Recently, credibleDragon Ballreporter Dragon Ball Hype revealed an image of the tree from Beerus' home planet inDragon Ball Z: Kakarot. By all accounts, this seems to indicate thatKakarot’s first DLC will adapt the events of the Gods of the Universe Saga, including content fromBattle of Godsand possibly evenResurrection F. This is understandably exciting for fans, as many hoped thatDragon Ball Superwould be added onto the game through DLC, but many are forgetting a crucial fact which is likely to cause disappointment. Because of this, it is unlikely that the game will ever venture further intoDragon Ball SuperthanGoku and Vegeta’s fight with Golden Frieza.
For those unaware,Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotwas released alongside a mysterious season pass which fans knew very little about. The only information available about what would come with this season pass was 1 new story arc and 2 original story episodes. Finally fans have a better idea of what to expect, and those that were hoping forDragon Ball Superto be adapted in some way are thrilled, while others who had their fingers crossed for content fromDragon Ball: GTor even the originalDragon Ballare a little less lucky.
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DBZ: Kakarot Season Pass
Thankfully, theDragon Ball Z: KakarotGods of the Universe DLC fills out the season passquite a bit. There isn’t a ton of mystery left in it aside from what the original story episodes will entail and whether the story arc will include bothBattle of GodsandResurrection Fcontent or just drop off after Goku’s battle with Beerus. The former seems more likely, given that the two are technically part of the same saga. It is safe to say that this season pass definitely won’t venture beyondResurrection F, but what about future DLC moving foward?
Battle of Gods and Resurrection F
It is a little known fact that these two movies are actuallyDragon Ball Zmovies, notDragon Ball Supermovies. Their full titles are actuallyDragon Ball Z: Battle of GodsandDragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. Given thatDragon Ball Z: Kakarotadapts the events ofDragon Ball Zspecifically, it seems like it should have been common sense that these two final pieces ofDBZcontent would be adapted to close outDBZ: Kakarot. These two movies are the only canonDragon Ball Zmovies, and are grouped together as the Ending Group that finalizesDragon Ball Z’s run.
It is true, though, that the events of bothBattle of GodsandResurrection Fare also inDragon Ball Super, but they are slightly modified. The rest of the events ofDragon Ball Supernever take place inDragon Ball Z, including the Universe 6 Saga tournament, the Future Trunks Saga, and the Universal Survival Saga. If these events were ever to be adapted in the style ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarot,it would almost certainly have to be as a standalone game, perhaps titledDragon Ball Super: Kakarot.
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DBZ: Kakarot Doesn’t Need More DLC
There is perhaps a reason that all of this somewhat unfortunate news could be construed as positive. Ultimately, the framework ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarotas it stands simply could not handle too many expansions. Expansions are typically defined by things likelevel cap increases, new abilities, and new stories, and whileDragon Ball Z: Kakarotis certainly capable of supplying the last of those three, the first two would be rather difficult to achieve.
DBZ: Kalready has an absurdly high level cap of 250, an unnecessary level of power given the challenges available for players to face. Players at level 250 would easily overpower evenKakarot’ssecret bosswith relative ease. Increasing the level cap too far beyond that would not only be mostly pointless, but would completely make all other content in the game obsolete. Regarding new abilities,Kakarot’s skill tree is already rather expansive, and not much would be gained by simply adding more nodes to existing abilities. That said, the cast ofDragon Ball Superstick to their tried and true techniques for the most part, meaning there isn’t much room for expansion.
Dragon Ball Super: Kakarot
The only realistic way thatDragon Ball Super’s story could be adapted into aKakarotstyle gamewould be as its own standalone game. Such a game would overlap withDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s Gods of the Universe DLC in much the same way thatDragon Ball Superoverlapped with the movies, beginning at the Gods of Destruction Beerus Saga. With a full game, though, developers would be able to dig much deeper into the events of this arc, as rather than adapting a movie that is less than two hours long, they would be adapting a fourteen episode saga.
CyberConnect2 could also use this opportunity to update its systems, including combat mechanics and the Community Boards feature. While everything inDragon Ball Z: Kakarotcertainly worked, there were some that felt like most of the auxiliary features could be largely ignored and that the combat got stale after a while. Changes to these things as well as crafting a framework which is more suited to the god-like scale ofDragon Ball Superwould do great things for the franchise and pave the way for futureKakarotinstallments to adapt other things such asDragon BallorDragon Ball: GT.
Fans should still be excited about the upcoming Gods of the Universe DLC forDragon Ball Z: Kakarot,but would be wise to temper their expectations about the rest ofDragon Ball Supermaking any kind of appearance.That said, there are severalreferences toDragon Ball SuperinDBZ: Kakarotwhich imply that a sequel game is not too far-fetched, so there is still hope. The best thing for fans ofDragon Ball Superto do would be to continue to supportDragon Ball Z: Kakarotas vocally as possible in an effort to make it clear that it would be a mistake not to make a sequel.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
