"Sparking! ZERO" Official Announcement, Pre-, & Post-Release Discussion Thread

[Vegeta th3 4th]

Super as a whole is irredeemable trash that has no good reason to exist, therefore characters from Super are wastes of game roster space as far as I'm concerned.

This was especially true for FighterZ, where so many of the classic characters had to be left out to make room for these nobodies introduced in Super. I cannot imagine being a game developer on Dragon Ball and being forced by the higher ups to include these characters over ones that actually matter. We got not one, not two, but three characters from U2, yet we couldn't get King Piccolo or Tao.

Though to be honest, the true last straw that made me write the game off was faking us out by showing real-Bardock in all the trailers, only to later reveal that fake-Bardock was actually the default version/costume for the character and the real deal had to be unlocked separately.

The worst thing to come out of the modern era is fans pretending like the modern versions of Bardock, Broly, and now Ssj4 are somehow the "real" and superior versions to their classic counterparts.

I don't think it's fair to label every character from Super as "garbage."

That show has some of the worst written characters I've ever encountered. Actually, that's not fair, because they don't really count as characters; they were just random designs with 0 depth. The potential was there for something interesting, but the writers either didn't care, didn't have time to care, or both.

[FlpShimizu]

"Those characters should not be in the game, they're dumb! Actually, no, they are super dumb! Lol lol lol"

I'm sorry, but that's how it sounds.

[JulieYBM]

I haven't played this game yet because these games kinda just suck and I'm a broke bitch, but getting to play as Kale, Caulifla and Kefla would be cool as hell, especially if Gokuu Black and Zamasu were in the game. The personalities alone are a lot of fun to see interact.

Also, I need to [non-actionable, parody] Jiren.

[MCDaveG]

I haven't played this game yet because these games kinda just suck and I'm a broke bitch, but getting to play as Kale, Caulifla and Kefla would be cool as hell, especially if Gokuu Black and Zamasu were in the game. The personalities alone are a lot of fun to see interact.

Also, I need to [non-actionable, parody] Jiren.

I really like Kale with two versions of SSJ.

[Bardock God of Time]

I haven't touch SZ in months. Honestly, I'm waiting for all the DLC to be done so I can download all of it at once.

Same, haven't touched my PS5 in months either.

But at least Death Stranding 2's coming out in a few days, maybe after I plat that, I'll go back to Sparking Zero.

[Hellspawn28]

I hate the long gaps between DLC and the little to no bonus content that the game has.

[gokugambitoptimus]

For me, Shallot is a great addition ! but is very lazy that they only add his base instead all of his forms... And worst of all is there is a lot of chances that will add the transformations as a paid DLC...

I hope Shallot opens the gates for Android 21 (FighterZ), Mira, Towa, Demigra, Fu & Chronoa (Xenoverse 2), Beat, Note, Lagss, Cumber, Young Mechikabura, Hearts, Fin, Sealas (Heroes)*, Bonyu (Kakarot), Ozotto (VRVS), of course more characters from Legends like Giblet, Zahha and Shallet and characters from Dragon Ball Online

* I want more characters from Heroes, but I think those are the more importants

[Scsigs]

"Those characters should not be in the game, they're dumb! Actually, no, they are super dumb! Lol lol lol"

I'm sorry, but that's how it sounds.

Exactly. Like, I don't like GT or half the Z movies, but that doesn't make me say that, because I don't like them, they shouldn't be in the games. GT has its better elements, so it confuses me when someone says Super shouldn't be represented in the games at all. It's just such a childish mentality. There are worse shows than Super out there too actually worthy of hatred.

[Vegeta th3 4th]

It confuses me when someone says Super shouldn't be represented in the games at all.

No one is saying it shouldn't be represented, but rather it shouldn't be above other parts of the series. It makes no sense to include 3 characters from universe 2 and that giant from universe 3, while the likes of King Piccolo and Super #17 were left out. There's also that universe 9 character who could've been left out in favor of anyone from original Dragon Ball.

[Gt91]

For me, Shallot is a great addition ! but is very lazy that they only add his base instead all of his forms... And worst of all is there is a lot of chances that will add the transformations as a paid DLC...

