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  • Summary: BlazBlue: Central Fiction is the newest installment in the BlazBlue franchise of next gen 2D fighters. Prepare yourself for a new story, new characters, levels, modes, system mechanics and more. Choose from over 33 fighters as you battle for 2D supremacy.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 90
    BlazBlue really is gorgeous. Every character is animated in such a way that every movement they make reinforces their personalities. Every environment is a living, breathing thing that sets a meaningful scene and helps build the world around the characters. Because everything is 2D and quite flat, it’s easy to wish that all that storytelling and character building was funnelled into a more natural fit, but then again, with BlazBlue being such a successful franchise for so long now, it’s hard to argue that the developers and producers are making a mistake.
  2. Nov 16, 2016
    90
    Central Fiction adds enough characters, mechanics and fine tunes its already nearly flawless gameplay into something that feels as amazing to play as it looks. It’s currently my favorite fighting game on the market, and I have no doubt that I will be throwing dozens of more hours into it in the months to come.
  3. Nov 25, 2016
    90
    With tons of content the best story mode ever created for a fighting game and its well known great fighting system, BlazBlue: Central Fight is the best 2D fighting surprise we’ve had this year.
  4. Oct 31, 2016
    85
    It packs in pretty much everything past games have offered, and then brings in several great new characters and one of the biggest stories in fighting game history.
  5. Nov 13, 2016
    82
    BluzBlue closes its storyline with one of the best episodes of the franchise. Another great game for 2D fighting fans.
  6. Nov 1, 2016
    80
    Central Fiction has the most gameplay content and the best gameplay of any title in the series. Longtime fans will be satisfied, and newcomers have more reason to jump in now than ever before.
  7. Nov 11, 2016
    80
    BlazBlue goes out in a blaze of glory, and although it lacks new ideas it certainly isn’t short of characters, game modes, or thrilling action.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. Feb 22, 2023
    10
    Genuinely one of the best 2D Anime fighting games out there. The mechanics are deep enough to warrant a big tutorial (which it has) . TheGenuinely one of the best 2D Anime fighting games out there. The mechanics are deep enough to warrant a big tutorial (which it has) . The characters are generally balanced for the most part (apart from Nine the Phantom) which makes playing every character a delight. The characters also have unique interactions like Mortal Kombat 10/11 though not as deep. A damn good story to boot. But the best part which was fixed post launch was the rollback net-code. It's sad to see it as the conclusion.

    Thank you Arc System Works.
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  2. Mar 23, 2017
    10
    Awesome game. The characters are in depth the soundtracks are awesome and the story is definitely interesting if you have followed the seriesAwesome game. The characters are in depth the soundtracks are awesome and the story is definitely interesting if you have followed the series for the past 7 years. Expand
  3. Nov 4, 2016
    10
    Awesome game. The characters are in depth the soundtracks are awesome and the story is definitely interesting if you have followed the seriesAwesome game. The characters are in depth the soundtracks are awesome and the story is definitely interesting if you have followed the series for the past 7 years. The mechanics are unique unlike any other fighting game and the game is for I must say. I don't feel like a character is overpowered or being owervused. The input lag is not bad probably about 3-4 frames which is average. Online has a legit lobby system where you can customize your avatiar. There are numerous colors for each character. I would have to say this is the fighting game of the year: Expand
  4. Sep 9, 2018
    9
    Very great game comes with years worth of content I should know I did a 100% completion quest with it since i am a fan of the franchise arcadeVery great game comes with years worth of content I should know I did a 100% completion quest with it since i am a fan of the franchise arcade mode alone racked up 2 months worth of my time since every characters arcade route had 3 acts each lasting 30 minutes or longer depending on the difficulty mine was hell, the story was great and had the best cinematics of the games however it falls short since like Chronophantasma the story isn't organized well and when you think you are done you realize you missed a lot of sub episodes that answer questions that popped up during you're playthrough also when you have played the previous entries of the franchise its very apparent that some of the game was rushed or cut which is why I gave this game a 9/10 and not a 10/10, there is so much more to cover that the game has but I have already wrote a novel here but overall I highly recommend the game to any fighting game enthusiast and fan of Blazblue even though they would already have it XD Expand
  5. Nov 21, 2016
    8
    La falta de originalidad del título se ve eclipsada por lo refinado de sus controles y lo bien confeccionado que esta todo, desde variedad deLa falta de originalidad del título se ve eclipsada por lo refinado de sus controles y lo bien confeccionado que esta todo, desde variedad de personajes, presentación, contenido... Y mas importante que eso, hacia años que no nos divertíamos tanto con un título de este género.

    Su online tiene fallitos, pero fácilmente solucionables con algún parche que arregle su código net. Y si no conoces la saga con anterioridad, este no es el sitio para empezar, ya que si no disfrutas su historia te estarás perdiendo el 60% del título.

    Si eres fan de esta saga, dudo mucho que le vayas a poner muchas pegas a esta entrega, que posiblemente se convierta en una de tus favoritas dada la calidad que ofrece en todos y cada uno de sus apartados.
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  6. Oct 18, 2022
    7
    Ever since I've stumbled on BlazBlue for PSP I've loved this concept and hoped this figher could live up to it's potential. Today on Switch,Ever since I've stumbled on BlazBlue for PSP I've loved this concept and hoped this figher could live up to it's potential. Today on Switch, seems like the devs would rather destroy the game to make it 100% what they want then compromize with gamers to make something great. Damn shame.
    The game has great visuals, great sound and top options. What it lacks is FUN. Gameplay even tho great in tech aspect is still not one bit intuitive, and coming from a great night of MK11 with friends, it's a shame because the platform is there.Not a single person I let try this series will ever buy it, not one even tho' everyone liked what they saw. Because it's not a good challenge, not fun and not easy to learn fast. That's devs fault, this game could be the IVth fighter but they don't want to compromize like MK/Injustice devs do.
    Many great potentials failed it human history, this
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  7. Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Arcade battles are rigged, every input by nine the phantom read to the nearest .001 of a second, unnacceptable

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