Dragon Ball Sparking Zero - Globku Review

[@Globku]

The final rating was an A. I didnt realize so many would be confused by this. Is it the font? Or are people listening to this like a podcast? Lmk so I can make it more obvious in the future.

[@nick90908]

I think a lot of people watch it like a podcast so you should probably also just say the rating

[@IANDURBECK]

I think its the font, or like nick said, just listening to it. Though I also only heard it rather than watching, and I expected the A based on what you had said before. But some could be confused because of some of the issues the game has, though I don't think it should affect the score. On another note, I hope they fix the dab dancing when you want to ult, or other special move related issues :( At least on pc, when you do R2 for specials, it bugs the hell out and doesn't always detect it, despite the UI showing you can use a special. But hey, at least I'm doing the funny arm dance

[@I_H_M_N]

its an A for you? Do you like jump force?

[@JoseMendez07]

Say it, sometimes I am doing Something else and am only listening 😅 my bad

[@DeiZeiga]

This is how reviews should be done imo, people like to blitz through the game just to get the first review out instead of enjoying the game and really soaking it in.

[@donovanhadley2209]

*looks at IGN*

[@fariskhalifa8403]

You have to understand the sacrifice Globku has to make to do this. A late review will get infinitely less views and money than an early one. Integrity in exchange for metrics.

[@draconicanimations2381]

​@@donovanhadley2209*looks at GameSpot*

[@BeyondAnimation]

To be fair alot of the early reviews got the game a week in advance or days in advanced sometimes even more so they can make a review on day one

[@time2play961]

but people still blitz through games other than dragon ball

[@bohannon2692]

Everything we need added. -team presets -tag team online and against cpus - new stages - new outfits and accessories -more characters - better wishes

[@jinxact532]

I know people are tired of hearing it but nerf afterimage by increasing the cost or lowering how long it lasts because it's getting too far out of hand

[@Cognitive_Fun]

-Jaco -patching the damn switch out bug

[@TheGodlyGamerMugen]

@@jinxact532nah if that’s the case then nerf full power for all op characters and nerf that barrier that stops combos nerf senzu bean nerf healing on all characters

[@Eric-kf9vx]

I feel like team battles (like actually having multiple opponents out on the battlefield would be fun). Kinda like Xenoverse but with actually fun gameplay

[@McLovin63-j5n]

Being able to only fight on the Hyperbolic Time Chamber Stage in Offline Battles makes absolutely zero sense to me

[@1996Jx4]

It's not a Spiritual Successor. The Sparking series IS Tenkaichi. Even when they revealed it, they referred to it as new Budokai Tenkaichi. This is Sparking 4 / Tenkaichi 4.

[@rov-0250]

It's better than its predecessor with all the hype and legacy that one had. I think that's the biggest compliment this game can get, although it's far from perfect (but it's a bit close).

[@s_purp]

I think it’s very close it perfect it’s literally all you wanted idk what more people wanted

[@mangakku123]

@@s_purpit os annoying sometimes when i knock opponent away and do super and tracking is just sh

[@romart03]

its not perfect, but its definitely not far from it

[@s_purp]

@@mangakku123 yeah tracking needs fixing but aside from bugs and glotches the game is much closer to perfect than far from it

[@Go-get-a-Job]

@@s_purptracking was always like this tho

[@D3vious_]

im so hyped to get this, im finally gonna be able to afford this game next week!!

[@WHOSJAYMARLZ]

Aye you’re going to love it bro… happy for you to experience it

[@CoralineJones-b3p]

Yezzir

[@WHOSJAYMARLZ]

@@CoralineJones-b3p you on PS5?

[@grantroscoe220]

Have fun! who are you gonna main?

[@WHOSJAYMARLZ]

@@grantroscoe220 you on PS5 fam

[@deviouschimp4663]

The reason deflecting a beam may be better than simply dodging, is that you gain a ki charging buff after successfully deflecting a beam! While they are charging to regain some ki, you can charge much faster and counter attack with a ki advantage!

[@mateogarciaguerra9536]

I didn't know that!!! Tysm

[@sonodv1709]

Yeah, but for 2 still points, it's not worth it most of the time

[@omerosman1280]

honestly it's not enough but man even it did have ZERO BENEFITS I would have gone for that shit because it's cool as hell.

[@qdakid7776]

@@sonodv1709it cost points to reflect beam supers? It should be free like raging blast

[@moon8983]

Thank you for this

[@luckylucciono4051]

Sparking zero isn’t a spiritual successor it’s an actual sequel. In Japan the tenkaichi games were called sparking so they named tenkaichi 4 sparking zero in order to have the Japanese and American releases under the same name.

[@grantroscoe220]

yea its literally Budokai Tenkaichi 4

[@luigiplayer14]

Wait, is it verbatim Sparking in Japan? Why would they use a Japanese word for the series name in English then?

[@luckylucciono4051]

@@luigiplayer14 yep Dragonball z sparking!(tenkaichi), Dragonball z sparking!Neo (tenkaichi 2), and Dragonball z sparking!Meteor (tenkaichi 3)

[@HeroC14]

Because Japanese love English words and if you watch the original DBZ OP Sparking is the last word in the intro. (Cha La Head Cha La) ​@@luigiplayer14

[@Uknown291]

nah it's a spiritual successor nerd deal with it

[@theblueassassin]

19:00 another fun fact ive found is that if you or your opponent goes sparking mode, any character with a scouter accessory has their scouter broken, its nothing huge but super cool

[@anthonyortiz3142]

That detail is actually pretty cool!

