XBlaze: From the creators of BlazBlue.

They look like they like taking on new projects while their own project wasn't even done yet.

They prolly have multiple teams, but even then they've gotta be spread out pretty thin.

Just do BB3 already, damn you. CS's ending was too cliffhangery and teasingy for them to leave it for ten years so they can go make ero games which BB was already sort of becoming. ;_;

Petitions? Contact ASW?

I say we petition for a better ending for Continuum Shift.

... Like how?

It was a joke. See, people are petitioning to change the ending of Mass Effect 3. So I figured we'd do the same.

Well, we could always chip in some money and buy a boat to Japan, then make the petition there. What could possibly go wrong?

Well actually I wouldn't mind the ending. Just so long as they take away a status of a certain someone and thereby fixing the Broken Base caused with it... (give that certain someone a new direction in development that doesn't involve becoming that certain status...)

edited 26th Mar '12 6:39:51 PM by ChrisX

Is it just me, or is the music more Touhou than Blazblue?

... I'm still waiting for my Battle Fantasia sequel...

... though I appear to be the only one...

^^Mostly just standard modern fantasy

So I heard this game is a sort of spin off to Blaz Blue? Or is it a seperate story?

It looks like it takes place in the NOL academy but I could be wrong. It might have nothing to do with BB for all I know. At least not directly.

I want another battle fantasia as well.

I hated Battle Fantasia. Don't even know why. It just rubbed me the wrong way. The pirate was still kickass though.

I got some NOL academy vibes too, oddly. The fact there's a hour-long presentation on the institute's reason for existence and explanation of it's internal affairs in Blaz Blue's story mode might become something beyond mere spackle if it has it's own spinoff. Not that everything and everyone and their mother didn't get an hour-long presentation to flesh out the BlazBlue canon or anything.

As for the Guilty Gear or Blaz Blue debate... Well, there's a simple solution to please both parties.

Which reminds me, Blaz Blue spends a frightening amount of time detailing the exact intricacies of its world and setting instead of explaining the nonsense story.

Part of the charm for me. Maybe we'll get a game that really lets us explore the Blaz Blue world someday. Maybe this is that game. I mean, it can't all be for nothing, can it? Or do the guys at Arc Systems secretly play a Blaz Blue tabletop game and just throw all their campaign notes into the game for gits and shiggles?

edited 26th Mar '12 8:59:18 PM by ShirowShirow

BB was originally meant to be an RPG wasn't it? It certainly shows.

Well, the level of world exposition is certainly at RPG levels, but other than that (even the ludicrously awesome character designs) isn't really any different than ASW's usual fighting games.

but maybe if BB got released as a RPG, there would be no need for so many pieces of All There in the Manual.

I still say they need a Blaz Blue action game in the vein of Ninja Gaiden. All the characters would translate very well into a 3D Hack and Slash battlefest.

That'd be pretty cool. I can see a stage taking place in Halloween with you playing as Ragna(or some other character) fighting against those shadow familiars in the background and pumpkin headed specters along with dullahans and other horro themed=stuff, with Valkynhyn as the boss.

While Rachel belittles your abilities the entire time.

Also? Concept art shows bang and Tao leading an army of ninjas who are being ridden by kaka-clan kittens. This must be expounded upon.

I still prefer my idea of a 2D Gunstar Heroes esc Sidescroller co-developed by Treasure.

I'd make an action Devil May Cry-esque hack n slash Ragna spin off, and an all-out fast-paced Vanquish, Binary Domain third-person shooter Noel spin off if I could have my way.

Also, maybe an Overlord, Sims game with Hazama as the main character, where you can troll to your hearts content.

edited 26th Mar '12 11:48:46 PM by LDragon2

I would want a Noel spin off to be more like Sin And Punishment. Oh god do I really want there to be Blaz Blue spin-offs done by Treasure.

Or better yet, by the team at Project Sora. Imagine a Noel spin-off with Uprising-esque dialogue and gameplay.

Noel would have her breast size mocked the entire game through. So basically same as she's ever gotten.

Admittedly, I do think I prefer Treasure for how refined and creative their gameplay can be, but since I haven't played Uprising yet, and likely won't for a while, I can't really make that call yet.

edited 27th Mar '12 12:23:23 AM by Emperordaein