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Thank you for making this video. I had the exact experience you did. I played all the Budokai games and the Budokai 3 is the best one. I played Tenkaichi and hated it so I didn't play the other two. After viewing I will def go back and try this one. What an awesome video. Def sub.
Tenkaichi is arguably the most challenging DBZ game ever to get used to, but goddamn, if you do manage to master its controls. You're basically living the anime fights themselves. It's insane. Plus, the attention to detail in character interactions to accurate color schemes on beam attacks is underrated, IMO.
In my childhood. Everyone of my freinds used to control 2 to 4 characters. Not easy to know how you control the others, every single one. But, not too hard to be used to a single character. And, everyone was happy controling his character perfectly, and having fun playing this game, for 6 hours straight, every day.
@@Benjmensch they look very similar but at the highest level they play very differently. A lot of elements were taken out of tenkaichi 3 from 2. ruclips.net/video/-Zsi30_hIEo/видео.html
A large reason why people love BT3 is the large cast of characters, leading to interesting interactions. Like Pan reacting to Kid Goku (Dragon Ball), or Mecha Frieza vs Cooler, Mr. Satan vs Kid Gohan, or even Adult Goku vs Grandpa Gohan. And some neat easter eggs, like Devilman's Devilmite Beam doing damage based on the negative thoughts of the target; dealing massive damage to someone like Frieza or Baby, but not affecting Goku or his descendants (provided they're not in any Super Saiyan form) in any way. And the massive roster leads to characters who don't normally appear in video games, like Dr. Wheelo, Grandpa Gohan, General Blue, or Eighter.
Ever since I first played Tenkaichi 3, as a kid, I immediately knew I was playing one of the very few video games that would ever come close to simulating the feeling of actually being in an anime battle, and that still stands today.
13:00 the most important thing about the Cell Games is that you Don’t recover all your life after each combat, around 1 or 1,5 health bars so you could end up reaching Cell but too weakened to beat him
Lol, that tournament didnt get higher then strong difficulty 😅 so i haven't really experienced it like that😅 the most difficult tournament was the random one. Since you could end up with Hercule🤣
Once again I completely agree with everything you said in this review. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is a masterpiece Dragon Ball game and it deserves to stand right up there with Budokai 3 as one of the best games in the franchise.
@@Y-two-K From the opposite side of the spectrum; I was a massive Budokai 3 fanboy for years after BT3 came out. As far as I was concerned, "BT3 [was] a bad fighting game, therefore a bad game, and therefore Budokai 3 was 'objectively' better." There was even a point where I'd have argued that the Raging Blast games were better because they were more streamlined. It wasn't until after Xenoverse 2 that I went back and replayed the older games without my nostalgia goggles on and realized that not only was BT3 easily one of the best games in the franchise but that I had drastically underestimated the depth of the combat in the game (because I had a PS2 and there was only local MP; meaning I only had my noob friends and younger brothers to play against - never needed more advanced techniques to stomp them). When compared to the melee combat of the Raging Blast and Xenoverse series, BT3 is an ocean to their puddles. RB and XV made the combat very, very spam-friendly by removing melee combat options (both offensive and defensive; things like directional smash attacks, sonic sway, and Z counter were left out more and more) and refocusing the core combat around "charge ki > stun enemy > throw special/ultimate." And Budokai 3 becomes a chore to play on Hard or higher because the AI just spams Hyper Mode & Dragon Rush non-stop.
@@bigboss6145 It's really not though, not unless your familiarity with the gameplay mechanics only extend as far as what the tutorials explain. Sure, if you only compare what's taught in the tutorial, it may seem like RB has more depth because it goes into detail about "signature attacks" and "cancel combos," whereas BT3 doesn't have the "signature skill" function and expects players to find the cancels and combos themselves (ala the way fighting games traditionally handle cancels & combos). But once you get into actually playing the game against other people who are just as capable of shitstomping the CPU on "Very Hard," you start seeing the limits of the two games. Raging Blast revolves entirely around charging your ki and spamming your special movies while de-emphasizing the melee combat by removing the more complex hand-to-hand combat mechanics from the game in exchange for the same loop of "use stat buff special and/or Wild Sense/Afterimage Strike to stack things in your favor > knock back/stun enemy > use rush-down special > charge ki while enemy recovers > exploit the fact that the game resets players after Rush-Down supers by putting them within range of another by using it again the moment they begin the "stand up" animation and lock them into a "combo" that's just one player repeating the same move over and over because there's nothing to prevent them from doing so (especially since, unlike BT3, Rush-Down supers are positive on block by guard break & staggering the target while having practically no recovery frames for the attacker). There are tons of things you can do in BT3 that you can't do in Raging Blast, but the only thing you can do in Raging Blast but not BT3 is utilize the new "signature attack" that each character has. That's not even getting into how busted RB's customs mode is compared to BT3 thanks to the higher-end equip skills utterly breaking the game like allowing you to create a character who can't be stunned by anything except Super moves, (effectively rendering the melee combat unusable for your enemy) or the "Random Vanish" equip that allows players to not only ignore the entire defensive aspect of the gameplay (by putting the responsibility of learning to Vanish entirely on the computer), but also Vanish when it would otherwise be impossible (like Vanishing a multi-hit attack mid-block or allowing them to Vanish all of the hits from a multi-hit attack because the skill "rolls the dice" with every hit).
Dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi 3 was by far my most favorite of the 3d dbz fighting games. It has so many characters and I loved all the wacky matches you could do. I also enjoyed the gameplay. Great video and analysis.