[@CrashdummyX]

I'm loving this game! Sparking Zero is almost everything I wanted in a Budokai Tenkaichi successor. I'm hoping that they take this new foundation and see how massively successful the game is and continue to iterate over the formula to make it even better.

[@AKEG92]

Deflecting a super may cost skill points but gives a huge boost to ki charge so it does have its reasons to use and not just dodge

[@chardrive]

did not know that, thanks for the info!

[@hiagustres]

4:10 Erm actually, it's not "Dragon Points", DP stands for "Destruction Points" ☝️🤓

[@son-vegtra]

This game is just so damn good as a DB Fan, idk how it is for someone who isn't in touch with DB. But it is not straight up Budokai Tenkaichi 4 it's the modern version of it but in a good way. You can do so much with the combos or dash attacks(unless you get super-countered lol) and the character, stage, effects and specials all of them looks so fucking good. Like Globku said it is not the perfect polished game but it is certainly the best Dragonball Game we had so far

[@TheActionTourist]

wdym it's not straight up bt4 when this is next installment in the series...??

[@qdakid7776]

Nah bro this is 100% bt4 you can tell from the fact that they took absolutely no inspiration from raging blast and left all the cheese intact

[@RodrigoSantos-xm1ud]

This game is horrible you have nothing to do

[@jadawngriffis3745]

1:51 when you deflect a blast with perception you get a massive speed boost to your ki charge for a few seconds. That's useful.

[@Soap029]

Thats all?

[@Chickensea10]

NEW OFFICIAL PATCH CONFIRMED TODAY! Vanishing assault also helps against dragon dashes if timed correctly! You can use it also to launch them forward and start a new combo! Other things for everyone to remember: your jump move can also use ki blast different depending on if you hold or tap during the jump! EVERY character has a different type like aoe, slower speeds but better tracking, etc. Some characters like bojack can PARALAYSE you for free ults or whatever! You can use a jumping attack downwards and some people to a ground slam! You're ascend/desend using the jump button also has moves DURING the animation! Theres special interactions in the game like master roshis sunglasses being able to block solar flares until destroyed, or the scouters can see opponents farther depending on the rarity of it! Btw, use super perception to deflect beams away and gain a buff for 3x the ki charge! Useful for androids and slower charging characters If you spam the block button when small ki blast are coming at you or hold it while flying! you deflect them and gain gauge for skills and transformations! You can charge heavy attacks left and right as well! Charging a heavy attack has 3 different versions and a perfect charge makes the character IMMEDIATELY teleport BEHIND and get a launch for a combo starter! You can use your Ki button + up on the left stick to g grab DOWNED enemies, throw them and continue a combo! Every character has a different type of moveset depending on how you press your attack button and ki button afterwards! THERE'S MODS IN SPARKING ZERO! ALL MAPS FOR CO-OP SPLIT SCREEN ARE HERE! CJ, SHREK, CHI CHI, GOHAN BEAST, AND OTHER FEATURES ARE HERE! THE MODS FOR THIS GAME ARE GOING TO GO CRAZY! New ultimates, new outfits, toonami edits, NEW CINEMATIC EDITOR, AMV EDITOR, WE CAN FINALLY MAKE ULTRA INSTINCT SHAGGY, THE BIDEN BLAST MEME A REALITY IN GLORIOUS 4K, MUSCLE MAN BROLY, SAMURAI JACK, THE BOONDOCKS, KAPPA MIKEY,SHAOLIN SHOWDOWN,THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, ANIME SCENES FROM THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL, ZATCH BELL, BOBO-BO-BOBOBO, DEADMAN WONDERLAND, SOUL EATER, DOOM,LEFT 4 DEAD, INFAMOUS, BIOSHOCK, DEAD SPACE, NEW stages, custom huds, CUSTOM INTROS, CUSTOM WHAT IFS, CUSTOM DRAMATIC FINISHERS etc. CONTENT HEAVEN FOREVER! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL❤

[@mason8241]

one of the things about this game that the earlier entries did not have = UPDATES With massive postitive reception and activity I think they will continue to improve the game over the coming year with the DLCS. I see a lot of people saying "its nearly perfect" -- I think if people communicate those points we will actually see them in the game

[@TheBeliever2023]

Wholeheartedly agree!

[@rockyman2685]

I've been looking forward to this review. I've missed the Globku reviews. But I'm also glad you took your time to digest the game instead of rushing something out.

[@NeoNassim]

All iask for to make this game reach perfection for me is a music pack that includes the BT2/3 musics, better camera (more focused on the character and less on the field), improved responsiveness on "Classic Controls" and lastly regular updates that add new items/costumes on the shop (making us seek to grind money)

[@OwlBeBack25]

I’m ngl, as someone who’s played the story countless times, I like how they condensed the story. They even expanded parts of super that we haven’t necessarily played countless times yet. Is it the most accurate thing ever? Ofc not and it’s not the most groundbreaking in terms of cutscenes but it offers incredibly satisfying difficulty, touches base on everything you would need from the story in a Budokai 3 style format, and has insane what if scenarios. I will say I agree about cutting a couple corners tho, such as the champa tournament. But the gt arcs I would assume are coming as dlc or something of the sort.

