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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II |OT| The Sequel Blue Me Away
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gutabo said:
Oh, I didn't mean for that sound rude. It's just CS (unlike CT) includes a tutorial mode that'll pretty much explain anything you have questions about if you do the tutorials. Anything else you can pretty much ask and I'm sure we/Prototype could explain further.
Rachel does a pretty good job explaining the systems (IMO) to where you shouldn't worry too much. The problem with the tutorial is that the explinations are focused on Ragna so not EVERYTHING applies ("Ragna's 3C gives him a guard primer burst" for instance doesn't apply to other characters), but there is a "strategy" section for the characters themselves (that I haven't used yet) that should explain each character, with the exception of Makoto/Mu/Valk/Platinum.
PS3 doesn't have as many issues as SSF4 has when joining games, at least for me. SSF4 even joining GAF games is a bit of a hassle. But in CS I haven't had issues joining GAF. Just have a 1-level ping response (but not that that is bad, I haven't experienced anything as bad as GG:XX:#R XBL's netcode in BBCS, so it seems Arc learned from that experience), is all. :lol
OK the PAL version of this game is releasing soon and I have a few questions
-Is it easy to get into for a Street Fighter player
-I noticed a tutorial mode and challenge mode, are they good at helping me learn the game
-how good is story mode
-how good in the netcode in comparison to SSFIV
-are there a lot of people playing online, what is it like in comparison to SSFIV
-are there beginners online
-how good is the ranking system
-will there be a new BlazBlue anytime soon, I noticed there is Continuum Shift 2 for arcades
-Is it easy to get into for a Street Fighter player
-I noticed a tutorial mode and challenge mode, are they good at helping me learn the game
-how good is story mode
-how good in the netcode in comparison to SSFIV
-are there a lot of people playing online, what is it like in comparison to SSFIV
-are there beginners online
-how good is the ranking system
-will there be a new BlazBlue anytime soon, I noticed there is Continuum Shift 2 for arcades
SolarPowered
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I'll try my best.KAL2006 said:
The learning curve for the more popular characters isn't that high. It's also fast paced and combos are pretty easy to perform.KAL2006 said:
Tutorial is pretty good at helping people learn the basics, but challenge mode can be a pain in the ass for people who aren't used to long combos with no room for error. Challenge mode does work well for learning basic combos and finding favorable ones for yourself and it can be surprisingly fulfilling to pull stuff off in this game.KAL2006 said:
Story mode is probably the most fleshed out mode of any fighting game I've ever played. It's confusing as fuck for most people who've played both games so I'd recommend that you youtube all of the stories for each character in the original BlazBlue. Don't let the anime presentation get to you either. The gag endings are absolutely hilarious and the bad endings are also great for a laugh.:lolKAL2006 said:
It's been the best netcode of any fighting game since the first BB. There isn't much more to say.KAL2006 said:
Player matches are plentiful and the community will only grow as soon as Europe enters the fray and American players are revitalized by new activity.KAL2006 said:
See above.KAL2006 said:
It's pretty detailed compared to vanilla SF4. I haven't gotten my hands on SSF4 yet, but I'm willing to bet that it's more comprehensive.KAL2006 said:
Aksys has said that they plan to patch any new updates which includes balance patches and such. I wouldn't expect the new BB right away and Europe also gets all 3 DLC characters from the start I believe.KAL2006 said:
SolarPowered said:
Thanks for the answers, do you mean the DLC characters are available for purchase day 1 or the DLC characters come free. I have decided to gets this game for christmas (no time to play it any earlier) and will start off with some noob friendly character.
anyways if there are any other europeans who are thinking of getting this, here is a decent video review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfF1IFgYxd8
Prototype-03
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KAL2006 said:
Challenge mode is good to get you started, but most of the time, the combos are way too hard and usually there are more damaging combos that are easier to do.
Netcode is really good compared to the other fighters.
BBCS2 is actually the same game... They're adding the patch and the DLC chars for the arcades and calling it BBCS2
Prototype-03 said:
I don't know why they just don't call it BB:CS:AE update instead of BB:CS2. Keeps making people think "ZOMG RE-RELEASE LOL SUPER STREET 4 SUPERIOR!" :|
Sure, there is already a CS release in arcades out there, but meh... Would be easier just leaving it under the same title. Didn't GG:XX do that and just add "#Reload"/"Slash"/"^Core" to the revision names?
QisTopTier
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TheSeks said:
^Core might as well been ggxxx with all the changes :lol
True, I guess. I haven't played GGXX past #Reload, so I don't know.
