BlazBlue - Calamity Trigger & Continuum Shift

[UC1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/ultracrazy1/blazblue_logo_.jpg

Gamerankings: PS3 = 90%, X360 = 89% (http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?search=blazblue&numrev=3&site=)

With BlazBlue, Arc Systems Works pushes the boundaries of the fighting genre, while exploring new, penetrating ways to increase and sustain its community. They empower the player with the necessary tools to learn and build a strong foundation in a game marked by excitement and fun. BlazBlue stands as one of the best games in Arc System Works checkered catalog, and its influence will no doubt be seen in other fighting games that come out after. Take note, Capcom and SNK, of Arc Systems Works' indelible mark on online matchmaking. Their work deserves attention -- and praise -- because it exceeds expectations and delivers a thoroughly well-thought out, pragmatic, and enjoyable online experience. I can say without hesitation that BlazBlue raises the barometer on which all fighters should be judged.

Buy it now from Play-Asia! (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-15-blazblue-70-3ck4.html)

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Community Links:
http://www.dustloop.com/
http://www.ozhadou.net/
http://www.couchwarriors.org/
http://shoryuken.com/

[Mellomaniac]

Looks good! Animation is fluid and the effects are wild!!! i liked guilty gear but didn't put much play time into it. No pal release as of yet though eh?

[UC1]

Nope, no PAL release yet. PS3 version is region free, so that's what I ended up getting. According to this guy (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=9004) a PAL X360 version is due in Q4 this year. No idea who he works for, but all he ever does is post insider info.

[Sweating Bullets]

Q4??! Jeez.

Maybe I will get Battle Fantasia to tide me over.

[UC1]

I played Battle Fantasia the other day, it's pretty good! You might have trouble finding people to play it though.

[Flea]

I'm having a blast with this game. UC1 I haven't had a game with you yet, do you usually make rooms? I've tried setting up some rooms with a name like "AU/NZ room" but have yet to have any luck.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I got a copy coming from playasia that should arrive any day now, but to be perfectly honest with you UC1 I am actually terrified of playing a fighting game against you. I encourage other forum members to pick this up.

Hey guys I started a social group for this game, you should all join

[mcfustin]

Q4??! Jeez.

Maybe I will get Battle Fantasia to tide me over.

I'm sad about the delayed PAL release too - kinda wish I had a PS3 at this point :(

If I see Battle Fantasia at a reasonable price in the meantime I'll pick it up, not that I don't already have more games to play than time to play them >_>

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'm sad about the delayed PAL release too - kinda wish I had a PS3 at this point :(


10 year plan still has 9 years so now is the time to get one

[mcfustin]

I'd love to, but I think my wife would be the stumbling block - wonder how much of a trade-in I could get on her...

[Manny M]

Shame us 360 owners have to wait so long. Wasn't initially interested, but all reviews have definitely marked this as one to look out for.

[StorminNorman]

I was told by my local Gametraders that they'll be getting some Euro import stock of this in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out on them if you're after a copy and can't import.

[Gemerald]

Really keen to get the game but want it for 360 mainly due to mates who want me to join in. I'm really keen for more info about a PAL release.

[UC1]

I'm having a blast with this game. UC1 I haven't had a game with you yet, do you usually make rooms? I've tried setting up some rooms with a name like "AU/NZ room" but have yet to have any luck.

What we usually do is set up a chat room and organise matches through there. I think I have you on my friends list, next time I see you online I'll send a message. =]

Met a couple of dudes who work for the distributor of KoFXII in Australia, they said they're currently trying to get the rights to release BB here. Apparently Arc didn't contact anyone, so the distributors are now contacting them, got the impression it usually works the other way around. So virgin-play may be putting it out in Europe, and AID may do the same for us (not confirmed).

[mcfustin]

Sounds good, fingers crossed it all falls into place and us 360 players can get our hands on it sometime before christmas :D

[StorminNorman]

So virgin-play may be putting it out in Europe, and AID may do the same for us (not confirmed).

Word on the street is that Madman are getting into game distribution, so maybe we should bug them.

[ElPresidente]

So tempted to PS3 it up but no stick is making me wait out for 360.

[UC1]

I think I meant to say "AIE" before. Gotten that wrong a few times =/

[the_tic_begins]

My LE copy arrived today. So pretty.
Why am i even here posting :?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Arrived today, this is the prettiest game I have ever seen.

[mcfustin]

Damn you fancy-pants PS3 bastards! :p

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Damn you fancy-pants PS3 bastards!

http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/image.php?u=3306&dateline=1235557270

[HiredMan]

Is this out in the UK for 360? If so, possible to import? Rough price?

If not, I'll wait for the local release.

[Gemerald]

My LE copy arrived today. So pretty.
Why am i even here posting :?

pics?

[ElPresidente]

Is this out in the UK for 360? If so, possible to import? Rough price?

If not, I'll wait for the local release.

No, not out in the UK.

A PAL release has not even been confirmed alas. :(

[JONO RANDOM H3RO]

Getting the parents to get me a copy of this and King of Fighters XII when they go to the states tomorrow :)

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'm really new to the whole 2d fighter thing, but I decided to go online anyway and put my mashing skills to the test. I managed to get a couple of wins in, am now at level 8 (though I'm not really sure what that means). How is it that this game is doing online matches so much smoother and lag free than street fighter 4? Also when people were using headsets it was the clearest I have ever heard them sound, and thsee guys were in the US. Outstanding effort.

[UC1]

It has better netcode, fixed input lag + rollbacks, similar to GGPO, HDR, 2DF, etc. SF4 has random input lag, so you can't really play it against people overseas.

[CoolzInferno]

This finally arrived on Monday and I'm maining Bang at the moment. He is possibly (bar Slayer) the manliest fighting game character EVER.

QUICKER THAN THE WIND AND AS STILL AS A FOREST!!!!!
HOTTER THAN FLAMES AND MORE MAGNIFICENT THAN A MOUNTAIN!!!!!

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Manliest fighting game character? He is a massive goofball and a stalker. The music in his stage is amazing though.

[StorminNorman]

I had a copy of this reserved at my local Gametraders, and then one of their idiot employees went and sold it. :(

[CoolzInferno]

Manliest fighting game character? He is a massive goofball and a stalker. The music in his stage is amazing though.

Are those not totally manly traits though? The fact he Falcon Punches people, can go Super Saiyan and has epic theme music (in both normal and Fu Rin Ka Zan mode) just adds to that. AND he's a Ninja.

"There are two things I hate, lies and evil and lies and BELL PEPPERS!!!"

[Zan]

http://www.youtube.com/user/omeletta#play/user/D44ACF37EE4FBDD6

OHN8 Blazblue DIY finals.

Looking forward to playing a few of you online. I play Ragna.
PSN: Zan_CW

[CoolzInferno]

PSN: CoolzInferno

By the way Zan, I played Feri from Couch Warriors a couple of times last night, it was horrifyingly painful to say the least. His "scrub Rachel" was still pretty awesome, I can't imagine how good his Carl would be offline minus lag if his Rachel was that good.

[Watchers]

I wish I was good at fighting games..and had a stick. I'd like to be able to get into them, especially the pretty ones like this, but I just can't. :(

[Zan]

By the way Zan, I played Feri from Couch Warriors a couple of times last night, it was horrifyingly painful to say the least. His "scrub Rachel" was still pretty awesome, I can't imagine how good his Carl would be offline minus lag if his Rachel was that good.

Feri has a knack for picking these things up. He was probably Melbournes best DDR player before he became interested in Guilty Gear, so maybe there is an element of execution/timing there.

