@@Sperium3000 You need to basically have full resources to even try to ToD someone. Yes, even with Hakumen, the King of Robbery. You're not Zanshin (1) >> Kishuu looping without Mugen, which needs 100% Meter.
Small correction about Ragna it's not a set healing it's actually a scale that increases the more drive moves are used in succession. So hitting 5 drive moves unlocks a seal which gets more life steal, so the longer the combo the more you get per drive and devoured by darkness isn't an unblockable
Holy shit bro wassup I never thought I would see one of my favorite content creators in the comment section of another one of my favorite content creators
Yes. Also to your point on characters playing their own game disrupting tier lists is spot on, this literally happens every time someone from the east and west discuss Kagura as America thinks he's a C tier character but Japan thinks he's A tier. Not sure why that is but it is and it's been like this for years.
He’s definitely A tier ion get the arguement for him being C tier. He can control the screen very well, feeling oppressive when your opponent plays him well.
@@bnashtay2278 yeah but think about how many characters in the game can do the same thing. it's not that he's bad or anything, it's just that the game is balanced so well that he doesn't stick out over the others.
@@bnashtay2278the problem most people on America have is that his buttons themselves and his mobility overall are very slow. Yes the buttons are big and yes his damage is asinine when he does get it but if you want a big sword character to play at high level with you'd honestly just be better off picking Es.
The way I like to describe BBCF to my friends is this: there is no game out there which feels more like a battle shonen fight scene. The characters aren't just designed to be unique, they're also designed to fulfill specific power fantasies, their kits are extremely cohesive on both a mechanical and conceptual level. While I love Guilty Gear, some of the more weird designs they have feel so outlandish that it's difficult to imagine what kind of person may enjoy playing them. I never have that with BBCF, even with the weirdest of the weirds like Izanami, Nine and Arakune. It's pretty clear to understand what each character will be trying to do, and that is a great thing in my opinion.
"extremely cohesive" is exactly the opposite of how i describe the game to people i usually say something like "every character has their own gimmicks and systems making them play almost by completely different rules then the rest of the cast, playing against almost every character feels like you are playing a different game and almost every character is super fucked up"
@@garethmagis I said the characters' kits are cohesive, not necessarily the game as a whole. In fact, I think BBCF definitely has an issue with mechanics bloat. But as far as character design is concerned, all of their tools exist to contribute towards a certain goal, while still allowing for enough variance to allow people to create their own personal playstyle. Which is very impressive, in my opinion.
Central Fiction and Rivals of Aether are the best games to ever give character gimmicks. And i hope more fighting games follow their philosophy. Cause at least to me. It makes characters a lot more interesting rather than just having a cool looking frame data move
Rushdown Revolt is an amazing Indie fighter which barely has players at the moment but its chugging along with updates for the big beak the grappler can throw you multiple times while off stage and one character is Ice-Climbers but way more interesting
Seeing the TH-camr that got me to really want to put a bit of effort into fighting games talk about the one franchise i`ve loved for years now brings me an honestly crazy amount of joy. I`m not very good at any, i try my best and just mostly try having fun, but im getting there.
It is utterly incredible how after 9 years, this game has a higher daily player base than undernight and type lumina COMBINED (on weekends, but during weekdays its still higher than both). The community for this game is incredible and super supportive, and it isn't entirely a discord fighter as presented.
Well the game has an amazing cast of character, simple but deep mechanics (and if you played any previous Guilty Gear you'll feel right at home) and it's the climax of one of the most convoluted yet most beautiful stories I've ever had the pleasure to experience. It's not a question of "is it worth it?" It's a question of "why you haven't done it yet ?"
Here's my why: -Judging from Chronophantasma, the story has *no gameplay.* Well yes, but like 20 fights... Fascinating. And most take long to play again. At that point, why not make a movie? -There's other modes at least, but they're all under the "play again but with a different goal" repetitiveness with not much change. It gets tiring. Basically, there's no content. (Now I'm thinking twice the more I investigate) -"Simple mechanics"? I disagree. Heck, even *GekkoSquirrel* poked the "simplicity" of the game. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, maybe except it'll take a lot of time to enter Online because of the mechanics (< that's me) and some might be scared of how complex BB is, but it's ok. *This is a big one:* -It's another (2D) Fast-Pace, High-Combo Fighting Game... I'm happy with 2 Guilty Gears, DNF Duel and Them's Fighting Herds. Even I have 2 BBs and some others FGs, but I'm not into them. And the issue is most of them (even the one I like) are, again, fast-pace, high-combo fighters, *an FGCs favorite,* and with almost no content. So why buy another one like BB CF. I want something like Virtua Fighter, Street Fighter and Akatsuki Blitzcampf level of pace and combo-level, but most I want aren't in Steam and/or have similar issues to the repetitiveness. (Hopefully Street Fighter 6 fix it)
Oh, is the story of the series over? I’m actually just now checking the series out (although not with the games, with Remix Heart and Variable Heart lol. I’m not sure that I’m going to play the actual games, but I might (: I just really like Mai’s story and stuff for personal reasons)
@@gameboyadvancedsp6727 to me it's sounds like CF isn't your tipe of fighting game (all the ones you listed are traditional 2d fighting). As for the mechanics I don't think they are particulary complicated, as Gekko said it's the fact that each character plays so vastly different from each other that makes the game difficult to learn for a beginer (I was facilitated by coming into the series early with CS2).
I absolutely love this game but as a new player it can be so so hard to get into and actually have a chance against people but I still love it and am determined to master Es :)
I kinda feel like Blazblue revolutionized fighting games with its visionary Drive System, so much that Street Fighter 5 tried to copy it but failed. (some older games touched onto these unique mechanic systems, but never properly followed through the way BB does) Also boasts a pretty compelling story for a fighting game as well thanks to using "time" to subvert the biggest downfall of other fighting games: Killing characters in order to drive the story, but losing said characters usually never to return - causing sadness.. Lastly, impeccable English voice cast.
Bb is probably one the most stylish and fun fighting games I’ve ever played. The characters, the music, and gameplay, all of it is fantastic. It’s probably the best feeling fighting game I’ve ever played. The controls are so responsive and very well done.
each person is a ride it why I like more anime isk fighters more then most Fighting games like take Rival Schools its 3D but in the sequel you can combo with two characters to switch between on the fly an the third changes your specials all with goofy AF animation like Nurse cracking your back for a heal
Funnily enough, I got BlazBlue Central fiction on the Switch as a means to be evenly matched with a local friend of mine when playing a fighting game. He was extensively familiar with Mortal Kombat while I was more familiar with Super Smash Bros but playing either one of those would result in one of us dominating the living hell out of the other who wasn't very familiar with the other game. I got BlazBlue Central fiction on the eShop cuz it seemed like it would be a good middle ground and we'd both go into the game blind and learning it's mechanics from there.
Any BlazBlue is worth playing at anytime honestly because on top of great combat, every game is literally drenched in content so even if you have no one to play with, there's lots of stuff to do
0:45 Arksys doesn't have anything to do with Entropy Effect though. The game is developed and published by 91Act which is a Chinese company (the game is even featured in the steam chinese games festival that's going on right now). The game uses assets from BBCF (sprites and voicelines), but other than that, it doesn't have any connection to Blazblue whatsoever.
A game good for party and family alike. Every event in our place, Blazblue was the key party for us family, cousins and friends due to its nature capable to have simple controls for casuals and technical control for veterans. So many characters with unique abilities and design is equal to the money's worth.
I love how BB allows you to play defense at your own pace instead of trying its best to make you feel miserable when blocking (except for a few matchups like Valk or oki setup characters). Just the facts that there's no RISC, throws are reactable, Barrier has it's own meter, you get wake-up options and most overheads are slow do so much to make me love BlazBlue so much more than I ever could with GG (despite Venom and now Asuka).
