Gaming World Forums
General Category => Entertainment and Media => Topic started by: UPRC on July 03, 2009, 01:40:37 pm
-
Why is there no topic on BlazBlue? I expected some of the fighter nuts to be all over this. Anyway, since nobody seems willing to step up to the plate..
So what is BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger? The latest fighter by Arc System Works and dubbed by many as the "spritual successor" to the Guilty Gear series, available on both the PS3 and 360 as of July 1, 2009. I've played a few Guilty Gear games and really enjoyed them, especially for their sense of style. Unfortunately, nobody I know even knew what Guilty Gear was, so I lost interest after having nobody to talk to or play with.
Well, I'm hoping that things will change with BlazBlue. I will assure my fighter fan friends that BlazBlue is a brand new franchise in the fighting game genre which will surely spawn several sequels because the game is undoubtedly THAT DAMN GOOD.
All reviews for the game indicate that this game is one of the best fighters to come around in years, that the gameplay is engrossing and artistic style is the best we've probably ever seen in a fighter. Americans who have their hands on the game seem to deeply love the game as well.
I'm yet to play BlazBlue (beacuse of the July 1 holiday which messed with game release dates in Canada) and instead have been reading reviews and watching matches on YouTube, but I intend to track the game down after work because, hell, I just love new fighters!
Character and plot information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlazBlue:_Calamity_Trigger
And here is a good review by Richard Li, 1-UP's fighting game nut: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3175007
So, anyone manage to get this game yet? Anyone about to offer any initial impressions?
-
this looks pretty cool, i'm pretty surprised i haven't heard of it up till now! i'd definitely be interested in getting it but ffffs i can't afford $60 games right now
-
Yeah, I've been veeeery interested in this for a while thanks to the fact I'm a Guilty Gear fan (and it took me ages to realised this wasn't actually directly connected to Guilty Gear). Due to the fact I don't even think there's a European release date, my friend is going to try and import this from the US and then play the living shit out of it.
-
God damn I have been mightily interested in this for many moons now. I'm definitely gonna import it when I'm re-employed.
-
Well, this is unavailable where I live. I guess there was a pretty big fuck up at the Canada/US border with this game and a lot of copies aren't arriving until next week or something.
I just went ahead and ordered it online today anyway.
-
I want this so bad, but like always, there is no european release yet.
I did manage to play it at an arcade in London though. I was kicking a lot of ass with Haku-Men, it was amazing.
-
BlazBlue is a retarded name but otherwise this looks good!
They should just call it Calamity Trigger because that sounds vaguely like Guilty Gear but I'm probably thinking of Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross
even though if this were an anime I'm sure we'd all hate it I do think it's cool that fighting games are STILL two-dimensional in the year 2492 or whatever year it is now. It does remind me of animation in that respect how a lot of people think the computer-animated cartoons are shite (well they are except for Pixar right) It's cool in a medium that's always getting newer and shinier that people are clinging on to a certain aesthetic and just trying more and more to perfect it
Edit: Like do these games really NEED Playstation 3 or could all the new stuff been possible on a PS1
crap I'm so confused is it like some polygon stuff going on or like some weird cel crap
-
Every animation is hand drawn.
It's great visually because the higher resolutions bring a lot to the table. It's not even close to being a game like Disgaea 3, which could have been done on the ps2. But yeah this looks good, it got good reviews. Not my type of game but I'm sure fighting fans are all over this.
-
Like has been said, alot of people are going batshit over this, but I myself have been less interested in fighters (at least, from a serious standpoint) and well, fast, doujinshi-ish fighters like this aren't my thing at all. (even though, for some obscure reason, I really love guilty gear, while it represents the kind of fighter game I don't like...)
As for the fighter nuts not making a topic... alot of them left GW or just aren't active anymore. :(
-
Me and my friends have been looking forward to this for a while, unfortunetly I don't have a ps3 or 260, so hopefully my friend picks it up while he's out of town.
-
everyone should get this and the limited edition copy too just for mike z teaching tager with a fake out of place russian accent
-
everyone should get this and the limited edition copy too just for mike z teaching tager with a fake out of place russian accent
these video tutorials help out tremendously.
my arcade has had this game for a while but i was too scared to play it since everybody knew how to do 3 hour combos and such. it's a pretty fun game though. i don't know if i like it more than street fighter 4 but it's definitely worth picking up if you're a fighting game fan.
edit: looks like gametrailers posted up a review
-
Actually I pre-ordered this (the limited edition version) but because of alot of stupidly annoying reasons it hasn't arrived yet.
-
Actually I pre-ordered this (the limited edition version) but because of alot of stupidly annoying reasons it hasn't arrived yet.
Where do you live? The game seems difficult to get everywhere except in the US. I'm a little disappointed that only a few hundred copies shipped to Canada. Still waiting for this game to arrive from Hong Kong, which will hopefully be in a few days since it shipped out yesterday.