[@HughMungz]

They skip way too many key moments for it to be decent. The new LEGO Star Wars game did a similar thing with their campaign. since the game was made during a Disney owned era, they put all the time and animation and writing into the sequel movie stories, and they really rushed the prequels and the original original trilogy. I feel the terrible pacing in this game too when I play different story modes, and if I wasn’t on Xbox I would only ever play online games. But unfortunately Xbox has no matchmaking still. It’s been so long and I can’t play online

[@mauriziochirca8939]

Is bad for me as expected something as bt2. Better than bt3 story but they rushed it so much that you don't feel you are taking your time to advance through story. The worst saga of the game for now it's frieza saga. Skipped so many things and a lot of fights ends without defeating the enemies

[@TheActionTourist]

I could maybe even see them do an expansionist story DLC (of the stories that were already covered in the base game) if the demand stays high enough for a full on story mode more akin to BT2

[@NosBlueade]

If this gets supported even half as much as XV2 and Fz, then it will have a legacy to be proud of going forward. Even if not, the mod scene will be fed for years.

[@alejandrosanchez888]

I actually enjoy the cutscenes, they do not feel like a show, as the video says they are kind of awkward but it makes me feel immersed in the story and made me feel really nostalgic

[@z3roninja565]

I agree, storm connections literally uses stills of the anime, I think the panning shots of the 3D models and some of the limited movement and effects look super clean

[@mateogarciaguerra9536]

100% I think the fact that you can see it from the characters' perspective is so cool that I'll give them a pass on a "not perfect" look of the characters

[@WiredLain_]

when they actually have cutscenes i like them, when it’s just slideshows it automatically makes me want to skip

[@Block-v4w7l]

Yo this is exactly how I felt

[@NmBeats]

Nah bro they are so bad, it’s like looking to GTA characters doing DB cosplays. Motion capture doesn’t work with anime games

[@BlaseOrpheus]

Tanking/deflecting beams with perception increases your ki charge speed significantly. I wouldn't say it's completely unnecessary.

[@videosyarego]

I love the detail we can put background anime music in sparking mode

[@exaltedchipz8726]

I enjoyed the Goku Black what ifs, but even though every node always branched off to a different path, it did kinda feel like it always ended the same. HOWEVER The what if Black never fused has ALWAYS felt like the something i strongly agreed with. And i WISHED they showed us what happened after they succeeded in the Zero Mortal Plan. I strongly believe that Black would eventually get bored in a multiverse with NO MORTALS, and his own company Zamasu would most likely get tired of battling Black and vice versa. Itd be cool to see him traverse the timeline in search of oppenents to fight with. It seems like they have plans to add more what ifs as there are nodes that are inaccessible ao im HOPING they continue some of these what ifs.

[@1dayago843]

The change to mocap animation for cutscenes I'm more than willing to accept since it's a corner that's acceptable to be cut considering how amazing the animations are in battle where it matters most. I do wish there were way more animated cutscenes in general, especially the iconic scenes like when Goku turns Super Saiyan for the first time.

[@weirdkid5]

Spiritual sequel? It IS a sequel. The BT games are called Sparking! in Japan. Ain’t nothing spiritual. This IS BT4

[@davidemartella8149]

the absence of cross platform, lack of customization, and a bad story mode definetely make its price sooo expensive

[@Greecius]

1:51 I see a couple of errors here to correct: - Countering a Revenge Counter costs *one* skill point - Using Super Perception to reflect/dissipate a ki blast gives you a boost to your ki charging for 10s (it's 3 stacks of the ki charge buff).

[@uchihabomber1296]

Man I can't wait for this game to get a patch as soon as possible. I feel like there really are a bunch of small problems in the game that just needs to be fixed up as soon as they can. Specifically the classic vs standard controls for online matches problem. I care about that getting fixed faster more than rage quitting first

[@IncognitoAce]

Love Sparking zero been playing online after 100% the story mode love it ngl it’s everything I hoped it’ll be and more 😊

[@AzikuraProductions]

Not mentioning the lack of stages and annoying VO in menus saying the same line every single time you press a button is wild.

[@qdakid7776]

I’m saying like nobody was rushing this game they could have took more time to add stages but more than likely stages are going to be real dlc heavy

[@HansWalter-z6c]

I think it delivered especially if we consider what the last game was. Expectations were extreme high and I personally got satisfied

[@callmebadtime]

To balance the super counter being the best option all the time, it should reduce your max ki by about a fifth of a ki bar every time you use it. To get that max bar back, you should have to use other defensive options.

[@lukelmaooooo]

Super counters can be fixed by making the “lockout” window about a second longer, going down to a 3 frame window, and giving it a better reward by letting you delay the follow up attack by holding square, making it a 50/50 on whether they’ll try to time a Z-Counter vanish or if they’ll expect the charged version and sidestep/perception. Even better if you give the follow-up perfect smash properties (with proper perfect smash timing ofc), so that way you can have an answer if they do perception as well (as long as your execution is good). Imo this is the perfect solution for stale vanish battles, because once someone does a super counter, it adds a completely new layer to the mental stack.