@@XirbttGG throws arent reactable though. A 3f window to break in strive as compared to a 15f break in bbcf (that is also easily OSable in normal situations, either way.)
Valk can make you feel terrible while blocking? I picked him up recently simply cause he's daddy and a furry but so far I feel like he is quite slow. Not like grappler slow but like methodical yknow. Love him, still can't bring him to his full potential. Rn just learning some characters without being optimal though
@@HazeEmry Wolf Brake jA is one of the very few instant overheads in BlazBlue that requires no setup and no meter for conversion. The damage return isn't massive, but it's very good.
I didn't understand most of the things you talked about this game, but it was still fun to watch! I just bought today 2 blazblue games, so I guess it's difficult to understand some of the things unless I play the game myself.
I like this game cause Susan says Oh and starts deleting your healthbar, also his theme is insane and has funny Japanese people chanting for your death or some shit, truly one of the Susans of all time
I god damn love Blazblue. I first got into fighting games with Chronophantasma Extend and I was utterly captivated not only by how much fun I was having with the game, through it's characters, story, and handful of extra game modes to mess around in, but it was the first fighting game I watched tournaments for and was totally enthralled by what I was seeing. Matches between tournament players are such displays of not only excellent fighting game skill, but demonstrations of extreme character mastery and matchup knowledge in a game where different characters, as you said, are playing totally different games to one another, and it makes for some of the most awesome stuff I've ever seen. My only small gripe with BBCF is that one, it has no English dub, which I know I know, doesn't matter, but I really liked English Ragna, and two, some of the characters *cough* Nine *cough* Izanami *cough* can be pretty insane.
A game with 36 characters great visuals amazing music rollback and huge single player content But most importantly it won't cost you more than 25$ and with 1 dlc characters it's a steal
Thus us literally one of your best videos ever. “I’ve never used this in my life” and “I’ll be putting Subway Surfers up during this bit” are literally two of your funniest moments ever.
The way you explain the complexity of certain characters is amazing. It just gives the feel of how brain frying it is. I only played Jubei for the game so far, and I can feel how the can be this complex.
As a casual I love how different each character feels, some are way too weird to understand on the fly though, like Kokonoe's gravitons, but most are pretty intuitive.
Small correction: the red health bar does have an extra effect of giving you a slow passive meter regen. And actually similar case for Active Flow - it also gives you an OD gauge regen, which is why ending combos with Exceed Accel can sometimes be a better play than going for higher damage. Also worth noting that burst costs more gauge than Overdrive and locks you out of Active Flow for the whole round, so bursting is generally a lot more committal than in GG.
16:06 Me playing Susan as a sub watching this. Joke aside, BB has been my main FG since last year. Initially I didn't expect much but it quickly grew on me. Being originally an SF player, BB's gameplay feels surprisingly close to SFV, with ABC being Light, Medium and Heavy. All the terms and story are also a lot more accessible than GG, which I played before but never really got into after XX and Xrd. It got me from being a complete trash at FGs in general into an average low level scrub. It's actually fun to do combo challenges and stay frequently in training room and really feel my skill slowly getting better over time, something even SFV didn't manage to convince me to. While it's true that the game has a small player base right now, it's also one of the friendliest FGCs I've ever seen. Veterans will most likely welcome newbies and even offer you good advice to improve. There are players of all level across Discord so with a little bit of research, new players can find Discord servers with nearby players around their level and enjoy the game. The game is really fun now that rollback netcode is a thing. For just a few bucks it's definitely worth a try.
5:30 the health bar switching into a lower state actually does do 2 things. 1: as you said allows astral on the table 2:you gain a automatic heat gain at 0.11 heat over 10 frames with the 10th specificlly giving 0.02 heat. you know when its active when the heat bar is lite up. its suprisingly a lot that has let me wait out specific situations to gain that little bit of heat to pull things out. ive personally never found anyone who knows a move is a guard break as a "unblockable" since their is a tier of moves that are unblockable that even go beyond barrier devoured by darkness as a few people have stated in the comments is only unblockable in overdrive, i love knowledge checking people with this ragna the 13000 health char because how much you can life steal sometimes balance in BBCF is funny, tagar one of the chars that has a slow cetch you in the mixer litrally just dumpsters one of the most oppresive chars izanami because tagar has a easy landable command grab that ignores the rib cage, but only average vs everyone else
I play almost every fighting game that comes out but Blazblue is the only one I keep coming back too even after so many years, there's truly no other game like it.
Blazblue calamity trigger was the first game I ever remember playing and I played it during a party in a random dudes room, then he let me keep it and a couple months ago was the first time I learned that it was a blaz blue game and what it’s name was very fun memory
So... 9 is FG Invoker. That's kinda great. Honestly, the whole concept of "Tier list < matchup" reminds me a lot of Dota. A choice in that game is based on the situation, and it rarely matters how 'bad' one is because each has a niche that they, uniquely, fulfill. It's a fantastic design approach.
The big problem of this game is that it is dead in my region, I cannot find new players to learn with, and older players just give up after 2 matches because it's too easy for them
Fighting game list on my radar: 1) Tekken 8 2) SF6 3) Strive 4) KOF 15 5) BBCF Too many FGC games to play right now. I think a new blazblue will respark interest in the franchise
I discovered Blazblue from like one year ago, I now it's one of my favorites fighting games. I completed my dream of use a main a grappler character without using 360 motion with Bullet (Skipping KOF xD).
BBCF is an amazing game for a very specific audience, and I think the question is not whether or not you should play it, it's whether or not you fit into that category. If you enjoy playing fighting games competitively and have the time and determination to master it without giving up easily, BBCF is for you. Singleplayer content aside, this is not a casual fighting game. It will not hold your hand and there is a lot to learn and practice if you want to be good at it. That being said, the game is so complex and interesting in every match that it's almost impossible not to like if you fit into that category. If you're considering picking up this game I strongly recommend starting with an easier character like Ragna to make the learning process easier and more fun.
Hot take but picking an easier character works for games like Street Fighter but not for GG and Blazblue. If someone was to buy these games and wants to play Eddie/Carl then picking Ky/Ragna is basically pointless for them since those skills don’t transfer at all
@@MILDMONSTER1234 Anyone who plays fighting games regularly would know that a majority of the skills you learn in one game or with one character will transfer to others. Picking an easier character to learn with in any fighting game is a smart idea. This is especially true for BBCF since the game is very complicated compared to most fighters and takes a long time to develop those skills.
@@raiyu2292 if this was KOF a game primarily focused on the system mechanics rather then the characters themselves I’d agree but BBCF learning curve isn’t like most fighters cause everyone is so wildly different from each other. The game is more about 50% character mechanics and 50% the game itself so Learning each character is basically a new skill set entirely and character specific. Learning Kyo and Ryu will help with Terry and Cammy but learning Hibiki isn’t gonna do much for learning Arakune. BBCF is gonna be a difficult game regardless of who you play so you might as well pick whoever looks the coolest/fits your play style unless you really need to understand neutral in which case yeah play Ragna
Ah. BlazBlue Central Fiction" , which is a game that is arguably just as complex as "Guilty Gear XRD Revelator," with the game like Revelator having legacy skill, meaning if you haven't stuck with the game since the original back in 2008 you have a MASSIVE hill to climb in learning frame data for each character's normals, gatlings, and overall mobility options that can be used on offense and neutral. Then there are the game's plentiful system mechanics, such as having a half a dozen options on defense that you need to master such as having four ways to block based on specific scenarios for example, and the game having a multitude of wake up options with each having a specific use, and that's not even going into the Drive mechanic, which is a unique action for each character, which there are OVER 35 of, which MOST of the cast plays VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other. Mainline BlazBlue games were HUGE in japan, with it being popular in many Japanese arcades, and as Majin Obama stated in a podcast with Blasted Salami that the series had at one point been up there even with the almighty Tekken in terms of popularity. With many veterans like Dogura ( who is one of the best players in Guilty Gear who uses Slayer) and Fenrich ( who is arguably the best BB player, and currently one the best in DBFZ) representing the series for a long time . Sadly, The series just never took off over here in the west. However, the lack of popularity nationwide doesn't equate to the game's quality.The fact that is arguably the most unique AND complex 2D fighter on the market, but isn't talked about hardly at all in the west was always baffling to me. Especially when I read comments, and watch videos of people in the FGC complaining about how boring fighting games have gotten recently, or how easy it has become and yet will REFUSE to give the game a try. Thankfully, that seems to be changing, for instance Lord Knight, a tournament player who plays a variety of different fighting games recently made a fighting game tier list and put "BlazBlue Central Fiction" near the top, as well as popular Guilty Gear content creators like Majin Obama saying on blasted salami's podcast that "BlazBlue Central Fiction" is HARDER than Guilty Gear Xrd. For those who want to see high level game play in order to get a grasp of how hype this game can potentially be for you, I'd recommend a video titled "BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Grand Finals - Evo 2014" on youtube, and while the game represented there is not Central Fiction, I think it works, since Central Fiction is more of an evolution of Chrono Phantasma any way. Other channel's include "Burst Recap" and "Jourdal" for more high level Japanese play. Finally, BB TAG and mainline BlazBlue games are two SEPARATE things all together, with BBTAG having it's own set of rules with the system mechanics, and SIMPLIFYING ALL of the characters. It's for these reasons that you can't approach "BlazBlue Central Fiction" in the same way that you would BBTAG.
