Dragon
Ball Z: Kakarot is an upcoming open world action role-playing game developed by
CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.[1] Based on the
Dragon Ball franchise, it will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
4, and Xbox One. It is scheduled to be released on January 17, 2020.
Set
in a semi open world areas of individual hubs with RPG elements, the game
follows loosely the plot of the Dragon Ball Z anime series with the player
assuming the role of protagonist Goku. Other characters such as Piccolo,
Vegeta, Gohan (young, teenage, adult), Future Trunks, Vegito & Gotenks have
been announced as playable characters.
The
game is not considered open world with one massive sandbox but instead divided
into individual hubs that will be locked until reaching a certain point in the
story, only then will these areas be unlocked for exploration. These individual
hubs are not small and the openness of these areas gives all the more reason to
have flight as a mode of travel with both the verticality and area being
impressive. Some areas are full of life and cities whilst others are more
barren and devoid of life.
Flying
will be a huge aspect of the game and the main form of travel to objectives and
other parts of the map unless running at super speeds is preferred, the nimbus
cloud will also be a mode of transport and for the Ultimate Edition the Tao Pai
Pai Pillar will be available.
During
general gameplay and flight the game handles like a typical third-person game,
when fighting the perspective changes to an over-the shoulder fighting game.
Fighting is a mix between typical punches, kicks, dodging and ki-blasts with
special moves and combos involved.
By Santiago Sandoval, Step 10
