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What's Your Favorite Portrayal of Goku in a Video Game

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This is not a troll thread.

I was gonna make a thread about this joke Game Informer article

https://www.gameinformer.com/goku/2018/12/20/game-informers-2018-goku-of-the-year-award

But then I figured this question was better.

So my guy has been in games for 30 years. NES, SNES, GBA, PS2 yadadada

But who did the definitive video game Goku? In terms of design, being able to adapt him, moveset, or portraying him in an original story.

As much as I want to give up to DBZF for their DLC regular Goku

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I think I have to say weirdly enough, Legacy of Goku II Goku is my definitive video game Goku. That is a weird sentence. That's just the video game Goku I grew up on even if he was the last character unlocked.

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At least until we get him (proper) in Smash.
 
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I like the portrayal of Goku in Advanced Adventure since we don't see so many Kid Goku these days. Animations were cool

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vestan

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Budokai 3.

The best he's ever looked in a game when it released, fun as fuck to play and Dragon Universe does a good job with his story in the four main sagas.

The cool thing about Dragon Universe is that while the story is the same as usual the first time around, there are certain key moments that can turn out differently when you replay it. Like Goku's first fight with Freiza can be against Cooler instead.
 

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Smash. Sakurai went the extra mile with Goku. All forms, all techniques, even non-canon incarnations.

This post is from 2020, by the way.
 
Jessie

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Origins nailed the art style and tone of the original manga, even if it looks like crap these days.

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Cryptosporidium

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Ssj Goku in fighterZ is underrated

He's such a great combination of everything Goku post Frieza sama

you got the teleports, the beams, the Ssj3 super!
 
Host Samurai

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Definitely FighterZ. After that, BT3, which had every Goku from every era with all of his moves intact.
 
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vestan said:
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Budokai 3.

The best he's ever looked in a game when it released, fun as fuck to play and Dragon Universe does a good job with his story in the four main sagas.

The cool thing about Dragon Universe is that while the story is the same as usual the first time around, there are certain key moments that can turn out differently when you replay it. Like Goku's first fight with Freiza can be against Cooler instead.
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As much as I love what DBZ Fighter Z has done to the formula, I will always find Budokai 3 and Burst Limit to be some of the funniest DBZ games I've ever played. Playing those against my brothers and friends were epic!!!!

Dragon Universe was a fun way to move around the map in the Budokai 3. There wasn't much too it but it was fun to take control of the gang and fly from fight to fight.

However Burst Limit not only had beautiful visuals it, it continued Dimps combat system and took it even further. It just needed a sequel!!!

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chaosaeon

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I'm going with Tenkaichi 3's SS1 Goku, because they actually had both the ripped outfit with the shirt, AND even left out the detailing lines on his hair so it'd look closer to the show. The other versions of him in Tenkaichi 3 when he transforms don't have that, just that version and afaik no other game has done a different hairstyle for him just because of his initial transformation on Namek which is so cool.

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Kaji AF16

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I have always loved DBZ: Super Saiya Densetsu (Bandai, 1992) for the SNES. It is an RPG adaptation of the Freeza saga. Even if you don´t use him for long periods, Goku starts with a Battle Power of 416, goes through training and combats mostly in line with those seen in the base material and eventually evolves into the legendary SSJ (with a BP of 4.999.999). Most of his techniques are well represented.

From an aestethic standpoint, SSJ Goku from DBZ: Bu Yu Retsuden (Bandai, 1994, for the Mega Drive):

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Zetta

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As much as I love DBFZ's Saiyan Arc Goku I'll have to go with Burst Limit. I really wish that game had a sequel so we could have gotten the Buu saga but sadly we never did.



This trailer still makes me tear up everytime I hear Goku screen, damn it all we deserved a sequel.
 
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Every time I look at Monkey from Enslaved I think of the interview Alex Garland did for Edge Magazine

I guess if I were to make a criticism it would relate to character and consistency. Making sure characters are true to themselves, and true to some kind of larger truth, which relates to the recipients of the narrative. That is to say, the player. Us. For example, I think the first serious discussion we had about the narrative was on the very first day that I, Tameem and the level designers all sat down together. We got to a section where Monkey was walking down a walkway, and he sees an escaping slave trying to pull himself up to the walkway. And instead of helping the guy up, Monkey kicked him in the face and sent him to his death. They thought that projected the idea that Monkey was a badass. Whereas, to me, it projected the idea that Monkey was a bit of a cunt.
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Superman2x7 said:
As much as I love what DBZ Fighter Z has done to the formula, I will always find Budokai 3 and Burst Limit to be some of the funniest DBZ games I've ever played. Playing those against my brothers and friends were epic!!!!