[@itimlopes1779]

I think a good solution to end the vanishing war and stop the game from slowing down is, first of all, make it faster, harder to react, and second, add a mini game for when you reach a certain amount of vanishes, like they did in the Tenkaichi 4 mod, where you have to press the buttons on screen while the characters teleports around while clashing hits, i believe it was triggered after 4 or 5 vanishes from each side

[@atpr3241]

Or imo let people vanish cancel. Some characters like Tapion or Zamasu can already do this. Just apply it to everyone.

[@dizzyb2309]

There's already a solution in-game. Revenge Counter completely stops it.

[@itimlopes1779]

@@dizzyb2309 but it only works from the front, tp war is always backshot after backshot

[@atpr3241]

@itimlopes1779 They might've mixed that up with Super Counter which is a legit strategy. The problem with that though is they're really hard to time

[@itimlopes1779]

@@atpr3241 you’re right, but i think you can only super counter the first tp of the opponent, what i mean is, if i attack and he tp, i can either super counter or tp, if i choose to tp and he does it again, i can no longer super counter, only tp until someone misses or ki runs out, idk, maybe i’m bad at the timing, but i managed to super counter a super counter twice in a row, but i never managed to super counter a tp after teleporting myself, that’s why i think it’s impossible

[@Paeddl]

They need to add Aura Costumization, it was in Raging blast 2 and in Ultimate Tenkaichi, its wild that they never done that again.

[@ChristianCaliberNetwork]

I hadn't played a dbz in a while, this game is a great experience.

[@BigBeardBros]

Globku to avoid vanish battles you can dodge out of it with x on PlayStation yourr side step button press that instead of r1 it back steps you back into fighting neutral

[@Outtabullets2800]

Only a few characters can perform that tech

[@Raiden-TR]

Fr?

[@2Namii]

​@@Outtabullets2800Like who?

[@BltzZ]

Boths trunks & Tapion for right now people have found. ​@@2Namii

[@BltzZ]

Both sword trunks, and Tapion for now based on what people found. ​@@2Namii

[@tyrant-nephilimasukara6912]

I feel like buffing revenge counters so that you can only block them or only things like wild sense can counter it, would be a good idea because I feel like right now there is almost no reason to use it, especially upclose because most people will dodge it or use perception plus even if you do land the revenge counter you aren't free to combo and can be punished if you try to immediately attack after the counter, they should change it so that the opponent is atleast staggered that way you can follow up after you land the counter, as for vanishes what I think they should do is similar to how they did it in Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3, which is to speed up the vanishes on consecutive vanishes, so as you vanish it gets harder to vanish the next attack as it comes out faster and doesnt just come down to who had the most ki

[@Nick-4K]

Love the game. Just wish there was a mode that allowed me to play all the levels in chronological order instead of just being locked to characters. It's not a massive deal. But I'd like the option.

[@TheBeliever2023]

And to convince players to play both modes, allow players to experience the dragonball storyline like the tv series from Saiyan Saga to the end of Tournament of Power with fully animated cutscenes and dialogue. For the character episode mode is where the could exclusively have the What If mode available. Character episodes could also be where we unlock additional specials and ultimates that we could swap out with customization for Story mode and Vs Mode

[@Nick-4K]

@TheBeliever2023 for sure. There were a couple times in the main story where I accidentally unlocked the what if. And was caught off guard a bit.

[@lukelmaooooo]

They should have made Whis, Beerus, and UI Goku only unlockable through wishes. Wishing for characters didn’t mean shit in this game sadly and who the hell picked goku black and fused zamasu for that ?😭

[@atpr3241]

This was the review I was looking forward to the most. I knew you were taking your time on this, so that you could be as objective as possible when discussing everything the game has to offer

[@fantasythinkerfan]

I’ve been waiting for this review 🙏

[@setwhen2]

I’m loving the game! But you can 100% see Jump Force in the way the characters move in story mode

[@RockingSnake99]

Lol I know the Open Field stage was build of the JF version because of the snowy area in the background. It's normal to reuse assets but it's kinda funny to me

[@epakgaming8114]

The main feature i want in an update is moveset changes so we can put some of the movesets we had in the storymods on the characters we use

[@TheBeliever2023]

Yes

[@korylenkonalumango3970]

So, are going to ignore all the features from Raging Blast? I mean, I grew up with Raging blast so, yeah. A great review by the way. Great as always 👍🏾

[@SaiyamanX25]

I agree, custom battles would be a lot of fun if players could search for character names and dialogue options faster. They should also give you an option to "favorite" names and dialogue. Because it makes no sense for me to scroll all the way down to vegeta when I want to give him two lines of dialogue

[@KilluaZaoldy]

Good Video :) I like Tenkaichi 3 more than Sparking Zero because of the back punches. In Sparking Zero it is difficult to conter if you are backwards to your oponnent. In Tenkaichi 3 it was possible to give a back punch. This was awesome and more balanced.

[@Shadow9sin7]

Budokai Tenkaichi 4 might be the best anime game ever

[@raishirogane7860]

It is bro. Straight up. No what ifs or maybes.

[@Sh1rogane]

It is, easily

[@8bitdiedie]

I like the game and all, but damn, what a low bar to set… :(

[@AnthonyBrown-gt4tn]

Raging blast 3?

