"DBZ: Battle of Z" (360/PS3/Vita) On-Going Discussion Thread

[supersaiyan DbZ fan]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

[TheGmGoken]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

The game is so bad that people can't even talk about it.

*Waits for the well you haven't played the game reactions*

[MCDaveG]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

Better stay put and wait for the product than discussing countless opinions based of nothing.

[miguelnuva1]

While I want to play the game I didn't really want to pre order and then they offer 3 pre order characters. Guess Ps3 it is.

[Daimo-Rukiri]

The announced lack of in-game transformations really has caused my interest in and want for this game to take a very steep dive. Those transformations are one of the most prevalent things in these games that really make them feel like Dragon Ball, they've almost always been there, and taking them away just seems to hurt that experience. I'd much rather have that than the ability to play with 7 other people at once which would actually happen maybe once out of every 100 play sessions.

The reason why there is no in game transformations is due to memory, there simply isn't enough especially if you got 8 people running around on screen and a large map. I personally would rather see this on the PS4/One than on current systems and I can guarantee you would see transformations.

Battle of Z-2 if released would have it as there is more resources available, more ram, more processing power, better gpu, better everything. This is also released on consoles that were in development 10 years ago, technology changes rapidly, so rapidly you have newer cpus out every year and new architecture changes every other year, and workstation releases every 2 years.

This is a royale type game where everything goes, if we stuck with 1-1 it'd just be another crappy game that we've seen for the last 11 years. The only GOOD fighting game that was released was Super DBZ.
Of course I compete in fighting tournaments, and love in depth fighters. This isn't following the other dbz games at all, this really resembles DBZ Legends type of game play except in a 3D environment (there was 3D rotation and a sense of 3d but it was mostly 2D in a 2.5D setting with sprites).

Now if we can only get Capcom or Namco-Bandai to release a competitive fighting game in an open world environment.

[GogetaSSJ2]

I am particularly sure that BoZ will not be the last DBZ game for the current gen consoles; despite everyone's wishful thinking of the matter. When Infinite World was announced for the PS2, Atari, or whoever was in charge at the time, had to specifically say that "Infinite World will be the final DBZ game for the PS2". There was no argument to that because that statement came from the very game devs themselves. Namco Bandai never said BoZ would be the final DBZ game for current gen consoles. Theres going to be at least be 1 or 2 more DBZ games for current gen after BoZ. Namco Bandai doesn't want to start making DBZ games for PS4 and Xbox One right away for obvious reasons:

1) Costs would increase
2) PS3 and Xbox 360 has a greater install base than PS4 and Xbox One
3) They want to wait and see how successful BoZ will be when released in the market before making any major business decision.

I don't expect a next gen DBZ game until 2015 or 2016; there going to wait a couple of years until the install base of PS4 and Xbox One grows and then release a DBZ game for that platform. And to add an example to this, Nintendo waited a full 2 years after the release of their 3DS to release the newest Pokemon games onto that handheld. They didn't want to release one right away, they waited for the 3DS install base to grow (same reason...) and then release the new game. Anyone who is expecting a next gen DBZ is going to have to wait till 2015 or 2016 the earliest for information.

And on a side note: DBZ on PS4/XB1 will probably not happen if BoZ bombs badly. Investing into making games for even more expensive hardware is going to make them step back and think if developing a DBZ game for next gen consoles is even worth it. They might just keep making them for PS3/Xbox 360 because its cheaper and theres less risk involved.

But who knows! Maybe BoZ will be a hit! And the devs says "Onward to next gen!" But not likely

[Daimo-Rukiri]

I am particularly sure that BoZ will not be the last DBZ game for the current gen consoles; despite everyone's wishful thinking of the matter. When Infinite World was announced for the PS2, Atari, or whoever was in charge at the time, had to specifically say that "Infinite World will be the final DBZ game for the PS2". There was no argument to that because that statement came from the very game devs themselves. Namco Bandai never said BoZ would be the final DBZ game for current gen consoles. Theres going to be at least be 1 or 2 more DBZ games for current gen after BoZ. Namco Bandai doesn't want to start making DBZ games for PS4 and Xbox One right away for obvious reasons:

1) Costs would increase
2) PS3 and Xbox 360 has a greater install base than PS4 and Xbox One
3) They want to wait and see how successful BoZ will be when released in the market before making any major business decision.

I don't expect a next gen DBZ game until 2015 or 2016; there going to wait a couple of years until the install base of PS4 and Xbox One grows and then release a DBZ game for that platform. And to add an example to this, Nintendo waited a full 2 years after the release of their 3DS to release the newest Pokemon games onto that handheld. They didn't want to release one right away, they waited for the 3DS install base to grow (same reason...) and then release the new game. Anyone who is expecting a next gen DBZ is going to have to wait till 2015 or 2016 the earliest for information.

