DRAGON BALL Z: Kakarot - PlayStation 4

Edit : changed to 5/5 stars after putting in over 100 hours. Yes, compared to many modern hits like God of War or RDR2 (some of my favorite games ever), it lacks a sort of nuanced fancy. However, it has an old school PS2 charm almost no games cover these days, let alone it being DBZ. I’ve never fully experienced the story so this was a huge bonus for me, as it was amazing. Lastly, even beyond a platinum trophy / “100%”, there’s an absurd amount of stuff you can do post-game. I see myself replaying it maybe once or twice if they add a new game+, otherwise I likely won’t, however DLC and post-game is well worth the $50 I paid. Original review : My synopsis of this game : it has mediocre core game play and RPG elements outside of fighting, but the story is amazing and so is the immersion in the world, and even with all its average-ness, I can't put it down. The game is very enjoyable even as someone who grew up with DBZ but doesn't remember the story and never found time to watch it. Collecting orbs, fishing, mining, they're all so... mediocre, sub-par, it probably would've been better if they were left out. If God of War or RDR2 had mechanics like that everyone would have mocked them to no end, but this is Bandai so they usually get a pass. The side quests are alright but are basically useless because the main story levels you up to where you need to be every time, it auto-allocates XP to give you the facade of gaining power when in reality the XP basically doesn't do anything besides change the numbers you see during attacks in a fight. This is NOT an RPG, it is a semi-open world fighting game. The side quests will give you almost no XP and then a single main story chapter will give you hundreds of thousands of XP. It can also be extremely easy if you use healing items but I tend to limit myself to none, or one during a main boss battle. Honestly, yes, the game is a step in the right direction but Bandai sucks. If Square Enix had made this it would've gone down in history as the supreme Dragon Ball game. Regardless, for $50 and the ability to sell it if I want to since it's a physical copy, I really have no complaints beyond the gripes I posted.

I watched dbz as a kid on cartoon network maybe like 18 years ago. This game brought back some good memories. I am not a fan of fighting games but I still like the combat in this because it is pretty simple and satisfying. The story is the best part of this game. I am about 20 hours in so far. This brought back some happiness after getting treated with game breaking cyberpunk 2077 bugs which still haven't been fixed. There is a lot of side stuff like completing training battles, upgrading various things, building food meals, the card game( I haven't played it), and some side quests. I think you will enjoy this if you like rpgs and you are not overly obsessed with the anime because as you can see in the comments, some people just wanted way more story events in comparison to the anime. I cannot disagree with this as more story would have been cool but you still get like 40 50 hours of play.

I’m having a blast playing this game! It’s way longer than I expected it to be. I’ve played just about all the other DBZ games, and this one feels a lot more free. It’s the same as the original DBZ story with some minor adaptations. I’m on the cell saga right now and still having fun. It can get a little repetitive, but I feel that is true with most fighting games. I’d compare the fighting gameplay to be similar to Xenoverse, but it’s not identical. For example the ki blast button on PlayStation is square and blocking is L2. These controls are non-adjustable. It would be cool if you could map it or change it to the Xenoverse controls so it’s not awkward playing one game right after the other, but it doesn’t seem like this option is available. That’s my only “complaint” but I’ve gotten used to the controls, so it’s no big deal. This is one of my favorite Dragon Ball games by far!

I find this game is being severely underrepresented by critics who play the game for only 30 minutes because they didn't get a payout like certain big names in the open world genre. With that out of the way, allow me to give an honest review after completing the entire game. Visuals: As close to the source material as you're going to get (only FighterZ is better). Framerate is excellent and character models look fantastic. Environments are beautiful for the most part, but I encountered a few poor environmental textures in spots (this can easily be rectified on the PC version), and there are some rather static character animations during dialogue outside of cutscenes. Otherwise, solid. Gameplay: The combat can be considered a much improved revision of Xenoverse's third person combat system. The camera is fixed behind the player, and you have a an assortment of melee and ki based attacks to choose from, which can be comboed into supers, etc, many of which will damage the surrounding environment. Contrary to critic reviews, there is more than one melee combo and you earn more attacks as you progress through the game, and can customize how you earn experience and which stats get boosted. AI is solid (I've died more than once) but I'd like to see the developers add a harder difficulty level in a future patch for sake of longevity. The open world's biggest strength is in its main quest, which tries to follow the manga as much as possible while thankfully speeding up a few filler segments which this series has become notorious for. The base game doesn't cover Super, but recent text dumps suggest DLC may be added rectifying this. Activities outside of beating people up include fishing, shops and exploration (including some very clever easter eggs and guest appearances I won't spoil). Some sidequests are legitimately good and even fill in notable plotholes, while others are unremarkable fetch quests. That is to be expected however: all open world games do this, even AAA ones. Sound: An arranged version of the original broadcast soundtrack is present here instead of metal covers typical of many DBZ games. Unfortunately, we have arrived at the weakest portion of the game: the US dubing. If you hate the US dub as I do, the phoned in, dry Funimation voice work isn't going to do anything to convince you. Thankfully there is an option to switch to the superior Japanese, who are still taking this seriously after 30 years and deserve heaps of praise for it. Not perfect, but good. Its the DBZ game I wanted as a child, big props to the devs for this even if its not immaculate.

El juego llegó en perfecto estado, es muy divertido y cumple con las expectativas. El juego solo cuenta con voces en japonés e inglés , sin embargo, si que cuenta con subtítulos en español latino y muchos idiomas más. El juego es divertido y te sumerge bien en la historia, ya que puedes explorar las áreas por las que vas avanzando y enfrentarte a los enemigos que te van apareciendo. Los gráficos son muy parecidos al anime y cuenta con las canciones de este, lo cual me pareció un muy buen detalle y algo que le gustará a todo fan. La historia abarca desde la llegada de Raditz hasta el final de la saga de Buu, algo normal en los juegos de dragón ball, aunque en caso de querer jugar más se puede comprar un DLC el cual incluye la historia de la batalla de los dioses y la resurrección de freezer. En conclusión, recomiendo el juego, ya que es muy bueno y a cualquiera le gustará la manera en la que se revive la historia, más si eres un fan.

He loves it

A great game to experience the overall story in dragon ball z. The combat is easy to learn and the fights aren't too difficult. If you have trouble with some fights, just notice the attack patterns and strike when they are open at the end of their attacks. You can fly around in the game, but enemies can chase you down and stop to fight. If you don't feel like fighting, press R3 to unlock from the opponent and fly away to escape the fight. Overall, I feel this game was amazing. After finishing the game, I wanted more dragon ball so I started to watch Dragon Ball Super. Now I can't wait until the next game!

yes it was awesome

excellent game. My son was very happy when I ordered this game. It is suitable for PS4. Arrived very well packaged and with fast delivery. I would highly recommend it.