Why Dragonball Sparking Zero Sucks (A Super Comprehensive)

[@blacksasukeuchiha]

i enjoyed this breakdown fam and im gonna share the link to this video on my community tab to get the word out so people can really understand the issues with the game...although i hope the update in December does some type of good ...i just dont see it fixing everything honestly but yea fam ... W video 🔥💪🏾💯‼️ btw i subbed as well to support ..peace and love brotha 🙏🏿‼️

[@mike4455]

@@blacksasukeuchiha 🙏🏾Much Appreciated brother. I have subbed to your content as well. I really appreciate you trying to improve the health of the game.

[@nessdbest8708]

@@mike4455 This came out on my birthday! Also I agree, this game isn't better than BT3, least not yet.

[@pages4573]

I think its important to note that BT3 had a lot more nuance with its mechanics. Being 3 games in, they probably knew what to do and not to do. So each design aspect build upon itself. Sparking 0 feels more like they put a lot of new stuff ontop of existing framework without thinking about how those new mechancis might interact.

[@muglokdecrepitus1301]

Exactly this. Sparking Zero is the 4th iteration of the game so it should be even more polished than the previous ones, but as they started to add bullshit without thinking in how those things would affect the already implemented mechanics from the previous games, we got the disaster mess that we got

[@LevTheChosenOne]

Exactly 💯 ​@@muglokdecrepitus1301

[@Codyslx]

But they removed alot of the debuffs from bt3 for blast 1 skills. So what existing framework?

[@amedeoiermano]

I totally forgot that AfterImage Strike also caused ki sickness besides instant sparking and spamming supers. That definitely needs to return.

[@Franvvard]

It’s like they made the game unbalanced for the sake of being unbalanced vs bt3 took every character lore and made it somewhat accurate.

[@Yawnz2]

Your really breaking down why i havent enjoyed SZ nearly as much as TK3 man. Great video bro!

[@brandonsupreme8380]

Yep thats why the game is boring

[@mike4455]

Appreciate it

[@muglokdecrepitus1301]

The thing i dislike the mostnis how Perception can block heavy attacks, which make it an absolute defense for everything that cones from the front, even ki beams You dont have to time it, to put yourself in a disadvantage situation or to even have to use a special input to specifically chose to use super perception, you just hold the button and it hapoens, even in mid of a combo, its just disgusting

[@alexferrier5732]

I can enjoy playing BT3 even to this day. I cannot enjoy playing SZ even if I wanted to... Sparking zero needs serious help, game is a mess, bunch of bugs, clunkyness and of course the disgusting cheese and spammable defense mechanics need to be changed.

[@LevTheChosenOne]

I feel the same way

[@nathan4553]

Amazing video man, its crazy how many "fail safes" tk3 added so the game wouldnt become boring/broken, sz forgot a considerable amount of them... u can almost not feel skill debuffs like ki sickness in this game

[@mike4455]

@@nathan4553 Yup. I'm not sure if it's because they rushed the game or just blatantly forgot how important it is.

[@Cozyboy_5]

I agree with everything you said about the game. This is also why majority of the OG players like Hawk wont play Rank. And he was the best bt3 player in North America.

[@dangerousdays2052]

you can't have a ranked mode in an unbalanced game lol. Git gud

[@Cozyboy_5]

@ you obviously like to sparking spam you’re more than likely not good at the game

[@dangerousdays2052]

@@Cozyboy_5 You're supposed to use sparking as much as possible lol. That's literally the entire point of the game. 😂😂

[@tellmeyounotserious1622]

⁠@@dangerousdays2052in what world is sparking mode the entire point of the game?

[@romannewhearth9907]

the regard probably thinks that's what the title of the game refers to Sparking is just the Japanese name for the budokai tenkaichi series, Zero instead of four presumably because it's a revival

[@kaido7171]

I wish the developers to see this video.

[@chuviis3508]

Probably the best game-in depth breakdown about this game I've ever seen. It pretty much sums up everything wrong with this game's mechanics and gameplay. Great stuff, dude. Imma share it with other ppl so the word can be spread.

[@mike4455]

@@chuviis3508 Thanks bro🙏🏾 More to come and I'd appreciate it.

[@toottootsonicwarrior5777]

4:14 Man i miss that color swap and how kid me would pretend it was SSJ5.

