Is it worth getting for the offline content?

[DiaborMagics]

Title. I have great memories of BT3 and RB2 and spent a lot of time setting up my own tournaments and such offline and playing out my own scenarios with CPU enemies. XV1 and 2 have really dumb AI, no tournament mode and other issues but are also different games that you can grind to heck and back if you can be bothered.

I'm thinking about getting Sparking Zero, but I won't play much online, if at all. The magic of these games was always the solo content and couch multiplayer to me. 70 euros sounds a bit expensive, especially when that is not all the content yet, nor all the characters I would like to play as (as the roster is probably expansive, but not complete and they always forego more impressive characters for the sake of putting dumb things like Saibaman in... often multiple copies, even...). So, if I'm mainly going to play offline, is it worth it? And how easy or hard is the AI?

I really had a tough time in the beginning in RB2 but eventually got so much better than the AI became too easy. That said, it was leagues better than XV2's AI, so is it in any way comparable to RB2? Honestly, even harder would be fun. At least then you can master some mechanics for a reason and not have to bother with connectivity issues and spammers online.

EDIT: just for clarity, BT3 = Budokai Tenkaichi 3, RB2 = Raging Blast 2, XV2 = Xenoverse 2,

[Phil Leotardo]

no, ive made 100% achievements and theres nothing left to do, dont let people gaslight you saying custom battles is a good mode, it isnt, episodes (story mode) is pretty much voiced custom battles, and then theres tournments, thats all offline youll get for 70 euros
custom battles is pretty much bandai saying " pay me 70 euros so you make the single player content for each other because were too lazy to put any effort into single player content in a 2024 fighting game and franchise thats known for couch gaming"

[randombattle]

Originally posted by Big Boss:

dont let people gaslight you saying custom battles is a good mode

Yeah don't let anybody gas light you just listen to me and only me. What a grand and intoxicating existence you must have.

[itagamineko]

custom battles are meh but i have fun just fighting cpus or watching cpus fight. episode battle is okay i guess. cool thing about cpus is they have different kinds of settings that u can set them to.

[Phil Leotardo]

Originally posted by randombattle:

Originally posted by Big Boss:

dont let people gaslight you saying custom battles is a good mode

Yeah don't let anybody gas light you just listen to me and only me. What a grand and intoxicating existence you must have.

not my fault gamers been conditioned to accept 70 euro games with low effort content.

[Phil Leotardo]

Originally posted by itagamineko:

custom battles are meh but i have fun just fighting cpus or watching cpus fight. episode battle is okay i guess. cool thing about cpus is they have different kinds of settings that u can set them to.

yeah ive just trying to squeeze as much as i can from the game but custom battles is just not fun for me, lately been also wacthing cpu vs cpu but ill just drop the game until if they add more single player content, rigtht now as much beautiful and satisfying the game looks theres just nothing to do if u dont participate in the online brainrot of community from this game

[TheHuskyGT]

Yes absolutely. I only play offline. There's plenty of stuff to do, plenty of battles to recreate, and what if scenarios.

[Tensar]

No solo don't have enough content

[DiaborMagics]

Originally posted by Big Boss:

no, ive made 100% achievements and theres nothing left to do, dont let people gaslight you saying custom battles is a good mode, it isnt, episodes (story mode) is pretty much voiced custom battles, and then theres tournments, thats all offline youll get for 70 euros
custom battles is pretty much bandai saying " pay me 70 euros so you make the single player content for each other because were too lazy to put any effort into single player content in a 2024 fighting game and franchise thats known for couch gaming"

thanks for your honesty there

[DiaborMagics]

Originally posted by itagamineko:

custom battles are meh but i have fun just fighting cpus or watching cpus fight. episode battle is okay i guess. cool thing about cpus is they have different kinds of settings that u can set them to.

what kind of different settings? do you mean just easy normal hard, or actually different behavior?

[DiaborMagics]

Originally posted by Abacus:

I'd get Xenoverse 2 for offline or PvE.

It isn't as simplistic as Sparkling, but it's still pretty casual.

A lot more combo strings and depth in more traditional fighting game concepts. Characters play differently, with actual archetypes.

It also has amazing mode called Parrallel quests, over 100 of what ifs that actually has some interesting ideas. The last ones, and DLC ones are particularly challenging.

You actually can play more realistic to the media, as you can have quite a few fighters all fighting at once. Nobody is waiting around to be tagged in.

I barely use The created characters, but they are good.

Also, power scaling in the game. So the balancing feels organic, because it can shift around power levels without being stuck to one set of stats.

Also the roster is better, if they add a side character. It's not just a copy paste. As long as you're selecting a different base character, they attempt to make them different even if it's Goku, right.

Owning both is the best option.

As I explained in the OP, I already have XV2. :D

[Zabelfrie]

I would say this game has at least the same amount of content as BT3. The Episodes do cut off at awkward times for certain creatures but compared to BT3, this game is massive both in terms of the episode battles and just the official custom battles. That's not mentioning the custom battles made by other players or the Sparking! episodes that replace the what-if battles in BT3. Unlocking the Sparking episodes can be a huge pain in the ass though, but what else is new with BT games? (Looking at you, Devilman vs Mecha Freeza)

[Abacus]

Originally posted by DiaborMagics:

Originally posted by Abacus:

I'd get Xenoverse 2 for offline or PvE.

It isn't as simplistic as Sparkling, but it's still pretty casual.

A lot more combo strings and depth in more traditional fighting game concepts. Characters play differently, with actual archetypes.

It also has amazing mode called Parrallel quests, over 100 of what ifs that actually has some interesting ideas. The last ones, and DLC ones are particularly challenging.

You actually can play more realistic to the media, as you can have quite a few fighters all fighting at once. Nobody is waiting around to be tagged in.

I barely use The created characters, but they are good.

Also, power scaling in the game. So the balancing feels organic, because it can shift around power levels without being stuck to one set of stats.

Also the roster is better, if they add a side character. It's not just a copy paste. As long as you're selecting a different base character, they attempt to make them different even if it's Goku, right.

Owning both is the best option.

As I explained in the OP, I already have XV2. :D

Ah, I see that, lol.

If you have the extra cash then it's good for a time

SZ is less redundant then BT1-3, where you would have 20 beam struggles a match, etc. Although it still just ends up devolving into mini games or setting up a special. Not a lot of character archetypes, only one really.

It's best to play with people you know, that also plays casually and gets it's supposed to just be fun and mindless.

[Kankaku]

Not at full price no.

Originally posted by Big Boss:

no, ive made 100% achievements and theres nothing left to do, dont let people gaslight you saying custom battles is a good mode, it isnt, episodes (story mode) is pretty much voiced custom battles, and then theres tournments, thats all offline youll get for 70 euros
custom battles is pretty much bandai saying " pay me 70 euros so you make the single player content for each other because were too lazy to put any effort into single player content in a 2024 fighting game and franchise thats known for couch gaming"

This^

With the addition that the inputs don't register often and for some reason when online your framerate is tethered to your opponents connection and framerate. So even if you're running at 60 fps if your opponent is running at 30 with dips you'll be experience the game as if you're skipping frames. The online is abysmal.

The game is 80% online play with terrible online.

[Mia Tharifa]

Nope, this game is trash. There's not enough content offline and online is just a bunch of rtards spamming unblockable moves, stalling or using afterimage.

[yui8]

1 of the worst DB games I ever played! Not worth more than 30USD.