I wish I was good at fighting games..and had a stick. I'd like to be able to get into them, especially the pretty ones like this, but I just can't.
I wish I was better too, believe me. People that do get better are the ones practicing everyday. :s

[Watchers]

I wish I was better too, believe me. People that do get better are the ones practicing everyday. :s

I don't have time for that :(:(

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'm curious, am I the only one who prefers this to SFIV?

[the_tic_begins]

pics?

Is just the game case and a bluray case housing the 2 cds and bonus bluray.
I got a dud bonus disk :( From what ive read its not uncommon.

[UC1]

I got a dud bonus disk :( From what ive read its not uncommon.

I think the bonus disc is a DVD and probably won't work on your PS3. You should be able to check what region it is on your PC, and most likely be able to play it too.

[the_tic_begins]

I think the bonus disc is a DVD and probably won't work on your PS3. You should be able to check what region it is on your PC, and most likely be able to play it too.

The "bogus" bluray isnt a standard dvd. Xbox got dvd, PS3 got Bluray.
Ive googled it and it seems quite a few people are having the same problem.
I contacted the ebay seller and he has asked me to send it back to him, then he'll send it to Asky (sic). Its going to be one hell of a fu(k around. PS3 LE beware.

[UC1]

The "bogus" bluray isnt a standard dvd. Xbox got dvd, PS3 got Bluray.
Ive googled it and it seems quite a few people are having the same problem.
I contacted the ebay seller and he has asked me to send it back to him, then he'll send it to Asky (sic). Its going to be one hell of a fu(k around. PS3 LE beware.

Ah right =/ Is it supposed to be a region free bluray? It could be just a different region for one of those. I dunno I ended up getting the standard edn...

[UC1]

http://penny-arcade.com/images/2009/20090724.jpg

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

My blu ray works fine.... but I still fail at any of those combos. Can anyone give me any tips?

[UC1]

My blu ray works fine.... but I still fail at any of those combos. Can anyone give me any tips?

Which character(s) do you use?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I have been using Noel and Ragna, I use Arakune when I feel like button mashing (and do surprisingly well). I don't have a stick, any recommendations?

[UC1]

I use Ragna and Arakune, so I can give you some tips for them.

Not sure what the easiest way to do this is, but all my combos are really simple. I'll just paste what I have and then try to explain the notation.

Ragna:

Combos:

2A>B>6A>j.C>j.D>(j.c.)j.D>623D>236C>214C = 2338dmg

4B+C>66>6A>j.D>623D>236C>214C = 2718 dmg

B>C>D(2 hit)>214A = 2353

B>C>632146D

2A>B>6A>6D>j.D>(j.c.)D>623D>236C>214C

hit confirm: B>C>214A>214D

Blocked Strings:

2A>B>6A>C>D(2 hit)>214A>214D

2A>B>6A>6D>j.D>C>214A>214D

2A>B>6A>3C>2D

2A>B>6A>C>214B>214>D

Arakune:

combos:
2Ax3, 2C
Ax3, 6B
2Ax3, B
j.B, ground combo
C, air combo
6C, C, 2C (rc), 6C, C, 2C
B+C, QCFx2+C, (4), j.AA, (blackbeat without curse), QCF+C
B+C, QCFx2+C, (4), j.A, j.B+C

strings:
2Ax3, 2D
j.B (jc) QCF+D, dive (2A/B/C) ~2A/B to hit, 2C to run away and throw 6D, 2D
j.2A, j.2B, j.2C

air combos:
C, j.Ax3, QCF+C (rc), j.A, QCF+C

curse combos:
j.B, C, air combo
2Ax3, C, air combo
2A,5B,C, air combo

curse strings:
[2Dx2>6D]xN ~ works great if they're in the corner.

strats:
(j.QCF+D cloud, 6D)xN
within range, 2D (always!)
j.4/1/2/3/6D
cornered, j.44 teleport, 4A+B guard ~ escape
corner trap: [2Dx2>6D]xN
Cloud covering you, j.44 (teleport) -> cloud crosses screen

explanation:

Basically all the numbers are directions. If you look at the keypad on your keyboard, you can see what direction is what. 6 = forwards, 4=backwards, 8=up, 2=down, etc.

j. Means jump. So if you see j.C>j.D it just means hit C then D in the air.

j.c. Means jump cancel, this is just jumping as soon as you hit a move. Most characters can do a launcher (like Ragna's 6A), then some kind of ABCD chain combo (Ragna's C>D) then jump cancel into another A/B/C/D (possible chain combo again), then do a special move, like Ragna's dragon punch thing, which you can follow up with other stuff.

I must stress that I'm still a noob and this is all very easy shit. Just let me know if none of it makes sense and I can break it down a bit more.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Surprisingly it does make sense, I'll still have trouble pulling it off though.

[UC1]

I reckon start with these 2 for Ragna:

B>C>214A>214D

2A>B>6A>j.C>j.D>(j.c.)j.D>623D>236C>214C

The easy version of the 2nd one is like...

6A>j.C>623D>236C>214C

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Is it worth getting the cheaper Hori stick or should I just go all out on the Real Arcade Pro?

[UC1]

HRAP3 is pretty cheap at playasia at the moment, about $125 before shipping. It's really up to you, but if you buy the cheaper Hori stick, it'll be a pain in the ass to fix when it breaks in a year or two.

[SOX]

So Wikipedia reckons this is coming out this week along with KOFXII.
As it turns out KOFXII sounds like its shit whereas BB seems to be a pretty solid game, so I'm thinking of picking it up.
Anyone know if the release date for Aus is the same as NA?

[Lazlow]

On what basis is KoFXII shit? >_>

This "review"

Maybe hardcore fans will appreciate the subtle mechanics at work in KOF XII, but as fighting game fans who aren't devoted enough to count frames of animation and the like, we can't help but feel indifferent. 60/100

Translation; It's too inaccessible for me, and I cbf learning how to play it, so it must be shit

KoFXII isn't going to set the world on fire, the series has always existed in its own little niche, but "reviews" like the above get my goat >_<

[SOX]

I don't care about the difficulty I just read that the net code is horrible and no one I know plays it so it'd be pointless to get.

[Lazlow]

Fair enough, I'm not all that fussed with online multiplayer TBH.

Never seem to have enough time to really get into it.

[UC1]

LOL, that counting frames business sure sounds inaccessible!

[SOX]

Well from what I've read the NA release isn't the same as the EU/AU release and we will have to wait an unspecified amount of time because no publishers here are publishing it...
Oh well, I'll just play some more SF4 to tide me over.

[Marble]

Translation; It's too inaccessible for me, and I cbf learning how to play it, so it must be shit

KoFXII isn't going to set the world on fire, the series has always existed in its own little niche, but "reviews" like the above get my goat >_<
Stuff like that pisses me off. If one is not an expert in the genre/game they are reviewing, then what they have to say is of no use to any one. There are so very few fighting game reviews out there that are actually written by people who know what they are talking about. :(

[Lazlow]

Same shit happens to any racing sim that isn't GT/Forza;

Too inaccessible, not enough flash, must be shit

[UC1]

Well from what I've read the NA release isn't the same as the EU/AU release and we will have to wait an unspecified amount of time because no publishers here are publishing it...
Oh well, I'll just play some more SF4 to tide me over.

If you're talking about KoFXII, all interactive are distributing it here.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

anyone want to play right now?

[UC1]

LOL I'll play you for a bit.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

psn id??

before we start you should know that I am going to just mash out drive attacks with noel so dont pay me out

[SOX]

If you're talking about KoFXII, all interactive are distributing it here.

Nah I meant BB. KoFXII is region free on the 360 so that wouldn't be a problem.