[@mike4455]

That secondary color is Canon in my book

[@Zayyplayy]

Y’all seen France? The winner was showcasing just how bad the game is competitive. Them boys did they one and hopefully Bandai saw how shitty they made it for the actually fighters.

[@mike4455]

@@Zayyplayy Yup😂😂 Pathetic

[@Zayyplayy]

@ dudeeee I was on the floor laughing when them boys changed it to the face cam during the middle of the fight and they face was just a smile of disgust 🤣

[@mike4455]

@ Dude its so disgusting Like BT3 already gave the blueprint Fast fun Competitive Casual Like defense was rewarding Offense was flashy. SZ is just Eww sometimes bro

[@TokisatsuKiboConvoy]

This video really helps with having to see the differences between BT3 and Sparking Zero. I do feel like they need to try and carry over certain cons of certain mechanics. Not only learning and implementing certain aspects of BT3 but also get some aspects from Raging blast 1 and 2 to help improve the game more since BT3 and RB have around the same formula of combat

[@TokisatsuKiboConvoy]

Omega2040 straight up has multiple guides that show off characters and their skills in BT3 and RB2 that were like 16 years ago. Kadazee went indepth with BT3 and RB2 too Hell even they made a fuckin video about SZs problems

[@mathieul4303]

I knew sparking zero wouldn’t hold up to standards. BT3 still on top

[@pinhe4d321]

I just dont get it. This game doesnt have any penalty for spamming insta spark. You can block, sonic sway after getting hit or even "stunned" (ahem ahem super counter ahem ahem). There are also moves like afterimage strike which Idfk what they were thinking doing that. For some characters 15 seconds is almost if not enough to get all these 3 blast stocks back.

[@Arunnejiro]

Jeebus brolys rush super in bt3 is so much better its not even close

[@dakokalol7424]

at the beginning of the video i thought you were just an mk fan or a tekken fan who wanted this game to be like a traditional fighting game. but the more i watched the more you made good points and swayed my opinion. nice video man.

[@mike4455]

@@dakokalol7424 Thank you. Title is really just for traffic lol. I play sparking zero But not rank And my friends that play agree not to chesse or use super counter. I wish i wouldn't have to but that's not the case yet.

[@smokey9091]

The appeal to casual is always the downfall to games like this who have a specific fan base. Die hard fans is what keeps this game alive, not people who just play games when they are relevant. For people saying that sparking zero shouldn't have copied bt3 exactly, i have to ask, why fix something that was not broken? Bt3, a 17 year old game, had all the right methods to make an "unbalanced" game fun and dynamic by having risk reward factors that kept the gameplay loop fresh. Sparking zero literally is just a visual upgrade but not a game play upgrade. All people saying its great that sparking zero released in such a bad state are the problem with newer generation games. SZ had the perfect blueprint with bt3, and all they needed to do was refine and polish any mechanics bt3 could've done better in, but they instead took steps backwards removing vital balancing mechanisms and even combat tech. Players shouldn't have to have a agreement not to use something in the game because it defeats the purpose of the game if you cant use everything at your disposal, if they balanced it properly no one would have to kick someone off the couch for not playing how they think the other player should play. I honestly believe the game was rushed to meet the day diama released and needed more time to properly polish and implement more stuff.

[@mike4455]

@@smokey9091 Couldn't agree more. BT3 was literally the perfect blueprint, but i guess no one launched an investigation at Spike Chunsoft on why the game was fun principally. If they did that, they wouldn't have removed all the fail-safes that kept the core combat fun and balanced. Super Smash bro has achieved this principle year after year, generation after generation and even learned from their mistake of appealing to casuals to much, when you can just have high skill ceiling gameplay for hardcore players with Simple mechanics for Casuals.

