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Niche Nation: HOLY F@CK... BlazBlue!!!
Y0j1mb0 | 10:07 PM on 06.30.2009 54 comments





Let me begin this post by saying that when I was growing up, most of the games I rolled with were 2-D and out of those, ninety percent of those games I plunked quarters for were of the fighting nature. Legendary games like Capcom's Street Fighter, as well as their Vs series, or SNK's Samurai Shodown, and King of Fighters. This was before Sega put out Virtua Fighter. Before Namco followed suit with Tekken and the seed of 3-D games started to really take shape. 2-D was king back then and I played them all, I made their playgrounds my dojos of pain for those unlucky to challenge me.

Fast forward to now and its all 3-D. The beauty and art of 2-D is an endangered species and what was once the prevalent form of fighting games, that being hand drawn 2-D, is dead. It's now classified niche. Fucking niche. Can you believe that? They are clumping 2-D fighters with horse racing sims and fruity JRPGs that nobody ever heard of aside from Dale North. You know 2-D is on its deathbed when Capcom's new Street Fighter IV is 3-D. The sacrilege! Sure I love the game but I had to accept it for what it was... the best representation of the 2-D games that preceded it. But I wont delude myself thinking the new entry is their equal. It is not.

Capcom turned its back on its diehard fans, moved away from their 2-D roots and stepped into the realm of 3-D. The masters of 2-D fighting just ...well moved on. Left the scene to others should they, IF they choose to pick up the reins. You see 2-D doesn't sell. Haven't you heard?? I mean unless you're Nintendo and you keep releasing the same jumping Mario game or that whatever hot popular property, over and over on their portable system.

But out of the darkness came the Guilty Gear games. Fighting games with beautiful clean 2-D with a deep fighting engine. No pixelated over the hill reused sprites here. Just spiffy hand drawn graphics at blazing speeds and animation to die for. Life was good for awhile. Heaven & Hell was rocking. But again time passed and new consoles came out. No new Guilty Gear. No new 2-D Capcom fighter. Had the curtain finally closed on true 2-D fighting? I guess s-

WAIT. Folks, what I'm about to proclaim you probably already heard. Arc Systems the same folks that made Guilty Gear have lovingly created a new fighter for the HD era. And they didn't pussy out like Capcom either. They made a 2-D fighting game for the diehard and novice fighter alike. A fighting game that is easy to play and hard to master. That rare breed of game where that cliche is supposed to be used for. The game I'm speaking of if you haven't figured out is BlazBlue and I'm here to tell you, to urge you, that if you're a fighting fan, no matter how big or small... you need to go get in your car right now and buy this game. Even if you're NOT a fighting fan those directions apply to you as well.

This game is gorgeous. I'm not talking raising your eyebrows gorgeous. I'm talking having an orgasm in your pants gorgeous. If lesbians could impregnate each other then this game would be the love child of Megan Fox and Scarlet Johansson. When I say this game will make your eyes pop with its animation and beautiful hand drawn goodness all in stunning HD, I'm not joking. In the arcades it runs on a Taito Type X2 arcade system board, with a 16:9 ratio and 768p resolution. In motion it looks SICK. The animation is through the roof. Did I say it's in glorious 2D? What Street Fighter IV should of been? That image above is of the console version and it has been 100% faithfully ported over to your console of choice. Not only will the conversion to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 be arcade perfect, but Arc System Works/Aksys Games will also include console-exclusive content not found in the arcades.

[ Go Wiki-pedia Go ]

* Console-Exclusive Content! Brand new music, animations, backgrounds, and a fully fleshed-out 30+ hour story mode with multiple endings have been made exclusively for the console release.
* Dual Language Support! Experience the fully realized BlazBlue saga with fully-voiced dialogue in English or Japanese.
* Online Battle! Train your skills online through ranked and player battles. Create online lobbies where up to six players can battle each other or spectate from the sidelines to gauge their opponents!

I picked this game up today and played it for like four hours and I couldn't believe how many combos I found for just one character. I barely scratched the surface of the engine. Street Fighter fans its okay to put down Street Fighter IV. I release you from that game. It's all right to spine it on your shelf. The game you've been wishing to really use that arcade stick is here.I used to pray to the gaming gods above for a fighting game like this when I was younger. It took twenty years for that wish to come true. You don't need to wait as long as I did. Its on the store shelf ready for you to pick it up right now. The first run of BlazBlue will be automatically the special edition which includes the game, the soundtrack, and a very thorough DVD/Blu ray of basic and advanced techniques for every character in the game as well as an even deeper look at the game itself. For the same price as the stand alone game that will follow it.