[UC1]

psn id??

before we start you should know that I am going to just mash out drive attacks with noel so dont pay me out

Sif I'll pay out on you. psn is triple_dip

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

friend request has been sent

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

nice combo, do they make it for men?

[JubeiSaotome]

I now own this. First thing I did was go online with Arakune and mopped up a Lv40 Karl player. Lv11 after one ranked match and 3 trophies. :3

[Zan]

Bang is really hard to play. putting a tk srk move seems a tad harsh to put into his B&B, and considering he's based around mixups it feels like hardly any of his moves are jump cancellable. I can't even beat CPU hakumen with him... I tried for hours before the kettle went off in the kitchen and safety cut power to my room. :(
This happens fairly regularly btw. :(((

[JubeiSaotome]

I can.. on easy. Tried Score Attack, I don't think I'm ready for that level of play just yet. Enjoying Arakune and Jin, though.

[UC1]

Zan: you should play Coolz's Bang, he's not bad.

[ElPresidente]

I think I'm on the virge of caving.

Dungeon Crawl apparently has restock of this so I'm thinking of making a little trip down there on my lunch break. Anyone know if Dungeon Crawl sell any joysticks? I think I'll be grabbing another TE from the Capcom Store for my PS3 eventually but in the mean time I may stick with a d-pad until then unless I see something that changes my mind.

How have people found this with the d-pad?

[SOX]

Just use the analogue stick and think of it as a circle-gate arcade stick.

[ElPresidente]

Sorry I should have said gamepad... either d-pad or analogue stick. I've noted it only has four buttons so I'm thinking this will play much more friendly than SFIV on the pad.

I've decided I'm definitely getting it and will in all likely hood just grab a HRAP 3 off PlayAsia when the cheaper ones are back in stock and just swap out the buttons for some Sanwa options later down the track.

Edit: Doh! Out of stock at DC but will be getting more in tomorrow.

[Zan]

Quite a lot of Melbourne players use the dual shock and bind multiple buttons for things like barrier/grab/rapid cancel. Actual moves rarely require you to press two buttons at once, and as Sox said, there are only 4 buttons.

You need to be more precise with motions though.
i.e you can spin the stick like a retard and get supers to come out.

[ElPresidente]

So I caved and bought this today. Haven't had time to do much more than watch the intro and have one quick battle.

Can't make any deep comments on the game but I was surprised by the intro animation being interlaced and also the ingame graphics are not as sharp as I'd hoped (Stupid 720p).

Can't wait til work is over and I can put some time into this but I get the feeling I won't be satisfied til I get my hands on a damned PS3 stick.

*edit*

I think Noelle is going to be my girl. She's coming very naturally to me even with a pad.

Even in the VERY short time I've played it is impressing me. Feels very fluid, has all the flavour of GG which I love (though some more zany characters would not go astray - Love your avatar by the way Zan. Faust was my fav. GG character).

Why must I be working? :D

[klee123]

I'll join in the fun guys. PSN id: klee1234

Mainly trying to play as Litchi

[Zan]

Even in the VERY short time I've played it is impressing me. Feels very fluid, has all the flavour of GG which I love (though some more zany characters would not go astray - Love your avatar by the way Zan. Faust was my fav. GG character).

Why must I be working? :D

I love Faust, probably favourite character out there. Love his whole game plan, character design, back story. Character interactions are fantastic, I love in the last game that him and Slayer have really long philosophical chats, and Slayer invites him to go to the next world with him.

Man I'm raving. But yeah, Blazblue character design is all the more 'colourful' I think, but it lacks the crazy that you get from Daisuke design... A.B.A, Faust, Zappa etc

[ElPresidente]

Just did my first 50+ hit combo. It may have been against a training dummy but I don't care, it was fun. :P

Also... I put a pre-order on the next batch of HRAP3s coming in at PlayAsia. Can't wait. :D

[JubeiSaotome]

The achievement names are awesome.

[ElPresidente]

And the pictures. Loved the Go Easy On Me pic.

[StorminNorman]

I Just happened to be in Dungeon Crawl today, and I picked this up. Haven't played for a huge amount of time yet, so I don't really know all the characters. Found that I did pretty okay with Noel, but she seems like this game's Ken, so I'd rather avoid her.

Really enjoyed playing as Taokaka. Hilarious character with really fun moves.

Also tried the not-Sol Badguy's story mode.

I'm a massive Guilty Gear fan, so this game is just more of that crazy awesomeness.

Also, did anyone else notice that the story mode intro movie is pretty much a straight-out remake of the Radiant Silvergun intro movie? It kind of makes sense, given that Gonzo did both movies, but I just found it really cool that they'd make that link.

Not to mention that the location of the place that the lab is in is called Ikaruga (which, to be fair, is a real town in southern Japan, but still...)

So yeah, this is basically Radiant Silvergun vs. Guilty Gear for me now. *cough*

Bang is really hard to play.

The payoff is that his super move has its own theme song.

BANG BANG BANGBANGBANG!

[JubeiSaotome]

Also, like Tager's overly powerful grapples make up for his lack of dash or double jump.

[StorminNorman]

So apparently this is coming to Europe next year with new characters. (http://kotaku.com/5337458/blazblue-coming-to-europe-in-2010-with-new-characters)

[borgster101]

Well it's good to see it finally getting a PAL release.

[Adios]

But you can import it and get it for cheaper anyway...

On PS3 at least. *Hugs PS3*

Greatest. Feature. Ever.

[ElPresidente]

I've spent a bit of time with this now and wow. What a bloody brilliant game. As far as being a complete package it is the best in genre. It has everything!

Heaps of fun. Up to level 15 now after I turned a win drought around and won about 6 games straight. Finally got past the mashing phase but without a joystick I find my thumb starts to seize up in the second round which has cost me games. :P

[Zan]

Who are you maining pres?

[ElPresidente]

Noel for the moment but once my HRAP3 arrives I may start looking at someone else like Leitchi or Jin.

[Zan]

Noel may very well be the next character I spend a few days training with, getting the basics down for, just so I get an understanding of what shes doing.

That and I still don't really feel like I've settled on a character yet. :s

[JubeiSaotome]

I'm still loving Arakune, although Jin is kinda fun too.

[ElPresidente]

One thing I find far too easy to do is accidently fire off barrier bursts when playing with a pad. Too much time on console shooters is hurting me as I frequently get cross over between pulling a trigger and pressing a button which may be the required missing button for a barrier burst to occur.

Frustrating. Not a fault of the game... it is all my skill using a pad with these games. No matter, joystick will fix all of this. Glee! :P

[StorminNorman]

Considering "maining" either Noel or Nu at this point.

Only problem if I go Nu is that standing there and spamming her Dash attack feels horribly cheap (I actually beat a guy online using only this attack. Yes, he was terrible.)

Noel is pretty fun to play, once you work out how her Dash works with her other attacks.

[Zan]

Nu has a dash attack? :s

[ElPresidente]

I think Stormin mean Drive... possibly in both cases. :)

Speaking of dashes though the one thing I love about this game more than anything else is how quickly the screen can be traversed. I've always been a fan of fast gameplay in fighters being able to cross much of the length of the screen with a dash or air dash really satisfies me. :)

[StorminNorman]

Drive, that's what I was thinking of, yeah. I keep thinking D = Dash rather than D = Drive.

[ElPresidente]

Favourite Noel drive attack? Forward C... there is just something really satisfying seeing that pistol flick out, spin and rack up the combo hits. :)

[Zan]

Stormo, I recently starting doing some Nu training to understand how she works, so I can figure out how to block her stuff. :s

http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5930

This thread is unbelievably good.

