BlazBlue Review

 BlazBlue Review

I’ve been talking a lot about street fighter lately so I decided to change it up a bit.

 

 

                                                                         

The next game I want talk about is a little something I called BlazBlue. Now I’m a bit new to the game BlazBlue franchise so you'll have to forgive my slightly poor mini review. I’ve only been playing this game for about a year but I have to say this game kicks so much ass. First off the artwork in this game is amazing. The makers of Akysys and Arc Systems Works games are really dedicated to the old 2D fighting animation which many OG Gamers can really appreciate.   I also enjoy the specific designs for each character. Ragna the Bloodedge is definitely in my Top 10 favorite fighting game characters, Jin Kisaragi as well. Each character is so specifically drawn, and have their own unique fighting skills which makes them all the more fun to use and master. The battle music is also amazing, and really gets you pumped. From personal experience I learned to appreciate the music after being stuck in a boss fight for 3 hours.

          

 LISTEN AND YOUR WELCOME

                                                    

 I also love how talented the voice acting is in this game. Let me tell you I've been an old school gamer since I was in kindergarten and I've seen my share of bad voice-acting in the day. (Play Megaman X4 and X7 if you don’t believe me)

DEFINTELY NOT GOOD VOICE ACTING

                                                                  

But the BlazBlue series definitely delivers. Patrick Seitz really makes Ragna come alive (I couldn't stop get "Carnage Scissors out of my head for a week), and as a competitive game player nothings sound more beautiful than hearing voice acting in a heated online match which brings me to my next topic. The gameplay is also worth mentioning. Almost every character has such unique combos and specials that make me want to shed a tear. Each character also has an “Instant Kill” attack that has beautiful graphic animations. And if you’re into improving your BlazBlue skills characters also have a plethora of combos to learn making competitive play fun and worthwhile.  But aside from the high aspects of the game I did notice some small negatives too the small selection of characters; a total of 19 to be more specific.

I know many people will argue that that's a fair amount but I'm a man who loves options. There’s also that annoying overbalance of females than males in the game, which is great if you're in that stuff, but that kind of irks me. Seriously check out the next BlazBlue game coming out. (Chrono Phantasma for those of you who don’t know) Almost all the new characters are females or androgynous.  Aside from that, BlazBlue comes out on top as a true fighting game.  With a great storyline, dedicated voice acting and beautiful adrenaline pumping music, BlazBlue is a game I recommend buying.

                                                                         

I also reccommend checking out Chrono Phantasma hopefully coming out soon.

Check out more gaming posts from me Gray later on in the future.