[@dentkort]

Bt3 was better

[@cryguy0000]

Yeah the perception counter thing really bugs me because it's usually pointless to use. Vanishes and super counters cost nothing and give out the same amount of reward on success, I guess you dom have to time it but 2 stocks is an insane cost for that. The roster is massive, but yeah a ton of slots are for forms of pre existing characters, or characters I personally don't care for. And with the harmoginized movesets don't help much, making only a select few characters actually desirable to play. The story mode kinda stinks, I feel like even the what ifs typically aren't very satisfying and with a handful of decent ones, most are just a text blurb or one extra battle. They never get too crazy, and movie characters are almost entirely omitted. The game honestly does feel like it lacks a lot of content, there's a story mode, vs modes and a custom battle mode. And yes the custom battles hold tons of potential but it's also very limited and clunky to make. People are already making weird and sus battles and scenarios so why not let us type out dialouge and just add a censor feature and report button? The core gameplay is decent fun but there are so many little flaws with the game overall by the end it feels kind of hollow. I still like the game but I feel like people are giving it a bit too much credit

[@bonjour351]

We need a 5 players vs 5 players gamemode !!

[@mattegnomeo]

Dr. Wheelo cheese at 5:08 triggered some sort of PTSD for me

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

😂

[@AxelWedstar411]

This is all I could ever want in a story mode. I prbly would've gotten it launch week if it weren't for Metaphor ReFantasio.

[@berkeeonyoutube]

custom battles are one of the best things they did, every arena fighter would benefit from a mode like this

[@caitsiph1]

It's got more than 182 characters in total. So far, I've unlocked 182 and still got zamasu, goku black, and the transforms/fusion that goes with them.

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

I absolutely HATE the fact when it comes to split screen versus battle the excuse is hardware limitations? As if we can’t play ONLINE MATCHES on all the stages? I’m so confused by the logic we just give lazy game developers a pass on this

[@ThePremierHokage]

I am gone be honest the game doesn’t deserve an A rank at the moment even if the gameplay is solid the game modes are soooo bad , the online is a mess it’s clear didn’t intend for the meta stuff to be dr gero, android 19 and afterimage strikes . Anyway the game is overrated imo

[@uhobme2028]

Remembering LittleBigPlanet, Custom Battle has me excited and worried in the same breath, especially the copy feature

[@lucidmind9676]

I really hope the DLC’s extend the Episode Battle mode more such as adding the GT story, movie fights, and actually gives Vegeta his Super portion (I was pretty disappointed when I saw his ended after Majin Buu considering he had important fights in Super) I may be the odd one out but I actually used to love playing BT2 and BT3 for the story mode so when this game was announced I was mainly hyped to be able to have the Super content in the story mode but the game left out a lot even for Goku’s such as his fight with Hit

[@cjc2076]

I can see it being pretty disappointing but I like they allow us to do the work for them with custom battles

[@GiggityGoo97]

Fantastic game that’s similar to Tenkaichi 3. There’s just a few things they need to fix then it’s sweet. - More Maps, Dragon Ball characters, DBZ Characters, fixing some character voices like Android 19, Android 13 fused, Frieza 1,2,3 forms should be different to the Super version as that’s a different voice actor. - Some blasts attacks look all the same such as Death Ball/I’ll destroy this planet. Sole underpowered and unappreciated blasts like Super Vegetas final flash had so much aggression and pride. Android 16s Hells flash literally blows the ground up everywhere but looks too minimal. . Super Vegetas transformation has no aggression and is so rushed.

[@8bitdiedie]

“The roster is meant to be unbalanced so that its accurate to the source material” The accuracy to the source material in question: Yajirobe and other stall-out characters dominating top online teams more than Beerus.

[@punmasterG]

speaking of hating ranked matches, how do you counter giant characters?

[@dizzyb2309]

Your point being? He isn't dominating via stats but senzu bean spam which he is known for.

[@DerBigFloppa]

I agree with all the points you made here, but I personally find navigating the text options in custom battles to be the games’ biggest detriment. Yes, the game mode is fantastic and is a great addition to ensure the longevity of the game, but the navigation still needs some tweaks. I built a custom battle yesterday which is in concept really simple, but due to me wanting to use context appropiate dialogue i was browsing the text options for hours. Adding a search bar would be extremely helpful, as just searching for a coherent sentence with the word “training” in it took almost an hour for me 😭 Still the game is amazing, but the devs should really consider adding some small QOL to custom battles, as it is the mode that will keep this game alive for years to come, especially for those that like PVE and What If scenarios.

