Here's another tip. Holding block prevents you from turning around when an opponent appears behind you. This means when your opponent vanish assaults you or high speed maneuvers behind you, if you read it, you can release block and turn around automatically in time to start hitting them before their attack comes out. You can also turn around fast enough to perception counter them
@@Taigen419 the best time to Dragon dash behind someone (especially online with lag) is while they're charging ki. While doing this there are basically recovery frames once you let go of the button. This is fighting game terminology meaning there are frames where the opponent can't do anything until a specific animation ends. Either that or it's the input delay. Knowing this, as soon as someone starts charging ki, I Dragon dash behind them. I also start charging ki and stop early in order to bait people into Dragon dashing me when I predict that they will
Man, you were one of my most applied resources for learning DBFZ when it was my first fighting game. Now 5 years later your making sure I understand how the most quintessential game of my childhood is played so I can really relive the experience of being six years old and playing Budokai on a Sunday morning after breakfast. Thank you so much for your hard work, it can mean so much more than just a video game to people.
This is the best defence guide i have seen so far. Not only detailing all the possibilities, but also explaining when to use what option and what benefits some counters have compared to others. Great guide. I would love one simmilar to this but for Offense. What combos to go for depending on the situation and how to deal the most damage without giving much opportunity to counter.
This is GOATed man. Thank you so much for being so in-depth. Been getting just absolutely overwhelmed by hyper-aggressive players (and the AI too in Episodes).
Great video. 👍 A video about the movements (dash, jump, ascend/descend) and ki blast mechanics could be intersting since most Tenkaichi 3 techs seems to be also in Sparking Zero.
easily the best guide, after about a day of play time most of this i knew and was pretty good at just using the training mode but the lift strike follow up and specific rush chains being blockable/z counter able is insane attention to tech. Thank you for this
super counters are so difficult especially online and against fast characters, wish they would allow you to bind buttons to whatever you want i know im gonna get stick drift trying to super counter people bc it such an important mechanic
And the legend is back, absolute god explaining game mechanics/systems, was the same with DBFZ. After DBFZ and SF6, coming to this I though it would be another DB masher game, but man i was wrong and gladly(didnt play Tenkaichi series only Budokai)! Like the other commenter said in the previous video you about to eat real fucking goood! Cheers Kuwanger as allways banger vid.
The most technical and useful channel ever. So looking forward to your new videos! :) You are my sensei in my path to become a competitive DBSZ player haha
Awesome guide man, props to you! We would like to see offense next and if you can figure out for example optimal Vegeta/Goku's combos to showcase them on your channel, thank you!
The very first explanation in this video just automatically dismantles every "combo" video out right now lmao. Not sure if true combos are even possible in this game. Hope im wrong because that would just be a massive letdown
Yes there isnt true combos but thats not a bad thing imo because the game would keep going back and forth between both players which is really cool instead of you sitting there for a whole minute waiting for your opponent to finish his combo This is why perception is a thing, make a good read about ur opponent's counter and punish him But also your safest bet is to get behind them, countering backshots is difficult, your chances of getting a full combo from the back is high
I’d love to see a video on how to punish a defensive option when you read them. For example players who spam the perception counters etc. I’ve been grabbing them but it leaves more to be desired. I had a friend tell me to back dash ki blast and combo from it though
Oh wow, I'm definitely going to be coming back to this a lot. Amazing guide! Although, I am curious. Perception for rush attacks seems to be the superior choice to blocking every time - in the video when you use it in the middle of the opponent's rush attack, it doesn't even seen to have a tell or startup. Why would anyone ever try to block instead of using perception? Or I guess why would anyone hold block if they can block and immediately go into perception to steal their turn back?
@@ECAKJ I mean more once they've already commited to rushing. You can see in the video that you can do perception while blocking and it has no windup or anything of the sorts, it just sorta happens with gohan suddenly kicking piccolo in the face. Isn't it better to always go into perception as soon as possible once you're made to block?
Btw KRT. I was confused seeing o + ^ but I see that's block on classic controls. Not a lot of people are going to be on that so I was just putting this comment out here to say that if you're on standard it may be a little different to read. But people will get it sooner or later.
