BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

[Tsutsumiko]

So, after finding out there is now a confirmed US Release for this game, decided to stroll down to my local game store and put money down on it.

Here's some info about it from Famitsu:

*BLAZBLUE Continuum Shift (Home Port) info:

* JPN release on sale July 1st, 2010 for the PS3 and Xbox 360
* JPN stand-alone disc priced at 7,140 yen (Regular Edition); 9,660 yen (Limited Edition)
* JPN Limited Edition box includes: mini script replica, visual book, super picture label, special packaging, and petit Nendoroid Noel figure
* Preorder bonus includes drama CD
* No international release date yet (Note: NA Release Confirmed as July 20th, 2010 after this info was made available)
* Includes new playable characters Hazama, Tsubaki, and Mu-12 — more info here.
* There will be double the amount of animated sequences compared to CT — by Gonzo once again
* Tutorial Mode: for beginners — with guidance by Rachel
* Challenge Mode: for mid to high level players — over 300 challenges; basic to intermediate combos; similar to SFIV Trails
* Legion Mode: where you fight your enemies one by one in order to gain their alliance in preparation for the boss battle; similar to PSP version.
* Story Mode: to feature over 28 stories
* KOTOKO will once again lend her voice for the opening theme — song is entitled, 「Hakira no Sora e Sasoedo」
* A new insert song, entitled「Pandora Tears」, will also be present

So now the real question comes:

Will it be (re)balanced?

CT wasn't exactly balanced but it was damn close. CS started out with wonky balance and then from what I can tell mutated into something awful after the loketest/into the arcade releases. Oh well, discuss.

[Kaisha]

Hoping to god there's an option to use the old announcer somewhere in CS.

[Ragnus]

Hoping to god there's an option to use the old announcer somewhere in CS.

This x1000000

[Yuri-G]

rebel one... ack-shun!

as long as litchi isn't rebalanced to the bottom of the tier lists, I'll get it.

[Darus Grey]

I'll be getting it...obviously. Paid $2300 for it, $60 is nothing!

[Chrian]

paid 2300 for what?

[Kaisha]

paid 2300 for what?

The actual arcade release of the game. How well did they fare btw Darus? I'm curious as to what the bookkeeping looks on the machine.

[Nitsuki]

So now the real question comes:

Will it be (re)balanced?

Quite possibly no, CS arcade was even more unbalanced than CT, and I just have this huge feeling that Mew-12 is gonna be beyond fucking broken that the game wouldn't be enjoyable anywhere.

I seriously hope Arcsys releases a new guilty gear xx continuation, even tho i just think accent core was perfect.

[Naruto3]

Arcade release tier list is:

S: Bang, Litchi, Ragna
A: Hakumen, Carl
B: Everyone else
C: Rachel

There will be a rebalance from arcade to console, but probably mostly its small tweaks. CS seems way more balance than CT. There's no match up greater than a 6.5-3.5, and less overall damage except for arakune, but he needs to get full curse in anyways.

[Kaisha]

I just hope they finetune it regardless after some of the vids I've seen on YouTube

I enjoyed BB more online than I did SSF4 currently, but part of that has to do with how each game handles its combo setup, as well as the general speed.
(but then again, I main Tao who is fucking fast compared to everything in SF4 ;/ )

I don't want it to be another game of seeing fucking 'top-tier' character every match, which was mostly Nu in BB:CS, which thankfully as Tao I can fuck up easily if I don't get caught in that annoying ass air-juggle combo.

[Darus Grey]

The actual arcade release of the game. How well did they fare btw Darus? I'm curious as to what the bookkeeping looks on the machine.

If I remember I'll take a picture of it or something, though with such a small user-base it isn't really representative, fared well enough and was played really frequently until recent SSF4 release.

[Yuri-G]

lithci in s tier, I'm good. no need to rebalance guys.

[Tsutsumiko]

lithci in s tier, I'm good. no need to rebalance guys.

Hahaha.

Yeah, I'm hoping they don't really touch Boobie Lady too much. (That sounds so wrong...)

I've never felt more comfortable playing a character in a fighting game than I have with Litchi. She's a blast to play and even if she does get nerfed to hell, I'll still be using her.

[Tsutsumiko]

So as of last week, Aksys has teamed up with MadCatz to make the BlazBlue Continuum Shift Tournament Edition Sticks.

http://www.aksysgames.com/wp-content...h/cimg2129.jpg

Looks pretty awesome. Only problem? $199.99 retail.

Yeesh! And it doesn't look like it's any different than the Super Street Fighter IV ones. They're limited to 1500 copies per each system (PS3 and XBox360) I guess the cool part is that they're individually numbered from 1 to 1500...but does that alone justify an extra $50~100?

You can find them here: http://www.aksysgames.com/store/

[Ragnus]

So it looks like there will be a ton of Litchi vs. Litchi matches coming up. haha.

I dunno what the tiers are but I think my sub will be Ragna or Bang like in the last game.

[Ramor]

I hope they rebalance it, from everything I've read thus far the balance and the everything else is just...awful right now. I enjoyed playing Tager from the leaked Loktest, as well as Tsubaki, but I just hear that rachel is dan tier and that hazama is (was?) godtier with everyone else being dispersed in the middle. If it ends up balanced them I'm really excited, if it doesn't end up balanced then I'm really disappoint because I love the stark differences in all of the characters playstyle.

[Xerlic]

rachel is dan tier

I haven't touched BB in months and know nothing about the new game, but WTF? She was in the top tier in BB. How did she go from awesome to crap?

[Nitsuki]

I haven't touched BB in months and know nothing about the new game, but WTF? She was in the top tier in BB. How did she go from awesome to crap?

Everything she had in CT is pretty much gone. So she's become useless.

[Kaisha]

Bit OT, but I've finally gotten around to playing one of the Guilty Gears (Accent Core to be precise, couldn't find Plus ver), and holy shit, I can see where people draw all the character comparisons from now.

I see bits and pieces of all the BB characters (including Tsubaki & Hazama) across the cast of Accent Core, and I get kind of giddy since I'm quite digging the character cast. I would *love* for Faust to make a cameo in a future BB (or GG:HD whenever that happens) just because he's so fucking out there and fun to play because of it.



Anyone disappointed btw that BB:BxB is DSiWare only? I'd love to play that shit on my Lite.

[Rubedoe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeHT8V6Dep4 Mu footage.
inb4 herrbrokenshitderr
and sorry for necro!