As a Nine main, I must say learning the spells and combos that they make possible is one of the most fun and engaging fighting game experiences ever. It felt like I always was learning new shit and there was always an option for everything, I just had to learn how to set it up. This is also why I despise BBTAG, as they completely gutted the spells and mana system to the point where absolutely none of the knowledge I have translates and she's now just as boring as everyone else.
To be fair, everyone got butchered and toned down to fit with the rest of the franchises, even UNIEL if i recall had characters "nerfed" per say, the biggest example being Vatista, Nine was just a victim of a game that didnt seem to be thought so well.
this game was eye catching back then in arcade center, i play this game because the good looking background, and i fall in love with noel when i thought she has a short hair but then saw her winning animation, also i thought i was good at the game because i choose the easy style every time i play, i got embarrass after losing many fight in anime con because i don't know how to play on a ps4 controller, and everyone was good at it nobody using stick.
more players means more people to play with so hell yeah! If anyone ever wants to try out this game, they really should! the tutorials are nice and there's a nice amount of characters to choose from. also more players means HOPEFULLY MORE CHARACTERS TO FIGHT I HAVE ONLY FOUND RAGNAS, HAZAMAS, TERUMIS, JINS AND NU-13s!! _GET ME OUT OF THE CORNER PLEASE_ _(internally screams in Valk main)_
i love bb so much i still hope it will comeback with a fg i for sure prefer it over gg even tho i like gg ALOT characters in this game prolly my favourite in any fighting game, i even indulged in the lore and story and did my best to understand it with also playing through entirety of story modes and also watching the anime
I like how each BlazBlue game is just the same as each other, just with more content added with each entry. The only real difference for CF would be the lack of an English dub, but otherwise the games all mostly play the same, which means that you can get into any of them if you so desire. Not sure why you’d do that, but you can if you want.
Great game for sure, but getting into bb at this point is certainly no easy tssk. I hope arcsys does something along the lines of strive and makes a new game. You can say whatever about strive being simplified, but it got a lot of people into the genre.
@dapper_ghost and if they don't then only the legacy players are going to play it after a month or so. Ppl need someone with comparable skill level and it's easier to get into a game that has less legacy.
I came from bbtag, apparently the worst and simplest bb game. If it gets people into the game then it should be good no? am currently trying multiple characters and having fun and wouldn't have known about bbcf without bbtag@@Rambrant
@@HazeEmry BBtag is bad because it completely removes character gimmicks from any pre existing characters and that fucking sucks. This is why BBtag died.
@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 understandable, but it got me into bbcf so I can't hate it. It's also easier to play with people who don't play fighting games normally
I've played more than 50 hours because of Skoriath and Relli at this point and I've never played against people yet. I've played quite a bit of daddy Valkenhayn, best boi Arakune, ironic Lichi, Nine and Amane against cpus but have never practiced combos yet. I am still having so much fun. I'll one day get in some hours with best girl Rachel and skrungly Hazama. (Internet is ass and just starting up my laptop to play this takes more than half an hour and it stutters sometimes too. I'm not gonna make other peeps online suffer through this). I've said this on a Skoriath video but I'll say it again, paraphrased ofc, "there are so many games I've seen people play that seem fun but don't really capture me when I do play it. So it surprised me when I play this seemingly fun game and ACTUALLY had fun with it. So many diff playstyles, I'm in bliss." There are more games in here than most fighting games WITH DLC and costs a lot less. Try it out, there's someone you'll enjoy playing in it I guarantee it
why main anyway it just means less experiences when I played Smash ever since I was 5 never considered anyone a main an by doing so one my relatives could never pin me down lol @@ZioLisi
I remember being introduced to this (and Guilty Gear Xrd) by my collages local fighting game group. Always wondered why people got upset at me deciding to pick up Arakune despite already picking up and loving Faust from GG Xrd.
BlazBlue Continuum Shift has a special place in my heart because I loaded up the story mode and immediately got two gag-reel endings and two bad-endings in a row well before I understood there were branching paths in the first place. Suffice to say that while the canon lore is already wild, the absolute level of comedic nonsense I thought was canon had me hooked for 200 hours. Unfortunately I made the mistake of putting in those 200 hours in stylish mode, so I can barely play with the proper controls and if I try to join an online match I don't even get to play before I'm comboed and reset out of existence.
Sometimes it feel like each new installment of mainline BB was made specifically for the people who pays it from the beginning. I played the original Calamity trigger and honestly it was not mechanically any more complicated than GG Strive on day one. Central fiction on the other hand feels like its designed to specifically crush people who are new to the series.
Trust and believed, carl is just as bad as arakune. I faced one, and just know I may have accidentally gotten hit once then was forcefully shoved into a blender. One in which I was only saved from by unplugging my controller and letting this man do his half health combos in peace.
In 2022 my friend introduced me to Blazblue in the third game,chronophantasma...Since then I have bought all of the main line blazblue games(and cross tag) and play every week basically.I think it is save to say that it is my favorite fighting game of all time
Skoriath made a bbcf vid with Tager in the thumbnail that had a CRACKED Tager in it. I can't play grapplers for shit but grapplers have my respect and awe. Sincerely, a dude w no main but refuses to touch grapplers
Too bad we never faced each other (in tournament or casuals) , the video has a severe lack of Kagura as a result. He is BBs only Charge Character and would have been a great mention in your video. Would love to see some more Blazblue from you in the future.
Honestly, I’m tempted to get the game just to play as Mai 💜💜💜 I just finished reading Remix Heart, and am reading through Variable Heart. This video being made and recommended to me is genuinely feeling like fate. I might just try it out. I’ll admit I’m not able to call myself a fan of the series just yet, and mostly just like Mai and her girl friends in Remix Heart, but I still might just try it out
Watch the Gag Reels they all rock so much Platinum's are soo wholesome Sena an Luna just living life is adorable Luna an Trinity evicted everyone out of Condos
Mai is simple as a new person, just mash C, (other stuff once you get that out of your system are thrusts and command dashes, so pretty beginner friendly while still having a strong game plan and combos)
@@burningcole2538I had heard about that! I would love to play the game, but I’ve been told some unfortunate things… I’m unfortunately too poor to own a gaming PC, so no Steam. And apparently trying it on any other platform will literally have zero people to fight unless you’re on discord. And even then, the players on discord are just insanely good. And I’m a person that takes 10 hours to learn what the average person can learn in 1 hour. If the PlayStation or Switch versions stop being dead, then I will pick it up (and main my favorite character, Mai Natsume 💜💜💜)
@@asuuki2048Fortunately, this game doesn't need a powerful PC to run, a low-end gaming laptop would do (iirc, I used to play this on my old non-gaming laptop that I bought around 2010), until I got my current low-end gaming laptop (which is really decent for playing many modern games at medium to high graphics at 30-60 FPS). So hope you're able to play this someday. Also, the thing about games with a tight dedicated fanbase like this one has (on Discord etc), is that although they may be veterans, there are people within the group that help newcomers by helping them train. So no, you're not going to just get beat up, you only need to ask for a training partner that can take it easy on you while they explain stuff to you.
