After FighterZ comes out and is a success, how will come of the

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No doubt ArcSystem's upcoming game for Dragon Ball will be highly successful... if they play their cards right, but what I fear is Budokai's significance to DBZ games might be forgotten by the community.

After a long list of low-quality DBZ games before it, Budokai was a bit of revelation when it first came out in 2002... not for being a great fighting game that could compete with the likes of Virtua Fighter or even Soul Calibur but the first DBZ game in recent memory that wasn't a complete failure. The combat while limited was fast-paced and fairly close to the action depicted in the anime, the story mode made you really feel like you were immersed into the show itself, and there was bells n' whistles everywhere. It was like a love-letters to fans in top of being a competent fighter.

It's sequel Budokai 2 did improve several things (namely the graphics) but it wasn't till Budokai 3 where Dimps really started to step up their game. The game was a massive improvement from it's predecessors with the combat being greatly fleshed out, a story mode with far more longevity and replay value, gorgeous (for the time) cel-shaded graphics, and the spectacles was taken to a whole another level. It received accolades from gamers and critics alike... even by those otherwise disinterested in Dragon Ball. It also developed a small but devoted competitive following.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OguFADXbX9w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQNoz6BKRtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxUcXiNEzu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZfPMfdfJus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNrXca_NYoE

However, ever since FighterZ's announcement the community has been more cynical of the 3D games and Budokai is not safe from them.


Now what do y'all think? Will Budokai still be seen as the series that revolutionized DBZ games or would it eventually go down as being another "shallow DBZ stimulator" that the masses eat up?