The latest issue of Japanese magazine V-Jump has revealed that a 'Deluxe Edition' of Dragon Ball FighterZ is due to launch in Japan next year, on the 31st January. It'll include all eight additional DLC characters from the game's season pass: Broly, Bardock, Vegito Blue, Fused Zamasu, Base Goku, Base Vegeta, Cooler, and Android 17.
On the surface this news doesn't mean much unless you happen to live in Japan and want to get the complete Dragon Ball FighterZ package, but it perhaps hints at what's to come. There's been a lot of speculation regarding a potential second season for FighterZ, complete with eight more DLC characters, but this deluxe edition might suggest that the ride is over.
That said, this could just be Bandai Namco cashing in on the game's now complete first season. We'll have to wait and see.
As for the deluxe edition heading West, you can be sure that we'll be keeping an eye out.
[source ryokutya2089.com, via gematsu.com]
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my guess is there won't be any more especially if the chatter about XenoVerse 2 still be the more active game is true (which apparently is getting some more DLC characters based on the Dragon Ball Super Broly Movie)
plus not only do they have Jump Force coming but there will probably be a new DB game announced next year so maybe they are just moving on
FIghterZ was a great fighting game and it looked fantastic but it wasn't a very good Dragon Ball game sadly, it was too bare bones and too geared towards the eSport crowd
@FullbringIchigo nah, I highly doubt they're done. It's gotten immense praise, shipped like over 2 million copies very quickly, has a world tour going on right now, and it's one of the most popular fighting games on the scene right now. With such a strong community and communication with the developers, there's no doubt we'll hear about a season 2 or sequel announced in January (after the World Tour event ends; hell might even be announced there lol)
@turtlelink a strong community?, it's always empty when i go on it but like i said it's a great fighting game but it's not a good Dragon Ball game
i would like a second season of characters but there is also one thing to take into account, it is a 3v3 fighter geared towards the eSport crowd so adding even more characters could unbalance the game which isn't what you want in an eSport title
@turtlelink DBZ have tons of characters, but, are those additional characters popular enough to bring to this game?
@FullbringIchigo as someone who considers themselves as part of the community (so this could be biased), yes the community is strong. Although I can't really speak on behalf of online matchmaking (the netcode is pretty sus, so I'm not surprised you say you can't find people online lol), the impact its had in the local FGC scene is huge, especially in nyc, one of the biggest scenes in the states. It's many gotten top players from other sub sections of the FGC playing and competing every day. It even killed it at EVO this year getting the most concurrent views at the event. And between Reddit, Twitter, Youtube, and Discord, there's people discussing, playing, and sharing tech all the time. In regards to the FGC his has been one of the fastest growing and biggest games I've seen since like MvC3. Also, they've done a pretty good job balancing the game recently. I don't think more characters would break the game. As of right now only one dlc character has really been shaken the meta up.
And the whole "its not a good dragon ball game". that's definitely all subjective. I've played damn near every game they've released since Budokai 1, and this has by far been my favorite since Infinite World! The combat, visuals, and fan service is just amazing. If you're a fan of the 3D arena games, then yea I can see why you would prefer seeing more tenkaichi or xenoverse titles. Personally wasn't a fan of those titles.
Sorry for the wall, just really passionate for this game haha
Well hopefully they release the complete version in the west and don't do more DLC
@FullbringIchigo Thank you.
It's not to say that FighterZ was bad since I did enjoy it, but I wish it would've been better as a Dragon Ball game. The game's art style and presentation does bring itself closer to the franchise, but the limited roster and stage selection does bring it down considerably for me, not to mention that the removal of full-on aerial combat made it less of a Dragon Ball game than it needed to be. Now, while I would say that Xenoverse 2 is much better in my honest opinion, I don't regret FighterZ for one bit.
Here's hoping they release this statewide, I've been stalling on buying the game for this very reason.
@StephenYap3 oh i really enjoyed it too and the fanservice is off the charts in that game especially in terms of visuals and even the way characters stand and move BUT even with all that i didn't feel like i was playing "Dragon Ball" i felt like i was playing a fighting game that LOOKED like Dragon Ball, like it was Marvel vs Capcom with a DB skin
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