The new DLC Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot represents an excellent opportunity to relive one of the least known chapters of Akira Toriyama's work and in this review of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Bardock - Alone against fate We'll tell you how it compares to the additional content that preceded it, A New Power Awakens (Part 1 and Part 2) and Trunks: Warrior of Hope.
Which is later titled Bardock: Alone Against Fate, but the Spanish localization respects our historical adaptation, so we will find Bardock, Goku's father, in a brief campaign that adapts the 1990 OAV, Dragon Ball Z: The Origins of the myth, in the spectacular way of CyberConnect2. This means that we are facing a Bardock more... evil, let's put it that way, than the one shown in the flashbacks of the recent feature film Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
What's new in the DLC?
La campaign, accessible from the usual dedicated screen, begins with Bardock and his team of Saiyans who have just conquered another world in the name of Frieza, while little Goku is born on the planet Vegeta. Back at the base, Bardock and his men receive a new mission: exterminate the population of the planet Kanassa. The mission will set in motion a chain of events that will lead Bardock to make dramatic decisions, but those who know Dragon Ball well should know this. First, however, there is DLC to play and, in fact, CyberConnect2, despite telling an already known story, has expanded it with gameplay moments that allow the player a minimum of freedom.
It must be said that the DLC is definitely well finished: it even offers some new maps of good size, including that of the planet Vegeta. It is not a particularly large or interactive setting, in fact it is rather bland, but it has some gems - such as the pub where the Saiyans meet - and the secondary activities that the basic game has accustomed us to, such as fishing or training. points .
In this sense, Bardock - Alone Against Fate is an authentic miniature campaign, complete with secondary missions that provide new soul emblems, consumables and resources, and above all it tells us something more about the protagonist's companions, who are more characterized here. than in the animated short. There main story It can be completed in about an hour and a half, although you need a little more to see everything and unlock all the possible content, including a short but tasty mission after the credits.
CyberConnect2 also tried an unusual approach in terms of gameplay. He combat system It remains the same as the base game with Bardock, who obviously has his own abilities, which must be learned and improved in the corresponding screen.
A characteristic moment of this DLC is the hordes. It might seem like a dynamic designed only to make things easier for you, but in reality there are two systems to make your life easier. The first is to look for the secondary objectives on the map: by participating in minor battles, it is possible to reduce the number of enemies to defeat in the main combat of the campaign. The player can choose between testing himself and facing an infinite number of enemies in a very long and also quite tedious battle, or solve the problem with this alternative solution.
Il Z Shot It is also a new maneuver, available in various power levels, with which a good number of opponents can be destroyed in an instant: it is obviously designed to shorten battles that would end up being too long, but once again the player can choose whether to use it. or not. In the end, these mechanics don't drastically change the combat system and we began to feel the need to modernize the gameplay at least a little.
The latest generation version
We played Alone Against Fate on PlayStation 5, taking advantage of the free PlayStation 4 update. There were apparently several issues with the same updates on the other next-gen platforms, but we must admit that we didn't encounter any: we simply redownloaded the game on PlayStation 5 version and agreed to transfer saves from the PlayStation 4 version.
That said, it's not like the update fundamentally changes the experience. We choose to play in Performance mode to enjoy the promised fluidity at 60 frames per second that makes combat much more attractive and spectacular, but in terms of performance we noticed some slowdowns in the most frenetic moments. The resolution is imperceptibly better; At most, you notice a broader visual horizon and more environmental detail when you fly high and fast. In this sense, in addition to greater fluidity, the most substantial improvement undoubtedly refers to i Climbs, significantly faster.
Update: An earlier version of this article listed hordes as one of the new DLC items. The text has been updated and the error corrected.
Conclusions
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PRO
- It is a very interesting DLC about one of the most important moments of Dragon Ball.
- A good amount of content before and after the credits.
AGAINST
- The combat system should be renewed.
- If Kakarot bored you... the DLC won't change your mind
