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NEWS: Bandai Namco Unveils Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game




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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:16 pm Reply with quote
This is gonna be a lot of fun. I can only imagine how large the roster will be, especially if DLC content lasts as long as Xenoverse.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:16 am Reply with quote
They're going with that title? Well, I mean, it's literal but...

Still looks pretty fun.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:51 am Reply with quote
MFrontier wrote:
They're going with that title? Well, I mean, it's literal but...


I mean it’s something of a reboot.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:08 am Reply with quote
Everyone's favourite characters and Bergamo.
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Rob19ny



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:09 am Reply with quote
lol "Sparking! Zero" is what I guessed the title would be called. Mainly because it was going to include not just Z (SSG/SSGSS originated in "Z") but Super as well so Z wouldn't be in the title to generalize it. Zero was the perfect title to me.

MFrontier wrote:
They're going with that title? Well, I mean, it's literal but...


What exactly is the issue with the title? Bamco has been using Japanese titles overseas for their JP developed games 99% of the time in the 2020's and even further back. Specifically regarding Dragon Ball, they've haven't used a localized title since 2011 changing Ultimate Blast to Ultimate Tenkaichi. Pointless title changes from the 80's to 00's aren't the norm anymore (still happens from time to time like with Doraemon's lengthy titles). Brand synergy is due to simultaneous or near worldwide releases. They were kind enough to inform players that its from a game series (with a localized title) that they were familiar with, but don't act like its a surprise when newly announced DB games have kept their JP titles. Budokai Tenkaichi was never its name to begin with so good on Bamco to correct it since nothing was wrong with Sparking to begin with (as it is a DBZ related reference).
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