Blazblue really just has a character for everyone. Even the most nieche of gameplay styles can be found within the roster, like full on chip damage with Amane and whatever Arakune is doing on my screen. Also Kagura is perhaps the best charge character ever made (he doesn't put you to sleep when you play him)
I really wished I liked playing BBCF. I've tried to pick it up several times over the last like... 4 years and every time I have a very unfun time with it. I can't even say what exactly drives me away from playing is the worst part.
This was 16$ on switch shop... I took both Central Fiction and Tag for 35$. Honestly Its one of the best fighting game I ever played and I had SF2 on SNES the day it was released to give you an idea...
I plan to buy both of them right now. I already have Dragon Ball and Dungeon & Fighter Duel, but I'd like to expand my fighting titles further. So do you recommend I buy both? Or do you have any feedback for me before I make the purchase?
@@AndreCorona13 I don't know if the sale is still going. To be honest at this price Id get both but if you want a deeper and more pro game get BBCF. Tag is real fun with my son, we mess around smashing combo with any buttons. Its a very simple game compared to original BB. The fun part in Tag is the dual character per team. Really thats unique and ultra chaotic :)
@@AndreCorona13 Oh and Blazblue Central fiction is a game you will spend 1000hrs on whitout mastering. Its so different from a character to another you have to "re learn" how to play each time. Tournament stuff...
@@despoiler79 Thanks for the tip!! In fact, I just managed to buy both games, I tried them a little with my sister and I like them a lot. You're right, they're totally different experiences, at the moment Central Fiction is my favorite but Tag it is also good. Thank you for helping me to make the purchase~
Retired roughly a year - year and a half ago, honestly don't see a reason to return, it's just the same community of the same player's tryn to flex their inflated ego's while winning zero event's worth mentioning in actuality... Rollback is nice, probably my favourite Fighting Game of all time, but i personally can't even recommend it. Large learning curve and a community of old-heads that are already very good at the game, just doesn't seem new player friendly imho, despite the many resources available for the game. Call me jaded, these are my thought's though. P.S. Delete Izanami. Izayoi is best girl.
The only fighting games that are "new player friendly" are the ones that lack any level of hereditary carry-over from previous titles - which is essentially absolutely none of them. That's because, the longer you play, the more that muscle memory carries over between games. Eventually the entrenched playerbase (your "old heads," of which I am one) will have such a technical acumen in the genre that they can pick up _any_ game and step all over anyone who's just entering the scene. Yes, even Tekken or Virtua Fighter. (Speaking from experience.) This is by design. Arcades were _always_ like that. Fighting games are just that distilled expectation given its true form, and now that they're all online, so is that experience. If you choose not to play a fighting game because it's not "new player friendly," you might as well not play _any_ of them, because that state is one without end. Your only option is to play a fighting game until you're no longer a "new player." As Justin Wong would say, "YOU'RE GONNA LEARN TODAY."
@@_Jay_Maker_ I played BBCF for like 6 years, even moderated the Izayoi discord for a time among other things... I'm not among the new player's i'm referring to. What i said, again, is that it's hard for me to recommend BB to new player's/friend's who wanna try, because i'd say it's tougher than most other FG's to learn, even despite the resources the BB community does have, i would argue it has a steeper learning curve than majority of fighting games even for an experienced SF player f.e. Agree to disagree is about all i can say otherwise. Though you certainly are not wrong, i don't think it's quite that simple when it comes to a game like BBCF which is... effectively dead, unfortunately. TLDR: BBCF is The best FG of all time, but it's hardly worth it in today's age imho, and some of the ppl trying to keep it alive actually have a pretty bad attitude which certainly doesn't help imho. I sit here 1.5 years later and every time i tune into BB these days it's the same as when i left, nothing has changed.
I used to play BBCT with my brother on the 360 and even back then when every character was as basic as they can be (Ragna, Jin, and Noel are still pretty close to the old versions) everyone was very unique. Arakune was also able to curse you in one hit making the game essentially a running sim as so you wouldn't get hit making him the best character at the time. We used to have it to where every time one of us lost we had to play as Carl until we one since he was the worst character unless you were able to infinite
Yes. Please. We need the numbers.
Don't touch of death me on the first round and we'll talk.
@@Sperium3000I... don't even think that's possible
@@Sperium3000that is basically impossible
Give us more players
My Es needs victims
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You need to basically have full resources to even try to ToD someone. Yes, even with Hakumen, the King of Robbery. You're not Zanshin (1) >> Kishuu looping without Mugen, which needs 100% Meter.
Small correction about Ragna it's not a set healing it's actually a scale that increases the more drive moves are used in succession. So hitting 5 drive moves unlocks a seal which gets more life steal, so the longer the combo the more you get per drive and devoured by darkness isn't an unblockable
Holy shit bro wassup I never thought I would see one of my favorite content creators in the comment section of another one of my favorite content creators
so is this per combo or like for the whole round even if you end/drop a combo
@@deerking7464per combo.
Actually, Devoured By Darkness *is* unblockable in Overdrive.
Yo it’s this man
Yes. Also to your point on characters playing their own game disrupting tier lists is spot on, this literally happens every time someone from the east and west discuss Kagura as America thinks he's a C tier character but Japan thinks he's A tier. Not sure why that is but it is and it's been like this for years.
He’s definitely A tier ion get the arguement for him being C tier. He can control the screen very well, feeling oppressive when your opponent plays him well.
Where's my elo for skillfully using nesica SSR
@@bnashtay2278 yeah but think about how many characters in the game can do the same thing. it's not that he's bad or anything, it's just that the game is balanced so well that he doesn't stick out over the others.
@@bnashtay2278the problem most people on America have is that his buttons themselves and his mobility overall are very slow. Yes the buttons are big and yes his damage is asinine when he does get it but if you want a big sword character to play at high level with you'd honestly just be better off picking Es.
@@raiyu2292Big sword goes whomp whomp, he stands out when that sword start swinging 🤣
The way I like to describe BBCF to my friends is this: there is no game out there which feels more like a battle shonen fight scene. The characters aren't just designed to be unique, they're also designed to fulfill specific power fantasies, their kits are extremely cohesive on both a mechanical and conceptual level.
While I love Guilty Gear, some of the more weird designs they have feel so outlandish that it's difficult to imagine what kind of person may enjoy playing them. I never have that with BBCF, even with the weirdest of the weirds like Izanami, Nine and Arakune. It's pretty clear to understand what each character will be trying to do, and that is a great thing in my opinion.
yeah I guess hehe in Under-Night Inbirth the kits in that are also interesting to think over Spider creepy brother person is one my favs
Why do you need to imagine people playing again? It was clearly has its fans
"extremely cohesive" is exactly the opposite of how i describe the game to people i usually say something like "every character has their own gimmicks and systems making them play almost by completely different rules then the rest of the cast, playing against almost every character feels like you are playing a different game and almost every character is super fucked up"
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I said the characters' kits are cohesive, not necessarily the game as a whole. In fact, I think BBCF definitely has an issue with mechanics bloat. But as far as character design is concerned, all of their tools exist to contribute towards a certain goal, while still allowing for enough variance to allow people to create their own personal playstyle.
Which is very impressive, in my opinion.
