Finished my journey, and finally got All the skills...
(In the base game-)
I got the game a little over a month ago. Xenoverse and Dragon ball in general have always had a special place in my heart. I played 1 ages ago, when it had recently come out and had loads of fun with it. The sheer premise of making your own character and fixing the timeline had always been a winning formula. All the customization and most importantly, the skills you can get were the best part for me. I revisited the game not too long ago, and despite the jankyness, it was still just as fun as it was when I was a teen. That said I had never played XV2 myself. I had heard some mixed reviews and conflicting messages, and only watched some videos on it before the moment slipped by and never got the chance to hop on the train.
Imagine my surprise when after All this time the game was still up and running. Full of events and people still playing it daily, even DLC coming out after the announcement of 3. I finally took the opportunity myself. The game still had some clashes with my knowledge, coming off the first one made it a bit of a learning curve. All the side content available, knowing what was a timed event and what wasn't, and gosh did the Time Patroller fights whoop my ass several times.
With all those issues, I still had a lot of fun. The series still holds that special place and making different characters to try all the different Awoken skills and personalized clothes has been a blast. I don't think I could get the DLCs, it is just Too much to spend, but I felt like I should at least fulfill the challenge of getting all of the skills once again. In case you were curious, Peeler Storm was the last, so I had to do that final Expert Mission twice, it felt almost impossible. Besides that, Gotenks didn't want to give me Super Donut Volley, so I had to chase him about 3 dozen times. And also, Goku and Vegeta wouldn't drop Warp Kamehameha, I remember that fight being almost impossible in the first game, though this time it felt Much easier. Once I knew what I was doing at least.
That's all. If you read this far, I appreciate it a lot, friend. I just felt like sharing this special moment. My self insert Saiyan thanks you all, and hopes to see all again in the Year 1000. 💙