Amazing video! I would love a tutorial on combos and rush follow ups. I get lost between so many triangle follow ups and i still don't know how to follow up after opponent is sent flying away (i see people flying and continuing the combo but i can only vanish and hit again 😅)
Thanks for the guide, so if I understand it's impossible to make a true combo if the enemy is in front besides mashing the auto combo ? What's the point of having attacks that can turn your opponent around if it's easily blocked
There’s no specific way tbh you’re free to do whatever you want if your opponent knows how to counter it then you have to change what you’re doing if you manage to get them back turned then you can try using rush and chain combinations to max out the dmg
Lore accurate Dragon Ball fights 🗿, the best way to approach offense and combos would be to do safe combos behind your opponent A safe combo means that it's not using anything vanishable or Z counterable, making Super Counter and Skills the only way to escape the combo The issue with that is this only allow for very short combos if you want to be fully safe, unless Rush Reset Cancel is also in this game, i have yet to find one that works but i will still try (and i'm sure the competitive players from BT3 are also trying to figure this out)
Any tips for afterimage characters? I know ki blasts and super counters hit them but anything else including ultis are useless. You basically have to go full defense until the effect wears off which is really really annoying. How does the afterimage mechanic work exactly? Is it time-based or hits-based? I wish there was more info on it.
Afterimage is a single attack that they can vanish. Afterimage strike makes them vanish for 15 seconds. I have no clue what the counterplay is for afterimage strike
It's a great guide, but including the inputs instead of the terms would do wonders, I got lost between what is a rush attack, Z counter, super counter, perception etc :/
Go back to the training mode and learn the tech. names is the best advice i can give you when you talk with people who are good in the game they always use the name of the technics instead of the buttons its fighting game language 😉 A guide on normal fighting game structure and the mind game involved is also something that can bring you to the next level 🦾💯
I prefer Classic because it's just what i'm used to since i've played the previous budokai tenkaichi games, however Standard is arguably better because things like Perception only require 1 button on Standard but 2 on Classic Also with Classic, to switch characters you need to press L3 + R3, and for some reasons it's not very consistent so a lot of the time you get the taunt (L3) or transformation menu (R3) instead, while with Standard all of this is on the D pad, the only issue is that you're forced to play with analog Luckily you can pick Classic as a whole but choose to use Standard for Directional Buttons to not have to deal with that
So my training mode combos are just not being blocked right by people online? Looks like most combos are actually not safe. Are there any actually safe ones?
@@reeseon10 but what is the point on trying to put some rush chains in if they can just press R1 and automatically block everything unless I charge the button
@@mdg5972 I mean I'm fine with super counters or vanishing moves mid combo. But just BLOCKING?? I think that's stupid and kills 50% of the combo game 🤣
Yeah the only safe way to combo in this game is to be behind your opponent, and even if you are they can still Super Counter all melee attacks, however you can do specific combos that make sure to not use anything that's Z counterable or vanishable, making Super Counter and Skills their only ways of escaping in BT3 competitive players used to do something called Rush Reset Cancel, to do longer combos that were safe against everything but Super Counter (if you are behind your opponent), i'm not sure if this game has those but it if it does this will be the safe way to do combos without worrying about most counters
@@DavidJones-gf4im it's possible to do high speed evasion too, the timing is just very tight since the dragon rush is inconsistent in speed sometimes so I think you just gotta lab/play the game more and just get more comfortable
@@Nicholas_JC yeah side stepping helps when you’re not on the ground but if you get knocked down they can do it before you even get up for some reason i can beat it sometimes but just wondering if a consistent way exist
Olala je m'attendais pas à des vidéos sur ce jeu mais en tant que gros fan de DB est-ce vraiment étonnant finalement !!? J'espère que tu t'éclates bien sur le jeu !
down or up + Y or Triangle after a couple of rush attacks. If you hit them up then press A or X after and rush attacks. If you do the sweep, I just do whatever combo it tells me to do after the sweep in the character controls
@@bolbol2997 its just the game i guess. you can get out of combos a lot of different ways. best bet is to turn the enemy around first thing. most of my characters can do that with X Y or X X Y then do whatever combo you want
How to deal with Z Burst Dash
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Here's another tip. Holding block prevents you from turning around when an opponent appears behind you. This means when your opponent vanish assaults you or high speed maneuvers behind you, if you read it, you can release block and turn around automatically in time to start hitting them before their attack comes out. You can also turn around fast enough to perception counter them
Works with Dragon Dash too or are you supposed to sidestep?