There's nothing more power fantasy than playing as Arakune and mixing ny opponent to hell and back
Central Fiction and Rivals of Aether are the best games to ever give character gimmicks.
And i hope more fighting games follow their philosophy. Cause at least to me. It makes characters a lot more interesting rather than just having a cool looking frame data move
Rushdown Revolt is an amazing Indie fighter which barely has players at the moment but its chugging along with updates for the big beak
the grappler can throw you multiple times while off stage and one character is Ice-Climbers but way more interesting
My two favorite fighting games ♥
The answer is always yes and the more of you that say yes the better your matchmaking experience will be.
Seeing the TH-camr that got me to really want to put a bit of effort into fighting games talk about the one franchise i`ve loved for years now brings me an honestly crazy amount of joy. I`m not very good at any, i try my best and just mostly try having fun, but im getting there.
It is utterly incredible how after 9 years, this game has a higher daily player base than undernight and type lumina COMBINED (on weekends, but during weekdays its still higher than both).
The community for this game is incredible and super supportive, and it isn't entirely a discord fighter as presented.
Well the game has an amazing cast of character, simple but deep mechanics (and if you played any previous Guilty Gear you'll feel right at home) and it's the climax of one of the most convoluted yet most beautiful stories I've ever had the pleasure to experience. It's not a question of "is it worth it?" It's a question of "why you haven't done it yet ?"
Here's my why:
-Judging from Chronophantasma, the story has *no gameplay.* Well yes, but like 20 fights... Fascinating. And most take long to play again.
At that point, why not make a movie?
-There's other modes at least, but they're all under the "play again but with a different goal" repetitiveness with not much change. It gets tiring.
Basically, there's no content.
(Now I'm thinking twice the more I investigate)
-"Simple mechanics"? I disagree. Heck, even *GekkoSquirrel* poked the "simplicity" of the game.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, maybe except it'll take a lot of time to enter Online because of the mechanics (< that's me) and some might be scared of how complex BB is, but it's ok.
*This is a big one:*
-It's another (2D) Fast-Pace, High-Combo Fighting Game...
I'm happy with 2 Guilty Gears, DNF Duel and Them's Fighting Herds. Even I have 2 BBs and some others FGs, but I'm not into them.
And the issue is most of them (even the one I like) are, again, fast-pace, high-combo fighters, *an FGCs favorite,* and with almost no content. So why buy another one like BB CF.
I want something like Virtua Fighter, Street Fighter and Akatsuki Blitzcampf level of pace and combo-level, but most I want aren't in Steam and/or have similar issues to the repetitiveness. (Hopefully Street Fighter 6 fix it)
Oh, is the story of the series over?
I’m actually just now checking the series out (although not with the games, with Remix Heart and Variable Heart lol. I’m not sure that I’m going to play the actual games, but I might (: I just really like Mai’s story and stuff for personal reasons)
@@gameboyadvancedsp6727 to me it's sounds like CF isn't your tipe of fighting game (all the ones you listed are traditional 2d fighting). As for the mechanics I don't think they are particulary complicated, as Gekko said it's the fact that each character plays so vastly different from each other that makes the game difficult to learn for a beginer (I was facilitated by coming into the series early with CS2).
@@asuuki2048 it ends with Central Fiction or rather Ragna's story ends with CF.
Technically it ends with Central fiction but we can't forget about blazblue alternative dark war
I absolutely love this game but as a new player it can be so so hard to get into and actually have a chance against people but I still love it and am determined to master Es :)
I kinda feel like Blazblue revolutionized fighting games with its visionary Drive System, so much that Street Fighter 5 tried to copy it but failed.
(some older games touched onto these unique mechanic systems, but never properly followed through the way BB does)
Also boasts a pretty compelling story for a fighting game as well thanks to using "time" to subvert the biggest downfall of other fighting games:
Killing characters in order to drive the story, but losing said characters usually never to return - causing sadness..
Lastly, impeccable English voice cast.
Bb is probably one the most stylish and fun fighting games I’ve ever played. The characters, the music, and gameplay, all of it is fantastic. It’s probably the best feeling fighting game I’ve ever played. The controls are so responsive and very well done.
each person is a ride it why I like more anime isk fighters more then most Fighting games like take Rival Schools its 3D but in the sequel you can combo with two characters to switch between on the fly an the third changes your specials all with goofy AF animation like Nurse cracking your back for a heal
The fact that ragna uses his seethed scythe as a sword is badass
That is the charm on figthing games. You can play for the rest of your lifespam, their charm will be always there
Funnily enough, I got BlazBlue Central fiction on the Switch as a means to be evenly matched with a local friend of mine when playing a fighting game. He was extensively familiar with Mortal Kombat while I was more familiar with Super Smash Bros but playing either one of those would result in one of us dominating the living hell out of the other who wasn't very familiar with the other game. I got BlazBlue Central fiction on the eShop cuz it seemed like it would be a good middle ground and we'd both go into the game blind and learning it's mechanics from there.
Any BlazBlue is worth playing at anytime honestly because on top of great combat, every game is literally drenched in content so even if you have no one to play with, there's lots of stuff to do
0:45 Arksys doesn't have anything to do with Entropy Effect though. The game is developed and published by 91Act which is a Chinese company (the game is even featured in the steam chinese games festival that's going on right now). The game uses assets from BBCF (sprites and voicelines), but other than that, it doesn't have any connection to Blazblue whatsoever.
I would love to see a video of you describing every BB character
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A game good for party and family alike. Every event in our place, Blazblue was the key party for us family, cousins and friends due to its nature capable to have simple controls for casuals and technical control for veterans. So many characters with unique abilities and design is equal to the money's worth.
I love how BB allows you to play defense at your own pace instead of trying its best to make you feel miserable when blocking (except for a few matchups like Valk or oki setup characters).
Just the facts that there's no RISC, throws are reactable, Barrier has it's own meter, you get wake-up options and most overheads are slow do so much to make me love BlazBlue so much more than I ever could with GG (despite Venom and now Asuka).
The only thing different you stated from BB and GG is barrier being its own meter and no risc. GG has everything else.
@@XirbttGG throws arent reactable though. A 3f window to break in strive as compared to a 15f break in bbcf (that is also easily OSable in normal situations, either way.)
@@Xirbtt There is also no variable wake-up in GG, it was just face-up/face-down depending on how the opponent got the knockdown.
Valk can make you feel terrible while blocking? I picked him up recently simply cause he's daddy and a furry but so far I feel like he is quite slow. Not like grappler slow but like methodical yknow. Love him, still can't bring him to his full potential. Rn just learning some characters without being optimal though
@@HazeEmry Wolf Brake jA is one of the very few instant overheads in BlazBlue that requires no setup and no meter for conversion. The damage return isn't massive, but it's very good.
I didn't understand most of the things you talked about this game, but it was still fun to watch! I just bought today 2 blazblue games, so I guess it's difficult to understand some of the things unless I play the game myself.
I like this game cause Susan says Oh and starts deleting your healthbar, also his theme is insane and has funny Japanese people chanting for your death or some shit, truly one of the Susans of all time
I god damn love Blazblue. I first got into fighting games with Chronophantasma Extend and I was utterly captivated not only by how much fun I was having with the game, through it's characters, story, and handful of extra game modes to mess around in, but it was the first fighting game I watched tournaments for and was totally enthralled by what I was seeing. Matches between tournament players are such displays of not only excellent fighting game skill, but demonstrations of extreme character mastery and matchup knowledge in a game where different characters, as you said, are playing totally different games to one another, and it makes for some of the most awesome stuff I've ever seen.
My only small gripe with BBCF is that one, it has no English dub, which I know I know, doesn't matter, but I really liked English Ragna, and two, some of the characters *cough* Nine *cough* Izanami *cough* can be pretty insane.
I just wish it at least had subs...
Nine should not near Izanami in the insane tier.
