Over the past several weeks Bandai Namco has shared lots of new information and trailers aboutDragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Gameplay likeDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s leveling and progression systems have been broken down. Story arcs, going from the Saiyan Saga to the Buu Saga, have been explored. But inDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s latest trailer, Bandai Namco gets back to basics.Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, as its name implies, is a story about Goku and his greatest allies.
The new trailer features narration fromDBZfans' favorite villain, Vegeta. Vegeta reflects on his past with Goku, why Goku is as strong as he’s always been, and why Vegeta has always struggled to reach the limits that Goku has discovered naturally. While the trailer is intended to display whyDragon Ball Z: Kakarotbears his name and not something more group-encompassing, it rather makes Vegeta out to be the story’s protagonist. It’s as if Vegeta spends the story growing in a much more meaningful way that Goku, ultimately becoming the hero he needs to be rather than the one he wanted to be to start.
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As for what’s actually shown during the newDragon Ball Z: Kakarottrailer, it’s mostly a montage of various Goku-focused gameplay clips. It slowly progresses through the story ofDragon Ball Z, showing Goku facing off against the Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta, going to Namek and battling Freeza, taking on Cell, and then finally confronting Buu with a big Genki Dama spirit bomb.
At its heart, theDragon Ball Z: Kakarottrailer isn’t really about Goku or Vegeta. It’s about selling the biggest and best moments of theDragon Ball Zmanga and animeand persuading fans thatDragon Ball Z: Kakarotis delivering a video game true to the franchise. While the trailer does show some gameplay, it doesn’t really show what players will be doing moment to moment inDragon Ball Z: Kakarot. And that’s fine, because mostDragon Ball Z: Kakarotplayers will probably care less about the gameplay and more about living out those bigDragon Ball Zmoments.
WithDragon Ball Z: Kakarotarriving in just two days, it makes sense forBandai Namcoto condense its message into a short launch trailer. For video game fans more interested in the gameplay and action, Bandai Namco has several more focused trailers and breakdowns to peruse. There’s going to be plenty forDragon Ball Zfans of all sorts to enjoy inDragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotreleases January on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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