@@Shadowlet that also works. Especially against those that you know are going to mash as soon as they appear behind you
thank you I was wondering why the hell people could just turn around on me so fast
@@Taigen419 the best time to Dragon dash behind someone (especially online with lag) is while they're charging ki. While doing this there are basically recovery frames once you let go of the button. This is fighting game terminology meaning there are frames where the opponent can't do anything until a specific animation ends. Either that or it's the input delay. Knowing this, as soon as someone starts charging ki, I Dragon dash behind them. I also start charging ki and stop early in order to bait people into Dragon dashing me when I predict that they will
This also works against instant transmission fun fact
Disabling Auto Guard made the game feel so much better, feels like I can finally have some semblance of control.
The problem is I've been playing with auto guard for 2 days when I disabled I started to feel like something is wrong and I can't block
@@Darkk_646 You see, the problem there is that you're not pressing the block button lol.
@@TheAsj97 it's not that I'm not pressing it's that I'm not pressing fast enough since I depended on the auto before
Man, you were one of my most applied resources for learning DBFZ when it was my first fighting game. Now 5 years later your making sure I understand how the most quintessential game of my childhood is played so I can really relive the experience of being six years old and playing Budokai on a Sunday morning after breakfast.
Thank you so much for your hard work, it can mean so much more than just a video game to people.
Kuwanger KRT the goat fr fr 🗣️
This is the best defence guide i have seen so far. Not only detailing all the possibilities, but also explaining when to use what option and what benefits some counters have compared to others.
Great guide. I would love one simmilar to this but for Offense. What combos to go for depending on the situation and how to deal the most damage without giving much opportunity to counter.
great guide, this is game is way deeper than most people say, especially in the fgc.
I’ve always said it’s a simple design but it has depth
The 🐐 taking us to class again. Appreciate you bro
This is GOATed man. Thank you so much for being so in-depth. Been getting just absolutely overwhelmed by hyper-aggressive players (and the AI too in Episodes).
Fantastic breakdown. I'm so happy to see that they kept what worked from BT3 while adding to it. Cannot wait to dive in and take some notes.
Great video. 👍
A video about the movements (dash, jump, ascend/descend) and ki blast mechanics could be intersting since most Tenkaichi 3 techs seems to be also in Sparking Zero.
easily the best guide, after about a day of play time most of this i knew and was pretty good at just using the training mode but the lift strike follow up and specific rush chains being blockable/z counter able is insane attention to tech. Thank you for this
super counters are so difficult especially online and against fast characters, wish they would allow you to bind buttons to whatever you want i know im gonna get stick drift trying to super counter people bc it such an important mechanic
Great guide kuwanger, learned a lot!
Already covering sparking zero that's wild, thank you so much man !
And the legend is back, absolute god explaining game mechanics/systems, was the same with DBFZ. After DBFZ and SF6, coming to this I though it would be another DB masher game, but man i was wrong and gladly(didnt play Tenkaichi series only Budokai)! Like the other commenter said in the previous video you about to eat real fucking goood! Cheers Kuwanger as allways banger vid.
Superb work explaining the game mechanics, you helped me a lot! Thank you my friend
My fav dbfz tuber on sparking zero, looks like another training journey begins, let’s goooo 🎉🎉🎉
The most technical and useful channel ever. So looking forward to your new videos! :)
You are my sensei in my path to become a competitive DBSZ player haha
Best guide I've seen, easy to follow.
Awesome guide man, props to you! We would like to see offense next and if you can figure out for example optimal Vegeta/Goku's combos to showcase them on your channel, thank you!
Masterclass of content ty bro !!
I have been waiting on a guide like this. Thank you.
The very first explanation in this video just automatically dismantles every "combo" video out right now lmao. Not sure if true combos are even possible in this game. Hope im wrong because that would just be a massive letdown
Yes there isnt true combos but thats not a bad thing imo because the game would keep going back and forth between both players which is really cool instead of you sitting there for a whole minute waiting for your opponent to finish his combo
This is why perception is a thing, make a good read about ur opponent's counter and punish him
But also your safest bet is to get behind them, countering backshots is difficult, your chances of getting a full combo from the back is high
@@samerkk1836I agree, if the opponent starts giving you backshots you made some bad decisions
I play every game with a plug in for this reason
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So basically you can’t combo the opponent unless you attack them from behind, but even then at any point they can either vanish or super counter
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Perception is literally the best move in the game. And it's just one button
What about Super Counter?
