Mastering Sparking Zero: Essential Gameplay Tips

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Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero - Don't Make The Same Mistakes I Did - Tips and Tricks

SwanyPlaysGames

Oct 8, 2024

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Gaming

Intro

  1. The video is presented by Swanie, who is sharing beginner tips and tricks for the game Dragon Ball Sparking Zero.
  2. Swanie has been extensively playing the game and aims to help viewers avoid common mistakes he made during his playthrough.
  3. The purpose of the video is to save viewers time by providing insights and strategies that Swanie learned through experience.
  4. Swanie encourages viewers to like the video and comment if they find the tips helpful, indicating he may create more content like this in the future.

Zen-Oh's Order and Whis's Wishes

  1. Zen-Oh's Order and Whis's Wishes are crucial tabs in the game, offering side objectives and tasks that provide various rewards.
  2. These tasks can be completed by playing regular matches, but they become more specific and challenging as you progress.
  3. Players should frequently check these tabs to track which challenges to focus on for unlocking rewards.
  4. Rewards include Zeni, outfits, characters, and Dragon Balls, which can be used to wish for more items.
  5. Completing these challenges requires significant time investment, especially in late-game content.

Buying Upgrades

  1. The store tab in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero offers crucial upgrades that players should not overlook. These upgrades are not passive buffs that apply to all characters automatically; they need to be actively purchased and applied to individual characters.
  2. Initially, the player ignored the store tab and focused solely on the story mode, which made the game more challenging than necessary. By purchasing upgrades, the player could have enhanced their gameplay experience significantly.
  3. The upgrades available in the store include options like easier combos, extended sparking duration, and increased damage for ultimate abilities. These enhancements can make a substantial difference in gameplay.
  4. After purchasing upgrades, players must navigate to the customization tab to apply these upgrades to specific characters. This step is essential to benefit from the purchased enhancements.
  5. The game allows the use of purchased abilities multiple times, enabling players to upgrade every character in their roster if desired. This flexibility is beneficial for players who want to strengthen their entire team.
  6. The game is notably more challenging than expected, with many players, particularly on platforms like Reddit, expressing difficulty with early fights such as the Vegeta battle. Upgrading characters can help alleviate these challenges.

Using Tournaments for Zeni

  1. Zeni is essential in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero for purchasing upgrades, cosmetics, emotes, and unlocking characters. It is earned through gameplay, with each match providing some Zeni.
  2. To earn a large amount of Zeni quickly, players should focus on completing tournaments. The first completion of each tournament type awards 160,000 Zeni, which can be used to purchase various characters in the store.
  3. While completing tournaments provides a significant Zeni boost, it is not enough to unlock all characters. However, it offers a substantial start towards building a complete roster.
  4. Players should be aware that repeatedly completing the same tournament will not yield the same Zeni rewards. There is a cap on the amount of Zeni earned from replaying tournaments, preventing players from farming Zeni this way.
  5. An attempt to exploit the system by speedrunning tournaments, such as the World Tournament, by quickly defeating AI opponents, will not result in accumulating wealth due to the imposed cap.

Use Training

  1. The game Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero presents a challenging AI, often pitting players against multiple characters consecutively with limited health resources. This can be overwhelming for players expecting an easy progression.
  2. Many players, including the author, found themselves struggling with the combat mechanics early on, especially when facing formidable opponents like the giant ape Vegeta.
  3. The game's tutorial is brief, and players may forget the instructions by the time they start the main story. Unfortunately, the game does not allow players to revisit the tutorial once completed.
  4. To overcome these challenges, players are advised to use the 'Battle and Training' tab, specifically the 'Super Training' and 'Battle Training' modes, which offer comprehensive guidance on combat tactics.
  5. These training modes cover essential skills such as blocking, teleporting, and maintaining an offensive stance, providing both written instructions and visual demonstrations through a demo mode featuring Piccolo.
  6. The demo mode is particularly helpful for players who struggle to understand the mechanics through text alone, as it visually demonstrates the correct execution of moves.
  7. The author recommends completing all training tutorials before engaging in the story mode, as this preparation significantly improved their gameplay experience, allowing them to overcome previously insurmountable challenges.

Change Accessibility Options

  1. The text suggests using the accessibility options in the game settings to turn on battle assist, which automates combat and makes it smoother and more forgiving. This is particularly helpful for beginners who are still learning the game mechanics.
  2. Initially, players might resist using these options due to pride or a desire to learn the game the hard way. However, the text encourages trying them out as they can be turned off later once the player becomes more comfortable with the game.
  3. The assist features, when activated, automatically drain the player's key during combat. This can be frustrating during advanced combos and abilities, so players are advised to turn them off as they become more skilled.
  4. The recommendation is to use these assist features early in the game to help learn the controls and combos faster. As players improve, they can gradually turn off these settings to increase the challenge.
  5. Overall, the text emphasizes that using accessibility options can significantly aid in understanding and mastering the game's combat system, especially for new players.

What If Scenarios

  1. The video discusses 'what if' scenarios in the story mode of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, where each character has multiple versions of their story. For example, Goku's story can be played as in the anime or through alternate paths.
  2. To unlock these alternate paths, players must complete specific missions with unique dialogue choices or secondary objectives during fights. These choices lead to different story outcomes.
  3. An example given is the choice to side with Piccolo or not during the Saiyan Saga. Siding with Piccolo follows the anime, while going alone results in Krillin and Master Roshi helping defeat Raditz, altering future events.
  4. The video highlights that these alternate paths can significantly change story arcs, such as the Frieza Saga, where the Ginyu Force and Frieza come to Earth, offering a fresh narrative experience.
  5. Players are advised to watch for timeline symbols indicating different paths and complete secondary objectives, like defeating Frieza with a Spirit Bomb, to unlock new outcomes.
  6. Another example is quickly defeating Raditz or Vegeta in his ape form, which can lead to becoming Super Saiyan during the Saiyan Saga, altering the storyline significantly.
  7. It's important to play on the regular difficulty to unlock these scenarios, as the easy mode does not allow access to them. Players should train and level up characters to handle the normal difficulty.

Outro

  1. The video provides beginner tips and tricks for the game Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, aimed at helping new players improve their gameplay experience.
  2. The creator encourages viewers to like the video if they found it helpful, as this feedback supports the channel's visibility and indicates interest in more content of this nature.
  3. Viewers are invited to subscribe and enable notifications to stay updated on future videos, ensuring they don't miss out on additional tips and tricks.
  4. The video concludes with a farewell message, indicating the end of the current content and a promise of more discussions in future videos.