Also I fucking hate this Dash Cancel DD Dash Cancel DD bouncing Bang part of the tutorial. I just can't land it. I keep spinning due to the "dash animation" being in play still even if I 5D to where it screws up the combo. Or I short dash and I'm too far from bang to where the first hit doesn't connect and the second hits, but doesn't continue the combo (it wants 7 hits, my best is 3...).
Too much and I don't connect the attack.
Too little and I CAN'T connect the attack.
Can't seem to find the "just right" point of dash cancel and it's pissing me off. >:|
Also I fucking hate this Dash Cancel DD Dash Cancel DD bouncing Bang part of the tutorial. I just can't land it. I keep spinning due to the "dash animation" being in play still even if I 5D to where it screws up the combo. Or I short dash and I'm too far from bang to where the first hit doesn't connect and the second hits, but doesn't continue the combo (it wants 7 hits, my best is 3...).
Too much and I don't connect the attack.
Too little and I CAN'T connect the attack.
Can't seem to find the "just right" point of dash cancel and it's pissing me off. >:|
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:lol :lol :lolDY_nasty said:
We should get some more action with the release of the game in Europe. There are people on my friendslist who do play the game occasionally, but I don't like being the guy who disrupts people when they are playing story mode or challenge mode. Hell, I felt kind of bad barging in on you when you were in training mode the other day.:lol
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TheSeks said:
Honestly, I got this by spamming dash, then spamming DD. Just make sure that after you dash, LET GO OF ALL INPUTS, and mash D.
Also, the timing of the attack isn't as important as the timing of the dash. The dash needs to be inputted as SOON as the 2nd 5DD connects. Keep in mind that the dash cancel is a COMMAND dash, so there will be a period of time where you can't do anything but dash even if you don't input anything, so it should give you a considerable amount of time to start mashing those DDs.
Try it out... Try doing 5DD and cancel it by doing a dash. He'll keep dashing even if you stop way before.
Naw its cool. I'm always in training mode polishing my timing for wall bounces or practicing TK Crescents before matches. We could use some new blood though - as of right now, Papercuts is pretty much the standing champ among the 360 ranks.SolarPowered said:
I've caught myself pimping Lambda's 4B a little too much. Its a good little mix up to throw around, but I bank on it a little too often. One day I'll get over myself and start using counter assaults when I'm in the corner instead of holding out for a DD.
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Yeah, you're honestly improving at a faster rate than anyone I've played in either iterations of the game so I wouldn't sweat it. Your also mostly right about Papercuts at the moment. I'd give him a run for his money if I weren't so damned caught up with the essentials of every day life. He is the king of the hill on our side for now though.:lolDY_nasty said:
If you see me online just drop the invite and I'll join. If I don't join then you've caught me at my worst(leaving my Xbox 360 on while I sleep).
I'll try to get on again later tonight.
Does anyone else main Lambda here? Gravity Well is giving me a headache today... I'm trying to do (stupid) stuff right now like Rapid immediately after to possibly get into some heavier combos but I think I'm just barking up a (stupid) tree.
It seems I get my biggest damage stuff from the same two entry points and I'm trying to work in some more unorthodox stuff aside from typical Lambda play. The Goryus-special is damn near impossible on a pad so I gave that up :lol
Does anyone else main Lambda here? Gravity Well is giving me a headache today... I'm trying to do (stupid) stuff right now like Rapid immediately after to possibly get into some heavier combos but I think I'm just barking up a (stupid) tree.
It seems I get my biggest damage stuff from the same two entry points and I'm trying to work in some more unorthodox stuff aside from typical Lambda play. The Goryus-special is damn near impossible on a pad so I gave that up :lol
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That's sooo sad.DY_nasty said:
I went to sleep early so that I would wake up at a time that would allow me to write up my chem labs and prelabs. Those daily essentials...
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zerokoolpsx
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Both of them was button mashing. Kat pretty much button mash C, 4C, JC and whatever that overhead chop and sweep is. :lol I was cheering for Ragna. Poor Yaz. God, they suck._dementia said:
akachan ningen
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lol they were playing beginner mode.
Prototype-03
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akachan ningen said:
They both burst so they weren't. This is what you get for being MIA in the BB community >:O
DY_nasty said:
No point in RCing a gravity well hit since you have enough time to hit even without an RC. There are two main followups if you land a 214a:
On counterhit:
<walk back a little - This helps spacing and it also baits bursts> 5c mash > 6c > 236C > dash > 5c mash > 6c > 2147d (This is hard. Doing 236C here is easier) > 5dd > 6dd > 2dd > jump > j.dd > airjump > j.2dd > j.214d
On regular hit:
6a > 2147d > 6a> 6c> 236c > same or similar followup as above (use different swords for space and such)
What are the points that you're currently using to get damage in?
