Blazblue: Calamity Trigger

nightclock · 2008-09-25T00:52:33+00:00

Introducing the story as we know it so far... ...I think this might translate to: "Before the events of BlazBlue, humanity was on the the verge of extinction from the "Black Beast", a creature of Darkness. Hope came in the form of six heroes who wielded the power of magic. Together, the six heroes & humanity created "Armagus" a combination of Magic & Technology to defeat the Beast, which would be known as The First War of Magic. After the war, the New World Void Space Cue Administration Bureau was created to govern the new world which has discovered the use of Armagus. Under the Bureau, Humanity began reconstructing & the world was under their dictatorship. However this caused much dissent for the people due to fact Armagus was used in every issue & the widening socioeconomic gap between those who could use & cannot use Armagus. This dissent would eventually form years later into The Ikaruga Civil War or The Second War of Magic, when the Ikaruga Union openly rebelled against the Bureau. After the war, the Bureau imposed a harsher rule on the world declaring anyone that defies them will be killed. On December A.D.2199, several years after the Second war, a branch of the Bureau was utterly destroyed by an SS-class traitor named "Ragna the Bloodedge" also known as "the God of Death." His quest was to destroy the Bureau. The New World Void Space Cue Administration Bureau, hoping to stop him, immediately put the largest bounty ever for anyone who could capture him." ----- Blazblue is the next step for Arc System Works, the people who brought you one of the best damn fighting games ever, Guilty Gear. It's a 2D fighter on an arcade engine, using sprites at least 2x the size of the ones in GG and with this company, that much space can make the biggest difference. It has a release date of November 2008 in Japan, leaving everyone else high and dry, lame. There's a good chance it won't be seen anywhere else until a version is developed for a console, preferably the PS3, as it has the best fighter setup with its controller. Characters: Ragna the Bloodedge- Height: 185 cm Wight: 78 kg Bloodtype: B Gender: M The almighty force managing the "Operation", in order to obtain absolute power over the world, is this man who has rebelled against the "Earth and Space Information Control System". Known as the "God of Death", a bounty for his elimination has been placed in all the regions populated with branches of the Control System. In game, his tactics revolve around using his power and large sword to keep pressure on his opponents. His Drive Ability is known as Soul Eater, which is used to absorb the opponents life. Jin Kisaragi- Height: 178 cm Wight: 61 kg Bloodtype: A Gender: M From a prestigious family, this man is a retainer of the Control System's Kisaragi house. His class is Major. In the past, he had a distinguished military record during the "Ikaruga Civil War" that broke out, and was promoted to the position of Division Commander at an exceptionally young age. He is always cool and calm, though he is a deeply jealous, ambitious, and possessive person, with little care for others. His Drive Ability is known as Frost Bite, which specializes in freezing opponents. Noel Vermillion- Height: 157 cm Wight: 48 kg Bloodtype: A Gender: F Because of her outstanding combat ability and suitable operation evaluations, she was selected to be Jin Kisaragi's direct subordinate in her youth. The two were acquaintances in officer's academy, though Noel thought Jin was extremely weak. However, on a certain mission handed down from the Control System, her preconceptions were changed. Her Drive Ability is known as Chain Revolver, which specializes in chain linking her combos together. Iron Tagar (TR-00009)- Height: 240 cm Wight: 550 kg Bloodtype: Replaced with unknown substance Gender: M Originally the leader of a battle unit which revolved around physical combat, he was forced to withdraw from the front lines after sustaining a mortal wound in the Ikaruga Civil War. He was brought back from the brink of death at the hands of the scientist "Kokonoe" and revived as a cyborg, and is currently assigned to a combat unit under the direct control of Kokonoe. He seems to be pursuing Ragna, though his goals are entirely unclear. His Drive Ability is Volttech Battler, which specializes in using electricity and magnetism so he can grab his enemies. Taokaka- Height: 165 cm Wight: 42 kg Bloodtype: O Gender: F A young catgirl of the Kaka tribe who live in the lower class part of Kagutsuchi. Her coat is equipped with massive paw-like hands that include long, retractable claws. She wants to get back the sky above her village that was sealed off with an enormous plate by humans who came to the land and started building a big city. She left her village in search of someone called Ragna after she heard that you could gain a lot of money for defeating him. Her Drive Ability is known as Dancing Edge: Reckless Kitty, which specializes at dashing at high speeds with a slash attack. Rachel Alucard- Height: 145 cm Wight: 31 kg Bloodtype: Unknown Gender: F A blood-sucking vampire who is the head of the Alucard family and who dresses in a gothic lolita style. As the head of the family an enormous castle and a servant have been handed down to her from previous generations. She carries a cat-shaped umbrella called Nago and fights using a chubby, red bat familiar called Gii. She slipped out of her castle in search of fun because she hates to be bored. Her Drive Ability is Sylphide, which allows her to manipulate wind. Arakune- Height: 20-200 cm Wight: 5-1000 kg Bloodtype: Unknown Gender: Unknown An occult being that is constantly seeking knowledge. Its body houses innumerable insects. Currently, it lives under the streets of Kagutsuchi. Because it needs to absorb large amounts of life force to continue its existence, it frequently attacks those of the Kaka tribe and humans alike. Recently, it has sensed the presence of a being with unheard of levels of life force, which has caused it to stir. Its Drive Ability is Crimson, which curses the opponent to where several flying insects will attack him/her. Litchi Faye Ling- Height: 170 cm Wight: 58 kg Bloodtype: AB Gender: F A doctor in the oriental part of Kagutsuchi. Apparently, she is vital to the town because of her profession and her knack for sensing others' needs. Her reasons for coming here are unknown. Her Drive Ability is Mantenbou, which manipulates her staff into attacking opponents by itself. Carl Clover- Height: 144 cm Wight: 35 kg Bloodtype: AB Gender: M A young boy wearing a top hat who fights using a large mechanical maid puppet named Nirvana. His Drive Ability is Auto Maton, which controls Nirvana. Bang Shishigami- Height: 192 cm Wight: 105 kg Bloodtype: B Gender: M A ninja who mastered various techniques. His Drive Ability is Burning Heart, which makes him fully use his ninja skills. V13- The sub-boss of the game, V13 looks like a mechanical/cyborg girl who floats in mid-air, is short, has short white hair, mecha shoulder pads, what appears to be an eye scanner on one of her eyes, and is colored all white. Strikingly resembles Noel. Haku-Men- The boss of the game, he looks like a cross between Justice from Guilty Gear and a white samurai, wielding a long sword. Both Haku-Men and V13 were seen at the EVO location test for the game. ----- All that's left now is to see it in action... ...and here's to what could possibly be the greatest fighting game of all time. Cheers. UPDATEx1: Video update - A vid with most of the characters in action, only the two bosses are not included.

