BlazBlue, spiritual successor to Guilty Gear

[Vahn Staffear]

[SPOILERS]



 Yes that's Noel. In pretty much all the endings Hazama/Terumi wipes her memories and molds her into the god slaying sword Kusanagi. Hazama/Terumi's goal is to use Noel-12 to locate Amaterasu (who is somewhere in the EDGE, where Hakumen was) and destroy it because the world is full of "lies". He also tried to do this with Nu-13 but failed and came up w/ the Black Beast. The process uses a cauldron (the thing Nu was in) and one of the cyborg girls to suck in souls from the EDGE and become molded into Kusanagi. The is the same thing that happened to Arakune. If failed you get a "Black Beast" or if you're Arakune you /become a "failed Black Beast".

Also this time around BBCS will have a tutorial mode and a trail mode (like in SF4) to practice and learn character combos. The story mode is also supposed to be much longer than CT story with much more dialogue. I'm pretty hyped for this game to come out so I can play it on my SF4 TE stick.

[zerokoolpsx]

Some more info on BB:CS
Dropping some Continuum Shift console news on you guys now!

- Game is 75% complete
- Story mode will be 1.5 or 2 times bigger than Calamity Trigger
- The game will be patchable for character balance.
- Continuum Shift is incorporating Street Fighter 4's Arcade Fight Request, which allows you to play through single player while waiting for an online opponent. But now you can turn this feature on during Training Mode and Arcade Mode.
- Player rankings for 360 and PS3 were separate before, but now they will be CROSS-PLATFORM. Note you cannot play cross-platform, it's just the ranking of all the players.
- Training Mode will be voiced by Rachel as she teaches you how to play the game.

Also Gamestop(totally despise that place) is listing BB:CS at $39.99 with a 7/20/2010 shipping date. So it'll be the same price as SSF4. Nothing from Amazon so far, can't even place pre-orders

[zaseo]

BB CS Sounds awesome. BlazBlue is fun to play, but is not my main fighting game. I like playing as Taokaka.

[zerokoolpsx]

Cover Art:
Hopefully it's real and not April Fools.
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1233561_1124.html

Mu-12 screenshots:
http://iplaywinner.com/news/2010/3/30/n ... mu-12.html
http://iplaywinner.com/blazblue-cs-scre ... 30th-2010/

[Kuukai]

I guess they took it down already, but Arc System Works had BlazBlue vs. Arcana Heart on their website as a flash minigame for AF. You get to play as Arakune, out to ruin Ragna's date. It was kinda hard, but I beat it before they took it down...

[zerokoolpsx]

I heard about it from Dustloop, but when I went there. I thought it was just an announcement. They took it down really fast. All I got was the message that they relaunched the official Arc website from google translator.

[Virgillius]

I heard about the BB CS...
It's pretty good, and I hope it will be released on PSP just like Calamity Trigger...

[Red Frost]

I have a few questions pertaining to the new BlazBlue games.

#1: Does Continuum Shift really come with pre-order extras? I keep seeing a Joystick, but I read somewhere (forget where) that the Limited Edition also comes with a Nendoroid Petit-like figurine. I don't give a crap about the joystick, but is it true about the Nendoroid? ;__; And if so, where would I preorder to get that? Or does North America get shafted?

#2: What's the difference between a DSi and a DS/DS Lite? I wish to own this:
http://www.blazblue.com/?p=130

[zerokoolpsx]

I have a few questions pertaining to the new BlazBlue games.
#1: Does Continuum Shift really come with pre-order extras? I keep seeing a Joystick, but I read somewhere (forget where) that the Limited Edition also comes with a Nendoroid Petit-like figurine. I don't give a crap about the joystick, but is it true about the Nendoroid? ;__; And if so, where would I preorder to get that? Or does North America get shafted?

Noel Vermillion Nendoroid Petit figure.
http://tomopop.com/blazblue-continuum-s ... 1235.phtml

It will be released in the US on July 20, 2010 for $39.99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlazBlue:_Continuum_Shift

#2: What's the difference between a DSi and a DS/DS Lite? I wish to own this:
http://www.blazblue.com/?p=130

The DSi has more RAM and a faster CPU than the DS Lite; the CPU was also relocated, and the battery housing raised to fill the unused space. Due to the inclusion of Codec IC, which amplifies sound and converts digital signals to analog, the DSi's audio output is louder and higher quality than previous DS models.
The console does not include the Game Boy Advance (GBA) cartridge slot present on earlier models; Nintendo explained that its removal improved portability without sacrificing durability. Because of this, the DSi is not backward compatible with GBA Game Paks, or with accessories that require the GBA slot, such as the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak and the Guitar Hero: On Tour series guitar grip.
* CPU: The DSi has two ARM architecture CPUs; ARM9 and ARM7. The ARM9 is clocked at 133 MHz (almost twice as fast as previous models).
* RAM: 16 MB of RAM (four times as much as previous models)
* Storage: 256 MB of internal flash memory with a SD card (up to 2 GB) and SDHC card (up to 32 GB) expansion slot[6]
* Wireless: 802.11b/g internal wireless connectivity

