Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is Bandai Namco’s latest attempt to bring the popular anime series to an interactive medium, but in this instance, the offering is a little different. DBZ: Kakarot is an action RPG that puts players in control of a few of the series’ main characters and retells some of the main Sagas from Dragon Ball Z.
But while fans know what to expect through each of the Dragon Ball Z sagas, there is a lot about the game that is left to explore. One area that players might not be completely clear on is making money, or Zeni in the world of Dragon Ball Z.
What is Zeni?
Zeni is the currency in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and it is used for a variety of things. In most cases, players are going to use their Zeni to buy ingredients or materials to craft items or cook meals. These meals are very useful in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot because they give players both short-term status effects and permanent stat upgrades. For example, a meal might give a boost to defense for 3 minutes but it will also increase the HP of the character who eats the meal by 500.
Getting Zeni in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is straightforward once players know what to do. The main source of Zeni is selling exchange items at any of the vendors in the game’s many regions. Any NPC that can offer items for players to buy, like meals, ingredients, or more will also buy items in exchange for Zeni.
How to Make Money in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
These exchange items can come from a couple of different places. Any time that players capture an animal (like a deer) or defeat a dinosaur or catch an Energetic fish they have a chance of obtaining one of these exchange items. The game is smart about highlighting which items are meant for selling; so don’t be too afraid about selling the wrong thing. Any exchange items will be explicitly listed as an item to sell.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot players that want to get the most money (Zeni) fast should spend a lot of time capturing, catching, or defeating these creatures. There are perks on the Adventure Community board that can help them find those items to sell and perks that will increase the sale value of each item. Since players can swap Soul Emblems at any time in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, we recommend maxing out the Adventure Community Board as high as possible before going on a farming/selling run. Then, once players want to return to fighting Buu or training Gohan, they can reassign their Soul Emblems to Boards that better fit their play style.
To be clear, money is not entirely important in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, since it only really is used for buying meals or materials. But those players who want to max out their characters or customize certain elements will likely find themselves hard press for Zeni.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.