Instead, characters gain massive amounts of XP during story cutscenes, or after boss fights.
For example, most random encounter enemies give pitiful experience point rewards, while the game’s infrequent side quests are not much more generous. Some gameplay systems in DBZ: Kakarot are almost oddly faithful to the anime, which can work both in the game’s favor and to its detriment.
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