DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

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What a dissapointment of a game sadly
This game just isn't as fun as I thought it would be. The controls are clunky, and the storytelling is mostly done through slides. The PC version is rough on its own as well with frame stutters, audio issues, and other small things. There's barely any animation in story mode, and when there is, the characters look like stiff Jpegs with electricity effects around them and way too much text on screen—no announcer to add any hype. I get it, we’ve all played through Dragon Ball Z's story a million times, but that’s because it’s exciting. We love feeling overpowered as Goku facing off against Recoome, and the thrill of watching Frieza kill Krillin, leading to Goku's epic Super Saiyan transformation in stunning animation (thanks, Kakarot!). But this game strips all that away.

I was really looking forward to experiencing Vegeta’s story, maybe even going full Oozaru and taking on the Z Fighters in some epic battles. But no, you don’t even start with Vegeta’s earlier moments—you’re just thrown into the Namek saga. It doesn’t make any sense.

I've never been more let down by a game. I told everyone to pre-order it because I thought it’d be the only game I'd play for the next decade, and now… it’s just not what I hoped for. I want it to be great, but it’s not. I want this game to be IT but.... its not it.

Im not writing this to flame people who love the game. Im glad people can enjoy themselves but to me.... and my 30 years as a fan... this just feels like we had the rug pulled from under us after insane showcases. it feels like the whole budget went to the roaster and even then its reminds me of BT3 with the same moves just different character models.
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joebyronlee Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:38pm 
It feels unnecessarily hard sometimes even on lower difficulties, Haven't tried Online due to crashes as It is I think it needs a time off and coming back once everything has been balanced a bit better... Game is giving Mid vibes the story is a mess and again..crashes...
Originally posted by joebyronlee:
It feels unnecessarily hard sometimes even on lower difficulties, Haven't tried Online due to crashes as It is I think it needs a time off and coming back once everything has been balanced a bit better... Game is giving Mid vibes the story is a mess and again..crashes...
The story mode is easy, the real problem is the online + optimization + buggy combos
Abacus Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:50pm 
This game had always been a simplistic fighter meant to lead into a set of mini games. There is literally one Punch button...well, Fable 3 also has that lol.

The story people don't hear, is Tenkaichi was originally panned by people who loved Budokai. As it oversimplified the game, and made it into this mini-game centric concept.

It looks great, but anyone who has heard the sound of the remote of more then one person in the room, knows the synchronized sound. As both people try to out "rock" the other's "paper."


Compare that to say, Xenoverse 2. Which has numerous combos and characters don't all share the same "set up" string like they do in Sparkling Zero (everything is meant to set up to one of the mini games.) Which is fun, but made most everyone the same type of fighter.

Where in say, Xenoverse 2. The base Videl to the SDB version don't just gave different looking combo strings, their combos do different things.

Base Videl is a set up to special with these longer winded strings and a superhero look to the attacks.

while SDB is a better hand-to-hand and has skils that work with the combos, and those combos are this gymnastic style that works different and looks very different from base Videl.....and that is just a side character's example.
Last edited by Abacus; Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:53pm
joebyronlee Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:50pm 
Originally posted by あ『ᴀᴍᴀᴛᴇʀᴀꜱᴜ:
Originally posted by joebyronlee:
It feels unnecessarily hard sometimes even on lower difficulties, Haven't tried Online due to crashes as It is I think it needs a time off and coming back once everything has been balanced a bit better... Game is giving Mid vibes the story is a mess and again..crashes...
The story mode is easy, the real problem is the online + optimization + buggy combos
It may be a skill issue on my side TBH but the story is making me upset sometimes... ohh and when I have an upper hand the game crashes ahahahaha....just my luck 😂😂😂
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Date Posted: Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:08pm
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