Didn´t watch DGB Z still worth it?

[Cristiano Ibn Al-Naldo]

Hey I played all PS2 games as a kid. Now Sparking Zero is released it´s kinda expensive and I´m thinking about to get it or not. My friends told me to watch Dragonball first before get it. What do you think about?

[Dregora]

I mean regardless of the game i'd still suggest to watch it, it's a good shounen anime. But you don't have to in order to play the game.

[Jarè]

its a good anime to watch but the gameplay itself is enough reason to buy this. its so much fun. if you have coins to spare, go for it.

[Cristiano Ibn Al-Naldo]

Originally posted by Dregora:

I mean regardless of the game i'd still suggest to watch it, it's a good shounen anime. But you don't have to in order to play the game.

the anime looks so old. And there is so much talking which goes more than 1 episode instead of action in comparison to new animes. But maybe I should give it a try. Would you start with Dragonball oder Dragonball Z?

[TheCrazyHeadGamer]

DB and DBZ it's the only DB worth watching actually

[Dregora]

Originally posted by Jibreel:

Originally posted by Dregora:

I mean regardless of the game i'd still suggest to watch it, it's a good shounen anime. But you don't have to in order to play the game.

the anime looks so old. And there is so much talking which goes more than 1 episode instead of action in comparison to new animes. But maybe I should give it a try. Would you start with Dragonball oder Dragonball Z?

I mean that's pretty much all shounen anime tbh. You have to realize DB was one of the gigantic juggernauts in that era. It set the bar for a lot of future anime, A LOT.

Both are great for different reasons. Dragonball is much more adventure focused, a journey. Z is much more fight focused. But if you watch Z, i'd recommend Dragonball Kai. It's basically Z without the filler.

[Gnat]

Love the anime to death, but it really is staggeringly long. DBZ Kakarot does a good job of imparting the story and letting you get invested. I still recommend the anime or manga, but if you don't feel like going through the whole of it then Kakarot is a solid mid-ground.

[󠀡󠀡]

if you liked the ps2 games yes

if you played the story modes in those games, you have the basis of DBZ. DBS isn’t necessary to keep up with, it’s just a bunch of extra forms and characters

[LuckyRaphi]

If you want to experience the story you should watch it first because the game is a bad way to. But the gameplay single and multiplayer is fun for everyone, you don't need to watch the show.

[『Bloodrush』]

The game pretty much explains you the whole story, and if you did all those other dragonball games like you said you played, they all basically do the same on telling the story.

I'd still recommend watching the anime though, at least Super if you're a newcomer and want to get into the series further.

[.Master Jiren, The Strongest]

Originally posted by Jibreel:

Hey I played all PS2 games as a kid. Now Sparking Zero is released it´s kinda expensive and I´m thinking about to get it or not. My friends told me to watch Dragonball first before get it. What do you think about?

if you don't like dragonball you wont like this game. the combat is extremely fast paced just like in the show.

if you're wanting to watch the anime:
Dragonball is when he's a kid. It focuses on comedy, adventure, and explanation of the world. It's not necessary to watch, but it does introduce the characters, only important if you care about things like "whose the pig?"

Dragonball Z: action oriented that focuses on ever increasing amounts of power and stakes, most popular for the high intensity fights. If you don't like the graphics, check out Dragonball Kai, which is just Remastered for Z.

Dragonball Super: Latest series with the best graphics. It strikes a balance between the comedy and whimsy of Dragonball with the extreme fights of Z. Power scaling becomes crazy, so it depends on how much you appreciate that.

Dragonball GT: This goes back to the whimsy and comedy/adventure of Dragonball, theres less fights than Z but the fights you do have are of extreme intensity. The selling point here is that it focuses on characters that you didn't get to explore in Z (or even Super): Trunks and Pan.

And personally, I look at it like this:
Dragonball is the story of Goku, as he grows up and decides his own views on the world.

Dragonball Z is the story of Gohan (Goku's kid), as he grows up and comes to terms with the way the world truly is and the importance of fighting to protect.

Dragonball GT is the story of Pan (Gohan's kid) as she explores the galaxy with her grandpa (Goku, turned into a kid for plot reasons), she gets to learn about the past, the history of the Saiyans and her family while taking you (the audience) on a journey never before experienced as we finally leave Earth and explore the greater galaxy.

Dragonball Super is the story of the Dragonball Pantheon, exploring the Gods of the various universes, using Goku as the vehicle by which we (the audience) experience this new expanse.

[kripcision]

Originally posted by Jibreel:

Originally posted by Dregora:

I mean regardless of the game i'd still suggest to watch it, it's a good shounen anime. But you don't have to in order to play the game.

the anime looks so old. And there is so much talking which goes more than 1 episode instead of action in comparison to new animes. But maybe I should give it a try. Would you start with Dragonball oder Dragonball Z?

well i like dragonball the original but its got a more humorous tone when goku was a kid and more laid back. DBZ is where it gets serious, and if you were to want to quickly get through it with minimal filler then watch DBZ Kai which cuts DBZ in half. (although i prefer the original american version of DBZ for the falcon score/music which sounds more intense imo)