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Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#61176: Jul 18th 2017 at 2:46:52 PM

Piccolo, if you're going to spend your whole life devoted to killing one guy, maybe you should take the time to learn where his vital organs are.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#61177: Jul 18th 2017 at 2:57:31 PM

I'm going to bring up Goku's parenting but bear with it because it's not my main point. Devise as that topic is, Goku never had a father (or mother) around to get the whole parenting thing. However, he did have a "grandpa" and he was very close to him. So I'm wondering if Super will have that be a role he more easily acclimates to seeing as he has experiences with a grandparental figure.

The stuff with him and Pan at the end of the manga makes me think so. Well, assuming that Super actually allows Pan to age unlike it's been doing with the other kids.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#61178: Jul 18th 2017 at 3:25:53 PM

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Both Toriyama and Toyotaro did recently say that they're working to move things toward how they were at the End of Z, so I'd say that we'd see Pan to grow up to at least that point.

How they take things after that though, especially with all the additions of the Go Ds, the Angels, and the Multiverse? Who knows. It would be a shame to expand the narrative playground like that and yet do absolutely NOTHING with it.

edited 18th Jul '17 3:28:29 PM by MyssaRei

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#61179: Jul 18th 2017 at 3:42:50 PM

Wait a minute.

     

Didn't Whis say that if Goku and Vegeta worked together in their Super Saiyan Blue forms they would be a match for Beerus? Granted they'd already gotten the piss beaten out of them here but still...

Is anyone else expecting Dragon Ball Fighter Z to be almost completely forgotten about shortly after launch, just like Extreme Butoden?

A As much as I'm not really crazy for competitive fighters, with all of the buzz surrounding Arc Systems Works, the gorgeous visuals, and the impressive first trailer, I doubt it's going to be forgotten unless they screw up real bad and the game's unplayable on day 1.

This is the most buzz a Dragon Ball game has gotten outside of the Dragon Ball fandom in ages.

It's probably the only buzz a Dragonball game has gotten outside of the fandom its specifically catering to in ages, and only because competitive gaming/e-sports has hit it off over the past 5-6 years.

edited 18th Jul '17 3:46:43 PM by Soble

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#61180: Jul 18th 2017 at 3:49:53 PM

Let me clarify: I don't want FighterZ to be forgotten about immediately after launch, I just think it's likely. Then again, I haven't really been following the game very closely, so maybe it has way more buzz than I'm giving it credit for.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#61181: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:06:38 PM

The reason there's buzz is because you get to play as Future Trunks, oh my god.

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#61182: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:07:59 PM

Has he ever not been playable?

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#61183: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:09:15 PM

I'm pretty sure there are games that came out before he was introduced.

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#61184: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:11:44 PM

     

Yes, yes he has.

They released a trailer to show he's playable anyway because no one saw that coming and because that's just how fighters seem to create buzz. At least Tekken 7, SF V, and Mortal Kombat had the excuse of introducing new characters.

It's silly because Trunks has been playable in just about every game - the only games I can think of where he wasn't was the Dragonball Evolution PSP game and like Legacy of Goku, maybe the old Famicom games - but here's a trailer dedicated to his inclusion anyway. Next up Kid Gohan trailer. Followed by a Broly trailer. Followed by a Piccolo trailer.

Equally silly was how Xenoverse made Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta a pre-order bonus when Super Saiyan 4's been playable since GT Final Bout for the Playstation.

edited 18th Jul '17 4:21:15 PM by Soble

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#61185: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:21:48 PM

People tend to get hyped with NEW stuff. Or newish stuff. I bet people would be delighted if, say, Vegeta got Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan God in the next Xenoverse.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#61186: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:29:33 PM

Future Trunks was revealed very early on, the trailer just teases some of his gameplay and it looks good.

Even though his inclusion (and the recently revealed Piccolo & Kuririn) is one of the more obvious choices, this likely won't have a large roster and small roster games have left off popular/major characters previously.

I'm glad these three are confirmed early because it means the later reveals will be more uncertain. That they've revealed 9 characters already gives me optimism about a healthy roster.

[up][up] i dislike pre-order characters but SS 4 Vegeta makes sense because GT isn't in focus much now and it's not a huge deal or something really unique like an exclusive what-if.

And SS 4 Vegeta wasn't in Final Bout. Goku was, but Goku was playable without pre-order because SS 4 Goku was way more prominent.

edited 18th Jul '17 4:32:57 PM by Saiga

Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#61187: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:37:22 PM

The main villain of Final Bout was Baby, so I don't think Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta was a thing at that point unless it came out really late in comparison to the anime.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#61188: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:38:37 PM

Ya know, it's funny how Super DBZ was forgotten despite being an awesome game, because the people who made that game also released a pretty hype trailer for their EX game.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#61189: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:38:59 PM

I know, I'm just pointing out that Final Bout is kind of irrelevant to Vegeta.

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#61190: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:39:08 PM

Who do you think is likely to be in the game? It already has SS1 Goku, SS1 Vegeta, SS2 Kid Gohan, Fat Buu, Perfect Cell, Final Form Freeza, SS1 Future Trunks, Piccolo, and Krillin.

Really, I think it depends on the size of the roster. If they want to keep it small: 18, Beerus, and Super/Kid Buu are shoo-ins, while the other Buu, Hit, and Whis are possibilities.

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#61191: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:46:16 PM

I wouldn't say any of those characters are shoo ins aside from possibly 18

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#61192: Jul 18th 2017 at 4:50:57 PM

Fat Buu tends to be included before Super or Kid Buu. And good luck seeing Super Buu with absorbed people nowadays.

Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#61193: Jul 18th 2017 at 5:16:53 PM

Beerus and 18 are shoe-ins (Beerus is practically the face of the new era) but after that I have no idea. Broly or Bardock may be contractually obligated to appear.

It really depends on if they're going the rumoured 'one slot per character' or if stuff like SS 2 Gohan just being 'Gohan' in-game is just an early build thing and we'll get variations later. Really unsure at this stage.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#61194: Jul 18th 2017 at 5:23:39 PM

I'd prefer only one version of each character, but I'd make an exception for Great Saiyaman.

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#61195: Jul 18th 2017 at 5:25:15 PM

What are you talking about? We've never learned who the Great Saiyaman is under that helmet of his.

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Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#61196: Jul 18th 2017 at 6:47:46 PM

Oh you're right. I must have been confusing him with the Golden Warrior, the other superhero who showed up in Satan City.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#61197: Jul 18th 2017 at 7:15:37 PM

So, Super DBZ is a good game?

Hmm...

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#61198: Jul 18th 2017 at 7:26:56 PM

Take it from another random person on the internet: it didn't have a lot of characters, it was 2D, and the only notable things about it was that Frieza had an upgraded cyborg form and, IIRC, Chi-Chi was playable for like the first time ever.

The gameplay felt sluggish and it wasn't my cup of tea.

edited 18th Jul '17 7:28:38 PM by Soble

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#61199: Jul 18th 2017 at 7:30:01 PM

I believe she was based on her 23rd Budokai self, used the Power Pole and Banshou fan as weapons, and rode on the Flying Nimbus.

...I like this version of Chi Chi. In fact, lets take a look:

Edit: Damn. I got Murasaki'ed pretty hard on this one.

edited 18th Jul '17 7:37:57 PM by HandsomeRob

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#61200: Jul 18th 2017 at 7:30:38 PM

[up][up]That seems about right.

edited 18th Jul '17 7:31:08 PM by randomness4

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