Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 939 Ratings

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  1. ltnnn
    Apr 25, 2023
    7
    Dragon Ball game for Dragon Ball fans.
    Good fights and visuals, but it always stucks on the same thing.
    Way too much more potential
  2. Iiphantom
    Jun 14, 2023
    7
    The game was good, the gameplay was decent but the problem with it that it was repetitive in some way or another, and the dynamic scenes was a cure for the blind tbh, but the filler in the game literally had me stop playing it for like 3 months, overall if you found the deluxe edition with a sale on it, and you're a dbz fan, BUY IT IMMEDIATELY
  3. Killerpummkin
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    Game recommended for Dragon Ball fans only. I enjoyed it but it has many flaws, it lacks epic moments from the anime, the story is sometimes too short, the music is missing, the fights are all the same, the open world is boring.
  4. DoctorZack
    Jan 18, 2020
    6
    How this game works:
    Fly around and collect power-up balls.
    Engage in a battle. All battles are virtually 90% dodging the enemy attacks. This sound effect becomes extremely grating after the two hours or so of fighting. Even the fishing mechanic is half-assed. This game took everything dynamic and well developed within Xenoverses and scrapped it to make a lengthy nostalgia-bait game.    How this game works:
    Fly around and collect power-up balls.
    Engage in a battle. All battles are virtually 90% dodging the enemy attacks. This sound effect becomes extremely grating after the two hours or so of fighting.
    Even the fishing mechanic is half-assed.

    This game took everything dynamic and well developed within Xenoverses and scrapped it to make a lengthy nostalgia-bait game.

    It's not a *bad* game. It's just a game that exists to be a cash grab.    … Expand
  5. Gentou76
    Sep 11, 2020
    6
    I am going to be honest and give my take how DBZ Kakarot is a empty boring repetitive experience.
    The combat is shallow and gets boring rather quickly.
    The story is the only thing going for it. The map may be huge and full of stuff to collect but it's empty and lifeless with not enough side quests for some what if scenarios. Dragon Ball should just to fighting games like Xenoverse or    I am going to be honest and give my take how DBZ Kakarot is a empty boring repetitive experience.
    The combat is shallow and gets boring rather quickly.
    The story is the only thing going for it.
    The map may be huge and full of stuff to collect but it's empty and lifeless with not enough side quests for some what if scenarios.

    Dragon Ball should just to fighting games like Xenoverse or DBFZ because it fails at RPG.    … Expand
  6. dash383535
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    #DashReviews

    Completed Game: 1/31/2020 Played Game Time: 55 Hours Intro The long-running Dragon Ball franchise has delved into its first attempt into an Open World Action RPG which is a route many longtime fans have wanted for decades. Dragon Ball Z story has many retellings and this game follows in the same footsteps. While many anime games have a stigma of not being that great,    #DashReviews

    Completed Game: 1/31/2020
    Played Game Time: 55 Hours

    Intro

    The long-running Dragon Ball franchise has delved into its first attempt into an Open World Action RPG which is a route many longtime fans have wanted for decades. Dragon Ball Z story has many retellings and this game follows in the same footsteps. While many anime games have a stigma of not being that great, can this game break the mold like Dragon Ball FighterZ?

    Story/World Building – 2/3

    I have never seen the Dragon Ball Z anime but this game does a good job retelling the story in a way that someone like me could still follow and enjoy. If you have never seen the anime, most would tell you to watch that instead but this is not a bad substitute if you don’t have the time. If you have seen the anime, you’re missing nothing in the story department. While it is told competently, there is a varying level of quality between cutscenes. Due to the overwhelming amount of DBZ games retelling the anime story, this might burn out fans wanting to pick this title up.

    Gameplay – 2/4

    Exploring the vast landscapes or fighting one of the many iconic villains from DBZ can be a lot of fun but there is a lot of fault with it. Fighting mechanics consist of an easy one to two-button press combo that looks flashy but can become repetitive especially when grinding for EXP if you want to max out all 7 playable characters. Most fights will not be difficult because characters automatically level up with the story making side quest pointless. Side quests are boring fetch quests with uninteresting stories and no voice acting. Other side activities like fishing and crafting are almost an afterthought and have little bearing on anything else in the game. There is fun to be had in the 40 to 50 hours you will spend in the game, but mix in the negative of the gameplay and a story you most likely have played though before, the game offers very little for a 2020 release.

    Technical/Performance – 2/3

    LOAD SCREENS! Load screens are a major issue in this game to the point that you will spend 1/3 of the game in just load screens. Graphics look nice some times and look a little dated in others. It’s pretty disappointing to see almost flawless looking cutscenes, and then static characters with little to no life right after. The soundtrack is pretty generic with most songs lifted straight from the anime but it gets the job done. It’s not the worst technical performance I have seen from a game but improving load times would help.

    Verdict

    Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a game I want to like due to how much I got into the story and this game being my gateway into watching the Dragon Ball Super anime but there are quite a few flaws that show up in this RPG despite its potential. If you want to experience an Action RPG in the DBZ universe, this is still the best one (only because it's the only one) but I would wait for a price drop and for the game to be released with all DLC before making a purchase.    … Expand
  7. loserkid182
    Feb 16, 2020
    6
    Cada vez que veo las puntuaciones de la gente a los juegos de esta página entiendo menos a la humanidad, pero comprendo por que el mundo va como va.
    Este juego ESTA BIEN, pero de ahí no pasa, me lo he pasado al 100%, me ha entretenido bastante y por eso le doy un aprobado, pero de ahi no pasa, es un juego tremendamente repetitivo, las mecánicas introducidas para hacernos creer que es un    Cada vez que veo las puntuaciones de la gente a los juegos de esta página entiendo menos a la humanidad, pero comprendo por que el mundo va como va.
    Este juego ESTA BIEN, pero de ahí no pasa, me lo he pasado al 100%, me ha entretenido bastante y por eso le doy un aprobado, pero de ahi no pasa, es un juego tremendamente repetitivo, las mecánicas introducidas para hacernos creer que es un rpg son absurdas, es un juego de peleas normal y corriente, las cinemáticas a veces son brutales y a veces se nota que querían hacerlas deprisa y corriendo(como en la saga de buu que crean ciertas incoherencias).
    Evidentemente recomiendo jugar a este juego a cualquier fan, pero a la persona que compre este juego sin ser un tremendo fan incondicional de la saga, le diría que no gaste mas de 30 euros.    … Expand
  8. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    Simplesmente mais um jogo chato e repetitivo da Bandai, nada de diferente de outros da franquia ''Dragon Ball'', e esse aí apresente vários problemas de design gráfico e de programação que atrapalham na jogabilidade, com que fez que eu não desfrutasse corretamente.
  9. Liamo
    Jan 18, 2020
    6
    A game like this has very very high potential, probably the highest of any dragon ball game released and I think a possible sequel to this game with more content in it could be the best dbz game ever. as for how kakarot is I think the gameplay is repetitive especially the combat, there isn't much to do after you finish except collect meaningless orbs and a few other things, it's lackingA game like this has very very high potential, probably the highest of any dragon ball game released and I think a possible sequel to this game with more content in it could be the best dbz game ever. as for how kakarot is I think the gameplay is repetitive especially the combat, there isn't much to do after you finish except collect meaningless orbs and a few other things, it's lacking any dragon ball super content however it does have a very nice open world which apart from a lack of very many things to do in it,, is absolutely astonishing and practically saves the rest of the game for me

    Right now I'd give it 65/100 but I think any sequel it gets could easily be 100/100 and I can't wait to see what a future release looks like    … Expand
  10. Awarehippo
    Feb 10, 2020
    6
    Enjoy the love & care shown to the DBZ world & story. The gameplay does feel very repetitive and lacks depth at times. Enjoyable as a fan of the series but overall a flawed experience, though a step in the right direction for DBZ games
  11. ivantepo87
    Feb 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I heard a new RPG that of DBZ will come out I was expecting something like Goku Legacy from GBA or Buus Fury, but no, this game should have been called.....DRAGON BALL Z: Long Loading Screen and unnecessary side-missions.

