It's really good. Really really good. Only issues are it's grindy (to be expected due to the nature of the game) and there are a lot of cheaters in online PVP, but that isn't such a big problem unless you really want to hit the Ranked PVP grind.

Aesthetically, it's the nicest looking/sounding Dragon Ball game I've ever seen. The 3D battlefields are really well done, the environments are somewhat destructible (craters disappear and other stuff respawns but you can blow most of the map up regardless.) The soundtrack has a classic DBZ feel to it.

Gameplay wise, it's really fast paced. It's not a traditional fighting game, more like an RPG set in a fighting game framework. Every fight is its own unique experience and, if you dont just have friends boost you to high levels, the story mode (and some parallel quests) can be really fucking difficult, and it's all the more rewarding when you come back from training and beat the boss you lost to 5 times in a row. There are 50+ Parallel Quests which you can do alongside the story (and more to come through the DLC.)

Speaking of DLC, DBXV did DLC right! The base game is definitely worth full price, and the awesome thing is that the DLC doesn't lock you out of max level content like in Destiny. DBXV DLC just adds PQs, some playable characters, and equipment.

The fighting roster isn't quite as diverse as one might hope, but each individual fighter has more than 1 moveset (barring a few exceptions,) more than doubling the effective roster size. Additionally, the player characters allow for a ton of customization. This is where the RPG elements come in! Your characters have customizable "attributes:" Max HP, Max Ki, Max Stam, Ki Blast Supers, Strike Supers, and Basic Attacks. In addition, you have a pretty diverse selection of abilities to choose from: you are allocated 4 "Super" abilities, 2 "Ultimate" abilities, and 1 "Evasive" ability at a time (there are many many choices for each of these.) Each archetype has its own unique strengths and weaknesses which are augmented by physical character customization. Each race (Majin, Earthling, Namek, Saiyan, Frieza) has their own unique passive abilities; for example, the Namekians have long reach on their grab, Earthlings regen Ki naturally, and Saiyans have increased damage the less health they have. Additionally, physical customization like height and weight affect your stats. It's pretty in-depth.


After finishing the story and (almost) all of the base game's Parallel Quests, I have 4 max level characters, and I gotta say this is the most fun I've had with a game since New Vegas came out. Definitely worth a buy.

I hate fighting games but want this just to make a female majin character.

Game was all out of copies when I went to ask, but the guy said come back in about 2 hours and we might have some in the new shipment.


I hung around town for 2 hours, came back and there was still none.

Why

I hate fighting games but want this just to make a female majin character.

its not like any other fighting game you may have played. its more like an RPG wearing a fighter's clothes

Quote from: gats on March 25, 2015, 02:40:37 PM

the pc port is terrible, gats is very sad : (

hm whats wrong with it? i havent seen anyone complain about it on /r/dbxv

maybe I need to play around with the settings. plus using a mouse and keyboard for it doesn't help.

it just felt very clunky and slow. the fighting style should be fast paced like the anime

i'll try it again, i haven't played enough to give a proper evaluation

Quote from: gats on March 25, 2015, 04:39:11 PM

Quote from: Azumarill on March 25, 2015, 04:32:14 PM

Quote from: gats on March 25, 2015, 02:40:37 PM

the pc port is terrible, gats is very sad : (

hm whats wrong with it? i havent seen anyone complain about it on /r/dbxv

maybe I need to play around with the settings. plus using a mouse and keyboard for it doesn't help.

it just felt very clunky and slow. the fighting style should be fast paced like the anime

i'll try it again, i haven't played enough to give a proper evaluation

> fast paced like the anime

oh geez


well, in any case, it IS fast paced. it just takes a hot minute to get used to the controls probably. took me 5 hours or so before i got comfortable with my fundamentals

hey now the fighting is fast

Quote from: Azumarill on March 25, 2015, 01:47:11 PM

You should consider doing a fully fledged review of it as this point, that was a good read.

ill capture some video and put a review up through brute's channel sometime soonish

Okay so I hooked up my 360 controller, played around with the settings oh boy there's a big difference. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I love the way they're incorporating your character into the main story, it's cool.

Quote from: gats on March 26, 2015, 06:23:17 AM

How can people create such characters? I thought the creator mode was pretty basic? Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

From what I've read, it seems like you can buy a lot of extra armor, apparel and such at later stages in the game. I suppose it has a lot to do with that.

you heard right. you have a fair bit of customization options on startup, like skin color/height/weight/misc physical attributes yknow. and then, as you progress in the story/buy dlc, equipment unlocks. most equipment affects your attributes and its almost all based off of costumes from the series, like broly's outfit and lord slug's clothes. there are also accessories that you can wear which dont affect gameplay, like angel wings or an angel halo or general blue's hat. there is a pretty significant diversity in the equipment, so that lets people go wild with customization

I'll probably get it when the 3rd DLC with Jaco the space patroller comes out

theyve also confirmed God Form Frieza will be coming as dlc =D

i like this game so much im actually going to buy it >.>