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After many adventures and victories, Goku and his friends must face their greatest challenge yet. Android 16 is back with a renegade gang of villains and androids. It’s every enemy the team has ever faced, and their power level is WAY over 9000. Can the FighterZ band together and defeat their army?
Well, you know how the Saiyan goes- what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. DRAGON BALL FighterZ officially launches on January 26. You can order your copy of DBFZ now for XBOX One, PS4, and PC. Let’s kick things off a little early with a friendly face-off.
Before we get down to energy blasts, let’s talk gameplay. DRAGON BALL FighterZ is a 2D 3v3 tag/support game. By selecting three characters, you form an all-powerful team that can switch between characters depending on whose unreal muscles will make for the most damage.
DBFZ is split into three chapters: the Super Warriors Arc, the Super Villain Arc, and the Android Arc, represented by Goku, Frieza, and Android 18. Brandish your upvote weaponry and decide who would win in a fight between these formidable foes.
First in the ring, first in our hearts. Many of us grew up alongside Goku, willing our fighting skills to be half as good and our hair to be even an eighth as cool. In DBFZ you can play multiple versions of your childhood hero, including Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, and Goku Black.
Sounds awesome, right? That’s not even this game’s final form.
Next up, the descendant of Chilled, the son of King Cold, the entire reason DRAGON BALL exists- Frieza! If ego was a power source, this battle would already be on ice. With blistering moves like Death Saucer, Earth Breaker, and Golden Frieza, the FighterZ are at a risk for serious damage, especially when the Frost Demon activates the ‘vanish’ teleport move. You can battle the elements at 100% Full Power and as the ultimate Golden Frieza.
Last but definitely not least, Android 18’s not here to play. As beautiful as she is ruthless, this competitor can deliver a terrifically cutting combo or a fireball that can literally scorch the earth. Hell hath no fury like a woman who was forcibly turned into a cyborg. With her brother, Android 17, these twins can deliver devastating multi-hit attacks.
Super Saiyan Dog Tax. (Fun fact: Alan’s dog is named Goku!)
And then with a burst of light, or maybe a famous DB cutscene, it’s over. Blonde, gravity-defying hair returns to black. The echoes of those deafening power-screams dissipate. The battle- for now- has finished. Vote in the comments for who you think would win in a fight between Goku, Frieza, and Android 18. Then order now and play out your own ultimate showdown.
chaiman
MlemminBlepper
So much better than xenoverse. It feels much less broken and a lot more fluid.
EmporerDragon
Seen a few leaked clips. The amount of snark Cell has is just great. It's almost on DBZ Abridged level.
GForce805
Looks good
FierceDeity8
I get that this game is supposed to be fast paced, but I miss the beam struggles from older games. Not DBZ without them.
GomezAtTheDebOfNight
The DRM is the final boss
zenmus
I'm so glad Arc Sys picked this up.
Scobeywannn
Lost me at, "Android 16 is back with a renegade band of villains..."
reff42
I guess someone shut down the "bird is the word" loop
Scobeywannn
And he's about 10kg lighter for some reason.
macpall
SynicalAquamarine
That animation is smooth... It's something so small and miniscule, yet, greatly appreciated. Kinda rare in DBZ to have animation like that.
BlueTyphoon
then you never watched closely enough. true not every scene was that fluid but there's usually one or two very well drawn scenes in each ep
SynicalAquamarine
Well, my only experiences of original DBZ is the games, Kai, a few episodes when I was younger, and DBZ Abridged.
Pieball11
Listen I want to get this game but are you guys releasing it in the switch?
TerritorialRotbart
They said they might do it if enough people ask... Well-known eSports people and even Chris Sabat (Vegeta's Voice actor) are in on it.
ExplosiveMustache
My thoughts exactly! And after there's been such a huge outpouring for it. Until then it's just like "That's cool and all but Switch when?"
Spfeel
Getting this over final fantasy
Roshiro
Whitehawk7564
Anyone else getting a Marvel VS Capcom vibe?
reff42
Should be getting a guilty gear vibe
chunkblaster
That plot makes no sense, Android 16 was the only truely good & selfless Android, why the fuck would you have him lead the evil guys?
reff42
He was still programmed to kill Goku. And the main villain is a new Android likely based on geros wife
NoSelfiesWithoutTaters
Upstartpotato
Don't listen preorder it
AUTISTICCOMMIEShavetakenovertheLeft
Katias1
Wait what? Android 16 is back with villains? The big love able one that loved life? I think something fishy is going on here
ShrubNinja
I think there was a typo, because last I saw the main villain was "Android 21".
Meatwalls
Its both. Android 21 is supposed to be as intelligent as Dr. Gero, so its possible she recreated him for her own devices.