And on a side note: DBZ on PS4/XB1 will probably not happen if BoZ bombs badly. Investing into making games for even more expensive hardware is going to make them step back and think if developing a DBZ game for next gen consoles is even worth it. They might just keep making them for PS3/Xbox 360 because its cheaper and theres less risk involved.

But who knows! Maybe BoZ will be a hit! And the devs says "Onward to next gen!" But not likely

I don't see BOZ bombing, but with a decade of bad games it would be a challenge.

[miguelnuva1]

I don't see BOZ bombing, but with a decade of bad games it would be a challenge

Considering Budokai 3 came out in 2004 and it is 2013 we have not had a decade of bad DBZ games.

Budokai 3/ IW, Tenkaichi 3, Super DBZ are for the most part all well received and liked by fans and non fans.

[dbboxkaifan]

I don't see BOZ bombing, but with a decade of bad games it would be a challenge.

If the gameplay is still the same when it's gone gold then it will bomb hard.

Budokai 3/ IW, Tenkaichi 3, Super DBZ are for the most part all well received and liked by fans and non fans.

Tenkaichi 1 was terrible, Raging Blast 1 had broken camera / sluggish gameplay, UT wasn't even an actual game. DBZ For Kinect with the body control allowed the game to have some gameplay whereas with the original you were stuck with QTEs.

The only decent games of this current gen are Burst Limit and Raging Blast 2.

[Silkman3003]

@ Daimo A decade of bad dbz games? Uh huh ,yeah okay. . Oh wait, is this the part where someone mentions Tenkaichi 2/3 or Budokai 3/Infinite world, and then you bring in a plethora of your own reasons to make certain things about the game, seem like a bigger deal than what they already are , to make it seem like the games are pieces of turd? Or are you going to be "that guy" who compares it to a more traditonal fighting game and then call it garbage because it doesn't have "this, this and that" . Now as a guy who enjoys Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, along with the PS2 games like Tenkaichi 3/ IW, I really want you to convince me why these games are bad.

Do be aware that this game will still be judged on it's depth, and simply being a battle royal will not change the criticisms made about it regarding it's gameplay. Or excuse it.

[Rukura]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

We know as much about the gameplay as we're gonna know for a while.
Doesn't seem like there's gonna be any surprise as far as character roster.
Looks like, right now, we all seem to know if we wanna get it or not.

As far as characters, the only thing they could possibly surprise us with would be either Tarble, Hachihyack and/or Chilled. Or maybe having a giant Hachihyack as a giant boss.

[MCDaveG]

If there is Chilled, then I want SSJ Rubber Duck!!!!!!!

[Rukura]

If there is Chilled, then I want SSJ Rubber Duck!!!!!!!

Even if they're advertising him as a pre-order bonus, he might still be unlockable in game. Worst case scenario is you'll have to pay a buck for Super Saiyan Rubber Duck, if you don't want to pre-order.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Super Vegetto, SS Bardock, and Shinobi SS Goku are DLC characters, so we won't be able to play as them, unless if we pre-order the game, or buy them from PSN/Xbox Live when they are available.

[New_Guy]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

Yes indeed. This game blows. Gave ultimate tenkaichi a chance knowing already that it would be bad but I'm not even giving this one a chance. J stars victory vs. all the way.

[New_Guy]

What's wrong guys? Lost interest on the topic??

The game is so bad that people can't even talk about it.

*Waits for the well you haven't played the game reactions*

Well you haven't played the game yet and neither have I but I can still tell you it's going to be terrible. As a matter of fact Trunks just came from the future, knocked on my door and warned me of how bad it's going to be.

[dbboxkaifan]

Super Vegetto, SS Bardock, and Shinobi SS Goku are DLC characters, so we won't be able to play as them, unless if we pre-order the game, or buy them from PSN/Xbox Live when they are available.

What's that Shinobi Goku?

Does it look like Sega's Shinobi?

[Haseowolf]

Super Vegetto, SS Bardock, and Shinobi SS Goku are DLC characters, so we won't be able to play as them, unless if we pre-order the game, or buy them from PSN/Xbox Live when they are available.

What's that Shinobi Goku?

Does it look like Sega's Shinobi?

He's referring to the Naruto Uzumaki costume for SSj Goku.

[dbboxkaifan]

Ah okay, thanks.

Would have been easier to identify as "Goku with Naruto's costume".

[hulkty]

PTFFFFHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
They made Super Vegito a DLC character!? This is too rich! HAHAHAHA!!!
Way too go!