[@plaguesworld]

@smokey9091 I get the love for BT3, but thinking that just copying it would make SZ perfect ignores how much gaming has changed since then. Sure, diehard fans are important, but if a game only appeals to a small, niche group, it risks failing completely. Games that succeed today balance the needs of hardcore fans with features that bring in new players. That balance is what keeps a series alive, not just catering to the same group forever. And let’s be real BT3 wasn’t flawless. It was fun, but it had its issues, and those issues might feel way more dated today. SZ has tried to modernize some things, and while it’s not perfect, expecting it to be a carbon copy of BT3 feels short-sighted. What worked 17 years ago doesn’t automatically work now. People play games differently today, and developers have to adapt to that. The whole argument about “players needing an agreement not to use certain mechanics” feels overblown. Almost every game has meta-dominant strategies or mechanics people avoid for a more balanced experience. That’s just part of gaming. No game is perfectly balanced, and house rules or playstyles are normal, even in the best titles. If anything, it’s part of the fun to work around those challenges. And saying SZ “just needed to refine BT3” makes the whole process sound way easier than it is. They can’t just slap on new graphics and call it a day. Rebuilding a game means dealing with updated engines, modern gaming expectations, online play, and everything else that comes with making a game in today’s market. SZ might not be perfect right now, but it’s a step forward for the franchise nonetheless.

[@smokey9091]

@@plaguesworld No one ever said BT3 was "perfect," but what was said was that BT3's combat and mechanics were much better than what we have in SZ. It is disengenous to say what worked 17 years ago wouldn't work today when that is actually false in the context of gaming. Super Smash Bros has the same formula that it has always had and has both a casual and competitive audience. It's a platform fighter with many characters from different games, and every time a new one comes around, everyone buys it even though the gameplay is mostly the same because IT WORKS. SZ, on the other hand, literally just took out all the things that made its prequel great. It isn't about loving BT3 it's more about seeing how good it was compared to what we have now. There is a reason people keep giving comparisons with SZ and bt3 because SZ literally is just a downgrade combat wise and honestly content wise, too. Defending the game from criticism via "people play games differently today" is never a valid excuse to butcher gameplay. Bt3 was both casual and competitive fun because it had a easy entry but higher skill ceiling which allowed everyone to have fun, sparking on the other hand just appeals so much to casual that it has annoying gameplay that a lot of people are disappointed with.

[@themotivatedmaycry9120]

@@plaguesworldwell said

[@themotivatedmaycry9120]

@@smokey9091I’m giving the team some slack here because they literally built the game from the ground up people are comparing a freshly built single entry to the 3rd game in a series that had a chance to grow and add on from its 1st entry Hoping the sequel can improve on its flaws

[@kingades1013]

Sparking zero has less available modes than bt3, bt3 doesn’t have the best story mode because it’s short but it isn’t lazily put together like sparking zero’s. In bt3 you actually feel weak or strong like in the anime. In sparking zero I can just pulverise any villain regardless if I’m the far weaker character at the start. Super 17 was left out but so many irrelevant dbs characters were included. Like the kankas girl on ribrianne’s team or whatever her name is. I would’ve also like the trio de rangers brothers too and the older brother’s giant form. No story mode for the movie villains and the immersion is always ruined when certain sections are skipped just because it’s meant for one character. They should’ve done that and made a main storyline like the other games. Unlike bt3, when the opponent is on the ground, the ultimate hits as if they’re standing up anyways regardless and it’s fun yh but doesn’t make sense. The damage should be reduced depending on the uptime and if the opponent is just on the ground rather than making a cutscene of them in the air… Trunks ssj2 and dbs goku ssj2 not being included was pure laziness so in the story mode once again, you get an inaccurate one. Rage trunks fighting blue vegeta during their training and ssj goku vs ssj2 caulifla and kefla? Was not like that in the anime. It was ssj2 goku vs ssj2 caulifla and ssjg goku vs kefla. The impact of attacks is far worse as well. Also ssj2 gohan seems to have been nerfed in terms of speed. When sparking is used and you just hit people they go flying after tapping the attack button. They shouldn’t randomly get sent flying. It should just be easier for players to defend themselves if anything This one isn’t only sparking zero but none of them ever include meta cooler’s true body, the giant one. Hercule should do more damage to videl since she’s relative to him in strength but definitely was stronger in her prime. More of a nitpick on my part. For some reason, no body disappears or hardly destroys the planet after an ultimate, depends on which one but most should vaporise the characters completely. Let’s not even get started on the lack of stages… The inputs on sparking zero are understandably difficult but sometimes I swear I’m doing it right but it just doesn’t register. Like the timing online is also far different than offline. Ssj3 goku can attack giants with dragon first but ssj4 can’t? Pretty realistic. Another general nitpick is that no db game gives ssj4 goku the strongest dragon fist kamehameha that he used against omega shenron. Another general nitpick so take some of these with a grain of salt, is that gt base goku should use dragon fist kamehameha to keep things accurate like he did against super 17. Ssj3 gt goku should use true kamehameha that ssj3 dbz goku sometimes has in games. There’s no distinction between ssj aura and above like they did in bt3. Ssj was normal yellow but the ones above were aggressively dark when powering up. The custom stories are unique but just feel like ordinary battles once the very short cutscenes are finished. There should be some audio recorded already at least rather than absolutely nothing and just reading a few subtitles on the screen in a basically normal match. Sparking zero gameplay is not the main problem but attention to detail is and obviously the opportunity to cheese online but that’s not my main problem anyways. Ki sickness missing is pretty strange too More nitpick on my side as to how dbs Frieza can’t go straight to golden and how perfect cell can’t transform into super perfect cell…maybe make 2nd form cell’s self destruction transform him into super perfect cell like in the anime but with lower health. If anyone disagrees then please say why but don’t just argue for the sake of it