    I am putting 6 just for the nostalgic experience and the fights but that is only the 40% of the game, the rest is crap, you don’t have to farm heroes to level up, not necessary pay attention if the meals, not necessary use the soul board or other items or machines. Just go straight to the main story and you are fine. This game waste my time a lot with unnecessary scenes, chats and loading screen. I was an idiot buying it right away it came out.    … Expand
  12. NaughtyStevey
    Feb 22, 2020
    6
    Honestly,The game is very underwhelming. The dragon ball franchise has repeated the DBZ storyline so many times that this game just sums up to a water downed open world xenoverse 2 with not much character customization at all. The game is beautiful graphics wise but the combat is very repetitive and lacking, the story is short and just a straight rip out of all the other dragon ballHonestly,The game is very underwhelming. The dragon ball franchise has repeated the DBZ storyline so many times that this game just sums up to a water downed open world xenoverse 2 with not much character customization at all. The game is beautiful graphics wise but the combat is very repetitive and lacking, the story is short and just a straight rip out of all the other dragon ball games, The open world doesn't have that much to do RPG wise besides side quests that either have you fight some robots and such. A good experience and worth the pick up if its your first dragon ball game, if it isn't, you're better off going back to xenoverse 2 and spend 60$ on DLC.… Expand
  13. betakritic
    Apr 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's under 9,000

    Enjoyed the game overall, but there are problems. Graphics are mostly good and there's a huge amount of detail and lore in the game's Z Encyclopedia, plus plenty of post-story content and a huge world to explore. Unfortunately, it's plagued by stability issues ranging from frame rate drops to crashes and failing to recover when returning to the game from the PS4 dashboard. Gameplay is what we've come to expect from over-the-shoulder DBZ titles. Ultimately it becomes button mashing and nothing but beam attacks because the controls are unresponsive and the camera is broken. You can't record certain gameplay segments and you're forced you to agree to an in-game EULA before you can play at all. I'm done w/ Bandai Namco.

    Audio

    1. No VO in side-quests besides repetitive, awkward grunts or random mono-syllabic phrases to represent entire paragraphs of subtitles. The final VO for many conversations is "hi." Disgustingly obvious shortcut.

    2. Idle VO is repetitive and often nonsensical; within seconds of eating, characters complain of hunger. Every time a mob gets close, the same character VO plays. It's annoying.

    3. Bad dialogue pacing and usually too much pause after each line (see item 7 in gameplay).

    4. Mostly original voice cast.

    5. Frequent sound dropout, most noticeable with team finishing moves and transformations.

    Gameplay

    1. Some NPC interactions seem like they're going to be sidequests but aren't, which is confusing.

    2. Battle camera is completely broken--no better than it was in the Tenkaichi series. Doesn't help that you get pinned against scenery and the player character disappears completely when multiple opponents are shooting particle fx.

    3. Driving is awful. No matter how much you upgrade your car, the driving never improves because the camera doesn't turn with the car therefor you can't see where you're going. You have to move the camera manually as you turn so that you're not looking at the side of the car.

    4. Feels like every enemy attack stuns you, and you get attacked through your own beams. When attacking a stunned enemy at close range, no matter what you do, you will get knocked back as soon as their stun period ends.

    5. Mini map is useless. It's too small and everything on it looks the same. Can't even tell which direction you're facing. When certain items are added to the larger map screen, it might be impossible to find them because they overlap other map icons.

    6. Lazy development lead to in-game healing items. There's no limit to how many you can buy or how many you can use in a fight. It's as if the devs played the game, realized it was broken, and threw healing items in at the last second as a "fix."

    7. Just like in Dragon Ball Fighterz, you're forced you to press X after every line of subtitled dialogue which breaks the pacing of the exposition. Turning off subtitles only affects a handful of cut scenes, it doesn't actually do what you'd expect.

    8. Unavoidable mobs which spawn infinitely and yield little XP. Just annoying, avoid them.

    9. Leveling is mostly scripted so that each character is at a minimum level at each point in the story. Not much customization.

    10. At certain points through the story you're boxed into an area w/ invisible walls, but there's no indication that this is the case until you automatically turn around when you hit one. Worst on Namek.

    11. First person ki-firing mechanic is terrible and unless you aim above your target you end up blasting the ground.

    12. Often difficult to find things and you might fly in circles for 20+ minutes searching for items or people.

    13. Baseball game needs a restart option to avoid completely unnecessary fumbling through menus and NPC conversations.

    14. When a sidequest requires a specific character, it's not enough that he be in your party, he has to be the player character. Rather than auto-switch for you when attempting to start the quest, you have to manually reconfigure your party. This happens a lot.

    Visuals

    1. Game looks nice overall. Some cut scenes are gorgeous while others are little more than talking heads with exaggerated breathing animations. Because of the aforementioned dialogue/pressing X issue, a lot of the animation comes across as unnatural (or even creepy) while characters hold a pose and an expression waiting for your controller input. Most noticeable w/ Mr. Satan's laugh...

    2. Load screens begin and end with a full white screen, be prepared to shield your eyes frequently. 3. English lip sync virtually nonexistent    … Expand
  14. Rngf
    Feb 4, 2021
    6
    I have quite an essay to say about this game first this game can get REALLY SLOW at times makes me just want to skip every piece of talking and spoon fed tutorials take a game like hollow knight where you NEED to so the things the game asks or you either die or you can just choose not to do it But the fighting is where this game gets fun and the fight cutscenes imaginative battle andI have quite an essay to say about this game first this game can get REALLY SLOW at times makes me just want to skip every piece of talking and spoon fed tutorials take a game like hollow knight where you NEED to so the things the game asks or you either die or you can just choose not to do it But the fighting is where this game gets fun and the fight cutscenes imaginative battle and animation stellar fight ceography if cutscenes and dragon ball is what you like go right on ahead it’s pretty good at being a fighting game pretty decent at being a semi open world rpg I say semi open world because it’s not super vast and lacks more open world mechanics though let’s judge it for what it really is a fighting game this game kinda makes you feel like a dbz character some more changes could have achieved this better the dbz characters are spot on sometimes because 3D games be 3D some characters will kinds overlap over eachother which I thought we where past with modern games but apperently not I would definitley reccomend japenese voices more so with beggining segments Gohan a voice either sounds like a chain smoker that’s 80 years old or a balloon being strangled speaking words If you’ve never watched dragon all or you don’t like it don’t buy this game ok this game is for dbz fans and dbz fans can get past the negatives and bad stuff with this game… Expand
  15. Talabeer
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    El juego mola porque Dragon Ball mola, su banda sonora mola y volar subido en una nube mola. Si le quitas la skin de DB lo iba a jugar Rita La Cantaora. El mundo abierto, que no es tan abierto, es cutre y en dónde la mayor parte del tiempo te las pasas recogiendo orbes de colores que flotan y peleando contra enemigos random, poco variados, que te aparecen como si fueran Pokemons. ElEl juego mola porque Dragon Ball mola, su banda sonora mola y volar subido en una nube mola. Si le quitas la skin de DB lo iba a jugar Rita La Cantaora. El mundo abierto, que no es tan abierto, es cutre y en dónde la mayor parte del tiempo te las pasas recogiendo orbes de colores que flotan y peleando contra enemigos random, poco variados, que te aparecen como si fueran Pokemons. El combate tampoco es del DBZ pero está guay, sobre todo cuando de vez en cuando te salta una cinématica con algunos frames que se te caen los orbes al suelo.… Expand
  16. Hozuki
    Sep 2, 2020
    6
    Um jogo que perde um potencial enorme com tão pouco.
    O jogo em seus trailers, passa que o jogo é uma adaptação incrível e moderna do clássico anime, mas peca terrivelmente em seu conteúdo.
    começando pelas cenas pré-renderizadas, o jogo não consegue entregar algo da própria engine, apesar dos gráficos serem lindissimos e detalhados, o jogo peca ao não confiar em seu motor gráfico, O    Um jogo que perde um potencial enorme com tão pouco.
    O jogo em seus trailers, passa que o jogo é uma adaptação incrível e moderna do clássico anime, mas peca terrivelmente em seu conteúdo.
    começando pelas cenas pré-renderizadas, o jogo não consegue entregar algo da própria engine, apesar dos gráficos serem lindissimos e detalhados, o jogo peca ao não confiar em seu motor gráfico,
    O mundo aberto apesar de parecer recheado de novidades para explorar, não passa de algo vago com varios inimigos que te atacam a cada 1km que você passa, iniciando uma luta automaticamente e só te permitindo sair dela derrotando os mesmos, tornando o jogo cansativo, massante e até mesmo frustrante, algo completamente desnecessário.
    Fora também os órbes que ficam pelos céus, comprometendo o horizonte e seu cenário deslumbrante, voar e pegar esses órbes torna o jogo não muito superior que o Superman 64...

