Early Dragon Ball FighterZ Goku Impressions

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon Ball FighterZ with a focus on writing a review. That should be up soon, but having to work through the story mode and try out a number of the other game’s features has put a lot of my own team-building work on the back-burner. As I transition into playing the game more competitively, I’m going to try my hand at building at least a base understanding of the whole roster before making hard choices about which characters will make my A-team.

Not sure if I’m going to do a write-up for every character, but I’ll cover characters I play as if they’re fun to write about. First up, let’s look at the franchise poster boy, Goku!

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Celeste Review

There is a magic to Celeste that you won’t see at first glance. Having seen it in Nintendo’s Direct Mini, I brushed it off as just another Super Meat Boy clone. Hasn’t the world been subject to enough challenging 2D platformers with retro graphics? After playing this game, the answer is a resounding, “No.”

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Has Shipped and Sold 2 Million Copies at Launch

(Insert “it’s over 9,000!” reference here)

Dragon Ball FighterZ went full Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan at launch, shipping and selling a combined two million copies across all platforms. According to Gematsu, it’s the fastest selling game in the Dragon Ball series. By comparison, that puts it close to two-plus years of Street Fighter V sales, and not that far behind Tekken 7. I can’t find concrete numbers regarding Injustice 2, but it’s roughly in this same lofty ballpark as well.

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Life is Strange Review

Telltale and The Walking Dead opened the door for the modern adventure game. Played from a third-person perspective, with a puzzle-solving and a focus on decision-making, it made new types of stories possible. Square Enix entered the space with Life is Strange. Playing the role of a teenage girl in a small town, you go through a really rough week in her shoes.

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Celeste Live Stream

Watch me fall in love with the latest indie darling before its B-side level rips my heart out of my chest.

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Out Now: Dragon Ball FighterZ

There are no shortage of Dragon Ball fighting games on the market. However, none of them look as close to the source material as this, and none have been backed by a developer as renown for fighting gams as Arc System Works.

Dragon Ball FighterZ has been stunning viewers since it debuted at E3 2017 off the strength of its anime-like visuals and team-based gameplay. With Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite having stumbled out of the gate, combined with the buzz surrounding this game, it has the opportunity to really establish its footing in the genre as a force to be reckoned with. With the game out now, we don’t have to wait to see if it’ll kamehameha the competition!

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Open Beta Matches

Some of my first matches in this stunning fighting game. Dragon Ball FighterZ is out at the end of the month!

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For Honor Impressions

Who wins in the ultimate battle between knights, vikings, and samurai? Ubisoft hopes you can answer that question by playing For Honor. This novel game mashes up elements from team-based shooters and fighting games to create something unique. Does this battle between some of mankind’s greatest warriors live up to the hype?

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Capcom Reveals Mega Man 11 Coming Late 2018

On a recent Capcom Unity live stream, they revealed that the Blue Bomber would make his triumphant return in late 2018 with Mega Man 11. It’s been seven years since the release of Mega Man 10, and fans have waited even longer for an entry in the series that moves past the 8-bit aesthetic.

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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch

Sega’s innovative strategy series Valkyria Chronicles is getting a new sequel. Unlike the poorly-received spin-off that came out recently, Valkyria Chronicles 4 marks a return of the franchise’s unique blend of turn-based strategy and third-person combat. While I never finished the first game, I really enjoyed what I played of it. With it coming out to the Switch, I think I would prefer to play this on that device, as I would gladly sacrifice some graphical fidelity in exchange for the convenience of the platform. Being able to play a meaty strategy game on my commute would be perfect. Looking forward to playing this one in 2018!

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