Dragon Universe was a fun way to move around the map in the Budokai 3. There wasn't much too it but it was fun to take control of the gang and fly from fight to fight.

However Burst Limit not only had beautiful visuals it, it continued Dimps combat system and took it even further. It just needed a sequel!!!

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That game would've been perfect if they didn't cut into the action every 5 seconds so Krillin could kick your enemy in the back of the head.
 

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chaosaeon said:
I'm going with Tenkaichi 3's SS1 Goku, because they actually had both the ripped outfit with the shirt, AND even left out the detailing lines on his hair so it'd look closer to the show. The other versions of him in Tenkaichi 3 when he transforms don't have that, just that version and afaik no other game has done a different hairstyle for him just because of his initial transformation on Namek which is so cool.

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This is the right answer. This exact detail made me lose my mind when Metero came out. He was my favorite character in the game for this reason alone.
 
Strings

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Probably Budokai 3, just because I think those games still look really nice, and his transformations aren't listed as different characters (which always pisses me off).

The artstyle of the original Budokai is also weirdly great:

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chaosaeon said:
I'm going with Tenkaichi 3's SS1 Goku, because they actually had both the ripped outfit with the shirt, AND even left out the detailing lines on his hair so it'd look closer to the show. The other versions of him in Tenkaichi 3 when he transforms don't have that, just that version and afaik no other game has done a different hairstyle for him just because of his initial transformation on Namek which is so cool.

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My man. I LOVED that they included that because I loved how the hair looked during that and the Mecha Freiza/Goku & Turnks 10 second spar.

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Hyper Dimension Goku.
SSJ2, Genki Dama and SSJ3 transformation when you use the special move (like Fighterz).

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I also love anytime the games give the proper lighting effect/spiker hair effect to SSJ2. Even the show forgets to that a lot of the time.
 
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Goku in Attack of the Saiyans was so fucking hype. Incredible animation in that game
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Superman2x7 said:
However Burst Limit not only had beautiful visuals it, it continued Dimps combat system and took it even further. It just needed a sequel!!!
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Zetta said:
As much as I love DBFZ's Saiyan Arc Goku I'll have to go with Burst Limit. I really wish that game had a sequel so we could have gotten the Buu saga but sadly we never did.



This trailer still makes me tear up everytime I hear Goku screen, damn it all we deserved a sequel.
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It did. Nobody played it and we never saw 2D(-ish) DB again until Fighterz.

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Infinite World combined and rebalanced(-ish) the gameplay systems of Budokai, Shin Budokai, and Burst Limit into a single cohesive and refined system.
 
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Most def it has to be hands down budokai 3 and burst limit. Budokai had a cool case cover also. budokai 3 was AMAZING to play. Also changing forms during fights was fun and also as combo extenders lol that game was deep with infinite's !
 
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SuperiorTrashTalk said:
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No wait.

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No wait.

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Aw yeah.
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Considering the opposite happens in DQ threads, I'm happy to see this

I'd add

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But seriously, Budokai 3 was the first and pretty much only DBZ game I sunk the most time into, so I'm going to say that one.

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Budokai 3.

The best he's ever looked in a game when it released, fun as fuck to play and Dragon Universe does a good job with his story in the four main sagas.

The cool thing about Dragon Universe is that while the story is the same as usual the first time around, there are certain key moments that can turn out differently when you replay it. Like Goku's first fight with Freiza can be against Cooler instead.
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Yep, this was really cool.
 
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The Turbanator said:
It did. Nobody played it and we never saw 2D(-ish) DB again until Fighterz.

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Infinite World combined and rebalanced(-ish) the gameplay systems of Budokai, Shin Budokai, and Burst Limit into a single cohesive and refined system.
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wouldn't really call it a sequel to Burst Limit. Especially on PS2 with Budokai assets. It also didn't have the battle "events" which was in Burst Limit
 
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