    Amo a Cyberconnect2 e seus jogos, tanto a franquia Storm quanto Asura's Wrath, e todos eles conseguem ser mais solidos e interessantes no final do que o jogo mais importante que a desenvolvedora teve em mãos, pois estamos falando das maiores obras do mundo pop, Dragon Ball Z..    … Expand
  17. kuehnau
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    I have been a big fan of the Dragon Ball series, ever since it started airing on a local station in my town in the early 90's. We have seen a lot of games come and go with this series. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may have been one of their more loftier goals. You can tell they put a lot of effort in to the game, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

    The game has been touted    I have been a big fan of the Dragon Ball series, ever since it started airing on a local station in my town in the early 90's. We have seen a lot of games come and go with this series. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may have been one of their more loftier goals. You can tell they put a lot of effort in to the game, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

    The game has been touted as a semi-open world enviroment. And while it's true you can jump between area to area and fly around and stuff, there just isn't that much to actually do. The larger world is a mostly empty one, with nothing more than sweeping trails of "z-orbs" littering the landscape, waiting for you to pick them up. I am serious here, the amount of crap they want you to collect makes games like Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie look tame. It's a waste of time and frustrating.

    Sure, you can go hunting and fishing and stuff, but it boils down to little more than a mini game, where even you worst efforts will likely be rewarded in some shape or form.

    Dinosaurs walk around, but you just blast them to pieces with energy attacks. There are monsters to fight, but based on what part of the series you are in, all of the enemies look the same. There's such a wide selection of characters to choose from and they end up just reusing the same crummy robot and solider sprites.

    There's supposed to be side quests you can do, but they are few and far between and almost all of them involves really shallow fetch quests. Most of these quests are not fun in any capacity.

    The controls aren't as bad as people say they are. I don't know why this was even a issue to begin with. People are just whiners.

    One of the biggest sins Kakarot has though would be the amount of censorship in the game. All the classic, violent, visceral moments of Dragon Ball Z have been either cut out completely or done so poorly you'd never be able to gues what's going on unless you had context from the anime. The bloody hole in Goku's chest? A burn mark. Guldo's head being cut off? Never happens. Frieza ripping that Namek's arm off? Nope. Frieza being cut to pieces? Both times it's done so poorly you couldn't tell that was being conveyed. Dr. Gero punching Yamcha through the chest? A black spot on his shirt.

    As far as stories go, Kakarot is likely to be the shortest, most censored of the story you'll ever get. Not to mention all the classic filler that people have come to love just being missing. Garlic Jr? Who the hell is that?    … Expand
  18. sapuramura
    Jul 25, 2020
    5
    Kakarot is excellent in parts that were not shown in the anime and it adds a lot of context, now I can't imagine dbz without those Goku-Gohan father-son moments kakarot added in the begining of the game.

    But when it comes to showing dbz's main story and iconic moment from the show itself, outside of couple of awesome cutscenes, kakarot just fails to deliver any epicness or emotion that    Kakarot is excellent in parts that were not shown in the anime and it adds a lot of context, now I can't imagine dbz without those Goku-Gohan father-son moments kakarot added in the begining of the game.

    But when it comes to showing dbz's main story and iconic moment from the show itself, outside of couple of awesome cutscenes, kakarot just fails to deliver any epicness or emotion that anime gives.

    If we go saga by saga then saiyan saga is probably the best saga in terms of quality of content and delivery of this content. We see Goku-Gohan moments, we see growth of Gohan, we see that Piccolo was almost always around and he started to care about Gohan, we see what other fighters did before training with Kami and how Piccolo recognised their power. Nappa was a monster just like in the anime. Fight with Vegeta was done right. In short almost every key moment was done right. But other sagas were... BAD. Friezas saga gave no emotions anime game, Dodoria and Zarbon were scary in the anime, Ginyu Force was a real threat in the anime and none of that is in the game, iconic moments were all very poorly done, super saiyan was... I honestly don't even know how to express my disappointment. Cell/androids is my favorite saga in the anime, but in kakarot it's the worst saga, it's empty, SS2 Gohan is good, but before SS2 Gohan everything is so poorly done, iconic moments like introduction of Trunks, Androids, Tien blasting Cell, Final Flash, Goku vs Cell all of that was pretty much either rushed or skipped all together. Buu saga was boring until Vegito which was pretty much the end of the main story with only Kid Buu left to defeat. SS3 was skipped, majin Vegeta was not even a thing in this game.
    Kakarot is a story based game that can't tell the story.

    Other than main story and leveling up this game has no valuable content which really brings down the idea of even having an open world.    … Expand
  19. AlvaroK95
    Sep 21, 2022
    5
    El peor juego de Dragon Ball que he jugado, le doy un 5 por la fidelidad y la música, y mucho es.
  20. EstebanUruguay
    Jan 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Best Game of dbz i play in Xbox one x and work perfect the sound and all… Expand
  21. Makkankosappo
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    Pero que habéis hecho desgraciados??!! Ibais bien con xenoverse 2 solo necesitaba pulirse y tal vez un modo campaña más completo pero la base estaba bien. Ahora me sacáis esta mierda con un modo exploración totalmente olvidable a lo coge orbes tipo superman 64 y queréis coronaros como mejor juego de dragonball??? Venga por favor!!! Combates aburridos y monótonos, sistema de progresiónPero que habéis hecho desgraciados??!! Ibais bien con xenoverse 2 solo necesitaba pulirse y tal vez un modo campaña más completo pero la base estaba bien. Ahora me sacáis esta mierda con un modo exploración totalmente olvidable a lo coge orbes tipo superman 64 y queréis coronaros como mejor juego de dragonball??? Venga por favor!!! Combates aburridos y monótonos, sistema de progresión leeeeeento y sin ningún tipo de aliciente para seguir progresando, modo historia largo pero muy aburrido, pero que mierda es esto??? Tan difícil era coger el sistema de combate de por ejemplo el zenkai battle royale que es cojonudo en Japón y añadirle un buen modo historia??? Un modo historia a base de cinemáticas soso!!! No tiene espectacularidad como la serie. Me lie a comparar la muerte de Raditz con la del juego y es soso no lo siguiente. Gran decepción!!! Estoy cabreadisimo!!!! Un restaurante no es mejor por tener más platos sino por la calidad que estos tengan. Por mucho contenido que hayan puesto no es de calidad, es un relleno asqueroso. Por mi cyberconnect se puede ir a hacer juegos de Naruto si quieren porque de Dragonball no tienen ni puta idea.… Expand
  22. Gibbytron
    Jan 28, 2020
    5
    How can this game get anything better than a 5? I keep getting disappointed at every turn. Rather than make competent ai they just give absolutely everything invulnerable super armor. Rather than dive into dbz lore and dig out interesting enemies they give us constant recolors of the same robots, sibamen and freiza soldiers. To save a small ammount of money they outright ignore a lot ofHow can this game get anything better than a 5? I keep getting disappointed at every turn. Rather than make competent ai they just give absolutely everything invulnerable super armor. Rather than dive into dbz lore and dig out interesting enemies they give us constant recolors of the same robots, sibamen and freiza soldiers. To save a small ammount of money they outright ignore a lot of fighters and make what could be a fun battle nothing more than another fight with recolor robots. This had the potential to be everything I ever wanted from a dbz game, but it turned into a lazy disappointment at every chance..… Expand
  23. Kaydenbooup2u
    Mar 25, 2020
    5
    DBZ: Kakarot.. should be DBZ Gohan. I basically played the whole game from Gohans POV not Goku's. Felt like I rebought the dbz DVD series and got to button mash. Include the extra movies at least or make the fighting more than smash smash smash Super end.
  24. LazyNinjaUK
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    As a die-hard DBZ fan since childhood, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the exact game I wanted as a kid. The trouble is since that time we have had 20 years of DBZ games, and by now its difficult not to see this as any more than Bandai Namco running out of ideas over what to do with the IP. Once you get over the initial buzz of flying around the open world as Goku in an RPG, it quickly makes wayAs a die-hard DBZ fan since childhood, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the exact game I wanted as a kid. The trouble is since that time we have had 20 years of DBZ games, and by now its difficult not to see this as any more than Bandai Namco running out of ideas over what to do with the IP. Once you get over the initial buzz of flying around the open world as Goku in an RPG, it quickly makes way for tedium. The open world levels are colourful and expansive, but the side content is completely dull and uninteresting. The main story is the best thing about this game, but it’s the same sagas we’ve been replaying in games for 2 decades. As far as the 3D arena fighting goes, I felt that Dragon Ball Xenoverse games pretty much nailed it. DBZ Kakarot seems to have taken a step back and made the fighting feel clunkier. When you aren’t fighting, you’ll be flying around collecting orbs and cooking recipes, playing inanely boring side quests and trying not to break the controller when you come up against the game’s random fluctuations of awful difficulty balancing. Sad to say that this in all honesty will be my last DBZ game purchase until they come up with new stories and more satisfying gameplay, this game was a sour note to end on. If you’re a DBZ fan there is enjoyment to be had and is no doubt rated higher by fans. As a game its boring and pretty tedious.… Expand
  25. FullForce26
    Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Was really hyped for this game but was ultimately disappointed. The combat system is absolutely pathetic and resorts to cheap tactics like super armor to prolong fights making combat ultimately a bother. The soundtrack was ultimately badly placed and repetitive absolutely killing the hype and emotion in some of the best, most intense moments of dragon ball depicted and pales in comparisonWas really hyped for this game but was ultimately disappointed. The combat system is absolutely pathetic and resorts to cheap tactics like super armor to prolong fights making combat ultimately a bother. The soundtrack was ultimately badly placed and repetitive absolutely killing the hype and emotion in some of the best, most intense moments of dragon ball depicted and pales in comparison to previous DB Games such as Raging Blast 2. Sidequests were repetitive and gave minimal rewards which in the end left me not even wanting to do them.