[@YaBoyJoyy]

Here is a list of things I would add/change to the game mechanics in order to make it feel a lot more fair and fast paced. 1- SUPER Z COUNTER : Super Z Counter will cost 2 bars of ki. Will have a different sound or animation compared to Z counter, activated when pressing 'block button + ki charge button' before getting hit (same frame window timing as Z counter) . Once Super Z Counter is used to avod an enemy attack there will be a short 1-2 second clash animation between you and your opponent and you will both be placed back to neutral at a short distance. EXAMPLE**:** The opponent is comboing you, they extend their combo with a vanishing assault, you use Super Z Counter, you just saved yourself from 40 seconds of Z counter back and fourth for the price of 2 bars. This is good because it still gives the person comboing options 1. After knocking the enemy away they can choose to charge ki and play passive. 2. they can extend the combo with vanishing assault and force the opponent to use 2 bars and keep playing aggressive. This also still gives the person on the defensive the option to just normal Z counter as long as possible just in case the opponent makes a mistake and misses one, while also giving them a fail-safe at the cost of 2 bars. 2- Z Counter: Changed from 1/4 bar to half a bar each time you Z Counter. (further incentivising the use of Super Z Counter) 3- Super counter: Should cost 1/4 bar of ki (you got hit, if you want to escape you gotta spend ki) Less expensive than Z counter now being half a bar so still viable against vanishing assault if you want to take the risk in order to retake the ki lead. If the opponent Z counters your super counter you both still have the option to use Super Z Counter to go back to neutral. That's it for the Vanishing/Z counter mechanic, what do you think? Next is ki blasts 1- Weak Ki blasts should NOT interrupt ki charge. I know this sounds crazy, but listen. EVERYONE is spamming ki blasts in the current "meta" (I know it's a party game but bear with me) to the point you just give up on ki charging because the opponent is keeping their distance being annoying. Charged ki blasts SHOULD interrupt ki charge. My reasoning is that if you want to stop someone from charging ki you have to get in their face, mainly by dragon dashing or doing a charged ki blast. This will force more melee gameplay. This will also make the sparking ki blast spammers easier to counter. 2- Sparking . There is currently an oversight (in my opinion) that just lets you infinitely spam ki blasts at your opponent until your sparking runs out, and there's practically nothing the opponent can do to escape this if you make them start blocking. Ki blasts costing ki in sparking mode will reduce the amount of time this can go on for. 3- When blockng ki blasts your character should face the direction that the ki blast is hitting, currently people are able to move around you while firing ki blasts during sparking and they can get behind you by doing so as your character won't correct their direction. This allows for really scummy play which is literally just pressing 1 button and a direction. Something came up while writing this so I'll end it here, what do you guys think?

[@upoz1776]

I love it. 1-New super Z counter is what we need, an evasive option for everyone if timed correctly, but costly. I guess you had the original super counter from Bt3 in mind. 2- Z counter requires a bit more Ki when activated, absolutly. 3-Yes, but the timing from super counter should be reduced and/or make it not spammable. Ki blasts: 1-Hard take, but I would say no, please no. If someone ki blasts you then he is consuming KI, which will tip the KI balance in your favor as you, are charging, even if just a bit. And this is very important. Charging KI is a way to reward yourself when you push the enemy away. 2- Sparking mode; Infinite small Ki blasts can be a pain but bare with me: Entering Sparking mode should require at least 2 Skill points. « Maximum power » skills that would activate it otherwise should require at least 4 SP, instead of 3. Sparking mode is too frequent, and unfair in the heat of a fight. Or as you said, tweek it so it’s not as strong, starting with unlimited combo that would accelerate depletion of KI, and same thing for Ki blasts. 3- Automaticaly orienting guards when blocking small Ki blasts: Yes please. If I may add: 1-Recovery is horrible atm. We should be able to recover faster at the cost of some KI or skill point when sent away. A « Super Recover » if you will. 2-Z-vanish chains should allow for more option: cancelling it by holding the button down or double tap. Plus, it should accelerate the more we vanish. 3-We need a more reactive transfo/switch panel input. 4-A better camera, that could zoom out a little if doing movement in rapid succession, or display a 2D angle of the fight when close range. A custom camera would not hurt. Overall it can largely be improved.

[@yatsuto6088]

Better review than IGN. More in depth of the game.

[@Espurr.8]

This year looks interesting when it comes to video games and when it comes to sparking zero i don't know how to feel about it yet

[@qdakid7776]

The games alright but custom battles are absolutely revolutionary and should be a staple in all anime games from now I know it’s not gonna happen but it should

[@EternalFlame014]

I'm not gonna lie, I feel like you sold out on giving this a A. It's a good game but a A in your standards is a huuuuge stretch. It's like you tried really really hard to glorify the game enough to give it an A when you actually made a decent amount of complaints that I feel would take away from the enjoyment of the game if you're not just a casual player and you're someone who enjoys a more competitive nature, more full and competent story, better animation etc. To me an A is a game that gives you all that and then some. This game doesn't really feel like that. It feels like they just added a for more things without truly refining any of of what came before or the even the new things. Especially with the new game bugs. I'd say Low B for this game tbh.

[@S.pilgrim]

I agree with you that the game doesn’t deserve an A, and if I had to give it a rating I’d actually agree with you again and say low B. I’m not sure why you think he sold out for his rating though

[@uebr]

I missed an entire section of the review and had to rewind because I was too deeply invested in the story of Bergamo narrowly escaping becoming Roshi's dinner

[@A_Ali173]

