I mean.. look at the name bro? It's DBZ: Kakarot not DB: Kakarot. One problem is.. I wish they had included Bruce Faulconer soundtracks given it's Z and not.. Kai.
@@khazms ??? Bruce Faulconer was exclusively used for the dub only they used the original soundtrack since it's a Japanese product and a homage to the original series
Update: back in September they announced a new season pass with the first part centered around Bardock and his whole story in the vein of the Trunks DLC. So looks like this game isn't done yet!
I always thought it was weird that there weren't many DBZ RPGs, at least in comparison to all the fighting games. I mean, half the series is basically just characters training to get stronger, which should mesh perfectly with RPG mechanics
There's Legendary Super Warriors on the GBC, Legacy of Goku series on GBA, Attack of the Saiyains on DS, Dragonball Fusions on the 3DS, Xenoverse 1 and 2, DBZ Kakarot. There's probably more obscure ones.
My favourite part of that is that your speed increases SO much. Every time I go back to level 1 from the higher levels, I realize how much you improve over the playthrough.
@@JaySurf27 I loved that in the trunks DLC it included a fight where Gohan had to fight without ki against 17 and 18 and the goal was to lose, that was really sad but good
BTW the Buu saga you do in the Trunks dlc is based of the official Dragon Ball Super manga, not the anime. It's a shot for shot remake of the manga's version of those events.
@@worldofdragonball1037 no he didnt he became a super saiyan 2 after the whole bit with dabura but that was an exclusive transformation that happened there and we didnt see trunks as a super saiyan 2 until zamasu and training with goku
The best part of this game is if you have the dlc, you can get up to level 300, go god or Blue as Goku or Vegeta and do all this before beating raditz. 1 hit killing a boss is always hilarious
There is a dragon ball version of the game. It's called Dragon Ball Origins 2 for the ds, and its one of the first games where you can be Arale, Bulma, Kid Krillin, Kid Yamcha and Kid Goku.
Definitely, as there's no flying in DB (other than the Nimbus but they'd only include that for quick ride) so they need to make the whole map, and honestly, I really wish they make one
As somebody who’s never watched dragon ball, got curious recently, and is now playing through this game before I start my watch, ive had such a spectacular time experiencing this game
Bruh... that's like saying you love Sci-Fi, but never seen Star Wars... 😆😆😆 Definitely not my favorite anime, not even in my top 10. But its iconic, especially here in the west with us millennials.
Watch Kai if it's your first go through, OG DBZ is daunting with the amount of filler it had and most of it is pretty bad. But once you finish that Kai watch through I'd recommend at least checking out the Otherworld Tournament filler arc. Oh also there's Kai: The Final Chapters which is the last arc of DBZ, it's seperate from the main Kai series because it came out a few years later but you should switch over to that immediately after finishing the Cell Saga/the first series.
How the hell did Austin do it in 66 hours? I’ve been playing 64 hours and I’ve not even scratched the surface of the game. I’m at 72% with no dlc completion, and I’m THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE!
as someone who pltainum'd the game it was so fucking boring. idk if its because I've played too many Dragon ball games but this game is not that interesting when you're a fan who knows everything that happens
I think so many people do not understand this game represents the rise of Goku but you get to play the story of everyone and at the end you realize how everyone had a role in Goku's rise. While some of the content was smoothed out and there are some parts that feel cut from the show it was still well done.
@@Darkslayer1993 I prefer Budokai and FighterZ. Budokai was a lot more fun compared to BT and FighterZ takes a lot of inspiration from Budokai and other fighting games
@@intotheverse3363 fighterz is an amazing game but there is one thing I will say which is a fact not an opinion fighterz doesn't feel like a dragonball game truth be told budokai tenkaichi 3 makes u feel like u are playing a dragonball game u can transform, fuse, clash ur beams mid battles and many more things u can do which fighterz lacks plus budokai tenkaichi 3 has the largest character roster to date. So I enjoy budokai tenkaichi 3 a lot more than fighterz. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is still my easily dragonball game and it's still one of my favorite videos games I have ever played its just so much fun plus I am pretty damn good in that game too lol.
Something I was surprised about was the fact that CC2 didn't implement QTE's. That's where they shine the most with their Naruto Storm games. And given the fact that Dragon Ball Z has so many intense moments that formula would've been perfect. Definitely would've added more to the gameplay. But I guess they didn't have enough time to implement them since there are so many iconic moments in DBZ.
@@QuelTipoSulTubo because it's no longer about making things that are good and enjoying them, for these people it's about consuming the product that has the logo they like and reminds them of things that are good. They want to FEEL like they're consuming quality media without having to put in the effort of thinking or looking for something new that might actually be good. Too risky, must consume familiar product.
It was pretty refreshing after the very meh DLCs before it. Also, it was really cool that they included Super's explanation of how Trunks dealt with Majin Buu
To be honest, i'm still really bummed that they didn't just go for a full budget Dragon Ball RPG instead. I feel like it would've given them more of a reason to make the combat more substantial due to power levels not being as heavy handed and since that story is retold a lot less, it would've been something cool for the younger generation that hasn't watched the original DB.
@@MrChocolateDinosaur Attack of the Saiyans as a whole was decent in my opinion. The gameplay was fun, Toriyama's art style was nailed, and the music is pretty great.
@@SolidSnake240 Xenoverse at least has multiple combo strings, more techs and a crap ton of supers. Kakarot is mostly hitting one button, sometimes pressing the other 3 and throwing a few supers here and there.
Just beat this game (and every dlc) last week, amazing time killer. Beautiful visuals, braindead combat but doesn’t get too repetitive. Worth it if you’re really into dbz.
Never understood why people would skip games based on reviews. As a hardcore Dragonball z fan since 2003, this game was a must for me to play. Platinumed this game and put over 100 hours into it. Honestly one of the best DBZ games I've played since Tenkaichi 3. Gonna replay it on my PS5 as soon as they release a 60fps patch.
*Sees Chaotzu is a support member* YAHOO- "Why would you use Chaotzu when you can use Piccolo? Who out there is a Chaotzu stan? D-does that exist?" And I took that personally....
