The Take Out Bandit
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Hooray!
Time to get my ass kicked more. D:
Time to get my ass kicked more. D:
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Blazblue Continuum Shift EXTEND |OT| - Now with New Hat
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Hey, you're not alone! I'm terrible too!
Urban Scholar
Member
haha new hat.
stoic-lemon
Neo Member
Me too. The things is though, that I love it. I'm putting so much time into Wipeout now, that I haven't played for a while. I played through a few of the tutorial chapters and had an online match.
SolarKnight
Member
This includes CT's story, so there's no reason at all for you to get it.
sixteen-bit
Member
Amazon isn't offering release day delivery so I won't be day 1. I'll be there as soon as I can though!
My apartment building is right behind (literally) a Gamestop...well an entire plaza of stores actually so I do all my preorders at Gamestop.
I don't actually like preordering on Amazon personally because most games I would like to preorder don't have release day deliveries.
It does, and I haven't even made it half way across the barrier (I can't do Noel's damaging BnBs for the life of me). lmao
I still love this series though for the characters, story, beautiful graphics, and scrubbing out with some peeps online.
The sad thing is that I've bought Calamity Trigger, Continuum Shift, the Continuum Shift LE from Japan, and CSII for 3DS just to try again and again to like the game. I'll probably give in to Extend too, one day. ;_;
gundamkyoukai
Member
I really like BB but there is no way they getting another $80 (price of the new version where i live ) out of me for this game.
Not after i bought the DLC and this only has 1 char and can't work with other version they will see me back when they bring out BB3.
Not after i bought the DLC and this only has 1 char and can't work with other version they will see me back when they bring out BB3.
Hours Left
Member
Bang gives me life.
Bring on the crazy and convoluted story!
Bring on the crazy and convoluted story!
Learning BnBs is, incidentally, the easiest part of learning this game as BnBs are one of the few things that you can brute force. It's far more important to learn how to actually be dynamic and creative in a fight, which takes constant effort and introspection. It's counter-intuitive but I think that part is more fun, anyway.
Urban Scholar
Member
Believe it or not guys, I never really played through the story modes. So now if I do ill be putting in Rpg hours for ct, cs, and ex's stories
I never played story mode, either. I never even bother to clear the arcade mode in previous games, I did it in CSE for the first time because I couldn't play online. And holy shit it was boring. Playing against the CPU has the same appeal as playing against bots in Team Fortress 2 or Unreal Tournament. Needless to say, I fucking hate when you have to unlock characters by playing single player modes (vanilla SF4, I'm looking at you!).
Imported this for Vita last year and may end up buying the U.S. version for the story mode stuff, which I never played before.
I don't play BB very much and am not sure if I am going to get it on consoles, but this version of the game really does seem to be a hell of a lot more balanced.
Nothing...it looks beautiful and nothing is missing as far as I can tell. The game looks absolutely gorgeous on the Vita screen and the online play is very, very good (way better than UMvC3). Not as good as the console versions, but I have still had plenty of matches against Japanese players with minimal lag.
I would say that Continuum Shift Extend Vita sets the bar pretty high for portable fighting game ports. UMvC3 is no slouch either, but it has some noticeable visual downgrades from the console versions. BB does not.
I don't play BB very much and am not sure if I am going to get it on consoles, but this version of the game really does seem to be a hell of a lot more balanced.
Nothing...it looks beautiful and nothing is missing as far as I can tell. The game looks absolutely gorgeous on the Vita screen and the online play is very, very good (way better than UMvC3). Not as good as the console versions, but I have still had plenty of matches against Japanese players with minimal lag.
I would say that Continuum Shift Extend Vita sets the bar pretty high for portable fighting game ports. UMvC3 is no slouch either, but it has some noticeable visual downgrades from the console versions. BB does not.
Urban Scholar
Member
Well my reason for the story mode not being touched was more along the lines of me being a bit intimated. I don't caring negative feelings towards fighting game stories especially not this one.
sixteen-bit
Member
There is sprite downscaling. Blazblue arcade runs natively at 1280 x 768 so the sprites are downscaled for the 544p qHD display on PSVita.
As you can see from the OS-level screenshots though, it scales quite nicely, unlike the old PSP and 3DS ports of CT and CSII.
In short, Blaz is both slower paced and easier than Guilty. Lots of GG diehards hold that against BB, but I don't care.The european le is shitty
I'll buy it for vita at launch, can someone explain me the gameplay differences between guilty gear and blazblue? Thx
There are lots of parallels in game systems. Dead Angle Attack, Burst, Barrier Block, Instant Block, Roman Cancels, Negative Penalty, etc. are all there in some repsect or another.
SolarPowered
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Mission mode combo replays are also a godsend for this game. It makes it easy for people to find their own shorter versions of complicated combos. I know it was a lifesaver for me.
You'll enjoy story mode for this game so long as you keep an open mind. The joke endings and alternate paths are hilarious too haha. You'll be cracking up at Jin's erratic behavior too.
SolarKnight
Member
Yes, if you're going to play story mode you NEED to get the joke endings. Sure, BB's story is good for a fighter, but personally, for me the joke endings were the best part of both CT and CS's stories. Except Lambda's, god damn all of her endings are depressing one way or another
You can't even tell the difference on the Vita screen.
Again...perfect port. Makes the 3DS version of CSII look really, really, REALLY poor in comparison, although that was just a lazy PSP port to begin with.
sixteen-bit
Member
Honestly, my CS thread was the basis for this. This new one is sort of comically cobbled together.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I really want the limited edition but I don't know if I have the money.
sixteen-bit
Member
I really want the limited edition but I don't know if I have the money.
If Deathsmiles is any indication, Aksys tends to overship LEs, so they'll be available for cheap later on if you can wait.
dragonflys545
Member
Wtf another version... I guess I'll pick up the Vita version down the line when it hits the bargain bin.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Ya, I'm hoping that's the case. Being unemployed sucks.
Have you never seen a fighting game before?
Great OT, _dementia!I sent you a PM with a special thank you
The game ships in T-minus 6 days *gasp*!
I hope you all enjoy it!
Damn, classy Aksys
It was worse than the PSP game too, with slowdown and whatnot (apparently).
goldlion054
Member
Havn't played since the original. Time to learn about all those nerfs I heard Tager got. I'm still here for you big guy!
Got the LE for $40 from Amazon as well, but I live in Canada, so add in the shipping and I end up paying a few dollars less than the normal price.
From what I've read, the CT part is just an extended version of the True End route. So he'd be missing out on quite a bit.
Suprisingly Tager is actually pretty good in this version.
From what I've read, the CT part is just an extended version of the True End route. So he'd be missing out on quite a bit.
Suprisingly Tager is actually pretty good in this version.
Prototype-03
Member
Guess who forgot to check out after putting the game into the cart in Amazon for the $40.00 LE?
THAT'S RIGHT
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THAT'S RIGHT
QisTopTier
mini edit: finally found the OT
Which is all he really needs to play through to be honest.
Vita LE exists? I don't see it anywhere. Just see PS3/360 LE.
sixteen-bit
Member
It should exist in Europe. I don't think North America is getting a Vita LE.
goldlion054
Member
I'm ok with this. Getting pretty hyped for this game again. Loved CT more than any other fighting game this gen (probably because I'm a GG player at heart), but got sort of upset with the quick release of CS. My body is ready, though!