Ultimate Blast/Tenkaichi Game Play (Post-Release Discussion)

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Isn't the Japanese version coming out in December? If so, then surely they are getting extra content as some kind of compensation for waiting two more months than everyone else. Maybe DLC will be the extra content from the Japanese version (if any).

Treevax/Nostal said that Namdai confirmed the Japanese version won't contain anything extra on youtube...

[Hellspawn28]

I doubt this game is going to have any DLC if they are going to make another game in another year from now.

two more months than everyone else.

I wonder why the game is not coming out for another two months in Japan? Maybe Bandai Namco wants to sell better around the holiday season to avoid games like Skyrim and the upcoming Zelda game.

[SparkyPantsMcGee]

I wonder why the game is not coming out for another two months in Japan? Maybe Bandai Namco wants to sell better around the holiday season to avoid games like Skyrim and the upcoming Zelda game.

If that's the case then why not wait awhile over here before releasing it in the US too? I mean they launched this game alongside Arkham City and within the same month as Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, and MW3. When you also take into consideration Zelda and the new Assassin Creed game coming out this holiday season...rushing this game out was a terrible idea.

If they waited, at least until January or February (let's just say), they could have at least:

1, fix the audio problems.

2, avoided the big holiday titles

and 3, sold more copies; considering all the kids got their big title games over Christmas(or whatever holiday they celebrate) and now need to get something with all their gift cards.

That would have been the smarter move.

[Captain Awesome]

Honestly, I would hesitate to even call this a fighting game.

These kind of mechanics are more at home in one of the Cardass arcade cabinets, because there is so little skill involved, each round is purely jumping from one mini-game to another. I've never been much of a fan of the Sparking! and Raging Blast series, but this is such a ridiculous step backwards I can't even fathom how these fighting mechanics (and I use the term loosely) got past the conceptualization phase.

Hit by three punches?, Mini-game.

Hit by three Ki-blasts?, Mini-game.

Fire a Kamehameha?, Mini-game.

Want to get closer to your opponent?, Mini-game.

Want to flee from your opponent?, Mini-game.

Boss battle? Mini-game

This game is absolute garbage. I'm going to go and play Rock Paper Scissors with my friends, because at least it has a modicum of strategy, unlike this festering turd of a game. I'm just going to rip the cutscenes from the disc and call it a day.

If there was ever a reason to let the franchise lie for a few years between the next game, it's Ultimate Tenkaichi.

[mysticboy]

It's easy to pick up and play, and the fighting system reduces spam.

[samuraix123]

Honestly, I would hesitate to even call this a fighting game.

These kind of mechanics are more at home in one of the Cardass arcade cabinets, because there is so little skill involved, each round is purely jumping from one mini-game to another. I've never been much of a fan of the Sparking! and Raging Blast series, but this is such a ridiculous step backwards I can't even fathom how these fighting mechanics (and I use the term loosely) got past the conceptualization phase.

Hit by three punches?, Mini-game.

Hit by three Ki-blasts?, Mini-game.

Fire a Kamehameha?, Mini-game.

Want to get closer to your opponent?, Mini-game.

Want to flee from your opponent?, Mini-game.

Boss battle? Mini-game

This game is absolute garbage. I'm going to go and play Rock Paper Scissors with my friends, because at least it has a modicum of strategy, unlike this festering turd of a game. I'm just going to rip the cutscenes from the disc and call it a day.

If there was ever a reason to let the franchise lie for a few years between the next game, it's Ultimate Tenkaichi.

Agreed

[Captain Awesome]

It's easy to pick up and play, and the fighting system reduces spam.

How does it?, with a full ki gauge, once you initiate a pursuit attack, if your opponent doesn't have any ki, they have pretty much zero chance of button mashing their way out of your combo, and with a full spirit gauge, you're able to follow up with a super attack that your opponent is only able to block, due to their lack of ki preventing them from having access to any of the other manoeuvres. That is like a full minute and a half long beatdown that they are subjected to just because they didn't have their ki gauge filled.

The fighting system doesn't reduce spam. It just reduces the amount of things you can do to so few that it's barely even a game anymore.

[Hellspawn28]

If they waited, at least until January or February (let's just say), they could have at least:

1, fix the audio problems.

2, avoided the big holiday titles

and 3, sold more copies; considering all the kids got their big title games over Christmas(or whatever holiday they celebrate) and now need to get something with all their gift cards.

That would have been the smarter move.

