Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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  1. Suronal
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    So far from what I have played its every DBZ fan's wish for a proper RPG addition to the franchise :) its good and I am having fun with it.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Fieris
    Feb 4, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the game, fighting and the story, but as for RPG genre the side quests and character progression/grinding was just useless if completing the main story gives you 100x the reward of completing a side quest which were most of the time pick up or kill something.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. OSCP
    Feb 14, 2020
    7
    Over all it's a great game and graphics, but it is very glitchy. Sometimes during special attacks, even at point blank range with your opponent dead center of your target circle, no damage to the guy you're fighting. Also about mid way through a special attack, your opponent will go from taking damage to behind you. Of course if you're in the middle of an attack from an opponent youOver all it's a great game and graphics, but it is very glitchy. Sometimes during special attacks, even at point blank range with your opponent dead center of your target circle, no damage to the guy you're fighting. Also about mid way through a special attack, your opponent will go from taking damage to behind you. Of course if you're in the middle of an attack from an opponent you can't break the attack, half way through. You have to dodge at the beginning, There are a few more small glitches but over all a good game.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. ZzjimbozZ
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Story 8/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 6/10

    I Enjoyed the game overall but the combat is very repetitive and the graphics is just above average
  12. illuvatar_1st
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    if for some reason someone didn't watch dragon ball Z this is a great way to experience it. You re playing the main story and seeing the events that occur while you control the characters.
    the music is nothing more of a nostalgic tone . I believe its the first RPG dragon ball since the original Game boy Legacy of Goku games. The worlds look massive and huge , and your interaction with it    if for some reason someone didn't watch dragon ball Z this is a great way to experience it. You re playing the main story and seeing the events that occur while you control the characters.
    the music is nothing more of a nostalgic tone . I believe its the first RPG dragon ball since the original Game boy Legacy of Goku games. The worlds look massive and huge , and your interaction with it its amazing, from breaking the ground/mountains to rage the waters.
    battles are fast pacing and extremely good, the cutscenes gorgeous.
    Also worth mentioning that the way they combined the 2 Xenoverses into this with the secret boss is amazing

