I Played Every Dragon Ball Z Budokai Game In 2021 (Part 1)

[@Niosai]

Which Budokai game is your favorite? Which one do you think is my favorite? Oh, and shout-out to KirbyKrew661 for guessing this video first!

[@EWOODJ]

Infinite World. The combo cancel system was greatly improved.

[@JackOfen]

Infinite World and Tenkaichi 3

[@ricardolima577]

For me it's Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Budokai 3

[@GonGonRe]

The last good Budokai was Infinite World.

[@JohnnyBp36]

Oddly budokai 2 it was so wacky and I loved it

[@Jok_72]

When I was a kid I played Budokai 3 a lot, as I was a dumb kid I didn't know how to use the specials, so I ended the campaign just spreading punches and kicks. Every now and then I would accidentally do something and ask myself "how the hell did I do this?"

[@darrellgardner4561]

I beat the first Budokau game multiple times before I figured out how to charge ki. So if I wanted to transform, I was punching the hell out of enemies.

[@dingdong952]

When I was 12 I was a combo master, cancel combo's, transformation combo's, etc... Now I'm 28 and I suck really hard going back. Makes one wonder about age.

[@PeePeePrivate]

I had exactly the same experience

[@dewaynerichardson5895]

@@darrellgardner4561 Bruh same 🤣

[@hmm....8558]

Can anyone say how to charge ki in gamecube

[@angel_in-black]

Budokai 1 had the best cinematics, I honestly was shocked when budokai 2 came out and it didn’t have anything like it. Felt like a real step backwards, because honestly the story mode was the best part of 1, tho I will admit that I had fun with the game board version in 2, but as we all know fun and good aren’t the same things. When 3 came out I basically said awesome to everything I was seeing! I think 3 is the best DBZ game ever. The ONLY thing I wish it had was cut scenes like the first one, then it’d be flawless imo, but it was still the time of my life back in the day.

[@Niosai]

There's a Budokai game with better cinematics than Budokai 1. Stay tuned

[@tophighlitez6176]

The nostalgia is real lol, and thats okay. When ive gone back and play these I would def choose the new games NOW any day, but they hold special places in our hearts. For its time when games were simple and u got lost in hours just doing combos, transformations and then doing combos just with different hair just cuz it looks cool lol, i did this for HOURS since obviously not much content like now. And who can forget the budokai 1 taunts lol “hey you okay?” 😭🙌🏽.

[@sir_gil]

U are 120% correct sir no opinion involved all facts!!! That’s the only game that actually lets u dodge attacks like in the show

[@alessiospurio]

Game board of 2 IS GOOD. It has its weirdies like Freezer and Ginyu Squad on Earth but it's actually a good story mode

[@MerlautJones]

Righteous, Budokai 3 remains my favorite DBZ game.

[@bocodamondo]

Budokai 2 is one of my very first PS2 games i ever owned, so the story mode does have a special place in my heart, even though apparently most people on the internet hate it lol

[@timaster09]

Same

[@Allthingspep]

Same !!! It's also the very first DBZ game I ever owned. Personally, I LOVE the story mode because since I had a big brother and my best friend living close we could play the story mode as a team, and it would be even funnier and better than the basic story since we already knew it. Budokai 2 will always be my favourite of the intial budokai series.

[@Lakersdude7]

I had Budokai 1 before I got Budokai 2, and I’m very glad they mixed it up. Dragon World is probably my favorite story mode in all dragon ball fighting games.

[@PaintedHoundie]

Budokai 2's dragon world is awesome to me so I cant relate lol. I liked the puzzle board stuff, there are obviously some things that can be improved on though. there are some events that are weird or never happened in the actual story so they couldve made a lot more what if stuff so sagas could play out differently. racing to defeat cell before he reaches his final form across the board wouldve been cool, with more maps to explore n so on.

[@Prodbybloo]

it got boring

[@darrellgardner4561]

Budokai 3 was definitely the best of the original trilogy. Its had the most characters and content. I remember liking the story mode and flying around the map. Unfortunately, even though they let you choose a handful of characters, Goku definitely has the biggest story mode. I also remember that it could be a little lengthy, so trying to unlock things could take a while. Some events could only be done at certain times, so if you missed one, you had to start all over again. Budokai 2, while a much bigger game than B1, suffered from a less than great storymode. The boardgame style story mode is interesting, but it becomes long and tedious. Also the fact that Frieza and Cell randomly pop up several times is just kind of odd. Neat idea, poor execution.