Do yourself a favor and buy this right this second. It's worth the sixty bucks. Save the "I'll buy it when it drops to twenty bucks" bullshit for the next over-hyped game published by EA or Ubisoft.. Support this niche 2-D fighter. Show how large this so called niche nation really is.






[ For the record BlazBlue will be a staple of PS3 Friday Night Fights. Hope to see you there. OH! Almost forgot... this game can be played on your PSP through Remote Play. :D ]



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Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:17
Qraze
i'll buy it when its $50 do want though.
Junpei Ace Defective's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:20
Junpei Ace Defective
OK, you win.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:30
BulletTrain
Its a pretty sexy game. I'm gonna go play it again!
Zoel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:44
Zoel
You can always add me , Celis777 if you want a round at BlazBlue. Still need much more practice though.
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:57
Chocobo Knight
I'd buy it if I had the money to spare. Hopefully, a job approaches.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:02
Kraid
I'll buy it when my dick drops from the massive erection I'm having right now.
de BLOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:04
de BLOO
But...but...I wuv stweet fighta fow D':

Next paycheck I'm buying this.
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:05
DF
I'd buy it if I had the system. Oh well. *fires up Melty Blood*
IronPikeman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:05
IronPikeman
This game is fucking AWESOME! Anyone that owns a PS3/360 needs to pick this up immediately. I don't care if you don't like fighters, get this damn game. NAOZ!!!

I'm going to beat you're ass with my Gigantic Tager (Yeah, you heard me...)
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:06
covah
This game is soooooo awesome. I spent all of today just practicing, I'll get into story/arcade mode tomorrow. But I am currently undefeated in the realm of ranked matches.

1-0 SUCK IIIIIIT
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:11
Gyrael
Hot damn, this games looks freakin' good.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:16
Naim Master
Is the music GG caliber of awesome?
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:18
covah
@Naim Master

Yes, yes it is. Lots and lots... and lots more of crazy ass guitar riffs.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:21
Diverse
The best part about BlazBlue? The soundtrack has remixes by Oh No. Fuck year.
theredpepperofdoom's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:30
theredpepperofdoom
Blazblue is at an arcade near me and it's totally awesome.
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:34
BS3 Owner
I <33333 Guilty Gear soooo this is A MUST OWN!
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 23:52
grafkhun
Amazon is shipping mine on July 2nd, I can wait... actually I can't. Dammit.
Jack Maverick's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 00:09
Jack Maverick
It's late, man, all the stores are closed, I can't buy it this second. Maybe tomorrow...no, day after that...screw it, I'm going to aim before the end of this week.

I just know a lot of guys are going to kick my ass. :c
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 00:34
pedrovay2003
HOLY SHIT, THIS GAME HAS REMOTE PLAY?!? That's a winner in and of itself.

Okay, so I have one of my technical questions for you... If you've read my blogs in the past, you know I HATE when PS3 game saves are locked to the console... Is that the case with this game?
aj2good4you2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 00:42
aj2good4you2
ill pick it up when it drops to 20 dollars :/
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 00:43
pedrovay2003
Also, sorry for just randomly going off on that. It's just something I seem to default to now, since it's almost a "feature" in current games on the PS3 and Wii.
chuchoyei's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 01:06
chuchoyei
anybody getting it for 360? i dont own a ps3
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 01:31
Hamza CTZ Aziz
So it's good then I take it? hah
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 01:36
Justice
Can't wait to get it.
Xelotath's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 01:49
Xelotath
While I prefer Guilty Gear to Blaz Blue(for now) it's still a really good game. My favorite character so far is Noel, I can pull some crazy combo with her. If anyone wants to play with me my PSN is : Xelotath19, just say you are from dtoid in your request and I'll add you. I'll also still play Street Fighter IV so you can challenge me at that too.
zoitspider's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 01:50
zoitspider
This game is pretty spiffy indeed. I haven't touched the story mode yet since I didn't have much time to play it today so I just stuck to the practice mode (which I need tons more of).