    As a retelling of the epic of what is dragon ball z this game provides a solid experience and also adds a bit more with the small tidbits and cool side information and interactions, you can have with the main as well as side cast through your exploration of the world and through the many sidequests. The game features some cool features, side games, and mechanics such as the fishing a car racing modes, having chi chi cook meals, being able to train at capsule corp as well as having Bulma build things for you with raw materials found in the world are features that dragon ball fans are sure to appreciate. The community board is also a fun mechanic implemented which gives you a bit of customization based on how you want to play the game, The cell shading art style of this game is drop-dead gorgeous and really brings life to some of the most intense, high octane moments in the game. The open-world aspect of this game is solid at best but has room for improvement.

    All in all, if you are a dragon ball fan looking to experience dragon ball z this is a solid game at best for you. But unfortunately, even with myself being a die-hard Dragon ball fan for 14+ years I was left disappointed as this game had a lot more potential, This is ultimately a video game and the flaws it has as a game cannot just be ignored    … Expand
  26. Markydoodlebob
    Nov 26, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is honestly very good it has spectacular cutscenes and the open world is by good the buy saga has been implemented beautifully it should honestly have a higher score.… Expand
  27. SpeziaLunare
    Feb 17, 2023
    5
    This looks like a PS3 game. In my opinion this is a wasted chance to have THE Dragon Ball game.
    If you are fan you'll have some fun exploring the world that looks really like the anime, and trying all the characters. But combat system become soon boring; if you expect an evolution from the PS2 titles (that are still the best DB games) you will be disappointed.
  28. DriverGTS
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    Unbalanced combats, some are very easy, others very hard, to the point to have to retry several times. You can buy items to make it easier(HP recover) but for that, you must spend time farming. While too simple in some ways(empty scenarios, not much to do), It's unnecessary complex in some other ways, they tried to compensate filling it with things like the "badges with characters faces"Unbalanced combats, some are very easy, others very hard, to the point to have to retry several times. You can buy items to make it easier(HP recover) but for that, you must spend time farming. While too simple in some ways(empty scenarios, not much to do), It's unnecessary complex in some other ways, they tried to compensate filling it with things like the "badges with characters faces" system or collecting random objects. The game forces the player to do boring things to continue the story, they increase the duration of the game in the cheapest possible way.… Expand
  29. Zisis151
    Jan 30, 2020
    4
    Great visuals and overall presentation, but everything else is just mediocre or straight up bad. I wasn't expecting anything deep but the game's mechanics are either too simplistic or annoying.

    1. You get 1 attack button that can't be cancelled into supers unless you do a full combo then pair it with a Kamehameha. Some supers are also broken due to input delay and others just don't    Great visuals and overall presentation, but everything else is just mediocre or straight up bad. I wasn't expecting anything deep but the game's mechanics are either too simplistic or annoying.

    1. You get 1 attack button that can't be cancelled into supers unless you do a full combo then pair it with a Kamehameha. Some supers are also broken due to input delay and others just don't work properly like the consecutive energy blast.

    2. Boss fights are annoying. Their attacks are always paired with super armor and will often even go through your supers. If you get a boss down to it's last HP bar then they'll start to permanently rotate between super armor specials and super armor dash attacks. The joke about all this is that the gameplay isn't the slightest bit challenging, yet it tries so hard to annoy you in every single way possible.

    3. Uneccessary rpg mechanics. What's the point of having a leveling system when each time you change characters they get 1million XP for free? No reason to grind. The skill tree is also just a bunch of upgrades for attacks that you get through the story. What's the difference between this and the capsule system that was used in Budokai 3? Maybe the fact that companies today need to have "rPg eLemeNtZ" in order for their game to sell.

    TL;DR Style over substance.. Bandai is a company that makes low effort garbage and Kakarot is yet another proof of that.    … Expand
  30. B-Bog
    Oct 23, 2021
    4
    Take the most boring and bland Open-World Action RPG you can possibly imagine and give it a DBZ coat of paint: Voila, you have created this game. The overworld is empty and lifeless (and looks terrible) and exists solely because Open World games are all the rage now and your character needs a space to fly around in. Encounters with regular enemies are incredibly repetitive, side quests areTake the most boring and bland Open-World Action RPG you can possibly imagine and give it a DBZ coat of paint: Voila, you have created this game. The overworld is empty and lifeless (and looks terrible) and exists solely because Open World games are all the rage now and your character needs a space to fly around in. Encounters with regular enemies are incredibly repetitive, side quests are as basic as it gets, and the game's systems are unnecessarily convoluted. Almost every feature in this game seems to have been put in not because it enriches the gameplay, but because other Open-World titles do something similar.

    So the one word to sum this game is: Uninspired.    … Expand
  31. BlackLotus
    May 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So many great ideas for this game, poor execution. One of the more aspects for me was cooking setup. Only make one item at a time, takes way too long. The constantly switching between characters was also annoying. Artificially extending boss fights by adding lame mechanics that make them invulnerable almost. The power curve for levels and exp is way out of portions as well. The biggest annoyance was how bad the voice acting and lip sync was.… Expand
  32. RuriGokou
    Jan 25, 2020
    4
    The last DBZ related game I played was Budokai on the PS2. I thought it was fun and to the point. This game is just very bloated. It bombards the player with menus explaining how to play and just window after window explaining what things do. That is just lazy. I don't want to sit and read text boxes. Granted I was frustrated for the first few hours because I didn't know how to do certainThe last DBZ related game I played was Budokai on the PS2. I thought it was fun and to the point. This game is just very bloated. It bombards the player with menus explaining how to play and just window after window explaining what things do. That is just lazy. I don't want to sit and read text boxes. Granted I was frustrated for the first few hours because I didn't know how to do certain things.