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Here’s a good lesson, Learning neutral, like using Ki blast to your advantage, and how to move. 😁
Thank you. You are the best!
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not only is he good at dbfz but sparking zero aswell 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You can recover faster from Stamina break by mashing triangle and *circle
I’d love to see a video on how to punish a defensive option when you read them. For example players who spam the perception counters etc. I’ve been grabbing them but it leaves more to be desired. I had a friend tell me to back dash ki blast and combo from it though
Ki Blasts counter Perception as far as I can tell so far.
I feel overwhelmed with all this information lol but if i can become great at dbfz, then i can become great in sparking zero as well!
Kuwanger uploading on sparking zero.. the peak doesn't end..
This is the greatest video u tough
I just wanna know how you get piccolo attacking like that ,thats the agressive setting right?
Oh wow, I'm definitely going to be coming back to this a lot. Amazing guide!
Although, I am curious. Perception for rush attacks seems to be the superior choice to blocking every time - in the video when you use it in the middle of the opponent's rush attack, it doesn't even seen to have a tell or startup. Why would anyone ever try to block instead of using perception? Or I guess why would anyone hold block if they can block and immediately go into perception to steal their turn back?
because when someone sees you go into perception, they'll just shoot a ki blast in your face then start rushing
@@ECAKJ I mean more once they've already commited to rushing. You can see in the video that you can do perception while blocking and it has no windup or anything of the sorts, it just sorta happens with gohan suddenly kicking piccolo in the face. Isn't it better to always go into perception as soon as possible once you're made to block?
You could have shown the controls on screen for this guarding techniques for us newbies😅
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Btw KRT. I was confused seeing o + ^ but I see that's block on classic controls. Not a lot of people are going to be on that so I was just putting this comment out here to say that if you're on standard it may be a little different to read. But people will get it sooner or later.
Amazing video! I would love a tutorial on combos and rush follow ups. I get lost between so many triangle follow ups and i still don't know how to follow up after opponent is sent flying away (i see people flying and continuing the combo but i can only vanish and hit again 😅)
Press pause in character training and look at the rush chains they are different on each character but they switch the sequence of rush chains
Guys i need some help please, how can i do 2:40 combo with ssj4 goku? Thanks and great video
Thanks for the guide, so if I understand it's impossible to make a true combo if the enemy is in front besides mashing the auto combo ? What's the point of having attacks that can turn your opponent around if it's easily blocked
Exactly. Being able to block any rush chain up front makes NO sense.
Good guide thx.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you
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So what exactly does offense and combos supposed to look like with all these defensive mechanics?? Lol
There’s no specific way tbh you’re free to do whatever you want if your opponent knows how to counter it then you have to change what you’re doing if you manage to get them back turned then you can try using rush and chain combinations to max out the dmg
@@shanethewise but they can also get out of back turn with the mechanics
Lore accurate Dragon Ball fights 🗿, the best way to approach offense and combos would be to do safe combos behind your opponent
A safe combo means that it's not using anything vanishable or Z counterable, making Super Counter and Skills the only way to escape the combo
The issue with that is this only allow for very short combos if you want to be fully safe, unless Rush Reset Cancel is also in this game, i have yet to find one that works but i will still try (and i'm sure the competitive players from BT3 are also trying to figure this out)
😮damn, this game has more depht than i thought
can you make a combo/offense guide just like this?
Any tips for afterimage characters? I know ki blasts and super counters hit them but anything else including ultis are useless. You basically have to go full defense until the effect wears off which is really really annoying. How does the afterimage mechanic work exactly? Is it time-based or hits-based? I wish there was more info on it.
Afterimage is a single attack that they can vanish. Afterimage strike makes them vanish for 15 seconds. I have no clue what the counterplay is for afterimage strike
7:51 What about ultimates like Beerus’s and Goku (End)? Won’t you still get clipped?
It's a great guide, but including the inputs instead of the terms would do wonders, I got lost between what is a rush attack, Z counter, super counter, perception etc :/
Go back to the training mode and learn the tech. names is the best advice i can give you when you talk with people who are good in the game they always use the name of the technics instead of the buttons its fighting game language 😉
A guide on normal fighting game structure and the mind game involved is also something that can bring you to the next level 🦾💯
I play early vegeta . Chances on a vegeta guide ?
