[CF] Blazblue CENTRAL FICTION: News and Gameplay Discussion

[mAc Chaos]

I made a match finder thread for those who are netplaying the demo this weekend: 

 

[Ogiga99]

So since the console versions usually have more color palettes, does anyone know if this game keeps the Persona reference colors or if there is a general anime/video game reference palette like 13 in CP (Ragna as Ichigo, Bang as Goku, Azrael as Kamina etc.)?

[TekkamanArk]

I was going to preorder this on PSN today, only to realize it's not available on PSN now. I'm debating if I should hold off and preorder it later, or should I preorder another game i'm interested in instead (Dishonored 2, XCOM 2, and For Honor definitely stand out to me).

[darklightjg1]

Is this shopped or is there actually a way to have english subs in the JP version?

 

 

[Ogiga99]

5 minutes ago, darklightjg1 said:

Is this shopped or is there actually a way to have english subs in the JP version?

 

 

It's official but it's not from the Japanese version. There was a playable demo of the English version at Dreamolition Derby 3 (a fighting game tournament in Germany) which is where this comes from. Danaiden actually is the one who posted this and has a collection of pretty much every post-fight quote involving Es except Bang's here.

[Leiopelma]

This stream at the Tokyo Game Show from Dengeki ought to be interesting (rest of schedule here):

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September 15 (YouTube, Niconico, AbemaTV)

11:20 – BlazBlue: Central Fiction Broadcast: The Strengths of New Character Mai – Featuring Toshimichi Mori (Arc System Works), Riku Ozawa (Arc System Works), and Yoshikazu (Dengeki Online). Live gameplay of new character Mai Natsume in the PlayStation 4 version of BlazBlue: Central Fiction. Producer Mori will debut her battle style and combos.

 

[kosmos badgirl]

2 hours ago, Leiopelma said:

This stream at the Tokyo Game Show from Dengeki ought to be interesting (rest of schedule here):

 

 

ASW is streaming for four days, 7 hours every day.

 

September 15

http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv275802586

September 16

http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv275802634

September 17

http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv275802710

September 18

http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv275802761

 

[KokoPuff]

I hope they released a demo for NA after TGS

[Leiopelma]

I used Bandicam to record the Mai demo and uploaded the videos on Mega in case anyone is interested:

https://mega.nz/#!d4JU0bZK!h3XD20OG8Oxk0Uh2D_QNOYHDUPEagxYol7_1vKR4xi4

https://mega.nz/#!9hw0XbTJ!LsxXky7M6p4VhQhaSQZlyGom4RUVSUiFOaM-fjAJAF8

https://mega.nz/#!59wDUSIS!chjt0ErSiSxnP-VutQLZAXDHGSlnR-92Cf_wKHu6dic

https://mega.nz/#!JxZTiDqZ!Z0lGDEs97R1SPhiqoV7WLTEH38M7NzxPJrAr1DBqACY

The files are pretty big in size but they do cover the entire presentation (except for a few seconds between the videos).

Also, I came across some screenshots of Mai's alternate colors.

[TekkamanArk]

1 hour ago, Leiopelma said:

I used Bandicam to record the Mai demo and uploaded the videos on Mega in case anyone is interested:

https://mega.nz/#!d4JU0bZK!h3XD20OG8Oxk0Uh2D_QNOYHDUPEagxYol7_1vKR4xi4

https://mega.nz/#!9hw0XbTJ!LsxXky7M6p4VhQhaSQZlyGom4RUVSUiFOaM-fjAJAF8

https://mega.nz/#!59wDUSIS!chjt0ErSiSxnP-VutQLZAXDHGSlnR-92Cf_wKHu6dic

https://mega.nz/#!JxZTiDqZ!Z0lGDEs97R1SPhiqoV7WLTEH38M7NzxPJrAr1DBqACY

The files are pretty big in size but they do cover the entire presentation (except for a few seconds between the videos).

Also, I came across some screenshots of Mai's alternate colors.

Going to watch these later, but i'll download them now. Thanks for the recording.

[antonymichiru]

thank you very much for uploading Mai's gameplay !! 

[Leiopelma]

Mai will be released as a DLC on the 27th of October, 3 weeks after the main game, and cost 800 yen.

https://twitter.com/o6x18o/status/776326220162043904

http://amatsumugi89.tumblr.com/post/150437663433/it-was-announced-on-arc-system-works-stream-that

[Steve-Fiction]

Trailer for her is up, too.

[Leiopelma]

Hopefully her Variable Arts ability will be able to compensate for this so that Mai's playstyle doesn't end up being too predictable.

[heavymetalmixer]

According to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxhtknix50g  Mai doesn't have command normals, but she's like Ram: Different moves come out depending on how you combine her normals, like AB is diferent from AAB. These combinations can be done even on whiff.

 

Edited September 16, 2016 by heavymetalmixer

[JustaMaskedFreak]

2 hours ago, heavymetalmixer said:

According to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxhtknix50g  Mai doesn't have command normals, but she's like Ram: Different moves come out depending on how you combine her normals, like AAA is diferent from AAB. These combinations can be done even on whiff.

Really? Oh god... Well, at least her gameplay seems to be a lot easier than Ramlethal... I guess...

[TD]

wow so what will mai do for anti airs I wonder.

[MoneyD90]

32 sec into her trailer she does her Anti air. My guess is it's linked to B or C Seems like it has decent reach too.

[AchedSphinx]

5 hours ago, TD said:

wow so what will mai do for anti airs I wonder.

I'm thinking maybe her anti-airs could function like how Nu/Lambda anti-air. She just throws the spear to anti-air or something. I know in P4U, Ken wasn't that great at anti-air despite having a spear, but anti-airs in that game were weak in general.

15 hours ago, Leiopelma said:

Mai will be released as a DLC on the 27th of October, 3 weeks after the main game, and cost 800 yen.

This makes me wonder if the NA version will just come with Mai day one. I think they did something similar with Adachi and Marie. But two different companies so who knows.

8 hours ago, heavymetalmixer said:

According to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxhtknix50g  Mai doesn't have command normals, but she's like Ram: Different moves come out depending on how you combine her normals, like AAA is diferent from AAB. These combinations can be done even on whiff.

 

I did like Ram's combat system when I played her. The funny part was that I didn't play Xrd that much, but when I got the sudden urge to play Ram again, she was patched and none of the stuff I liked about her worked anymore.

[Calamitus]

BBCF Opening

 

 

[VermilionBird]

BlazBlue: Central Fiction - the return of Linhua

Shame that Mai didn't appear, though.

[GEKKA]

Solid looking animation, can't wait to actually play.

[VermilionBird]

On the stream, Mori leaked that there's a Es vs Celica theme. 

Hopefully it'll also play for Es vs Nine like Reincarnation, or Bloodline.

[Danaiden]

A new crest also appears right at the beginning of the opening:

Spoiler

Since it's unlikely that they just put the crest of an unplayable character/boss so unprominently into the opening and that it shares some similarities with Hakumens design wise it could be Takehaya Susano'o AKA the Black Susano'o.

[JustaMaskedFreak]

6 hours ago, Danaiden said:

A new crest also appears right at the beginning of the opening:

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Since it's unlikely that they just put the crest of an unplayable character/boss so unprominently into the opening and that it shares some similarities with Hakumens design wise it could be Takehaya Susano'o AKA the Black Susano'o.

This really look like an "Unleashed" version of Hakumen crest, just compare those forms around the circle with his original crest... Oh god...