    Does it really need the tacked on RPG elements and open world with nothing there? I'm tired of developers making open world games but never put any effort into the environment. It reminds me of Death Stranding. There is no incentive to explore. The world is just peppered with orbs you can't even use right away, and ingredients for the food crafting mechanics. Aside from the main story characters, all the NPCs look like lifeless dolls. There is no detail to them at all. Instead they could have easily just made it one screen where you just choose the next story event. That's all this game feels like. But instead you just fly through an open empty world to the next event.

    This game is falsely advertised as an RPG. Not sure what is the point of making it like an RPG when you can't really level grind either. I guess to give you the sense you're getting stronger like in the show? But if you try to power up too much and get certain abilities, the game locks you out from using them. So what's the point in training like in the show when you can't even play the way you want and use abilities you earned? Just because it doesn't follow the story? Then why make it like an RPG?

    Normal mobs are easy to kill and some boss fights are very hard if you don't bring healing items. It's very unbalanced. Bosses just spam their special moves. Battle is boring. It's basically just dodge a lot and wait for an opening to get a few hits in. Makes combat take forever on tough fights. It's not fun. What's fun is really beating the crap out of an enemy and feeling good about it. I don't want to sit here and dodge a lot waiting to get a few hits in. This isn't Dark Souls!

    Not very satisfied with this game. It's the same story we've all seen before. Honestly I'm just skipping all the story and dialogue. I know the plot points. I don't want to sit through it all again. If the new content was worth it maybe I'd be into that, but the side quests are boring and repetitive. There really ISN'T a whole lot here that I haven't seen before content wise. If they were going to redo the same story. The least they could have done was make some fun alternative story content.

    This game is just another cash grab on people's nostalgia, and I fell for it. Just avoid this rubbish. The load times are straight up out of PS1 era of bad. Can they fix it in a patch? Anyway, just buy a real open world RPG like Witcher 3.    … Expand
  33. eric2nite
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    I wanted to like this game, but I found myself falling asleep between fight/cut scenes. Very, very slow starting the information is not that complicated to warrant the slow approach to the simplistic controls. I just feel it’s too late in the franchise for this, the retelling of the same story yet again for the 24th time. I know this content too well to be exited for what comes next. II wanted to like this game, but I found myself falling asleep between fight/cut scenes. Very, very slow starting the information is not that complicated to warrant the slow approach to the simplistic controls. I just feel it’s too late in the franchise for this, the retelling of the same story yet again for the 24th time. I know this content too well to be exited for what comes next. I KNOW what’ll happen. The gameplay is fun, if only there was more fighting. The enemies in the open world hardly put up more then 50 seconds of fight, and that’s being generous. That coupled with the main fights being easier than they should be just kills the small uplifting moment before the droning storyline, single sentence button tapping dialogue advancement continues. Having an open world, world map and an odd skill tree doesn’t constitute the RPG tag line here.
    Insanely let down. This was marketed as something it clearly is not.
    But hey, if you’re just getting into DBZ this game will fill you in on it’s long, long past, which is worth it for new comers.    … Expand
  34. Eliotz
    Jan 19, 2020
    4
    È un tributo all' anime che ti fa rivivere emozioni nostalgiche, a volte lo fa da Dio, a volte lo fa meno.
    Graficamente molto bello ottimi modelli ricalcano lo stile del maestro Toryama, stabile come frame rate, unica nota da sistemare sono alcune texture dei fondali e la telecamera che impazzisce a volte. Gameplay molto scolastico, per intenderci fa un po' di tutto ma senza approfondire,    È un tributo all' anime che ti fa rivivere emozioni nostalgiche, a volte lo fa da Dio, a volte lo fa meno.
    Graficamente molto bello ottimi modelli ricalcano lo stile del maestro Toryama, stabile come frame rate, unica nota da sistemare sono alcune texture dei fondali e la telecamera che impazzisce a volte. Gameplay molto scolastico, per intenderci fa un po' di tutto ma senza approfondire, bisogna abituarsi ai comandi un po' ostici nelle fasi di volo, quelle di esplorazione sono più semplici. Fase combattimento molto ben fatta, ottime collisioni e comandi semplici, peccato non abbiamo aggiunto un multiplayer versusus locale o online.    … Expand
  35. Discombobulate0
    Jan 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game could have been much better, if only they added COOP. Even if they did not they could have added custom characters. The combat is repetitive with the opponent repeating the same attacks without giving you time to charge ki or move. Even when using burst the opponent is unaffected. Also, you cant switch between character until finishing the game, some characters are unplayable as they can only be used for support. And some side quests can only be played as certain characters. Even when you have finished the game and are roaming in the open world you cant use attacks instead of ki blasts. You are also repetitively ambushed in the open world when you are trying to roam around. The dragon balls have very limited wishes. Some battles such as the great ape Vegeta fight had hitboxes that were impossible to hit. During some missions, you are unable to leave. Doing some missions causes you to be unable to complete other missions without finishing the game.Opponents also have an unfair amount of health compared to the player and have attacks that can deal half a bar of health. Some combos do not do any damage even though they re are shown as hitting the opponent… Expand
  36. zamon8er
    Feb 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i cant honestly believe all the 10/10 im seeing have you guys never played any other games or just fan boys to the end? I get being a fan , I love dragonball and games, but if you care about something you tell it when its done wrong, not pretend its all good and live in denial.

    the fighting mechanics are weak its like xenoverse had a regression of mechanics, all bosses have super armour and all training is 3 on 1 with them spamming you with projectiles, there is no challenge outside of that, most fights consist of one combo over and over and spamming special moves.
    the "rpg" elements are little to none and have little impact in the game its a action game with ridiculous numbers that don't mean a lot when you really look at it,

    some of the visuals are amazing and really show what this game is capable of like recomes ultra fighting bomber or vegeta loosing his temper at cell are 10/10 when it comes to visuals I cant deny that, but so many other story critical moments where either low effort cut scenes not fully rendered or straight up skipped and told to us by the announcer while we get a slide show if we get that, the recome scene got more love than the goku vs majin vegeta bit I mean...…….

    we was sold on it having new info to the series but any fan like me will know pretty much all this stuff and anything they do add like bulmas mums name are pointless and not worth your money

    the game called kakarot but it skips most of his time in the anime and focuses on gohan and the other cast, I think you play as goku the least in the story, its a misnomer it should have been called gohan.

    all in all a very average game if you never played a dragonball z game you might get some enjoyment out of playing the story but any older fans will get bored and frustrated with this game fast, as the combat is boring and gets stale fast and they cut so much its painful to sit though after you feel you been robbed of a great moment    … Expand
  37. molner
    Feb 16, 2020
    3
    it's a perfected jump force open world with the basic whole story of songoku but it is very slow at the voice acting and the story process
  38. knur
    Oct 9, 2022
    3
    Clunky gameplay filled with grind, boring content, unintuitive ui, pointless game mechanics and just overall lack of polish. I regret spending money on this game. I'm sure i'd have more fun just rewatching the anime. I fell for it because of the high review scores but now I know that they are just flooded with fanboys. The truth is that this game is much below average.
  39. Lucith
    Jan 31, 2020
    3
    MAL

    1 NO es un juego RPG bajo ningún parámetro 2 El juego después del primer capitulo es pobre en el sentido de innovación y enfrentamientos, vale decir, repetitivo, peleas constantes y molestas contra, siempre, los mismos enemigos (genéricos) mientras te mueves, (enemigos que no aportan nada, ya que su loot es pobre e invariable, y la experiencia que dan es insignificante) 3    MAL

    1 NO es un juego RPG bajo ningún parámetro

    2 El juego después del primer capitulo es pobre en el sentido de innovación y enfrentamientos, vale decir, repetitivo, peleas constantes y molestas contra, siempre, los mismos enemigos (genéricos) mientras te mueves, (enemigos que no aportan nada, ya que su loot es pobre e invariable, y la experiencia que dan es insignificante)

    3 Demasiadas cinemáticas y cargas, básicamente el juego carga durante 30 segundos mínimo, entre cada 20 segundos o 2 minutos de juego. El 60% del tiempo que estas jugando solo estas viendo cinemáticas, otro 20% estas cargando, por lo que de juego queda bien poco.