Damn, I understood that PERFECTLY 🤣💯 I get more of a DBZ quick and intense feel from those 2 even though this one gives a much more cinematic and big experience
FighterZ and Budokai 3 don't even belong in the same category. A DBZ game that doesn't have beam clashes, sonic sway, and super/ultimate attack deflects is just a cheap skin and cash grab. No matter how good it LOOKS.
@@Cautious_Gamer You have got to be high if you think FighterZ is a cash grab. Hands down the best DragonBall Z game without question. Bet you got bodied by someone and now you just shit talk the game.
@@LordRaiden242 tbf i see his point. I personally didn't like fighterz for some of the same reasons but I can't deny that it is a deep and complex fighter easily on the level of Capcom fighters while budokai 3 can be pretty unbalanced with characters like Broly and Omega Shenron.
This game comes the closest to putting you into the DragonballZ feeling with how fluent the combat is. Nothing's come close in my mind, and it's crazy to think how long ago this came out, how many console generations ago it was, and that it still hasn't been remastered or even continued.
This game wins over all other DB game because of the SENSATIONS you got playing it. It is so fluid, man. 10+ years and I still enjoy it. Nowadays game have to be competitive and complex, but they lack these "casual" components. Not every person in this world has time to master their skills with a game before actually enjoying it (like for FighterZ, a good game, but not so casual). This game was casual, but fun and full of things.
I disagree, the best DBZ game I want to say is really just what you want out of DBZ games. I can't deny tenkaichi has the most content especially for single player and captures Dragon ball perfectly but I don't see it as the best gameplay wise as well as it's flaws. it's the opposite for me which I like fighterz and super DBZ a lot more because the depth/creativity/techs/setups are all there and has a lot more to its gameplay that makes it more fun. It always gets me to go back playing it. I can understand why casuals prefer tenkaichi because it's easy to get into but I don't see anything wrong with competitive as well long as the game balancing isn't too bad
@@EXFOOLYCOOLY FighterZ balance is not great right now but I otherwise agree with your points. BT3 was more accessible and captured the essence of Dragon Ball probably better than any other title
@@EXFOOLYCOOLY I don't considers fighterz a bad game, I just feel its mechanics doesn't fit in something you can call Dragonball. Take Tenkaichi as exemple: it seems a game modeled after the anime. They took inspiration for mechanics entirely from dragonball. Flaws or not, it feels being Dragonball, and people love it because of this, despite its problems. What I get from fighterz is the opposite. They already have mechanics models from other similiar games and thought "Let's fuse this mechanics with dragonball". Result: a good game, but which feels not a dragonball game. I feel a weird sensation playing that game, like it was an artificial reduction of what dragonball is. Personally, if I had to imagine a dragonball fighting game, Tenkaichi is what is closer to its essence. FighterZ is just a game who resembles street fighter/MK in gameplay but has DB characters. Nothing to say about it being better on the competitive side, or better in balacing etc. but for me this isn't enough, because it just doesn't feel dragonball. I'm not against the game existance because it's a good thing for people who likes it. It's just that we need a pure dragonball game too
you and me both crazy how the other dragonballz budokias got a remake but they skipped over this one for some reason, hopefully one day they will remake it.
I don't know if it works on the Playstation but on the wii you can perform and instant transmission kamehameha. I mean not the special move, you can charge your attack while people think you're too far to be a threat and then use your natural IT and blast them.
Another amazing informative video, one of my issues with BT3 videos on youtube is how many people simply overpraise and talk about their nostalgia with the game, but you took your time to talk about the gameplay and combat and how vast it is and how each character is very different from the other which is something i talk a lot about too,like Goku (end) plays a bit heavy and slow and more Ki focused compared to Goku (mid) despite being literaly the same person. Now i hope you get to try the Last PS2 DBZ game if you didnt, Infinite World which most people consider Budokai 4.
Thanks for watching all 3 videos and I'm gad you enjoyed them. Infinite World is defiantly a game I want to cover at some point. I never got to play it and I'm interested to see if it's as good as budokai 3.
I know I have a golden childhood thanks to this masterpiece of a game. My dad used to have a ps2 and this was his only multiplayergame, add to that the fact that he was passionnated by dbz and ofc me and my brother had to follow his ideas. When we were at his place, we used to wake up rlly early just to get a few hours playing the gorgeous shit, this games means a lot.
Loved this game. My friend and I would practice the hardest combos of all characters including SSJ4 Gogeta's crazy one. Xenoverse never got me as excited as this game.
My only problem with the game was how the story mode was so incomplete missing almost half of it that if you've never watched the series you'll most likely be confused with what's happening. The cutscenes were also dumbed down that they can only show 2 characters in a cutscene.
The game is fun but if you haven't watched the series and you're the type of person to play anime games instead of watch then I suggest finding another game for that
It's for what if so they don't repeat the same thing over and over. Every mission has a ton of what if scenarios built in. The broly mission I lost to broky and got an ending. I beat broky with goku and got an ending, I survived until roshi came then beat broky with roshi and got an ending.
Dude, you could literally defeat Super Perfect Cell as SSJ2 Gohan before allowing any cutscenes to appear. By not finishing a level of the story mode as intended, you will receive extra lines of the characters!
