After four hours with The Blood of Dawnwalker, I’m already hooked on Coen’s quest to save his family. Choices that matter, systems that encourage experimentation, and a story that intrigues from the outset have me excited for the final release.

Captain Tsubasa seems like it could be a great sequel with a few little niggles to fix before release. The World Youth arc already seems a lot more interesting than the original, and I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes.

The subject of whether the diversity of mechanics can persist throughout a full campaign, and whether there is enough substance to the story to adequately support the bucketloads of style the game has going for it, remains to be seen, but thankfully we don’t have long to wait, as it comes out on Switch on September 3, 2026.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 takes the series to an exciting original futuristic setting and looks to bring greater freedom and a highly flexible combat system to the well-established series formula.