[@mike4455]

@@kingades1013 I like how you remember grounded blasts doing reduced damage, and how a rush on a grounded opponent just didn't work. There is a lot of stuff content wise thats lack luster but im more worried about gameplay mechanics overall because how this game is currently made, implemented things that make the game boring. Sadly so i agree with what you have said.

[@kingades1013]

@@mike4455Yh I get what you mean

[@TheWindBlack]

You know what, i feel like the double step in problem could be solved if the SECOND step in required meter yknow? The first step in is free, however the second step in costs some Ki and whatever step comes after that costs more. Another note about perception, perception can only block a high and low option if you have ONE SKILL METER. Super Perception is the only way to stop those attacks blindly and i think that in of itself just calls for a skill meter build decrease so that these perceptions are less likely to happen and MANUAL blocking is required.

[@mike4455]

@@TheWindBlack Those are good ideas. But because the damage scaling is soo much higher than it is in BT3 Its honestly not needed in the game. And it also dissuades people from not using varied combos. Also I'm aware of the Skill meter consumption on Perceiving heavy attacks, but i think it needs to go because it discourages people from using actually defense and everyone always has a Skill point because of how quickly the generate.

[@alicevioleta3184]

something i really hate is how sparking 0 went for a purely cinematic angle. STOP interrupting my fighting game with cutscenes constantly. i don't need a cutin for every kamehameha. BT2 was the first game i ever got 100% on, and i never got bored. it's still a classic and i liked it more than 3, but both are godly.

[@mike4455]

@@alicevioleta3184 Bro I noticed the cutscenese in Sparking Zero are longer lol. Special Moves and Ultimates take a long time to finish their cutscenes

[@houragents5490]

People should've listened to genuine criticism like this about Sparkling Zero. It's sas how people dismissed everything by calling critics old or other dumb stuff.

[@mike4455]

@@houragents5490 Yeah it's kinda sad. Like i understand, people like "Perfection", being ignored( he didn't have valid criticism , but now criticism regarding SZ is just to get the game in a better state. Not just to hate or complain.

[@sauce987654321]

The character roster is super unbalanced, but in a bad way. Like everything between DP2 and DP9+ feels like a total crapshoot in terms of character viability. Like you have characters that are like DP2-3 that are stronger and have better stats than some characters in the 7-8 range, with much better skills. Like DP mode is absolutely broken and there’s no strategy except having more characters since DP values apparently don’t mean much. I get there’s like 180+ characters in these games, but I can’t imagine that it’s this hard to balance characters for their point value. Like how does that even happen, lol.

[@mike4455]

@@sauce987654321 Im probably gonna make another video just about the nit-picks to this game, because thats a big one. Also the Dp isn't even consistent anymore

[@Franvvard]

Bro touched on damn near every issue with this game all facts

[@mike4455]

@@Franvvard 🙏🏾

[@Ghost-jq4ey]

My man is spitting facts. This is a great video i can tell you put alot of effort into this

[@mike4455]

@@Ghost-jq4ey Lol You don't know the half of it😭

[@hifye1738]

Just halfway thru the video, but your points are fire man. Hope most of what you are saying can be implemented into the next patch.