    HOWEVER
    this game cut some important scenes such as the final flash,rage form trunks and others.
    The game does not have the replay ability value (for me), some rpg elements such as food and Z board shouldn't even be there since they re useless :')    … Expand
  13. Sus1216
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    Como fan de Dragon Ball toda mi vida debo decir que el juego me ha gustado bastante y que lo he disfrutado de principio a fin, pero eso no quita que tenga bastantes carencias. El combate, para mí, muy parecido a los Tenkaichi de la PS2 y muy disfrutable con escenarios grandes y destructibles. La BSO con los temas originales de la serie anime son increíbles y haces que disfrutes más de lasComo fan de Dragon Ball toda mi vida debo decir que el juego me ha gustado bastante y que lo he disfrutado de principio a fin, pero eso no quita que tenga bastantes carencias. El combate, para mí, muy parecido a los Tenkaichi de la PS2 y muy disfrutable con escenarios grandes y destructibles. La BSO con los temas originales de la serie anime son increíbles y haces que disfrutes más de las escenas más épicas. A nivel gráfico es un juego normal, con estética anime, nada revolucionario. El mundo abierto es bonito, te dan ganas de explorar para buscar misiones y algunas objetos pero esto cansa después de unas cuantas horas de juego. Y por último, la historia, que abarca desde la llegada de Raditz a La Tierra hasta la amenaza del monstruo Buu. Creo que a Cyberconnect le faltado más tiempo de desarrollo, porque se nota que en las dos primeras sagas le metieron bastante trabajo y en las de Cell y Buu fueron corriendo porque faltan bastantes momentos de la historia y algunos resumidos y contados con imágenes estáticas con texto. Es un problema del juego y se nota bastante. A pesar de esto, como fan de DBZ es un juego que disfrutas de principio a fin. Recomedado.… Expand
  14. KayZiiA
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Les images sont magnifiques, histoire commence à être trop répétitif avec xenoverse 2 est celui-ci,la jouabilité est pas au top conparer a xenoverse 2
  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. OmegaCTH
    Aug 11, 2021
    7
    Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is what I expected from a modern anime game. It lets you play through the anime's story giving you some side missions and extra content which usually is ultimately pointless. The game is unbelievably easy, especially with healing items. The graphics and music are great and nostalgic, however the story itself was poorly adapted, and feels like the most boring part ofDragon Ball Z Kakarot is what I expected from a modern anime game. It lets you play through the anime's story giving you some side missions and extra content which usually is ultimately pointless. The game is unbelievably easy, especially with healing items. The graphics and music are great and nostalgic, however the story itself was poorly adapted, and feels like the most boring part of the entire game, padding the time in between fights with boring talking points. They feel needed for context but they halt the gameplay. I only felt like it was a worthy purchase was to complete all of the achievements in the game. As fan it's a fun game, but as gamer I think you should buy this one on sale.… Expand
  17. BlitZeR_95
    Jan 31, 2020
    9
    After over 60 hours of gameplay, completing the game & maxing out everything I can give this game a solid 9/10. Very close to 10/10 but I had to be fair in this case even if DBZ is a big part of my childhood. This is now my favourite DBZ game, with Budokai Tenkaichi 3 & FighterZ being slightly behind.
    The DBZ game we all wanted, an semi open-world DBZ game! This is perfect for the people    After over 60 hours of gameplay, completing the game & maxing out everything I can give this game a solid 9/10. Very close to 10/10 but I had to be fair in this case even if DBZ is a big part of my childhood. This is now my favourite DBZ game, with Budokai Tenkaichi 3 & FighterZ being slightly behind.
    The DBZ game we all wanted, an semi open-world DBZ game! This is perfect for the people that hasn't watched DBZ but is a gamer and wants to understand the DBZ universe. You can be caught up in a lot of the story before DB:Super. There are some slight bugs here and there but this can easily be looked over. The combat and gameplay are great! Animation is perfect! Voice acting can be cringe sometimes but that's not a problem. Missing out on a side-quest can be annoying as you won't have access to them anymore through the story until you complete the entire game.
    The perfect DBZ story-telling game in an RPG element! Now all we have to do is for them to do DB:Super as well and then this will be the PERFECT GAME! There are a couple of things to do after the game but I'll let that to you to find out yourself.    … Expand
  18. RomulusReviews
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    DBZ: Kakarot does a great job telling us the main story from the anime, however, that is all it really does. Graphics look good of course, but when not sticking to just the main story, and when jumping to events that never occurred in the show, not to mention the ridiculous amount of side and fetch quest, which make the game more of a chore to play, I cannot say we have the greatest DBZDBZ: Kakarot does a great job telling us the main story from the anime, however, that is all it really does. Graphics look good of course, but when not sticking to just the main story, and when jumping to events that never occurred in the show, not to mention the ridiculous amount of side and fetch quest, which make the game more of a chore to play, I cannot say we have the greatest DBZ game ever developed here. The gameplay itself works, the combat is good, for the most part, but overall it just doesn't achieve what it should have set out to achieve.… Expand
  19. Hectik
    Jan 23, 2020
    7
    Have played a decent amount of Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichis to compare this game's quality.

    The story aspect is awesome. Lots of detail and scenes that weren't included in the anime and the DBZ encyclopaedia is one of the best in game lore I've seen. That's where it pretty much excels at. Everything else is pretty sub par. The combat is lacklustre, I can spam blasts with all    Have played a decent amount of Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichis to compare this game's quality.

    The story aspect is awesome. Lots of detail and scenes that weren't included in the anime and the DBZ encyclopaedia is one of the best in game lore I've seen.

    That's where it pretty much excels at. Everything else is pretty sub par. The combat is lacklustre, I can spam blasts with all fighters to win most battles (similar to Xenoverse). The AI are pretty dumb as they strafe into your blasts. There's only one combo per character where you just pretty much tap the punch button with no variation. The Budokai Tenkaichi games at least had some combo variations and even some throw moves.

    The divided open world is large but the things to do is really basic. The fishing mini game is rubbish and hover car racing? Cmon! Collecting the Dragon Balls is just not rewarding (No I don't want to fight the Ginyu Squad again!!).

    The RPG elements is weak. No gear to equip and it's just unlocking skills when you hit a certain level and you fight ghost figures of yourself to unlock new moves.

    Overall, if you are new to DBZ you will enjoy the epic story. I really thought they would get the fighting right since they've release a million versions of fighting games since the 90s.

    Calling this game an RPG is a joke. It's an action adventure game with very little RPG elements.    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. bawer2019
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    Viciante, divertido, tão com ótimas animações, já até adquiri o DLC tanto que gostei.
  23. Ridhwan
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    It is a great game and the best way to play the anime. You can play without watching dragon ball. Its like the anime and you’ll know the important parts of dragon ball z.
  24. 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
  25. raynickg
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    nice game nice gameplay but grapichs are little bad but soundtracks are nice
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. YunusEdros
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. So much fun so far. I just went to explore the whole world and do the quests later like this is the game I've always wanted for dbz anyone that says its borning needs a reality check.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

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  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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