First easy combo though...
DD, 4DD, 236D

Where 4 is hold back, and 236 is quarter circle forward.
It's a really nice block string. The first hit of 4D is high block, the 236D (the wheel) is low block. If they move or do a move they get hit, you can do whatever you want again. I've been learning to instant block parts of this string because it gets used on me too much. :s

[Mellomaniac]

Anywhere in Sydney I can find this game???
or can someone point me to the cheapest internet store? i've found it for AUD73.76 (pal) on cdwow

[Zan]

The game doesn't have a PAL release out (yet). CDWOW lies.

[ElPresidente]

Aye. No PAL til next year.

[Sweating Bullets]

I thought PAL by the end of the year?

[borgster101]

Unfortantely next year.

Played some more of this again .. seemed like a completed the story with Ragna, but the completion for his story is like 35% .. is their alternate paths or something? There was only one point where I could make a decision, but it seemed like it was just a conversation choice. How do you 100% the story missions?

[JubeiSaotome]

You basically have to try every single option & outcome (Win/Lose).

[borgster101]

Ahh ok .. that's kind of annoying :/ I'll probably end up having too much fun in other modes to worry about it :p

[Lazlow]

Aye. No PAL til next year.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeak

Might have to grab that copy of Battle Fantasia I saw in JB to satiate my Arc fighting lust.

And Garou: MotW. Just saw that was up on live too. Tried the demo briefly, hopefully there's some way of have it completely 4:3 rather than 4:3 within widescreen

[Zan]

Ahh ok .. that's kind of annoying :/ I'll probably end up having too much fun in other modes to worry about it :p

Most characters have a proper ending and two alternative endings. I think as long as you get an ending with every character you can play the 'true' ending (one with cut scenes and stuff in it).

But yeah, story paths can be affected by multiple things like winning with distortion finishes and stuff. Some paths, the story continues on even if you lose.

[ElPresidente]

Such as when Noel loses to Tager which introduces the completely barmy story thread where Lietchi chases Noel from fight to fight trying to getting her to try on different costumes and other characters constantly comment on Noel's smaller chest. :P

[borgster101]

Most characters have a proper ending and two alternative endings. I think as long as you get an ending with every character you can play the 'true' ending (one with cut scenes and stuff in it).

But yeah, story paths can be affected by multiple things like winning with distortion finishes and stuff. Some paths, the story continues on even if you lose.
Cool thanks .. something to keep in mind :)

[ElPresidente]

Play-Asia let me know my HRAP3 is finally on its way.

http://image4.play-asia.com/640/7m/pa.137118.1.jpg

Also ordering some buttons from Lizardlick too.

http://lizardlick.com/images/for_sale/pushbuttons/ps14kn_r_thumb.jpg
http://lizardlick.com/images/for_sale/pushbuttons/ps14kn_o_thumb.jpg

Thinking of doing a Litchi/Taokaka themed art work with some plexiglass etching over the top.

As BlazBlue is likely to be the only game that this joystick ends up getting used for I'll be using the red buttons for A,B,C,D (Top left three and bottom left one) and the orange for the remainder.

Can't wait to plug her in and get back in to BlazBlue properly. The gamepad issues have really effected my desire to play. :(

BTW Play Asia still has a few HRAP3s left from their most recent shipment if you are looking for one.

[SOX]

I think I've become a bit spoiled with my stick/buttons cause whenever I use someone else's stick (like those HRAP3s) I can only think about how loose and cheap everything feels compared to mine :/

The TE stick is pretty good though.

[Zan]

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6845/bbarthongfulldemo.png

hehehe

Although I don't think custom art looks that great on HRAPs. Works better on TEs, especially painted.

edit: Found the finished version so cool.
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/866/0731091739.jpg

[ElPresidente]

I've seen those BlazBlue designs on a lot of custom jobs and I'm going to incorporate something similar into mine but sans the Type A and some of the other elements so I have room for my custom art.

I'm planning on actually etching the plexiglass for those elements and having the background art present a glow which should provide for a neat effect. I hope. :P

I've got a TE design on the go too which I've not done any work since I last showed off the start of Chun-Li's face. I'm planning on using blue buttons for that and paintng the bezel the same colour.

I agree that TE's look better art modded than HRAP 3s but that's what you get when you are a better looking stick from a structural design in the first place.

Also speaking of cool looking TE mods I saw this on Shoryuken. Fantastic paint job!

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2171/dsc01699h.jpg

:drool:

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Anyone using the SFIV pad for this game?
http://image4.play-asia.com/640/8b/pa.149725.1.jpg

Since I hate having giant joysticks for 1 fighter game I thought I might be better off with one that just has a better d-pad so I can use it for other games that'd be handy like puzzles (Lumines) yet I can whip this out for games like BlazBlue which looks absolutely gorgeous

[Lazlow]

From all reports its based on the Saturn pad, which a lot of people love.

[/backslash]

Never used a Saturn pad but I have used the Genesis, which is close...I think. But I really can't remember anything about how well it handled

[Lazlow]

Gathering from the play-asia reviews, its a quality product.

[/backslash]

Noticed that some people are saying that you can buy Saturn replica PC USB controllers on ebay that work on the PS3 and actually do a better job than the Madcatz one & its 3 times cheaper. Don't get the white ones on ebay, apparently they're fake

http://www.sino-buy.com/pic/grey01.jpg

There's a few people that have reported the DPAD on the X360 doesn't register diagonal movements 50% of the time and the PS3 seems to have faulty receivers. But now that the fightpads have been out for a while I think Madcatz have addressed the issue and they work better now with a revised batch...I hope :p I also want to like these SFIV controllers because they look so goddamn awesome

[Zan]

^ Do this.

Everything I've read about the SF4 pads says that hitting diagonals on the pad is sometimes difficult, and quite a lot of people reports of buttons being dead on arrival.

[ElPresidente]

Just to let you know slashy, BB only has four attack buttons. So all you need is a gamepad with a good d-pad and four good face buttons if you're only looking at using a pad with BB and you can't find a six button pad you're happy with.

[/backslash]

Just to let you know slashy, BB only has four attack buttons. So all you need is a gamepad with a good d-pad and four good face buttons if you're only looking at using a pad with BB and you can't find a six button pad you're happy with.
Dang. Oh well I wanted to get that fightpad anyway :)

^ Do this.

Everything I've read about the SF4 pads says that hitting diagonals on the pad is sometimes difficult, and quite a lot of people reports of buttons being dead on arrival.
If I have any problems I'll just send it back to the place I bought it from, hopefully I won't have to though

[ElPresidente]

Now I've got my HRAP3 I've stopped using Noel since I was only using her as she was easiest for me to deal with on a pad.

I'm now working on Litchi and loving her character. Just trying to get my head around linking between staff and no staff moves smoothly.

Anyway while looking at combo videos for her I came accross the following and I absolutely love it.

hfK2PRJQIyc

[dinopoke]

Noob question: why do people use the d-pad rather than the analog stick. I thought the analog stick would act similarly to a arcade stick? Also, how do you guys use the controllers? Do you place them on a flat surface so that you can tap the face buttons and d-pad with your fingers? Wouldn't that be a bit uncomfortable compared to an arcade stick?

You can tell I don't play fighters. >_>

[Zan]

The truth is that some people do, it's just not nearly as precise as a good d-pad or a stick. With those two it's very easy to get a feel for the 8 directions you need to register different moves, the analogue stick not so much.