[@mike4455]

@@hifye1738 🙏🏾

[@sauce.k]

Hardbody content family, keep it up I can see you making a career outta this easy. Just be consistent.

[@2SunLeeWuKong]

Great video bro, Very informative! Looking foward to see more 💚🔥

[@mike4455]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@LevTheChosenOne]

I love this dude 😎 finally someone saying all i think about this game sparking zero it's a cheap copy of bt3 the rush attacks don't work well in sparking zero and in bt3 they are perfect it's so annoying

[@moshimoshixiii]

Over 90% of y'all aren't really gamers so this is no surprise

[@AshOnFire]

Big facts lol

[@jacob7649]

98% now

[@sorcerousbeast8740]

90% of them aren’t just, not gamers. 90% of them only play the new hype anime game. Until then they basically do nothing involving Dragon Ball for years or a year, then come along and “oh man I love dragon ball this game’s gonna be sick!” But they’ll play the new Naruto or MHA and they like HXH MHA or uhh One Piece more than DBZ

[@morijin9552]

@@sorcerousbeast8740tf are u yapping about

[@kwillzmz]

You weren't good at dbfz so you moved to this uglahh excuse of a fighter. Yall suck

[@TrueReverse74]

You hit on a lot of the key points, one thing I feel needs to be talked about more and that's movement being so lackluster, it's too much like raging blast, It's far too ki intensive for big these maps are, the short dash should not cost any energy, in the beta you could tap the short dash repeatedly to move in quickly, why remove that? and the slow rising and descending on top of that too. The dragon dashing is super slow as well and again, these are the BIGGEST MAPS TO DATE, all of this in addition to a camera that's insistent in tilting at an angle makes for a more janky experience. Another thing that annoys me is how trash revenge counters and super perception (for deflecting ki blast supers are). Let us Revenge counter from behind if you can't give us the blaster wave back, the game already has an easy way out for combos yet we can't use it have the time and when we do use it, you're so negative that there's no point, tf? and Super perception should parry ultimates, I need to know the logic behind not letting us do that? That just feels stupid especially since people would complain FAR less about unblockables if you had a get out of jail free card. Just 2 things I think are also some huge problems.

[@mike4455]

@@TrueReverse74 I was actually going to do another video about the movement of the game lol, and that was going to be included because its annoying having to use Ki to just approach. Also Personally i think revenge counter should stop backshots like, If you are getting back shotted, it should take 3 Skill counts to get out of it or just give us back the repulse wave. Perception i think should either not work on smashes or Just use another skill count because there is absolutely no shortage i having a skill point. Your points are good, thanks🙏🏾

[@LevTheChosenOne]

This is a huge problem no one talk about

[@Genki.Z7]

The thing is, SZ does have ki sickness. It just barely uses it, which is even worse.

[@mike4455]

@@Genki.Z7 Does it? When does it proc?

[@Genki.Z7]

@@mike4455 I think it's either on Raditz or Nappa(in story mode). I don't remember, but it does exist just as a blue icon.

[@mike4455]

@ That's crazy Yet they didn't put it into the game

[@SimpxSlayer-Police]

Nice video. Yea the dumbed down the balancing issues. Many things are just free of use with no draw backs. I hope they do balance the skills with having drawbacks after using it.

[@KnucklesWTD]

I don’t think it’s a good game

[@mike4455]

@@KnucklesWTD Don't blame you

[@sesuneiro]

this game has been out for almost 2 months and the servers on xbox are still broken lmao joke of a dev team

[@joshbrewett7365]

well made video with fair criticisms. do you think they could fix the issues with the patches?

[@mike4455]

@@joshbrewett7365 Honestly they can. Super counter Nerf is very easy because its frame dependant on activation. Perception wouldn't be hard either because they can code for an animation lock window. The second step in can be fixed as well. And skill charging can be slowed down. Thankfully. The issues don't require brand new animations or a creation of anything. Just a tuning of things already implemented

[@joshbrewett7365]

@ the thing is, are spike chunsoft aware of these issues? would they even see it as an issue or people just nitpicking? i wish there was more communication to be had with them

[@mike4455]

@ They are as of now after the French Qualifiers fiasco. They might have thought the fail-safes in bt3 would make the game too difficult, overlooking how's important they actually were for longevity and overall gameplay

[@joshbrewett7365]

@@mike4455 they definitely wanted a newer crowd to pick up these games, hence the simplification of a lot of the mechanics. they probably thought that the average consumer would be turned off by BT3 level depth. while sparking zero is pretty fun (when people actually play it right anyway), i can’t help but imagine how much better it would be if it wasn’t dumbed down. let’s hope the december patch addresses these issues. great vid btw, though i disagree with the title. i wouldn’t say it sucks.

