History VideoGame / BlazBlueCentralFiction

* InconsistentDub: The previous game uses the term "Entitled" (by Izanami) to refer to the people who are guaranteed to have their wishes granted in the new world after the Doomsday. This game uses "Qualified" and sometimes "Chosen" instead. This is true because the terms in both games use the same kanji (資格者, "Shikakusha") in the original Japanese.

At [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity CEO 2021]], it was announced that the PC port of ''Central Fiction'' would be receiving an update to upgrade the game's noticeably shoddy delay-based netcode to the more industry standard rollback netcode, along with ''Cross Tag Battle'' getting the same for its PC and [=PS4=] versions.

Unlike previous entries, the game's Arcade mode is divided into three different acts, the first of which was available on release, named ''Phantom of Labyrinth'', released in Japanese Arcades on November 19th, 2015. The last two acts were released with updates after the game's initial release, with the second act being called ''Nightmare Memory'', released on January 28, 2016. The third act, named ''The Replacement Blue'', was released on March 31, 2016. A subtitled version of the first trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtGQvjaaOf0 here]]. The console versions released on October 6th, 2016 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/Playstation3 and UsefulNotes/Playstation4 consoles. ''Aksys'' once again provides the localization ([[NoDubForYou alas, without a dub this time]]) and brought the US version of the game over on November 1st, 2016, with ''P-Qube'' following suit with the PAL version on November 4th, 2016. The PC/Steam version of BB:CF was released on April 26, 2017, and it contains all DLC (Characters/Colors/Etc.) so far from the console versions included (except for Jubei, as he's DLC for the Steam version).

* BonusBoss: As of Act 3, If you defeat every single opponent with a certain amount of Distortion[=/=]Overdrive[=/=]Astral Finishes, you are rewarded with being transported to [[spoiler: the place where you fight Take-Mikazuchi at the end of ''Chronophantasma'' for a secret 9th fight, in which you face Unlimited Ragna. Unlimited Nine and Izanami are fought on their stages.]]

At [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity CEO 2021]], it was announced that the PC port of ''Central Fiction'' would be receiving an update to upgrade the game's noticeably shoddy delay-based netcode to the more industry standard rollback netcode, along with ''Cross Tag Battle'' getting the same for its PC and PS4 versions.

''Franchise/BlazBlue: Central Fiction'' is the fourth and final main entry of Creator/ArcSystemWorks popular fighting game franchise. As with every new title, it comes with many new features and mechanics. There are two main mechanics like '''Active Flow''', which rewards continuous offense with a 10% damage increase and happens once per round; Active Flow also makes your Burst stock recover faster. The second is '''Exceed Accel''', which is a new, Overdrive only LimitBreak that every cast member possess, which does further damage (as well as gain new visuals) in Active Flow. Both seem to be inspired by the Vorpal and Infinite Worth EXS mechanics from VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth, a game which Arcsys themselves published on consoles.

* LesserOfTwoEvils: [[spoiler: Sure, Nine's a {{Jerkass}} who wants to destroy the Master Unit and create a perfect utopia for ''only'' her and Celica. However, it's hard not to sympathize with her a bit because her primary targets are [[CardCarryingVillain Terumi]] and [[UltimateEvil Izanami]], individuals who killed and revived her as their puppet and who have ''far worse'' motives than hers.]].