The thing about Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is that while it is a great Dragonball Z game, it is undeniably, by a wide margin the best OG Dragonball game. By far the biggest roster of the old school guys, with special dialogue and full movesets, is something that you just never see again
One of the things you mentioned which I dont see too many people mention is the ability for an anime game to truly capture the feel of the anime through gameplay. People love Dragon Ball FighterZ but I dont think a 2D game truly captures the nature of combat in dbz. Many anime games are more or less 2D fighting games with an anime skin over them. You really have to master aerial movement in this game. I love how if you get knocked down you have to look for your oponent to lock on, Scouters are the fastest at locking on, but if you get damaged your scouter breaks and you have very weak lock on and cant see the person through objects. People who can sense ki can lock on through objects but its slower, things like that. Im curious to how you feel about xenoverse 2 and how it captures the dragonball Z combat experience. Raging blast seems like a continuation of the budokai tenkaichi series though allthough I hate the graphics for Raging Blast 2. I plan on making a video about Dragonball the breakers soon tm which will be very much in the vein of how it captures the feel of the anime.
played almost every DBZ game on ps2 era and still to this date, Budokai Tenkaichi 3 will always be my favorite so many memories created with that game!!
A remake for this game sounds nice until you remember how older games are prone to get changed from the original by modern devs, an HD port with online matchmaking and higher refresh rate would be safer to ask for. I like this game but tenkaichi 2's soundtrack is way better than 3's
This really takes me back, thanks for the great vid. Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 3 really kept me occupied for most of my kid life when I wasn't outside. Now at 28, I've bought a PS2 again and I'll be playing these 2 masterpieces with my 2 sons tonight. 🖤❤
That opening was so great, also correct me if I am wrong but I think the training was interactive for the new editions to the game. It was split up into Beginner, intermediate and advanced moves. At least on the ps2 version
Yeah in some parts it has you doing stuff. I ended up editing down the part where I talk about the tutorial because it was too long but I kinda of regret how I did it because it doesn't convey it very well.
I remember playing Tenkaichi for the first time and thinking the same thing as you, that it was just a sequel to the Budokai games I had come to love. Upon playing it I enjoyed this new style of game but I found it extremely difficult for my 9 year old little brain to comprehend all the complex combos and new move sets. I remember not being able to get past a certain level in the story and just giving up on it and never playing the sequels because I was kind of scared of how hard the original was (lol). I desperately want to play Tenkaichi 2 and 3 now to see what I missed out on but they’re going for ridiculous prices right now and I don’t feel like spending that much on a single game, hopefully they’ll come out with a remaster soon! Love the vid!
That sad man and you can’t find this game on physical without it being in the triple digits. I have a copy I cherish to this day. I seen a copy in 2nd Charles for $110.00 dollars!!! And some copies online are 200+. It’s rarer than budokai 3 to find.
Same here I used to play it when I was little but only at my cousin's house I barely bought it not that long ago from ebay and it was like 80 bucks without the box lol but it was worth it
The opening and game play is more of a preference. I personally like the 3-D looks for the openings more than the 2-D Toon versions. BT2 was my first love, and BT3 will forever be my waifu
The amount of characters put into this game is insane I love how each one has a different fighting style and different ultimate moves, my only complaint is how the minor z fighters have the same type of ultimate move like a generic chi or just a beam and most of them aren't that effective in any way especially when you're in a fighting area that has obstacles as cover overall I think it's one of the best dbz games that pretty much has any character you could ask for, since dbz games nowadays have dlcs that you have to buy.
I think Tenkaichi 3 is a rare example of ticking all the boxes you have at the start of game development. It does everything and there's so many ideas that were executed on that just made the game so feature rich. Seeing the models in Legends makes me want a Tenkaichi remaster with dlc so bad
I was so addicted to this game that i ended up in a winning streak that resulted in none of my friends wanting to play againt me anymore. Eventually, At school a classmate arranged a battle with someone who had the same issue. He was the first challenge in a long time, but i still ended up winning. tho it could have gone either way if i'd let my guard down. That was the last time I played the game consistently. Not long after that I stopped playing.
I really enjoyed this video. Man..I walked away from RUclips so long ago but I love seeing new creators bringing such awesome content like this. This was great, keep it up! (Also, I hear "Rain" in the background! Would love an FMA video from you)
I think you are approaching this from the angle! Heck, I didn't even care about the training, I played the game for so many years, but I just learned as I go, and I didn't even play the first two, I just went with 3, and learned as I go. Training, at the time is not a big deal, but I do think you are taking a modern take on it, which is, I'm not sure how to feel about! Nonetheless, best game ever. (DBZ wise).
this video is probably the most well made video on this game although i kinda wish more people talked about the advanced/competitive aspects of combat combat techniques like -1 supers (super attacks that are unavoidable from certain ranges) and perfect/semi-flanking (using jump + dash and descend to get behind your opponent) just to name a few basic ones.
Don't even gotta watch the video to answer that. One of the best fighting games ever made hands down. It's so good even years later copies are selling for $200+.
Imagine they did the remake. and implemented online duels :D this game has Best fighting style and mechanic ever, easy yet hard to master looks simple but its deep. As a kid i played so much of it with a friend, that we almost perfect blocked (forgot how it was called , but you could block almost everything if ur timing was right ) each other all the time ahh good days
If the stars align and we somehow get an official bt4, it would be really cool to see newer models like in db kakarot, but with the same classic cinematic style of the budokai/infinite world series
I have been apart of an AI League that uses this game for like 7 years now and I can say without a doubt it's one of the funnest games to play, and watch. There's so many characters, so many modes, and a surprising amount of depth to its customization system. So much so that we are still finding out new things about how the game, its customization system, and the ai works.
