[Music] it's a big week for releases with multiple big titles launching in the next few days there's the Silent Hill 2 remake which has received extensive critical Acclaim even with the immens of pressure on bler team to say nothing of Konami given its reputation of course we can't forget Diablo 4's vessel of hatred the first paid expansion for the action looter RPG which continues the story adds the spirit born class throws in some mercenaries to hire and features brand new endgame activities and if all that wasn't enough steel CD interactives Undisputed looks to fill the
Gap left by EA Sports Fight Night series with over 70 licensed Fighters and multiple real world championships to earn that's not even considering the rest of the month with Mech Warrior 5 Clans unknown n Awakening Sonic X Shadows Generations life is strange Double Exposure Horizon zero Dawn remastered and of course Dragon H the veil guard coming up and yet despite all these big names there's one title garnering extensive attention not just on social media but in pre-order sales it's currently number one on steam's top sellers chart beating out all of the other affir mentioned big
names and many others we're talking about Dragon Ball sparking zero the successor to Bandy namo's buai ten kichi series and the first console title in the franchise since [Music] 2007 such such as the hype that it isn't just shaping up to be one of the biggest game launches of the year but also a must play whether you're a fan of the games Manga and Anime or relatively new to the whole thing to understand why we need to look back on Dragon Ball Z bukai tenai ichi3 hail do the best in the series it offered a
massive character roster and an array of modes despite the limited Hardware of the PS2 and Nintendo Wii the presentation was off the charts it recreated not just the art style but important moments from the series in excellent details reproducing famous stages and backing them with an outstanding score however it's also important to understand how it captured the feel of Dragon Ball in a series like this there's a clear pecking order of the strongest with some disruptions here and there but each character is beloved in their own way thus it isn't necessarily about creating balance but
providing fans with the best possible reproduction of Dragon Ball think less power fantasy and more Dragon Ball fantasy and even compared to games like Dragon Ball fighter Z or Dragon Ball Z Kakarot both good titles in their respective genres budai tenai et3 excelled the freedom to fly around in a stage wreaking destruction dashing towards your opponent while throwing them into the environment then teleporting to their location for a sick combo before firing a massive keyi blast it's all here the thrill of clashing key blast as players try to overwhelm their opponents or transform mid battle
for a power up up like in the show was awe inspiring to witness back in the day it also didn't hurt that the gamepl is tight and responsive with mechanics that are easy to pick up but require strategy to execute and master with sparking zero Spike chunsoft isn't just setting out to build on everything that made its predecessor great but to push the limits of recreating that perfect Dragon Ball fantasy the roster features 182 characters with characters from across every Arc and even the movies that includes different fusions and Transformations alongside their versions at various
points in the series augmented further by a base Vegeta or Goku from Dragon Ball super we'll explain why that's significant in a bit but for now this is the biggest roster in the series yet [Music] the complexities of buai tenai ich 3's gameplay are present and accounted for with Spike chof dialing up the Fidelity thanks to current gen Hardware everything from these stages and characters to the environmental destructions look better than ever the destruction was so overwhelming that the developer had to make compromises with its local split screen with only the hyperbolic Time Chamber available
as a stage at least players can experi experience it all in its Glory through online play and single player so Silver Linings speaking of single player there was much to be excited about in episode battle there are eight characters whose stories you can follow so Goku can proceed from The radit Saga to the tournament of power which is something we've yet to see in a Dragon Ball fighting game you can also experience the stories of Goku black and Future Trunks which means playing through that Saga and witnessing its hype moments for the first time that
too from multiple perspectives [Applause] even more intriguing is the branches that can result from different decisions how will things change if Vegeta Stomps out Goku and Friends during The Saga instead of barely escaping with his life what kind of branches can we expect if trunk fails to defeat Goku black and zamasu what will jiren do if he wins the tournament of power and how will that affect all the other universes sure none of its Cannon but the possibilities are still exciting aside from episode battle custom battle is an exciting new addition it allows players to
set up their dream matches that would otherwise be impossible and script them extensively from conversations and camera angles to different endings depending on the outcome however the best part is you can share your creations with others online whether you're seeking a challenging fight or want to try out different scenarios or see how they play out there's a lot lot to like about this and it's something that I hope Spike chunsoft expands on further in the future finally there's the so-called ranked mode which leverages the fact that some characters are widely overpowered compared to others assigning
different destruction points and capping players at 15 the mode adds some much needed strategy to team building if you choose a character that can transform mid battle you could effectively bring in lower Point Fighters and raise their fighting Power thus leaving room for a bigger team of course if you want to destroy your opponent out of the gate with a transformation and fusion on your team that's also possible it's an excellent way to add some modum of balance while still retaining the identity of each character and hopefully circumventing any potential [Music] Nerfs do you want
to see what I'm capable of while the jury's out on how much different Dragon Ball sparking zero gameplay will feel like its predecessor it's reassuring to not fix what's broken instead spike chunsoft is EXP exporing different directions while giving it all the over-the-top destruction and hype moments that truly make Dragon Ball Great Dragon Ball sparking zero is out on October 11th for Xbox series X and S PS5 and PC with Deluxe and Ultimate Edition owners gaining access on October 8th or 7th depending on your region it may seem far-fetched that a new title in the
series could generate this level of excitement but it only reinforces the connection of longtime fans with the anime and manga [Music] hey did you know that we at gaming bolt upload new videos every day stick around drop a like subscribe and hit that Bell and let us know what kind of content you'd like to see in the future with a comment below