@@lockdown2341 Goku spirit bomb, Vegeta big bang attack, Trunks burning attack, all of Krillin, and all of 18 are the best I've used. Never used little white dude and only used 18 because of the Frieza dlc
@@lockdown2341 The fact that I completely forgot that Chiaotzu a) has telekinesis and b) uses techniques that don’t end in spontaneous combustion says a lot about how little the franchise cares for him :(
My CaC in Xeno2 is Tientzu, a six and a half foot, jacked, solid white, red cheeked beast of a child. I make people quit put of crystal raids when they see what they're up against.
Genuinely really enjoyed my time with Kakarot and i loved experiencing the story yet again even if some parts were cut out. Heck, i hadn't noticed until some friends told me. It's not a game i would replay from 0, but that doesn't change the way i feel about it.
I’ve been playing Kakarot so much after beating it, I’m gonna get the God DLC soon and I’m gonna get all achievements then all sub story’s. This game is so fun
honestly this was my first dB game so it was amazing in my eyes, combat was fantastic, story was pretty faithful, the world was huge, and it's got plenty of side content, some of which is definitely worth doing while you go through the story
I think it should have DB, DBZ, and Super up to broly at least. I think the combat in the game currently would be cool to see multiple matchups in the ToP with. The broly fight would also be cool. I think original db would be dope and I think the way Goku fishes in this game would obv fit kid Goku WAY more. I would love to train up multiple characters before starting tournament arcs from both original db and super tho. That'd be really nice.
This game is nice if you haven't watched the show in a while and you don't feel like watching it but you want to remember it again. It was nice for me.
Contrary Point: Snake way would have been boring. He spent days running down a road and had a single detour fighting a snake lady. I wouldn't be surprised if they did work on it and just cut it because it made the game worse.
That game is extremely easy to get the platinum in. Plus I never heard of it being polarizing, everyone who played it seems to mostly like it. Even in online message boards I almost never see anyone bashing it
In defence of the cutscenes I'm happy that they did them the way they did. It's simply an accessibility feature. Being deaf is a killer when you play a game and someone says something that's 2 words long (usually the mcguffin of the game) and you can't hear it it kills the story. EA missed this entirely on squadrons and it made the game basically unplayable because it wasn't possible to get subtitles on the opening/training mission and once you get to mission 3 you've picked it up on your own but your not great and then it gives mission critical information without subtitles. When you can't hear you don't realise that it's actually told you what to do. That's as far as I could go with it because they didn't consider a portion of the player base.
I honestly loved DBZ Kakarot. It's all I want from a game based on a Shonen manga, an action RPG with lots of growth, which is better suited to the whole "hero's journey" we see in the genre, compared to a fighting game. If they decided to make something like this for My Hero Academia I'd be pretty happy!
Ig i lived under a rock, i never played this game or saw much content about it but i always thought it was well received and pretty good that everyone loved, seemed like a 9/10, but apparently everyone hates it?
@@Lrizu nah I truly love it. It's pretty much up to you and I honestly don't feel it's a Gohan-main game. I've been rocking Goku, Vegeta & Krillin. New update coming 2023
I just love how they make up a final fight between Goku and Kid Buu just before he throws the spirit bomb so that way the final character you play as in the story of Kakarot is the title character.
THAT'S where I knew cyberconnect from! Solatorobo was such an impactful part of my childhood that I recently rebought and replayed it and... it's good! It's so good! Also fuga looks incredible
It’s a really good game. Not to mention it adds more to the original stories like what happened to characters that disappeared and added characters like Android 21 and Mira into the side
I totally agree. While i like playing as Gohan, Vegeta, etc. I really wanted to be a Goku-centered game, one of those games that make people say "it makes you FEEL like Goku".
I want these guys and the fighters game to work together on an open world DBZ game with a denser open world. I think mixing the best of those two games and putting more time into the side quests, and potentially letting you make your own character and that might be the best DBZ game ever.
Chiaotzu stan here, you called? Dunno what you want me to say, I just love him; A cute Jiangshi that is never addressed at ALL is classic Dragonball goofyness. He got so shafted after sacrificing himself in Z.
"not acknowledged at all" Did you not watch OG DB? there's a whole running joke of Krillin and Chaiotzu hating each other, and then him helping Shen cheat during the WT, him and Tien are in a lot of episodes of the original series, he doesn't do much in Z because it almost feels like Toriyama didn't like to acknowledge he made Chinese focused characters or something, really weird.
@@LilyApus I meant 'acknowledged' in the sense that they never really explained why he is that way, no backstory or anything of the like. lol Which is fine during DB's comedy days, a world with furries and dinosaurs? say no more! But then with the tone shift in Z, you just gotta roll with it cuz there's not gonna be any clarification.
@@AT7outof10 oh I figured it was pretty cut and dry when you see the episodes of them, Master Shen is an asshole and thus Tien and Chao were taught to be the same way since they were his students, sadly most of the backstories are pretty basic, Krillin was bullied, Goku has amnesia and was raised by a dude in the mountains, Yamcha was a desert bandit etc lmao.
I absolutely love this game. I platinumed it immediately and going to 1000G it on xbox one. And can i just say. The way this game handles running and flying should be the standard for all games
The combat was good, but it still felt like a PS2 era jrpg. I expected a lot more out of the side content and maps, because the game quickly became quite tedious. As someone who absolutely adores the original DB and Z, the classic characters and environments plus the animation charmed me until the end. But as a game it's honestly a 7/10 at best, while games like XenoVerse 2 and FighterZ are 9s.
4:44 the fact that it was another "just do the plot of dbz" type game was actually one of the reasons my dad wouldnt let me get the game when it first came out. Telling me that, "xenoverse 2 is also the plot of dbz but you get to shove your oc in there. (Not his exact words btw)" i only was able to get a copy of the game on switch a couple years ago, and dbz kakarot and xenoverse 2 are still two of my favorite dragon ball games to this day.
