New DLC was really disappointing

[phily]

All but the Tien vs Mercenary Tao were really really easy. I'm not sure if something was affecting the difficulty but I absolutely stomped Tien and Piccolo, I didn't even need to stun him in giant form he was dead within a minute after punching his ankles. The presentation was good, but the gameplay is extremely lacking.

[DigitalTamerAkira]

try playting it as new game save, what you need to realise if your playing DLC with a complete save all your little Comunnity bonds buff you up that is why its easiy for Lore sake. i made new save and got community board unlocked on Z so i only have goku chichi and roshi. and played the new DLC and i can confirm its harder then on my main save.

[JigenDaisuke]

My main issue with this DLC is that the story is extremely short compared to the Bardock and, especially, the Trunks DLCs.
They made Tenshinhan, a character that in the base game is just an assist, playable and that's cool, but then all the other fights of the tournament that don't have Goku as protagonist are presented as just brief dialogues or cutscenes. Multiple important moments like Yamcha's first Sokidan are entirely omitted.
Only the prologue vs King Piccolo and the last battle vs Majunior received proper attention. After finishing it i understood why this is the cheapest DLC on the store out of all the narrative ones so far (Bardock, Trunks, 23rd World Tournament).
It's a shame because the 23rd World Tournament is one of my favourite arcs from the entire manga and i would love to see more pre-Z content in modern DB games.

[phily]

Originally posted by JanikOokami_Kick_YT:

try playting it as new game save, what you need to realise if your playing DLC with a complete save all your little Comunnity bonds buff you up that is why its easiy for Lore sake. i made new save and got community board unlocked on Z so i only have goku chichi and roshi. and played the new DLC and i can confirm its harder then on my main save.

Maybe it was because of this, but it wasn't true for the last DLCs that I found quite challenging. Whats there is good but it was so ridiculously easy. i didn't even see any of the advertised features about ring outs or count outs.

[phily]

I've played it a bit more now, the modes where you replay them on harder difficulty are much more satisfying and the filler/after story stuff is fun. I'm enjoying it now, but the main focus should surely be on the main story which felt lacking. Felt like it could have done with a bit more tuning and QA on the balance. Could have had a fight against Chi Chi, made Yamcha playable etc.

[DigitalTamerAkira]

Originally posted by twitch.tv/philyb1701:

I've played it a bit more now, the modes where you replay them on harder difficulty are much more satisfying and the filler/after story stuff is fun. I'm enjoying it now, but the main focus should surely be on the main story which felt lacking. Felt like it could have done with a bit more tuning and QA on the balance. Could have had a fight against Chi Chi, made Yamcha playable etc.

I agree, though i wish they had stuck to making 1 dlc a year to make them longer, the fact you can play as Kid goku, they could have made the entire OG DB but now i Think on it. giving the side quest ect it would felt like a full game. maybe they should have done it as a Expansion pass ill admit the Combat animation and styles of this DLC heavily inspired on old Martial arts focus of original, as Z always felt to high pased basic punch kicks and mostly blast base. its funny re watching cutscenes and seeing how Goku who meditated and that on Kami look out. flat out tells vegeta in latest super manga meditation is stupid how far goku has fallen in Super to forget his own teachings

[DigitalTamerAkira]

Originally posted by JanikOokami_Kick_YT:

Originally posted by twitch.tv/philyb1701:

I've played it a bit more now, the modes where you replay them on harder difficulty are much more satisfying and the filler/after story stuff is fun. I'm enjoying it now, but the main focus should surely be on the main story which felt lacking. Felt like it could have done with a bit more tuning and QA on the balance. Could have had a fight against Chi Chi, made Yamcha playable etc.

I agree, though i wish they had stuck to making 1 dlc a year to make them longer, the fact you can play as Kid goku, they could have made the entire OG DB but now i Think on it. giving the side quest ect it would felt like a full game. maybe they should have done it as a Expansion pass ill admit the Combat animation and styles of this DLC heavily inspired on old Martial arts focus of original, as Z always felt to high pased basic punch kicks and mostly blast base. its funny re watching cutscenes and seeing how Goku who meditated and that on Kami look out. flat out tells vegeta in latest super manga meditation is stupid how far goku has fallen in Super to forget his own teachings

[DigitalTamerAkira]

That said just made me remember the Ki shock wave punches goku does on chi-chi in game and anime. its hillarious how everyone was so shocked in aw at Jiren power to shockwave punch yet Goku did it in OG DB and never again that said thats issue with mangas that are very old. unless they revist the entire previous show they will forget stuff

[Novantico]

Originally posted by JanikOokami_Kick_YT:

That said just made me remember the Ki shock wave punches goku does on chi-chi in game and anime. its hillarious how everyone was so shocked in aw at Jiren power to shockwave punch yet Goku did it in OG DB and never again that said thats issue with mangas that are very old. unless they revist the entire previous show they will forget stuff

Goku does that kind of thing once in a while throughout the series. Only example I can easily think of is on Namek against the Ginyu Force, but there's other occasions.