Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
- June 20, 2019
- Team ARCANA
Get on Steam"Million Arthur: Arcana Blood" is a 2D fighting game featuring characters from the Million Arthur series. Players choose from various Arthurian wielders and engage in fast-paced combat with intricate move sets and unique abilities. The game supports online multiplayer, allowing for heated battles against players worldwide, while also offering story modes for each character.
PC
Playstation 4
Windows
PlayStation
Reviews
- The game features beautiful, colorful sprites and a unique assist system that allows for creative combos.
- Gameplay is fast-paced and accessible, making it enjoyable for both new and experienced players.
- The character roster, while small, includes unique characters with interesting mechanics, and the game has a fun, light-hearted story.
- The online community is nearly non-existent, making it difficult to find matches, and the netcode is often criticized for being poor.
- The game suffers from a lack of content and modes, feeling bare-bones for its price, and some players have reported technical issues with the PC port.
- Censorship of certain content has disappointed fans, and the inability to remap controls for keyboard players has been a significant drawback.
- gameplay66 mentions
- 55 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics, fluidity, and unique features like elemental attacks and assist functions, making it enjoyable for both casual and competitive players. However, the limited character roster, poor netcode, and inadequate tutorials detract from the overall experience, leading some to question its value as a full-priced game. Despite these issues, many players find the mechanics engaging and the customization options plentiful, highlighting the game's potential if supported better by developers.
“The art style, the mechanics, and the character choices will leave you satisfied.”
“Gameplay-wise, the game is pretty good; everything flows well, and customization is plentiful.”
“It has fun mechanics and very satisfying gameplay, especially in current year fighting games.”
“The extremely limited character roster and gameplay options, coupled with a non-existent online capability due to nobody ever playing, makes this a $2-5 game at most.”
“Don't count on the tutorial even if you're a complete newbie though, it's very barebones and will barely teach you the game's mechanics.”
“By this, I mean that the core gameplay is fairly simple when compared to other air-dashers, but most of the advanced mechanics are not well explained in-game.”
- story45 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 80 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as quirky and light-hearted, centering on two fairies tasked by Merlin in King Arthur's realm, though it is generally considered weak and not the main draw for players. While there are two story modes, one focusing on the protagonists and the other being more of an arcade-style narrative, the overall content is seen as lacking depth, with many players prioritizing gameplay over the story. The presentation, particularly the typography, detracts from the experience, making it difficult for some to engage with the narrative.
“The story goes like this: Merling, the wizard of King Arthur's realm, created two fairies and gave them a task or purpose in life.”
“The other story mode focuses on the storyline of the two main protagonists, is more consistent, and actually describes the game’s plot quite cleverly.”
“Story - 9/10 (the story is about a boy and a girl who got transferred into the world of Million Arthur and thus they became Arthur to fight in a tournament to return home.)”
“On a design note, I couldn't bring myself to sit through their unvoiced story mode - the typography in this title is horrendous, and I found myself struggling to read the grainy letters juxtaposed with the otherwise polished imagery.”
“It's like someone just assumed that no one reads story modes.”
“You'll get training, an arcade mode, and a story mode that's practically just an expanded arcade mode with unlockable images for the gallery.”
- graphics31 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their vibrant colors and imaginative art style, characteristic of Square Enix's design. While many reviewers appreciate the visual aesthetics and animations, some express concerns about missing graphical assets and performance issues, such as low frame rates. Overall, the visuals are considered appealing, especially for fans of anime art styles and fighting games.
“The art style, the mechanics, and the character choices will leave you satisfied.”
“Its very beautiful in color and art style.”
“Graphics - 9/10 (visuals are good and art styles is pleasing especially movie scenes in certain moves.)”
“I really look forward to actually playing this game properly, but I have to ask why it's missing so many graphical assets, and why it runs at probably 20fps?”
“For example, the graphics.”
“Animations and graphics are visually pleasing.”
- music26 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it catchy and fitting, while others describe it as lackluster and forgettable. Although there are a few standout tracks, many feel the overall soundtrack does not leave a lasting impression. Additionally, technical issues such as music stopping when alt-tabbing detract from the experience.
“The art style is nice with a good soundtrack.”
“Music is hype enough and fun.”
“The game music and sounds feel just right with the game, although some BGM tends to sound out of place in the game sometimes (Koume seems to have the best theme track in the game).”
“Lastly, the music is trash tier.”
“Music and sound effects are solid but not very memorable either.”
“Lackluster soundtrack for the most part with a few exceptions.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has seen some improvements since launch, addressing initial netplay and performance issues, but it still suffers from awkward performance on high-end machines and poor keyboard support, particularly the inability to rebind movement keys. Additionally, players face challenges with combo execution due to a lack of clear button mapping guidance. Overall, while some issues have been resolved, significant optimization concerns remain.
“As far as I know, there's no way to figure out which or how many buttons you can press to be able to finish an optimized combo, other than trial and error for all situations.”
“There were netplay issues at launch, problems with keyboard bindings (basically you can remap attack buttons but not directions), and performance issues even on beefy machines.”
“There were netplay issues at launch, problems with keyboard bindings (basically you can remap attack buttons but not directions, oops), and performance issues even on beefy machines.”
“It has terrible keyboard support, no Steam Cloud support, performance issues, and delay-based netcode as the cherry on top.”
“Most of these have been solved, the only remaining problems being that you still can't rebind movement keys for some reason (not a problem for me but a huge issue for keyboard players) and that performance is still awkward at times.”
- character development6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Reviews highlight a mixed reception regarding character development, with particular praise for the unique character designs, such as the witch using a vacuum instead of a broom. However, some users express disappointment in the overall quality of the character design, suggesting inconsistencies in execution.
“I love the character design, especially the witch; she uses a vacuum instead of a broom.”
“Animation and character design are cool.”
“However, the character development is lacking and feels superficial.”
“The characters don't evolve throughout the game, making it hard to connect with them.”
“I found the character arcs to be predictable and uninspired.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with many users highlighting its comedic elements as being just as effective and entertaining as those found in the animated series. Overall, players find the game to be very funny.
“It's funny as hell in the animated series and it was funny in this game too.”
