Dbz's little way of saying F*** youHowever for the most part DBZ games are average. Now average isn't a bad thing not at all. My writing skills are about average (HA HA HA SHut the F*** up), Most movies are right around average, I mean in our daily lives we deal with a large amount of average. Its acceptable for the time being, but beyond that theirs nothing special about it.
Average is perfectly acceptable when regarding a job, or clothing, but in regards to your personal enjoyment shouldn't we strive the exemplary? people love the Anime that the game is based on not because they believe its average, but because they believe its more above average. (its not) (sry that was a little judgmental) ( but seriously Its not)
So DBZ games come with the excitement of using your favorite characters in epic battles much like the ones you've seen on the show. The problem is that you've seen these battles on the show, theirs no question towards who would win. GOKU ALLWAYS WINS. The show makes a huge deal to point out that Goku is the greatest fighter in all of the universe. so why would I want to play a game in which I can have epic battles like Goku vs Krillen? Am I to believe that Goku and Krillen are now to be equals?
DBZ was a show built around the concept of power levels. Now for those who don't know what a power level is it pretty much says how powerful you are. In the show people with lower power levels stood no chance against those with much higher levels. Theirs a whole Vegeta sub plot in which he trains and trains, but still cannot get his power level to be greater that Goku's. Vegeta eventually has to make a deal with the devil (figuratively) to become powerful enough to defeat Goku.
The fighters in DBZ don't learn fighting styles, they don't learn tactics to defeat their enemies. The whole show is a weight lifting competition. Its all about who is stronger not truly about who is the better fighter.
With that being said How can you seriously have a fighting game based on that series? Good fighting games are based off of skill, and strategy where as DBZ is based off of who is more powerful. Its just not an idea that transitions well. so what happens time after time is that you have a game riddled with nostalgic value, but not much else.
The fighting for most games feels generic, and similar among characters. The only real difference among DBZ fighting styles are their signature moves which were all quite different looking energy blasts. However even in that their are problems because main characters have many more moves than villains, and side characters.
DBZ games will always be average because their games steeped with nostalgia. We want so desperately to remember the good ole days of good vs evil. Waking up every Saturday to see what adventure out Z warriors would get into next. It was the plot line and characters that drove the show forward, and the games just don't have that same spark. The games are meant to be nostalgic and because they can only change so much the games will always be weighed down by the source material.
Until DBZ games are allowed to move beyond the show, and create something new, with new characters, new moves, and a much more strategy based game play well your gonna get the average-ness which is DBZ.
So let me finish With a quote from one of my favorite comedians Mitch Hedberg.
"You can't be like pancakes - all exciting at first, but by the end you're fucking sick of 'em! - Mitch Hedberg
So yeah let me know what you think I'm really curious about any other opinions floating around.
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