History VideoGame / BleachThe3rdPhantom

** [[spoiler: Achieving Bankai]], it uses up a large portion of the Free Time between several missions that could be used to raise affinities or recruit units, and requires completing some of the hardest maps in the game, such as Zanjutsu Training I: In a Single Blow, where all undefeated enemies fully heal at the beginning of each turn and the Soul Reaper Women's Society Training, where teams are chosen at random from the playable female Soul Reapers. Furthermore, even if the training is not completed, you still get [[spoiler: Bankai and all the other potential techniques]] in the post-game. However, the various trainings also net the player character a great deal of experience and there is still time to do a few other things.

* ThatBattleDidntCount: No matter how badly you beat Mad Eater or who does most or even all the damage, he always gets away and dismisses the Kudo twins as too weak to harm him until the Kudo twins gain their Shikais, immediately after which, Mad Eater is rather unceremoniously KilledOffForReal by the twins.

* AscendedExtra: Some are justified with the game starting years before the main story, but a good number of side characters get a good bit of screentime. The Shibas, Kaien included, Komamura, Kyoraku, and pre-TimeSkip Unohana are among those whose role is most increased..

** [[spoiler: Achieving Bankai]], it uses up a large portion of the Free Time between several missions that could be used to raise affinities or recruit units, and requires completing some of the hardest maps in the game, such as Zanjutsu Training I: In a Single Blow, where all undefeated enemies fully heal at the end of the turn and the Soul Reaper Women's Society Training, where teams are chosen at random from the playable female Soul Reapers. Furthermore, even if the training is not completed, you still get [[spoiler: Bankai and all the other potential techniques]] in the post-game. However, the various trainings also let the player character gain a great deal of experience and there is still time to do a few other things.
** Using Bankai - For all characters who can use Bankai, it requires building up max spiritual pressure and eats up your SP when in use, leaving both at zero after Bankai ends, even if it is ended prematurely, in addition to disabling giving and receiving team ups and attack/defense supports for the duration of Bankai. In exchange, Bankai siginificantly boosts all of the user's stats and generally gives some combination of boosting one stat even more (such as Ichigo getting massive additional movement and evasion when in Bankai), summoning an extra unit (such as Komamura's Tenken Myu-oh), and unlocking Bankai-only skills (such as Byakuya's Senkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi). Most characters with Bankai can mitigate the impractical side of this with a Bankai skill tree that allows them to sustain their Bankai longer, unlock additional Bankai-only techniques, and increase the stat boosts from Bankai. However, one character's Bankai, [[spoiler: the PlayerCharacter's]], has no skill tree to boost its endurance, limiting it to a paltry three turns, but instead of a sizable flat stat boost, they receive a 50% increase to all stats, making it extremely powerful.

** Ichigo's main friends play with this. Ichigos okayish, until you hit Bankai, just like the show. Uryu and Rukia are much more straight, barely doing damage most of the time. Orihime is justified, since she was always the weakest character in the source material. Chad on the other hand, not only averts this, but might be even better than Ichigo himself! Once you boost his accuracy, mind you.

** Uyru helps out in Chapter Nine, ignoring the previous events, skipping over his need to regain his Quincy powers and much of his training.

* TimeSkip: After the conclusion of the first battle with Arturo, the player character, their sibling, and Seigen are thrown into the future, landing in Karakura Town shortly after the conclusion of the Soul Society Arc of the anime, where they meet present-era characters such as Ichigo and Don Kononji.

** Using Bankai - For all characters who can use Bankai, it requires building up max spiritual pressure and eats up your SP when in use, leaving both at zero after Bankai ends, even if it is ended prematurely, in addition to disabling giving and receiving team ups and attack/defense supports for the duration of Bankai. In exchange, Bankai siginificantly boosts all of the user's stats and generally gives some combination of boosting one stat even more (such as Ichigo getting massive additional movement and evasion when in Bankai), summoning an extra unit (such as Komamura's Tenken Myu-oh), and unlocking Bankai-only skills (such as Byakuya's Senkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi). Most characters with Bankai can mitigate this with a Bankai skill tree that allows them to sustain their Bankai longer, unlock additional Bankai-only techniques, and increase the stat boosts from Bankai. However, one character's Bankai, [[spoiler: the PlayerCharacter's]], has no skill tree to boost its endurance, limiting it to a paltry three turns, but instead of a sizable flat stat boost, they receive a 50% increase to all stats, making it extremely powerful.

* BreatherEpisode: There are several, though the game boasts this as a feature during Free Time, that is if you're happy to miss out on [[spoiler:[[GameBreaker :Bankai]] ]]

* RareCandy: Performing Konso on a Whole gives the Soul Reaper who performs it an entire level.

* AscendedExtra: Some are justified with the game starting years before the main story, but a good number of side characters get a good bit of screentime. The Shibas, Kaien included, Komamura, Kyoraku, Unohana.

* OverratedAndUnderleveled: The four senior captains (Yamamoto, Ukitake, Kyoraku, and Unohana) have the lowest starting levels out of all the captains, and while they are certainly not the weakest characters in the game, there are plenty of more useful characters, too.

* AscendedExtra: Some are justified with the game starting years before the main story, but a good number of side characters get a good bit of screentime. The Shibas, Kaien included, Komamura, Kyoraku, Unohana. At least until the TimeSkip.

