Review: BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Brace yourselves for the pinnacle of 2D fighting action – this is BlazBlue’s final and most hard-hitting chapter to date, with more stages, more moves, more characters than ever before. Whether you’re a hardcore BlazBlue veteran, or a newcomer wanting to experience the HUGE single player mode, one thing is for certain, this is the ULTIMATE anime fighting experience, This is BlazBlue: Central Fiction Special Edition on Nintendo Switch!
Pros:
- Gorgeous high res Anime graphics.
- 11.7GB Download size.
- Six Difficulties- Beginner/Easy/Normal/Hard/Very Hard/Hell.
- Text language- English/Japanese/
- Options- Number of rounds for arcade and Vs/Time limit for arcade and Vs and allow save a replay in Vs.
- System voice- Default or select a particular character.
- HUD- can move the position of bars around.
- Rebind buttons for both player 1 and player 2.
- Collection- View replays/gallery/item shop.
- Four modes- Practice (Tutorial/training/challenge), Story (Story/Library), Battle (Arcade/Vs/Grim of Abyss/Score attack and speed star), Network.
- Network- Ranked/Player, Rankings, Dcode edit, My room settings, Player list, and an item box.
- Dcode- Player card you can edit with unlocked avatars/borders and change the info displayed.
- Library- Glossary of terminology used in the game.
- Japanese voice work.
- Anime cutscenes.
- Test- Set speed and ability to skip.
- 30 Minute story recap video. (Optional)
- Beautiful animations.
- Autosave.
- Arcade- Three acts.
- Earn cash in the game to buy avatars and borders, skins and new BGM.
- Grim of Abyss mode- Horde mode style game mode.
- Tons of replayability.
- Pro controller.
- Noob support to help make pulling off combos and moves easier.
Cons:
- A lot of choices on the menu, Its a bit overwhelming.
- In tutorial its a stuttered experience with you having to wait for loading between commands and watching a short intro.
- A lot to take in.
- New players will struggle for a while as they get to grips with it all.
- No touchscreen support.
- Huge learning curve.
- Doesn’t play like traditional fighters.
