Were the Budokai Tenkaichi games even that good?

>>716430407 (OP)
They were novel at the time
Novelty was most of the appeal.

They prioritize making sure you can play as DB's Glup Shittos over anything else

Yes. They were mindless fun and a neat simulation of the DBZ fighting style.
>Various forms from each arc
>Plenty of nods with certain characters (all tailed saiyans get to transform under a full moon, androids can't charge KI, characters with scouters can't lock-on to you if they lose it,etc)
>Main characters alongside the supporting cast alongside the villains of each respective arc atop the movie villains and even anime-exclusive characters alongside oddballs like the Saibamen, Hirudegarn and Nam
>Potara skills let you buff a character or balance a character out
It was a virtual action figure game and that's all it needed to be.
And yes Sparking Zero missed the point