Definitely a game that you can only get into if you either like Dragon Ball or if you’re interested in the series and want to learn the story through the game instead of the anime which is an experience not many can claim to have. The combat is dead simple but the game to me seems more focussed on a casual experience and a game that is graphically phenomenal and I think that both of them make this a great game. It tells the story well and the world looks great and the battles are extremely flashy and also look great. Very good game in my opinion, personally I prefer it over Xenoverse, FighterZ and Breakers
I thought the same.... I feel like the OG Dragonball created such a great universe for an open rpg world game. As Dragonball went from the OG to Z it became less about wacky friends going on adventures and stumbling towards a bad guy. It became more about fighting this new strong enemy that threatens to kill everyone we know and love. Which works great in fighting games but not so much what Kakarot was going for. IMO
66 hours for 100% completion??? yeah okay..... And I didn't really think it was that bad tbh. For a first "open world RPG" type DBZ game, it's great. One thing I do agree with it if they make it like the trunks DLC, that would be great.
I agree! We need more DB games in general and this type would be perfect for DB. It would allow us to play as characters like Bulma, Chichi, Puar and such allowing more unique gameplay styles.
I saw somewhere that the limitation on the material they covered was due to IP\licensing allowances. They simply weren't allowed to explore some of the content because they didn't have the rights to it.
Having played it when it came out (without diving into the DLC which I've heard was pretty meh until the Trunks one so I haven't gone back to it yet), I definitely agree with it being a perfectly fine 7 / 10 game. Definitely worth a look though, especially if it has been a while since you've last experienced DBZ's story.
I actually really like playing the side characters for the main quest in anime related games. Like DBZ:Attack of the Saiyans on the Nintendo DS had a long chunk of the game as Krillin,Yamcha,Tien,Piccalo, and kid Gohan.
Thanks for mentioning Fuga, love cyberconnects furry games a ton and good god I hope its doing well because i dont wanna wait another 10 years to get another
The gameplay loop started to get too repetitive after I finished the frieza saga and took months to get back into it. Would have loved the graphics and open world of this game with the fighting system of raging blast 2 or tenkaichi 3
this is a great game. is it the best DBZ game? no. is it the best DBZ story game with fun simple mechanics and semi open worlds to explore? Absolutely yes! If you're a Dragon Ball fan, this is a game you have to have! Personally I have over 300 hours in this game. its not perfect however as a retelling of the Z story and all the fan service from the side quests and seeing old characters form OG DB, this game is the best
I have to say,, I preordered the collector edition of this game just for the statue that came with It. I played like 5 hours of It and never came back to the game.... I do not regret anything, the statue is beautiful. Maybe I'll return to this game and finish the story... maybe little extra, I'm still salty that the most expensive edition of the game didn't include the season pass
Always weird me out how people are overly harsh on games like Final Bout and Kakarot but then sing no ending praises for shit like the Legacy of Goku games
It's mostly nostalgia speaking. Also, Kakarot is almost universally loved, it's just that the haters for some reason scream really loud about this game. The game has a solid 93% out of 21k reviews on Steam alone, that doesn't look like a hated game much imo
This game was so much better than I thought it be. Like I was surprised how engaged I was by like the little rpg stuff like community boards. Like it’s an rpg!
I loved this game and i need to go back to it also seeing my boy Yamcha's death scene repeated 4 times in a matter of minutes did anger me lol this guy deserves more respect
Yamcha cheated on Bulma and still acts like a loser despite being the world's best baseball player. That said, I do love Yamcha and wanna see him more.
The side quests broke me after the Frieza saga as it became dull "oh no this man is gonna murder someone, they're gonna send a me generic ass Red Ribbon bots when the man that can end them in 1 in punch arrives"
Especially when everyone had them. Like that Sidequest where Yamcha is revealed to be cheating on these two girls and they both have a fucking robot lol
@@lockdown2341 it was between the boys everyone had and the damn chair sidequest involving the chair for dende.... I spent at least 2 hours passing back and forward over the recipe all because this sidequest didn't have any trackers on it... Like not even search around this area circle. I had to look it up on where to go and what it was I was even looking for
I bought the game not long after it came out almost two years ago. My issue with the game was that it was too easy, that on top of how unnecessary random encounters were if the majority of the experience gained was from the story mode only. I didn't have to grind at all because I wasn't faced with difficulty.
I like this game. The combat and the fact I'm doing more damage as I level up and transform is probably the most I've felt like I was playing as these characters. I enjoy that we got Super Saiyan God and Blue, Trunks and expanding on his story post-Cell (the best version is still Shin Budokai Another Road don't @ me) and the Horde Battles introduced in DLC 2 are fun if repetitive plus the Trunks DLC where after beating it you can unlock his skills from that DLC and use them in the base game or DLC 2. Also you'll be surprised to know that when people started datamining this game there were references to Garlic Jr in unused dialogue. Perhaps they did plan at one point to include a few movie villains. I would've loved to have fought Janemba, Cooler, Broly, and Slug in this game's engine. One more thing is the free update that made Vegito and Gotenks playable. They're fun to use and will use any excuse to use Vegito. I just wish it hadn't taken until September 2021 to GET that ability.
I didn't really even give kakarot a real chance. Like you said, it immediately overwhelms you with all the systems and skills. I quickly though "yeah, I'm not learning all that"
I made a vow that if they ever made an honest to God big-budget RPG of DBZ I would play it. I even read the entire DB manga for prep. I really enjoyed Kakarot, I even got the Platinum
Man... That's such a shame to hear about the World Martial Arts Tourney being skipped over. Tournaments in RPG's have always been one of my FAVORITE things in any RPG. Some of my favorite moments from many of my favorite RPG's have been during Tournament moments. Such a shame that they didn't let you actually fight thru a Tournament arc.
As a huge dbz fan I enjoyed the time I spent with the game but I really wished for a much better combat system. By the time I fought perfect cell, It was the biggest gripe I had.
What game should I deep dive on next? To be honest I was looking at Metal Gear Surive and Banjo Nuts and Bolts :x
BUT LEMME KNOW
Mother series!
Please do Call of Duty Black Ops I want you to talk about how Viktor Resnov is an amazing character
Out of those two, look at Banjo!!
Surive?
Zone of the Enders franchise? >_>
The fact that Goku is only occasionally the main playable character in his own game is so accurate to DBZ lmao
The most annoying part of the game
@@Strogghog why vegeta is a perfect side bitch
UH HELLO DBZ IS GOKUS TF YOU ON?!