Arkune,Rachel,Litchi and Carl are all more messed up than Nine.
Nine is on the level of Kokonoe.
As a fan of Blazblue since Calamity Trigger, you absolutely should play BBCF
A game with 36 characters great visuals amazing music rollback and huge single player content
But most importantly it won't cost you more than 25$ and with 1 dlc characters it's a steal
I bought this game recently and I have to say that it's very funny fighting people with 3K matches on their character with your hour 1 Hikibi
Thus us literally one of your best videos ever. “I’ve never used this in my life” and “I’ll be putting Subway Surfers up during this bit” are literally two of your funniest moments ever.
I AM SO HAPPY you are talking about this game
The way you explain the complexity of certain characters is amazing. It just gives the feel of how brain frying it is. I only played Jubei for the game so far, and I can feel how the can be this complex.
As a casual I love how different each character feels, some are way too weird to understand on the fly though, like Kokonoe's gravitons, but most are pretty intuitive.
Using the Passing Breeze track from Outrun as you get into explaining the nuances of characters from a 35 character lineup is lowkey hilarious.
Small correction: the red health bar does have an extra effect of giving you a slow passive meter regen.
And actually similar case for Active Flow - it also gives you an OD gauge regen, which is why ending combos with Exceed Accel can sometimes be a better play than going for higher damage. Also worth noting that burst costs more gauge than Overdrive and locks you out of Active Flow for the whole round, so bursting is generally a lot more committal than in GG.
idk man everytime I comeback and watch your videos I re-fall in love with your content keep up the amazing work man
great video! also every edit with cleric beast theme had me weak af lmaooo
"how can anyone hate this game its got adachi in it" truer words have never been spoken
Because Ultimax is a better game and has Adachi in it.
@@espurrseyes42 But does it also have a tank? check. mate
The one thing I don't like of BB is finding people of your level to play with, cause getting curb stomp everytime is not that fun
Which is why I'm playing against cpus only until I I can properly use a character. Sucks but still enjoying it
16:06 Me playing Susan as a sub watching this.
Joke aside, BB has been my main FG since last year. Initially I didn't expect much but it quickly grew on me. Being originally an SF player, BB's gameplay feels surprisingly close to SFV, with ABC being Light, Medium and Heavy. All the terms and story are also a lot more accessible than GG, which I played before but never really got into after XX and Xrd. It got me from being a complete trash at FGs in general into an average low level scrub. It's actually fun to do combo challenges and stay frequently in training room and really feel my skill slowly getting better over time, something even SFV didn't manage to convince me to.
While it's true that the game has a small player base right now, it's also one of the friendliest FGCs I've ever seen. Veterans will most likely welcome newbies and even offer you good advice to improve. There are players of all level across Discord so with a little bit of research, new players can find Discord servers with nearby players around their level and enjoy the game. The game is really fun now that rollback netcode is a thing. For just a few bucks it's definitely worth a try.
you mentioned a lot of complexity, but as an Azrael main, I just understand that weak point = 80% of your life
5:30 the health bar switching into a lower state actually does do 2 things. 1: as you said allows astral on the table 2:you gain a automatic heat gain at 0.11 heat over 10 frames with the 10th specificlly giving 0.02 heat. you know when its active when the heat bar is lite up. its suprisingly a lot that has let me wait out specific situations to gain that little bit of heat to pull things out.
ive personally never found anyone who knows a move is a guard break as a "unblockable" since their is a tier of moves that are unblockable that even go beyond barrier
devoured by darkness as a few people have stated in the comments is only unblockable in overdrive, i love knowledge checking people with this
ragna the 13000 health char because how much you can life steal sometimes
balance in BBCF is funny, tagar one of the chars that has a slow cetch you in the mixer litrally just dumpsters one of the most oppresive chars izanami because tagar has a easy landable command grab that ignores the rib cage, but only average vs everyone else
I play almost every fighting game that comes out but Blazblue is the only one I keep coming back too even after so many years, there's truly no other game like it.
Blazblue calamity trigger was the first game I ever remember playing and I played it during a party in a random dudes room, then he let me keep it and a couple months ago was the first time I learned that it was a blaz blue game and what it’s name was very fun memory
So... 9 is FG Invoker.
That's kinda great.
Honestly, the whole concept of "Tier list < matchup" reminds me a lot of Dota. A choice in that game is based on the situation, and it rarely matters how 'bad' one is because each has a niche that they, uniquely, fulfill. It's a fantastic design approach.
bruh the moment you made that bbtag joke i was about ready to walk out
BRO I was JUST searching your channel to find this game because I wanted to play the funny parry man and you come out with this video
The big problem of this game is that it is dead in my region, I cannot find new players to learn with, and older players just give up after 2 matches because it's too easy for them
that's pretty much any game sadly you eventually would have to cheese some internet tweaks to play long range
Fighting game list on my radar:
1) Tekken 8
2) SF6
3) Strive
4) KOF 15
5) BBCF
Too many FGC games to play right now. I think a new blazblue will respark interest in the franchise
OK so it’s something you missed out on when your health gets to red you start gaining heat one for every second.
If you live long enough...
Blazblue definitely one of them anime fighters that scare me off. Way too much going on for my smooth brain and lack of reflex privileges 😂
I discovered Blazblue from like one year ago, I now it's one of my favorites fighting games. I completed my dream of use a main a grappler character without using 360 motion with Bullet (Skipping KOF xD).
I'm so glad i recetly got into this game i love it
BBCF is an amazing game for a very specific audience, and I think the question is not whether or not you should play it, it's whether or not you fit into that category. If you enjoy playing fighting games competitively and have the time and determination to master it without giving up easily, BBCF is for you. Singleplayer content aside, this is not a casual fighting game. It will not hold your hand and there is a lot to learn and practice if you want to be good at it. That being said, the game is so complex and interesting in every match that it's almost impossible not to like if you fit into that category. If you're considering picking up this game I strongly recommend starting with an easier character like Ragna to make the learning process easier and more fun.
Hot take but picking an easier character works for games like Street Fighter but not for GG and Blazblue. If someone was to buy these games and wants to play Eddie/Carl then picking Ky/Ragna is basically pointless for them since those skills don’t transfer at all
@@MILDMONSTER1234 Anyone who plays fighting games regularly would know that a majority of the skills you learn in one game or with one character will transfer to others. Picking an easier character to learn with in any fighting game is a smart idea. This is especially true for BBCF since the game is very complicated compared to most fighters and takes a long time to develop those skills.
@@raiyu2292 if this was KOF a game primarily focused on the system mechanics rather then the characters themselves I’d agree but BBCF learning curve isn’t like most fighters cause everyone is so wildly different from each other. The game is more about 50% character mechanics and 50% the game itself so Learning each character is basically a new skill set entirely and character specific. Learning Kyo and Ryu will help with Terry and Cammy but learning Hibiki isn’t gonna do much for learning Arakune. BBCF is gonna be a difficult game regardless of who you play so you might as well pick whoever looks the coolest/fits your play style unless you really need to understand neutral in which case yeah play Ragna
I play Suasono’o. Unfortunately, in order to shoot me you must first escape 6b
We also have 6A we can just shoot first.
👀
Ah. BlazBlue Central Fiction" , which is a game that is arguably just as complex as "Guilty Gear XRD Revelator," with the game like Revelator having legacy skill, meaning if you haven't stuck with the game since the original back in 2008 you have a MASSIVE hill to climb in learning frame data for each character's normals, gatlings, and overall mobility options that can be used on offense and neutral. Then there are the game's plentiful system mechanics, such as having a half a dozen options on defense that you need to master such as having four ways to block based on specific scenarios for example, and the game having a multitude of wake up options with each having a specific use, and that's not even going into the Drive mechanic, which is a unique action for each character, which there are OVER 35 of, which MOST of the cast plays VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other.
