"Dragon Ball XENOVERSE" Official Discussion Thread

[dbboxkaifan]

We had enough with Spike's BS after 2007.

Couldn't agree more. Let's hope it's a 2D fighter.

And if these early pics are cutscenes then the game's gonna have some pretty sweet in-game graphics, heck Burst Limit still remains as the best looking Dragon Ball game to date, but it feels like Dimps were supposed to have made a sequel to it that never happened at least that's what the ending of BL gave me the impression of.

I wish this'd be "Burst Limit 2" but I'm not going to get my hopes up.

[FortuneSSJ]

take break from DB games for at least a 2 years.

They already did. We got Battle of Z

Sad but true xD. They completely screwed up.

[Rukura]

That Goku on the site sure looks like a Dimps face, except even better.

I want Dimps to come back as much as the next guy...but aren't they busy with Ultra Street Fighter IV? Then again, they did Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers that seems like a nice evolution of The Hades on PS2. So there is hope. I guess all we need is that trailer to see who it is for sure

[budokaifanatic007]

That Goku on the site sure looks like a Dimps face, except even better.

I want Dimps to come back as much as the next guy...but aren't they busy with Ultra Street Fighter IV? Then again, they did Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers that seems like a nice evolution of The Hades on PS2. So there is hope. I guess all we need is that trailer to see who it is for sure

Yea the wait is killing me.

[dbboxkaifan]

That Goku on the site sure looks like a Dimps face, except even better.

I want Dimps to come back as much as the next guy...but aren't they busy with Ultra Street Fighter IV? Then again, they did Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers that seems like a nice evolution of The Hades on PS2. So there is hope. I guess all we need is that trailer to see who it is for sure

Ultra Street Fighter IV is just Super Street Fighter IV with extra DLC, but they did list a bunch of improvements exclusive to USFIV although it shouldn't take too long for them since they already nailed it otherwise people would be dissatisfied with it.

Street Fighter IV tournaments are pretty damn awesome and the narrators make it even better with their craziness.

It's a shame Capcom isn't releasing Ultra Street Fighter IV for the current-gen consoles.

[Rukura]

Ultra Street Fighter IV is just Super Street Fighter IV with extra DLC, but they did list a bunch of improvements exclusive to USFIV although it shouldn't take too long for them since they already nailed it otherwise people would be dissatisfied with it.

That's not quite true. There's (seemingly) actually a lot being done with Ultra, which is why it wouldn't surprise me if they couldn't do anything else. Though they did Brave Soldiers, so that point is void. (By the time it's done, they'll probably release it for current gen consoles as well.)

Oh, by the way, just noticed the Dragon Ball Kai logo on the game's page.
I wonder if this'll be the first home console game using the "Kai" title? (Only to have it swapped by Z for the western releases, of course)

[Quebaz]

Ultra Street Fighter IV is just Super Street Fighter IV with extra DLC, but they did list a bunch of improvements exclusive to USFIV although it shouldn't take too long for them since they already nailed it otherwise people would be dissatisfied with it.

That's not quite true. There's (seemingly) actually a lot being done with Ultra, which is why it wouldn't surprise me if they couldn't do anything else. Though they did Brave Soldiers, so that point is void. (By the time it's done, they'll probably release it for current gen consoles as well.)

Oh, by the way, just noticed the Dragon Ball Kai logo on the game's page.
I wonder if this'll be the first home console game using the "Kai" title? (Only to have it swapped by Z for the western releases, of course)

Most of it is done tho, as it is already in the Japanese arcades with the console release following in the next 2 months.

Also, getting hopes up that it's DiMPS. The Goku model on the website looks really an HD version of his Budokai 3 counterpart, but I dunno, I still get Spike vibes from the Goku vs Vegeta screens.

[Cold Skin]

I didn't notice it until you said it, but yeah, there's the Dragon Ball Kai logo.

That's a bit unexpected, but since it would participate to the promo for the Boo arc in Japan, that makes sense.
It would also be a way to "erase the past" with the limited appeal recent games had: "yeah, okay, we messed up the Dragon Ball Z video game franchise... but now, we start fresh with great games again by starting the Dragon Ball Kai video game franchise! Dragon Ball Z went down, but try this new game series named Dragon Ball Kai: Budokai!"

Of course, there were already Dragon Ball Kai games before in Japan, but I think all of them were turned to Dragon Ball Z in Western countries.
So having the Dragon Ball Z Kai logo on the game for Western countries would be a way to say "look, you see it even just looking at the title and the cover: it's not the same anymore, don't expect the low quality you had these last years!"

[Rukura]

"Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z" followed by "Dragon Ball Kai: BudoKAI"? That'd be pretty funny, actually

[Drev]

Saint Seiya Senki (by Dimps) for PS3 was good (at least the duels 1v1), but Brave Warriors is too much "Storm-like", and in fact it sucks.

Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle is like another Dynasty Warriors bs game except when it comes to the fighting it's actually pretty good, same goes for Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (thank god this one doesn't have the shitty Dynasty Warriors clone to it).

If it's Dimps then I'm going to bet that they will slap the Budokai name on it for marketing reasons.

"Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Extreme Battle!!"

yeah i was referring to duels...but brave soldiers screw them, it's like another naruto storm: bad.
But at least Senki was good (duels), not the sequel

[Super Sayian Prime]

Both Ultra Street Fighter IV and Freedom Wars ship next month. Any post-launch support will likely be handled by a smaller team. Unless SEGA is preparing a new game for 2015, their Sonic team should be free too.

[hulkty]

Can someone explain why DIMPS is so good?

[dbboxkaifan]

Yeah i was referring to duels...but brave soldiers screw them, it's like another naruto storm: bad.
But at least Senki was good (duels), not the sequel

Ouya! Now I remember it!

You're right the fighting gameplay of Brave Soldiers is a mix of Naruto Storm along with its own of Dimps' Saint Seiya, I recall having this game on pre-order but then decided to cancel because I'm not a fan of the Storm series and the Pegasus Fantasy theme wasn't included.

Can someone explain why DIMPS is so good?

You've not played Dimps' games to know it yourself?

Dragon Ball games: Budokai 3, Burst Limit, Shin Budokai 1, Shin Budokai 2, Advanced Adventure
Sonic games: Rush, Rush Adventure, Colours, Lost World, Generations

The games are out, they're cheap so no reason to not be aware if you like them or not.

P.S.: I disagree with whoever says Revenge of Piccolo Daimao's the home console version of Advanced Adventure, I'd rather play AA over RoPD. I like RoPD but it's not as good as AA.

[Hellspawn28]

Can someone explain why DIMPS is so good?

They know how to make good games. They put effort into game even if it's rush. Budokai 3 was never fully finish, but it was still awesome.

[Captain-Sora]

Can someone explain why DIMPS is so good?

They prioritize gameplay over everything else so most of their titles wind up pretty polished and playable. They're also capable of making some substancial improvements, refreshing changes, and a good deal of additional content with each succeeding installment built off of a previous one.

[Chuquita]

Looking at the Gokû character model; I cannot un-see that out of place pouty-lip thing he's got going on there. XD I'm guessing/hoping that's just the low lighting in the shot.
I do appreciate the stray hairs though, and I like that the face isn't as wide as some of Spike's versions of him. This still isn't my favorite model though; even with the limitations of the graphics at the time, I always kinda liked the proportions on Dimps' character faces. Dimps along with the Super DBZ models are my favorites.

[dariend777]

I really would prefer a zenkai battle royale type of game play in this game. Except I want one on one battles and not just team battle and free for alls. I was just looking at some zenkai royale gameplay and it does seem to capture the feel of dbz the most out of the games we've seen. IMO

[DBZGTKOSDH]

They know how to make good games.

But they don't know how to make good DBZ games. I liked their games (IW was my favorite from them), but the fights look nothing like they did in the series. Same with Super DBZ, it's a great game, but not a great DBZ game. They could work as fighting games of the original Dragon Ball anime... But none of the fights in the Budokai games look like the fights in DBZ.

[dbboxkaifan]

But they don't know how to make good DBZ games. I liked their games (IW was my favorite from them), but the fights look nothing like they did in the series. Same with Super DBZ, it's a great game, but not a great DBZ game. They could work as fighting games of the original Dragon Ball anime... But none of the fights in the Budokai games look like the fights in DBZ.

Of course it's just your opinion but they do according to others, and personally, the battles are a lot better done in the Budokai games than Tenkaichi or Raging Blast series, as well as the beam clashes look a lot nicer and more balanced whereas in Spike titles it's just moving the analogue stick around quickly as possible and you'd win it.

Super Dragon Ball Z for recreating Tenkaichi Tournament battles has the fans covered so again, it is a Dragon Ball Z game.

The besties so far:
Best Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Best Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Best Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden
Best Dragon Ball GT: Infinite World or Budokai 3 are a lot better than Transformations

I'm guessing you got a little too used to playing Dragon Ball Z games from behind the shoulder (3rd person view) and now have this mentality as if it were really the case, sure you don't like them but saying they don't feel like it is just wrong.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

No, it's a fact that the fights in the Budokai games look nothing like the fights in DBZ.

And read my post more carefully. As games, I do like them, and they are fun to play, and I'm still playing them occasionally. I'm also not comparing with the Sparking!/Raging/Ultimate Blast & BoZ games, I'm comparing them with the series itself. And the fact is, it doesn't feel like I'm having a fight from DBZ. In the Budokai series & Super DBZ, you just stand in an island and fight. In DBZ, the fighters destroy the island and fly around while fighting, and they may even change their stage while fighting.