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kikouken

14 years ago

KawaiianPunch wrote...

sakabato24 wrote...

On topic now, NCI was super hype. Coopa had the most beast Tager. Who says Tager's low tier now?

Coopa's tager is awesome, though I gotta give it up to Mike Z. I dunno if it got caught on stream, but there was a match where he caught a Litchi player with an astral, and the WHOLE FUCKING ROOM exploded. Awesome moment. Also, psychic FB potbusters in GGAC later on the same night. That man is amazing.

Also I'd be totally up for matches in SFIV/BBCS if I had gold again. Gotta wait til I get paid unfortunately.

hella badass tager from mike z. dude is seriously good; sadly i couldn't attend NCI ;_; but i have seen that man pull off astrals in past matches at AI.

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

kikouken wrote...

KawaiianPunch wrote...

sakabato24 wrote...

On topic now, NCI was super hype. Coopa had the most beast Tager. Who says Tager's low tier now?

hella badass tager from mike z. dude is seriously good; sadly i couldn't attend NCI ;_; but i have seen that man pull off astrals in past matches at AI.

get yo ass back to cali!

sakabato24 World Warrior

14 years ago

KawaiianPunch wrote...

kikouken wrote...

KawaiianPunch wrote...

sakabato24 wrote...

On topic now, NCI was super hype. Coopa had the most beast Tager. Who says Tager's low tier now?

hella badass tager from mike z. dude is seriously good; sadly i couldn't attend NCI ;_; but i have seen that man pull off astrals in past matches at AI.

get yo ass back to cali!

Buha! Americans don't know how to block! But we sure do know how to drop combos >w>...

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

The true irony in americans being bad at blocking is that we're somehow able to play Marvel.

Lost_Hero

14 years ago

I know how to block! It's just that I can't seem to play this game very well with a stick, and Rachel...*Grumble, grumble* Did some online matches on PSN, too many Ragnas not enough diversity IMO. Then again Ragna is like Ryu so I expected as much.

sakabato24 World Warrior

14 years ago

Not enough Jins to make fun of.