It also has two 0.3 megapixel cameras. Since that BB game is DSi Ware game for 500 points, most likely going to need a DSi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DSi

[Red Frost]

Heeeeeey, you found it~

But damnit, I want to know if the US will be getting that deal... I've been getting Touhou Nendoroid toys lately and now I'm addicted. -__- That and I likes me the extra stuff. When I preordered Calamity Trigger I didn't get an artbook and I was disappointed that the CD didn't even have the opening song.

Great, they want me to get a DSi now... *sighs* I'm willing to let that one slide, but still... that game looked awesome.

[nobodyknows]

@New game for DSi- GOD-DAMN YOU ACSYS. GOD-DAMN YOU!

Is the DS Lite really not good enough anymore D;? All it's missing is a camera and some processing power

[zerokoolpsx]

There is no LE for the US version. The JP LE version will have the Noel nendoroid.
http://www.aksysgames.com/forums/topic/586

Release Date:
JPN - July 1, 2010
USA/CAN - July 20, 2010

[zerokoolpsx]

Exclusive BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Unlimited Characters New Moves Trailer.
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/30192

BlazBlue CS Box Art.
http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/06/09/yo ... ft-boxart/

Fanart Inserts.
http://www.aksysgames.com/2010/06/11/bl ... t-winners/

Also Makoto is a DLC character with two more additional characters in the future.
Aksys BBCS Console FAQ.
http://www.aksysgames.com/forums/topic/685

After watching that video, I'm so hyped!!

[Kuukai]

Who won't pay money for a squirrel girl? That's kinda lame it has to be DLC though.

[zaseo]

Hopefully they can even out the tier list. Rachel is in her own tier list. They nerfed her to the extreme. I like playing her Taokaka, and Ragna.

"The Wheel Of Fate Is Turing Rebel"

[Red Frost]

Who won't pay money for a squirrel girl?

Sounds sexy........... I'm in.

SO... North America don't get no limited edition... *sighs* Still really bummed about that. The Wikipedia article on Continuum Shift mentioned something about Europe getting a LE edition, though. I checked the European site, and aside from finding some awesome t-shirts, didn't see a LE version of CS... or even CS. Anybody know more about this?

I think I'll just wait a little before buying a copy. I could've gotten a Japanese LE I think, but I enjoy being able to read the booklet and the English voiceover.

[Kuukai]

The Japanese version of CT had English I'm pretty sure, this one probably will too. Still deciding if it's worth the money to import... I have to buy so many damn games this summer...

[DotHack-Haseo]

You and me both Kuukai.

Seriously. I so can't wait for what I am expecting to be a DLC for BB. Seriously, they've made us wait long enough.

It's cool though.

Just recently got Split/Second, Star Ocean: The Last Hope -International-, Super Street Fighter 4 to pass the time until then. Already beat Split/Second which is probably this years and next years best Racer. Nothing really to beat on SSF4 (Except to master Juri and Ibuki XD), and still playing SO4.

I have plenty to keep me busy. I mean, I have nothing else since I already beat my Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno.

Seriously. BB! BB! BB! BB! BB!

[Kuukai]

I'd be more excited about DLC if it was announced after the game came out, though. DLC announced this early is ripoff DLC...

[Red Frost]

I'd be more excited about DLC if it was announced after the game came out, though. DLC announced this early is ripoff DLC...

Yeah, seriously. I understand the game was revamped and there's new story and stuff, but when I heard we'd only be getting 2-3 new characters, first thing I thought was "That's it?".

For some reason I found a list of the 3 new DLC characters and then I lost it. I know one is Makoto, and the other is Platinum the Trinity (kinda looks like a child-like Noel trying out for Cardcaptors) but who's the other DLC character?

Oh and I checked that FAQ, and it looks like the text and voice acting is Japanese only (for the Japanese release of the game), but the battle voicing can be both. I probably could've ordered the Japanese LE, but I didn't really want to dish out that much cash and not be able to play the game. Also, I found 2 LE editions on Play-Asia (both for the PS3), but neither said anything about the extras, so I was a bit skeptical. That and I kept finding a Japanese release priced at around $75 and then another priced around the Standard Edition pricing, so I was extremely confused what was different between the 2 LEs I found, and the standard vs. the $75 one.