ShrubNinja
Ahhhh, okay. That makes more sense. The post makes it sound like 16 is leading the baddies.
lilmax
Played this at E3. Can confirm, was the best game there
FOGSHIE
This ad requires Majin 21 for full waifu potential.
ABluntForce
Found the vore fetishist.
ADisturbedOne
I.... I need this game.
AndThenEverybodyClapped
+1 for the final form reference. You earned it.
DeathMaker900
ouroboros meme
djinn5454
Please please please be as fast and awesome as budokai 3. I'll buy 2 if you are. 3D is cool but can never be as fast as 2D.
Solparadox
I played both beta they had out and I can say it's pretty fast paced. I would compare it to a MvC game.
djinn5454
Awesome!
captkiro
what. you understand what you're saying right? you know budokai 3 was 3d. same as this. I don't know where you get the idea speed = not 3d
dootdootdoot
I think he means full 3d arenas. Even though you could sidestep in budokai 3 it just shifted the 2d plane on which you fought.
captkiro
That still doesn't affect speed. if anything this is the fastest dbz game to date. but whatever.
dootdootdoot
This is the fastest one. Tenkaichi took the urgency out. Budokai had those sweet instadodges. Looks like it comes back here.
Dosito
OMG HURRY AND RELEASE THIS ALREADY!!!
prettyselfexplanatory
Please wait until its fully finished and completed to release it please dont release half a game and make us buy the second half of it
db17k
I second this
Dosito
uh... the game releases on Friday... that leads me to believe its already finished bruh
Hxs115
It is probably already like that
Zyrin
Im curious how can they do that for a fighting game...Not that much except story and online matches.
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
They did it with street fighter V. (they made the second half free once they finally finished it though)
Zyrin
You mean when they only released the Online when it first came out right?
eTrickyy
make the rest of the story a dlc
decadentmcgangbang
The cell shading is SO PRETTY
UnreasonablyImprudentPerson
I hope I can be ghost Napa
reff42
Just regular Nappa. But I bet within 24 hours there will be a pc mod
FoxShepherd
Ve-ge-geta-geta ve-ge-ge-ge--geta
UrdnotJoeVasNormandy
Android 21 excites my loins
yuefairchild
I miss Science Mom.
GeraldMcSwagginthorp
Let's hope they have some God saiyan versions i can grind to unlock for ultimate power!
Yprox5
BurnShadow
Molvanian
Got a vore fetish?
Molvanian
*Bonus Post* For those that don't know Android 21's gimmick... you'll find out.
jontDoggo
E X T R A T H I C C
Whazitooyah
That's one thing I don't understand. Why are they called Androids if they are Cyborgs? Shouldn't it have been Cyborg 18? Cyborg 21?
lewder
Shes majin
EmporerDragon
Some are Cyborgs (17, 18, 20, 21), others are full androids (16, 19). They just kept the same name conventions for simplicity's sake.
UserNamesArentEasy
Probably because eof the Anime Cyborg 009 or something like that. Didn't want to confuse the audience.
JeffNoto
Jinzoningen could be translated to cyborg or android, so they guessed, and they guessed wrong.
Whazitooyah
See, this is something I can understand, thank you.
50ShadesofCovfefe
Translation error
Whazitooyah
Yup, someone pointed that out and I agree that it makes much more sense. Unrelated question: what did 18 see in Krillin?
KaboomKrusader
"Android" is the best approximate adaptation of the original Japanese term "jinzoningen," which translates literally as "artificial humans."
KaboomKrusader
It doesn't fit all of them exactly since there's different types (cyborgs, fully-mechanicals, etc), but it's close enough.
Raileks
Artificial Human 18... yeah that is a mouth full.
MoooCow
Abbreviate it to A Human 18.
TriggerhappySOB
Technically speaking, I think the only cyborgs that Gero created were 17 and 18. 16, 19, and 20 were purely mechanical (ignoring the brain..
ImSaltyWalty
20 is literally Dr Gero
TriggerhappySOB
In the jar bit of 20. Idk about 21 yet, I haven't really looked into her character at all.
Scyle
17, 18, and 20(himself) were human human before Gero modified them. 16 & 19 are 100% machine. It's just a translation thing.
TriggerhappySOB
As Dbz abridged pointed out, he (somehow) stuck his own brain in a mechanical body. Idk if you could call that cyborg or not?
Renza0
Where precisely is the line between cyborg and cybernetically enhanced human?
Mapl
Pretty fun from what I played. Only con was the beta had network issues.....also auto combos but that's just my opinion
Melancholy69
Also along with what the others said they are objectively worse than normal combos. So you still have to combo to deal real damage.
IspellBananasbysingingGwenStefani
The auto combos for new players are a way for them to feel like they are doing epic combos and in DBFZ they function as target combos for
IspellBananasbysingingGwenStefani
more experienced players. Giving access to normal you otherwise wouldn't have.
