The Fighting Game That United A Community - Dragon Ball FighterZ

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franchise is as good as its predecessor the fgc as a whole tends to focus most of its attention on the same three franchises 2d fans have street fighter 3d fans have tekken and for team fighters there's marvel vs capcom these three franchises have reigned supreme for more than two decades and while there's always room on the schedule for anime games or new releases it was rare that any game looked like it was going to topple the biggest games in the genre that is until 2017 when it became clear to everyone that there was a new kid on the block a game so good that it would draw talent from every fighting game scene the way a spirit bomb draws energy from those around it this is dragon ball fighter z [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's no secret that dbfc has been a smash success pushing through the mainstream barrier that held most other anime fighters back but how is it able to achieve so much success so quickly to understand that you have to understand the backdrop against which dbfc was released in 2017 the fgc was dealing with a slew of disappointing experiences across many of its competitive subgenres older street fighter fans were more than a year into their frustrating experience with street fighter 5 which included lackluster online play a lack of content and fighters and oversimplified gameplay that lost a lot of the complexity and nuance of its predecessors smash players were becoming incredibly disgruntled with the prominence of unbalanced characters like bayonetta in smash for the wii u and a slow pace and overall lack of variation at the higher levels of play injustice fans faced a never-ending wall of projectile spam from deadshot players that made the game a test of patience for even the most dedicated users marvel vs capcom infinite was a letdown on virtually all fronts so while the universal appeal of dragon ball as a franchise all but guaranteed dbfc's financial success its competitive reception was enhanced by many players being primed to jump ship from their previous competitive games and join the newest team fighting trend so when it was first revealed at e3 2017 dbfc's crisp and clean visuals blew everyone away yo here we go yo let's go oh [ __ ] everyone shut up here we go let's start with visuals unlike the polygonal 3d monstrosities of the past arc system works has a knack for seamlessly blending anime art into a 3d environment beautiful character models stylized dust and wind textures flashy special moves and cinematic finishers put players directly inside their favorite scenes from the dragon ball anime creating an experience unrivaled in the other 90 plus licensed dragon ball games that preceded it on top of this dbfz featured tight responsive gameplay and after a heavy dose of nostalgia players were dead set on getting the game within the first week dragon ball fighterz had sold over 2 million copies and set the steam record for most concurrent players in a fighting game it took no time at all for the fgc to embrace fighter z local tournament entry skyrocketed and players from every scene flocked to the game high profile players like leffen from the smash scene chris g from the marvel scene and justin wong from well every scene threw their hats in the ring the thing that made dragon ball magic is you would have players from every walk of life every game and the top level players they get to meet you you get these wwe-esque matches of goichi versus levin a melee player versus a poverty anime god this could never happen and it creates one of the most hyped matches that the game has ever seen it can't be replicated because dragon ball was able to draw in all those audiences while not everyone who came to fighter z ended up staying to this day many of the scene's top players came from backgrounds other than team fighters and this cross genre contamination didn't stop with the players fighting game fans and spectators alike were hyped out of their minds to see the gods of their respective games facing off against one another competition and fighter z rose quickly and it wasn't long before the game's first rivalry took shape cropping up between dominique sonic fox mclean who came from mortal kombat and goichi gowan kishida who came from the anime fighter melty blood it started as most rivalries do with one party throwing shade at the other during sonic fox's first major tournament for fighter z they were called out by go1 who had just won a weekly tournament in osaka when interviewed after this victory goichi had this to say this was the shot heard around the fighter z world the gauntlet had been thrown and sonic fox answered in kind responding on twitter quote goichi come i've been meaning to take your head and show you who's perfect a couple weeks after the challenge was made the two players would face off at final round 2018 in a first to 10 exhibition match sonic fox's unstoppable offense against goichi's immovable defense as the set started it looked at first that sonic fox had the upper hand taking the first two games with ease but it wasn't long before goichi would adapt and proceeded to decimate sonic fox in an astonishing 10-4 victory a victory that would be repeated in the grand finals of that same tournament the first punch had been thrown and goichi had made good on his twitter promise but where most beefs might have died with such a decisive loss sonic fox used his defeat as fuel for the fire coming back again and again to challenge goichi the pair would face off repeatedly throughout the 2018 season swapping wins back and forth but each victory or defeat just continued to push them toward their ultimate goal evo the biggest stage in fighting games and the tournament that would decide once and for all who was the strongest in the world after seven months of competition countless hours of training and fighting through the most stacked event at the tournament goichi and sonic fox faced off against each other in the grand finals of evo 2018 it was the match everyone had been waiting for both players tempered by their years of competition both in their final forms and both with everything to prove one so here we go oh that was so loud talk to me that was music to my earlobes the people okay here we go bandana for the family barda the lineage the grand pappy here we go opening gambit time evo grand finals usa versus japan sonic fox on winner's side the match started off with a bang as goichi's met a defining team of cell bardock and super saiyan vegeta made short work of sonic fox resetting the bracket with a definitive 3-0 victory visibly shaken and with commentators questioning his newly assembled team of bardock zamasu and android 16 sonic fox requested a side switch between matches while not customary it was agreed by both players that they would let a coin toss decide which side each player would take the resulting toss led to a switch and sonic fox took his preferred place in the player 1 position most players would say the side you're sitting on doesn't really matter but sonic fox made it a point to try and prove them wrong with the players back in the arena sonic fox looked as if he had just taken off his weighted training clothes and the balance of power had clearly shifted in sonic fox's favor what once looked like it would be an easy reverse sweep for goichi quickly became a fight for his survival each player fought with everything they had and in the end it was sonic fox who proved themselves the strongest in the world with the reverse 3-0 sweep seeming to bring their