The rest of us can't read.

All is forgiven, DBZ fans don't actually watch the show.

You'll feel right at home with its gameplay, then. I'd say it's worth $70, but not something that everyone needs to rush to experience, since future updates will only make it better.

A buddy of mine gifted it to me and I'm a bit intimated. It's a lot of game to play through and RPGs usually lose me about 3/4 of the way through.

Most of the playable content is from Z, with a recap of the Dragon Ball Super anime. You don't have to be familiar with Super to enjoy it, though. Many of us first experienced the story of Z through these games anyway.

"Sparking" is the last word of the original opening song for the Japanese airing of the DBZ anime. Relevance to the game (and previous Tenkaichi games) is that you can overcharge your ki to enter Sparking mode.

What's your pitch for what makes it so good?

Fights in Tight Spaces deserves more love. A sequel/spinoff was just announced as well, called Knights in Tight Spaces.

That I'm getting old.

I guess it depends on the field. Keyboard skills, computer literacy and even just the ability to sit at a desk for long periods of time are all useful qualities for most desk jobs.