It was a great franchise It was me and my friend’s hay day in the Dragonball game scene. I think she is wrong in a sense at the end of the video but right from a older Dragonball fan’s perspective. My cousin had the same opinion of Tenkaichi 1 that it was a bastardized version of budokai but it wasn’t it’s like the Mortal Kombat effect. When the mk franchise had no choice but to go 3d it had mixed receptions but it was certain games that made that era worth remembering even some wanting it to return. Tenkaichi 1 was just that blemish in that era. 2 was the build up to what made 3 a masterpiece. Budokai was king in its way of Dragonball game in a 2.5 d aspect but as for the arena genre Ultimate Storm series, MHA one justice etc this game still reigns king.
Oh man had the best time with this game, my best friend and myself always versed eachother, and had great laughs. Yes this is the best DBZ game. Even better then DBZ Kakarat. Not only did it have the DBZ sagas, it even had the GT sagas as well. The characters u could choose to play as was insane. I miss this game so much man. It's the best fighting game I have ever played.
Loving all these videos suddenly popping up in my feed that acknowledge the king of DBZ games. I've been saying for years that nothing since Tenkaichi 3 has been worth your time, with the exception of FighterZ.
I remember when I got this game. 4th grade end of grading period got all 100s and got to buy a game. Played it all the way til highschool. Future Gohan with the Z-soul that let's you infinitely basic attack while full power was my favorite
It is but could not be made today. To play alone or with friends it’s unmatched but for multiplayer you know that there will abusers of the stun spam. They’ll just do the stun blow then a punch then stun then punch. Rinse repeat until the enemy is dead. Also there are moves you can do with 2 ki bars and all you have to do is hit them and the time it takes for them to get up you’ve already charged 2 bars and can unleash the spam.
Man, I got Tenkaichi 1 on launch too and it sucked, but I got Tenkaichi 2 on launch too and I was roped back in. Love these games. Wish there was a Steam version.
Hi everyone! This Tenkaichi series of videos is actually my 400 subscriber special. I didn't want to bog down the pacing of the videos, so I'm just gonna say it here. Thank you for 400 subs!!!
Huge congrats. 500 here we come!
@@MidnightDeerX Thanks :D
Thank you for making this video. I had the exact experience you did. I played all the Budokai games and the Budokai 3 is the best one. I played Tenkaichi and hated it so I didn't play the other two. After viewing I will def go back and try this one. What an awesome video. Def sub.
This was such a dope video! Subscribed 😊
@@HiddenChannel God I love this game so much
Tenkaichi is arguably the most challenging DBZ game ever to get used to, but goddamn, if you do manage to master its controls. You're basically living the anime fights themselves. It's insane. Plus, the attention to detail in character interactions to accurate color schemes on beam attacks is underrated, IMO.
In my childhood. Everyone of my freinds used to control 2 to 4 characters. Not easy to know how you control the others, every single one. But, not too hard to be used to a single character. And, everyone was happy controling his character perfectly, and having fun playing this game, for 6 hours straight, every day.
In terms of complexity it is nowhere near as difficult as shin budokai 2 or even tenkaichi 2 in terms of the lock off movement and combo extensions
@@Someguy96Lx how is tenkaichi 2 not 95% the same game as 3?
@@Benjmensch they look very similar but at the highest level they play very differently. A lot of elements were taken out of tenkaichi 3 from 2.
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@@Benjmensch Play them...
BT2 has more complex combo schemes.
A large reason why people love BT3 is the large cast of characters, leading to interesting interactions. Like Pan reacting to Kid Goku (Dragon Ball), or Mecha Frieza vs Cooler, Mr. Satan vs Kid Gohan, or even Adult Goku vs Grandpa Gohan. And some neat easter eggs, like Devilman's Devilmite Beam doing damage based on the negative thoughts of the target; dealing massive damage to someone like Frieza or Baby, but not affecting Goku or his descendants (provided they're not in any Super Saiyan form) in any way. And the massive roster leads to characters who don't normally appear in video games, like Dr. Wheelo, Grandpa Gohan, General Blue, or Eighter.
for like 60% of the characters of BT3 you would have to pay 3 DLCs in today games
@@valdelamer this is why i am not all that hyped for the offical BT4. they will lock most of the rooster behind season passes.
@@FrancisYorkMorganFBII am willing to pay if they can get every single character but that's a pipe dream.
Ever since I first played Tenkaichi 3, as a kid, I immediately knew I was playing one of the very few video games that would ever come close to simulating the feeling of actually being in an anime battle, and that still stands today.
13:00 the most important thing about the Cell Games is that you Don’t recover all your life after each combat, around 1 or 1,5 health bars so you could end up reaching Cell but too weakened to beat him
Lol, that tournament didnt get higher then strong difficulty 😅 so i haven't really experienced it like that😅 the most difficult tournament was the random one. Since you could end up with Hercule🤣
Once again I completely agree with everything you said in this review. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is a masterpiece Dragon Ball game and it deserves to stand right up there with Budokai 3 as one of the best games in the franchise.
For sure :D
I've never been a fan of Budokai 3 personally. The rock-paper-scissors mechanic ruined it for me. The Tenkaichi games are more preferable for me.
@@Y-two-K From the opposite side of the spectrum; I was a massive Budokai 3 fanboy for years after BT3 came out. As far as I was concerned, "BT3 [was] a bad fighting game, therefore a bad game, and therefore Budokai 3 was 'objectively' better." There was even a point where I'd have argued that the Raging Blast games were better because they were more streamlined.
It wasn't until after Xenoverse 2 that I went back and replayed the older games without my nostalgia goggles on and realized that not only was BT3 easily one of the best games in the franchise but that I had drastically underestimated the depth of the combat in the game (because I had a PS2 and there was only local MP; meaning I only had my noob friends and younger brothers to play against - never needed more advanced techniques to stomp them).