    4 Los diseños no están a la altura de otras entregas, en ocasiones se ven cutres o poco detallados

    5 Las batallas son monótonas, todas caen en las mismas mecánicas, después de un rato de jugar, cuando debes aprender skills nuevas, todos los desafíos son iguales, lo cual hace que pierda todo dinamismo y en definitiva no te den ganas de sacarlas, pues con dos o tres puedes derrotar a todos sin problemas.

    6 El juego adolece de sistemas diversos, la única cosa diferente es conducir un auto, mientras otros elementos simplemente son irrelevantes como el farmeo de materiales, la comida incluso la recolección de esferas de poder, en este aspecto el juego es deprimente pues lo único que haces es apretar un botón y moverte a una nueva pelea.

    7 El juego dice tener entre 45 y 80 horas de juego, lo que es verdad, pero como mencione antes, en realidad de juego no tiene mas de 35 si le quitas las cinemáticas y las cargas constantes.

    8 El costo del juego es muy elevado para lo poco que ofrece, básicamente, es el costo de un juego como inquisition o cuando salio witcher 3, entre muchos otros de ese nivel de calidad, sin embargo es un juego muy olvidable.

    9 Cero rejugabilidad, un típico RPG lo puedes jugar muchísimas veces; sin embargo, este titulo por su sistema de juego y peleas mas las cargas y cinemáticas, definitivamente no querrás volver a jugarlo, ademas de que en el juego jamas tomas una decisión por lo que no hay posibles variantes o resultados así como tampoco hay finales diferentes, lo cual es lógico por que es la historia de Goku; sin embargo, es tan limitante esto ultimo que es insultante que lo denominen como rpg.

    10 No tiene sistema de pelea pvp, tampoco eventos que siempre llaman la atención como la configuración de un torneo o cualquier cosa que no sea hacer lo mismo por horas.

    BIEN

    1 El sistema de pelea es simple y esto hace que sean rápidas y vertiginosas dando una sensación inmersiva de velocidad, pero solo eso.

    2 Si bien encontré varios bugs, ninguno fue serio o dramático, en ese sentido el juego esta bien.

    3 La animación de los movimientos es fluida y bien lograda tanto para moverse libremente como en las peleas.

    4 Es un buen resumen de la historia, y si bien hay partes que hubiese querido jugar, la mayoría están ahí.

    5 La música esta bien puesta, me refiero a que suena precisamente la que debería sonar en cada momento del juego.

    6 El mapa, los lugares, las ciudades y escenarios están bien logrados, dan la sensación correcta, y dan ganas de recorrerlos.

    CONCLUSIÓN

    El juego esta bien logrado en los aspectos visuales en su mayoría, también en la animación de movimientos y combate, sin embargo es tedioso, repetitivo, sin rejugabilidad. Tiene una absoluta carencia del genero RPG y no aporta nada ni al genero ni a la saga. Es un juego limitado tanto por la historia original como por el exceso de cinemáticas y cargas, lo que tampoco ayuda a sopesar las constantes batallas contra enemigos molestos e insípidos que vagan por el mapa, los cuales solo varían en lvl pues su forma de pelear como su imagen siempre es la misma.
    El juego trata de sorprender con sistemas de comida, pesca, carreras y un farmeo ágil, sin embargo todas esas mecánicas quedan obsoletas al resultar casi inútiles para el juego, ya que no aportan realmente nada al desarrollo de los personajes, quedando en el rincón de las anécdotas.
    Tomando en cuenta todo lo anterior, el juego tiene un valor excesivo para lo mediocre que resulta al concluirlo, Es un juego que dura un par de semanas y luego quedara en el cajón guardando polvo.
    En definitiva si tuviera que definirlo en una sola palabra, seria: DECEPCIONANTE    … Expand
  40. AstralXF
    Jan 17, 2020
    3
    Não gostei muito não, to querendo fazer reembolso. Só não sei se na PSN tem como... Eu gostei mais do FighterZ.
  41. GerardMalouf
    Jan 20, 2020
    3
    Dragon ball Z kakarot is a disgrace of a video game! After completing the main story as well as doing the majority of side quests, this game has left a horrible aftertaste in my mouth. The main story horribly depicts the well loved anime and manga series and what seems like was mainly developed for an easy cash grab. The only thing holding this game up and what is so appealing about it isDragon ball Z kakarot is a disgrace of a video game! After completing the main story as well as doing the majority of side quests, this game has left a horrible aftertaste in my mouth. The main story horribly depicts the well loved anime and manga series and what seems like was mainly developed for an easy cash grab. The only thing holding this game up and what is so appealing about it is the dragon ball title. The combat is boring and repetitive as there is only one attack button unlike other games they have made in the past like the xenoverse games. This offers no opportunity for the use of different combos while fighting making it overly repetitive. The graphics at times in cinematics are beautiful but when in the game along with poor textures look as if the game was rushed. Npcs other than main people shown in the books or anime are god awful. All npcs are lifeless and overall lack character as there is no hand or face movements while they are taking. The open world experience for this game is pointless other than mainly to collect orbs which are littered throughout the map as well as going to side quests. Hunting and exploring is a bother which mainly all side quests consist of. The game mainly is also way too easy and offers no challenge as there is no difficulty option. The only times where I had fun were the main fights at the end of each ark. Overall I would not recommend this game as it obviously is designed for a quick cash grab.… Expand
  42. syclone_x
    Feb 8, 2020
    3
    This game is incredibly boring. Yes, the story is very nostalgic and you get the experience of playing through very recognizable Dragon Ball Z moments but other than that there isn't much to this game. It's a very simplistic combat system that gets a bit repetitive and the "RPG" aspect of the game is almost entirely missing. If you like the story and just want to play through for it,This game is incredibly boring. Yes, the story is very nostalgic and you get the experience of playing through very recognizable Dragon Ball Z moments but other than that there isn't much to this game. It's a very simplistic combat system that gets a bit repetitive and the "RPG" aspect of the game is almost entirely missing. If you like the story and just want to play through for it, that's great, if you wanted a fun game to pour hours into then this isn't it.… Expand
  43. contomx
    Mar 15, 2020
    3
    Glitchy mess of a game. The publisher should be ashamed to have released a game in this state. Had 3 game-ending glitches, from falling through the map (and the game immediately autosaving, forcing me to reload a manual save from 35 minutes ago) to having essential quest giving NPCs fail to appear on multiple occasions. On top of all of that, it also fails as an RPG and as a DBZ game. It'sGlitchy mess of a game. The publisher should be ashamed to have released a game in this state. Had 3 game-ending glitches, from falling through the map (and the game immediately autosaving, forcing me to reload a manual save from 35 minutes ago) to having essential quest giving NPCs fail to appear on multiple occasions. On top of all of that, it also fails as an RPG and as a DBZ game. It's like Xenoverse combat except neutered.… Expand
  44. BigBroly
    Jul 27, 2020
    3
    Graphics are great but it falls flat with the combat, got real bored after a couple of missions. The RPG element of the game isnt there either too you cant really have connections with characters it's just side quest for the most part and even then still just doing the same moves with nothing new so that's just **** as well. All in all I just think something's greatly lacking
  45. Elrooyy
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Etant un grand fan de Dragon Ball depuis ma tendre enfance il ne faut généralement pas grand chose pour que les jeux de cette franchise me plaisent. Mais là, je dois dire que je ne comprend pas l'avis des joueurs. Le jeu est extrêmement répétitif, les quêtes secondaires n'ont aucun intérêt et sont quasi toutes identiques ( aller chercher des objets et les ramener ) et les activités annexesEtant un grand fan de Dragon Ball depuis ma tendre enfance il ne faut généralement pas grand chose pour que les jeux de cette franchise me plaisent. Mais là, je dois dire que je ne comprend pas l'avis des joueurs. Le jeu est extrêmement répétitif, les quêtes secondaires n'ont aucun intérêt et sont quasi toutes identiques ( aller chercher des objets et les ramener ) et les activités annexes sont marrantes la 1ère fois mais ne se renouvelle jamais donc ne donne pas envie d'y revenir. De plus quand il s'agit de l'histoire principale, on retrouve beaucoup de missions fedex identiques aux quêtes secondaires dont l’intérêt est digne d'épisodes filler de Dragon Ball Super. Et pour couronner le tout, le système de combat est pauvre, ce qui couplé à la difficulté risible de ces derniers, les rends très vite ennuyant.
    Pour conclure je dirais qu'on se retrouve là avec un RPG pas vraiment RPG, basé sur un manga de "combat" dont les combats sont loupés. A fuir si vous n’êtes pas fan de Dragon Ball et si vous l’êtes, attendez de le trouver à 10$ en occasion    … Expand
  46. LefteeTris
    Aug 7, 2020
    3
    I've played every Dragon Ball game you can play. I love them. I don't care if it's just repeat of the same old crap. This game however is horrible. The difficulty scaling is intense. I barely made it through the first fight with Raditz. It took me almost 3 days. And now that friezas lame arc (not the game, but frieza is lame lol) is over the game is unapproachable with its difficultyI've played every Dragon Ball game you can play. I love them. I don't care if it's just repeat of the same old crap. This game however is horrible. The difficulty scaling is intense. I barely made it through the first fight with Raditz. It took me almost 3 days. And now that friezas lame arc (not the game, but frieza is lame lol) is over the game is unapproachable with its difficulty again. Im glad I wanted for a sale but I still want a refund this game sucks so bad.… Expand
  47. Ingleberg
    Jun 4, 2021
    3
    Easily the most frustrating, unbalanced game of all time. Tutorials teach you nothing, and 99 percent of the game is never explained. This deserves one of the lowest ratings possible. Oh and after frieza arc the difficulty gets ridiculous again. and every fight is against 12 dudes who just stun lock you if you don't blast them out of the gate and the exp they give is honestly anEasily the most frustrating, unbalanced game of all time. Tutorials teach you nothing, and 99 percent of the game is never explained. This deserves one of the lowest ratings possible. Oh and after frieza arc the difficulty gets ridiculous again. and every fight is against 12 dudes who just stun lock you if you don't blast them out of the gate and the exp they give is honestly an embarrassment. but don't worry you'll run into them every three seconds, whether you get rid of the ships and towers or not. this game isn't hard per se, but it does everything it can to make you want to throw it in the fire. oh and the food system is unnecessarily bloated.… Expand
  48. Gonoru
    Feb 28, 2020
    2
    TONS of stupid censorship, misplaced camera angles on key scenes, boring secondary missions, and lack of cut scenes in fights...It seems like they put some effort to ruin their product
  49. Gq793000
    Jan 20, 2020
    2
    Same old story line. Wish they would of picked up from dragon ball super left off or did a super game. Occourse die hard fans are going to love it. But honestly its a a rip off they keep selling us the same story over and over and fans keep falling for it. There is no wow factor cause you already know how it ends.
  50. deplorable
    Jan 17, 2020
    2
    It's everything you've already done before. It's just Xenoverse with extra bits. Combat is still terrible, tutorials gloss over everything and there's no real fun.
    Grind for orbs, grind normal mobs, grind animals... grind grind... then fight a few battles in the saga. Fighting is dodge dodge dodge dodge (get some hits in) and repeat. It's just terrible.
    It has enough filler to make    It's everything you've already done before. It's just Xenoverse with extra bits. Combat is still terrible, tutorials gloss over everything and there's no real fun.
    Grind for orbs, grind normal mobs, grind animals... grind grind... then fight a few battles in the saga. Fighting is dodge dodge dodge dodge (get some hits in) and repeat. It's just terrible.