ShiraZen
Just like P4AU, the auto combos are complete trash at even a medium level. In order to get good damage you'll have to learn real combos.
KnightSolaire
I don't think FighterZ went that far, some in P4A were so bad they were basically noob traps, guzzling resources for mediocre damage.
ZKrock
Nothing wrong with auto combos. It allows newcomers to feel like they are doing something so they aren't discouraged from delving deeper.
JoeHutty
That's exactly how I feel. The only fighting game I really play is smash Bros and that's not a "normal" fighting game but DBFZ Hooked me in
ZKrock
Huzzah Smash Bros! Great to know that the online there is decent (If we're talking about 4)
JoeHutty
Yup! I can only hope I'll be better at DBFZ than I am at smash 4
ZKrock
If you're willing to put in the time to practice/train, then yeah! (It's one of those games where technical skill is really important)
sux4younerd
Smash 4 online is pretty bad. There should have been some sort of rank based matchup system. I hardly get matched up with competent players.
Pokecole37
Also the netcode is nonexistent.
wormfood
I hear the auto combos aren't as good as available manual combos?
GeeEm
This is true. Manual combos do more damage.
KnightSolaire
I think the Super at the end does less damage, but the moves leading up to it are unique moves, not watered-down versions of other buttons.
Fatbird
ArcSys(the people who made this, and Guilty Gear) are VERY good at this. Getting started in their games is extremely easy, but mastery is ->
Fatbird
very difficult and very rewarding. It lets you feel good when you start, and you can add the more difficult stuff into your play as you go
hotstuffburns
That’s for Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite. FighterZ doesn’t have a manual option. At least not in the betas.
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GeeEm
The auto combo system is always on, but manual combos do more damage. The only real reason to do an auto combo is to get a dragon ball.
WhoopWhoopDatsTheSoundOfDaPolice
There are definitely manual combos in both the main game and the beta.
WhoopWhoopDatsTheSoundOfDaPolice
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/954023729964630016
hotstuffburns
You can change combos by alternating the buttons and adding jumps and ki blasts but the auto combo system is always on.
IspellBananasbysingingGwenStefani
It's actually more like target combos in streetfighter than auto combos when used by players who know what they are doing.
wormfood
I think people are saying that the 1-button combos are "auto" and any time you mix that up you're in "manual" territory
GasBandit
Do not preorder. Any time you preorder, no matter how guaranteed awesome the game, you actively participate in making games worse.
DM2323
THIS
aether11
I never do but I HAD TO for Monster Hunter: World. I need to pay it on day 1 and then never see daylight again
BaconCheddarCheeseBurger
I needed that 20% discount from amazon prime.
HomosexualNecrophiliacMallard
And if you know that you are gonna buy the game when it comes out then wait until the very last minute and pre-order so you get all the 1/
HomosexualNecrophiliacMallard
pre-order benefits while being able to be happy, because you "tricked" the publishers out with the pre-order bull. 2/2
Zyrin
Thats what I do with steam...Though im not sure if theres a cutoff date
FizzleBurger
From large publishers, yes. But don't hesitate to preorder (or kickstart) indie projects that otherwise might not get made.
Zyrin
Most of my pre-ordered games have been nintendo games haven't had a bad one yet.
GasBandit
It's not just about the risk that a game you preorder might be bad, it's that the industry practice of relying on preorders harms (1/2)
GasBandit
the quality of video gaming across the board, because publishers come to use it as revenue prediction and it also disincentivizes Q/A.
Zyrin
TBH I would say that the fact that because of advances in tech is whats ruining them and not pre-orders. The ability to patch whenever 1/?
Zyrin
Harms games as it tell them to be more lazy because "We can patch it later, Rush it for Christmas"2/?
DeathandtheMaiden
I preordered The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth a couple years ago because I loved the original. Wasn't disappointed at all and I still play it.
GasBandit
The game doesn't matter, it's about reinforcing preorders as revenue indicators and undermining quality control industrywide.
DeathandtheMaiden
1) This platform is to restricting for this discussion, but I disagree to an extent. People preorder music albums all the time because they
DeathandtheMaiden
2) know they are going to buy it anyway. That's comparable to preordering a game you would end up buying anyway. If you don't like the game,
DeathandtheMaiden
3) you can review it accordingly and not preorder the following game from the same company. Once bitten, twice shy. That sort of thing.
Blue5679
Ooh I just recently got that shit and it's really fun (Recently got a laptop that isn't for school but I share it with my brothers)
KaboomKrusader
I pre-order games that deserve it.
wormfood
You're gonna have to walk me through your assumptions on this one
GasBandit
https://kotaku.com/5909105/stop-preordering-video-games-please
Zyrin
Kotaku isnt really the best place anymore.
javer80
Okay, but that's not relevant to the question. The article makes a strong argument, no matter where it's hosted.