[@xsorakazamax7522]

Worst fighting, budokai 2 was the best of the 3 combat wise. Budokai 3 had that shit ass hyper mode and dragon rush guessing game

[@darrellgardner4561]

@@xsorakazamax7522 oh yeah. That is true. Tying some of the big specials to dragon rush did kind of suck

[@eyecontrol4900]

@@darrellgardner4561 If only Budokai2& 3 had infinite world's capsule system, and improved fighting mechanics, those games would be even better.

[@mrnygren2]

@@eyecontrol4900 And they should have had the cinematic story of the first game instead of 2D pictures.

[@N.i.E.M.O]

@@mrnygren2 Even 2D pictures would have been better than what we got. It was literally just a single static character image on the side of the screen with dialogue and sound effects. While the free-roaming aspect was still more exciting than B2's board game fan-fiction story mode, there's no denying that in terms of production values, each story mode in every Budokai game got progressively cheaper.

[@darrellgardner4561]

What I've always wanted out of a DBZ is a game based around "what-if". I want it to give us branching paths that could lead to unique stories. I can only play Raditz to Buu so many times. Like, what if when Vegeta asks Goku to join him you actually can. Or what if Goku did die on Namek, how does that effect the story. Trunks doesn't go back in time, or goes to the wrong time and has to play out from there. Things that will put you in a familiar situation, but give you the choice to drastically change the story. Make winning or losing fights effect the story.

[@getthegoons]

There's some DS RPG where everyone who survives the Saiyans gets to go to Namek.

[@michaelkelley7737]

Try Xenoverse 2 they changed up the regular timeline alot

[@ochitokes]

@@michaelkelley7737 agreed

[@nekotorin]

Budokai 3 was my favorite. Such nostalgia with the PS2.

[@milchprodukt]

Bro I feel like you didn't gave the opening of Budokai 3 enough praise. That intro is one of the beat intros ever, the song will keep stuck in your head forever Awesome video series!

[@daat94]

Played Budokai 2 the most growing up so my favorite for nostalgia but a couple years ago I played 3 and it honestly impressed me so much from the fighting mechanics. In addition to the teleport behind someone at 1 ki bar cost, you can time dodges to your opponent's punches and kicks which adds another level of complexity to fights

[@ubermaster1]

I have found memories with the first Budokai, I had bought it a week after release, and while I played it, my apartment was having construction done, it was a father and son duo workers, and the son whenever he took breaks, would play with me, it was quite fun since. It's a core memory that has never left me.

[@heavenly2k]

Holy shit I just subscribed for non-Dragon Ball related reasons but you didn't have to bless me like this , a dive into the Budokai series is exactly what I've been wanting, PLEASE do the Budokai Tenkaichi series next!!

[@That1Gam3r]

omg bro that nostalgia seeing that Budokai 1 intro. that game was my childhood, i had it on PS2 and Gamecube

[@animeloverhaven]

I grew up with a lot of these games so this vid gave me so crazy nostalgia

[@greenpumpkin8600]

Your videos are blowing up because you're covering cool series. I played the hell out of budakai 2 on the gc super nostalgic

[@bocodamondo]

the one thing i hate about Budokai 3 is the dragon rush....its a cool concept idea, but the animations of it get boring really fast. and the fact the CPU loves to abuse it doesnt help either

[@Niosai]

I know I didn't talk about it a whole lot, but dragon rush did feel excessive sometimes. But it also felt like the AI in some fights basically just ignored it, so it was super inconsistent.

[@Lakersdude7]

I greatly prefer Budokai 2’s combat system over Budokai 3

[@Metalton95]

I still like the animation (and sounds!), but the CPU overusing it, me being unable to consistently (ab)use it, and how long it takes you out of the actual fight really makes it feel outdated. Minus the Dragon Rush, Budokai 3 is "a perfect" DBZ fighting game, imo.

[@kakadu2004]

This video took me right back... What I noticed is there was so much love in bigger titles during the PS2 era. The fun minigames, loading screens, menus, etc. Developers were so daring and creative. I feel like everything is uniform now, in one way or another, while that loving attention only shows itself in some indie titles.

