Summary
2024 has been a banner year for anime video games. What with the likes ofDragon Ball: Sparking! Zero,a new Gundam Breaker titleandsome great DLC for Naruto x Boruto Storm Connections, the year has seemingly had nothing but bangers. However, it didn’t start off that way.
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Back in February,Jujutsu Kaisen got its first video gamein the form of Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash.The title wasn’t particularly well-received at launch, owing to its small roster, lack of content and arena combat, but now, flash forward several months, the game is finally feature complete.
There’s just one problem, though. It’s going to cost you $40 in DLC.
Not Even Gojo Can Save Your Wallet
On Thursday,Bandai Namco revealed the final batch of paid DLC for Cursed Clash, a pack dedicated to Season 2’s Shibuya Arc. That pack will bring Choso, Mei Mei and Naobito Zen’in into the game, along with new story scenarios and items.
The Shibuya DLC follows the May release of the Hidden Inventory arc, which also saw new story scenarios, characters and items released. Together, they combine to allow players to experience Season 2 in its entirety of the anime. Without them, Cursed Clash only covers Season 1, and lacks many of the characters that make the anime so popular to begin with.
Unfortunately, to get a content complete game, it’s going to cost you.Each DLC is priced at $19.99, meaningan additional $40 is needed to get the game to a more palatable state. If you happen to have purchasedthe Ultimate Edition, you’ll still be out another $20, as the Shibuya DLC is not included.
It’s a rather unfortunate development for fans of the series.And while Bandai Namco did introduce some free elements, including a couple of free characters, it doesn’t necessarily make up for the fact that the DLC is aggressively priced for a game that many felt could’ve benefited from a few more months in the oven. It remains to be seen if Cursed Clash is the beginning and end of Jujutsu Kaisen games or the starting point for several more to come, but the first foray hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows.
