Dragon Ball fans have been wildly excited for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot after a full look at the game revealed it was going to be an open world RPG, but there has been a slight amount of hesitation as it seemed like players would be playing through the Dragon Ball franchise in the same kind of way as Dragon Ball games in the past. But as more details come to light revealing long lost favorites would be making an appearance, that worry has started to ease.
What will definitely help in this case is a new statement from series creator Akira Toriyama that mentions that the Dragon Ball story will be told in a new way, and will include new stories fitting right into the series canon.
Source: N4G PC Dragon Ball Creator to Reveal New Dragon Ball Z Canon Stories in Upcoming Game