First DBZ game, this or fighterZ?

[pillowcase]

Used to watch DBZ as a kid. Want to get one of the games but some reviews I've seen are saying combat is bland, world is kind of bland collecting orbz, etc.

The playthroughs I've watched looked like it's fun but I'm just concerned about the combat.

For a first time game, is karakot recommended or do any of you recommend another one?

[Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective]

I can sorta answer this.

Do you like complex fighting games, but don't mind a homogenized cast of characters? Fighter Z is your best bet, but the story mode covers a new story of sorts.

Do you like arena fighters and don't mind an emptyish overworld(that's easy to blitz past)? DBZ Kakarot is your bet, and it fairly accurately retells all of the Z sagas.

[OverChipz]

Between the two
This one 100%

Im personally having a blast

[pillowcase]

Originally posted by Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective:

I can sorta answer this.

Do you like complex fighting games, but don't mind a homogenized cast of characters? Fighter Z is your best bet, but the story mode covers a new story of sorts.

Do you like arena fighters and don't mind an emptyish overworld(that's easy to blitz past)? DBZ Kakarot is your bet, and it fairly accurately retells all of the Z sagas.

This is a good description. I don't really play fighting games specifically. What attracted me to karakot was the rpg and open world elements. Most likely will get it in the one X as I haven't seen any mods to help out with ultrawide screens on pc.

I see a lot of people saying it's the same story over and over but for me that doesn't matter as I haven't played any of the other titles.

[Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective]

Originally posted by selayan:

This is a good description. I don't really play fighting games specifically. What attracted me to karakot was the rpg and open world elements. Most likely will get it in the one X as I haven't seen any mods to help out with ultrawide screens on pc.

I see a lot of people saying it's the same story over and over but for me that doesn't matter as I haven't played any of the other titles.

If you don't mind the somewhat simple mechanics, then get this game. CC2 does a good job presenting the stories they adapt well. Just don't expect a complex game, and try to just enjoy the experience.

[VeraelHasta]

There is not much to do in FighterZ if you are not a fan of fighting games. Campaign is pretty simple, short and doesn't have anything to it except fighting.

[Carlz0r]

If you want a fighting game, FighterZ.. if you want to roleplay as the cast of DBZ though the story of the show + bonus new in-between stuff, and some kinda optional freeroaming and side-quests, This.

I wouldn't necessarily call the combat bland, it's just different... like if FighterZ is more focused on playing like a fighting game where you do button combos and cancels and fighting game techniques like that, the combat in this is more like if you told someone who was experienced in making 3rd person action-RPG combat like Witcher 3 or something, to make it like DBZ, so you could fly around and shoot ki blasts, but also attack, dodge, block, etc like those games in a 3rd person over-the shoulder style.

And you get party members, so when you have someone with you, there's a different button you can hold to tell them to perform a special attack, and when you get really synced up with them, they'll come in and do moves that compliment yours and help you fight in tandem.

[Seka]

get a ps2 emulator, play tenkaichi 3. its got good fighting, you play through every dragon ball anime.

theres no open world but with how simple this one it, it doenst matter.

its not like youre missing something. it aint zeldas sandbox.

teankaichi 2 has the same depth as this one in terms of "open world" you fly around, grabbin stuff and go to the mission, where you enter the fighting level. but has less characters than tenkaichi 3 and less stories.

[Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective]

Originally posted by (Medic)Kerry Katorta:

get a ps2 emulator, play tenkaichi 3. its got good fighting, you play through every dragon ball anime.

theres no open world but with how simple this one it, it doenst matter.

its not like youre missing something. it aint zeldas sandbox.

teankaichi 2 has the same depth as this one in terms of "open world" you fly around, grabbin stuff and go to the mission, where you enter the fighting level. but has less characters than tenkaichi 3 and less stories.

But all of those look SIGNIFICANTLY worse, and present the story in worse ways.

If anyone ever recommends a Tenkaichi game, it's best you tune them out. Awful series.

[Schwoaza]

Currently it's easy, FighterZ. Simply because kakarot is in a pretty bad state currently, many things don't work and it's buggy overall.
FighterZ is good fun, it's a tekken style fighting game which isn't as hard to understand but can go into pretty complex combos.
Until kakarot gets patched I wouldn't buy it.

