BlazBlue Continuum Shift

[briareos_kerensky]

Here for some impressions on the arcade version.
There's nothing completely new as it's a refinement of the formula, new characters, new stages, new moves, re-balancing for everyone and so on.
The home version will have one extra character and the story mode will continue from where CT left off.

[briareos_kerensky]

Famitsu unveiled DLC plans for the Japanese version of the game (out the 1st of July): Makoto Nanaya will be available for download on August 5, apparently with a new background.

Also Nu will come back later...which puzzles me a lot: story goes that Nu has been "reprogrammed" by Kokonoe and became Lambda.
Also, in the arcade version Lambda refuses to kill Ragna and Kokonoe thinks it's due to leftover memories from Nu; again, one of the pre-battle animations show Nu's "ghost" appearing from Lambda and then disappearing.
But the Murakumo units are all clones of Ragna's and Jin's sister Saya, Noel is too and she's the Murakumo master unit and Hazama awakens her as Mu, a playable character in the home version, so they could say that Lambda is not the true Nu but a recovered clone...brain overload.

Or I'm thinking to hard and ArcSys just want to please fans ignoring the story...what her moveset will look like then?

Will Litchi's assistant will be a playable character? What about the mustachoed pilot gentlemen featured in one Calamity Trigger's background? And the two Heroes still alive?

One thing for sure: BlazBlue's timeline will become even more chaotic. I just hope that so many characters won't begin to make the game less interesting to play.

[briareos_kerensky]

More info on Makoto DLC from Aksys:

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/25/blazblue-continuum-shift-makoto-dlc-aims-for-august-release/

[briareos_kerensky]

More on Nu: she'll be in the game as Lambda's unlimited version. Aksys FAQ page says that unlimited Lambda is unlimited Nu and like in Calamity Trigger unlimited characters are available for download if you aren't able to unlock them by playing.
Head exploding a little less now.

[fuse]

Still a bit disappointed that the game's not even out and they've already got paid DLC lined up of a whole new character, though. Still, can't wait for this.

[briareos_kerensky]

There will be at least one extra character after Makoto: look at her position on the selection screen.
Either Valkenheim or Jubei will enter the fray at some point.

Truth to be told, they could have come up with a better position for extra characters, they have completely ruined the original layout...even Mu doesn't fit in that screen.

[briareos_kerensky]

Price for Makoto revealed: 560 MS Point, or 800 yen. This will buy standard and unlimited character, extra colors, training and challenge content.
No mentions to a dedicated storyline though.

[Super Monkey Balls]

I should have this Friday and am well looking forward to it, the first game was my GOTY. I bought the arcade version shortly after and genuinely regretted not grabbing it several months earlier for silly money. I'm not a GG fan so I assumed I wouldn't like it. BBCS arcade software is currently 90k Yen and dropping. Soon my sweet..

[briareos_kerensky]

PS3 or X360? I hope my PS3 version will be delivered for Friday as well.

[Super Monkey Balls]

360 version

[saturn-gamer]

I take it there is no bilingual version this time? Would like to have the game right now, but am otherwise waiting for the US release.

There will be at least one extra character after Makoto: look at her position on the selection screen.
Either Valkenheim or Jubei will enter the fray at some point.

Truth to be told, they could have come up with a better position for extra characters, they have completely ruined the original layout...even Mu doesn't fit in that screen.

Placeholders of 2 unannounced characters have been located on the disc. One of them is supposed to be confirmed as Valkenheim. The other is unknown to me, Platina or so.

I've also read the spoiler stuff on dustloop (I don't really mind it in the case of fighters) and the story does the original justice, its one big mind**** with interesting twists you wouldn't see coming.

[Darwock]

Why do you assume there is no bilingual version? Is there any reason to suspect they have changed the way they do things?

I didn't realise this was coming so soon... I'm a little nervous about trying to get back into it after this amount of time but I am very tempted.

There were times playing the original online that made me feel like I used to feel before a school concert as a kid... pressure to perform! Not the most relaxing experience but certainly a thrilling one.

[Shozuki]

The Japanese version is multilingual, as stated by a few sites.

[speedlolita]

Not that it matters, it's a fighting game. :P

[speedlolita]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lavMPqC_3Iw