When compared to the melee combat of the Raging Blast and Xenoverse series, BT3 is an ocean to their puddles. RB and XV made the combat very, very spam-friendly by removing melee combat options (both offensive and defensive; things like directional smash attacks, sonic sway, and Z counter were left out more and more) and refocusing the core combat around "charge ki > stun enemy > throw special/ultimate."
And Budokai 3 becomes a chore to play on Hard or higher because the AI just spams Hyper Mode & Dragon Rush non-stop.
@@Madara8989 raging blast is doubtlessly deeper that BT3.
@@bigboss6145 It's really not though, not unless your familiarity with the gameplay mechanics only extend as far as what the tutorials explain.
Sure, if you only compare what's taught in the tutorial, it may seem like RB has more depth because it goes into detail about "signature attacks" and "cancel combos," whereas BT3 doesn't have the "signature skill" function and expects players to find the cancels and combos themselves (ala the way fighting games traditionally handle cancels & combos).
But once you get into actually playing the game against other people who are just as capable of shitstomping the CPU on "Very Hard," you start seeing the limits of the two games. Raging Blast revolves entirely around charging your ki and spamming your special movies while de-emphasizing the melee combat by removing the more complex hand-to-hand combat mechanics from the game in exchange for the same loop of "use stat buff special and/or Wild Sense/Afterimage Strike to stack things in your favor > knock back/stun enemy > use rush-down special > charge ki while enemy recovers > exploit the fact that the game resets players after Rush-Down supers by putting them within range of another by using it again the moment they begin the "stand up" animation and lock them into a "combo" that's just one player repeating the same move over and over because there's nothing to prevent them from doing so (especially since, unlike BT3, Rush-Down supers are positive on block by guard break & staggering the target while having practically no recovery frames for the attacker).
There are tons of things you can do in BT3 that you can't do in Raging Blast, but the only thing you can do in Raging Blast but not BT3 is utilize the new "signature attack" that each character has.
That's not even getting into how busted RB's customs mode is compared to BT3 thanks to the higher-end equip skills utterly breaking the game like allowing you to create a character who can't be stunned by anything except Super moves, (effectively rendering the melee combat unusable for your enemy) or the "Random Vanish" equip that allows players to not only ignore the entire defensive aspect of the gameplay (by putting the responsibility of learning to Vanish entirely on the computer), but also Vanish when it would otherwise be impossible (like Vanishing a multi-hit attack mid-block or allowing them to Vanish all of the hits from a multi-hit attack because the skill "rolls the dice" with every hit).
Dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi 3 was by far my most favorite of the 3d dbz fighting games. It has so many characters and I loved all the wacky matches you could do. I also enjoyed the gameplay. Great video and analysis.
If you wanna play a Dragonball Z game, you play Tenka 3. If you wanna play a Dragonball Z fighting game, you play Budokai 3 or Fighter Z.
Damn, I understood that PERFECTLY 🤣💯 I get more of a DBZ quick and intense feel from those 2 even though this one gives a much more cinematic and big experience
FighterZ and Budokai 3 don't even belong in the same category. A DBZ game that doesn't have beam clashes, sonic sway, and super/ultimate attack deflects is just a cheap skin and cash grab. No matter how good it LOOKS.
@@Cautious_Gamer You have got to be high if you think FighterZ is a cash grab. Hands down the best DragonBall Z game without question. Bet you got bodied by someone and now you just shit talk the game.
@@LordRaiden242 tbf i see his point. I personally didn't like fighterz for some of the same reasons but I can't deny that it is a deep and complex fighter easily on the level of Capcom fighters while budokai 3 can be pretty unbalanced with characters like Broly and Omega Shenron.
Tenka 3 has better fighting system than budo 3 or fighter z
This game comes the closest to putting you into the DragonballZ feeling with how fluent the combat is. Nothing's come close in my mind, and it's crazy to think how long ago this came out, how many console generations ago it was, and that it still hasn't been remastered or even continued.
Well, I got some news for you haha
@@MrNasexD The best news!!!
Main reason it’s the goat
This game wins over all other DB game because of the SENSATIONS you got playing it. It is so fluid, man. 10+ years and I still enjoy it.
Nowadays game have to be competitive and complex, but they lack these "casual" components. Not every person in this world has time to master their skills with a game before actually enjoying it (like for FighterZ, a good game, but not so casual).
This game was casual, but fun and full of things.
couldn't have said it any better.
The closest we got to this was with the first raging blast
I disagree, the best DBZ game I want to say is really just what you want out of DBZ games.
I can't deny tenkaichi has the most content especially for single player and captures Dragon ball perfectly but I don't see it as the best gameplay wise as well as it's flaws.
it's the opposite for me which I like fighterz and super DBZ a lot more because the depth/creativity/techs/setups are all there and has a lot more to its gameplay that makes it more fun. It always gets me to go back playing it. I can understand why casuals prefer tenkaichi because it's easy to get into but I don't see anything wrong with competitive as well long as the game balancing isn't too bad
@@EXFOOLYCOOLY FighterZ balance is not great right now but I otherwise agree with your points. BT3 was more accessible and captured the essence of Dragon Ball probably better than any other title
@@EXFOOLYCOOLY I don't considers fighterz a bad game, I just feel its mechanics doesn't fit in something you can call Dragonball. Take Tenkaichi as exemple: it seems a game modeled after the anime. They took inspiration for mechanics entirely from dragonball. Flaws or not, it feels being Dragonball, and people love it because of this, despite its problems. What I get from fighterz is the opposite. They already have mechanics models from other similiar games and thought "Let's fuse this mechanics with dragonball". Result: a good game, but which feels not a dragonball game. I feel a weird sensation playing that game, like it was an artificial reduction of what dragonball is. Personally, if I had to imagine a dragonball fighting game, Tenkaichi is what is closer to its essence. FighterZ is just a game who resembles street fighter/MK in gameplay but has DB characters. Nothing to say about it being better on the competitive side, or better in balacing etc. but for me this isn't enough, because it just doesn't feel dragonball. I'm not against the game existance because it's a good thing for people who likes it. It's just that we need a pure dragonball game too
I mean, you can be a tryharder if you want, there's a massiva gap in this game.
