"Dragon Ball FighterZ" Official Discussion Thread

[Mr Baggins]

Oh shit, they're adding Actually Good SS4? Might have to check this out.

Genuinely surprised they still have stuff in the pipeline.

[Bardock God of Time]

Characters that aren't in the game yet, but are popular enough to justify;

-Beast Gohan
-Majin Vegeta
-Super Buu with absorption ability
-Dabura
-Pikkon
-Super 17
-Omega Shenron

It's great to see the game making a comeback.

I also prefer GT SS4 Goku, and was disappointed he wasn't an install back when GT Goku dropped in Season 2. But the Daima version is still cool, and makes more sense from a marketing standpoint.

Super Buu would be so fun and versatile

But it'd be a lot of work for ASW or whoever's making the updates/dlc now

[Neo-Makaiōshin]

https://x.com/dragonballgames/status/19 ... 1656833113

Thank you for playing #DRAGONBALLFighterZ.

Following the recent Ver 1.40 update, we've identified several issues affecting gameplay. We are actively working on fixes, which will be addressed in a future update.

Planned fixes include:
- Cooldown time for Z Assist (Type A, Type B)
- Hit: Instant Blow
- Goku (Ultra Instinct): Unrestrained Will (Sparking! state only)
- Gohan (Teen): Super Dragon Flight (Heavy)
- Goku Black: Fierce God Kick (Heavy)
- Zamasu (Fused): Wall of Light
- Other unintended changes affecting certain moves and combos

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your continued support. #DBFZ

[BernardoCairo]

I just wanted to say how happy I am with the addition of Super Saiyajin 4 Goku. Funny enough, I was trying to convince my friend to buy the game, and the very next day they announced a new character. Perfect timing!

The online community is still going strong, the game is frequently on sale, and the characters are really well done.

Definitely my favorite Dragon Ball game.

[LoganForkHands73]

Isn't it strange how we never got a playable black-haired Super Saiyan 4, outside of GT Goku's super move? Gogeta also rocks the red hair. Considering that models for GT SS4 Goku and Vegeta are already in the game, and there are old unused sound files for x10 Kamehameha, I would not be too surprised if Daima SS4 Goku comes with a cheap extra for buyers: new skins for SS Goku and Vegeta that turn them Super Saiyan 4. That would appease the GT diehards somewhat.

Anyway, very pleasantly surprised by this news. I have a hunch that this doesn't signal a full revival of the game by any means. Like Labcoat #21, this feels like a very belated bonus gift to the fans, and an opportunity to patch out some unwanted gameplay elements. With any luck though, if the new DLC sells well, it may show Bandai and ArcSys that there's interest in a sequel (not that they really need any more proof).

[LoganForkHands73]

new skins for SS Goku and Vegeta that turn them Super Saiyan 4.

Should’ve clarified, I meant GT SS4 skins. Gameplay wise, they’d play identically to the base roster SS1 Goku and Vegeta, with a few cosmetic changes like changing Goku’s level 3 into a red x10 Kamehameha and Vegeta’s level 3 into a Final Shine Attack.

Why skins for the Super Saiyan versions? As has been discussed, the Daima SS4 model will probably have very different proportions to GT SS4. If they bring in animations based on the Gomah battle, like Goku running on all fours, that might look weird on GT SS4 Goku.

[Nickolaidas]

Characters that aren't in the game yet, but are popular enough to justify;

-Beast Gohan
-Majin Vegeta
-Super Buu with absorption ability
-Dabura
-Pikkon
-Super 17
-Omega Shenron

It's great to see the game making a comeback.

I also prefer GT SS4 Goku, and was disappointed he wasn't an install back when GT Goku dropped in Season 2. But the Daima version is still cool, and makes more sense from a marketing standpoint.

I just need four characters to nail the DBZ roster: Super Buu, Dabura, Dr. Gero and #19.

[Jord]

new skins for SS Goku and Vegeta that turn them Super Saiyan 4.

Should’ve clarified, I meant GT SS4 skins. Gameplay wise, they’d play identically to the base roster SS1 Goku and Vegeta, with a few cosmetic changes like changing Goku’s level 3 into a red x10 Kamehameha and Vegeta’s level 3 into a Final Shine Attack.

Why skins for the Super Saiyan versions? As has been discussed, the Daima SS4 model will probably have very different proportions to GT SS4. If they bring in animations based on the Gomah battle, like Goku running on all fours, that might look weird on GT SS4 Goku.

Due to the intricate lighting model skins cost a LOT of time/money unfortunately.

[Cold Skin]

I hope we get a Dramatic Finish with Super Saiyan 4 Goku, but unless they sort of consider him to be GT-compatible and finish Baby off, there's not many others it could work with.

Perhaps some sort of Super Saiyan 4 Goku VS Super Saiyan Blue Goku, much like we had Blue Gogeta VS SS4 Gogeta?

Anyway, if you need a reminder of what a nice touch the Dramatic Finishes were, I compiled them with care and anime music. It's handy since the game lacks a "Dramatic Finish Theater Mode".

