a fighter; in that case what's been stopping them adding Bulma all these years and games?

I was mostly joking but regardless, did he say he was voicing 3 playable characters?

No.

[Rinsankajugin]

I dunno man, I have a gut feeling we might see some more OG representation on the roster. Probably not as much as BT3, but definitely more than just Kid Goku. As I've said before, while they have appeared in Z and Super, Roshi and Yajirobe don't usually appear in games that focus solely on DBZ, FighterZ being an exception for Roshi.

[superkakarrot2]

I dunno man, I have a gut feeling we might see some more OG representation on the roster. Probably not as much as BT3, but definitely more than just Kid Goku. As I've said before, while they have appeared in Z and Super, Roshi and Yajirobe don't usually appear in games that focus solely on DBZ, FighterZ being an exception for Roshi.

I completely understand your point of view. I feel that in the case of Roshi he played a major part in the ToP. I don't really have justification for Yajirobe other than he chopped off Vegeta's tail. I also feel there's limited room on the roster which is basically BT3 size with a few more slots, with Super playing such a big part despite the similar size.

I will eat my words if Bandai Namco release a trailer with OGDB last minute.

[Thanos]

Just exactly how much Mr. Satan footage do we need...? Feels like he's in most of the trailers at this point. I really don't need to see his special where he doesn't faze the opponent again. Or him pointing at the screen. We get it, he's in the game. Now let's see, I dunno, some more characters that matter and are interesting!

[Koitsukai]

We have like 3 or 4 trailers left, right?

One will showcase UI's fighting style, for sure.

The other one will include some Kid Goku version, GT or DB, and characters related to that series.

The remaining one or two, I have no idea. Maybe some giant like Hirudegan or Ohzaru VB? perhaps the missing forms of Freeza, Cell and Buu.

[Nickolaidas]

We have like 3 or 4 trailers left, right?

One will showcase UI's fighting style, for sure.

The other one will include some Kid Goku version, GT or DB, and characters related to that series.

The remaining one or two, I have no idea. Maybe some giant like Hirudegan or Ohzaru VB? perhaps the missing forms of Freeza, Cell and Buu.

I suspect about 6-7 trailers more, if they all show 5-6 characters.

[Rinsankajugin]

We got less than 4 months left, and 64 characters to reveal. Trailers usually show around 10-20 characters, depending on if some of those characters have transformations. If we get a trailer for every month up until release (July, August, September, October), then we should at least get an average of around 16 characters per trailer, though some trailers could have more or less.

Now, what themes would these trailers have?

[sangofe]

We got less than 4 months left, and 64 characters to reveal. Trailers usually show around 10-20 characters, depending on if some of those characters have transformations. If we get a trailer for every month up until release (July, August, September, October), then we should at least get an average of around 16 characters per trailer, though some trailers could have more or less.

Now, what themes would these trailers have?

Is there any official mention there being this number of characters being in the game at release?

[Rinsankajugin]

Is there any official mention there being this number of characters being in the game at release?

It's mostly based on the end-of-trailer roster count. There's a total of 164 slots there, and 100 characters have been officially revealed so far. I think there was a recent interview that even confirmed the 164 character count. Though there is something I've been wondering... is the pre-order character a part of the base roster in terms of count, or are they character 165?

[Bardock God of Time]

Is there any official mention there being this number of characters being in the game at release?

It's mostly based on the end-of-trailer roster count. There's a total of 164 slots there, and 100 characters have been officially revealed so far. I think there was a recent interview that even confirmed the 164 character count. Though there is something I've been wondering... is the pre-order character a part of the base roster in terms of count, or are they character 165?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I noticed the center Hexagon on the end screen isn't filled yet

Perhaps the Pre-Order character will be in the center?

So the base roster could be 163+1 with the Pre-Order character

And for all we know there could be more than the 164 characters on release, a few extra hexagon slots could show up as a surprise

[Cold Skin]

You can start wondering what story decisions the game is going to offer.
For example, maybe you'll have a choice as to who Goku chooses to fight Cell: Gohan or Trunks (which could lead to the Trunks-Vegeta final beam after a few events).
Maybe as Majin Vegeta, you'll have a choice of knocking Goku out or agreeing to go and face Majin Boo with him.
Maybe as Krilin, you'll have the choice of deactivating C-18 or not.

[Bardock God of Time]

You can start wondering what story decisions the game is going to offer.
For example, maybe you'll have a choice as to who Goku chooses to fight Cell: Gohan or Trunks (which could lead to the Trunks-Vegeta final beam after a few events).
Maybe as Majin Vegeta, you'll have a choice of knocking Goku out or agreeing to go and face Majin Boo with him.
Maybe as Krilin, you'll have the choice of deactivating C-18 or not.

Another good one for Krillin: Killing Vegeta, going against Goku's wishes

Frieza: Deciding to Train pre-Namek after fighting Bardock, so we get Golden Frieza annihilating the Z Warriors on Namek lol. Eventually leading to Frieza defeating Beerus

Piccolo: Decides not to kidnap Gohan

Trunks: Time Traveling to Saiyan Saga to get characters extra prepared

Vegeta: Going SSJ on Namek

[Hellspawn28]

One cool what if would be if Goku and Vegeta did the fusion dance agaisnt Buu if Majin Vegeta didn't knock out Goku.

