God-like beings fly around at the speed of light, teleport, level mountains, and blast enough energy at each other to power New York for a year. If you’ve ever watched an episode of Dragon Ball Z, or, heck, probably even if you haven’t, you’ll be aware that the climactic fights in each arc are absolutely bat-shit crazy. The RPG-like progression makes you feel awesome every time you get something new to unleash, while never letting you become so overpowered that the game ceases to be fun. Though it was often times pretty cheesy, one of the stables of the show was watching characters grow stronger and bust out new powers as their enemies grew bigger and nastier, and this is represented well in the campaign. One core element that’s sure to be a good time for anyone, regardless of Dragon Ball experience, is the satisfying character creation that lets you choose your character’s race, look, and moves, to create the Dragon Ball hero of your dreams. That’s not an issue when you already know the general situation and stakes, but its strength is undoubtedly in its nostalgia factor, and I’m not sure there’s a ton of meat there if you were to lack a pair of rose-tinted glasses. While there is a narrative, it’s not particularly deep, compelling, or emotional, and bounces around fairly quickly. That being said, I’m not sure how compelling the actual story will be for players not familiar with the television show.
#DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 PC REVIEW SERIES#
It’s an exciting series of “what-ifs,” and I loved it. It would have been cool just to play through the scenarios I know and love, with the characters I looked up to or despised, but by messing with the timeline the game is able to keep even series veterans invested, surprising them with twists and turns that differ from the source material and instead present an alternate chain of cause and effect.
On one hand I would have loved to see things tread a bit further from already covered ground, but on the other I enjoy revisiting classic battles and characters too much to get that worked up about it.ĭespite its flaws, the game’s premise of revisiting the past makes it an easy recommendation for anyone who has watched through the classic anime. Time travelling villains are messing with the past timeline, and it’s up to you, a mighty Time Patroller, to set things right. In Xenoverse 2’s campaign, evil is not threatening the present, but the past, which is largely the same setup as the original game. It provides the sense of place and progress that normally lacks in traditional fighters, while being a much better representation of the show’s combat than a straight action RPG would be able to deliver. The game mixes some RPG exploration and constant character growth, just like in the show, and transitions into a three dimensional brawler for the fights. I really felt like I was in the Dragon Ball universe. It would have been easier to make Xenoverse 2 a straight fighting game (well, if its predecessor hadn’t already taken a different direction, but the structure of the game sets it apart from both other fighting games and RPGs. Despite some good games, none of them have really been great, and while Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 doesn’t quite break into that upper echelon it’s still a fast, fun, exciting good time. Unfortunately, reality has proven it not to be quite that easy.
With its memorable characters, larger-than-life villains, and break-neck action, the Dragon Ball anime series seems like an easy one to make into a great game.
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