[@jordan4547]

People see loading screens as an inconvenience now, if a game released with even enough time for a mini game during one it would get slaughtered

[@thaddeussmithiii8065]

Budokai 1 was honestly one of the most groundbreaking fighting games based on a show/manga. I have more fun playing this game more than almost every other serious fighting game that was out at the time aside from Tekken

[@genocide_cutter98]

Lie

[@Pwrplus5]

The immense blemish on Budokai 3 that I feel keeps the game from the legendary status people give it is Dragon Rush. Forced rock paper scissors mechanics are never a good idea in fighting games and the frequency with which it comes up as well as being required in order to pull off pretty much every ultimate attack is ridiculous and just makes it frustrating when all you wanna do is see the move used. It also singlehandedly ruins Dragon Arena if you're not cheesing it on world tournament, because the higher level CPUs will frame 1 enter hyper mode in every single fight and do nothing but use the super armor to try and get in to initiate Dragon Rush, making the entire gameplay loop be about how to avoid that one thing. They may also read your inputs but I'm not entirely sure of that, but regardless needing to win RPS 3 times in a row to either hurt the enemy or not take a ton of damage and have the CPU do it over and over and over is a total buzzkill to the experience

[@JackOfen]

Yes, THIS exactly. It's why I consider Infinite World far superior, even if that games story mode isn't as engaging.

[@ezaphycooler1877]

It’s such a fucking shame that Ultimate Tenkaichi suffers from this but a lot worse. That game had the best graphics, a very slept on and underrated soundtrack, and character customization that is in some areas better than Xenoverse (characters could actually talk, you can change colors on all of your clothes, use fighting styles of mentors, change auras, and they had tails that moved.) It easily had the potential to be one of the best DBZ games of all the time yet they fucking blew it with that god awful ‘fighting system’. It still pisses me off that there could’ve been a Budokai Tenkaichi 4 on PS3/Xbox and they chose to make a game with the depth of “rock paper scissors”

[@MegaShingo97]

Dragon Rush was and still is one of my favorites thing from Budokai 3

[@JackOfen]

@@MegaShingo97 HOW? Sorry, but how can you like that mechanic? Gameplay wise you just push one button and wait and it's not even interesting to look at, because besides the finisher every single animation is the exact same for every character, it's super boring. And even the finishers are the exact same for most characters, only a handful have unique ones.

[@MegaShingo97]

@@JackOfen Sure the rock/paper/scissors mechanic is bad especially when you want to do a final flash or warp kamehameha at the end but i can't get enough of these animation for me they're pretty entertaining

[@TheUncommon13]

The spinning Roshi! I forgot all about that! That was so amazing!

[@Niosai]

The little loading screen animations are so nostalgic :)

[@EnzoDraws]

Always stoked to see your videos man! I'm loving this series, keep up the great work! I hope you also do the Tenkaichi series in the future

[@egeorgiades93]

Same. 2 & 3 are among my favorite DBZ games. 3 got its large cast of Characters and 2 for the RPG Style Gameplay and for its interesting What Ifs.

[@OhFrittata]

Aww man, I was hoping you’d talk about Dragon Ball Z Infinite World :( Its honestly the BEST Budokai game in my opinion, it practically is Budokai 4. Definitely worth a play and a mention.

[@Niosai]

It's in part 2 :)

[@OhFrittata]

@@Niosai OH WOW I didn’t even see the Part 1 in parenthesis, my bad lol

[@2thezaza]

its often forgotten but its the best one

[@KirbyGotenksabsorbed]

Hmm, it's been ages since I played it, but I recall strongly disliking something about Infinite World. Shin Budokai 2 was probably my favourite because it added a much broader variety of movement options and special attacks, it's a real shame it wasn't on a main console though.

[@daxjohnson7912]

That was the one that my friend and I would get into real competitive and awesome looking duels that couldn't be repeated in the other budokais

[@DrunkNugget]

I hadn’t even realized I played the first Budokai as a kid until I saw that character select screen again, wow

[@DrunkNugget]

Holy shit and wrestling Raditz into piccolos beam.