If anyone wants to play me sometime, or just help me get better add me.

PSN: zoitspider
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 02:13
Bob Muir
I just really "got into" Guilty Gear about a month ago, and I'm still only on GGX, but I've got this ordered up for 360 to use with my sexy SFIV fightstick, so I'll be good to go!

Also, you forgot that Arcana Heart got a release for PS2 as Guilty Gear began waning, and that King of Fighters XII is out shortly after BlazBlue, so we're not /that/ short on 2D fighting games.
The Pat Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 02:57
The Pat Man
Damn my joblessness and limited money!!!!! Game looks awesome as hell. Sadly I'm currently forced into the buy it when the price drops crowd. I want this game even more now once I found out it supports Remote Play
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 03:25
Mr Wrighty 987
I may have to import this
bluki's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 03:57
bluki
I heart you man, i also totally devastated with Capcom's move, but alas because of Arc System works legal fiasco against SEGA, they (Arc System Works) decided to (i hope momentarily) ditch GG series, and created new IP, which is BB.

also i'm fucking poor, can't pick this game anytime soon
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 04:11
Dan CiTi
I hope to god whenever they make a new Darkstalkers it looks like this game. This game's a dream, I hope to join in on the PS3 FNF,
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 06:13
Chris Carter
I'm with the price drop crowd - damn you economy! Haha I would kill to play with you guys.

Funnily enough, the commandment "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" is RIGHT next to me in 'Jimbos profile as I typed that!
FalconReaper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:12
FalconReaper
Okay, you sold me on the Remote Play alone, which gives my PSP meaning again. Also I'm not challenging you until I know I got at least a couple thousand wins under my belt. Other than that when I get it, count me in for BlazBlue on FNF
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:27
Takeshi
I'm gonna cry in a corner now.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:31
s0lesurviv0r
UPS says "out for delivery", the wait is killing me!
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:58
TheToiletDuck
Do i get it on ps3 and use dualshock 3 dpad or 360 with my hori ex2 arcade stick???
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:59
Jesus H Christ
Mine should be waiting for me when I get home from work today!
flaming burrito's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 07:59
flaming burrito
Mine is shipped and I'm waiting for it to get here.
I've never actually played a Guilty Gear game before but once I saw this game I instantly fell in love. Gah I can't wait for this game. SF4 was awesome, but I'm way more looking forward to this.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 08:03
TheToiletDuck
Oh for fucks sake, no UK release date.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 08:12
Takeshi
@TheToiletDuck

WHAT?!

Oh bloody hell indeed...
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 09:05
s0lesurviv0r
There's no region lock so you could always import it.
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 09:24
CWal37
Looks like I'll spend the next few fridays getting my ass handed to me. All I have in my favor is my horrible horrible lag. If you read this, sorry CountingConflict, I should have better internet within a month, and if not I will by midaugust D:

Also, looks like you can't export replays directly to a computer, I looked through the files and it won't work in case anyone was wondering.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 09:25
Takeshi
I know but for the shipping costs alone I could get another game.
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 10:11
Black Nexus
@takeshi
If there was ever a game to do it for, its this one.

This game looks crazy in motion,easily one of the most gorgeous games you will ever lay eyes on, jimbos right this is how SF4 should have looked.and the depth of each character is amazing, I'll be practicing with Ragna the Bloodedge for a while.

Bought it, love it and when I get my brother his ps3 this will be one of the games I get for him to start him off.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:28
Elsa
LOL! Great blog.

... and one of these days I'll give fighting games another try... but I was never any good at Mortal Kombat on the Dreamcast and have avoided them ever since.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 11:42
Shin Oni
just a heads up for you UK people thinking to import.

it IS region free but not for PAL regions.

on that note...sexy game is sexy. Too bad I still don't have a PS3 to fight Jimbo yet.
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 13:07
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
*sigh* Wish I DID have a spare $60 lying around...or maybe that I didn't bitch out on the pre-order back when I was about to...
TewDee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 14:32
TewDee
@Elsa - The last fighting game you played was MK? Oh come on, that's WAAAY back. Give it another try with BB.

@Jimbo - Awesome blog.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 16:10
Takeshi
@Shin Oni

I guess you're talking about the 360 version right?
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 16:52
ParaParaKing
You know there is a reason, why this is the most popular fighting game in Japan right now.
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