[/backslash]

And you'll also want to avoid stuffing up your analogue any further, my left stick is feeling pretty loose so I try to use the dpad when I can. When you're using something like a fightpad/Saturn controller you just hold it normally like a regular controller, some people prefer controllers to joysticks usually because of:
1. Pricing (all joysticks are different and of course the more expensive ones are usually the best)
2. Not a fighter person (less chance of using it for more than 1 game)
3. General preference, some people just don't like them

[SOX]

Noob question: why do people use the d-pad rather than the analog stick. I thought the analog stick would act similarly to a arcade stick? Also, how do you guys use the controllers? Do you place them on a flat surface so that you can tap the face buttons and d-pad with your fingers? Wouldn't that be a bit uncomfortable compared to an arcade stick?

You can tell I don't play fighters. >_>

Before I built my arcade stick I used the analogue stick because it acted the most similar like you said, my mate who comes round still uses the analogue stick but my pad is visibly degrading from it.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I switch between the 2, mostly because I find it alot easier to dash with the d-pad rather than the stick

[/backslash]

Why is it that every single time I try to find the LE edition of whatever game I'm trying to buy its always out of stock yet the X360 version is always instock? :( Noticed that the LE was the same price as the STD so I looked up about 6 different websites that ship to here, none of them were instock and apparently these were actually very limited, convenient...and I missed out on the PA sale just because I didn't have a Visa

And ebay of course has the jacked up prices where it costs about twice as much

[Zan]

The bonus content really isn't that good. I regret waiting the extra couple of weeks to get it rather than the Japanese version.

[ElPresidente]

Plus all the videos are up on YouTube.

I should have found the Tager one annoying but it actually managed to amuse me with its horrible Russian impersonation. :)

[ElPresidente]

Started seriously knuckling down and trying to learn Litchi last night.

So much fun.

To be honest I was kind of worried she would be beyond me (I'd had some fleeting attempts at some of her 3C[m] combos with no luck, I couldn't make sense of how the moves were intended to work together) but last night I just sat there for 1.5 to 2 hours banging out the following over and over again til I got it right.

5B 5C(2) 3C {D} iad j.C haku staff2 dash j.BC land tsubame 6C~

The area where I was having real trouble was the IAD to j.C off the {D}. The timing was pretty tight as you have to catch them with the j.C before they land off the Manten hit. I was fretting I'd never get it but eventually I found myself dashing through the air to meet my opponent and then managing to followup with the right attacks and so on to continue the combo string.

It was SO satisfying.

I rarely play complex characters in fighters and multi-stance characters are, as you would guess, even more of a rarity for me. To be able to break the back of this, admittedly rather basic, Litchi combo has really upped the desire I have to play this game.

Even better is that with timings significantly more strict than those of many characters I play in other fighters I really do feel this is tightening up my play across the board and draining what vestiges of button mashing I had from my playstyle.

At least it feels that way. :P

Also I'd started compiling combo lists, etc from Dust Loop to make a personal guide to Litchi that would use iconography for displaying move lists rather than the standard 1 - 9 annotation syle (it still isn't second nature to me yet :P).

Anyway things kind of got out of hand...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~elpresidente/litchi-guide-preview.gif
Just some page samples

:P

I'll send it out to anyone who wants it when its done and will try and grab permission from the authors whose work I'm compiled into this so I can pop her up as something Litchi noobs can download from the What's a Litchi Thread over there.

It is just a nicer way of presenting the information than forum print outs. :P

[ElPresidente]

Oh and of course there is the whole announcement of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.

Blazblue : Continuum Shift

What is coming in the new version:
At least 2 New Characters. Tsubaki is the only one confirmed so far.
Stages have been redone.
Many System changes.
All existing characters receive new moves.
New Beginners mode in the Arcade version, allows for easy specials and combos.

New Characters:

Tsubaki is a multi-hit character, beginner friendly. Her drive is called 'Install' which allows her to power up her special moves.
The second character is not confirmed but is believed to be Terumi/Hazama.

New Stuff for Old Characters:
Arakune: New ways to get curse.
Carl: Has a new projectile with Nirvana.
Rachel: Has a new Distortion Drive.
Jin: Has a new Distortion Drive.
Ragna: Has a new dive attack.

You'll find some scans on the Dustloop Forums from Famitsu but here's the design of Tsubaki (who is an existing character from the canon - she was trained in the Novus Orbis Librarium along-side Jin, Noel and - for a short time - Carl) in her battle gear. Looks like she has a Nox Nyoctes given how different her fighting get-up is compared to standard NOL garb.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~elpresidente/tsubaki.jpg

This could very well end up being what PAL regions get when the PAL BB is released.

Looks awesome.

[Zan]

Looking forward to the loctests this weekend, we'll be able to get an idea of what exactly has changed.

Nice Litchi guide. :)

[ElPresidente]

Seems a few more folks are getting projectiles. I guess that's to counter the current strengths of the existing zoning characters like Nu.

It would be nice to see Tager fixed. I love watching him play but everyone seems to shy away from him.

[StorminNorman]

Really need to get back into this game. I kind of stopped playing when I realised the only character I'm any good with is Ms Drive-Spam herself, Noel.

[Zan]

loktest changes rolling in:
http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7398


RAGNA
- New Move (Dual Edge?) is not an overhead, can not combo from ground
- Dead Spike seems like still suck pretty bad


JIN
-5B is slow
-JB is slow, C>JB does not combo
-new J2C
-new DD Yukikaze 214214D, counter move same as Haku-men's one, 3882 damage
-J236D shoots out 2 projectiles instead of 3
-214B does not guarantee the knock down



NOEL
- 6A doesnt hit on Jin's crouch
- Change to chain revolver, blueish color is now black
- Combo damage nerfed, combo from 6B does 3100
- u can counter Bullet Rain after Noel lands
- 236A/B/C becomes faster
- 6D becomes faster
- 22C loop nerfed, does only 2700 to Rachel


RACHEL
- new projectile DD
- new DD uses up all winds and will change depends on the number of wind left
- wind doesnt immediately recover after consumption
- easier to tech after JC
- no flog combo, flog does not activate during the combo
- sword iris command changes to 214C, has mid-air version
- Can't cancel J2C while recovering from a landing.
- hard to combo after 3C9D
- can not summon new flog immediately after the old one activated
- flog is now also affected by wind



TAGER
- new down status throw? (the one like Ragna's 22C)



TAOKAKA
- J236B changed to only hit in horizontal direction
- 3C>JD6>JC>J236B>J2DB doesnt combo
- 5B counter hit > 6C does not combo



LITCHI
- she still has huge boobs



ARAKUNE
- Dive move is not overhead anymore, slow, no dive cancel
- when curse meter gets full it goes to FEVER mode
- u can only summon bees while in FEVER mode
- bees are huge
- once the curse mode starts it wont go away even if Arakune takes hit
- Fog move has no hitbox but if u touch it the curse meter will increase
- YOU CANT GUARD BREAK with bees



BANG
- 3C can be jump canceled on hit (not on block confirmed by somebody in bbs
- both JC and J4C are no more overheads(?)
- new command throw DD




CARL
- J2C is no more overhead, slow
- no airthrow loop
- easier to tech after 2C
- 214C cancel remains
- no jump cancel after 5B when blocked
- Nirvana's life goes down fast but recovers fast as well
- 214214D super does more damage
- new projectile is fast and reaches the corner　
- 8D is not air techable
- no change to 2D 4D 6A, glide throw




HAKUMEN
- has new barrier move against projectile (?)
- barrier appears when he cuts the projectile (white circle with 封="Seal" kanji on the center)
- barrier absorbs the projectile and gets bigger
- barrier will last for a certain time and will disappear if opponent gets hit by it





Λ-11-
- range got shortened



TSUBAKI
- fast, run in the same speed as Noel does


System

- Burst becomes GG style, stock up to 2 bursts
- Burst no longer have damage penalty
- You start with 1 burst in round 1, and get 1 more burst per round, can stock two. So if you don't use your burst round one, you end up with 2 in round 2, but you can not stack anymore after that.
- You get one extra burst next round if you lose the round
- Guard Libra retains from round to round
- All AH unlocked

- Guard Break works like HnK star style (7 stars under lifebar)

- Projectile such as Arakune's Bee and Rachel's flog has a circle around them, easier to identify

[ElPresidente]

I wonder what prompted the changes to Barrier Burst.

