Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis a week away from arriving to stores andtransporting players to their childhood, or introducing a whole new generation of gamers to the story of the titular Kakarot, aka Goku. With no time to waste before release, Bandai Namco has posted a new video that explains how Soul Emblems work in-game through the Community Boards.
The video, posted to Twitter, is the latest in a line of trailers and promotional materials Bandai Namco has been dolling out recently to advertiseDragon Ball Z: Kakarotas the company’s flagship title of 2020. Considering how focused its developers have been on supporting the release, this latest trip into the world ofDragon Ball Zis sure to be another hit.
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According to the video shared on Bandai Namco’s official US Twitter account, Soul Emblems are a way for players to customize their characters and increase their stats asDragon Ball Z: Kakarotputs its single player experiencefront and forward. This all works through the Community Boards, a slotted status screen that allows players to place Soul Emblems in order to increase the available bonuses from each different board. Soul Emblems themselves can be upgraded to offer more rewards by granting gifts that increase both Friendship and Proficiency, the two parameters that increase the emblems effectiveness.
In addition to collecting Soul Emblems from different characters in the game, like Gohan and Piccolo, there are also Community Leaders who grant all new Community Boards to customize and level up. The video shows off two Community Leaders, Goku and Chi-Chi, who grant boards that increase fighting abilities and cooking skills respectively. Along with the Community Leaders, the video also reveals Krillin, Yamcha, Master Roshi, and others as some of the Soul Emblems available inDragon Ball Z: Kakarot, although there are likely dozens more too, considering thelarge roster of other charactersfrom the original series of anime and manga.
2020 is already looking to be a big year for gaming, with incredible releases and two new systems releasing between now and next December. Bandai Namco, for one, is starting the year off strong with an hotly anticipated game hitting shelves hard withsome of the most beloved story arcsof all time, complete with all of the flashing lights and screaming. With RPG elements like the Soul Emblems and Community Boards coming to the game,Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis set to be a much grander addition theDragon Ballgaming franchise than just any other dime a dozen fighter that’s come before it.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis set to release on January 17th, 2020, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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