DBZ: Ultimate Blast/Tenkaichi (Pre-Release Discussion)

[mysteriousdbzgt]

New scans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVFxGIp ... ture=feedu

One of the images from that scan looked like they were returning the free roaming aspect from Budokai 3 into this game, which I liked, so that's good.

[ArchedThunder]

New scans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVFxGIp ... ture=feedu

One of the images from that scan looked like they were returning the free roaming aspect from Budokai 3 into this game, which I liked, so that's good.

They confirmed that at the Japan Expo.

[mysteriousdbzgt]

New scans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVFxGIp ... ture=feedu

One of the images from that scan looked like they were returning the free roaming aspect from Budokai 3 into this game, which I liked, so that's good.

They confirmed that at the Japan Expo.

Really? I'm so slow XD

[Haseowolf]

New scans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVFxGIp ... ture=feedu

Oooh, very nice!

I'm digging the return to the free-roam storymode. I'm just hoping for a little better usage of it than what was used in Sparking!! Neo. Something closer to B3 would be awesome! Then again, I'd be pumped if they went back to the board game style of B2. *shrug* Also it looks like different costumes and stuff will be used while flying about the world. It looks like Son Goku's clothes are a bit torn up and and junk!

Hmm, interesting focus on Bardock versus Freeze. I mean, in the special Bardock took Freeza's blast head on and that was that. I mean, yeah we've had Bardock fighting Freeza in past games and the like, but I don't remember scans coming out featuring such a thing. Maybe I'm wrong and reading too far into it, but I'd REALLY like to see the game adapt Episode of Bardock :p

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Here is the actual image:



Anything interesting or worth translating, besides the obvious? The Bardock section really does seem like it is building up for Episode of Bardock, as they show him staring at Freeza's attack...its probably a cutscene, will he die or dodge? lol

[Luke Groundwalker]

Well he's damaged from battle, so it probably isn't related to the Episode of Bardock.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Well he's damaged from battle, so it probably isn't related to the Episode of Bardock.

No one in Episode of Bardock is damaged in that sense, except the one soldier Chilled killed. Even Bardock's team didn't have battle damage, despite being dead...hell, they didn't even look like their TV version selves despite it being a sequel to the TV special. Its just a new age of Dragon Ball with a new artist. She hasn't really given damage to any of the characters in her previous DB works, and I doubt we'll ever see her add battle damage like Toriyama did. Not that that really has anything to really do with it, especially if they actually just link the two specials together. Branching story, depending on what you do during the cutscene. If you fail, you end like the TV special, if you succeed, you go into the Episode of Bardock...which would be really short, because they would probably only add in Chilled, and not the other grunts. lol

[Luke Groundwalker]

Yeah but I'm not sure how you can surmise all of that based off the scan.

Though I too think Chilled will be in the game as a "surprise"

[TheDevilsCorpse]

Yeah but I'm not sure how you can surmise all of that based off the scan.

Though I too think Chilled will be in the game as a "surprise"

I'm simply posting what I want. lol The only thing the scan shows, without being able to read Japanese, is that the Bardock/Freeza fight seems to be a part of Story Mode, and possibly a Boss Battle. There are subtitles on the Bardock image where he is charging the energy blast and the image from before the fight starts, and none of the videos have featured subtitles during the actual fights like we had in RB2, only during the cinematics.

[LeprikanGT]

I would love to ssee Chilled added to the roster and since this is their last game...go ahead and add the Jump Special villians.

On the note of boss battles.......come ooooon Bio Broly.

[Kendamu]

Looking at this latest scan, the game might be fun in the sense of playing through the story, but I'm not sure how great the mechanics would work out outside of that in multiplayer. It just seems like there are too many angle changes, interruptions, and QTE for a fighting game.

I'll just have to try it out for myself when a demo pops up.

[goku the krump dancer]

Bah, nothing new. But in any case I do hope the major fights have special QTEs not just the "Big" boss fights.

[Super Sayian Prime]

Obviously we're getting a 22 minute OVA based on Episode of Bardock guys.

Has anyone seen these?

http://i55.tinypic.com/264i894.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2z71y6t.jpg

It seems to be the official cover art. Pretty cool imo.

You sure those are real? It just seems like SSJ Goku from the Kanzenban cover in front of Shenlong. Not to mention the Bandai logo instead of Namco-Bandai.

In Japan the Namco Bandai branding was only put towards new IPs, in Japan traditionally Bandai games like Dragon Ball Z stayed under the "Bandai" label, and games like tales stayed under the "Namco" label. They recently decided to bring this style to the US:



Heck, here's Raging Blast 2's cover art:



It seems they've retired the "Namco Bandai" label entirely, and are now publishing games under D3 Publisher, Bandai, and Namco labels.

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

Here is the actual image:

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Anything interesting or worth translating, besides the obvious? The Bardock section really does seem like it is building up for Episode of Bardock, as they show him staring at Freeza's attack...its probably a cutscene, will he die or dodge? lol

I hope when you land in locations you can actually walk around and interact with things.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I hope when you land in locations you can actually walk around and interact with things.

I think that is asking a bit much considering the 1 year of development time this game has had. They've basically redone almost everything from the ground up in comparison to Raging Blast 2 (model skins, battle damage, destruction, combat, story mode, boss battles, etc.), adding that level of depth to the story mode's overworld map is probably pushing things...

[Saimaroimaru]

It's probably gonna be like BT2's story mode. Unless Spike hired/added a lot of people to its team, I am not putting my expectations up considering the time limit.

[Super Saiyan Turlast x4]

The scan looks nice. Would be nice to have a Bardock Vs Freeza fight again.

Can't wait to see more.

[RoarkVegeta]

Why does it still say Game Project in the scan..?

[JulieYBM]

Why does it still say Game Project in the scan..?

That's the Japanese name!

[NECPS]

I cannot belive this..
Are they really bringing what is good into this game ??

I can´t IMAGINE an overworld with PS3 graphics...