

The challenge mode returns and this time has three difficulties for each character with different challenges between them. You can read up on the applications of each character and get playing fast with practical tips and combos.

The epic tutorial is back and this time it’s more detailed. The use of sprites for more dynamic and cinematic scenes before and after the fights make it feel like a mini story mode. The arcade mode returns with more polish and drama. Past the story there are several other modes for players to enjoy. It does its best to bring you up to speed, but the dozens of hours of story preceding this title could hardly be so condensed. The story includes an optional recap running a whopping 30 minutes. There are also several optional scenes and reels for you to view after the end of the main story, making way for the humor and charm of the cast.
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Never have I felt as moved while playing a fighting game as I had by the time I saw Central Fiction’s ending credits.įor the uninitiated BlazBlue Central Fiction will surely raise more questions than it answers, but for those who have been following this series for the last six years it will feel that they’re witnessing a fitting, almost personal ending to a tale that is quite grand if at least in scope. Many of these terms are used to explain away things that were already murky but it manages an exciting, very anime-like pace that series fans will enjoy, especially if you feel attached to any of the characters. There is space time bending, sentient machines, immortal beings that “observe” the goings on of the world from another existence, travelers from another dimension and so much more going that the game itself seems unsure what will happen next.Īs a collection of instances into an overall story arc or sequence, things struggle unless you’re adept at remembering bombastic terms thrown out infrequently. Fusing with energy from another dimension is the motivation of some characters.

Multiple characters can inhabit a single physical vessel. The lack of an English voice track may come as jarring to some fans, mainly because the series has always included an English dub or dual audio. The music and voice acting lend to the very animated feeling of the story and there are some very cool transitions. The camera zooms and pans and there’s a surprising volume of unique event artwork and different character illustrations. The scenes that were at one point rather static exchanges have become dynamic and cinematic. BlazBlue has always presented a narrative volume downright uncharacteristic of a fighting game, but BlazBlue Central Fiction finally achieves a visual novel-fighting game hybrid. Story-wise, BlazBlue Central Fiction does in fact wrap things up, surprisingly neatly when you consider the staggering amount of character arcs and events transpiring. BlazBlue Central Fiction however allegedly serves as the conclusion in the series’ famously complicated narrative. Though the main titles have exhibited a consistent level of quality, the constant re-releases with sometimes minor additions between them have irritated some fans. With three main games as well as numerous repackages and spin-offs under its belt, the BlazBlue series has become an internationally popular fighting franchise.