GasBandit
No, but that article succinctly lays out many reasons why preordering hurts the VG consumer in the long run.
Zyrin
Honestly think there are more reasons (Patches and the like) That hurt the consumer in the long run than simply pre-ordering a game
MediaMuerte
No dbz is as good as tenkaichi 3
Holdontothepeopleyoulove
3d is what makes its so different than every other fighting game. I love it
Derpbeard
Tenkaichi and the majority of DBZ fighters were mechanically broken and non-competitive in nature.
MikeMelter
Non-competitive doesn't mean not fun.
Derpbeard
I agree, they were fun games for what they were and I myself enjoyed the hell out of them. Just think going in that direction would be a bad
doubleormuffin
That's because they were casual 3D arena fighters, meant to feel like great DBZ experiences rather than great fighting game experiences.
Derpbeard
I agree! It just makes me sad that theres a fantastic new full fledged DBZ fighter out there and people would rather spam supers in Budakai.
MediaMuerte
What was mechanically broken?
Derpbeard
The tenkaichi was one of the worst in terms of mechanics, the ability to slap to the side and negate any projectile super, the "wild sense"
Derpbeard
ability that could be timed and used on cool-down to provide auto dodging for an entire match, there are a lot of examples.
Derpbeard
Seems to me they were more about flash and spectacle and less about being a "hardcore competitive experience" kinda like the Naruto fighters
BroadFjord
No way. Budokai 3.
MexicanEIT
Bukkake 3 was a mastapeece BAYBEEE
BroadFjord
And 2 and 1, but those are just my opinion, the first one is fact
MediaMuerte
I liked B3, but you can literally dodge for an entire fight by dashing to your right or left.
BroadFjord
That never really worked at close range though. That's why you had to combo into all your specials
MediaMuerte
The uppercut to land the ultimate from hyper mode was wayyyyy too slow
BroadFjord
Also a move you could combo into though. The thing with B3 was it tried really hard to be a legit fighting game and not just "blam blam blam
KaboomKrusader
Infinite World was better.
BroadFjord
I actually really enjoyed burst limit which so many people seemed to hate
Poopoopeepeevagina
Thank god its 2d. I hated that 3d shit
GatsbyMN
Yeah they brought it back to the PS2 days, I also prefer the 2D
CyberAkuma
From my understanding, it's actually in 3D, it's just shaded and animated in a way to look like it's 2D. Guilty Gear Xrd did the same.
ZSabre
Well, the gameplay only takes place in 2D. I assume that's what he meant. (As opposed to the very many 3D Dragon Ball fighters.)
ShrubNinja
Yeah, no Z axis. The graphics are 3D, but the fighting arena is 2D
Dosito
2.5d
darkraix
MasonBax749
Best comment possible
EndersGameofThrones
OptimisticDownvoteLover
That's right before he kicked him, right?
cancerriddenlung
That’s krillin though...not android 17.
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reff42
True love is beating up people together
CoomebackKidd
If Krillian is in your party you get him for that super, otherwise it is Android 17
Roshiro
Wh....where's your hand going, Vegeta?
iliketoanswerwithreactions
Where Uncle Jimmy's does
koopaya
whatisacomputer
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MostlyJeffGoldblum
Play this music while watching: https://youtu.be/izGwDsrQ1eQ
Fifivefo
I dont know if you made it worst or better.
Reddec
urrofl
This needs to be the next top comment. No fucking doubt
Giantisim
U AM NOT REAL SUPER SAND
BurlRavenscroft
...wat?
SteampunkPopTart
Uess called Dragon ball pee pee on YouTube
WillowFox
There was another parody just as gruesome and funny as DB PeePee but I can't find it anymore on YT. At some point Goku takes a dump and all
PunchingPi
YES
Or10nSharkFin
I love you Virgina but you can't be doing that come on
ArtByAxiLotl
There's no escaping Vahehuuuh
BanesOnAPlane
GHOST101010101
"I need an adult"
whitechocolatethunda
Looks like he found one
MarkoFromTropoja
I am an adult.
GandalfTheOk
No you’re not
hickorysmokedhorsebutthole
ItsSirUnimpressive
No. No you are not.
KikiLebeauf
I... need another adult
SpanishInquisitioner
I am another adult.
Argentironi
NAIIIIILLLL... GIVE THEM UPVOOOOTTEESS
chaiman
NAIIIL... STOP MAKING OUT WIHT YOUR GIRLFRIEND NAIIIIL
AstartesLibrarius
... And then kill them like the rest.
SpanishBiscuit
We don't HAVE upvotes, sir.
SajinZero05
.....Nail. Gather the Dragon balls.
ItsCandleJack
Nail, stop making out with your boyfriend.
Itaane
By the way, I only hit you because I have pent-up aggression against your father. Take that.
Yprox5
Crap baskets.
glacialbae
Oh, you say that too.