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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Yea the best DB game to date. But Xenoverse is cool too. I hope they revamp the combat.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Hopefully the worlds become a lot more detailed. Sparking Zero was a let down in this area. (And story mode sucked)
The_hunter
Member
Dragonball series takes place in the year 700. This is set in the year 1000.
So it's set 300 years in the future.
So it's set 300 years in the future.
March Climber
Member
This game takes place in the year 1000. Goku was born Year 734 and disappears at the end of GT in year 790. This would be 210 years after that moment. It's why people in this trailer look almost like people you would know as they're probably descendents.
I'm unsure if that person near the beginning was indeed Piccolo or maybe it would be older Dende, but expect most of the Z and Super fighters to be dead of old age (or missing) at this point besides the androids.
Maybe Trunks might still appear because he is a man out of time.
Artistic
Member
Yikes. I don't know the lore like that, but loved watching DBZ and DB:GT growing up.
March Climber
Member
On the contrary, I find the idea of the Dragonball creatives moving beyond the Goku saga to be pretty exciting.
There's a lot they could expand on and a lot of potential here, and since this is a Xenoverse game I know that they will come up with a fun story.
Larxia
Member
I find the more futuristic setting super cool, and if it means more original content instead of replaying the same arcs over and over, I'm all for it. Bring new original content.
But I'm sure there will be some kind of time portals, making us play through namek etc again
Curious to see actual gameplay.
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Reizo Ryuu
Member
Right into my veins please
CentralScrutinizer
Member
I'll buy it when it inevitably comes to Switch 2.
squidilix
Member
Codes 208
Member
I'm hyped as hell, loved XV1 and 2. Also, somewhat relevant:
The story stuff was more xenoverse's specialty.
Tbf Sparking zero is just tenkaichi 4 (or Raging Blast 3, pick your poison) so they were never about expanding the story but rather playing with your favorite characters like a toybox arena
The story stuff was more xenoverse's specialty.
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DreamcastSkies
Gold Member
Looks fantastic. I love the Dragon Ball universe.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Yes, a create a character fighting game with a focus on pve story scenarios instead of pvp so it has an rpg system where you level up stats; you unlock moves of known dragon ball characters to use for your own character.
amigastar
Member
I see, thx for explaining.
BloodFree
Member
Number 2 is better than 1 in pretty much every way. It's actually to the point of making #1 completely irrelevant, there's no reason to even play it nowadays, even the campaign from #1 was put into and is playable in #2. You (or others) should try 2 if at all interested.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I was impressed by how much DLC they've given each Dragon Ball game. It's like they didn't want someone to feel left out.
I enjoyed the last 3 major arcs in DBS. I own Xenoverse 2, but I've never played them. Kakarot and FighterZ were the last two I really enjoyed. I wish we'd see the latest DBS arcs in a story based game, but that's like 5+ years away.
I enjoyed the last 3 major arcs in DBS. I own Xenoverse 2, but I've never played them. Kakarot and FighterZ were the last two I really enjoyed. I wish we'd see the latest DBS arcs in a story based game, but that's like 5+ years away.
March Climber
Member
1 has it's own things I liked: The story and the simplicity of it's gameplay. It's worth trying out to experience the story at the very least.
X2 does not have X1's full story, plus Xenoverse 1 is almost always on a deep sale. Even now it's cheap on steam:
and PSN too.
Edit: Lastly, it has the better character creator/select theme, which was featured in this new Xenoverse 3 trailer for a few seconds:
Always felt like this theme represented Xenoverse better and was more memorable.
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March Climber
Member
I think they're worth checking out for their original stories. Both games (and FigherZ to an extent) were a breath of fresh air compared to the games that feel like the usual moment to moment retread of Z's story.
They aren't MMOs but each one has an online lobby where people can meet and group up. You can bring people with you on side missions but you can play the story of each completely alone though.
Think of it like if Dot Hack GU's lobby section was actually online, but the rest of the game stayed the same.
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Icymanipulator
Member
Never played 1 but loved 2, very fun game. And they supported it for years. Definitely will pick this up.
BloodFree
Member
I mean... correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the legend patrol DLC has the FULL XV1 story for XV2. You're not missing anything from XV1 as I recall, so there's not much else that game has to offer over XV2.
With that in mind, I'd disagree that nowadays there's any point in playing XV1 if you've never played any of these games. One can easily jump into 2 and not miss anything. I mean, sure, if you have unlimited time and want to play both you can, but even then I hardly see the point. XV2 iterates on the first and has the first's campaign alongside its own, superior gameplay (as I recall, been a long time since I touched 1, but the removal of super armor enemies on its own is enough for me to declare XV2 combat superior LOL, I remember hating that shit in 1 to this day), better hub world, better and more content, better transformations and if on PC, there's a decent modding community that has produced some nice stuff for it that I enjoyed and has extended my playtime even further.
One was fine for its time and at the time I liked it, but I've never touched it again after XV2 came out which I come back to every now and then. Here's hoping XV3 offers the same improvement over 2
March Climber
Member
From what I've read that DLC has most of XV1's content but it's missing some small parts.
I truly don't think it would be that big of a deal for them to just experience Xenoverse 1 on it's own, including hub and gameplay. The campaign isn't long at all (it's a breeze) plus it gives a good introductory Xenoverse experience.
I would also say the same for Xenoverse 2 if they put most of it's story in Xenoverse 3. I think they are better experienced separately.
This is all personal opinion though.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
You can also import the patroller from xv1 into xv2 for some cool story moments, though I just made the exact same character visually for both (and will again for 3 lol).
Lokaum D+
Gold Member
if you like to replay the same old DBZ story over and over again, Sparking is the series for you, Xenoverse is more a "what if" kind of game.