93% Rating

[Ssjbryando]

Pretty big DB(Z) fan here. I am thinking about buying this game (cant believe I havnt yet), but was a bit surprised at the rating. From reviews and discussions, this game seems very overrated on steam.

Apparently it has very repetitive combat, repetitive side-quests, not the best VA lines. What would you rate it if steam had a 1-10 system scale?

[BortekThePigeon]

Base game is 5 or 6/10

Some of the DLC is a solid 7 or 8/10

[phily]

If you're a fan of the series, then it is a great game to play.

[SeiFeR]

The game is good, its a solid 7/10, and i would say 8 if you add the dlc content

[Star Sage]

I think it's a better game for fans than the general audience of gamers. Luckily Dragon Ball has plenty of fans, and they hit all the right notes when doing the story we all know at love. And despite what they say, DLCs 3, 4, and currently 5 are kick butt. DLC 1 is basically just for powering up and putting Whis and Beerus in the game, nothing more. 1 new map, and a small one at that. DLC 2 is SLIGHTLY better, with some fun rematches, and a full story of about an hour or three plus a level cap rise and an enemy that hits that cap so you won't win easily.

More than that, the maps are exquisitely designed, and if you're into Dragon Ball, the locations you visit and people you meet are icons of the series, and they had a grand eye for detail, despite most players flying over it and never noticing. Heck, the newest at this time, DLC 5 restricts you from flying(because it's Dragon Ball OG so they can't), and it really brings the scale of the world to your attention.

The fight can get repetitive, but bosses are always unique experiences, and very well animated, with different attacks and ways of locking down the battlefield. It's just a great time if you're into what it's offering. It's a full RPG, not like Xenoverse, and I think that threw some people off, as they were expecting something more like FighterZ for some reason.

[The guy from Ace Attorney]

I'm at the start of the android saga now, but I think I can safely say I know what the rest of the game is gonna be like. 6/10 is a fair score IMO, not a bad game, but the combat is repetitive, even compared to the Budokai, Tenkaichi and Xenoverse games, the side quests are boring nonsense, as compared to the Game Boy Advance games which had Broly and Cooler as side quests.
I don't know who decided that cooking and fishing minigames was what we needed in a Dragon Ball Z game but uh, that was the wrong decision, but thankfully stuff like that and the dumb side quests you feed a baby namekian or whatever, all skippable and it's still fairly easy to play through the main story. I didn't feel underleveled when I fought Freeza for example.

If you like Dragon Ball games, you'll like this game, but aside from graphics and animation quality, there's not a lot in this game that other games in this franchise don't do better. If you're like me and think DBZ is too boring and bloated to watch though today, you'll probably enjoy playing though the different sagas, experiencing the major story beats hands on, but they kinda skip through some of the important stuff and rush along any moment that doesn't involve Goku or the other Saiyans. 6/10 is still a good score for a good game, I'd say pick it up on sale.

[ILoveIceCream01]

game is good on console, subpar on PC. we get garbage last gen graphics. xbox series x and ps5 got updated graphics and frames. dont buy on steam, but on xbox or ps5 or save your money

[Ɲøƈ]

Originally posted by ILoveIceCream01:

game is good on console, subpar on PC. we get garbage last gen graphics. xbox series x and ps5 got updated graphics and frames. dont buy on steam, but on xbox or ps5 or save your money

One does not simply have a 4070ti and 144hz monitor to buy ♥♥♥♥ on consoles. You can literally brute force the graphics to be better through reshade, mods, and engine.ini.