Do you prefer classic or standard controls ? Could you give a quick explanation why ?
I prefer Classic because it's just what i'm used to since i've played the previous budokai tenkaichi games, however Standard is arguably better because things like Perception only require 1 button on Standard but 2 on Classic
Also with Classic, to switch characters you need to press L3 + R3, and for some reasons it's not very consistent so a lot of the time you get the taunt (L3) or transformation menu (R3) instead, while with Standard all of this is on the D pad, the only issue is that you're forced to play with analog
Luckily you can pick Classic as a whole but choose to use Standard for Directional Buttons to not have to deal with that
So my training mode combos are just not being blocked right by people online? Looks like most combos are actually not safe. Are there any actually safe ones?
So, if you just can guard anything, even MID hitstun, how tf you get in an do some combos ?? Only from behind ?
mixup your timings
@@reeseon10 but what is the point on trying to put some rush chains in if they can just press R1 and automatically block everything unless I charge the button
@@pantonpgR1 and up+square can get you out of combos even when you’re back turned so I feel you 100% on this lol
@@mdg5972 I mean I'm fine with super counters or vanishing moves mid combo. But just BLOCKING?? I think that's stupid and kills 50% of the combo game 🤣
Yeah the only safe way to combo in this game is to be behind your opponent, and even if you are they can still Super Counter all melee attacks, however you can do specific combos that make sure to not use anything that's Z counterable or vanishable, making Super Counter and Skills their only ways of escaping
in BT3 competitive players used to do something called Rush Reset Cancel, to do longer combos that were safe against everything but Super Counter (if you are behind your opponent), i'm not sure if this game has those but it if it does this will be the safe way to do combos without worrying about most counters
What button layout do u prefer to play on?
I just end up spamming sonic sway
How do you stop dragon rush spam where they are just constantly rushing right back behind you
Friends love to spam it and i get stuck in combo over and over then they just charge while im knocked down and do it again
@@DavidJones-gf4imtry side stepping. X + R1 then follow up with a rush attack or X + triangle
@@DavidJones-gf4im it's possible to do high speed evasion too, the timing is just very tight since the dragon rush is inconsistent in speed sometimes so I think you just gotta lab/play the game more and just get more comfortable
@@Nicholas_JC yeah side stepping helps when you’re not on the ground but if you get knocked down they can do it before you even get up for some reason i can beat it sometimes but just wondering if a consistent way exist
@@AdventVFX yeah still learning it timing is so hard though especially when someone spams it you fail more times then you succeed trying to escape
Okay but when I was fighting Goku Black and I was giving him backshots he was always able to counter
thats because your combo wasnt true, maybe there was a reset and he pressed the upwards square block.
Goatwanger sparking content?
does a proper combo even exist in this game? i try to combo my enemy but they always block, vanish ect. can u make video about that?
No. If they super counter or high-speed ecasion they can get out of literally any for free, even if you're behind them.
How do you tp behind them after a grab?
Olala je m'attendais pas à des vidéos sur ce jeu mais en tant que gros fan de DB est-ce vraiment étonnant finalement !!?
J'espère que tu t'éclates bien sur le jeu !
How do you do the high low mix what’s input for the low or high?
down or up + Y or Triangle after a couple of rush attacks. If you hit them up then press A or X after and rush attacks. If you do the sweep, I just do whatever combo it tells me to do after the sweep in the character controls
@@ECAKJ thanks bro Is that how I can continue strings because people always block mid combo when I try to extend
@@bolbol2997 its just the game i guess. you can get out of combos a lot of different ways. best bet is to turn the enemy around first thing. most of my characters can do that with X Y or X X Y then do whatever combo you want
you cant block the low or high step in attack, literally tried it with 2 different friends and you cant block it. Please tell me im missing something
You on standard???
I use Classic but Standard seems to be better
Highs and lows in this game aren't real, lol. Definitely doesn't function or have the severe consequences of a real fighting game.
LMAO don’t be stupid
tbh I don't understand the hype for this game and y someone would rather play this than fighterZ
Because your a shitter
you don't need to buddy the real ones will find out what the hype is ab u can stick to dbfz
You can fly I’m sold
I feel ya. The game is fun and flying feels great, but everyone feels same-y while DBFZ really brought out each characters traits and personality.
cause its 3D, basically a Dragon Ball fight simulator
Thank you for always preheating the food before cooking 🫡