5:23 I remember when I first played this game as a kid and I discovered what button was R3... First transformation I ever did was Android 13
Such a fun game. The mods for this game have definitely kept it alive for all of these years. Nice and humorous analysis as always 😄
Thanks so much. I think I might have to try out a few modes, they look awesome
Best dbz game ever made and am still waiting for a remake
you and me both crazy how the other dragonballz budokias got a remake but they skipped over this one for some reason, hopefully one day they will remake it.
Youre in luck
Budokai 3 will always have a special place in my heart.
Budokai 3 or Budokai Tenkaichi 3?
Budokai 3 is the best one. Not tenkaichi 3. The psp ones shin budokai were also amazing.
@@j6027 budokai 3 was flawed do too that hyper armor into rush. Slowed the whole game down or put you into a rock paper match
Infinite world is where it's at
I don't know if it works on the Playstation but on the wii you can perform and instant transmission kamehameha. I mean not the special move, you can charge your attack while people think you're too far to be a threat and then use your natural IT and blast them.
I didn’t know that after all these years
Woah
For real?? I want to see that, that's dope 💯
this is true on ps2 as well.
can only be with goku beginning (or goku mid) with ss1, i think?
Another amazing informative video, one of my issues with BT3 videos on youtube is how many people simply overpraise and talk about their nostalgia with the game, but you took your time to talk about the gameplay and combat and how vast it is and how each character is very different from the other which is something i talk a lot about too,like Goku (end) plays a bit heavy and slow and more Ki focused compared to Goku (mid) despite being literaly the same person.
Now i hope you get to try the Last PS2 DBZ game if you didnt, Infinite World which most people consider Budokai 4.
Thanks for watching all 3 videos and I'm gad you enjoyed them. Infinite World is defiantly a game I want to cover at some point. I never got to play it and I'm interested to see if it's as good as budokai 3.
@@HiddenChannel you should try it, if has its flaws but its the best way they ended the budokai series with
I know I have a golden childhood thanks to this masterpiece of a game. My dad used to have a ps2 and this was his only multiplayergame, add to that the fact that he was passionnated by dbz and ofc me and my brother had to follow his ideas. When we were at his place, we used to wake up rlly early just to get a few hours playing the gorgeous shit, this games means a lot.
I love this video. So information dense and funny!
Soon you will be a dbz expert, without having experienced any of it lol
There was a training mode that showed u how to actually fight/dodge etc
Not only dialoge
That intro was absolutely amazing. Good shit
Loved this game. My friend and I would practice the hardest combos of all characters including SSJ4 Gogeta's crazy one. Xenoverse never got me as excited as this game.
My only problem with the game was how the story mode was so incomplete missing almost half of it that if you've never watched the series you'll most likely be confused with what's happening. The cutscenes were also dumbed down that they can only show 2 characters in a cutscene.
The game is fun but if you haven't watched the series and you're the type of person to play anime games instead of watch then I suggest finding another game for that
It's for what if so they don't repeat the same thing over and over. Every mission has a ton of what if scenarios built in. The broly mission I lost to broky and got an ending. I beat broky with goku and got an ending, I survived until roshi came then beat broky with roshi and got an ending.
Dude, you could literally defeat Super Perfect Cell as SSJ2 Gohan before allowing any cutscenes to appear. By not finishing a level of the story mode as intended, you will receive extra lines of the characters!
The thing about Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is that while it is a great Dragonball Z game, it is undeniably, by a wide margin the best OG Dragonball game. By far the biggest roster of the old school guys, with special dialogue and full movesets, is something that you just never see again
One of the things you mentioned which I dont see too many people mention is the ability for an anime game to truly capture the feel of the anime through gameplay. People love Dragon Ball FighterZ but I dont think a 2D game truly captures the nature of combat in dbz. Many anime games are more or less 2D fighting games with an anime skin over them.
You really have to master aerial movement in this game. I love how if you get knocked down you have to look for your oponent to lock on, Scouters are the fastest at locking on, but if you get damaged your scouter breaks and you have very weak lock on and cant see the person through objects. People who can sense ki can lock on through objects but its slower, things like that.
Im curious to how you feel about xenoverse 2 and how it captures the dragonball Z combat experience. Raging blast seems like a continuation of the budokai tenkaichi series though allthough I hate the graphics for Raging Blast 2.
I plan on making a video about Dragonball the breakers soon tm which will be very much in the vein of how it captures the feel of the anime.
I haven't played any of the xenoverse games
The visuals for Xenoverse were too distracting for me. Between the lock on indicator and all the shininess I find it takes away from the immersion
played almost every DBZ game on ps2 era
and still to this date, Budokai Tenkaichi 3 will always be my favorite
so many memories created with that game!!
This game is the GOAT.
