Where to Now For the Dragon Ball Video Game Franchise?

[Godo]

I'd like to see a Dragonball game with the same type of gameplay as Sagas, but well made and non-glitchy for the newest generation consoles.
You should be able to freely explore the world, increase your hero's battle power, and be able to play both a fixed storymode and also choose which character you want to use.

[Rukura]

How about something that is already done? That Bandai Namco already owns? That only needs translating?

ULTIMATE BUTODEN!!! Damn it, Bandai...

[DonieZ]

A completely new type of DBZ fighting game is needed. Enough of Spike with their smash attack system; they need to try something new, completely new and from scratch (maybe some models or whatever can be re-used). If the devs want the sales to rise again, they have to listen to the something a lot of people have said they wanted: something different, not the same thing again. Spike misinterpreted this hard and went with something which can't even be listed under the genre "fighting". To whatever fool said everyone fights the same in DBZ, here UT is your game; yet you still whine. Why? Because it misses 100 character's. What a joke. How on earth can the number of character's available determine how good a game is? Rubbish.

Anyway, I think they need to go with two attack buttons, light and heavy ([] & /\), a much more fluid defense and vanish system similar to how Dimps do it (swaying basically dodges everything/most things, and it is very easy to vanish), and there needs to be more focus on each individual character; I hate Spike and their clonefests, really brings down the quality. I want better represented character's, and if it means as little as 30 character's, so be it. At least it would be 30 character's and not a hundred clones.

[Rocketman]

A completely new type of DBZ fighting game is needed. Enough of Spike with their smash attack system; they need to try something new, completely new and from scratch (maybe some models or whatever can be re-used). If the devs want the sales to rise again, they have to listen to the something a lot of people have said they wanted: something different, not the same thing again. Spike misinterpreted this hard and went with something which can't even be listed under the genre "fighting". To whatever fool said everyone fights the same in DBZ, here UT is your game; yet you still whine. Why? Because it misses 100 character's. What a joke. How on earth can the number of character's available determine how good a game is? Rubbish.

It can because fuck you.

I want to play Dragonball, not A Fighting Game with Dragonball characters slapped on it like a cheap coat of paint (See: SDBZ).

[DonieZ]

A completely new type of DBZ fighting game is needed. Enough of Spike with their smash attack system; they need to try something new, completely new and from scratch (maybe some models or whatever can be re-used). If the devs want the sales to rise again, they have to listen to the something a lot of people have said they wanted: something different, not the same thing again. Spike misinterpreted this hard and went with something which can't even be listed under the genre "fighting". To whatever fool said everyone fights the same in DBZ, here UT is your game; yet you still whine. Why? Because it misses 100 character's. What a joke. How on earth can the number of character's available determine how good a game is? Rubbish.

It can because fuck you.

LOL. Stupid fanboy. Stupid stupid fanboy. Tut tut tut, when will you ever learn 'ey. Milkable, verry milkable.

I'd love to have fans like you if I were a company...

[DonieZ]

A completely new type of DBZ fighting game is needed. Enough of Spike with their smash attack system; they need to try something new, completely new and from scratch (maybe some models or whatever can be re-used). If the devs want the sales to rise again, they have to listen to the something a lot of people have said they wanted: something different, not the same thing again. Spike misinterpreted this hard and went with something which can't even be listed under the genre "fighting". To whatever fool said everyone fights the same in DBZ, here UT is your game; yet you still whine. Why? Because it misses 100 character's. What a joke. How on earth can the number of character's available determine how good a game is? Rubbish.

It can because fuck you.

I want to play Dragonball, not A Fighting Game with Dragonball characters slapped on it like a cheap coat of paint (See: SDBZ).

What you fail to understand is that I do NOT want Super DBZ either. I don't like that game. I just want a good 3D combat engine for once. I don't know from where some people like you have gotten this stupid idea that wanting a better fighting/gamplay system = traditional fighter. There's no nicer way to say this: You are an idiot.

[Rocketman]

What you fail to understand is that I do NOT want Super DBZ either. I don't like that game. I just want a good 3D combat engine for once. I don't know from where some people like you have gotten this stupid idea that wanting a better fighting/gamplay system = traditional fighter. There's no nicer way to say this: You are an idiot.

Because when the topic has come up before on this board, SDBZ got slobbered on for being "fukkin awwwwwrrrrsum", mostly because it had a 'better' fighting system (here defined as traditional fighter).

Sorry for assuming you were in that group, though I still care more about characters than gameplay. It can be the most awesomest gameplay evers, but if all it allows me to do is fight Goku vs Vegeta, I will pass on it.

[AgitoZ]

Because when the topic has come up before on this board, SDBZ got slobbered on for being "fukkin awwwwwrrrrsum", mostly because it had a 'better' fighting system (here defined as traditional fighter).

Sorry for assuming you were in that group, though I still care more about characters than gameplay. It can be the most awesomest gameplay evers, but if all it allows me to do is fight Goku vs Vegeta, I will pass on it.

I don't think anyone liked the small roster of Super DBZ. Hell, I can bet the majority would love a traditional fighter with tons of DB characters. But I believe some, such as myself, will gladly give up a huge character count for characters who actually feel and play differently.

[VegettoEX]

One-week temporary ban issued on Rocketman. Additional warnings being issued.