Not enough people making use of it thanks to the damage penalty?

[ElPresidente]

Been spending time playing on Hell difficulty over the past few days. I'm actually quite impressed by the AI performance. It does actually feel your opponents get better rather than cheaper is that makes sense.

Either way it is making for some great training in finding openings with Litchi as her start-ups are generally so damned slow and I often get punished for missing an opening.

[Zan]

I wonder what prompted the changes to Barrier Burst.

Not enough people making use of it thanks to the damage penalty?

It's far too punishing really. Matchups with zoners and nonsense like the Clap loop would've been a bit easier to handle with normal bursts to help stop being overwhelmed. No barrier and 1.5x damage is pretty lame.

I still have the same problem with AI in this game that I do with Guilty Gear... fall for the same blockstrings, always block overheads and mixups, and will psychically DP/counter/super/whatever you.

[ElPresidente]

It is certainly the reason I never burst.

I've only done it once in a match where its use was appropriate and that was simply when I was on my last legs in the middle of a combo that looked like it was never going to end. But outside of these last stand style situations I've found no application for it. Barrier loss hurts but I can deal with it. An additional 50% damage? Not on your Nelly. :P

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

So the Euro release has some pretty nice boxart

http://www.biggerbids.com/members/images/15457/public/1122207_BB-PS3-Packshot.jpg

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Its nice but it fools people into thinking its some 3rd/1st person shooter or perhaps even a Time Crisis look

[ElPresidente]

I don't even know if I'm that sold on the art work. It is really out of step with the general feel of the game. It feels very urban which is far from the world of BlazBlue.

Of greater concern to me is that it is dubbed BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Now I had been under the impression that the PAL release was going to be Continuum Shift (effectively Super Street Fighter IV to Calamity Trigger's Street Fighter). Now I'm all puzzled.

[Zan]

Nope. Absolutely nadda has been announced regarding CS console release. If you wanna play CS right now come play with us in Box Hill Melbourne. :)
Euro CT release is the same with unlimited versions of all characters and some mode i'm forgetting about. Apparently they are patching JAP/US to catch up too.

[ElPresidente]

Ahhhh... so the new characters were just referring to the unlimited versions.

Dang. I was hoping the PAL release was going to be CS which meant it would be much easier to justify a second purchase (I really want this on Xbox to play one of my good mates online).

Oh well.

I guess I'll just have to have two copies of BB in the house. ;)

[Lazlow]

Cover looks kinda crap, doesn't really suit the game and it almost looks like they took one of the character illustrations, and applied a bunch of photoshop filters to it.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

The more I see it the more I dislike it

[ElPresidente]

I hope you mean the cover and not the game. :P

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I definitely mean the cover

[HiredMan]

Ahhhh... so the new characters were just referring to the unlimited versions.

Dang. I was hoping the PAL release was going to be CS which meant it would be much easier to justify a second purchase (I really want this on Xbox to play one of my good mates online).

Oh well.

I guess I'll just have to have two copies of BB in the house. ;)

I'm planning on grabbing the Pal release for 360 when it comes out, but I might not be able to wait. Is the 360 version region free perchance?

[FF Freak]

Sadly the 360 version isn't region free.

I've been waiting for this to be released for ages. I've played it a few times on a friends PS3 and I love it just as much as I loved the Guilty gear games. Sadly I probably won't get it straight off the bat since there's a lot of games being released in March.

[ElPresidente]

Can't believe I will end up buying two copies of this game.

Then again I have both PC and 360 versions of SFIV so it probably isn't that weird.

[FF Freak]

I don't think having 2 copies of games is too bad. I'm probably gonna end up with 2 copies of Mass Effect 1.

[ElPresidente]

I've already got two copies of Mass Effect 1. :P

[ElPresidente]

Played a few rounds with CPS2 last night. Lots of fun despite getting my arse kicked on a regular basis. Didn't help that his favoured characters are the two I can't get a handle on (Taokaka and Arakune) but playing his v-13 was awesome (he kicked my arse obviously) as it gave me a chance to work out how to avoid the phantom blades Nu constantly shoot out.

I'm sure there are better tactics out there but my trusty mantenbo works well when planted to sneak a hit in once the blades start going. Of course this meant that CPS2 simply started taking me down with melee attacks instead of sitting back and dealing damage from afar but I was pleased to know I had acquired at least one new technique in my playtime.

On the subject, I have to say what an amazing thing muscle memory is. I've not touched BB since about September last year and when I stopped I had only just started getting my head around Litchi (as CPS2 will be able to attest when I embarrassingly tried my hand at other characters like Noel and Jin... Litchi is the ONLY one I can now play and not button mash with... seriously... I mean was I was getting whupped at Litchi, you don't wanna know how badly it went with the others :P).

Anyway, I came into the game last night after an extended session at the pub and I honestly couldn't remember my BnB for Litchi as the game was loading. I was going over it in my head but couldn't remember the opener, what caused the launch in the middle, how I was supposed to close the gap to continue to combo... etc.

I won't lie and say it all came back the minute the game opened but by the second round I remembered what needed to be done. It didn't all come off (that air dash in the middle is annoying enough to nail when I've been playing regularly :P) but my hand still knew the basics. My timing was off on some moves but I knew the moves were correct.

Anyway forgive the aside. Muscle memory fascinates me.

Anyway... once again... great games last night and I can proudly say I did get one victory in (out of the 15 or so matches played :P).

[HiredMan]

UC1's not here man...

:p

Also: in the process of getting a Mad Catz FightStick TE (thanks phatdex! :D), so when this ships I'll at least have the tools, if not the talent!

[ElPresidente]

Ahhh if it's anything like SFIV you'll kick me arse in this too. ;)

[9warbane]

I was playing Continuum Shift last week, playing as Ragna and A-11. I need to learn some moves.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Ahhh if it's anything like SFIV you'll kick me arse in this too. ;)

He is pretty crap at BlazBlue, I've got replays of myself giving him a beatdown, wish I knew how to upload them to youtube.

[Nic Xtreme]

Aussie version comes with bonuses!

360 gets controller face plates: http://www.game.com.au/blazblue-calamity-trigger--limited-edition/xbox-360/BLBX360

PS3 version gets a mini arcade stick? WTF: http://www.game.com.au/blazblue-calamity-trigger--limited-edition/playstation-3/BLZBPS3

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Has anyone beat score attack?

[ElPresidente]

To be honest, I've never played Score Attack mode. I probably should huh? :P

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Give it a try, it's pretty easy until you get too Unlimited Ragna.

[mcfustin]

Wow, tempted to get that PS3 vesion now just so I have a cheap PS3 stick. I wonder just how rubbish it is?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

link.

[HiredMan]

... is a prominent character in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda franchise.

[ElPresidente]

*slap HM*

http://www.game.com.au/blazblue-calamity-trigger--limited-edition/playstation-3/BLZBPS3

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

That stick looks horrible

[Zan]

It is. I tried a PS2 version of it a long time ago. It feels and plays a like a fisher price toy for toddlers.