[@Niosai]

The nostalgia is strong 😭

[@dmonsterlove]

BUDAKAI TENKAICHI 4 was just announced

[@gaia9020]

9:25 thank you for introducing Gocule to me :D

[@TGossOutdoors]

As strange as the first budokais art might have been, I've always loved it man. Just something about it. It just sticks out I guess. For what it was back in the day type thing.

[@trickerdgaming]

You're making me want to replay them again! I liked the board game setup of part 2. check out dragon ball kai ultimate butouden for the DS! I think you will like it a lot :D it also has the little mini games like budakai 3 does.

[@shietiero]

Budokai 3 is easily my favorite! Every character (including their transformations) has a unique stance! It's really satisfying to play as almost anyone!

[@camodeano3003]

The board game format was awesome!

[@FigWidIt]

It was time consuming but I really liked the Game-board style story mode of DBZ Budokai 2 with each character having a turn to move around the map.

[@yaminben6716]

The thing that I like about Budokai is when you charge your ki, the opponent also will charge their ki making it looks badass

[@midnightgouto]

Great video! I love DBZ

[@joeywalsh1949]

Budokai 3 will always have a soft spot in my heart. Beam struggles with friends just hit different.

[@ricardolima577]

Great video man! Budokai 3 is one of my favorite games of all time, I played it A LOT with my cousin when I was a kid. Please consider making a video on all Devil May Cry games.

[@Furnodraconis]

I cant wait to see more like this, it brings back nostalgia. ill be surprise to see berserk games in here

[@ladyviren]

Despite its problems, the first budokai game will always be my favorite. It was my first major introduction into anime and complex (emotional) storytelling, and I’ll always be grateful for that. Although, I kinda wanna see if I can find some of the other games for reasonable prices.

[@countzecluse]

15:00 If you take out your disc while in the Budokai 3 loading screen, you can roll the analogs & press buttons still, and amazingly, a Red Saibaman will eventually appear!

[@NemeanIndustries]

They really need to come out with one of these games again. I love being able to control going up through the Super Saiyan levels and picking which special attacks and abilities to put on the character I’m using. I also loved the massive roster from Budokai 3, and all the different outfit options. Definitely my favorite DBZ game ever. I stopped playing once the Tenkaichi games came out just because they were too different and lacked so many of the features I loved.

[@gjemel6477]

you should definitely play the newest game then DBZ: Kakarot, it basically has all the mechanics you really like and is pure nostalgia & fan service :)

[@JustxLiving909]

Fighter z

[@Animefan-uk8pw]

They should make a Budokai 4

[@fouchpouch7034]

I have so many memories with my little brother while playing all 3 of these games. Thank you for the trip down memory lane

[@DaMainman2]

There are some weird regional differences throughout the Budokai series; the games usually released in North America before anywhere else, and so these 'early' versions lack a few features, bug-fixes, or even whole playable characters! For example, Kuriza (Frieza's son) is a hidden character in one of the JP versions of Budokai 2, and they added half-a-dozen extra playable characters to the PAL (Wii) release of Tenkaichi 3.

[@gooacc3300]

Budokai 3 was my childhood

[@Markos2007]

*Repeating "It's in part 2" for all eternity*

[@davidmaglioli7048]

Kid Buu in Budokai 2 Dragon World was a nightmare. It was hard enough beating him normally, but in order to unlock Uub as a playable character you had to KO him with a Spirit bomb. This meant you either had to fight kid Buu in your base form which was near impossible, or you had to power down and hope you chipped away at his health enough to get a KO with the spirit bomb. An absolute nightmare.

[@suchavastreality2225]

Keep up the good work, your videos have such good quality!😁

[@djesoterik4582]

The clay model artwork in the first budokai is why i like it the best plus the kick ass bruce falconer soundtrack

[@wizz_air5283]

New video idea:not only the budokai but every dragon ball game ever

[@StarFoxLazer]

Literally been reminiscing about this game the past week… this game was dope for its time

[@hassandiamond2356]

Played❌ Talked About✅

[@Niosai]

I played AND talked about them! 😎

[@bdhuffman42]

Final Fantasy AND Dragon Ball? Subbed for life!

[@mishisoo]

Another banger, keep ‘em coming!

