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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Sweet Cloud

14 years ago

Catcher wrote...

Spoiler:

Being an avid fan of the Valkyrie Profile series as well, I couldn't seem to get through Tsubaki's finish without thinking:
"NIBELUNG VALESTI"

Hazama=Millia, Tsubaki=Lenneth.

Does anyone live near a CS(Continuum Shift) cabinet? I heard there were cabinets in America already.

EmiyaKiritsugu

14 years ago

Zeronum2 wrote...

Catcher wrote...

Spoiler:

Being an avid fan of the Valkyrie Profile series as well, I couldn't seem to get through Tsubaki's finish without thinking:
"NIBELUNG VALESTI"

Hazama=Millia, Tsubaki=Lenneth.

Does anyone live near a CS(Calamity Shift) cabinet? I heard there were cabinets in America already.

i gotta go check chinatown again to see if they have continuum shift haha

Sweet Cloud

14 years ago

EmiyaKiritsugu wrote...

Zeronum2 wrote...

Catcher wrote...

Spoiler:

Being an avid fan of the Valkyrie Profile series as well, I couldn't seem to get through Tsubaki's finish without thinking:
"NIBELUNG VALESTI"

Hazama=Millia, Tsubaki=Lenneth.

Does anyone live near a CS(Calamity Shift) cabinet? I heard there were cabinets in America already.

i gotta go check chinatown again to see if they have continuum shift haha

Well here's a list

Spoiler:

If you want to read through a long ass thread here: http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7841

078f19ad0e51908b926e55e2c

14 years ago

Fuck my life... I had always thought this was a PS3 exclusive but just today I found out it was for the XBOX 360 as well xD

I gotta buy it tomorrow or I'll be forever disappointed with myself.

kikouken

14 years ago

In spite of damage being, for the most part, significantly nerfed across the board, I still think CS could turn out a good game and I expect mostly good things out of it. My only gripe with CS is Rachel, the seemingly only character really disadvantaged against the rest of the cast as of now. She still has her basic mid screen frog OTG combos and a few new combos with 5CC wall bounce loops and mid air sword iris. But that aside, every one of her tools pretty much got gimped in so many ways. She's just in her own tier of bad. This will hopefully change by time of the final build.

Here's some matchvids from the recent Ko-hatsu ranbat.

Spoiler:

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

The final build of CS is out, they finished location tests a long time ago, and the game has since been released in arcades.

That said, due to how awful Rachel is in CS, I pretty much quit this game until the next revision.

kikouken

14 years ago

KawaiianPunch wrote...

fuck, i really should keep up with BB. I could swear they were still doing loke tests last i heard. The two empty slots on the character roster though may indicate 2 new characters...or not. *sigh* i haven't touched this game in a while due to my aforementioned reasons. I suppose i could give it a few more tries, not much good that will do though.

KG989

14 years ago

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The road to victory.

EmiyaKiritsugu

14 years ago

KG989 wrote...

The road to victory.

Is it gar enough to beat icecar?

oh and chinatown fair in manhattan had CS for a few months @_@

so imba i go there every now and then

sooooo.....

WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!

lambda has a bit of a learning curve for the nu players T_T

it hurts T_T

KawaiianPunch relic

14 years ago

given the fact that V-13 never had a learning curve to begin with (LOL D BUTTON), it seems kinda fair :(

EmiyaKiritsugu

14 years ago

KawaiianPunch wrote...

given the fact that V-13 never had a learning curve to begin with (LOL D BUTTON), it seems kinda fair :(

lies

you forgot air spam C combos

haha

and the learning curve requires you to relearn some of lambdas D moves that were familiar with nu but quite different like 236D

and the fact they changed the parser act too adds another bonus

also lambda is balanced in terms of speed since the transition of certain moves like

2D to 6D is noticeably slower

Schnitzel

14 years ago

I might not play bang much, but every now and then i do, but this one is full of WIN!!
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Shadow_Xepher

14 years ago

One thing about this game, it's pretty tough to beat, but if your into the whole arcade stick style then that could work.

There's a new one coming out, more like a 2.0 update.

Blazblue: Continuum Shift

Added in 2 new characters and the storyline seems interesting.

Nobuo Masayuki

14 years ago