[ElPresidente]

Even if the parts were quality it just looks too cramped to be comfortable.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Anyone want to play right now? I've started a room called Australia come join everyone

[FF Freak]

Did the Aus release get pushed back? I was almost certain that it was supposed to be th 18th but when I looked at the game website today it said the 25th. 1 week isn't a big difference with all the other stuff I want to get but I was just wondering.

[extremisjae]

It's coming out on 25th March so not very long away! Tops game btw.

If you wanna win a copy just enter this (http://www.australiangamer.com/news/2948_competition_win_a_copy_of_blazblue_calamity_t rigger.html)

[StorminNorman]

Weren't we supposed to be getting the updated rerelease version? Continuum Shift or whatever it's called? Howcome all the pre-release boxes I've seen for this say Calamity Trigger, then?

I was really looking forward to picking up Continuum Shift, now I don't know what to believe.

Great game, though.

[ElPresidente]

Continuum Shift is going to be a seperate release. It was only speculation when the PAL announcement came out.

[FF Freak]

Continuum Shift only comes out in Japan early July for console from the release lists I've seen. I'd be surprised if we'd gotten it first.

[FF Freak]

was anyone able to pick this up today? I dropped by both my local EB and Game before going to work and neither of them had got stock in yet.

[Shin_Battousai]

I've read on whirlpool that there's been shipping delays and that it'll probably be another week.

[HiredMan]

I wont be able to grab this until I get back from Japan in 2 weeks :(

heaps keen to try it out.

[mcfustin]

Bah! I was going to pick this up today after work. Let me know if any of you see this out in the wild today.

[Starscream]

Why the **** is this game region locked for 360. Wanted to import this for a long time.

EDIT: Cheapest place to get the 360 PAL version seems to be zavvi.

[Lazlow]

I saw a Special Edition at GAME today, but no standard copies on the shelf. Didn't feel like parting with $110 for gamepad faceplates :/

[FF Freak]

AS far as I've seen advertised lazlow...unless you're buying from JB or Big W which are usually cheaper on release than the standard edition is also $110. At least that's the price I've seen advertised.

[JubeiSaotome]

I wouldn't pay more than $70 for a fighting game these days.

[McChimp]

I saw a Special Edition at GAME today, but no standard copies on the shelf. Didn't feel like parting with $110 for gamepad faceplates :/

Yeah. I dropped into work today and they were sitting there.......bout bloody time too! I think all Game stores might've only received the special editions. Must've had to go through a different distributor/ supplier.

[Rambo]

What makes you say that?

[Lazlow]

Interestingly GAME and EB's websites only list the special edition for both platforms.

And as far as I can tell JB's website too.

[SOX]

It's like ~$40 new on Play-Asia (PS3)

[Lazlow]

And region locked for XBOX 360 :(

[Starscream]

It's like ~$40 new on Play-Asia (PS3)
Sequel (Blazblue: Continium Shift) has a release date of July 2010. Hard to justify buying the first game (now, since PAL releases are always delayed :/ ) when you can use the money for the new shinier version. 360 version will probably be region locked as well.

[FF Freak]

Interestingly GAME and EB's websites only list the special edition for both platforms.

And as far as I can tell JB's website too.

huh...that's weird considering I remember seeing game advertising a standard edition 2-3 weeks ago in their coming soon section of the website.

[ElPresidente]

I'm getting the impression it is SE only out here as well... last EB I looked in only had those boxes out. :\

Will still prolly buy a copy... not enough BB player friends on PS3. :(

[Lazlow]

Yeah part of me wants it now, the other part wants to save $$$

It's really not worth it just for two gamepad faceplates... the PS3 version at least gets a stick of sorts :/

[Starscream]

Import. Import. I know I will. Same order as SSFIV. :/

[McChimp]

What makes you say that?

Because it missed release date in our stores (18th March), and the fact that my manager said they had to take 'special delivery' of it. Think it got 'specially airlifted in or the like which means there was a cock-up or a lack of copies through the usual avenues.

[JubeiSaotome]

Sequel (Blazblue: Continium Shift) has a release date of July 2010. Hard to justify buying the first game (now, since PAL releases are always delayed :/ ) when you can use the money for the new shinier version. 360 version will probably be region locked as well.

Continuum Shift will be what we're using at AVCon this year. Screw the dated version, give the attendance something to get excited about.

[Rambo]

Because it missed release date in our stores (18th March), and the fact that my manager said they had to take 'special delivery' of it. Think it got 'specially airlifted in or the like which means there was a cock-up or a lack of copies through the usual avenues.

Sorry I should really use quotes. I was talking to Jubei.

[JubeiSaotome]

Well, even 100 is asking too much for a game these days. For a fighting game that's likely to get an update within the next year, 70 is the most you should expect to pay. Good thing Super Street Fighter IV will be much cheaper than most new games.

[FF Freak]

so picked this up today. It feels weird playing with the faceplate on the controller because of the way it sticks up from the buttons. Anyway i should be reactivating my live gold subscription soon so anyone wanting a game just add me. My live gamertag is in my signature.

[Rambo]

Just bought today too. Really loving it actually. I'm playing as Jin and trounced through the default setting arcade difficulty. Don't like that trick stick though.

[Zan]

Well, even 100 is asking too much for a game these days. For a fighting game that's likely to get an update within the next year, 70 is the most you should expect to pay. Good thing Super Street Fighter IV will be much cheaper than most new games.

Hope you're getting the Japanese version, the American one comes out a few says before Avcon. :)

[Rambo]

Well I'm lvl 7 right now, and want some people to verse.

Any takers?

[FF Freak]

I haven't had the time to reactivate my live gold account since I've barely been home over the last few days and look to be that way for the rest of the week. When I finally do I'd be up for some fights Rambo.

I know fighting games aren't usually about story but been playing through the story mode and I must say that this game has one of the more intricate storylines I've seen.

[AranchineD]

Well I'm lvl 7 right now, and want some people to verse.

Any takers?

You want to tell pieces of poetry to people?

[Lazlow]

HJQ-A-CLTr0

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

well i'm lvl 7 right now, and want some people to verse.

Any takers?

ps3??

[Starscream]

What's the online matchmaking of this like? For the PS3 and 360 version? Better than the laggy SFIV?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I've only played it on ps3, but the online is far superior to SFIV.

[Rambo]

I'm capped right now and I play most games lag free. It's really weird, it's all laggy until the point that it says "Rebel 1" and then speeds up to normal playing.

Xbox 360 unfortunately.

I've kicked some lvl 40+ dudes, Noel Vermillion dominates! I'm also getting use to Carlos, but controlling Nirvana is the hardest thing.

[ElPresidente]

I'm capped right now and I play most games lag free. It's really weird, it's all laggy until the point that it says "Rebel 1" and then speeds up to normal playing.

That's because it uses similar netcode to SSFHDR. That 'lag' at the beginning is simply the players syncing against each other.

[JubeiSaotome]

Hope you're getting the Japanese version, the American one comes out a few says before Avcon. :)

I imported the original just after querying Bata and NickCC on it at AVCon last year. But AVCon will have the Japan version of CS.

[ElPresidente]

Well now the game is out I kinda gotta repost the reason I love Litchi. :)

hfK2PRJQIyc

[Zan]

Nine minute combo vid... holy hell ><
Litchi combos are so long, I feel like falling asleep during a match, I don't think I could sit through the whole vid. :p

Here's some vids I came across recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8-0yPkLLO8
Really nice Ragna CS vid. Very pretty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZpT9q1QVro
Worth watching just for the Sol tribute at the end. For those that don't understand, the combo Sol does is called the dust loop, which is where the GG/BB site got it's name. Ragna's following combo is a drive loop.

I really appreciate how much of Ragna is a salute to Sol, despite the fact that they are really quite different.

