Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an open world Fighting game, developed by Cyber Connect and Published by Bandai Namco Games. It was released on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC and runs on the Unreal Engine 4.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Beautiful cel-shaded graphics that are a massive upgrade over previous Dragon Ball games.
 * 2) Rather than being just a fighting game, like DBZ games usually are, this game is both an open-world and a fighting game. It also features RPG elements, for example you can eat food and use various items to help you on your way.
 * 3) Great voice acting featuring the entire Funimation voice cast (except for Kid & Teen Gohan).
 * 4) You can fish by using Goku's tail.
 * 5) It faithfully follows the anime series, like the story mode from Budokai, Dragon Adventure from Tenkaichi 2 and Dragon Battle Collection from Raging Blast. It even includes some moments that weren't in the previous games, like the scene where Goku and Piccolo are learning to get their driver's license.
 * 6) You can freely fly around the world without any interruption.
 * 7) The optimization is better than in Xenoverse and FighterZ as it will work well even on an older graphics card.
 * 8) Great skill set system that allows you to add any skills you want, although limited to 4 slots
 * 9) You can use items like the Vitadrink to heal yourself during battles.
 * 10) Excellent soundtrack.
 * 11) You train to improve your strength and eat food to restore your health.
 * 12) This is the first Dragon Ball game where you can explore the entire Dragon World.
 * 13) Lots of collectibles.
 * 14) You don’t have to grind for EXP, which can be a good thing for some.
 * 15) You can collect the Dragon Ball to summon Shenron and wish for:
 * 16) * Zeni (the in-game currency)
 * 17) * a defeated character to be brought back
 * 18) * upgrades and power-ups for you characters
 * 19) Unlike Sagas, this actually feels like a sandbox game.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Progressing can be tedious.
 * 2) Movement is clunky when sprinting on foot.
 * 3) Poor RPG system; it’s possible to beat the entire game without needing to grind for XP.
 * 4) While the world is huge, the map is nearly linear and whenever you travel to a new area you have to sit through a loading screen.
 * 5) The Nintendo Switch version (though a decent port) suffers from heavy dips in certain areas and lacks anti-aliasing.
 * 6) The AI can be dumb at times.