If you folks are unwilling to converse politely with each other, I am unwilling to have you as members of this community. You are MORE than able to share your feelings, your thoughts, your opinions, and your suggestions with your fellow fans (and we welcome all of them more than you can possibly realize) -- assuming, however, that you do so with substance, and with humility.

[Saiga]

I don't think anyone liked the small roster of Super DBZ. Hell, I can bet the majority would love a traditional fighter with tons of DB characters. But I believe some, such as myself, will gladly give up a huge character count for characters who actually feel and play differently.

That's exactly it. It's not that I want the roster to be small, it's that I recognize that having characters play differently comes at the price of a small roster. I'd love for a huge roster if the gameplay was good and everybody was unique, but that's not going to happen.

[InfernalVegito]

I can't imagine ANYONE disliking the idea of having a super awesome gameplay with a huge character roster where everyone plays differently and uniquely (to some extent). It's just that it's not possible right now due to contracts, development time and funding. I think many HIGHLY underestimate how hard it is to develop games.

[DonieZ]

Yeah, it can't be done. Not until a foundation is formed first, then you can add whatever you want. These games are only 1 year developed after all. The way it currently is, people aren't excited for character's because they have a specific fighting style or would be way to fun to play with because of this or that technique. People are only excited for character's for the simple fact that they are there. They feel comforted by them. What's up with that?

[Saimaroimaru]

They need to release more variety. I know this has been said to death but if they had Dimps doing one style and Spike another, the series could do better. It could be worth the fanboy debates that it would cause.

[MajinVegetaSSj6]

The Perfect Game for ME? Let's see:

-Huge Character Roster (let's say like Tenkaichi 3 + more GT Characters)

-Good Gameplay

-Story Mode like Budokai 1 with CUTSCENE like Ultimate Tenkaichi from DBZ to the end of GT (with all the movies)

-Create a Character Mode like UT but with more options (let us create a SSj5 )

- BUILD UP MODE
(Start with a character, let's say Goku. Your battle power is 5.000, you can fight vs all the fighters included in the game (from Saibaiman to Gogeta SSj4) and you can unlock all your powers.
Example: after ** battles, your power level will be around 1 million, and if you go over you can unlock your Super Saiyajin transformation. Same idea with SSj2, SSj3 until Super Saiyajin 4.
I really like the idea to "FEEL" the power of my character: i want to see the difference between a Vegeta SSJ4 trained hard with an unreal PL vs someone not so strong.
In this mode you can use all the characters, and get always stronger until your reach the limit (for example in Final Bout for PSX the Power Level limit was 250). With Saiyajins or Cell, or Frieza etc... you can unlock transformation to become even stronger, with the others just make the character stronger fight after fight.
More you use a tecnique, more it will be stronger: if you always use Kamehameha, this tecnique will become stronger and more powerful. Same thing with punch, kick and the other moves.)

That's the perfect DB game for me.

what do you think?

[NECPS]

It is too hard for me to let go of the worldmap / overworld thing ...
It is so awsome they did it after all, that no other game should let it go, ever.

On the other hand, the way they decided to do story mode in BT3 is crap in my opinion.
Using voice during the battle to tell the story.. just take off your focus.

[K.O. Ken]

I'd like to see a REAL Raging Blast 3. I'm sure they could make a great 3rd game. The potential is there, they just need to find a modern-day Guru to unlock it!

If not, I'd at the very least like to stay focused on the Sparking/Tenkaichi Budokai/Raging Blast style of play. Its the most DBZ-ish and allows you to really have giant battles with beams and crazy rushes and all that good stuff.

I used to love Budokai, but once I played the Tenkaichi games for a few years, I just couldnt go back. Dragonball needs to play like Dragonball, not like Street Fighter or Tekken.

[InfernalVegito]

I'd like to see a REAL Raging Blast 3. I'm sure they could make a great 3rd game. The potential is there, they just need to find a modern-day Guru to unlock it!

If not, I'd at the very least like to stay focused on the Sparking/Tenkaichi Budokai/Raging Blast style of play. Its the most DBZ-ish and allows you to really have giant battles with beams and crazy rushes and all that good stuff.

I used to love Budokai, but once I played the Tenkaichi games for a few years, I just couldnt go back. Dragonball needs to play like Dragonball, not like Street Fighter or Tekken.

Same here. I have all the Budokai games since the days they have been released and I loved them. But as soon as BT1 came I could not go back anymore. The fast-paced free roaming style just captured the Dragonball feel more for me.

That's why I hope future games will incorporate that same style as in the Tenkaichi/RB games and just perfect it.

[DonieZ]

If next year doesn't deliver a decent fighting game, whether 2D or 3D, I'm out and forgetting about DB gaming. Big waste of time...

[batistabus]

Get Dimps working on another game. Wait 2-3 years. Enjoy.

[Saiyajin and Juice]

After playing a lot of MvC3 lately, it just brings to mind what a shame it is that Capcom has never gotten its hands on the DBZ license. Capcom vs. Jump would be cool, DBZ vs. Capcom would be cool, but just a Capcom made 2d fighter (using 3d cel shaded models) would be so perfect. 3 on 3 tag team based, one on one, Capcom vs. SNK non tag team style, whatever, anything would be awesome.