[@mike4455]

@ 🙏🏾 Thanks. I hope the Update in December addresses these issues as well.

[@plaguesworld]

Hearing people criticize Sparking! Zero just because it’s not exactly like Budokai Tenkaichi 3 can be pretty frustrating. No sequel is ever going to be an exact copy of the game before it, and honestly, it shouldn’t be. Changes are part of keeping a series fresh, especially when trying to appeal to both longtime fans and new players. I doubt the developers made changes to alienate fans they probably just wanted to modernize things and make room for new players to jump in. If they left the mechanics exactly the same, it might’ve started to feel repetitive. That said, Sparking! Zero seems to find a good balance between honoring the old games and trying something new. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and share your thoughts-I really respect your perspective It’s always cool to hear feedback from someone who knows the series well.

[@mike4455]

Thanks And i completely understand what you mean. People will criticize a game but not give good reasons behind it or are just mad because of changes to the game from the original. My viewpoint is that games need to be fun, and if there are things getting in the way of that fun in principle, something must fundamentally change about said game. Im seeing way more videos about cheese strats than about combos and the reason being is that combos can get broken at any time, so there is no incentive for people to be creative. Its sad. But thanks for the comment and im open to any feedback as well

[@MigiShort]

I appreciate both of your expressions. I do love this game dearly, I believe it does need a few tweeks for it's true potential to be met. Mike you have a new fan, really liked seeing you compare the two in a constructive way and not in bad faith.

[@mike4455]

@ Thanks bro, i really loved bt3 a lot and is one of my favorites games of all time, but it's time to move on. I do still like SZ and just want to see it's full potential met as well. I really appreciate your comment man🙏🏾.

[@thedarksideofthemoon4227]

I mean, i'm ok with changes between a game and its sequel, but i'd like that at least 1 of these changes could be an improvement. What has been improved here?

[@mike4455]

@ . I'm Sparking zero They have added certain techniques which are cool. But that's pretty much it

[@Tiger-makhulu]

I dont think i like the unblockable ultimates as some characters dont have afterimage. I like the game mostly but bt3 is my love for eternity

[@spyrofreak911]

Yeah this game is fun but it can tend to be kind of obnoxious and annoying and BT3 never made me feel that way save for the last battle of the GT saga. I wasn't able to explain fully why. Thank you for this video.

[@josegonzales1676]

What info do I need to give you to be part of the community to play with you guys? I play on pc though

[@mike4455]

@@josegonzales1676 Sadly we are on ps5 I wish this game had crossplay lol😭

[@mustaphakamara2806]

I do not think gameplay wise balance wise it’s even better than Raging blast 2 and that game had its own cheesy mechanics too but everyone sees graphics and nostalgia is a helluva drug definitely your right too bad everyone is quick to say hating

[@hifye1738]

You mentioned a community. Can I have an invite?

[@mike4455]

@@hifye1738 Sure its on Psn But i need you Gamertag

[@Arunnejiro]

Step ins can be vanished. They may be blockable as well if im not mistaken. As long as they arent backshots

[@mike4455]

@@Arunnejiro Step ins cannot be Vanished Only super countered (which should honestly just go) Or blocked from the front. If combo-d from behind there is no way out

[@woodsnuth]

Great video

[@mike4455]

@@woodsnuth Thanks sir

[@boocethebooce838]

Necessarily

[@mauricebarr4035]

The damage of these supers are to much

[@themanthatcan4683]

For your first point, the step in isn't a true combo, all you need to do is hold block and it breaks. Other than the obvious need of ki sickness, I'd say your only significant point is overuse of perception but even then it should only a problem for new/low level players. The game has scaling, so theres gonna be differences b/w characters, which is given a solution through dp/bp.