[Seka]

Originally posted by Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective:

Originally posted by (Medic)Kerry Katorta:

get a ps2 emulator, play tenkaichi 3. its got good fighting, you play through every dragon ball anime.

theres no open world but with how simple this one it, it doenst matter.

its not like youre missing something. it aint zeldas sandbox.

teankaichi 2 has the same depth as this one in terms of "open world" you fly around, grabbin stuff and go to the mission, where you enter the fighting level. but has less characters than tenkaichi 3 and less stories.

But all of those look SIGNIFICANTLY worse, and present the story in worse ways.

If anyone ever recommends a Tenkaichi game, it's best you tune them out. Awful series.

emulator makes the resolution and graphics look good, its not like kakarot has the best graphics either. you havent tried the emulator i guess...

and the story in this game is just cinematicly made, so its the same as tenkaichi 3 except this one got better cinematics since its 2020 and not 2009.

you gotta choose, fun gameplay, or basic gameplay but with better cinematics.

[Merk]

FighterZ is trash 2D(2.5D) fighting games have been bad for awhile with the exception of MK11, Injustice and probably Tekken. I tried to like FighterZ i really did but its just not my cup of tea.

[Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective]

Originally posted by (Medic)Kerry Katorta:

emulator makes the resolution and graphics look good, its not like kakarot has the best graphics either. you havent tried the emulator i guess...

and the story in this game is just cinematicly made, so its the same as tenkaichi 3 except this one got better cinematics since its 2020 and not 2009.

you gotta choose, fun gameplay, or basic gameplay but with better cinematics.

Even with all the filters and upscaling in the world you cannot cover up the poor models and weird animations.

See, the problem is that there really haven't been any good ways to experience the old Z story visually speaking. Kakarot is, bar none, the best looking version of the story in game form. And it mostly properly reenacts the scenes in the anime. There have been major shortcuts in all previous games. It's just kind of unfortunate in that regard.

[pillowcase]

I'll probably get Karakot but I will keep in mind about trying the emulator or possibly pick up fighter Z too at some point. Will have to watch some videos of fighter Z to get an idea.

[Seka]

Originally posted by Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective:

Originally posted by (Medic)Kerry Katorta:

emulator makes the resolution and graphics look good, its not like kakarot has the best graphics either. you havent tried the emulator i guess...

and the story in this game is just cinematicly made, so its the same as tenkaichi 3 except this one got better cinematics since its 2020 and not 2009.

you gotta choose, fun gameplay, or basic gameplay but with better cinematics.

Even with all the filters and upscaling in the world you cannot cover up the poor models and weird animations.

See, the problem is that there really haven't been any good ways to experience the old Z story visually speaking. Kalarot is, bar none, the best looking version of the story in game form. And it mostly properly reenacts the scenes in the anime. There have been major shortcuts in all previous games. It's just kind of unfortunate in that regard.

well if the gameplay is gonna be basic and boring, just watch the anime, if youre only for cinematics.

and its not well made either, looks good but thats it.

every fight is the same as in ps2, you "beat" the enemy, then you have a cinematic that shows you actually lost, like in the anime, and then you fight again with less health, evolved or whatever.

its not like youre actually playing the anime, its just a fighting level with a cinematic afterwards. at least in tenkaichi 3 you actually lost to someone, press a button to activate the cinematic where you do something and then continue fighting, instead of beating everyone, lose in cinematic, continue fighting.

[Ryotaro Dojima: Ace Detective]

Originally posted by (Medic)Kerry Katorta:

well if the gameplay is gonna be basic and boring, just watch the anime, if youre only for cinematics.

and its not well made either, looks good but thats it.

every fight is the same as in ps2, you "beat" the enemy, then you have a cinematic that shows you actually lost, like in the anime, and then you fight again with less health, evolved or whatever.

its not like youre actually playing the anime, its just a fighting level with a cinematic afterwards. at least in tenkaichi 3 you actually lost to someone, press a button to activate the cinematic where you do something and then continue fighting, instead of beating everyone, lose in cinematic, continue fighting.

The experience matters more than you think, and the experience this offers is better than its predecessors.