PC Gamer Writer Hunts the Strangest Goku Mod on Nexus Mods Using Science

Every game eventually gets a Goku mod. It's inevitable. But not all Gokus are created equal, and some are far stranger than others.

PC Gamer's latest feature takes this premise seriously. The publication's writer set out to find the least probable Goku mod on Nexus Mods by developing a scoring system called the Saiyan Singularity Judgment (SSJ). The system evaluates each mod across three criteria: Gokuitude (how recognizably Goku the character is), Limit Breakability (how thoroughly the mod shouldn't exist in its host game), and Wish Grantology (whether the mod delivers the fantasy of playing Goku).

The investigation examined mods across several games. A straightforward model swap in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 that turns Ryu into Goku scored a conventional 4.17, serving as a baseline. Skyrim's DragonBall Z Overhaul Project scored 4.3 despite adding DBZ sound effects, held back by a Nord simply wearing Goku's pants. Spider-Man Remastered's web-swinging Goku scored 7.5, praised for the absurdist appeal of Goku discovering web-slinging. Black Myth: Wukong's Jump Force Goku swap scored 5.7, though the writer noted the animation rig made the character's "flesh actively try to rip itself off his body." Oblivion's minimal Dragon Ball mod scored the lowest at 2.3.

The project highlights how modding communities transform games long after launch, pushing creative boundaries in unexpected directions. Whether these mods represent gaming culture at its most absurd or most ambitious depends largely on perspective.