Namely, many are currently looking forward to the game’s DLC content. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot rumors and leaks point to the inclusion of the original Broly movies, as well as some content related to Dragon Ball Super. There are some inklings that DBZ: Kakarot could become the “ultimate DBZ game” by including GT, Super, and more via a few seasonal passes, but that seems like a pipe dream. Much like the desire of the “ultimate Pokemon game” that brings all regions and Pokemon together, that doesn’t seem highly likely. But, nonetheless, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot could mean big things for Dragon Ball Super.
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Dragon Ball Super’s Representation in Video Games (or Lack Thereof)
One common criticism when it comes to Dragon Ball Z games is that, no matter if it tries to tell its own story, it’s just DBZ at its core. It’s a story told time and again, yet it often leaves out Dragon Ball Super content. For example, the most recent fighting game, Dragon Ball FighterZ, includes Dragon Ball Super characters, but it never really does anything serious with the content. The role of Dragon Ball Super in video games is effectively non-existent at this point.
There could be a few reasons for this. First, the anime’s first season may be over, but many expect a Dragon Ball Super Season 2 is in the works, meaning a game focused on it could only feature so much on the first portion of it. Secondly, its heavy tournament format means that there’s a lot of basic fighting and less time to explore other topics in the franchise.
However, envisioning Dragon Ball Super as a Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game isn’t that hard, and there are plenty of franchises—Naruto, to name one—that have received video game adaptations without being completed. The current absence of legitimate Dragon Ball Super content in video games could easily be rectified, and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may be an icebreaker for that.
Dragon Ball Super: Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s existence implies that other sagas could be explored to some degree, but while the idea of an “ultimate Dragon Ball game” is incredibly enticing, it’s doubtful that Kakarot becomes just that. However, full-blown iterations of the show, namely Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, and specifically Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, are all ripe with content.
“Dragon Ball Super: Kakarot,” as a working title, would be able to explore said content, but DBZ: Kakarot legitimizes this idea. As aforementioned, it comes with its flaws, but this simply means publisher Bandai Namco and developer CyberConnect2 could learn from said flaws and turn it into at truly phenomenal Dragon Ball Super game.
After all, it doesn’t seem like Dragon Ball is going anywhere any time soon. Video game adaptations will likely remain by its side throughout its growth, and there wouldn’t be a better way to bring Dragon Ball Super into the gaming world than as a more refined action RPG. And, assuming that wasn’t the case and Dragon Ball Super manifested as a fighting game, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s baseline for combat would be great to build off of.
Regardless of how a Dragon Ball Super game comes to fruition, it seems highly likely that it eventually will. Thanks to Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, there’s a baseline for which players can expect of it.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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