Also, mastering the instant transformation dudge is a muscle memory I carry 10 years later.
I love how your clothes take battle damage, that's a cool detail too
9:40 well, now we know how vegita feels.
The Tenkaichi games are classics, but Budokai 3 remains the king.
A remake for this game sounds nice until you remember how older games are prone to get changed from the original by modern devs, an HD port with online matchmaking and higher refresh rate would be safer to ask for. I like this game but tenkaichi 2's soundtrack is way better than 3's
This really takes me back, thanks for the great vid. Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 3 really kept me occupied for most of my kid life when I wasn't outside. Now at 28, I've bought a PS2 again and I'll be playing these 2 masterpieces with my 2 sons tonight. 🖤❤
Really good video, love the editing. It really takes me back to those long nights playing with my friends
"Maybe you're weaker than I thought or maybe I'm stronger than I realize." -Piccolo, Raging Blast. Realist line ever!!!
Just recently found this channel and I wanna say the editing gags in these videos are great.
3:21 in this vid is probably my favorite.
That opening was so great, also correct me if I am wrong but I think the training was interactive for the new editions to the game. It was split up into Beginner, intermediate and advanced moves. At least on the ps2 version
Yeah in some parts it has you doing stuff. I ended up editing down the part where I talk about the tutorial because it was too long but I kinda of regret how I did it because it doesn't convey it very well.
This game was the reason why I got into anime as well as video games. Love my uncle for giving me this gift when I was like 5
You should try out the Tenkaichi 4 fan-made that released it's English version some months ago.
Played It Yesterday with a friend,i fell in love with DBS Broly,too strong!!!
I remember playing Tenkaichi for the first time and thinking the same thing as you, that it was just a sequel to the Budokai games I had come to love. Upon playing it I enjoyed this new style of game but I found it extremely difficult for my 9 year old little brain to comprehend all the complex combos and new move sets. I remember not being able to get past a certain level in the story and just giving up on it and never playing the sequels because I was kind of scared of how hard the original was (lol). I desperately want to play Tenkaichi 2 and 3 now to see what I missed out on but they’re going for ridiculous prices right now and I don’t feel like spending that much on a single game, hopefully they’ll come out with a remaster soon! Love the vid!
I remember how badly I wanted this game as a kid but never got it. I only had BT2. Thank God for emulators
Oh yeah emulator's just makes things so much more accessible
That sad man and you can’t find this game on physical without it being in the triple digits. I have a copy I cherish to this day. I seen a copy in 2nd Charles for $110.00 dollars!!! And some copies online are 200+. It’s rarer than budokai 3 to find.
Same here I used to play it when I was little but only at my cousin's house I barely bought it not that long ago from ebay and it was like 80 bucks without the box lol but it was worth it
@@HiddenChannel don't tell Nintendo that
@@3rdwavemedia906 I bought this game for ps2 a couple years ago for 15€
The opening and game play is more of a preference. I personally like the 3-D looks for the openings more than the 2-D Toon versions. BT2 was my first love, and BT3 will forever be my waifu
Lol yooo that intro was epic
Excelente review, I didn't expected such a good analisis, and the music at the end was 🔥
The amount of characters put into this game is insane I love how each one has a different fighting style and different ultimate moves, my only complaint is how the minor z fighters have the same type of ultimate move like a generic chi or just a beam and most of them aren't that effective in any way especially when you're in a fighting area that has obstacles as cover overall I think it's one of the best dbz games that pretty much has any character you could ask for, since dbz games nowadays have dlcs that you have to buy.
I think Tenkaichi 3 is a rare example of ticking all the boxes you have at the start of game development. It does everything and there's so many ideas that were executed on that just made the game so feature rich. Seeing the models in Legends makes me want a Tenkaichi remaster with dlc so bad
I was so addicted to this game that i ended up in a winning streak that resulted in none of my friends wanting to play againt me anymore.
Eventually, At school a classmate arranged a battle with someone who had the same issue. He was the first challenge in a long time, but i still ended up winning.
tho it could have gone either way if i'd let my guard down. That was the last time I played the game consistently. Not long after that I stopped playing.
This is one of my favourite fighters of all time! Thanks for showing some respect to this Gem of a game.
Thanks for watching :D
I really enjoyed this video. Man..I walked away from RUclips so long ago but I love seeing new creators bringing such awesome content like this. This was great, keep it up!
(Also, I hear "Rain" in the background! Would love an FMA video from you)
i personally liked tenkaichi 2 more for its more in depth story mode, but 3 was the better at combat. have great memories with both.
WE'RE BACK BABY TENKAICHI 4 ANNOUNCED SS4GOGETA VS UI GOKU SOON WHO WILL BE MORE BROKEN
Yo that rock the dragon intro with the game play was SMOOOOOOTH AF
What the hell was that at 4:49 🤣🤣
Raging blast 2 was pretty good as well
You should also try and play and review Super Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Infinite World from PS2 Era..
I think you are approaching this from the angle!
Heck, I didn't even care about the training, I played the game for so many years, but I just learned as I go, and I didn't even play the first two, I just went with 3, and learned as I go.
Training, at the time is not a big deal, but I do think you are taking a modern take on it, which is, I'm not sure how to feel about!
Nonetheless, best game ever. (DBZ wise).
Here after Tenkaichi 4 was announced
Don't sound to excited, just kidding good video on a side note Kaggy goes hard at the end
Such a great video. Keep it up!
I want to thank you for reminding me how wonderful my childhood was! I had forgotten all about this great game! ❤
I jus gotta say those first 10 seconds were AMAZING, I have goosebumps.