[Almighty Majin]

I want to talk a bit about the story mode and the 8 characters whose perspectives we will be experiencing as well as the possible alternate decisions that can be made.

I am not entirely sure of who all 8 characters will end up being but I can list the ones that I am certain will have story paths:
Goku
Vegeta
Gohan
Piccolo
Krillin

As for the other 3... I am unsure but I think it will be:
Future Trunks
Tien
Yamcha

We know that there will be what-if scenarios occurring based on certain choices the characters make during specific points in the story. I would like to predict what those will be now.

Goku:

Spoiler:

Going it alone against Raditz instead of going with Piccolo immediately.
Being early to the battle against Nappa and Vegeta.
Not sparing Freeza.
Taking the heart virus medication early.
Going first in the time chamber.
Training with someone else in the time chamber (either Vegeta or Piccolo).
Killing Majin Buu early.
Choosing different contestants for team U7 in ToP.

Vegeta:

Spoiler:

Sparing Nappa.
Sparing Ginyu Force.
Staying awake and getting a wish on the Namekian DBs (immortality).
Training with someone else in the time chamber.
Killing Cell early.
Not allowing Babidi to mind control him.
Not knocking out Goku before fighting Buu.
Becoming SSJG instead of Goku.
Killing Freeza before he blows up the planet.
Fighting first in the U6 tournament.
Something that will result in him beating Jiren instead of Goku.

Gohan:

Spoiler:

Not saving Dende.
Killing Cell before he self-destructs.
Training for the 7 years leading to the Buu arc.
Killing Super Buu.
Joining the U6 tournament.
Something that leads to him fighting Jiren alongside Goku.

Piccolo:

Spoiler:

Not kidnapping Gohan.
Not saving Gohan.
Not fusing with Nail.
Not fusing with Kami.
Continuing to fight in the U6 tournament.

Krillin:

Spoiler:

Killing Vegeta.
Detonating Android 18.
Staying in the 25th tournament.

Future Trunks:

Spoiler:

Somehow saving Future Gohan.
Staying in the main timeline and participating in the ToP.

Tien:

Spoiler:

Surviving the Nappa fight.
Entering the time chamber.
Not getting knocked out by Buu and participating against Kid Buu.

Yamcha:

Spoiler:

Surviving the Saibaman.
Staying with Bulma.
Joining the ToP.

[TrunksTrevelyan0064]

I don't think Yamcha and Tenshinhan are all that likely to get story perspectives (unless they decide to include pre-Z story material) - I'm guessing it'll be Mr Satan and Freeza instead.

[Jord]

One cool what if would be if Goku and Vegeta did the fusion dance agaisnt Buu if Majin Vegeta didn't knock out Goku.

It's frankly bizarre we haven't seen that one in a DB game yet. It's such an obvious one.

I am curious to see the what-ifs, but that's what I use Youtube for.


My worry for this game is that most of the characters will play the same, just with different animations for their special attack, which are basically either beams or rush-type cutscenes. I've been playing Budokai Tenkaichi 3 recently (actually the fanmod BT4) and while an enjoyable DB simulator, it started to get repetitive quite fast, no matter which character I play. One thing I like about FighterZ is how unique characters felt, both in move set as well as stuff like animations and such. Now, I get that you can't individualize characters with a huge roster like BT4 to a degree like FighterZ did, but it can be a detriment to long term enjoyment.

[miguelnuva1]

I know it will never happen but I would like a game like sparking to do entire what if stroy modes or sagas where we get what if versions of the characters to play as.

Example 1

What if Gohan took his credit for killing Cell and then we get an entire alternate version of the buu saga with champion Gohan.

Example 2 what if all the DBZ movies were "canon"

This would be the flagship selling point of the game. Using Turles for example he appears during the Nappa and Vegeta fight and now its a 3 sided war on Earth. Normal Turles would be playable but perhaps he eventually joins like Vegeta dies and we get what if Turles playable where he can learn SS later as he prepare ls for th Androids.

Maybe against Buu Turles fuses with Goku instead of Vegeta for example.

That would atleast make stroy mode something new.

[Kanassa]

I know it will never happen but I would like a game like sparking to do entire what if stroy modes or sagas where we get what if versions of the characters to play as.

Example 1

What if Gohan took his credit for killing Cell and then we get an entire alternate version of the buu saga with champion Gohan.

Example 2 what if all the DBZ movies were "canon"

This would be the flagship selling point of the game. Using Turles for example he appears during the Nappa and Vegeta fight and now its a 3 sided war on Earth. Normal Turles would be playable but perhaps he eventually joins like Vegeta dies and we get what if Turles playable where he can learn SS later as he prepare ls for th Androids.

Maybe against Buu Turles fuses with Goku instead of Vegeta for example.

That would atleast make stroy mode something new.

At the very least, they could give the custom battle mode a playlist feature or something in case people want to make their what ifs connected.