History VideoGame / BlazBlueCentralFiction

* AlternateUniverse: The world in this game seems to be one to the previous games, because of Embryo's influence. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact tho due to most of them believing they're just living their lives normally. [[spoiler:Later it's revealed that this "universe" is more of a LotusEaterMachine created by Nine, mainly to test Ragna's strength.]]

* StayingAlive: For an as-of-yet unknown reason, [[spoiler:Terumi (who was effectively ''erased from existence'' by Hakumen) reappears here, playing his own part.]]

* AlternateUniverse: Due to the Embryo's influence, the world is literally being remade. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact tho due to most of them believing they're just living their lives normally. [[spoiler: Except not. This universe is actually a LotusEaterMachine created by Nine.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Averted. In-game dialogue has been altered to reflect the changes that have occurred in the story.
** Due to [[spoiler: Ragna having amnesia]], he doesn't recognize or negatively react to half of the cast such as Jin, Terumi, or Hakumen.
** [[spoiler: Trinity no longer resides within Platinum]] due to the events of the [[BlazblueChronophantasma last game's]] ending.
** The Six Heroes theme no longer plays in matches involving Hazama or Platinum with the other heroes [[spoiler: due to Terumi and Trinity respectively not residing within either character anymore.]]
** This is played straight tho with Ragna & Hazama; despite the aforementioned events above, they still have ''Nightmare Fiction'' as their theme song.

* AlternateUniverse: Due to the Embryo's influence, the world is literally being remade. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact tho due to most of them believing they're just living their lives normally.

* AlternateUniverse: Due to the Embryo's influence, the world is literally being remade. Only a few members of the cast are aware of this fact tho due to believing they're just living their lives normally.

** But it would seem Ragna's case is more severe: not only does he forget everything in the previous game and despite the events playing out similar once more to ''Calamity Trigger'', but he can't even remember his own name or moniker compared to everyone else in that very timeline.

* WhereItAllBegan: This game takes place in Kagutsuchi, the location and setting for the first two games. [[spoiler: Except not really]]

* AlternateTimeline:
** The cause is yet unknown, but the game seems to take place in an alternate version of ''Calamity Trigger'' with notable changes. Namely, Jin is no longer a major but a captain, Tsubaki is no longer a part of the Zero Squadron but a first lieutenant in the fourth squadron, and Kagura retains his rank as colonel, but is the leader of their squad.
** Naoto himself is mentioned to have come from "another world".
*** And of course, another major difference is Ragna having amnesia as mentioned below.

* WhereItAllBegan: This game takes place in Kagutsuchi, the location and setting for the first two games.

** The cause is yet unknown, but the game seems to take place in an alternate version of Calamity Trigger with notable changes. Namely, Jin is no longer a major but a captain, Tsubaki is no longer a part of the Zero Squadron but a first lieutenant in the fourth squadron, and Kagura retains his rank as colonel, but is the leader of their squad.

** But it would seem Ragna's case is more severe: not only does he forget everything in the previous game, but he can't even remember his own identity compared to everyone else in that very timeline while the events play out almost similar to ''Calamity Trigger''.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Ragna has forgotten who he is. Not just him, but everyone seems to have forgotten most of the events judging by the quotes on their profile in the official website.

* FighterMageTheif: Naoto, Nine, and Hibiki respectively all seem to fit within each of the archetypes based on their playstyles.

* '''Nine''': Jubei's wife, Kokonoe's mother, and one of the Six Heroes. She was recently revealed to be alive after being thought dead for years, but her true motives remain unknown. Nine utilizes powerful magic spells by calling upon the powers of the elements themselves to overwhelm her enemies.

* '''Nine''': Jubei's wife, Kokonoe's mother, and one of the Six Heroes. She was recently revealed to be alive after being thought dead for years, but her motives and playstyle remain unknown. Nine is the final boss of the game's first act of the arcade mode story, titled "Phantom of Labyrinth".

The game's setting has gone back once again to the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, but also includes areas from the Ikaruga Federation introduced in ''Chronophantasma''. This time, however, things are...different. ''Very'' different. Several aspects of history have been suddenly and drastically changed, and everything is at odds with what we've come to know. And to top it all off? ''We're back in the year 2199.'' Prepare for a brand-new, twisted retelling of ''Calamity Trigger''.

* '''Konoe A. Mercury/Nine''': Jubei's former lover and Kokonoe's mother and one of the Six Heroes. She was recently revealed to be alive after being thought dead for years, but her motives remain or playstyle remain unknown.

Unlike previous entries, the game's Arcade mode will be divided into three different acts, the first of which is available on release named ''Phantom Labyrinth''. The last two acts will be released with updates sometime after the game's initial release. The game is set to release in Japanese Arcades on November 19th, 2015. A subtitled version of the first trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJRUzQaLnIo here.]]

* AlternateTimeline: The cause is yet unknown, but the game seems to take place in an alternate version of Calamity Trigger with notable changes. Namely, Jin is no longer a major but a captain, Tsubaki is no longer a part of the Zero Squadron but a first lieutenant in the fourth squadron, and Kagura retains his rank as colonel, but is the leader of their squad.

* CosmicRetcon: This game's first act appears to be one for the entire series.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Yea, it seems like being ''erased from existence'' didn't really slow Terumi down that much.]]

* AlternateTimeline: The cause is yet unknown, but the game seems to take place in an alternate version of Calamity Trigger with notable changes. Namely, Jin is no longer a major but a captain, Tsubaki is no longer apart of the Zero Squadron but a first lieutenant in the fourth squadron, and Kagura retains his rank as colonel, but is the leader of their squad.

The game's setting has gone back once again to the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, but also includes areas from the Ikaruga Federation introduced in ''Chronophantasma''. This time, things are...different. ''Very'' different. Several aspects of history have been suddenly and drastically changed, and everything is at odds with what we've come to know.

After stopping the Imperator's plan to destroy the Master Unit at the climax of the [[VideoGame/BlazblueChronophantasma previous game]], she forcibly made Ragna the Bloodedge's Azure Grimoire go out of control and morph him into the Black Beast. Shortly after, she created the Embryo and proceeded with her plan of turning the planet's population to seithr to power it. Meanwhile, Ragna wakes up in Kagutsuchi, his grimoire seemingly under control but with no memory of his life.

{{Blazblue}}: '''CentralFiction''' is the fourth main entry of ArcSystemWorks popular fighting game franchise. As with every new title, it comes with many new features and mechanics. There are two main 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 UnderNightInBirth, a game which Arcsys themselves published on consoles.

BlazblueCentralFiction is the fourth main entry of ArcSystemWorks popular fighting game franchise. As with every new title, it comes with many new features and mechanics. There are two main 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 UnderNightInBirth, a game which Arcsys themselves published on consoles.

* '''Naoto Kurogane''': A CanonImmigrant from a novel series titled ''Bloodedge Experience'''. Is searching for the Azure to undo his transformation into a vampire and can utilize the blood that forms his right arm as a weapon.