Mainline BlazBlue games were HUGE in japan, with it being popular in many Japanese arcades, and as Majin Obama stated in a podcast with Blasted Salami that the series had at one point been up there even with the almighty Tekken in terms of popularity. With many veterans like Dogura ( who is one of the best players in Guilty Gear who uses Slayer) and Fenrich ( who is arguably the best BB player, and currently one the best in DBFZ) representing the series for a long time . Sadly, The series just never took off over here in the west. However, the lack of popularity nationwide doesn't equate to the game's quality.The fact that is arguably the most unique AND complex 2D fighter on the market, but isn't talked about hardly at all in the west was always baffling to me. Especially when I read comments, and watch videos of people in the FGC complaining about how boring fighting games have gotten recently, or how easy it has become and yet will REFUSE to give the game a try. Thankfully, that seems to be changing, for instance Lord Knight, a tournament player who plays a variety of different fighting games recently made a fighting game tier list and put "BlazBlue Central Fiction" near the top, as well as popular Guilty Gear content creators like Majin Obama saying on blasted salami's podcast that "BlazBlue Central Fiction" is HARDER than Guilty Gear Xrd. For those who want to see high level game play in order to get a grasp of how hype this game can potentially be for you, I'd recommend a video titled "BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Grand Finals - Evo 2014" on youtube, and while the game represented there is not Central Fiction, I think it works, since Central Fiction is more of an evolution of Chrono Phantasma any way. Other channel's include "Burst Recap" and "Jourdal" for more high level Japanese play.
Finally, BB TAG and mainline BlazBlue games are two SEPARATE things all together, with BBTAG having it's own set of rules with the system mechanics, and SIMPLIFYING ALL of the characters. It's for these reasons that you can't approach "BlazBlue Central Fiction" in the same way that you would BBTAG.
CF is absolutely harder then Xrd. CF is what that game should have been, harder then strive but easier then +r while still being fun
This came out as soon as the game went on sale perfect timing
This video is very cool. Big up from France ! Blazblue Central Fiction is wonderful. My main is Noël Vermillon. Peace ✌️
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note: he got a copy gifted to him on stream
Love your use of "Butterfly Kiss" here... I mean, Tae herself could be part of the BB universe!
Bruh I just bought this game, literally the same day you uploaded this wtf
Please play the game. It's one of the best out there imo. Good cast, fun gameplay, and a small but really cool crowd.
As a Nine main, I must say learning the spells and combos that they make possible is one of the most fun and engaging fighting game experiences ever. It felt like I always was learning new shit and there was always an option for everything, I just had to learn how to set it up. This is also why I despise BBTAG, as they completely gutted the spells and mana system to the point where absolutely none of the knowledge I have translates and she's now just as boring as everyone else.
To be fair, everyone got butchered and toned down to fit with the rest of the franchises, even UNIEL if i recall had characters "nerfed" per say, the biggest example being Vatista, Nine was just a victim of a game that didnt seem to be thought so well.
Not talking about Taokaka is a crime.
this game was eye catching back then in arcade center, i play this game because the good looking background, and i fall in love with noel when i thought she has a short hair but then saw her winning animation, also i thought i was good at the game because i choose the easy style every time i play, i got embarrass after losing many fight in anime con because i don't know how to play on a ps4 controller, and everyone was good at it nobody using stick.
I just wish I could improve its graphics on pc...
First BlazBlue I played was the second one......really enjoyed BlazBlue back in the day
"I never used this."
Neither did I and I didn't know about it either.
BBCF is basically the closest thing we get to anime the figthing game, where magical girls can fight against a baki characther
more players means more people to play with so hell yeah! If anyone ever wants to try out this game, they really should! the tutorials are nice and there's a nice amount of characters to choose from.
also more players means HOPEFULLY MORE CHARACTERS TO FIGHT
I HAVE ONLY FOUND RAGNAS, HAZAMAS, TERUMIS, JINS AND NU-13s!!
_GET ME OUT OF THE CORNER PLEASE_
_(internally screams in Valk main)_
short answer, yes this is the best fighting game hands down.
Idk this looks fun as shit. It's on sale for switch but I think I'll pick up a steam key soon for the collection
i love bb so much i still hope it will comeback with a fg i for sure prefer it over gg even tho i like gg ALOT
characters in this game prolly my favourite in any fighting game, i even indulged in the lore and story and did my best to understand it with also playing through entirety of story modes and also watching the anime
I like how each BlazBlue game is just the same as each other, just with more content added with each entry. The only real difference for CF would be the lack of an English dub, but otherwise the games all mostly play the same, which means that you can get into any of them if you so desire.
Not sure why you’d do that, but you can if you want.
BBCF mechanics are more fleshed out than other arcsys games, not less. Especially so if you're comparing them to GG.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN PEOPLE HATE THIS GAME IT HAS ADACHI IN IT?!" REALEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD
Yeah, I remember when crush triggers came out and all I could think was "when will that ever be useful?"
I miss guard primers.
Great game for sure, but getting into bb at this point is certainly no easy tssk. I hope arcsys does something along the lines of strive and makes a new game. You can say whatever about strive being simplified, but it got a lot of people into the genre.
If they simplify blazblue it would be the worst bb ever
@dapper_ghost and if they don't then only the legacy players are going to play it after a month or so. Ppl need someone with comparable skill level and it's easier to get into a game that has less legacy.
I came from bbtag, apparently the worst and simplest bb game. If it gets people into the game then it should be good no? am currently trying multiple characters and having fun and wouldn't have known about bbcf without bbtag@@Rambrant
@@HazeEmry BBtag is bad because it completely removes character gimmicks from any pre existing characters and that fucking sucks. This is why BBtag died.
@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 understandable, but it got me into bbcf so I can't hate it. It's also easier to play with people who don't play fighting games normally
Damn I just remembered this video actually did make me play BBCF in 2023 (and I just restarted playing it now)
I've played more than 50 hours because of Skoriath and Relli at this point and I've never played against people yet. I've played quite a bit of daddy Valkenhayn, best boi Arakune, ironic Lichi, Nine and Amane against cpus but have never practiced combos yet. I am still having so much fun. I'll one day get in some hours with best girl Rachel and skrungly Hazama. (Internet is ass and just starting up my laptop to play this takes more than half an hour and it stutters sometimes too. I'm not gonna make other peeps online suffer through this).
I've said this on a Skoriath video but I'll say it again, paraphrased ofc, "there are so many games I've seen people play that seem fun but don't really capture me when I do play it. So it surprised me when I play this seemingly fun game and ACTUALLY had fun with it. So many diff playstyles, I'm in bliss."
There are more games in here than most fighting games WITH DLC and costs a lot less. Try it out, there's someone you'll enjoy playing in it I guarantee it
Also bbtag got me into bb as a whole so I will not hear any slander on this. simpler but Rachel and Hazama are way more fun there
i so hope this games makes a comeback someday id be very fun playong against other new players
The scariest part about BBCF is finding a main lol. I spent 80 or so hours trying to find a main because there are so many fun characters
Couldn't be me, I looked at Susanoo once and it was love at first sight
I know someone that has 1k hours and STILL cant stick to a single character lol
why main anyway it just means less experiences when I played Smash ever since I was 5 never considered anyone a main an by doing so one my relatives could never pin me down lol @@ZioLisi
After 1k hours I gave up choosing just one character.
big brain @@grayshadow2597
I just got the game and it seems to be pretty fun so far
I remember being introduced to this (and Guilty Gear Xrd) by my collages local fighting game group. Always wondered why people got upset at me deciding to pick up Arakune despite already picking up and loving Faust from GG Xrd.
BlazBlue Continuum Shift has a special place in my heart because I loaded up the story mode and immediately got two gag-reel endings and two bad-endings in a row well before I understood there were branching paths in the first place. Suffice to say that while the canon lore is already wild, the absolute level of comedic nonsense I thought was canon had me hooked for 200 hours.
