CyberConnect2 saw a different visual style than the one they finally adopted, closer to the wood paintings than to the digitized appearance.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was not initially going to have the artistic section with which we met him. CyberConnect2, a studio that was commissioned by Bandai Namco, considered various visual options from the most embryonic development process. Now, from CGWorld the Japanese studio has commented on how that development was and include the graphic material that we see in the images of the news.
There is something that does not change: the conceptual idea. The video game always had in mind to be an open world with exploration, an action RPG, but more similar to the manga of Akira Toriyama in artistic terms; as if it were colored with paintings, as we see in the colored pages of magazines such as the Weekly Shonen Jump, a magazine that served as the cradle of the successful work of the Japanese creator.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot in its initial stage | CyberConnect2 (via CGWorld)
The reason they use to justify the change is due to the gameplay itself. The style finally adopted, completely digital, made it easier to animate characters, settings and other environments: lighting, shading … The initial style was more complex. As a final detail, the interface was equally different and, again, in the icons we can see a Goku identical to the one from the initial Dragon Ball Z era of the manga.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, an international success
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC and already accumulates more than 2 million units sold. You can read our review of the game at this link. You can also consult the complete guide we have made here.
We did not like everything during the adventure; In this article we reflect on everything that we miss in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot; mainly in the playable section and the adventure. The future of the game now goes through its first major DLC, which will feature Goku and Vegeta in Super Siayan God form. What is already available is the long-awaited update of the Time Machine, which allows us to complete all the side missions even if we left them behind.
