Isn't the first DLC a bit of a joke? Is Bandai laughing at us?

[Vanden]

The first DLC feels disappointing to me, not because of the characters it includes, but because of how it’s been handled. Couldn’t these characters have been available from the start, continuing Piccolo and Gohan’s story?

We’re talking about characters that have been part of Dragon Ball lore for a while now. Let’s remember that the movie they’re based on came out in 2022. If they managed to add Goku Daima just weeks before the series announcement (for an additional cost, of course), why couldn’t this content have been included at launch?

And honestly, the upcoming DLCs don’t look much better. If we look at Daima, there are plenty of new characters, but is there anyone that makes you think, “Wow, I need to play as this character”? Maybe Kid Vegeta, who could have three different variants, or the potential fusion with Kid Goku.

Bandai marketed this game as a tribute to the Budokai Tenkaichi series, something for the fans, with tons of characters and stages. But in their rush to promote Daima, we end up with less content than the PS2 games.

And let’s talk about the glaring absence of important characters from GT. I’m not a GT fan, but where’s Super A17? Instead, we get King Cold, who, sure, is Freezer’s father, but he doesn’t play any significant role in the manga.

Then there’s the issue of DLCs feeling like filler: variants of characters that are barely different. “Look, we’re giving you 11 characters!” they say, but then we get Gohan and Piccolo recycled from models made two years ago.

And as for newer manga characters like Granola or Black Freezer? We can pretty much forget about them because Bandai won’t include them until they appear in an anime.

I think they need to get serious about DLCs and offer content that truly adds value, rather than padding the roster with slightly altered versions of the same characters.

What do you all think? Are we being too demanding, or is Bandai really dropping the ball here?

[Luwae]

Originally posted by CE:

The only thing I have a problem with is the connection issues and the lack of stages tbh . I don't want much more but a few extra stages along with the DLC could've been a thing . Not judging them more until I see the rest of the content . If these 2 conditions are met I'd be pleasantly surprised if the expand the story mode with these DLC .

Sadly they are not expanding the story mode, just adding a custom battle, so the thing with no voice, no actual cutscenes, and weird text.

[morty 420(来世の王)]

Originally posted by CE:

The only thing I have a problem with is the connection issues and the lack of stages tbh . I don't want much more but a few extra stages along with the DLC could've been a thing . Not judging them more until I see the rest of the content . If these 2 conditions are met I'd be pleasantly surprised if the expand the story mode with these DLC .

♥♥♥♥ them they are just lazy devs

[Sevrojin]

people need to get it though their thick skulls Super 17 is not coming to the game or GT or Dragon Ball character unless they announce DLC past the Diama ones.

this game is a platform to ship modern bandai products. ie Heros, Super, Diama


and fyi i was a fan of super 17 in BT3 but this game we get 17 (super)

[PIG]

Toriyama is rolling on king kais planet right now with anger

[Sevrojin]

Originally posted by Pig:

Toriyama is rolling on king kais planet right now with anger

doubtful as he was the one story boarding diama. DB as a series is about to get a whole hell of a lot worse now that hes gone. prepare for DB Corporats

[Chan_ZE]

be frank
It is obviously strange that Kami's Lookout and Planet of Bilth are not standard equipment.

In the DLC, there are not even any RR stages.

The Kid Gohan bojack costume has not yet been unlocked.
The data should exist, though.

It's not laziness, but Bandai have no idea what they want.

[PIG]

Originally posted by Sevrojin:

Originally posted by Pig:

Toriyama is rolling on king kais planet right now with anger

doubtful as he was the one story boarding diama. DB as a series is about to get a whole hell of a lot worse now that hes gone. prepare for DB Corporats

Daima was an after effect due to unfortinate brain condition that ended him( with all due respect )

[Luwae]

Originally posted by Pig:

Originally posted by Sevrojin:

doubtful as he was the one story boarding diama. DB as a series is about to get a whole hell of a lot worse now that hes gone. prepare for DB Corporats

Daima was an after effect due to unfortinate brain condition that ended him( with all due respect )

That's disrespectful. Daima is quite good so far, it's expanding a lot DB lore and explained a lot of stuff about the nameks and Kaio Shin's race.

And sure, it's more alike Dragon Ball than Z, more adventuring than fighting, but that's most certainly a good thing.

[Vanden]

As some of you have mentioned, the lack of stages is also a problem.
Sure, you can choose between day, afternoon, or night, but there are iconic Dragon Ball stages that are completely missing. Some of them are even accessible through mods, which only adds to the frustration.

Bandai has made a ton of money with this game, and it feels like they’ve just said, “Well, that’s it. We released the game, added a DLC with a few characters, and in two or three years, we’ll release another one with the characters we didn’t have time to include.” And, of course, we’ll end up buying it (myself included).

Bandai needs to learn how to take better care of their fans. A Dragon Ball fighting game like this isn’t purchased by fans of traditional “fighting games” like SF, MK, TK, or even FighterZ. This type of game targets a very specific audience that wants to fully enjoy the Dragon Ball experience. That audience needs to be treated with care.

I think they’ve done a pretty good job with Xenoverse 2. There are small, free updates that keep the game alive. Here, though, the biggest update so far has been adding split-screen level selection... what an accomplishment.

[Alex(ITA)]

Originally posted by Vanden:

The first DLC feels disappointing to me, not because of the characters it includes, but because of how it’s been handled. Couldn’t these characters have been available from the start, continuing Piccolo and Gohan’s story?

We’re talking about characters that have been part of Dragon Ball lore for a while now. Let’s remember that the movie they’re based on came out in 2022. If they managed to add Goku Daima just weeks before the series announcement (for an additional cost, of course), why couldn’t this content have been included at launch?

And honestly, the upcoming DLCs don’t look much better. If we look at Daima, there are plenty of new characters, but is there anyone that makes you think, “Wow, I need to play as this character”? Maybe Kid Vegeta, who could have three different variants, or the potential fusion with Kid Goku.

Bandai marketed this game as a tribute to the Budokai Tenkaichi series, something for the fans, with tons of characters and stages. But in their rush to promote Daima, we end up with less content than the PS2 games.

And let’s talk about the glaring absence of important characters from GT. I’m not a GT fan, but where’s Super A17? Instead, we get King Cold, who, sure, is Freezer’s father, but he doesn’t play any significant role in the manga.

Then there’s the issue of DLCs feeling like filler: variants of characters that are barely different. “Look, we’re giving you 11 characters!” they say, but then we get Gohan and Piccolo recycled from models made two years ago.

And as for newer manga characters like Granola or Black Freezer? We can pretty much forget about them because Bandai won’t include them until they appear in an anime.

I think they need to get serious about DLCs and offer content that truly adds value, rather than padding the roster with slightly altered versions of the same characters.

What do you all think? Are we being too demanding, or is Bandai really dropping the ball here? :fourstarball:

short answer yes... I still had hope that this game could be resurrected somehow with this DLC but at this point it's becoming a joke

[BortekThePigeon]

im still waiting for Demon King Piccolo and hopefully a playable Bulma from the first Dragon Ball

I would love to see Tambourine and Cymbal too.