@@KudoShinichikun Dude in the entire namek saga before ginyu shows up there is no goku
@@rodanandme fuck Krillin
My biggest gripe about this game is that for a game marketed as the ENTIRE story of Goku, it sure is missing the first 20ish years of his life
I mean.. look at the name bro? It's DBZ: Kakarot not DB: Kakarot.
One problem is.. I wish they had included Bruce Faulconer soundtracks given it's Z and not.. Kai.
@@khazms
Faulconer Is literally garbage compared to the Japanese ost
@@idontwant2beasoldiermama241 Sure pal 😂 both are great
@@idontwant2beasoldiermama241 god ur one of those ppl
@@khazms ??? Bruce Faulconer was exclusively used for the dub only they used the original soundtrack since it's a Japanese product and a homage to the original series
This game is worth it JUST for the fact they included the goddamn driving school episode
I'll still probably never play but that is definitely awesome
Nope that mission sucks, and the vehicles are boring and a grind
Invalid opinion detected.
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@@Strogghog 🤡
@@Strogghog Does this mean you hate the episode to?
Update: back in September they announced a new season pass with the first part centered around Bardock and his whole story in the vein of the Trunks DLC. So looks like this game isn't done yet!
:o
And after that one, they will do the 3er Tournament from "Dragon Ball". Yeah, it seems this game isn't dying yet.
@@NicolasMartinez-dn4yy i thought that was fake honestly, ive seen 7 different DLC 5 things its getting stupid
broly dlc next?
@@SonplaysMinEcraftnope, world tournament is coming
I always thought it was weird that there weren't many DBZ RPGs, at least in comparison to all the fighting games. I mean, half the series is basically just characters training to get stronger, which should mesh perfectly with RPG mechanics
There's Legendary Super Warriors on the GBC, Legacy of Goku series on GBA, Attack of the Saiyains on DS, Dragonball Fusions on the 3DS, Xenoverse 1 and 2, DBZ Kakarot. There's probably more obscure ones.
There were some DBZ RPGs but I think are japan-exclusive
There were a bunch of Japanese Dragonball and DBZ rpgs on the NES and SNES
I loved attack of the saiyans
Pp lay legacy of Goku 2 and buus fury! Genuinely good action RPGs for the GBA.
One thing I love about this game is that it actually feels like your getting stronger throughout the story. Not just by doing more damage
especially in the trunks dlc.
My favourite part of that is that your speed increases SO much. Every time I go back to level 1 from the higher levels, I realize how much you improve over the playthrough.
@@JaySurf27 I loved that in the trunks DLC it included a fight where Gohan had to fight without ki against 17 and 18 and the goal was to lose, that was really sad but good
Considering I fought off like 6 enemies with 500,000 health last. Night I know exactly what you mean
I like how power levels are in line to the story like goku’s arrival to namek boosted to 1 million after being at 15000
BTW the Buu saga you do in the Trunks dlc is based of the official Dragon Ball Super manga, not the anime. It's a shot for shot remake of the manga's version of those events.
not all trunks didnt go super saiyan 2 during the babidi fight in the manga
@@hyperdark06 yes he did
@@worldofdragonball1037 no he didnt he became a super saiyan 2 after the whole bit with dabura but that was an exclusive transformation that happened there and we didnt see trunks as a super saiyan 2 until zamasu and training with goku
@@hyperdark06 it wasn't exclusive it was also to show how he went ssj 2 they also showed him transform in the anime as well
@@worldofdragonball1037 in his fights with black and goku sure but against babidi and dabura not so much
The best part of this game is if you have the dlc, you can get up to level 300, go god or Blue as Goku or Vegeta and do all this before beating raditz. 1 hit killing a boss is always hilarious
"not even kaioken x20 will be enough"
*One hits boss in base form*
No it says you have to have ssg for both goku and vegeta after you done the main game sooo but you can use ssg to one shot
How
I would love a DragonBall version of this game. That story does not get enough love!
@Gideon Rootes the world tournament arc dlc just got announced
There is a dragon ball version of the game. It's called Dragon Ball Origins 2 for the ds, and its one of the first games where you can be Arale, Bulma, Kid Krillin, Kid Yamcha and Kid Goku.
Definitely, as there's no flying in DB (other than the Nimbus but they'd only include that for quick ride) so they need to make the whole map, and honestly, I really wish they make one
They’re adding the 23rd tournament
DLC IS DRAGON BALL SUPER
I think if DB was one of those “Why hasn’t anyone made a game for this?” kinda franchises this would have blown everyone’s mind.
True but all they needed to do was remake Tenkaichi 3 without seasonal pass and it would have been glorious.
If this was Yu Yu Hakusho instead it would've been incredible
Yeah just play Xenoverse, like seriously it’s this, but actually fun.
@@JJLiew Hell yes because it needs a really good game, or a actual good fighter.
Nothing is going to be better than fighterz, except fighterz 2
As somebody who’s never watched dragon ball, got curious recently, and is now playing through this game before I start my watch, ive had such a spectacular time experiencing this game
That's great, I'd recommend searching online on how to watch the anime because it has alot of versions
@@royolaniye6643 Original Kai is the best to avoid fillers
Dragon Ball is a really fun series so I hope you’ll grow to love it just as much as most of us do! 😄
Bruh... that's like saying you love Sci-Fi, but never seen Star Wars... 😆😆😆
Definitely not my favorite anime, not even in my top 10. But its iconic, especially here in the west with us millennials.
Watch Kai if it's your first go through, OG DBZ is daunting with the amount of filler it had and most of it is pretty bad. But once you finish that Kai watch through I'd recommend at least checking out the Otherworld Tournament filler arc.
Oh also there's Kai: The Final Chapters which is the last arc of DBZ, it's seperate from the main Kai series because it came out a few years later but you should switch over to that immediately after finishing the Cell Saga/the first series.
I dunno. this is a pretty fun 20-25 hour game...
"I played for 66 hours."
THIS IS A PRETTY FUN 20-25 HOUR GAME!