[@mike4455]

@@themanthatcan4683 You have to read the block pattern if they are facing you, if they are facing you from the back, its completely true. My point is with everything i said in conjunction, this game gets boring and irritating very fast. The meta game isn't fun either so The game is in a poor state rn. And Honestly the worse complaint for a game to get is that its boring

[@gamingchimp3947]

it sucks bc it copied a 20 year old game instead of doing something new and better visually it looks absolutely gorgeous there are two things as a casual player I hate most: - the input timing is kind of off? because the timings are tight, any input delay is felt more. it is something that doesnt happen in xenoverse 2 - by far the easiest most successful casual way to play is spam sparking, dragon rush, spam attack, then up strong attack, then ult. REPEAT AD NAUSEAM that makes the gameplay EXTREMELY REPETITIVE at least at a casual level also, all characters control more or less the same please compare to xv2 where characters are "kinda different" in terms of gameplay. not very, i mean, all control very similar, but because the different combo chains end different, and IT IS MUCH EASIER TO CONNECT COMBOS GODDAMMIT, you have to use different combos to connect with different supers and ults SPARKING ZERO LOOKS GORGEOUS BUT THE GAMEPLAY IS SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[@jotarandom]

Skill Count Generatin, I think in SZ if you take damage the skill count increase a bit extra, it might have been beter comparison if in SZ and BT3 you do both in the same conditions, doing nothing and then getting hit Anyways I know some peoples are buying the game because not for it being good but because Bamco have a record of de-listing games after a time (Saint Seiya Soldier Soul, Jump Forces) and they worring more about that de-listing than anything else

[@mike4455]

@@jotarandom In BT3 Skill count doesn't generate when doing damage or being dealt damage. There aren't examples in my video( sadly) but In BT3 Skill count is generated the fastest by deflecting Ki blasts

[@mauricebarr4035]

The music was better too

[@derstapel9782]

just spitting facts. Great video man youre underrated

[@codysorenson4298]

The biggest problem is people want this game to be a reskin of the old.

[@Zye1984]

so you just want T3 again. kay.

[@mike4455]

@@Zye1984 ... Just say you didn't watch the whole video and save all of us the time lol

[@moneyworld7517]

Ngl dragon ball:zenkai battle royal might be the goat 🔥

[@undzad]

summed up to skill issue

[@mike4455]

@@undzad What does this even mean?

[@undzad]

@ just complaining and not getting better asking for nerfs instead of improving

[@mike4455]

@@undzad Did you even watch the whole video? Like ive already hit Z ranks months ago with Frieza, so no. This isn't a skill issue. We are trying to fix the game so its fun to play, not annoying and or cheesy.

[@undzad]

@ ur b rank

[@mike4455]

@ In DP. I run primarily singles.

[@gavinsheets1846]

Everyone has there own opinion of the game so just because you think it sucks and someone else likes it you shouldn’t ignore them. In general the game is actually decent and does better than bt3. However the game does lack a few things that would really make it better. Mainly one and that’s the ability to type in our own messages. It’s meant to be a fighter game and not a story game eather so I was never expecting much from the story. Even bt3 lacked on the story and as well was meant for fighting and not the story. BT3 actually is no longer the goat since for stories it only prompts a message with a narrator nothing like how sparking zero does it.

[@mike4455]

@@gavinsheets1846 . I see, but did you watch the full video?

[@simonjon9802]

This man got in his feelings fast he doesn’t think it sucks watch the vid.

[@esekay3648]

The game is stale nd boring. No c.a.c no reason to play.

[@mike4455]

@@esekay3648 It has a lot of potential man. But at this state it a problem

[@esekay3648]

@mike4455 nah it was dead on arrival, simply by not having c.a.c they told us they did not care enoigh to fully craft this game. They put together a gotcha mobile game for the system. The limited custom creation is indicatice of that becayse ultimately they wanna charge you for dlc that may or not be goku in other outfits. The story shows they ddnt care as it was lazy, the what if mode is lazy ...isnt even sorted. And whats the port if i cant What if Nappa Went ssj2? Its pointless in reality. I cell has to be 2 diff people to go full power? The game is nonsense. C.a.c. Is A Necessity, its literal immersion. It could be optional but should always be available. Once you get c.a.c.'s it comes with a customization menu which would open up the optiona for other chracters to be modified and thus gets rid of the need to have 20 different gokus , but still gives us more variety. They need to stop half selling games. This is garbage..ot boring with nothing to do. The fact ppl had to beg for 2 player local shows the devolepers where being lazy with this game and thats its a cash grab. 1 button fighting..thats lmao to begin wit... There is no reason this game should be this lame considering all the success theyve had over the years. Its dbz how tf you mess up dbz....