So, does anyone here have this game for any console yet? I'd love to hear what a GW member thinks of it.
-
Where do you live? The game seems difficult to get everywhere except in the US. I'm a little disappointed that only a few hundred copies shipped to Canada. Still waiting for this game to arrive from Hong Kong, which will hopefully be in a few days since it shipped out yesterday.
So, does anyone here have this game for any console yet? I'd love to hear what a GW member thinks of it.
Yeah I'm in the US I think it's taking so long (yeah I still haven't gotten it) because I ordered it kinda late.
The sucky thing is I actually had it shipped to my mother's house because that's where I was last week for vacation (plus I wanted to play it with my 2D fighter obsessed cousin) so now I have to wait till after it arrives there (because they say it's already in transit) and then after she sends it to me.
-
Ok it finally came... at like 10pm last night (I didn't even know UPS ran that late although maybe it's because of where I am). Anyway since then I've done nothing but play this game so I figure I should probably write a review since no one has done it here yet. Now bare with me here I didn't go to sleep last night and on top of that my english sucks anyway, it's not my native language but I've been speaking/writing it since like 2001-2002 and I grew up hearing it/reading it so I should be better than I am with it by now to tell you the truth. Well anyway on with my crappy review...
Gameplay
At its core it's alot like Guilty Gear, most of the mechanics work the same so yeah calling this a spiritual successor to GG wouldn't be wrong at all. One of the things that is different in Blazblue is how special attacks work. Basically most special attacks are done with one button (X on the PS3) and everyone's special attacks are done and act completely different than everyone else's. For example Ragna is pretty much your standard quarter circle + X = more damaging flashy technique type guy (except they absorb life force or something) but pressing X + a direction with Rachel Alucard makes her control a gust of wind that can be used to blow her (she has an umbrella like thing) and projectiles around the stage or with Carl Clover it lets you control a marionette who's always in the battle with him.
Story mode is pretty good too, although not as good as what I expected from other people's comments (I thought it would be way longer) it still gets the job done. Its basically what you'd expect from a fighting game's story mode (you know read some text while looking at some still frame images then fight and repeat) but the characters are all interesting enough to make it worthwhile. You also very occasionally choose what your character says, I'm not really sure how much barring this has on the flow of the story though.
My only real gripe with this game is the lack of modes such as survival and tournament (the game modes are Aracde, Verses, Story, Score Attack, Training and Network) and when compared to GG the character roster is pretty small (although this IS a new series, not to mention everyone plays differently so I'm not so sure how valid a complaint this is). Overall though this game is awesome especially if you like doujinshi-style fighters, in fact I'd say without a doubt that hands down it's the best fighter I've played in a while.
Graphics
Beautiful, I started out playing this game on a SD TV and it already looked good but on a HD TV it simply looks like a work of art. To be fair some of the backgrounds (the 3D stuff pretty much) could use some more work and if you hate anime style stuff (I love anime, I think I'm a minority nowadays...) it might turn you off but this has to be the best looking fighter around right now (atleast until maybe when King of Fighters XIII comes out).
Sound
Pretty much the same music style as GG, although there seems to be more vocal and choral tracks and overall the music seems to be of a higher quality than GG's. That's probably just because it's been like a million years since GG has had all new music instead of just remixes and that probably just makes the music sound fresh. SFXs get the job done and the voices are better than I expected. I mean yeah there's a well supply of engrish but nobody's really that annoying which is rare in this genre. I also find it pretty cool that the characters say completely different things depending on who they're fighting (I'm not just talking about intros and stuff here they even say different things when they do their attacks). Bang *insert long Japanese name which I can't spell* is awesome too btw.
Network
I couldn't tell ya since I'm currently smack dab in the middle of the podunkyist hickville you could ever find. I did ask a guy outside the city hall here this morning about any wifi areas in town so I could atleast use my PSP, DS or my labtop online and it went something like this...
ME: Excuse me sir is there a place in town where I can use wireless internet?
HIM: Wha?
ME: I asked if-
HIM: Are you black or a mexican?
ME: Umm... nevermind.
So yeah I can't really review the online features yet. I'll probably update this review with what I think of it after I'm in an area where I can use high-speed internet (I leave here next Wednesday for Memphis, TN so...).
Well I can't really think of anything else to say so yeah that's my review and all that.
-
Awesome, I'm glad that a GWer who has the game has taken the time to comment. I'm still waiting for the game to arrive. I think today is probably the earliest I'll have it arrive in the mail, but realistically I am thinking Tuesday or Wednesday.
-
I'll probably go up to the mall and buy it either today or sometime during this week, so I look forward to getting my ass handed to me by you all.