Seen as there’s so much good with this game, I’m gonna talk about its downsides 1. The stage selection feels very limited. The stages we have are great but there’s still some obvious ones missing. The main 4 being Kami’s Lookout, Beerus’ Planet, the unnamed planet and an ice themed stage. However, these can all be added in updates 2. The outfits aren’t as expansive as we thought they would be. Some of the outfits we did get were great like Jackie Chun for Master Roshi and Yamcha’s Bandit Outfit. However, there are quite a few important costumes missing. Goku’s End of Z outfit, Uub’s End of Z outfit, Goku and Vegeta’s snowsuits and the baseball outfits are all some I can name off the top of my head. Still, this can be sorted out with updates 3. The Episode Battles were very low budget. The What Ifs were fantastic but the canon storyline was done extremely poorly. Some examples being Majin Vegeta’s final explosion looking dreadfully bad and the storytelling being okay at best. However, it’s obvious the effort went towards the what if stories for that mode and I think they were all fantastic 4. Custom battle creation menus. Who sorted those menus? Those are all the issues I’ve faced as someone who’s not played online ranked matches. Some of the characters look disgustingly annoying to fight against like Yajirobe, Giants and Afterimage Strike users but I’ve not gotten into that much yet Fantastic game 92/100

[@beancheesedip8337]

Honestly, I didn't even mind the cutscenes *that* much because the voice actors went crazy for this game. Just the voice acting alone sold the cutscenes. I'm also okay with it for the most part because I didn't buy SZ for the story mode. If I want the story of Dragon Ball, I can always go back and play Kakarot.

[@A_Ali173]

⁠@@beancheesedip8337I agree, but I do wish they did Dragon Ball Super a bit better in Sparking Zero’s Episode Battle. I don’t mind Z too much because Kakarot is already an amazing way to experience that in a game but we’ve never had DBS represented like that (first 2 Kakarot DLC don’t count) Voice acting in Sparking Zero was crazy I agree, can’t wait for the Daima characters to be dubbed in this game

[@bahahaha8416]

Gotta keep in mind whatever they did leave out will probably get added eventually as dlc or some sort of paid content. With any anime fighter you gotta expect the issues you stated though although hopefully a decade or two from now they'll improve and change the formula!

[@jasonherbo2148]

Lowkey waited on ur review before I bought it 🎉thank u a is pretty rare 🎉🎉

[@CMX_Gaia]

Now IGN this is how you make a game review. Couldn’t explain this game any better.

[@FX3N0]

thanks for the review

[@W3zzin]

imagine how much customization and features with the custom battle can be added and fine tuned over time once players and the devs really get a feel how everything works or with a sequel. I look at it as the franchise is potentially back and tenkaichi 1 was a great but flawed game of course, but tenkaichi 2 to tenkaichi 1 was night and day. once the devs get a good feel of the game and this hardware fully especially with ps5 pro and everything coming out cant wait to see what comes next. after all it was named "zero" because its a kind of new starting point a very light soft reboot if you will.

[@Genchi_Violet]

Glad im not the only one who thinks the revenge counter is redundant and useless. There are so many options you can use to get out of combos for free. The counter is highly (get this) counterable. The button input could have been for so many other things, grabs, lock on, super counter, etc. Instead its just a button almost no one uses.

[@SavageSenzu]

The only thing I dislike is the story mode. It’s a vignette of greatest hits for key characters. I would’ve preferred dragon history with the added super sagas and movies. I get they added the custom battles for the community to create those scenarios themselves but I would’ve preferred an actual story mode.

[@TheBeliever2023]

Agreed

[@anattasunnata3498]

Best review of the game I've seen so far. I love this game, but I recognize the problems you pointed here as well. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@Timothan]

not one review so far has actually talked about the gameplay. Thank you for explaining the changes from the old games (as disappointing as the changes are)

[@mrtnt1666]

Everything I would like to see changed: 1. vanish wars should go into a clash 2. dp costs adjusted (why do almost all of frieza's forms cost the same?) 3. ability cooldowns (sparking mode spam is lowkey kinda annoying especially when I play my heart out dodging the first one, so either add a cooldown or reduce the amount of skill gauge build up from vanishing) 4. super counters shouldn't be able to be used with attacks from behind but revenge counters should 5. adjust chain attack inputs (if I'm trying to do a super I should be forced into chain attacking which my opponent can easily vanish) otherwise, love the game

[@itsmaistro]

The game plays perfectly. It's lore accurate, certain characters can't beat others. It doesn't need any oatches IMO. I'm just glad they brought this game back. It's amazing

[@MaSTeRY0SHi_882]

I love this game and definitely keeps me up all night. It's not perfect and needs a couple of patches, but still a very fun Dragon Ball game. Buying on PC is way more worth it than on console

[@SuperGGLOL]

Why? Pc?

[@MaSTeRY0SHi_882]

@@SuperGGLOL Mods

[@Starkatcher]

I think ti would be cool if that was a vanishing clash if the vanish war lasted like 4 vanishes per person or something. Just forces an end to the war while still being awesome and require a little skill to be the winner.