[@sygos]

i loved all of them. bought or rented all of the main budokai and tenkaichi games. you're right that the budokai 1 cutscenes were by far the best cutscenes out of all of them

[@halol537]

Yet another amazing Video! Can't wait for your future videos! Love your videos bro!❤

[@mawcco1]

Man this takes me back. I had budokai 3 and I will never forget that. It was awesome.

[@andreaverone9377]

You should also watch other YTers like Dr. Doppietta, Mourossonero, etc... to get an idea to how deep and complex Budokai games are. Also, you missed the Shin Budokai series and Infinite World. Not to mention Burst Limit.

[@Niosai]

I played those in part 2! :)

[@breelef2441]

I played all the Budokai games you listed in this video as a kid and haven't played them since. Almost all your points are what I remember as a kid playing these games. Budokai 1 was legendary for being the first game and known for the early DBZ plot. The cutscenes were amazing as they were just like the anime. Budokai 2 was just a step up and I loved playing Super Buu to absorb as many different characters as possible even the non-cannon ones. Budokai 3 was just a different breed playing as a kid. It had everything from SS4 to Broly. It had everything from the dragon ball universe that was cool and I cannot express how much time I have played the story mode as a kid. The leveling up system to the different stories to the hidden easter eggs all around the map for the different characters. It was such a joy to grind out the story and I might try and revisit Budokai 3 after this video!

[@Laekith]

I personally really love Budokai 1's style. Especially how expressive the characters are. Also the presentation is insanely good and full of soul. Definitely my favorite DB game alongside Budokai 3

[@lavuntecolquitt]

MAAAAAN all the memories of THIS! Lost ALL my OG games 2 years back and it warms this old Z warriors dragon soul. Would LUV to see a part 2 bro! Also maybe a Gungrave all in one vid.

[@HistoryandReviews]

How corny grow up

[@jaythomas8616]

I love Budokai 3. I think something critical that you didn’t mention is how “samey” characters felt in 1 and 2. In 3 they did a great job of varying their fighting styles and static animations

[@obbymillion]

Budokai 2 was the first DBZ game I ever played, I was in elementary school (2nd or 3rd grade) when a friend had lent it me. This game will always have a spot in my heart, great childhood with it. Can't forget Budokai 3 too, my favorite of the series.

[@mig3671]

You're aware Budokai came out in the early 2000's so you shouldn't look at it with today's standards...........................................

[@ll_spud]

Budokai 3 is my all time favourite. Had no idea there were more games. Cant wait to see part 2.

[@mooseraps]

Dragon World was the best story mode. I don’t care what anyone thinks.

[@timthompson8235]

No mention of Budokai 2 having one of the best sound tracks in a video game ever. It was so good they used half of it for Budokai 3. I still listen to it till this day.

[@mourossonero]

That was a pleasure to see! If you're interested into learning series central mechanic "charge cancels", the Budokai community would love to help, myself included! Budokai Discord : discord.gg/DQcaSQB

[@Itshomski]

Finally DBZ no wayyyyy amazing video :)

[@DynoSkrimisher]

I wish this game was remade or brought into the new gen consoles with online capabilities

[@Miggnuggets]

budokai 2 is my ultimate favorite budokai game

[@HybridAngelZero]

I still vividly remember getting Budokai 1 in GameCube as a Christmas present, I played it like crazy and unlocked everything, and the next year, I got a PS2 (not for Christmas, I saved up for it) and one of the first games I got was Budokai 3, and it still stands as one of my all time favorite PS2 games. As you said in the video, there's just a certain something about it that keeps you playing!

[@Matt7R]

Oh man the music is a SERIOUS nostalgia hit.

[@chloemotsinger2987]

Budokai 1 was my 1st dragon ball game and was really what got me into the Dragon ball series.

[@lavender317]

God I used to LOVE this series I owned 1-3 on ps2 as a kid, then more recently I played both the Shin games on emulator and they were even better Such a fun game series

[@TheDankMagician]

Absolutely love your channel, thank you for covering all of these old games from our childhoods, I'm happy people are still willing to try these games to this day, the Budokai series walked so FighterZ could run. Although I would love a modern day Budokai game with the same spirit of 3 and the visuals of a 2021 title.