* PragmaticAdaptation: Uyru helps out in Chapter Nine, ignoring the previous events. So, yeah, no training for him either.
** Also, Chad has already mastered his arms with no explanation given.
*** Free Time tries to avert it, showing Uryu and Chad training in Sou Society, but even that has this trope played straight.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Perhaps the biggest reason for the senior captains' OverratedAndUnderleveled status - they join before the TimeSkip and then leave the party for most of the mid-game and don't get any extra levels in that time.

** Using Bankai - For all characters who can, it requires building up max spiritual pressure and eats up your SP, leaving both at zero after Bankai ends, in addition to disabling giving and receiving team ups and attack/defense supports for the duration of Bankai. In exchange, Bankai siginificantly boosts all of the user's stats and generally gives some combination of boosting one stat even more (such as Ichigo getting massive additional movement and evasion when in Bankai), summoning an extra unit (such as Komamura's Tenken Myu-oh), and unlocking Bankai-only skills (such as Byakuya's Senkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi). Most characters with Bankai can mitigate this with a Bankai skill tree that allows them to sustain their Bankai longer, unlock additional Bankai-only techniques, and increase the stat boosts from Bankai. However, one character's Bankai, [[spoiler: the PlayerCharacter's]], has no skill tree to boost its endurance, limiting it to a paltry three turns, but instead of a sizable flat stat boost, they receive a 50% increase to all stats, making it extremely powerful.

* AwesomeButImpractical: [[spoiler: Achieving Bankai]], it takes up most of, if not all of Free Time once the training starts when you could be earning a lot more affinity points. Add the fact you can receive it after you have beaten the game... Just stick with Sokatsui.
** [[spoiler: Bankai eats up your spiritual pressure and Kido like there's no tomorrow, especially since, unlike other Bankai users, the Kudo twins don't get a Bankai skill tree, but it also increases all of Fujimaru or Matsuri's stats by 50%. It can make some of the latter fights much easier.]] The training also gets you a rather nice amount of EXP, if played right. Besides, while it takes a lot longer, you do have the option to simply grind until the end of time, and every fight you complete with someone increases their affinity for you. It's really just a matter of whether you think the PlayerCharacter or his team is more important.

* ThrowTheDogABone: No pun intended, but Komamura is treated with more respect here than he is in the source material.

The plot also comes from Tite Kubo himself, and introduces four new characters, the Twins Fujimaru and Matsuri and their adoptive family Konoka and Seigen Suzunami, thrown through time after Arturo Plataedo (who some players might remember from Bleach: Shattered Blade) attacks the soul society and is stopped by an Object known as the Shisui mirror

* NintendoHard: ''Chapter '''Nine.''''' And the bad news?
** WakeUpCallBoss: As above, Chapter 9 focuses on [[ControllableHelplessness Ulquiorra and Yammy first showing up.]] Ulquiorra ''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard gets into the fight.]]'' And that's just the beginning. Yammy and he are ''seven levels above you.'' Oh, and if anyone dies, have fun restarting the fight.
** Add the fact that you have to protect Tatsuki as well ? It's one of the hardest fights in the game, beaten only by one of the many other times Ulquiorra shows up
** Another example? The 30th Floor of Bleach Tower. There are extremely powerful versions of Arturo, Seigen, Kenpachi, Soi Fon, Ichigo, Yoruichi, D-Roy, Ulquiorra, Yamamoto, Gin, and Grimmjow, and toward where your characters start, there's a Sky Rift that spews Hollows! Thankfully, to win, you only have to defeat Grimmjow, but he's Level 90, has insane stats, '''and''' can Release. Expect most of your characters to die.

* MightyGlacier: Many of the Power type characters are this, but each can become a LightningBruiser if upgraded correctly. Komamura gets special mention in that he can hit like a truck, has the accuracy needed for that strength to matter, and is one of the better defenders in the game.

* AscendedExtra: Some are justified with the game starting years before the main story, but a good number of side characters get a good bit of screentime. The Shibas, Kaien included, Komamaru, Kyoraku, Unohana. At least until the TimeSkip.

** [[spoiler: Bankai eats up your spiritual pressure and Kido like there's no tomorrow, but it also greatly increases your primary attribute (speed for Fujimaru, strength for Matsuri). It can make some of the latter fights much easier.]] The training also gets you a rather nice amount of EXP, if played right. Besides, while it takes a lot longer, you do have the option to simply grind until the end of time, and every fight you complete with someone increases their affinity for you. It's really just a matter of whether you think the PlayerCharacter or his team is more important.

* AwesomeButPractical: Sokatsui. It's not too strong against human-sized opponents, but if used against anything that takes up multiple spaces, it suddenly becomes an instant death sentence for most enemies. This goes double if it's upgraded. It's also relatively cheap to use.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Grimmjow's Fraccion survive, surprisingly. Also Grimmjow doesn't lose his arm or rank.

* SparedbytheAdaption: Grimmjow's Fraccion survive, surprisingly. Also Grimmjow doesn't lose his arm or rank.

* SparedbythAdaption: Grimmjow's Fraccion survive, surprisingly. Also Grimmjow doesn't lose his arm or rank.