Unfortunately I made the mistake of putting in those 200 hours in stylish mode, so I can barely play with the proper controls and if I try to join an online match I don't even get to play before I'm comboed and reset out of existence.
Sometimes it feel like each new installment of mainline BB was made specifically for the people who pays it from the beginning.
I played the original Calamity trigger and honestly it was not mechanically any more complicated than GG Strive on day one.
Central fiction on the other hand feels like its designed to specifically crush people who are new to the series.
Trust and believed, carl is just as bad as arakune. I faced one, and just know I may have accidentally gotten hit once then was forcefully shoved into a blender. One in which I was only saved from by unplugging my controller and letting this man do his half health combos in peace.
I appreciate the Isabelle cameo.
Lack of dash macro causes my hands to explode ):
So you're a Naoto main?
Nah. The lack of dash macro threw me off an hour in.
In 2022 my friend introduced me to Blazblue in the third game,chronophantasma...Since then I have bought all of the main line blazblue games(and cross tag) and play every week basically.I think it is save to say that it is my favorite fighting game of all time
I wanted to play blazblue but could never find a main
Well what characters do you play in other games?
yooo let's goooo, not a single frame of tager gameplay!! we tager mains stay winning!! (i am sobbing profusely)
Skoriath made a bbcf vid with Tager in the thumbnail that had a CRACKED Tager in it. I can't play grapplers for shit but grapplers have my respect and awe. Sincerely, a dude w no main but refuses to touch grapplers
there was a bunch of bullet tho. i take this as a win
Too bad we never faced each other (in tournament or casuals) , the video has a severe lack of Kagura as a result.
He is BBs only Charge Character and would have been a great mention in your video.
Would love to see some more Blazblue from you in the future.
What other fighting game has a shoto with a fireball on backwards DP this game is truly something special
This was a well timed upload cause from Now until October 2 2023 the game is ONLY 9.99 on steam.
Honestly, I’m tempted to get the game just to play as Mai 💜💜💜 I just finished reading Remix Heart, and am reading through Variable Heart. This video being made and recommended to me is genuinely feeling like fate.
I might just try it out. I’ll admit I’m not able to call myself a fan of the series just yet, and mostly just like Mai and her girl friends in Remix Heart, but I still might just try it out
Watch the Gag Reels they all rock so much
Platinum's are soo wholesome Sena an Luna just living life is adorable
Luna an Trinity evicted everyone out of Condos
Mai is simple as a new person, just mash C, (other stuff once you get that out of your system are thrusts and command dashes, so pretty beginner friendly while still having a strong game plan and combos)
@@burningcole2538I had heard about that!
I would love to play the game, but I’ve been told some unfortunate things…
I’m unfortunately too poor to own a gaming PC, so no Steam. And apparently trying it on any other platform will literally have zero people to fight unless you’re on discord. And even then, the players on discord are just insanely good. And I’m a person that takes 10 hours to learn what the average person can learn in 1 hour.
If the PlayStation or Switch versions stop being dead, then I will pick it up (and main my favorite character, Mai Natsume 💜💜💜)
@@asuuki2048Fortunately, this game doesn't need a powerful PC to run, a low-end gaming laptop would do (iirc, I used to play this on my old non-gaming laptop that I bought around 2010), until I got my current low-end gaming laptop (which is really decent for playing many modern games at medium to high graphics at 30-60 FPS). So hope you're able to play this someday.
Also, the thing about games with a tight dedicated fanbase like this one has (on Discord etc), is that although they may be veterans, there are people within the group that help newcomers by helping them train. So no, you're not going to just get beat up, you only need to ask for a training partner that can take it easy on you while they explain stuff to you.
Blazblue really just has a character for everyone. Even the most nieche of gameplay styles can be found within the roster, like full on chip damage with Amane and whatever Arakune is doing on my screen. Also Kagura is perhaps the best charge character ever made (he doesn't put you to sleep when you play him)
I really wished I liked playing BBCF. I've tried to pick it up several times over the last like... 4 years and every time I have a very unfun time with it. I can't even say what exactly drives me away from playing is the worst part.
This was 16$ on switch shop... I took both Central Fiction and Tag for 35$. Honestly Its one of the best fighting game I ever played and I had SF2 on SNES the day it was released to give you an idea...
I plan to buy both of them right now. I already have Dragon Ball and Dungeon & Fighter Duel, but I'd like to expand my fighting titles further. So do you recommend I buy both? Or do you have any feedback for me before I make the purchase?
@@AndreCorona13 I don't know if the sale is still going. To be honest at this price Id get both but if you want a deeper and more pro game get BBCF. Tag is real fun with my son, we mess around smashing combo with any buttons. Its a very simple game compared to original BB. The fun part in Tag is the dual character per team. Really thats unique and ultra chaotic :)
@@AndreCorona13 Oh and Blazblue Central fiction is a game you will spend 1000hrs on whitout mastering. Its so different from a character to another you have to "re learn" how to play each time.
Tournament stuff...
@@despoiler79 Thanks for the tip!! In fact, I just managed to buy both games, I tried them a little with my sister and I like them a lot. You're right, they're totally different experiences, at the moment Central Fiction is my favorite but Tag it is also good. Thank you for helping me to make the purchase~
Retired roughly a year - year and a half ago, honestly don't see a reason to return, it's just the same community of the same player's tryn to flex their inflated ego's while winning zero event's worth mentioning in actuality... Rollback is nice, probably my favourite Fighting Game of all time, but i personally can't even recommend it. Large learning curve and a community of old-heads that are already very good at the game, just doesn't seem new player friendly imho, despite the many resources available for the game. Call me jaded, these are my thought's though. P.S. Delete Izanami. Izayoi is best girl.
The only fighting games that are "new player friendly" are the ones that lack any level of hereditary carry-over from previous titles - which is essentially absolutely none of them.
That's because, the longer you play, the more that muscle memory carries over between games. Eventually the entrenched playerbase (your "old heads," of which I am one) will have such a technical acumen in the genre that they can pick up _any_ game and step all over anyone who's just entering the scene. Yes, even Tekken or Virtua Fighter. (Speaking from experience.)
This is by design. Arcades were _always_ like that. Fighting games are just that distilled expectation given its true form, and now that they're all online, so is that experience. If you choose not to play a fighting game because it's not "new player friendly," you might as well not play _any_ of them, because that state is one without end. Your only option is to play a fighting game until you're no longer a "new player." As Justin Wong would say, "YOU'RE GONNA LEARN TODAY."
@@_Jay_Maker_ I played BBCF for like 6 years, even moderated the Izayoi discord for a time among other things... I'm not among the new player's i'm referring to. What i said, again, is that it's hard for me to recommend BB to new player's/friend's who wanna try, because i'd say it's tougher than most other FG's to learn, even despite the resources the BB community does have, i would argue it has a steeper learning curve than majority of fighting games even for an experienced SF player f.e. Agree to disagree is about all i can say otherwise. Though you certainly are not wrong, i don't think it's quite that simple when it comes to a game like BBCF which is... effectively dead, unfortunately. TLDR: BBCF is The best FG of all time, but it's hardly worth it in today's age imho, and some of the ppl trying to keep it alive actually have a pretty bad attitude which certainly doesn't help imho. I sit here 1.5 years later and every time i tune into BB these days it's the same as when i left, nothing has changed.
You are right for most of the things you say, but you're definitely jaded and it shows
@@GreekShinobi223 ik i'm right.
I used to play BBCT with my brother on the 360 and even back then when every character was as basic as they can be (Ragna, Jin, and Noel are still pretty close to the old versions) everyone was very unique. Arakune was also able to curse you in one hit making the game essentially a running sim as so you wouldn't get hit making him the best character at the time. We used to have it to where every time one of us lost we had to play as Carl until we one since he was the worst character unless you were able to infinite
Barrier drillers rise up
Ragna has the lowest HP in the game? Huh, learning something new everyday.