The Take Out Bandit
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DY_nasty said:
Now that the weather has cooled and I won't be sweating balls while playing I need to get back in.
Haven't turned on the Xbox in quite a while.
Prototype-03 said:
Well, the way I'm doing it is:
662C->5D->D->66->5D (WHOOPS, ANIMATION IS PLAYING OUT! 6D! FFFFFFF)
I guess I should walk up to Bang (not like I'm going to be attacked, so I shouldn't mimic the "show me" video), 2C->5D->66(D?) (but I'm not sure if that'll let the second hit come out?) and then D66D again?
Dash canceling and all this "stops your combo" shit does my head in in fighting games. I'm not that good. >_<
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The Take Out Bandit said:
Is that because you sweat balls when you turn on the 360? :lol
sixteen-bit
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I think I'll get back into this over the weekend.
Kinda been playing Melty lately. It's really fun but it will never develop a scene in my area. :lol
ugh, I'll have to sit through 2 BBCS updates and a PS3 firmware update before I'll be able to play.
this gen sucks.
Kinda been playing Melty lately. It's really fun but it will never develop a scene in my area. :lol
ugh, I'll have to sit through 2 BBCS updates and a PS3 firmware update before I'll be able to play.
this gen sucks.
The Take Out Bandit
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Prototype-03 said:
I'm sure it doesn't help, but the shitty house I rent is easy 95 degrees in summer, and doesn't retain heat in winter.
So getting physical with my fight stick and elevating my blood pressure with loss rage makes shit unbearable.
Plus I has a PSX3 die on me twice already, I don't want to push the luck of my Xbox2.
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_dementia said:
Yeah, it blows... and a lot of times, it's a cheap excuse to make a bad game and "fix" it later (like Bayonetta for the PS3). I mean, at least we eventually get a fixed game, but it still blows.
Also, the patch works both ways... On one hand, you have to update... On the other hand, if it weren't for the updates, the patches would've ended up being a new game (like GGX, GGXX, GGReload, GGAC, etc etc)
The Take Out Bandit said:
:O I will never complain about the temp ever again. And :O at 3 PS3s
sixteen-bit
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At low-level play I could see it that way (hackerman's high damage output per hit vs ragna's low health)haunts said:
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haunts said:
Prototype-03
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So I'll see if I can get some people who wants to join the tourney and make a new thread if it looks like there's enough interest.
Looking at the list, I'm going to assume these people want to join:
GAF - PSN
Prototype-03 - Prototype-03
dementia_ - ???
QisTopTier - QisTopTier
Fugu - Fygu
ApolloJoh - ??? (I have it on my psn but I'm work atm)
TheSeks - Sekoku
Kiunchbb - Kiunch
Dreavus - Dreavus-
POSSIBLE people who may want to join:
GAF - PSN
AkachanNingen - Akachan Ningen
Looking at the list, I'm going to assume these people want to join:
GAF - PSN
Prototype-03 - Prototype-03
dementia_ - ???
QisTopTier - QisTopTier
Fugu - Fygu
ApolloJoh - ??? (I have it on my psn but I'm work atm)
TheSeks - Sekoku
Kiunchbb - Kiunch
Dreavus - Dreavus-
POSSIBLE people who may want to join:
GAF - PSN
AkachanNingen - Akachan Ningen
SephirothRK
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I'll join the tourney
sixteen-bit
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I forgot, can spectators record matches?
During the tourney I could record my matches at least. It would be nice to have an archive of this like the guys in the 360 SSFIV tourney.
During the tourney I could record my matches at least. It would be nice to have an archive of this like the guys in the 360 SSFIV tourney.
Thats gravyAkuun said:
I don't know why but I spent hours trying to get the hang of that TK Crescent on this busted ass 360 pad. I'll start mixing in the normal 236C instead for a while.
I was trying to (counter hit) gravity well > 6c > rapid into some crazy pointless shit, but I'll just polish up what I know a little before diving off the deep in. All this time off has ruined my spacing though... thats been the hardest thing about readjusting.
Edit: OH - entry points
5d counter hit midscreen
2b> shenanigans
6c>4b (I use this WAY too much)
236 mindgames
and I lose myself trying to guard break every once in a while too.
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Prototype-03 said:
watch it, ass blood. I'll play.