-
I bought this game at launch and I played it quite a bit for a few days. I really do enjoy it, but I'm unfortunately the only one of my group of friends who bought the game, so I probably won't have a lot of incentive, lacking the competition that Guilty Gear Accent Core brought to the group. The network play works pretty well, from what I can tell, but there's a pretty sheer difficulty curve playing against people online, so getting into that particular scene is probably beyond my dedication (or lack thereof).
Also the Story mode is ridiculously wordy and boring and blah blah blah anime but achievements, right?
-
I bought this game at launch
What did you do, show up as soon as the store opened??
So many people complained for days that they couldn't find this game anywhere. I still don't have my hands on it, but of course I'm waiting for it to arrive from Hong Kong by mail.
-
No, I went in and they had a copy. I haven't seen any since but yeah, no problems getting my hands on a copy here.
-
Yeah, I know what you mean. Sunday, I went up to the local mall and checked a few stores, none of them had the game. Gamestop only "ordered the limited edition" and those sold out in three days. Ended up ordering it on Amazon, and it just came today. Just waiting to play it, now.
-
Murex and I played for a couple hours last night. I like the way Noel plays, but she's weak and fragile, so I don't know if I'm going to main her. Hakumen has this cool counter-based design and I have no idea how to be effective but the idea intrigues me so I'll probably practice with him a bit more. Also? Iron Tager can burn in hell.
-
Murex and I played for a couple hours last night. I like the way Noel plays, but she's weak and fragile, so I don't know if I'm going to main her. Hakumen has this cool counter-based design and I have no idea how to be effective but the idea intrigues me so I'll probably practice with him a bit more. Also? Iron Tager can burn in hell.
Hey, give me your opinions on Bang? He's the character that I've been most interested in and I really want to give him a try.
-
I haven't really played as him other than his awesome special move thing I don't want to spoil.
-
Hakumen seems to be my favorite right now. A highly technical character, if you ask me. Any chance you gents are playing on 360? Add the gamertag Lord Nikuru to your list, I'd love to play a few games.
-
Also? Iron Tager can burn in hell.
Wahahaha, is your puny American mind unable to comprehend the true power of Russian Science?
Seriously though, it's great to see so many people having fun, although I'm still jealous. Eh, it won't be too bad, I'll hit the arcade again at some point, and probably give Tager and Litchi a whirl. And yes, Haku-Men is a great character.
-
I haven't really played as him other than his awesome special move thing I don't want to spoil.
Bah. Oh well, I've watched some Bang videos on YouTube and he looks like a lot of fun.
Still wondering when the hell this is going to arrive in the mail. I ordered from Hong Kong, not the freaking moon.
-
I would buy this but I'm getting kind of sick of how every fighting game caters to stick users and shits on anyone who uses a gamepad.
-
I would buy this but I'm getting kind of sick of how every fighting game caters to stick users and shits on anyone who uses a gamepad.
I know how you feel. I couldn't pull off many combos at all in Street Fighter IV because it simply felt impossible to do some of the inputs quickly enough. Some inputs seemed to have to be done milliseconds after the last or something, I don't know. I'm hoping (assuming) that BlazBlue is different.
I'll have fun with it even if it is like that though.
-
From what I hear it's even worse : /
-
The MadCatz Fightpad that they released with Street Fighter IV works wonderful with this game.
-
I know how you feel. I couldn't pull off many combos at all in Street Fighter IV because it simply felt impossible to do some of the inputs quickly enough. Some inputs seemed to have to be done milliseconds after the last or something, I don't know.
I always thought this was just me! I plan on buying a stick someday anyway because I find them more comfortable to use but still I always felt like a lot of the moves in SF4 are completely impossible to manage.
-
Yeah, I'm half-tempted to pick up one of those fightpads next time I'm up around BestBuy. Although, I don't think there's a whole lot of timing issues in the game, combo-wise. Then again, I'm not a very technical fighter.
-
Man, they actually carry those? I had to order it from Amazon and they were out of the cool ones.
-
Yeah, they do have 'em on occasion. When I was looking for BlazBlue, they had two of the fightpads in stock. Chun-Li and Akuma, I wanna say.
Edit: Forgot to mention that over at BestBuy, they were priced the same as a regular 360 controller. Had no interest in dropping $60 for one of those fightpads. :fogetangry:
-
I know how you feel. I couldn't pull off many combos at all in Street Fighter IV because it simply felt impossible to do some of the inputs quickly enough. Some inputs seemed to have to be done milliseconds after the last or something, I don't know. I'm hoping (assuming) that BlazBlue is different.
I'll have fun with it even if it is like that though.
Most of the time it's actually not how fast you can pull it off. There are certain frames after moves that allow you to continue with a combo. It takes a lot of playing time/practice to know where these open frames are so you know when to pull off the combos. A fighting stick does little to help this, but they help with comfort and that is a huge plus.
also man fighting sticks go so fast online. They have good deals on them all the time too. I am never quick enough.