DRAMATIC FINISHES/INTROS WITH ANIME MUSIC
https://youtu.be/kLhW8l-a7Pc?si=jMnPQin4tEN2QwdO

■ GRAPHICS: PS5 graphics in 4K/60 fps.
■ MUSIC: Different background music adapted to each scene, music from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT.
■ SETUP: Placement meant to respect the references to classic shots or character positions (means clothes logos appear inverted on rare scenes to respect the layout of some shots or reference camera work, such as during Goku and Vegeta's beam struggle).
■ LANGUAGE: Japanese voices + Exclusive subtitled translation in French and English using YouTube subtitles system (not the in-game subtitles/translation).

DRAMATIC FINISHES/INTROS WITH IN-GAME MUSIC (previous version of the video from years ago)
https://youtu.be/m1zXdLCHoX8?si=Z19DhFhU3CdgM368

■ GRAPHICS: PS4 graphics in simple HD/30 fps.
■ MUSIC: Different background music adapted to each scene, music from the game itself, but chosen to try to fit the scene as best as possible.
■ SETUP: Placement meant to respect the references to classic shots (means clothes logos appear inverted on rare scenes to respect the layout of some shots or reference camera work, such as during Goku and Vegeta's beam struggle).
■ LANGUAGE: Japanese voices + In-game French subtitles only.

CHARACTERS INTRO POSES AND WIN POSES
https://youtu.be/z_mN8Vles-U?si=YrEhrZ2kFKqwbUsK

■ GRAPHICS: PS5 graphics in 4K/60 fps.
■ MUSIC: Instrumental (off-vocal) songs from the franchise as background music, from Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT.
■ SETUP: Placement meant to respect the references to classic shots and clothes. Landscape meant to be as close as possible to the original reference of the pose/line of dialogue (Vegeta saying he's Super Vegeta in the islands, Goku's thumb up in the Kaio Shin World, etc...)
■ LANGUAGE: In-game subtitles in French only. Added mentions naming the characters and forms use the official French manga/guidebooks terminology whenever possible without taking the in-game names into consideration (for example, no "Master Roshi" but "Kamé Sennin", no "Ultra Instinct" but "Réflexe transcendantal", no "Frieza" but "Freezer", no "Android 17" but "C-17", etc.).

CHARACTERS' LEVEL 10 COMBOS (OFTEN INCLUDING ULTIMATE ATTACKS) SHOWN IN THE TRAINING DEMOS
https://youtu.be/RappOt57yLk?si=VXuOJwhJrPEFpCaH

■ GRAPHICS: PS5 graphics in 4K/60 fps.
■ MUSIC: Instrumental (off-vocal) songs from the franchise as background music, from Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super.
■ LANGUAGE: Japanese voices. All on-screen in-game text appears in French, though it is irrelevant to enjoy the video in this case.

[The Dark Knight]

I do wonder if this surprise Ssj4 Goku is a one-off character or the first in a new season pass. If we are getting a 4th season pass, then these are the 5 characters I'd like to see (I'm assuming it's 5 due to that being the number of the 3rd pass):

Ssj4 Goku (Daima representation).
Tao or King Piccolo (DB representation)
Dabura (Z representation)
Toppo (Super representation)
Omega Shenron (GT representation)

What better way to celebrate 40 years of Dragon Ball than by having a character from each era ?

[Zephyr]

I do wonder if this surprise Ssj4 Goku is a one-off character or the first in a new season pass. If we are getting a 4th season pass, then these are the 5 characters I'd like to see (I'm assuming it's 5 due to that being the number of the 3rd pass):

Ssj4 Goku (Daima representation).
Tao or King Piccolo (DB representation)
Dabura (Z representation)
Toppo (Super representation)
Omega Shenron (GT representation)

What better way to celebrate 40 years of Dragon Ball than by having a character from each era ?

I do think it would be cool to have a new character from each era, but I think it'd be way cooler to get both Tao Pai Pai and Piccolo Daimao.

[JulieYBM]

Tao Pai-Pai-Piccolo Daimaou fusion, please. Being back the mustaches for Namekians!

[Hellspawn28]

We never got any dramatic finishers. There are some that are missing, such as:

Base Goku vs. Piccolo
SSj Goku vs. Coola
SSj Vegeta vs. Perfect Cell
Jiren vs. Hit
Baby Vegeta vs. Kid Goku

[Bardock God of Time]

King Piccolo would be cool because we'd get a GT Goku vs King Piccolo dramatic finish.

Also speaking of Piccolo, I want Raditz so we can get the Full-Nelson Special Beam Cannon dramatic finish.

[Grimlock]

And just like that, another evidence that Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball can perfectly match up!

[Nickolaidas]

And just like that, another evidence that Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball can perfectly match up!

Insane mod. Insane amount of work. Simply unreal.

[BernardoCairo]

My picks for new characters would definitely be Piccolo Daimaoh, Tao Pai Pai, and Arale. I still think the game lacks representation from OG Dragon Ball, even after Roshi came out.

From other eras of the franchise, I'd like to see Dabura, Majin Vegeta, and maybe Toppo. Now that the manga-exclusive arcs are being adapted into the anime, I expect and wish we'll see Moro and Ultra Ego Vegeta as well.

[Noah]

So the support for this game is dead but they still release DLCs? Impressive