I hope Shallot opens the gates for Android 21 (FighterZ), Mira, Towa, Demigra, Fu & Chronoa (Xenoverse 2), Beat, Note, Lagss, Cumber, Young Mechikabura, Hearts, Fin, Sealas (Heroes)*, Bonyu (Kakarot), Ozotto (VRVS), of course more characters from Legends like Giblet, Zahha and Shallet and characters from Dragon Ball Online

* I want more characters from Heroes, but I think those are the more importants

Holy words.

[Cold Skin]

If anything, in any DB game, Super should prevail, even over Z.
It is the up-to-date evolution of the series with the greatest and most logical situations then.

For nostalgia's sake and being a prequel with their own memorable moments, the original DB and DBZ can be included. The rest is optional what-if. And optional is potentially DLC, not base game, and only as an option that doesn't have to be fulfilled in the end.

[miguelnuva1]

It confuses me when someone says Super shouldn't be represented in the games at all.

No one is saying it shouldn't be represented, but rather it shouldn't be above other parts of the series. It makes no sense to include 3 characters from universe 2 and that giant from universe 3, while the likes of King Piccolo and Super #17 were left out. There's also that universe 9 character who could've been left out in favor of anyone from original Dragon Ball.

Ribrianne is more representative of what people will see more in Dragonball right now and King Piccolo and Super 17 have a better chance at selling DLC.

This is like arguing the War Raiders in WWe should be left off the roster so the Road Warriors can be DLC.

[Vegeta th3 4th]

If anything, in any DB game, Super should prevail, even over Z. It is the up-to-date evolution of the series with the greatest and most logical situations then.

Super was a massive downgrade from both DB & Z, be it in terms of production or writing. There's also the fact that it isn't the original series, those two are. No matter how good a revival is (in Super's case, it isn't), it should never take priority over what came before it simply because it's new.

Ribrianne is more representative of what people will see more in Dragon ball right now.

It's so unfortunate that newcomers to the franchise are more likely to come across modern DB than classic DB & Z. Super pretty much dropped everything that made the classic series so good and iconic, resulting in a product that provides potential new fans with a false image of what Dragon Ball really is.

[Kaboom]

No one is saying it shouldn't be represented...

I am. A completely uninfected-by-Super game would be freakin' great, honestly. The closest we've gotten recently was Kakarot, with the only explicitly "comes from Super" element that I can remember being the Trunks DLC's inclusion of the future-timeline fight against Bobbidi and Dabra.

Unfortunately, any franchise-spanning combat-sim game like the Sparking! series will now inevitably have stuff from Super stinking it up, so I don't have any real hope in that department. I'd like to see a return to making games that specifically focus on one particular chunk of the franchise at a time.

[Dbzk1999]

Moving on hopefully from these unnecessary rants, I’m curious as to what other characters will be added after the 3rd pack (assuming it gets further support, which I don’t see why it wouldn’t)

[Vegeta th3 4th]

I’m curious as to what other characters will be added after the 3rd pack (assuming it gets further support, which I don’t see why it wouldn’t)

I don't think it'll get as much support as Xenoverse 2, but I'm hoping for one more pack to give us the likes of Super 17 and King Piccolo. I'd like to see more stages, but it seems like those are being saved for a sequel.

[JulieYBM]

I hope that future games can flesh the Dragon Ball Super character roster out more. I need to play as Beserker Kale.

[Mr Baggins]

Looks like Shallot has no Girl Talk dialogue. For shame!

I hope that future games can flesh the Dragon Ball Super character roster out more. I need to play as Beserker Kale.

Not really sure what you mean. All of Kale's forms are playable in this game, including the berserker one.

[Dbzfan94]

I hope that future games can flesh the Dragon Ball Super character roster out more. I need to play as Beserker Kale.

You already can.

[Dbzfan94]

Looks like Shallot has no Girl Talk dialogue. For shame!

The character commentary is overall really disappointing. Half of the comments are “who is that” or “I don’t get it” are is just way less entertaining than Chichi’s comments in BT3 who just made remarks like she knew everyone and everything that happened.