I played for 60 hours and I still loved it please send help
I have a couple 100…
I've played 128 hours 😩
i got 216 xD
@Merciless Freak still better than ultimate ninja storm 4
150+ hours played...my first 100% completion and platinum trophy!
Absolutely enjoyed every moment of it!
The platinum trophy was so satisfying
How the hell did Austin do it in 66 hours? I’ve been playing 64 hours and I’ve not even scratched the surface of the game. I’m at 72% with no dlc completion, and I’m THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE!
@@TheFlash-rh2el did it in about 50h bought in on sales for xbox
sub 80 iq moment
as someone who pltainum'd the game it was so fucking boring. idk if its because I've played too many Dragon ball games but this game is not that interesting when you're a fan who knows everything that happens
I think so many people do not understand this game represents the rise of Goku but you get to play the story of everyone and at the end you realize how everyone had a role in Goku's rise. While some of the content was smoothed out and there are some parts that feel cut from the show it was still well done.
This game brought back beam struggles to DBZ games, that already is an automatic W.
And it's not annoying either! You have to time a beam struggle and it's actually worth doing.
But nothing compared to budokai tenkaichi 3 beam struggles..budokai tenkaichi 3 is the perfect dragon ball game in my opinion.
One of the only good things in this game
@@Darkslayer1993 I prefer Budokai and FighterZ. Budokai was a lot more fun compared to BT and FighterZ takes a lot of inspiration from Budokai and other fighting games
@@intotheverse3363 fighterz is an amazing game but there is one thing I will say which is a fact not an opinion fighterz doesn't feel like a dragonball game truth be told budokai tenkaichi 3 makes u feel like u are playing a dragonball game u can transform, fuse, clash ur beams mid battles and many more things u can do which fighterz lacks plus budokai tenkaichi 3 has the largest character roster to date. So I enjoy budokai tenkaichi 3 a lot more than fighterz. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is still my easily dragonball game and it's still one of my favorite videos games I have ever played its just so much fun plus I am pretty damn good in that game too lol.
Something I was surprised about was the fact that CC2 didn't implement QTE's. That's where they shine the most with their Naruto Storm games. And given the fact that Dragon Ball Z has so many intense moments that formula would've been perfect. Definitely would've added more to the gameplay. But I guess they didn't have enough time to implement them since there are so many iconic moments in DBZ.
There are actually a few in the dlc fights
I wonder if it had to do with ultimate tenkaichi and how that games has a ton of qtes and they're where like ehhh idk how people would react to that.
technically button mashing during beam struggles is a QTE
ehhhhh.... people don't really like fucking QTEs
QTE worked for the naruto games at the time they released as that was the norm but in 2021 that shit isn't good regardless of the visual presentation
Actually really liked this game. Don’t know if it’s fun to play, but the world building aspects and fanservice is stellar
saying that you don't know if its fun to play this game, says a lot about this game lmfao
Would’ve been better if it was a game for Dragonball classic…
How the hell do you like something that you don't know if it's fun to play
@@QuelTipoSulTubo this new generation is something else
@@QuelTipoSulTubo because it's no longer about making things that are good and enjoying them, for these people it's about consuming the product that has the logo they like and reminds them of things that are good. They want to FEEL like they're consuming quality media without having to put in the effort of thinking or looking for something new that might actually be good. Too risky, must consume familiar product.
that Trunks DLC might be worth my time
Its good content
I don't know what dbz means to you but for me dbz is my most precious childhood memories that i could never forget
For me it was lit especially the trunks DLC.
Trunks dlc made me quit the game
@@Strogghog you need to find better things to do
I can’t find the trunks version for ps4 or 5.. any tips how to get it ?
It was pretty refreshing after the very meh DLCs before it. Also, it was really cool that they included Super's explanation of how Trunks dealt with Majin Buu
@@Strogghog You didn't get past raditz wdym the trunks dlc made you quit, you barely had any progress mr "The game sucks tho"
"is this game gonna finish?"
*laughs in Xenoverse 2*
By now, 3 should've come out by now.
@@dannyhargreaves3340 Bamco counting their money after 8 million sales, and DLC: "3, what now?"
@@dannyhargreaves3340
Bamco: "What? DLC Pack 3 was years ago. What are you talking about?"
@@mythosinfinite6736 Xenoverse 3.
@@pockystyx4087 Idk I kinda respect them for not forcing people to buy a new game every year
To be honest, i'm still really bummed that they didn't just go for a full budget Dragon Ball RPG instead. I feel like it would've given them more of a reason to make the combat more substantial due to power levels not being as heavy handed and since that story is retold a lot less, it would've been something cool for the younger generation that hasn't watched the original DB.
The beginning section of Attack of the Saiyans for the DS is the best we're going to get for the time being
@@MrChocolateDinosaur Attack of the Saiyans as a whole was decent in my opinion. The gameplay was fun, Toriyama's art style was nailed, and the music is pretty great.
Yeah it tooootally for the younger generation. Mmhmm
Yea the combat was the biggest letdown for me. Literally just feels like Xenoverse combat.
@@SolidSnake240 Xenoverse at least has multiple combo strings, more techs and a crap ton of supers. Kakarot is mostly hitting one button, sometimes pressing the other 3 and throwing a few supers here and there.
Just beat this game (and every dlc) last week, amazing time killer. Beautiful visuals, braindead combat but doesn’t get too repetitive. Worth it if you’re really into dbz.
The combat is ass repetitive Tenkaichi still has the best fight set
Never understood why people would skip games based on reviews. As a hardcore Dragonball z fan since 2003, this game was a must for me to play. Platinumed this game and put over 100 hours into it. Honestly one of the best DBZ games I've played since Tenkaichi 3. Gonna replay it on my PS5 as soon as they release a 60fps patch.
*Sees Chaotzu is a support member*
YAHOO-
"Why would you use Chaotzu when you can use Piccolo? Who out there is a Chaotzu stan? D-does that exist?"
And I took that personally....