[@daxjohnson7912]

I actually happened to love the art style from the first Budokai, and yes the beat for beat copy of the anime was my favorite touch

[@stanleyvoelschow731]

Budokai 1 will always have a special place in my heart. My first DBZ Game. I loved it!

[@allforone4184]

Your the best! Keep up the good work! Go even farther BEYOND!!!!

[@Cookberg]

17:43 Shoutout Comic Sans font. It screams professionalisms

[@Renel515]

Wow! Big thanks for this! Brought back the best memories of my childhood. Lol. After almost 20 years, it's funny to think that these games were all inside one disc. Nowadays, you're lucky to be able to play a game off the bat without having to download 20+ gb game files. Man, those were the days!

[@lukamagicc]

Okay but fusions failing and giving you a different (even if worse) character instead of just cancelling the effect, is so fucking cool and creative

[@lonestar3246]

Budokai 1 also had the Ki blast deflects, I used to just have a bunch of fun with my brother doing these because it basically be like a little tennis match when we were able to get them to bounce back and forth

[@bbbhfccdd2776]

this is one franchise i literally grew up with from the first game ever to come out for a system 🔥🔥🔥

[@leroyhudson8952]

Them beam struggles would leave your hand skinless 🤬

[@noname768397]

Budokai is my childhood man, my favorites was the 3rd, lots of friendship and trust lost on those weekends

[@drspiders]

I am so happy that your video got recommended to me. A few months ago I was going all over the internet looking for content on these games but there's not much of it going around that I enjoy, and your video series delivered on every level. Keep it up!

[@christopher7567]

Thanks for helping me relive my childhood bro. Pleasantly surprised to hear things I missed like the goku and Hercule fusion!

[@Iggy_Dogg]

I watched your vids and went to your channel expecting more videos and subs, and you definitely deserve the latter. Keep at it man, you're doing well so far. Good videos that I want more of.

[@Niosai]

Well, I'm definitely going to keep making them :) Thanks a lot!

[@ceilingsintheireyes6288]

These games were my teen years. Still the best games imo. Particularly 3. The flying round the world in story mode, customising your character, teleporting and beam battles. It was so so novel at the time. And the intro music on 2 and 3 are outstanding.

[@john_kramer516]

It’s quite sad how underrated you are. You’re the first person I saw who is doing this kind of videos. Good work👍

[@Snowie134]

That kid buu fight in budokai 2 was so hard

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

I get ptsd thinking about that 😤

[@EvilMike349]

I've never been big on actually watching the show, but Budokai 2 is still one of my favorite fighting games of all time. I like the fact that each of the three games have something that the others don't, so they're all worth playing.

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

Man, I had Budokai 1, 2 and 3 and Tenkaichi 2. Loved those games back in the day.

[@yoyomayne]

Omfg I miss these games, you have no idea what they mean to my childhood, honestly this is how I was introduced to dbz and it will always be my favorite and OG anime

[@nairbdelrey1561]

Battle specific dialog is the best thing when starting a battle

[@Mr-Opium]

The OG Budokai was my introduction to Dragonball and nothing beats the rock the dragon intro

[@joemomma6317]

Dope video my negus. These games are mad nostalgic to me

[@Wilfoe]

I accidentally went to your Budokai Tenkaichi video at first when I was looking for Budokai. Forgot those were two different games. Whoops! This brings me back. :) Did anybody else have a LOT of difficult holding Raditz still? That took me so many tries...

[@MedatonOrtano]

I loved Budokai 2's story mode. The tactics involved helped balance the repetitive nature inherent to any fighting game

[@venustheanimecat6513]

I would love to hear you talk about Budokai Tenkaichi (especially 3 because I grew up playing it on Wii). And I’d like reviews of every Blazblue game

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Saw Budokai, immediately clicked! Loved the content! Going to watch part 2 immediately !!!!

[@Omnimon152]

Budokai 2 was my first dragon ball game on ps2, it was really great. Story mode was very unique, but many didn't like it. I loved it personally. Super buu absorbing cell and frieza is nice to see, and goku/hercule fusion is hilarious. Babidi's spaceship was a great addition.

[@piskipa]

Budokai 3 is still my favorite dbz game ever, so much content to unlock, so fun to play.

[@tripleparakeetshoes4613]

I honestly loved the Budokai 2 story mode with the game board. I thought it was so cool and so much fun!