After recent update, do you think a sequel for FighterZ can still happen?

[DBZAOTA482]

As we enter season 3 of FighterZ, a major upgrade was taken to the meta and interface including selectable assist moves, changes to properties of character's moves, and redesign of the character and stage select screen. Do you think there's still room for a sequel?



I still think a sequel may come but not right away. It would probably at the Q4 of 2021 or the beginning of 2022... preferably the former.

Not much I can say for gameplay other than add things and make mechanical tweaks. Single player content and online netcoding could definitely use work.

Story Mode is a dull thrug that needs to be redone from the ground up and Arcade Mode is an unbalanced mess (not to mention it could use character-specific mini-stories). The netcoding for online doesn't fair much better as input lag and sudden connection loss still plague matches.

Also, ArcSystem Works is under contract with Namco Bandai and they definitely would want that extra ¥.

[Matches Malone]

I think good developers can always find ways to improve their games, so a sequel will happen. In terms of when, I don't think anytime soon, as XV3 is probably next, and that won't be out till late 2021 or early 2022.

[Peach]

Why couldn't it happen? It's one of the most successful games that developer has ever made.

I'm sure they have an idea for a new story and characters they didn't get a chance to include. Missing a lot of classics like Raditz, Hercule and the jet pack, Dabura, Super Buu, and Pikkon.

[experted_luke]

A sequel can definitely still happen. There's still tons of things that can be added.
Like you said, stories for an arcade mode for all the characters that don't have to be specific to the plot.
Costumes
More characters
More stages, as the current FighterZ really does lack with this, as the Dramatic Finish between UI Goku and Kefla is a huge example. Not that I care much, but the Dramatic Finish is located in space. Really thought they'd bring in the ToP in by now.
Fix minor connection issues
Improved Story mode. Android 21 wasn't really that cool, all she did was catch the eyes of those people who think seeing a pink woman with a tail and those weird Majin Buu pants is attractive.
This isn't all that can be added, but they should be prioritized if a sequel should happen. I personally am more fond of FighterZ than Xenoverse, because I always did like 2D fighting games. But, in my honest opinion, FighterZ seems more marketable to me.

[FoolsGil]

I don't think we'll get a sequel to Fighterz per se, because sequels for fighting games aren't the same anymore. We get patches monthly, giant update every 3 to 6 months, and DLC Characters would have been part of the Fighterz 2, and Fighterz 3 lineup back in the late 90s early 2000s.

This current season would be its own sequel 10 - 25 years ago

Now, will they make another Dragonball 3 x 3? Yeah. Throw out fighterz, rebuild from the ground up? Sure. But a sequel to Fighterz proper? Those aren't things anymore, at least from a hardware, physical standalone perspective.

[Simere]

I don't think we'll get a sequel to Fighterz per se, because sequels for fighting games aren't the same anymore. We get patches monthly, giant update every 3 to 6 months, and DLC Characters would have been part of the Fighterz 2, and Fighterz 3 lineup back in the late 90s early 2000s.

This current season would be its own sequel 10 - 25 years ago

Now, will they make another Dragonball 3 x 3? Yeah. Throw out fighterz, rebuild from the ground up? Sure. But a sequel to Fighterz proper? Those aren't things anymore, at least from a hardware, physical standalone perspective.

It's true that an update like Season 3 might've had its own standalone release in the 90s, but releases of that kind aren't really called sequels. They'd be called installments, updates, versions or editions. Expansion packs in another genre. SF3 was a sequel to SF2; Third Strike wasn't a sequel to SF3. And they're not a relic of the past, either: SF5 just did one, SF4 had three, Xrd had two, MKXL and so on.

[goku the krump dancer]

While we do have pretty much every heavy hitter the series has to offer, there are still plenty of game play changes that can be improved to the point that a sequel is warranted. Like more defensive options for starters, not a big fan of "Block Forever". Plus experimentation is always a thing, the devs might have some ideas in mind that they want to try for a sequel.

[UpFromTheSkies]

I don't really see anything additional they could do with the game that couldn't easily be done with an update or DLC. IMO, we probably won't see a new version of the game or a "sequel" until the next generation of consoles are released and they can use the new hardware to make it look even better, although it's hard to imagine the game looking much better than it already does.

[goku the krump dancer]

Gran Blue and Strive look better than Fighterz, that’s not a knock on the game but a testament to just how capable Arcys System Works really is.

[Yuli Ban]

I know it's not the same developer, but I'd love to see a "Super Dragon Ball FighterZ Turbo" just to see it exist.