rivalry to a close in the most anime fashion possible dragon ball fighters evolution 2018 champion he's done it he's done it all those years sonic fox back to evo champion multi-time evo champion nrs games he's done it all everybody said but just like any good anime these two fighters would face off against each other again in the next season and the journey to get there would be a long one indeed in the months leading up to evo 2019 bandai namco announced that there would be a first party tournament circuit called the dragon ball fighterz world tour each of the saga event tournaments would award the winning player a life size dragon ball this dragon ball would guarantee them a spot in the world tour finals and if one player managed to claim all seven then they would be able to skip the entire bracket and jump straight to grand finals of the tournament this event while exciting for players pursuing dbfc professionally was reminiscent of marvel vs capcom infinite's poorly received battle for the stones event and much like the battle for the stones event the world tour was fraught with problems and mismanagement from the beginning because they had the dragon ball world tour where in the show all the dragon balls would be scattered across the earth correct uh well that's how we're going to do our world tour so all these different places have these dragon ball events you win a dragon ball you're qualified and then the last spot is the eighth spot which we do a qualifier for last chance qualifier uh some of these events they announced a week before they were going to be in the tour that they were in the tour which made it incredibly hard for players to travel if you live in sweden and you have to be in california next week and you didn't already buy your plane ticket three weeks ago you're gonna have a bad time there was also a problem with tournament dates clashing with each other and despite intending for pros to be able to travel to all of the events in the series scheduling of the tournament would sometimes be prohibitive one such occasion saw the four-star ball tournament in mexico concluding just six days before the start of the five-star ball tournament in singapore but despite these challenges one player almost managed to succeed in completing the unthinkable and that player was none other than ryota kazunoko inui the 30 year old japanese player had made a name for himself by playing almost every 2d fighting game under the sun and his resume includes beating players like daigo umahara and knuckledu before committing full-time to dbfc throughout his run in the series kazunoko would claim the 1 five six and seven star dragon balls as well as finishing top eight in evo while everyone's attention had been placed on the legendary rivalry of sonic fox and goichi kazunoko had been levelling up and preparing to make his mark on the fighter z scene while evo may be the biggest stage in fighting games the world tour finals took place on dragon ball's one year anniversary and represented an entire year of dedication and grinding by the game's top players and while our rivals from evo were present and fought their hardest it was kazunoko who came out on top in a staggering display of skill the wolves last hit the world got him again kazunoko your dragon ball fighters champion the first ever and i know he will be returning that is important if he do get another season of this world tour but man this is amazing look at this the family is happy the world tour marked the end of the first year of dbfc and while season two would continue to draw large competitions hype matches and feel-good redemption arcs momentum for the game was starting to decline by evo 2019 hype for the game had quieted down and entries dwindled to less than half of what it had been in the previous year despite this the tournament ended in the best way it possibly could have with a continuation of the goichi sonic fox rivalry facing off again in grand finals the two managed to push each other to the edge putting on a riveting set that ended up tied at two to two with both players giving it their all the final match was won by goichi who proceeded to have one of the most emotional victory celebrations ever seen at evo and in a stunning display of sportsmanship sonic fox refused to be upset and they celebrated as friends rather than rivals passing the crown with smiles and unity instead of salt this is it drop them keep it simple there it is goichi your dragon ball fighters 2019 evo champion after overcoming hand injury he's in tears up there defeating sonic fox to claim victory here on the winner's side nonetheless it knows the real tears right there today dbfc is in a strange spot the game is still really popular with steam charts showing that player numbers consistently in the thousands however thanks to the restrictions of the global pandemic the competitive scene is facing trouble while dragon ball fighterz has many positive things going for it stable online play is not one of them and problems surrounding netcode proved to be too big of a hurdle for most organizers to overcome the online play is so bad that evo had planned to drop the title when transitioning to the previously planned evo online but some dedicated players are looking for new creative ways to bridge that gap parsec is a service that allows pc players to connect directly to each other's computers or to a rented server through the use of these independent servers players and potentially tournament organizers will be able to rescue input lag in online play to a more manageable degree hopefully improving their ability to hold dbfc competitions digitally in a more fair and satisfying manner however these servers come at a cost and each pair of players will need one of their own making the larger tournaments much more difficult to facilitate unfortunately until this solution is made easier or another is made more feasible the dbfc competitive scene is in a bit of a rut which is a shame considering all of the positive changes that had just been made to the game at the start of season 3. new characters rebalancing as well as the addition of selectable assists all but assured that fans would be able to experience the most customizable freeform gameplay fighterz had ever seen so where will the game go from here it's tough to say especially with the current global pandemic but if dragon ball has taught us anything is that through hard work perseverance and a little help from our friends we can overcome anything great or small but to see it for yourself you're gonna have to wait for the next episode of dragon ball fighter z this video is also brought to you by our newly released patreon we are incredibly grateful for the response and early rush of support massive thanks to everyone on this list and a special shout out to sammy shampoo and nathan for being platinum supporters if you also want to support our channel and unlock perks check out the patreon link in the description below or become a member of our discord community if you want to help us out in a different way leaving a like subscribing and hitting the bell to stay up to date is also appreciated my name is jonah thanks for watching

Channel: Akshon Esports

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Id: uHPnkBdm7SI

Length: 17min 27sec (1047 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 04 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/SEMobster]

Ok, this is epic

[u/caiodfunk]

Great video. I’ve only been playing for a few months so I learned a lot watching this.

[u/Skill874]

I liked it, glad I was able to be around to recall all those moments.