Agree but January is often viewed as a dead month when it comes to sales. I think Bandai Namco really cares more about the game sales in Japan then the US which can be why it been push back until December since the main fans are Japanese. Dragon Ball is still popular in Japan then it is in the US from what I can remember correctly.

[mysticboy]

How does it?, with a full ki gauge, once you initiate a pursuit attack, if your opponent doesn't have any ki, they have pretty much zero chance of button mashing their way out of your combo, and with a full spirit gauge, you're able to follow up with a super attack that your opponent is only able to block, due to their lack of ki preventing them from having access to any of the other manoeuvres. That is like a full minute and a half long beatdown that they are subjected to just because they didn't have their ki gauge filled.

The fighting system doesn't reduce spam. It just reduces the amount of things you can do to so few that it's barely even a game anymore.

And what does your opponent need to worry about? Keeping his ki up and using those mini-games to counter you and charge his ki. And the spirit gauge fills up only when someone is opening a can whoop ass one someone else. With sufficient ki and the press of the right button or the flick in the right direction, the tides could turn drastically.

[Captain Awesome]

With sufficient ki and the press of the right button or the flick in the right direction, the tides could turn drastically.

Exactly, the only way to counter your way out, is by button mashing, or the 50/50 chance you hit the same button as your opponent.

This isn't a fighting game, it's essentially a coin flip.

[samuraix123]

How does it?, with a full ki gauge, once you initiate a pursuit attack, if your opponent doesn't have any ki, they have pretty much zero chance of button mashing their way out of your combo, and with a full spirit gauge, you're able to follow up with a super attack that your opponent is only able to block, due to their lack of ki preventing them from having access to any of the other manoeuvres. That is like a full minute and a half long beatdown that they are subjected to just because they didn't have their ki gauge filled.

The fighting system doesn't reduce spam. It just reduces the amount of things you can do to so few that it's barely even a game anymore.

I wish I didn't have dyslexia Because this is exactly what i have been wanting to say all along.

[NECPS]

Well what about the costume outfits ?
I mean, for the real characters..

[Animefreak1325]

This isn't a fighting game, it's essentially a coin flip.

Agreed, BUT, I think that it's executed pretty well. Mainly because there's a bit of strategy mixed in with it.

Also, I'm really not gonna miss that spam from people online on Raging Spam 1 and 2. I'm kinda glad they fixed that (for the most part).

[samuraix123]

AnimeFreak - I don't get spammed online I just get the people that will disconnect on me Same ole Dbz feel lol

[Saiga]

Haseowolf, thank you very much for your review on the second page. It was very well put together. I can't wait to get this game, I just have a few questions: Is it possible to rename custom characters at any point? And can you delete a created character to create a different one if you want to?

[SpaceKappa]

I just got it yesterday and I'm having a (pardon the pun) blast with it.

What I didn't like about the Raging Blast games (from what little I played of them) was it was very easy to get trapped by your opponent. I remember trying to beat Raditz FOUR TIMES in RB1 but he kicked my ass easily each time, so I promptly put the game back in the GameFly envelope and mailed it back, hopefully to never see it again.

I know the "rock paper scissors" mechanic is turning off a lot of people but I like the sense of balance it gives the game. It makes it much harder for matches to be entirely one-sided, and in a Dragon Ball game an exciting back-and-forth match is something that I appreciate.

I haven't played it quite enough to give any super in-depth opinions on the gameplay but I CAN say that it's the most fun I've had with a Dragon Ball game in a long time.

It also looks and sounds fantastic, which helps.

[DNA]

So, what characters are there in the game? And what outfits for costumization?

[SpaceKappa]

How's everyone liking Hero Mode? I'm enjoying it far more than I thought I would. Even though I just took the default character (long sleeve shirt under gi, "bed" hair) and changed some colors around, I'm already quite attached to him. While the story isn't exactly deep or innovative (so far) the dialog is typical shounen fare and gets the point across of who your character is.

I gotta say, though, SPOILER the part where he reaches Super Saiyan while fighting Piccolo was really, REALLY exciting.

I don't know if I'll even go back to regular story mode, this is too much fun, and I'm not even that far.

[Hellspawn28]

Yeah Hero mode is really fun, I'm fighting Bebi right now. I can never hit A on the right spot 100% of the time, it's really annoying.

[mysticboy]

Make sure you have plenty health, attack, and defense when you reach Omega. That bitch has 60,000 HP and does 5000-6500 damage in a rush combo.