BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX (PS/PS4) | Battle Arena (PC)

**6souls** · 2014-02-13 20:48

http://shining-world.jp/kakutou/img/logo_kakutou.png

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Official site: http://shining-world.jp/kakutou/
Release date: Summer 2014 (Arcade), November 26 (PS4/3 JP)

**6souls** · 2014-02-15 00:28

First details

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Sega announced Blade Arcus from Shining, an arcade fighting game based on the Shining RPG series, at the Japan Amusement Expo in Chiba today.

Confirmed characters include Shining Blade‘s Rage and Sakuya, and new faces Won Pairon and Ryuga, designed by Shining series character designer Tony Taka.

Blade Arcus from Shining will begin operation this summer in Japan.

http://gematsu.com/2014/02/blade-arc...hter-announced

**6souls** · 2014-04-26 20:02

Location Test coming to Akihabara on May 11th, 2 more characters revealed

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Sega is taking the characters from the Shining RPG series and putting them into a crossover fighting game called Blade Arcus from Shining. The fantasy fighter will have a location test between May 9 to May 11 at this location in Akihabara. Players will be able to choose six characters in the location test including new characters Ryuga and Pairon Wong.

These characters will be in the location test:

Ryuga
Pairon Wong
Rage from Shining Blade
Sakuya from Shining Blade
Xiao-Mei from Shining Hearts
Altina from Shining Blade

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/25...location-test/
http://tempo.sega.jp/am/akiba-1/

**Vandole** · 2014-04-26 20:11

characters desgined by a hentai artist... a+

**Skai** · 2014-04-27 06:26

Tony Taka's arts have always been extremely aesthetically pleasing. Love Pairon's designs.

**6souls** · 2014-05-10 03:20

**Ayn** · 2014-05-12 15:40

Hot stuff not coming our way.

**6souls** · 2014-08-19 10:35

Roselinde, Fenrir, Melty, and Isaac added

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Roselinde and Fenrir from Shining Blade, and Melty and Isaac from Shining Hearts will be playable in Shining-based fighting game Blade Arcus from Shining, Sega announced.

Roselinde uses a “power” battle style, and a lance and shield as weapons. Fenrir uses a “rush-and-move” battle style, and claws as a weapon. Melty uses a “magic-and-throw” battle style, and a staff and her familiar Sorbet as weapons. Isaac uses an “ancient weapons” battle style, but his actual weapon is unknown.

Sega will hold a second location test for the game from August 22 to 24 at Club Sega in Akihabara, Tokyo, in which all 10 characters will be playable.

http://gematsu.com/2014/08/blade-arc...new-characters

**6souls** · 2014-08-22 11:22

**6souls** · 2015-06-23 01:02

Version 2.0 announced - Summer 2015

Four new playable characters from Shining Hearts:
- Urayukihime Hayane
- Rouna Murasame
- Dylan Rowen
- Rick Elwood
New game systems:
- Rejection Card
- Reversal Strike
New stages
Motion frame adjustments for all characters, as well as dash, jump, etc. control system improvements.

http://gematsu.com/2015/06/blade-arc...ion-20-trailer

**6souls** · 2015-07-21 11:07

2.0 renamed to EX, PS4 & PS3 versions announced, Coming to Japan November 26th

Starting Roster:

Ryuga (original character)
Pairon Wong (original character)
Rage (Shining Blade)
Sakuya (Shining Blade)
Altina (Shining Blade)
Roselinde (Shining Blade)
Fenrir (Shining Blade)
Xiao-Mei (Shining Hearts)
Melty (Shining Hearts)
Isaac (Shining Hearts)
Urayukihime Hayane (Shining Hearts)
Rouna Murasame (Shining Hearts)
Dylan Rowen (Shining Hearts)
Rick Elwood (Shining Hearts)
Sonia (Shining Resonance) - DLC

http://gematsu.com/2015/07/blade-arc...coming-ps4-ps3
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201507/21083628.html
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/8264239.html

**6souls** · 2015-07-26 10:57

EX Caps

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**Lucavi** · 2015-07-26 12:20

They
All
Look
The
Same.

Too much sameface going on in this recent crop of J fighting games. Jesus christ.

**arus2001** · 2015-07-26 12:38

I dunno, the eyes all seem distinct enough to me. If the issue lies more in the lips, well, I'd say it's more on the uncommon side to actually accent those well. Noses get a similar minimalist treatment outside of profile or deliberately portraying age and/or ugliness.

**Lucavi** · 2015-07-27 00:12

No, I mean every goddamn animu fighter looks like a clone of itself. At this point, with the same VAs voicing in each game, what's the selling point?

We used to make fun of the Ryu clone and the big dumb wrestler in every fighting game back in the 90's. Now its always the spikey-haired cool katana swordsman and the loudmouthed brash Joe Higashi.

**The Blackrose** · 2015-07-28 15:46

My problem with this game is I'm staring at the cast and going, "Who the fuck are these people?" That's on top of the game looking like yet another DFC/Aquapazza/whatever the hell have you.

Wasting a fine opportunity to bring back characters from SF1-3. Then again, SEGA absolutely loves to disavow they ever existed in the first place.