Funny part is that Chaotzu is actually one of the best support characters because of his telekinesis
@@lockdown2341 Goku spirit bomb, Vegeta big bang attack, Trunks burning attack, all of Krillin, and all of 18 are the best I've used. Never used little white dude and only used 18 because of the Frieza dlc
@@lockdown2341 The fact that I completely forgot that Chiaotzu a) has telekinesis and b) uses techniques that don’t end in spontaneous combustion says a lot about how little the franchise cares for him :(
My CaC in Xeno2 is Tientzu, a six and a half foot, jacked, solid white, red cheeked beast of a child. I make people quit put of crystal raids when they see what they're up against.
Sometimes you have to be glad you got mentioned at all my friend, because it's rare.
Genuinely really enjoyed my time with Kakarot and i loved experiencing the story yet again even if some parts were cut out. Heck, i hadn't noticed until some friends told me.
It's not a game i would replay from 0, but that doesn't change the way i feel about it.
Honestly my favorite thing about this is that it gives characters more character. You get to see everyone's connections and it's just so good.
I’ve been playing Kakarot so much after beating it, I’m gonna get the God DLC soon and I’m gonna get all achievements then all sub story’s. This game is so fun
honestly this was my first dB game so it was amazing in my eyes, combat was fantastic, story was pretty faithful, the world was huge, and it's got plenty of side content, some of which is definitely worth doing while you go through the story
Tbh I love Kakarot to death
The character or?
Yes
So you love Kakarot to the Raditz fight. Gotcha.
The dbz youtuber likes dbz product #50291, shocking
Me too
Austin: "Excellent"
Shows Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure
Me: "Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well"
*Norman Osborne voice*
I’m a bit of a Legendary Super Saiyan myself 😏
I still wish this game was strictly early db focused...early db just doesn't get enough love and respect 😞
yes OG Dragon ball is perfect for Open world Action RPG .
hell yeah son. Kid goku dragonball was the shitz
Im with u man. But the kids only care about Z and Super nowadays 😕
I think it should have DB, DBZ, and Super up to broly at least. I think the combat in the game currently would be cool to see multiple matchups in the ToP with. The broly fight would also be cool. I think original db would be dope and I think the way Goku fishes in this game would obv fit kid Goku WAY more. I would love to train up multiple characters before starting tournament arcs from both original db and super tho. That'd be really nice.
@@kazuhirokawamoto7213 Dragon Ball Origins 1 & 2 for the DS? Yesh.
“18 months after the game came out would be the las piece of dlc” aged so well
rip
@@austineruption extra mini review when?
This game is nice if you haven't watched the show in a while and you don't feel like watching it but you want to remember it again. It was nice for me.
Contrary Point: Snake way would have been boring. He spent days running down a road and had a single detour fighting a snake lady. I wouldn't be surprised if they did work on it and just cut it because it made the game worse.
It could've been a temple run kind of segment.
Snake Lady isn't even canon
Yeah but also that was the perfect spot to put some side original content if they wanted to.
That game is extremely easy to get the platinum in.
Plus I never heard of it being polarizing, everyone who played it seems to mostly like it. Even in online message boards I almost never see anyone bashing it
93% score based on 21k reviews on Steam doesn't seem polarizing for me
This game is dogshit
The game is dead
@@lapplandkun9273 it's a single player game tf you mean it's dead do you even know what that means?
Alot of people say it's mediocre though
In defence of the cutscenes I'm happy that they did them the way they did. It's simply an accessibility feature. Being deaf is a killer when you play a game and someone says something that's 2 words long (usually the mcguffin of the game) and you can't hear it it kills the story.
EA missed this entirely on squadrons and it made the game basically unplayable because it wasn't possible to get subtitles on the opening/training mission and once you get to mission 3 you've picked it up on your own but your not great and then it gives mission critical information without subtitles. When you can't hear you don't realise that it's actually told you what to do. That's as far as I could go with it because they didn't consider a portion of the player base.
Damn that's some bullshit, sorry to hear that man
"20-25 hour game"
What. I just started the cell saga and I'm at 35 hours
Yeah thats unrealistic unless you're skipping all cutscenes
I honestly loved DBZ Kakarot. It's all I want from a game based on a Shonen manga, an action RPG with lots of growth, which is better suited to the whole "hero's journey" we see in the genre, compared to a fighting game. If they decided to make something like this for My Hero Academia I'd be pretty happy!
Ig i lived under a rock, i never played this game or saw much content about it but i always thought it was well received and pretty good that everyone loved, seemed like a 9/10, but apparently everyone hates it?
@@Lrizu nah I truly love it. It's pretty much up to you and I honestly don't feel it's a Gohan-main game. I've been rocking Goku, Vegeta & Krillin.
New update coming 2023
@@Lrizu A small loud minority hates it. The game is pretty good at what it set out to do.
This was actually my favorite DB game. If the enemies in Time Machine actually scaled I would play though again.
facts but theyre all 1 hit lol
Better than Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3?.. no wayyy
My absolute FAVORITE Dragon Ball game. There is so much attention to detail, I feel like it was made by fans for fans.
If only it was made by people who can make fun
Final flash
@@Strogghog you're going through every comment and bitching man
@@Strogghog AHAHA I knew I would keep finding you on these comments. Man’s raging war 😂
@@Strogghog Rat king you haven't beat Raditz yet, you haven't got the fun part 🤡
Watching this mid 2023 hearing “when’s the last update?” Kills me. You might have to revisit when the game is content complete!
I just love how they make up a final fight between Goku and Kid Buu just before he throws the spirit bomb so that way the final character you play as in the story of Kakarot is the title character.
THAT'S where I knew cyberconnect from! Solatorobo was such an impactful part of my childhood that I recently rebought and replayed it and... it's good! It's so good!
Also fuga looks incredible
It’s a really good game. Not to mention it adds more to the original stories like what happened to characters that disappeared and added characters like Android 21 and Mira into the side
I totally agree. While i like playing as Gohan, Vegeta, etc. I really wanted to be a Goku-centered game, one of those games that make people say "it makes you FEEL like Goku".
I want these guys and the fighters game to work together on an open world DBZ game with a denser open world.
I think mixing the best of those two games and putting more time into the side quests, and potentially letting you make your own character and that might be the best DBZ game ever.
This game was incredible. Loved every minute. The cutscenes are absolutely insane
I've been playing it recently on PS Plus & I'm already onto the android saga. The game is super addicting & I've sunk at least 15 hours into it
@@Vinthechad Just beat the buu saga at 45 hours. Great game, and the DLC is even better.
