
There is a new special attack accessible to everyone called the “Exceed Accel”, when during an overdrive the player can trigger the input for overdrive again, activating a move with high invulnerability frames. Otherwise, prepare to be very confused.įrom a visual standpoint, Blazblue retains its high quality 2D sprites that look great in motion as they do in screenshots, and while I would agree that the 3D wizardry presented in the Guilty Gear series is a step up, there’s a certain charm to 2D sprites that endures throughout the ages.Īs for the gameplay, it remains mostly the same, with some notable additions in how the burst system is handled.

It’s not going to win any awards for writing any time soon, but if you’re like me, who has been following along from the very beginning, I think you will appreciate how it’s wraps up. While I found the rather lengthy story mode dragged on longer than it should have with its visual novel presentation, punctuated by some fighting here and there, I couldn’t help but feel invested it in how it all played out, as I have known these characters for so long. However, unlike Street Fighter, there is an actual beginning and end to the story presented here, and Ragna’s story comes to an end in Central Fiction.


MSRP: $59.99īlazblue as a series has taken its story very seriously for better or worse, and even though they certainly embrace the absurdity of it all, it’s a tale that’s been building up over the years revolving around the main character, Ragna. Cheer up Ragna, I know at least 6 people who would love to have this happen to them.
