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Is It Time For The Dragon Ball Z Franchise To Do Something Completely New?

Masoud of DualShockers writes:

"The Dragon Ball franchise is in a weird state.

As noted in my review on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, there’s something about the franchise that has been able to maintain its rather overwhelmingly large and dedicated fanbase for decades since its debut back in 1984. And yet, the games have always had a hard time of capturing the core of the franchise, of making what could be called the quintessential must-have, be-all, end-all Dragon Ball game, though many have captured a part of it. But there’s just something so epic, so grand in scope, that’s hard to dissect and contain in one disc, cartridge, cassette and on. At least, so far.

So how do you make the a better Dragon Ball game? What kind of steps can be taken to revive the franchise, to invigorate it, as if resurrected by the dragon balls of game development? And how can future games bring something new to the table?"

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ZodTheRipper3711d ago (Edited 3711d ago )

Yes, an open world RPG please.

WeAreLegion3711d ago

Agreed. This is exactly what we need. From the beginning of the series all the way to Bills.

mp12893711d ago

screw that egyptian cat, the series ends well with buu

ZodTheRipper3711d ago

^Agree, just give me everything until Buu and I'm happy. I'd love to search for dragonballs & develop new techniques in a DBZ open world action adventure. I don't understand why 90% of the DBZ games are fighting games ...

WeAreLegion3711d ago

I'm not a fan of Bills, but a large portion of the DBZ fan base is. So, I would include it.

MightyNoX3711d ago

@mp : Bills rendered DBGT non-canon so he's pretty A-okay in my book.

Dasteru3711d ago (Edited 3711d ago )

@MightyNoX:

GT was never canon to begin with, the mangas ended with Z and Akira Toriyama wasn't involved in its production.

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mechlord3711d ago

Something new? hmm..... what about quitting and stop the god damn milking? nowadays these DBZ games are all the same minus one or two characters. Just let it go..let Goku rest in peace.

chaos_mechanica3711d ago

That's exactly why I'm a proponent for moving onto a new story or an alternate verse. The world had some interesting ideas, but the formula became the same, and that was inherited by the games. Time to switch things up.

Baccra173711d ago

He (Goku) will, in about 100 Namek days.

its_JEFF3711d ago

@zod18

GRRRRR... an open world RPG would be AMAZING!!! Lets make this happen, someone draw up a petition!

aimforthehead3711d ago

Agreed. It needs to be an RPG with a refined combat system and capture the story telling, characters, and atmosphere of the anime.

I think people are tired of following the same story over and over, not that the DBZ story isn't fantastic, but the universe is massive. There is so much opportunity for completely new story lines with new characters, as well as branches of little known characters. Do what Avatar did with Korra and branch out, completely write over GT if need be (I don't think many would complain. A lot of us don't consider it to be cannon and care little about it).

Stop giving us rehashed arcade fighters. I don't think there's much more than Budokai 3 or Tenkaichi Budokai 3 that you can offer us in that genre.

juliotheman213711d ago

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rarity3711d ago

I want a DBZ game with every DBZ character and gameplay like dbz budokai tenkaichi 3 with graphics like dbz ultimate tenkaichi or better!

blackblades3711d ago

I just want a new budokai/burst limit game with all the characters, and gameplay from budokai 3. Characters in tenkaichi all had the same moves.

maniacmayhem3711d ago

Yes, how many times are gamers going to relive the Freiza saga. Time to move on, that story is told the exact same way every time.

We need a completely new story or saga that is exclusive to consoles, with all new villains for Goku and his friends to fight.

dericb113711d ago

And alternate storyline would be really nice to be honest. DBZ/DBGT are pretty old and the stories are tired. Going the Full Metal:Brotherhood route would be nice and would help the entire franchise out.

chaos_mechanica3711d ago

That's exactly what I meant with the reference to Tenchi Muyo. For better or worse, that series got to try different scenarios out while staying somewhat true to most of the characters personalities.

gamedebater3711d ago

Smash Brothers Style With DBZ Characters.