    It has enough filler to make Bleach, Naruto and One Piece blush but those are just bad, first one is finding a porn mag. There isn't enough personality here to make it a DBZ game worthy of any praise. And the RPG parts aren't well done, and try to do too much without achieving anything...

    buy persona 5. enjoy. if you already have it and beat it several times. Do it again... royal is just around the corner    … Expand
  51. Juvator
    Feb 5, 2020
    2
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  52. Txcritic
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    Ser un gran fan de esta saga me permite ver qué tristemente están explotando a Dragón ball y su contenido, simplemente un falso RPG, un solo botón para golpear... Incomparable con el Storm Legacy de Naruto... Simplemente Kakarot va más allá de la decepción
  53. sweed1234
    Jan 26, 2020
    1
    They took out some of the best iconic parts. Such as vegeta and android hand tearing part and iconic speech on fear, vegeta final flash on cell, bubbles and Gregory on king Kaiser planet, so much dialogue during fight against cell, missed out on the ginyus attacking goku and missing and so on. Very annoying.disappointing.
  54. POoRU
    Jan 17, 2020
    1
    The road is very long and painful
    The action is terrible-very very very boring
  55. Dead_Directed
    Aug 26, 2020
    1
    This is the worst Dragonball Game I’ve ever played. Don’t buy it, this ruins so many memories, for example he visits King Kais planet without any problem with the gravity and the fights are just boring.

