“I put 60-80 hours into it”: Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero’s Goku Actor Spills Some Beans on Bandai Namco’s Upcoming Return to the Budokai Tenkaichi Franchise

This game offers yet another cause for excitement.

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  • Sean Schemmel, the voice of Goku in the English version, has confirmed that he has done a lot of work for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero.
  • Bandai Namco has already anticipated many characters, content, and possibly story mode from the long-awaited title.
  • The spiritual successor of Budokai Tenkaichi will be released this year or early 2025, according to rumors.
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Bandai Namco is anticipating one of the greatest launches of this year or the next one, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is a direct sequel to the Budokai Tenkaichi saga. The company has not confirmed the game’s release date, but fans are hoping to see the title at some point this year. 

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In a recent clip from his Twitch stream, voice actor Sean Schemmel, who plays Goku in the English version of the game, revealed that he has made between 60 and 80 hours of recording material, making fans really hyped about the amount of original content that this game will probably have.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Making Fans Even More Excited With the Recent Words of the Actor Behind Goku

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero voice actor confirmed many hours of recorded material.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero voice actor confirmed many hours of recorded material.

With more than 160 playable characters, Sparking Zero will become one of the games with more characters in the fighting genre. Bandai Namco is introducing fighters one trailer at a time, making the wait less problematic. There are already more than 40 characters revealed between the different videos that the studio has launched. The players are waiting for the next trailer to be revealed at the Summer Game Fest or a similar event like the EVO.

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In a recent stream, Sean Schemmel, the actor behind Goku in the English version of the games and anime, confirmed that he has put in between 60 and 80 hours of recording material for the long-anticipated title.

The rumors are saying that the game will have a story mode among other features that will require recording all new original material. Fans on X reacted very positively to this news, hoping that the game would be amazing.

Bandai Namco Is Making the Wait Very Long

Bandai Namco is anticipating a lot of original material.
Bandai Namco is anticipating a lot of original material.

Fans received this news with more excitement for the game than ever before. This amount of recording indicates that the studio is actually putting the work into original content for the game, such as the story mode or other extra features that will add value to Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. There is no other clue about when the game will be coming out; Schemmel apparently said that the recording material was over, so the only thing lacking is the editing and post-production process.

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Schemmel also mentioned that fans will adore the game, and he plans to stream it once it launches. He added that he cannot even talk about the project more than certain details, but he has great confidence that the game will be all that fans were waiting for. This will be the first title to play inside the Dragon Ball Super arc as a complete game, not a DLC like Dragon Ball Z Kakarot.

The last few titles involving Dragon Ball were not what fans were waiting for, but some feel this is a real chance that Bandai Namco has to make fans go back to one of the most popular anime franchises with a real hit hopefully on the cards. The game will have character damage, clothing deterioration, scenary destruction, and many other features that make the combat immersive.

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Written by Lucas Lapetina

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I'm a big fan of movies and videogames in general. I really love Pokémon and Godzilla. One of my favorite games is The Last of Us, Part II. A compelling and well-written story is always welcome.