Ice car R.I.P

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

Much like the flowchart Kens of early SFIV, the ice car Jins have disappeared. The sad part is nobody learned anything, they just quit altogether.

kikouken

14 years ago

As expected, Continuum Shift 2 made its debut at the Amusement Machine Show in Japan. This update adds Î¼-12, Makoto, Valkenhayn and Platinum the Trinity to the character roster.

Continuum Shift 2 runs on Taito's Type X2 arcade board and utilizes a new Taito high speed I/O interface to allow for more precise inputs. The game will also be the first title to use Taito's new NESiCAxLive Download distribution system, which Arc System Works has said it will use to distribute periodic character balance adjustments.

Also, not surprisingly, Dat Loli Platinum the trinity has been officially announced.

Spoiler:

Hopefully, Trinity will be awesome.

Roastbeef

14 years ago

Blarrg that Platinum .... I didn't think there could be any more characters more loli than Rachel...sigh i stand corrected..

plus I hope all this new content is DLC

Chio

14 years ago

Roastbeef wrote...

Blarrg that Platinum .... I didn't think there could be any more characters more loli than Rachel...sigh i stand corrected..

plus I hope all this new content is DLC

Totally agree with the DLC idea, id hate for this to go down the path of:
Blazblue Calamity Trigger
Blazblue Continuum Shift
Blazblue Continuum Shift 2
Super Blazblue Continuum Shift
Super Blazblue Continuum Shift Turbo
etc, etc...

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

Why is everyone under the impression that CS2 is something more than just a reverse port so that the arcade version matches the console version?

Continuum Shift 2 runs on Taito's Type X2 arcade board and utilizes a new Taito high speed I/O interface to allow for more precise inputs. The game will also be the first title to use Taito's new NESiCAxLive Download distribution system, which Arc System Works has said it will use to distribute periodic character balance adjustments.

read, folks. this is the most important part. :(

sakabato24 World Warrior

14 years ago

Must bring out hype dog for BB:CS2
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Lost_Hero

14 years ago

KawaiianPunch wrote...

Why is everyone under the impression that CS2 is something more than just a reverse port so that the arcade version matches the console version?

read, folks. this is the most important part. :(

Does this mean Rachel will get buffs?! /anticipation

Wait, what's the status on DLC for the home console CS anyways?

Just saw the list of changes on the dustloop forums. Hope this patch gets rolled out as soon as they announce Platinum's DLC release date.

sakabato24 World Warrior

14 years ago

Yay! Buffs to Tsubaki and Rachel! Also, they nerf Noel's 4D (IIRC) Invincibility frames.

umnut

14 years ago

Too bad CSain't for the PC yet... <(-_-)>

Kuro vi Lolitannia

14 years ago

I bought both for XBox 360 and PSP and the only difference is the graphic...

But I indeed love this game, especially Rachel

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

Kuro vi Lolitannia wrote...

I bought both for XBox 360 and PSP and the only difference is the graphic...

But I indeed love this game, especially Rachel

Graphics aside, CS is a completely different game than CT.. That game is long dead.

sakabato24 World Warrior

14 years ago

Rachel was only good in CT, but hopefully CS2 can change that.

yanger

14 years ago

umnut wrote...

Too bad CSain't for the PC yet... <(-_-)>

When, and IF, we get it, everybody will have moved on anyway. The only choice is to buy a console I guess. Which I sort of plan to do once I start working myself...

kikouken

14 years ago

From the new loketest, it seems Rachel is not complete shit now.

<3 5B 2B gatling is great and a Guaranteed Lobelia. Now just make that shiz not bounce off of other projectiles.

Also...<3 j2C cancellable on hit and block! Apparently the landing recovery on both hit and block can be normal cancelled Oh yeah......6B is JUMP CANCELLABLE...on block.

6B slides on CH. Untechable time has been reduced: if you're in the corner, you can't combo unless you really rush and You can reposition George. He has a gauge now.

2C hitstun decreased 5CC auto-sliding windless is just too lovely.. Tempest Daliah has either been removed or it's input is changed and hidden from arcade input images. 6a of former CT glory. Sad face for Taokaka. This means you might lose all those free auto-pilot jump-ins.

Also, not sure if this is actually true, but heres a translation off the twitter some dude posted.

Rachel 2CCH> 1D> 6A> Lilly> 3lv Bound> A set> 3C1 hit> Iris> 6C> JC landing> JC> JC> A Robe

In English:
CH 2c > 1d > 6a > BBL > lvl3 j.2c > 236a > 3c(1) > Sword Iris > 6c > j.C > land > j.C jc J.C > j.236a = 5350 damage, 3 winds 50 meter.

YESSS!!!! will post more info later on.

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