Speaking facts casually. Still waiting for a next game with the amount of content and love of the Tenkaichi series
All 3 of us Dbz Burst Limit fans will congregate here
Hello, I'm here for the Burst Limit fan congregation. Are there snacks?
this video is probably the most well made video on this game although i kinda wish more people talked about the advanced/competitive aspects of combat combat techniques like -1 supers (super attacks that are unavoidable from certain ranges) and perfect/semi-flanking (using jump + dash and descend to get behind your opponent) just to name a few basic ones.
lemme save you all some time. Short answer, YES. long answer, YESSSSSSSSSS
Don't even gotta watch the video to answer that. One of the best fighting games ever made hands down. It's so good even years later copies are selling for $200+.
Imagine they did the remake. and implemented online duels :D this game has Best fighting style and mechanic ever, easy yet hard to master looks simple but its deep. As a kid i played so much of it with a friend, that we almost perfect blocked (forgot how it was called , but you could block almost everything if ur timing was right ) each other all the time ahh good days
If the stars align and we somehow get an official bt4, it would be really cool to see newer models like in db kakarot, but with the same classic cinematic style of the budokai/infinite world series
Well... it seems that the stars have aligned
@@Assadar5402 they sure did, life good
Reminds me of SSBM an older game but perfected so well it holds up to this day.
I have been apart of an AI League that uses this game for like 7 years now and I can say without a doubt it's one of the funnest games to play, and watch. There's so many characters, so many modes, and a surprising amount of depth to its customization system. So much so that we are still finding out new things about how the game, its customization system, and the ai works.
Love DBZ League. I wish it got more recognition! It's really fun to watch.
The intro of this video is awesome
It's is! It was my coolest childhood and I really really liked with it's coolest theme
3:27 "oh God my fuckin knee" i love the subtle joke
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: そうです。
All they need is remaster this gem and add the super saga as dlc and I wouldn’t ask for another dbz game
Right?
Fantastic video, I've never played Tenkaichi but it sounds awesome.
What's that song from the ending? I really like it.
It was a great franchise It was me and my friend’s hay day in the Dragonball game scene. I think she is wrong in a sense at the end of the video but right from a older Dragonball fan’s perspective.
My cousin had the same opinion of Tenkaichi 1 that it was a bastardized version of budokai but it wasn’t it’s like the Mortal Kombat effect.
When the mk franchise had no choice but to go 3d it had mixed receptions but it was certain games that made that era worth remembering even some wanting it to return.
Tenkaichi 1 was just that blemish in that era. 2 was the build up to what made 3 a masterpiece.
Budokai was king in its way of Dragonball game in a 2.5 d aspect but as for the arena genre Ultimate Storm series, MHA one justice etc this game still reigns king.
definitely the most enjoyed fighting game this era
This was apparently so great that someone put together Tenkaichi 4, and it looks more than worth playing too
It now really exist!!!
I grew up on Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and it remains my favorite to this day. The story mode is fantastic.
My friends and I chose 5 random characters to play. When whole day finish we didn't know. Such a beautiful game.
This game should’ve had tournaments
Oh man had the best time with this game, my best friend and myself always versed eachother, and had great laughs. Yes this is the best DBZ game. Even better then DBZ Kakarat. Not only did it have the DBZ sagas, it even had the GT sagas as well. The characters u could choose to play as was insane. I miss this game so much man. It's the best fighting game I have ever played.
BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4 BABYYYYY
I have the special edition for this game that came with the top 10 dragon ball fights on dvd
Tfs clips are always worth a like
Also god the Arin Hanson clip of him going "Ah GOD MY FUCKIN' KNEE" got me.
Good choice lmao
the couch co-op 5v5 30min long fights while high af was life changing, hope bt4 is an upgrade on this games formula
Great content, thank you!
2:00 Via modding the server is back up thanks to wiimfi
I don’t know if it’s possible but if they can release this game on Nintendo Switch I would literally die
Loving all these videos suddenly popping up in my feed that acknowledge the king of DBZ games. I've been saying for years that nothing since Tenkaichi 3 has been worth your time, with the exception of FighterZ.
I remember when I got this game. 4th grade end of grading period got all 100s and got to buy a game. Played it all the way til highschool. Future Gohan with the Z-soul that let's you infinitely basic attack while full power was my favorite
6:44 ay I recognize that, is that db Abriged?
I need help looking for a dragon Ball game. The only thing I remember is the loading screen that you collect capsules
It is but could not be made today. To play alone or with friends it’s unmatched but for multiplayer you know that there will abusers of the stun spam. They’ll just do the stun blow then a punch then stun then punch. Rinse repeat until the enemy is dead.
Also there are moves you can do with 2 ki bars and all you have to do is hit them and the time it takes for them to get up you’ve already charged 2 bars and can unleash the spam.
the dbza edits were perfect 🐛
I still play this game in 2023 because it’s my favorite game on my ps2
This game is huge in Latinamerica. In my city there´s constant tournaments. My brother has won all the ones that he has participated.
Budokai Tenkaichi 4 is coming!!
I'll answer this. Yes. Greatest of all time. Even better for the time it came out. The complexity of it's hand to hand combat was top notch.
16:40 was the best part of the game to me. Dodging hits in close combat. So smooth.
Man, I got Tenkaichi 1 on launch too and it sucked, but I got Tenkaichi 2 on launch too and I was roped back in. Love these games. Wish there was a Steam version.
Oh boi ! This Opening got mai blood boiling with excitement . . . those old days