Chiaotzu stan here, you called?
Dunno what you want me to say, I just love him; A cute Jiangshi that is never addressed at ALL is classic Dragonball goofyness. He got so shafted after sacrificing himself in Z.
The power creep has just gotten more absurd like it’s literally the Goku, but Vegeta, show now.
"not acknowledged at all" Did you not watch OG DB? there's a whole running joke of Krillin and Chaiotzu hating each other, and then him helping Shen cheat during the WT, him and Tien are in a lot of episodes of the original series, he doesn't do much in Z because it almost feels like Toriyama didn't like to acknowledge he made Chinese focused characters or something, really weird.
@@LilyApus I meant 'acknowledged' in the sense that they never really explained why he is that way, no backstory or anything of the like. lol
Which is fine during DB's comedy days, a world with furries and dinosaurs? say no more! But then with the tone shift in Z, you just gotta roll with it cuz there's not gonna be any clarification.
@@AT7outof10 oh I figured it was pretty cut and dry when you see the episodes of them, Master Shen is an asshole and thus Tien and Chao were taught to be the same way since they were his students, sadly most of the backstories are pretty basic, Krillin was bullied, Goku has amnesia and was raised by a dude in the mountains, Yamcha was a desert bandit etc lmao.
I absolutely love this game. I platinumed it immediately and going to 1000G it on xbox one. And can i just say.
The way this game handles running and flying should be the standard for all games
The combat was good, but it still felt like a PS2 era jrpg. I expected a lot more out of the side content and maps, because the game quickly became quite tedious. As someone who absolutely adores the original DB and Z, the classic characters and environments plus the animation charmed me until the end. But as a game it's honestly a 7/10 at best, while games like XenoVerse 2 and FighterZ are 9s.
You just sold it to me. 👌
4:44 the fact that it was another "just do the plot of dbz" type game was actually one of the reasons my dad wouldnt let me get the game when it first came out. Telling me that, "xenoverse 2 is also the plot of dbz but you get to shove your oc in there. (Not his exact words btw)" i only was able to get a copy of the game on switch a couple years ago, and dbz kakarot and xenoverse 2 are still two of my favorite dragon ball games to this day.
Definitely a game that you can only get into if you either like Dragon Ball or if you’re interested in the series and want to learn the story through the game instead of the anime which is an experience not many can claim to have. The combat is dead simple but the game to me seems more focussed on a casual experience and a game that is graphically phenomenal and I think that both of them make this a great game. It tells the story well and the world looks great and the battles are extremely flashy and also look great. Very good game in my opinion, personally I prefer it over Xenoverse, FighterZ and Breakers
I would love to see this type of game for OG Dragon Ball, but definitely simplify and streamline it.
Honestly the best games for that are Dragon Ball Origins 1 & 2 for the Nintendo DS
@@bricky7081 I personally like Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure for the wide variety of playable characters
@@MrChocolateDinosaur I respect your taste! I never got to play those when I was young but honestly heard so much about them growing up
There needs to be more OG DB games in general
I thought the same.... I feel like the OG Dragonball created such a great universe for an open rpg world game. As Dragonball went from the OG to Z it became less about wacky friends going on adventures and stumbling towards a bad guy. It became more about fighting this new strong enemy that threatens to kill everyone we know and love. Which works great in fighting games but not so much what Kakarot was going for. IMO
I loved this game, this was the fist time time we really got to play the series and the battles had great "final boss" moments
My love for dragon ball has disappeared as I’ve grown older, but that trunks dlc sounds amazing, might pick it up in the future just for that.
Dlc 1 and 2 were surprisingly really good. Short but great, Highly recommend picking it up if you own the game already
66 hours for 100% completion??? yeah okay..... And I didn't really think it was that bad tbh. For a first "open world RPG" type DBZ game, it's great. One thing I do agree with it if they make it like the trunks DLC, that would be great.
Jokes on you, i'm already playing through this game and loving every second of it. Currently starting the Majin Buu Saga
i really think this game (or rather, this type of game) should have been made as an OG Dragon Ball game. that would have been cool.
I agree! We need more DB games in general and this type would be perfect for DB. It would allow us to play as characters like Bulma, Chichi, Puar and such allowing more unique gameplay styles.
Maybe we’ll get this in season pass 2
I'll find time to play it at some point. After hearing you talk about it though I'm really excited for the trunks DLC
I've clocked in a total 122 hours in this game since release. I did take a 2 year break, but that in-game TCG really came out of left field
I saw somewhere that the limitation on the material they covered was due to IP\licensing allowances. They simply weren't allowed to explore some of the content because they didn't have the rights to it.
Having played it when it came out (without diving into the DLC which I've heard was pretty meh until the Trunks one so I haven't gone back to it yet), I definitely agree with it being a perfectly fine 7 / 10 game. Definitely worth a look though, especially if it has been a while since you've last experienced DBZ's story.
I actually really like playing the side characters for the main quest in anime related games. Like DBZ:Attack of the Saiyans on the Nintendo DS had a long chunk of the game as Krillin,Yamcha,Tien,Piccalo, and kid Gohan.
Thanks for mentioning Fuga, love cyberconnects furry games a ton and good god I hope its doing well because i dont wanna wait another 10 years to get another
_"Goku's the dumbest man on the universe"_
WRONG!
He's a Saiyan.
The persona 4 music starting at 4:40 is just chef’s kiss 🤌🏽🤌🏽
"Daddy why are you sleeping, daddy?"
"Quiet son, im neglecting you!"
-Gohan and Goku
Wow, that final DLC sounds really good. Thanks for the video man, I love seeing yer content. Keep it up!
The gameplay loop started to get too repetitive after I finished the frieza saga and took months to get back into it. Would have loved the graphics and open world of this game with the fighting system of raging blast 2 or tenkaichi 3
Bt3 fighting with open world i can only dream lol
@@mannyduran8458 bt3 doesn't need it tho
I got bored right after the Radditz fight lmao.
@@mannyduran8458 So BT3 which BT2/B3's story mode? I think DBZ Kakarot should have had more than one melee button.