Just in the the same vein as ElPrez though, this is the combo video that fits so well why I this is my favourite character in any game pretty much ever:
...
Removed from Youtube due to user violation. :(
That's hugely depressing.
ffffffffffffff

This will have to do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFaP_2JxbAE

[FF Freak]

started playing ranked matches today and only hit level 5. I'm maining Noel and my sub character is alternating between Jin and Taokaka. Came up against so many Tager and haku-man players which just so happen to be the 2 characters I struggle against as Noel. In the same case majority of people I got matched against were level 30+. I did almost beat a level 51 Nu player losing by the smallest of margins in the 3rd round.

Found it funny that some guy PM'd me telling me to stop overusing Noel's drive attack when to my experience it's one of the key factors to her larger combos. (mind you some of the uses were my failed attempts at activating her DD attack >.<)

Anyone want to hit me up for some player matches just either add me to your live friends list and hit me up when I'm online (also can look me up via the "hyper gamertags" user) or send me your gamertag via PM and I'll add you.

[SOX]

Played this a bit over the weekend and it's a bit of a daunting game coming from SFIV - I'm really not used to this juggling stuff. Digging Jin, Ragna and V-13 so far but I need to get a mate into it as the singleplayer is a bit dull.
Also finished my Mayflash mod so I've been giving that a work out too :)

[mcfustin]

Just bought the 360 UK Edition LE from Zavvi for ~$53 AU. And now we play the waiting game :D

[ElPresidente]

I need to get a mate into it as the singleplayer is a bit dull.

The appeal of these games is always multiplayer agreed but I think the singleplayer modes in this are excellent. The story mode with its multiple branching paths I find particularly addictive.

[Sir_Tam]

omg elpresidente

[ElPresidente]

omg me

[FF Freak]

the story mode is rather interesting. Actually even though I just bought this on 360 a few weeks ago I ordered the PSP version on friday from play-asia after seeing a mate playing it. In it you can unlock flow charts that show you which endings are the true ending for each character and there is the extra legion mode.

I'm already looking forward to how the story pans out in Continuum shift.

[Lazlow]

So is there a plain version available locally for 360? Still only seeing the special edition with the two crappy pad face plates.

[jawsy]

As far as I am aware, not in stores. However, I know the Dungeon Crawl Ebay store has copies for 60 bucks.

[HiredMan]

Yeah, Antwandemarco picked up a copy of the pack with the controller plates for $60 from JB, played it once.

I'm buying it off him for $40 on thursday so will be up for some games this week. jawsy, aint played ya in ages mate, catch up soon? Sent you an invite to our big endless battle in SSFIV the other night but you must've been caught up in the challenges or some such.

[jawsy]

Actually, you're right Hired- the special edition with the crappy faceplates is on sale for 60 at JB at the moment.

Ha! I tend to find that at the end of a session I usually have an invite to join a game that I just missed. I get too caught up in it. Can barely speak at the moment though so I might have to hold off a little while yet.

[Lazlow]

See i'd buy it for $60... last I looked it was still $90 at my local :(

Might look again this arvo, need to get a Gold renewal anyway.

[jawsy]

Ask to scan, because that was a catalogue advertised price (also listed as $59 on the website).

[HiredMan]

I gave this a bit of a (drunken) test-run last night, using Haku-Men.

Impressions:
-the game is beautiful
-I really like the feel of the game
-too drunk to pick up much else

Anyone up for a few rounds tonight?

[Lazlow]

I got it last night too (JB HiFi, $60) and gave it a run with Ragna the Bloodedge (first tried Haku-men in training but couldn't make sense of his moveset). It is indeed, the best looking fighter EVER, it breaks my heart that KoFXII didn't look this good.

And just like Guilty Gear, I have nfi what's going on. :p

[mcfustin]

And just like Guilty Gear, I have nfi what's going on. :p

This. I started by trying to use Arakune. Then he disappeared :confused:

I'll be up for some fights this weekend if anyone's interested, might be easier to learn with others to bounce ideas off - like when HM and I practiced FADC's on each other in vanilla SFIV.

[Lazlow]

Arakune is BlazBlues Faust; some shit happens, you don't know quite what, and then you're dead.

[FF Freak]

Faust's moveset was easier to comprehend then Arakune's though. Whenever I go to do a midair attack I always going into the attack where he does a midair semi-loop before attacking the ground behind him. Funny thing is this happens to me both on the 360 and PSP.

You probably won't see me much on live playing this now. Apart from the fact my gold subscription ran out and I currently don't have the money to renew it, I've been playing it on PSP more because I get full functionality from the D-pad.

[StorminNorman]

Arakune is easy. Curse opponent. Throw bees at them. Repeat until victorious.

The story mode path where Noel ends up as Litchi's sex slave is reason alone to buy this game.

[FF Freak]

The story mode path where Noel ends up as Litchi's sex slave is reason alone to buy this game.

Lol true that. note to self...step 1) enthrall girl using tiny panda. step 2) let girl hold panda in exchange for cosplaying in various costumes. step 3) payoff

I probably haven't done that right but who cares.

[Lazlow]

My only problem with this game is finding a character that appeals in both design and moveset. With such a small roster I'm finding it hard picking a character I really gel with.

[HiredMan]

Anyone up for a BlazBlue training session thisarvo?













Read: I need someone to teach me how to play... >.>

[ElPresidente]

Still haven't got it on 360 yet otherwise I'd be bang up for it. *no pun intended*

[Sac]

I've been considering this game, as the PS3 version has a bundle with a joystick.

It's a shame that it's not the Fist of the Northstar fighter the (same team I believe) did, instead of new IP (I realize it got a Japanese only PS2 release, but I have no means to play the game currently if I did get it)

[ElPresidente]

The 'joystick' the PS3 version comes with it pretty eugh from what I've seen.

[HiredMan]

I'm planning on putting some time into this game tonight. Anyone free and want to be my sparring partner?

[FF Freak]

I would but sadly I don't have any money to spend on live gold time. Not getting any shifts last weekend hurt my wallet.

[HiredMan]

Dammit! Do you have a credit card? I think you get 25% off a 3 month Gold perchase over Live atm.

[Sweating Bullets]

Get a debit card - safer to use over the internets.

Also I think this website is fairly competitive with XBox Gold subs:
http://gamecard.com.au/my/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=1&cat=Xbox+Live+Codes

[ElPresidente]

<3 Gamecard.

[HiredMan]

Hurry up and buy the 360 version of this Prez, it's only $60 :/

[HiredMan]

You're all ****s.

[Lazlow]

FWIW, I got shit to do :D

(clean and design a poster by Wednesday)

[HiredMan]

df-iETND5FQ

[Sweating Bullets]

You're all ****s.

Harsh man! I was thinking of getting Blazblue but I still need to get SSF4 and Red Dead Redemption as well as Just Cause 2. Too many games man. Just far too many and not enough time.

[FF Freak]

So been looking at info for Continuum Shift. it's been announced that there will be 7 new characters. Only 4 have been announced so far so it will be interesting to see who the other 3 are.

Also got a 12 month gold sub last weekend so I'm now up and active for some games if people are still up for it (even though it's been a while).

[topaz]

Literally just finished the story mode (true ending), boy the Hakumen fight was a pain in the butt...

So been looking at info for Continuum Shift. it's been announced that there will be 7 new characters. Only 4 have been announced so far so it will be interesting to see who the other 3 are.


Ahh sweet, I thought there was just gonna be the three new chars plus Lambda, who will prob have similar moves as Nu. I'd love to play as Jubei. Wouldn't mind a playable Kokonoe too but don't think that's too likely.