After doing 40% damage character can do a KAI attack.
Kai Attacks can push players off maps ect
A K/O Punch off map would be @ 300% Dmg
Characters feel heavier when not flying
they can fly but getting knocked off map is easier

something like that.

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A Look Back at Artdink's Games for PlayStation Vita

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "In 2017 I wrote a series of articles looking at all of the Vita games released by a number of different publishers, but at the time I was already thinking about how interesting it would be to examine the output of individual developers. Sony’s handheld may not have been a sales success in itself, but certain studios managed to make a living by creating titles for it that targeted the right audiences. None demonstrate this better than Artdink, the quirky Japanese company that has increasingly branched out into anime development in recent years."

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A Look at All of the Fighting Games Available on Vita

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "While fully-fledged fighting games on handhelds have achieved varying levels of success in the past, they weren’t really a thing until the PSP. Prior to this there would always be certain concessions to get them running on weaker hardware. Sony’s powerful portable console, however, allowed developers to experiment with new ways of delivering their titles that would sometimes be hugely successful (e.g. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection), which in turn meant new games were forthcoming throughout the console’s life. This mantra continued onto the Vita, which received ports of a number of high-profile fighting games, from launch through to the present day.

The ever-expanding industry of eSports has somewhat put a damper on handheld fighting games, as the fanbase moves increasingly towards arcade sticks, perfect latency, and other measures that always ensure a fair fight. That doesn’t mean the Vita doesn’t have access to its fair share of fighting games, though – whether you like 3D arena brawlers, party-friendly multiplayer titles, or pixel-perfect technical 2D fighters, you’re well served by the selection that’s available here, especially when including backwards-compatible PSP & PS1 games."

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PlayStation Store Golden Week Sale Offers 122 Japanese Games With Up To 70% Discount

GearNuke: "PlayStation Store in US has a massive sale this week introducing popular Japanese games like Metal Gear Solid, Demon's Souls, Resident Evil and much more."

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Toiletsteak3292d ago

Why can't they do this for the UK as well.

franwex3292d ago

Make an American PSN; I have an European and Japanese one!

Eidolon3292d ago (Edited 3292d ago )

Do you get anything good out of the sales they have on JP/EU store?

franwex3291d ago (Edited 3291d ago )

@Eidolon:

No; but Remember when PSN was down for a few months and we got free games? Well; I got all the games for free :P

I think it is more beneficial for Europeans to get US than vice-versa because we get more sales!

Blastoise3292d ago (Edited 3292d ago )

Everyone on the EU blog asks all the time, but it doesnt seem likely. You can set up a US account on PS4 & PS3 though and play them on your UK account. If you need credit i'd recommend Target as they accept a straight convert in prices through paypal

As for the PSP/Vita games though you're screwed because account switching is a pain in the arse

Caffo013292d ago

amazon.com is good too.. you just need to change the address of your credit card with a fake US one in the card details.

franwex3292d ago

Considering Pier Solar...

Also, why is it more expensive to by Zone of the Enders together than separately?

PygmelionHunter3292d ago

Yeah, I might jump into Pier Solar for that price. Also, been meaning to replay Demon's Souls for a while now.

Dunno about Zone of The Enders, that's just dumb XD

Xof3292d ago

Fair warning: Pier Solar really isn't very good.

Blank3292d ago

Not even six bucks good?? I spent more for crappier games, ill bite anywho though.

Xof3292d ago

Not even $6 bucks good.

Especially when, come on, Suikoden II is on sale too.

franwex3291d ago

I got Suikoden II instead! Thanks for the heads up!

blackblades3292d ago (Edited 3292d ago )

I said the same thing, it's $12 buying them separate cheaper them buying them together in a collection so stupid. You can get the physical for $13 and even less.

jonboi243292d ago

AAAAAAANNNIMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!

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