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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Reveals Character Customization Introduction Video: New Android Race Joins the Battle, Players Can Learn from More Than 130 Characters (translated)
Player agency: how policy constrains it, how the industry shapes it, how narrative design realizes it.
Bandai Namco has released a new video for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, placing customizable avatars at the center of its promotion and showcasing appearance options, combat setups, and character-development directions. The game is currently confirmed to offer six races and more than 130 characters whose abilities can be learned, with Androids added as a selectable race so players can build their own warriors according to their preferences. These features suggest that avatars are not merely a visual projection of the player, but are also connected to choices in combat style; however, the information available so far does not explain whether different setups will actually change how players act within the game world.
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《七龍珠 異戰 3》揭曉角色自訂介紹影片 新種族「人造人」參戰、可向 130 名以上角色學習
Source: 巴哈姆特 GNN
Sakigarasu's Take
Custom avatars put the player’s choices about appearance and combat style at the heart of the game, and creating your own warrior is itself part of the fun. More options do not automatically mean more agency; what really matters is whether these setups change how players act in the world, rather than merely giving them more boxes to fill in.
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