BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (GS) review: 8.0

If this game contain guns I might get it.

If this game contain guns I might get it.

stevoqwerty

K, guns.

[QUOTE="Renjinrezo"]

[QUOTE="TSNAKE617"]
Eh, Lambda is Nu V1.5, not really a new character in my opinion. I haven't played it yet, but I believe that that's what the story and gameplay support.

siLVURcross

Hazama, Tsubaki and Mu are the new characters that come with the retail version. Other characters(+3-4 characters) are inbound via DLC.

[QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

If this game contain guns I might get it.

siLVURcross

K, guns.

Yes! Guns, now I have to add this game to ma' buy list.

[QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

If this game contain guns I might get it.

siLVURcross

K, guns.

Man I need to get some money tomorrow.

I was tempted to get Calamity Trigger last year, but for whatever reason I didn't. I'd consider picking this one up, too, were it not for the fact that my gaming schedules going to be pretty filled by Starcraft II for the time being.

Guess ill post it here.

Bough Calamity Trigger today. Initial impressions: Damn.....this is one gorgeous game, ive seen pics and videos but nothing beats seeing it on screen. From what little ive played i can easily say it ranks with the best fighters. Ive just never experienced anything like this. The last time i had to learn new fighting mechanics was......Soul Calibur i think? and that was over 10 years ago. It just feels really weird playing a fighter for the first time and not feeling at home initially. It looks like its pretty simple to get good and impossibly hard to master. And i cant wait to unravel it in the coming months.

I can't wait for it to be out in europe so i want to import a US copy, but does anyone know where i can import from? Play-asisa doesnt deliver sony stuff to europe for some reason :? If anyone does know could they please message me? I probably wont be able to find this thread by the next time im online.Yo-gan

Try eBay, I got tons of new games there and it's way cheaper than retail.

[QUOTE="TSNAKE617"]

[QUOTE="siLVURcross"] 3 new characters*Renjinrezo

Hazama, Tsubaki and Mu are the new characters that come with the retail version. Other characters(+3-4 characters) are inbound via DLC.

Yep, and you can check out one of the DLC characters here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2W08x86nFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBDEfxvfi0

Sailor_Enlil

[QUOTE="Sailor_Enlil"]

Yep, and you can check out one of the DLC characters here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2W08x86nFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBDEfxvfi0

Javy03

Then just don't buy it, the game was $40, so I'm fine with buying one or more DLC characters.

Can someone just give me a beginners breakdown of Blazblue? I just have no idea how its supposed to play, theres nothing like it. Is it Street Fighter with directional input + attack or tekken with attack chains? I only played 2 matches yesterday and will be playing it again later today. If not, is there a good site i can go to?

Can someone just give me a beginners breakdown of Blazblue? I just have no idea how its supposed to play, theres nothing like it. Is it Street Fighter with directional input + attack or tekken with attack chains? I only played 2 matches yesterday and will be playing it again later today. If not, is there a good site i can go to?

shutdown_202

If you want to play Blazblue seriously/learn basics I suggest going here, and here.

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Can someone just give me a beginners breakdown of Blazblue? I just have no idea how its supposed to play, theres nothing like it. Is it Street Fighter with directional input + attack or tekken with attack chains? I only played 2 matches yesterday and will be playing it again later today. If not, is there a good site i can go to?

Yangire

If you want to play Blazblue seriously/learn basics I suggest going here, and here.

That second site is divine. I'd seriously recommend everyone read it.

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Can someone just give me a beginners breakdown of Blazblue? I just have no idea how its supposed to play, theres nothing like it. Is it Street Fighter with directional input + attack or tekken with attack chains? I only played 2 matches yesterday and will be playing it again later today. If not, is there a good site i can go to?

felipebo

If you want to play Blazblue seriously/learn basics I suggest going here, and here.

That second site is divine. I'd seriously recommend everyone read it.

The first one is generally for more advanced strategies in character specific boards.

Then just don't buy it, the game was $40, so I'm fine with buying one or more DLC characters.

Yangire

Isn't this the game that comes with a tutorial that actually teaches and shows you combos, special moves and basic gameplay tactics for every character? I think that would make it a lot easier to get into, especially compared to SF4's pretty horrible tutorial. Story in a fighter is pretty irrelevant so I'm not sure why that's in there as a con. It'd be like seeing, "the start menu looks boring" as a con.

Anyways, I think I'll pick this up. I always wanted to play the first one but now I can buy a better version for less. I'm impressed that a small developer managed to do HD sprites despite gaming "journalist" and Capcom saying that doing HD sprites would take a trillion man hours, cost roughly 4.7 billion dollars and require 2.4 terabytes of console storage space.

I finally got me the game!:D

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

Then just don't buy it, the game was $40, so I'm fine with buying one or more DLC characters.

Javy03

BBCS is going leaps and bounds further with the continued storyline (and one with a huge twist in it that'll keep fans engaged and wanting to see what's going to happen next in the next sequel). The Tutorials are also a nice new feature, and so is the new"Legion" mode (which is something like a Campaign game involving invasion of territories). And keep in mind that the first Blazblue game had a rather small cast to begin with, so I didn't really expect that many new characters (numerically speaking) in the sequel. In fact personally I was only expecting 1 or two new playable characters in CS and I was fine with that; but Arksys went further and gave us5 (2 built in and 3 DLC), and all of them very unique and new indeed (not remakes of existing characters).

This is to let everyone know that GameSpot has recently posted the reviews for the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift and gave them 8.0 scores.

Link (PS3), Link 2 (Xbox 360)

Review summary:

The Good

* Terrific roster with incredibly varied characters
* Very deep fighting mechanics
* Beautiful and distinctive visuals
* New Tutorial and Challenge modes make the action more accessible
* Great online competition.


The Bad

* Still daunting and difficult for newcomers
* Weak storytelling
* Only three new characters.

thom_maytees

[QUOTE="Javy03"]

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

Then just don't buy it, the game was $40, so I'm fine with buying one or more DLC characters.

Sailor_Enlil

BBCS is going leaps and bounds further with the continued storyline (and one with a huge twist in it that'll keep fans engaged and wanting to see what's going to happen next in the next sequel). The Tutorials are also a nice new feature, and so is the new"Legion" mode (which is something like a Campaign game involving invasion of territories). And keep in mind that the first Blazblue game had a rather small cast to begin with, so I didn't really expect that many new characters (numerically speaking) in the sequel. In fact personally I was only expecting 1 or two new playable characters in CS and I was fine with that; but Arksys went further and gave us5 (2 built in and 3 DLC), and all of them very unique and new indeed (not remakes of existing characters).

Was thinking of buying it, but only three new characters :? Don't know.

This game is awesome!

Then again I never played the original.:P

Underrated, yet again. Best fighting game I've ever played. Not sure what the 'still daunting for newcomers' is about. There's a great tutorial and challenges that really help you get a good understanding of the mechanics and how each character plays. When I fist played CT I was basically newcomer to fighters and still found it fun and CS makes it even easier for newcomers. Its one of those easy to play, hard to master kind of games.

Darn it sucks living in the UK :(...i CANT wait until i get my copy so i can kick ass with Arakune and Tsubaki.-Hoax-

Has a fighter ever had a good story?

Still buying it to make up for not getting the 1st.

mitu123

I suggest reading biographies of Wong Fei Hung and Yip Man. classic fighters imo

[QUOTE="toxicmog"]how did SF4 score so high when its story is ten times more tripe... BlazeBlue = win ;)yoshi_64