[@SenseiBase]

“Sometimes you just want to be stylish.” More like all the time! 😎😂

[@diogopereira5842]

Continua com o excelente trabalho, abraço de Portugal

[@Ebaythegoat]

Vid gonna be fire

[@vukdespot]

10:37 “You’re a disgrace to Saiyan!” 🗣️🗣️

[@itimlopes1779]

Reflecting ki blasts gives you buffs, just look at 1:42, when Kid Buu reflects, he gets some buffs beneath his ki bar, plus you get no chip damage, unlike when you block, and dodging ki blasts on this game is hard, the tracking is crazy, plus tp needs timing, it’s not something most people can do consistently

[@Hawky111]

One thing I think needs fixing is the custom battles. 1) needs to have online multiplayer for this mode. Idk how they missed this as a easy way to keep people playing. 2) The menus for dialogue when making custom battles needs to be organized better. It's a pain searching for words. Yes I know you can filter but you still have to do hella searching. Ex. If I want just Goku quotes, you should be able to go to filter and hit "character quotes" then a sub menu should pop up that allows you to select the character so you can only search their specific quotes. But instead what happens now is you go to filter and you select "character quotes" and EVERY character quote comes up which is lame. 3) they should allow you to just do your own dialogue. Allowing you to type it seems a hell of a lot easier, but if they really wanted to go further beyond (pun not intended) they would allow you to add your own voice clips. 4) you should be able to add more than 2 tags to the custom battles. There's so many more ideas I have for the game mode that I can only seem to remember when I'm high. But these are the main things I'd like to see changed for custom battles. I also don't understand why they didn't do custom battles online multiplayer with at least 2 players being able to play on the same team. That would've been dope.

[@DZlegend]

Hope that when Superhero dlc comes out they add story alongside it. Doubtful since we don’t get the Broly movie in the story but whatever. Gameplay is really what matters and it’s everything I wanted.

[@kuromu8467]

Disagree

[@flump.6281]

I was waiting for this review specifically! I'm glad you took your time. Personally my biggest gripes are episode battle in general, super counters in general, rush attacks not really working outside of combos, and the css being really bleh. but otherwise, absolutely my GOTY and it was worth the wait

[@JohnMclawerence]

Super counter works well when the opponent keeps mashing the square button, using it for other types of attacks takes insane timing

[@guava88]

although the episode mode wasn't as good as hoped i hope for the season pass they add some story mode what if with the characters cause the what ifs are truly great

[@Wesker0o0o0]

12:49 Bergamo sure is confused 😂😢

[@My_Master_Waves]

7.5. Now that my honeymoon period with the game has worn out, I can say that this game is good but feels like they had no time to finish it and rushed to release it alongside daima. Customization is nonexistent, story mode was disappointing, the shop has nothing to offer.

[@8bitdiedie]

I expect the honeymoon period ending is gonna hit this game’s fanbase HARD. It’s only a matter of time before they realize the 180+ character roster they hyped up only has a small handful of characters that are relevant online. Even the game’s attempt to rectify its purposefully-unbalanced roster (DP system) is badly balanced itself and unlikely to be properly refined since the developers clearly aren’t aiming for balance.

[@8bitdiedie]

If this game doesn’t lose its honeymoon period, it’s gonna need some REALLY thorough updates.

[@iramadrama8208]

​@@8bitdiedieThere's no real reason for 180 characters. Same for 164 in BT3. They're just there for those who want to use them

[@8bitdiedie]

@@iramadrama8208 The fact you treat the roster like it’s just there to nostalgia-pander is pretty sad. Also, they’re gonna struggle to even use them outside of cpu matches when they realize the same 10 characters will be dominating them over and over again.

[@iramadrama8208]

@@8bitdiedie 180 is pointless. It just is, but it's there for people who want it. And there's still the patches and skill that will ultimately define the online. Have you yourself struggled against a Yajirobi? Isn't it just hard for players who can't beat one character?

[@asmrguts]

I think maybe a vanish clash would help with the vanish battles like if you both vanish eachother it’ll clash

[@TheActionTourist]

I just went back to see how quick vanishing battles were in older versions of BT and compared it to SZ and yeah it really made me want them back to their faster pace even more; it already seemed off-putting to me in some SZ trailers where it was showcased. i thought they upped the gameplay speed by 20% to account for the slower vanishing battles but nope.

[@hakim0246]

that demon slayer cut scene killed me xd 6:16

[@rileyanthony]

@Globku with custom battle I prefer to type out my own dialogue and have the game devs add a synthesize ai to we’re you have every dragon ball character copy the text you have typed down as it’s something that I think would be an the custom battle mode way better and even more streamlined

[@nzpowa._.6662]

Sparking zero is a 9/10 game. It's worth playing, hands down. But there are some valid complaints with the game. Ui is trash. Console load times be a pain, for online play, cutscenes are slide shows, so ugh- but Like. These things can be fixed. But a 2.0 would be great.

[@8bitdiedie]

DP point system is also really unbalanced. Yeah I know the roster ain’t meant to be balanced or whatever, but the DP system is supposed to address that.

[@kvngdame1655]

@@8bitdiediecan you elaborate on what you mean exactly?

[@jaggedsabre]

I had a blast going through this story mode. I only barely finished bt3 story mode before this and almost dropped that because I could never get used to the combat and the story mode itself just couldn't get me invested. Sparking Zero mostly felt way better to play from the start other than some movement quirks which Im still struggling with sometimes. I also never lost interest in the story mode throughout 100%ing each battle condition. There were some disappointing lack of detail here and there but otherwise I thought it was a great mode.

[@tmhanif6403]

Agreed about z-vanish, fights became pointlessly long because it's spam-able without harsher penalty in executing it. Hope patches came to address this.

[@LukasPeace]

11:54 As someone who loves the custom battle creator, we desperately need a patch for the scene editor. Even just a search bar would be incredibly helpful.

[@SuperGGLOL]

A search bar is a MUST man cant find anything I’m sick of scrolling endlessly