[@mike4455]

@ Tbh. C.A.C would be terrible for online play health if this game was even in a functional state to begin with. The game isn't XenoVerse And the player base doesn't want it to be..but more cosmetics is a valid point

[@esekay3648]

@mike4455 online health? Ppl were complaining about yajirobe. There is no online health . But regardless they can make playing against them optional just like they make it with the points so you cant pick an op team now. ULTIMATE Tenkaichi had C.a.c so its not just regulated to xv. Thats not even a good reason not to have it. It makes the games better why would you regulate it to only one place when it can benefit you almost everywhere... thats not even logical.

[@mike4455]

@ Ultimate Tenkaichi isn't part of the Budokai Tenkaichi franchise. Also this video i made was about the comparisons and balancing between SZ and BT3. Sensu beans is another thing SZ did wrong compared to BT3

[@osakeleto]

i feel like the budokai series was always unbalanced and insane. wasnt made to be competitive, the less you care about it the better. im just fine duking it out with friends.

[@mike4455]

@@osakeleto characters weren't meant to be balanced Combat Mechanics were always meant to be balanced

[@SoulWarriorSF]

Sparking Zero is still the better game. They just have to fix a few issues

[@mike4455]

@@SoulWarriorSF Sadly its nots.. I wanted it to be. But besides graphics on all other metrics it loses and the game is 17 yrs old

[@thelostone4303]

Leading off with "if you disagree, you don't know what you're talking about" is an argument of insecurity. You only create echo chambers with that line of thinking and this prevents your own growth.

[@mike4455]

@@thelostone4303 Watch the whole video.

[@myREALnameISiAM]

It's funny that the Devs will listen to people like this and change the game to 'save it' but that will be the final nail in the coffin. Trying to balance a Sparking game is like 'power creep' in the anime. Goku can fly? Now everyone can fly. Goku can destroy planets? Everyone can destroy planets. It takes away from the greatness of the stronger characters. Sparking games are meant to be like a 'true DB sim'. Fused SSJ4 is by far the strongest character? Duh. If you want a balanced game, there are several balanced DB games. Just let the fanboys have one 'broken' DB sim, please.

[@mike4455]

@@myREALnameISiAM Please watch the whole video🤦🏾‍♂️. Can't be that difficult

[@amedeoiermano]

The game is not lore accurate anyway so might as well make it balanced, at least in ranked.

[@alexferrier5732]

@myREALnameISIAM You are completely missing the point of the video, or you really just saw the title and went straight to the comment section without seeing it...

[@myREALnameISiAM]

I wasn't even going to dignify this thread with a response but too many people assume I didn't watch. I GET IT, you don't like move-spamming. Well, do you remember the time Tien Tri-Beam spammed Cell into a crater??? How is spam not lore-accurate? If anything, the game is TOO balanced. Saiyan Saga Goku would get rag-dolled by SSJ4 Vegeta. IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE CLOSE. But we get a chance to CHALLENGE ourselves and see if we can hang with such wide gaps in abilities. Sparking is a series for DB fans who want to do DB things AS CLOSE TO ANIME AS POSSIBLE. It is NOT a balanced fighting game, on purpose, and that's GOOD. If you play ranked as Yamcha, and you get obliterated by Gogeta, your reaction should be, 'Yep, that's how that should go.' and switch characters or switch to a more casual game mode to enjoy playing the characters you like. Y'all would complain that Mike Tyson is OP and in too many World Championship fights like that isn't just how things work. Ol' participation trophy gettin' azz.

[@mike4455]

@ ...So you didn't watch it, because the point you are making has absolutely nothing to do with the video. No one said they characters shouldn't be strong nor did I mention DP or character strength balancing, the point of the video was to talk about the combat mechanics and the issues with those. ??