No cause it's rpg based think of it as an action move slot
this is a great game. is it the best DBZ game? no. is it the best DBZ story game with fun simple mechanics and semi open worlds to explore? Absolutely yes! If you're a Dragon Ball fan, this is a game you have to have! Personally I have over 300 hours in this game. its not perfect however as a retelling of the Z story and all the fan service from the side quests and seeing old characters form OG DB, this game is the best
Outlaw Star is my absolute favorite anime. Such an amazing, mostly forgotten about gem.
I have to say,, I preordered the collector edition of this game just for the statue that came with It. I played like 5 hours of It and never came back to the game.... I do not regret anything, the statue is beautiful.
Maybe I'll return to this game and finish the story... maybe
little extra, I'm still salty that the most expensive edition of the game didn't include the season pass
I did the exact same thing with Jump Force, it was an alright game, but I just mainly wanted the statue.
Best Dragon Ball Game I’ve ever played. It’s one of my favorite games of all time. This shit is fucking peak DB
Always weird me out how people are overly harsh on games like Final Bout and Kakarot but then sing no ending praises for shit like the Legacy of Goku games
It's mostly nostalgia speaking.
Also, Kakarot is almost universally loved, it's just that the haters for some reason scream really loud about this game. The game has a solid 93% out of 21k reviews on Steam alone, that doesn't look like a hated game much imo
Hey hey hey chill 2, and Buu’s furry, are really good man they are very fun, and actually mix it up different enough not to just be a retelling.
@@artemis1993 I didn’t grow up with legacy of Goku, and I love it, but the first game *shivers* it’s bad.
@@joshshrum2764 they have some good ideas and ok for the time, but they're far far from being good games
DBZ Kakarot is the Dragon Ball game I've dreamed of since I was a kid in the early 2000s. It's not perfect, but I absolutely love it.
This game was so much better than I thought it be. Like I was surprised how engaged I was by like the little rpg stuff like community boards. Like it’s an rpg!
This game is worth playing for the cutscenes alone.
I mean, you can easily watch the cutscenes on RUclips or just rewatch the series.
In this day and age, you don't need to play the game to see the cutscenes.
I have Dragon Ball Advance Adventure for GBA and it's the best Dragon Ball game ever.
I loved this game and i need to go back to it also seeing my boy Yamcha's death scene repeated 4 times in a matter of minutes did anger me lol this guy deserves more respect
No. No he doesn't. No respect for Yamcha.
Yamcha cheated on Bulma and still acts like a loser despite being the world's best baseball player. That said, I do love Yamcha and wanna see him more.
@@TheKingOfRooks Bulma was eye googling other guys first lmao
@@TheKingOfRooks that never happened
@@jutton11 bad opinion
I would gladly spend an hour just flying alone Snake Way. Was a missed opportunity.
This game is so peak man I would gladly 100 percent this game again if I could
I actually really liked this game despite all the flaws
DBZ:K needed less fan service and more game mechanics. I 100%'d the game, fuck the DLC though. Thank you for your service
The side quests broke me after the Frieza saga as it became dull "oh no this man is gonna murder someone, they're gonna send a me generic ass Red Ribbon bots when the man that can end them in 1 in punch arrives"
Especially when everyone had them. Like that Sidequest where Yamcha is revealed to be cheating on these two girls and they both have a fucking robot lol
@@lockdown2341 it was between the boys everyone had and the damn chair sidequest involving the chair for dende.... I spent at least 2 hours passing back and forward over the recipe all because this sidequest didn't have any trackers on it... Like not even search around this area circle. I had to look it up on where to go and what it was I was even looking for
The game had no originality to it
@@Strogghog you responding to every comment? Jesus Christ dude get a life.
Out of context you might just hate the Cell Arc
this game just feels like the cartoon in a new medium. It's almost perfect. I love how nobody questions that piccolo and vegata are psychopaths
Just started this game. I am loving it man ngl. Happy i got to it after all the updates
Why did this review actually make me want to play this game
In my opinon this game is quite good its the first piece of dragon ball z that ive experianced
I bought the game not long after it came out almost two years ago. My issue with the game was that it was too easy, that on top of how unnecessary random encounters were if the majority of the experience gained was from the story mode only. I didn't have to grind at all because I wasn't faced with difficulty.
Something I want to point out. The Buu part of Future Trunks was shown in Super's Manga. It follows it really closely.
Man this is a game idc what anyone says about, I love it deeply and will play it for years to come
I like this game. The combat and the fact I'm doing more damage as I level up and transform is probably the most I've felt like I was playing as these characters. I enjoy that we got Super Saiyan God and Blue, Trunks and expanding on his story post-Cell (the best version is still Shin Budokai Another Road don't @ me) and the Horde Battles introduced in DLC 2 are fun if repetitive plus the Trunks DLC where after beating it you can unlock his skills from that DLC and use them in the base game or DLC 2.
Also you'll be surprised to know that when people started datamining this game there were references to Garlic Jr in unused dialogue. Perhaps they did plan at one point to include a few movie villains. I would've loved to have fought Janemba, Cooler, Broly, and Slug in this game's engine.
One more thing is the free update that made Vegito and Gotenks playable. They're fun to use and will use any excuse to use Vegito. I just wish it hadn't taken until September 2021 to GET that ability.
Another Road fucking slaps man, one of the best games on PSP
I didn't really even give kakarot a real chance. Like you said, it immediately overwhelms you with all the systems and skills. I quickly though "yeah, I'm not learning all that"
Has anyone ever told you you sound like Jason Mantzoukas with a less scratchy voice
I made a vow that if they ever made an honest to God big-budget RPG of DBZ I would play it. I even read the entire DB manga for prep. I really enjoyed Kakarot, I even got the Platinum
Man... That's such a shame to hear about the World Martial Arts Tourney being skipped over. Tournaments in RPG's have always been one of my FAVORITE things in any RPG. Some of my favorite moments from many of my favorite RPG's have been during Tournament moments. Such a shame that they didn't let you actually fight thru a Tournament arc.
As a huge dbz fan I enjoyed the time I spent with the game but I really wished for a much better combat system. By the time I fought perfect cell, It was the biggest gripe I had.