    You can’t even share play the game.
  56. ZangBang
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    16/100
    Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is a game clearly made with love and appreciation for the source material: the environments are faithfully recreated even when not integral to the gameplay, new original side-quests expand in charming ways on popular and forgotten characters alike, while many features are subtle references to various multimedial instances of the franchise's history. But sadly,    16/100
    Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is a game clearly made with love and appreciation for the source material: the environments are faithfully recreated even when not integral to the gameplay, new original side-quests expand in charming ways on popular and forgotten characters alike, while many features are subtle references to various multimedial instances of the franchise's history. But sadly, as much as this game is full of love, it is almost completely devoid of any technical quality. The Combat system is overly simplistic and excruciatingly repetitive, remaining static throughout the entire experience both defensively and offensively, as the same enemy attack patterns repeat continuously and the new abilities unlocked merely provide an increased damage output. To aggravate this boredom, the challenge is non-existent, not only due to fights themselves being too easy, but also because of the possibility to carry an unlimited amount of healing items to use whenever desired, totally trivializing any fight. For this reason, the many side-quests and side-activities around the map, of which the main reward is raising your stats, end up being entirely unnecessary to the main progression. This ultimately comes off as a blessing, since all activties are incredibly shallow and devoid of any real depth: time-wasters that either provide more ridiculously easy battles or embarassingly simplistic minigames that lose all appeal after a couple of minutes, copy and pasted throughout the entire game world without a hint of variety. Even the game's main strength, its faithful retelling of the original story, doesn't deliver properly as in the second half of the game it often skips iconic story bits.    … Expand
  57. kyo85
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    The game has its down moments, like loading times, looking forwards in hope of a kakarot 2 on ps5. It would be beautiful! The menus a a lil pain in the ass, but the overall game is lovely - especially when you are a dragon ball fan! A really good game when it comes to fandom. If you are hesitating about buying cause reviewes are mixed - if you are a fan of DB, dont hesitate and enjoy aThe game has its down moments, like loading times, looking forwards in hope of a kakarot 2 on ps5. It would be beautiful! The menus a a lil pain in the ass, but the overall game is lovely - especially when you are a dragon ball fan! A really good game when it comes to fandom. If you are hesitating about buying cause reviewes are mixed - if you are a fan of DB, dont hesitate and enjoy a 40hr story : )… Expand
  58. Megakrage
    Oct 19, 2020
    0
    The attention to detail this game gives on the original DBZ story is insane!. more story than any other dragonball game. that with fun combat and a open world. idk how people can't like this game. if you like dragon ball then you must play this
  59. Empyrea
    Aug 17, 2021
    0
    After two hours playing this I got stucked with the first real enemy. I tried to beat him 5 times (I almost beat him the third one) but because I got this game borrowed and I don't like difficult games or games that force you to do sidequests to keep advancing in the game I think this game really deserves a 0 because finding such troubles so early in a game is really weird. And I'm used toAfter two hours playing this I got stucked with the first real enemy. I tried to beat him 5 times (I almost beat him the third one) but because I got this game borrowed and I don't like difficult games or games that force you to do sidequests to keep advancing in the game I think this game really deserves a 0 because finding such troubles so early in a game is really weird. And I'm used to playing games and yes, I tried different techniques and all, so I'm not going to waste my time with this game. Really disappointed indeed... It's a pity they didn't think about offering different kinds of difficulty.… Expand
  60. Syfin
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Боевая система в этой игре перекрывает все её плюсы до 0 из 10. Это просто ужас какой-то. Ни в одной игре хуже боевки не встречал. И эта игра имеет оценки намного выше one piece world seeker? Не смешите меня. Да на фоне её ван пис вообще шедевр. В этом dragon ball ничего хорошегокроме сюжета сезона Z больше ничего нетБоевая система в этой игре перекрывает все её плюсы до 0 из 10. Это просто ужас какой-то. Ни в одной игре хуже боевки не встречал. И эта игра имеет оценки намного выше one piece world seeker? Не смешите меня. Да на фоне её ван пис вообще шедевр. В этом dragon ball ничего хорошегокроме сюжета сезона Z больше ничего нет
  61. crazy19900
    Jan 18, 2020
    0
    Rubbish game. Good idea but graphics like in the 90's, wooden animations, controls terrible. game not even worth time i spent writing this review
  62. LegitMan
    Feb 9, 2020
    0
    The game is nothing special but for some reason, people praise it because "nostalgia vibes" while every couple of years you get a dragon ball game that goes through the story, I already did this in Budokai 3 where I had a bunch of characters to choose from...
    cheap ass adventure fighting game that my 6-year-old son might enjoy, It's like those legos made for 3-7 years old.
    not worth 60$    The game is nothing special but for some reason, people praise it because "nostalgia vibes" while every couple of years you get a dragon ball game that goes through the story, I already did this in Budokai 3 where I had a bunch of characters to choose from...
    cheap ass adventure fighting game that my 6-year-old son might enjoy, It's like those legos made for 3-7 years old.
    not worth 60$ and don't believe the reviews, it's just full of fans praise, this game is not even close to this score.    … Expand
  63. sarinaru
    Jan 17, 2020
    0
    Disgustingly close to the older games,graphics and an expansive open world filled with nothing. Thanks for the garbage once again
  64. PushaG
    Jan 20, 2020
    0
    Dbz story with a lot of filler. Side quests are extremely boring and repetitive
  65. lvSILVERvl
    Jan 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego que mas que RPG es una novela gráfica. En ningún momento el juego presenta una dificultad mayor y limitar las cantidades de objetos a comprar no hace que el juego sea difícil.
    El juego tiene demasiadas cinemáticas en las cuales solo algunas son rescatables.
    Repartir experiencia en cantidades insanas y hacer que el personaje suba de nivel no hace que un juego solo por eso pertenezca al genero de RPG.
    Un juego que no recomiendo comprar a no ser que el nivel de fanboy del usuario sea lo suficientemente alto como para soportarlo.
    El juego no tiene cariño porque cometen errores groseros incluso en una cinemática, eso si es que no hay mas errores en otras.    … Expand
  66. The_WickerMan
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    The art style in this game is so good! Love it! Gameplay is solid, having a lot of fun!
  67. Infernal_Kiwi
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Terrible writing, Awful combat, and on top of it the open world is an ugly gaudy mess.
  68. preuss
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    altamente repetitivo e enjoativo, tornando a experiencia com a franquia dragon ball fraca, nao cativando novos usuarios a consumir dessa franquia
  69. zorkeon
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    Db cacarot is a game of cheat, it's a fake rpg
    The game graphismes are so disgusting
  70. ArthurJoelLeo
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    this game is awful! There's still lots of bugs, force you to fight with enemies every moment for power up. I don't want to fight with enemies every mofo moment you fcking company! I HATE THIS GAME, I HATE SO MUCH!
  71. Juanchivazquez
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    La verdad esperaba mucho mas, las convinaciones de golpes las haces apretando circulo, las diferencias de poderes solo es visible por la cantidad de vida y el mundo abierto es totalmente nefasto
  72. KupchinoGirl
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    This game has no soul. You can definitly tell that no effort was put into this ugly bastard, they didn't try to create an interesting open world, make unique side quests and solid combat system - all they wanted was to slip a hand into ur pocket and grab sum cash. Dragon Ball has the most loyal fanbase in the world, they swallowed Super and now give grade "ten" to this garbage. PleaseThis game has no soul. You can definitly tell that no effort was put into this ugly bastard, they didn't try to create an interesting open world, make unique side quests and solid combat system - all they wanted was to slip a hand into ur pocket and grab sum cash. Dragon Ball has the most loyal fanbase in the world, they swallowed Super and now give grade "ten" to this garbage. Please STOP. If you clearly see that the game is piece of shat, just admit it and don't defend it. I really can't understand this phenomenon and I remember I was the same in my childhood days, when I almost beated Taiketdu, Shin Budokai 2 and Legacy of Goku I… Expand
  73. Warwickandjosh
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    My son pressed new game and reset the game losing all his progress, was really far through the game. He’s devastated to say the least. Should have a warning
  74. N1ggers
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    It's bad, sh1t controls on pc. Absolutely hostile to fun or convenience.
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  75. Fukkayuu
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You really want this to be a good game. You do. It looks beautiful, the game play is fun. Huge open world. But it sucks. It's literally one of the worst video games I've ever played in my life. I image it was programmed by a bunch of over the hill has beens. It plays like a piece of crap super Nintendo game. The controls are horrible. HORRIBLE!! Combat is boring. Spam spam spam spam. One button to do it all. And the bosses suck. First real boss you fight is Vegeta. He is not challenging to fight. But rather than fix this the "programmers" decided to have Vegeta cheat instead. Literally if you start winning the game spams and causes damage and knocks you out. You can be right in the middle of a special move, with a beam of energy with Vegeta slammed into the ground, doesn't matter YOU GET HIT instead, and then you lose you're power and can't move (something you CANNOT do to your enemy) and then one hit causes over 1000 damage. So it's practically impossible to beat him. I gave up after thirty minutes and asking myself, why am I doing this? Why am I getting frustrated on a D title game? This game isn't worth investing any time into whatsoever. I'm glad I got it on sale. Do not waste your money on this. This game sucks. I am not over exaggerating. It blows so bad. Wait, it will be free on game pass or psn. In about a year no one will be even willing to pay $5 for this hot garbage and it'll be free. Don't waste you're money. You'd be better off buy fentanyl over this. On top of the terrible 7 generation old game mechanics, the game constantly crashes. Yea, seriously, and it's not even optimized yet. This game is truly one of the worst games ever made. Made by people who used to know how to make games but didn't keep up with the times. If you're a Dragon Ball Z fan I would avoid it because it's going to put such a bad taste in your mouth its going to ruin it. Absolutely garbage.… Expand
  76. pangowomp
    Mar 15, 2023
    0
    this games fighting mechanics are terrible and the boss fights are so bad and annoying
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 75
  3. Negative: 1 out of 75
  1. RPGamer
    Apr 30, 2020
    60
    Despite the numerous flaws, Kararot still offers a wonderful retelling of the main story, above-average graphics, and a great soundtrack, so it’s worth picking up for established and new fans of the series alike.
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  2. GameSkinny
    Apr 10, 2020
    70
    Even though DBZ: Kakarot retells the same story the franchise has been telling for decades, it manages to do so in creative new ways for hardcore anime fans.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 16, 2020
    90
    A very few games can compare to Kakarot in terms of sheer love towards the original series and storytelling qualities. Not without its set of flaws that leave only regret not being even greater, Kakarot still manages to be a great game for fans. No, scratch that. It manages to be an amazing game! May they not stop here, and deliver more and more of love-letters like this. If it goes in the right direction, the next one could definitely be legendary.
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