-
Ah man yeah I dropped ... $40ish plus shipping on it, I think. Got the Ryu one, so that I can softly whisper Hadoooooouken into my opponent's ear after each victory.
-
I always thought this was just me!
Nah, I think it's a widespread problem. I think it's because the supposed "hardcore" fighters are becoming slightly more mainstream (SF becoming mainstream "again" with SF4) so a lot of people who are used to typical 3D fighters (See: Just about anything that Namco puts out) are just unable to do the combos efficiently at all.
My closest friend, who I can play fighting games for hours with, becomes a master at just about everything he plays (making it unfun to play against him sometimes, haha) and even he couldn't come to grips with the timing of SF4 combos.
Not being able to pull of the combos didn't stop the game from being a blast though, because it was still a heck of a lot of fun to play with a bud. I'd much rather put a game into my PS3 that has easily chainable combos though, such as Soul Calibur IV.
Anyway, my copy of BlazBlue has been halfway across the country since last Friday, awaiting review by customs. Should it.. Uh.. Normally take a full week???
-
Customs are always really really slow man
-
They're playing your game, man. They. are. playing. your. game.
-
REBEL 2.
ACTION!!
FINISH....
JIN. WIN.
-
Customs are always really really slow man
Not really, I just think that Canada Post is awful with their online tracking and I've never been terribly happy with it. Apparently lots of others aren't happy either considering the amount of bitching I have to hear from the public each day. I'd go off slagging their tracking more, but it just feels a little AWKWARD doing that under a Canada Post roof. Also UPS is superior, just too expensive!
It updated today anyway, and is currently out for delivery by an MSC truck so I'll be able to park myself in front of the TV and (hopefully) enjoy BlazBlue after work. I'm really interested in seeing how over the top Bang's personality apparently is.
REBEL 2.
ACTION!!
FINISH....
JIN. WIN.
Haha. It's lame sounding, but thankfully not as much as Guilty Gear.
"HEAVEN OR HELL! DUEL ONE, LET'S ROCK!"
Guilty Gear's fight intros reminded me of poorly thought out metal lyrics.
-
I don't see how you think this is better than GG
Heaven or Hell or Rebel Something, same shit to me
-
Okay, I officially love Taokaka.
-
Haven't really tried Taokaka. She has the best lines ever though. "Boobie lady" always cracks me up.
-
HAHA, BOOBS
what
i liked the lines in guilty gear because i don't understand japanese so i have no clue what they said ever
a++
-
Went to the arcade again, and got to play as Ragna, Litchi, and Tager. Ragna is okay, he has great range on all his attacks, but his health is seriously low. Blood Kain is pretty awesome, but I can't get the most out of it. Litchi is also pretty cool, but I really need to play her again because I read her moveset wrong. Still, she seems pretty amazing and I might like her a lot if I get a chance to play her again.
Tager, however, is nothing short of amazing. He is the best big guy character I've ever played. Well, he may not actually be all that good, but he realy is a lot of fun to play. Magnetism is amazing, and really helps to overcome his lack of speed, since you can just pull your opponent towards you. Tager Driver does a lot of damage and is pretty quick to come out if you use the B version. Spark Bolt is such an amazing projectile it needs its own meter, it just breaks through everything, and you can combo after it, no matter how far away your opponent is. Atomic Collider isn't a good antiair, but is an awesome combo tool, especially with Magnetism.
Yeah, I had a lot of fun.
-
Yeah, seems a lot of people have taken to Tager because of those reasons...
You know, Devoured by Darkness is a great way to play off of Blood Kain. If you can throw your opponent or lock 'em down, it provides a great chunk of health recovery. But, that's why Ragna has low health, because he's all about draining with his drive attacks. I've taken a liking to him, I just have to perfect some of the moves with the 360 controller.
-
I'm still a bit rough at this game because I'm not playing it A LOT. Today, my step sister used Tager (after sucking ass with countless other characters) and god damn, I actually had trouble!
Tager's a beast.
-
Yeah, he's a powerhouse. Vectorman showed me a thing or two with him when I was dicking around with Jin, and to a lesser extent, Hakumen... The thing hits like a truck, and he can disrupt like nobody's business. I have no interest in picking him up, though.
-
I still have no idea who to main. I'm torn between Taokaka and Ragna.
-
Guess it depends on what you want. I still haven't played Taokaka, but I know that Ragna is a pure beatdown character. If you start getting pretty decent with using his drive attacks and can chain his regulars, you won't be disappointed by his damage output.
-
hey the videos were nice i think ill play it soon ...seems fun... the videos are from the game and the fighting sequences are very good ...awesome...thanks for the links... keep posting new games links...