BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition
- February 8, 2019
Other than porting BlazBlue: Central Fiction to Nintendo's platform, this seems to be minimum effort on Arc System Works' part. There isn't really anything special about this Special Edition, aside from including all past DLC in one package. Online lobbies have been removed, yet player-created rooms ensure this isn't too great of a problem. Despite this, it is still the same action-packed game that released two years ago, with a massive (if sometimes over the top and perplexing) anime story mode that befits the Switch's portable nature perfectly, with both dialogue scenes and battles looking just as gorgeous on the small screen as they do on the big one. It won't sway anyone that previously bought the game on another platform, but is more than worth the pick-up for everyone else.
Brace yourselves for the pinnacle of 2D fighting action - this is BlazBlue's final and most hard-hitting chapter to date, with more stages, more moves, more characters than ever before. Whether you're a hardcore BlazBlue veteran, or a newcomer wanting to experience the HUGE single player mode, one thing is for certain, this is the ULTIMATE anime fighting experience!
Nintendo Switch
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Critic Reviews
BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition Review
Other than porting BlazBlue: Central Fiction to Nintendo's platform, this seems to be minimum effort on Arc System Works' part. There isn't really anything special about this Special Edition, aside from including all past DLC in one package. Online lobbies have been removed, yet player-created rooms ensure this isn't too great of a problem. Despite this, it is still the same action-packed game that released two years ago, with a massive (if sometimes over the top and perplexing) anime story mode that befits the Switch's portable nature perfectly, with both dialogue scenes and battles looking just as gorgeous on the small screen as they do on the big one. It won't sway anyone that previously bought the game on another platform, but is more than worth the pick-up for everyone else.
70%BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition Review
BlazBlue Centralfiction Special Edition may be a few years late to Nintendo Switch, but that time hasn't dulled the sharpness of its 2D fighting package. Not only does it give the Ragna saga a proper send-off with a story mode that's so rich in character development it could be a full anime season in its own right, but it offers a staggering number of modes to keep you playing long after the credits roll. It runs silky-smooth docked or in handheld modes and runs like a dream online. The lack of an English dub still rankles, and new adopters are going to have to do a lot of research to understand what's going on, but it's well worth the effort.
90%BlazBlue Central Fiction Special Edition (Switch) Review
The wheel of fate is turning.
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