Month: December 2015

When details first surfaced about Nine’s upcoming appearance in BlazBlue: Central Fiction, imaginations raced regarding what kinds of attacks she would have at her disposal. Similar to Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Dormammu only with three elements instead of two, Nine is capable of building up an arsenal of moves by mixing and matching water, wind, and fire over the course of a match.

And while imagination is well and good, a brand new report from Famitsu has broken down how the former hero will be able to utilize these elements when she joins the game later this month. As usual, greatfernman has contributed another set of excellent translations, and their work forms the basis for much of the information that follows below.

During battle, Nine can store up to three elements for use as special attacks. These range from spells that consume single, double, or triple mixtures of the same element or more unique moves that make use of more than one element.

Some of the more notable spells include Heliodor of Submission (Water/Air), which gives all of Nine’s attacks guard point until she is hit or it runs out; Citrine of Rotation (Air/Fire), a projectile-reflecting mirror that moves across the stage; and Nephrite of Demise (Water/Air/Fire), a countdown timer that, with each full rotation, summons fire that can’t be normal blocked.

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Furthermore, Nine’s Sea Moss Gate special rotates spells between the Active and Stock slots, allowing her to have two of these attacks at the ready at any given time. This switch apparently happens pretty quickly, and can be canceled into the D button, meaning Nine can use a built-up spell immediately.

In addition to the text-based information, Famitsu also provided quick video showing how Nine can incorporate these spells into combos. It appears that building up elementally pure attacks with repetition will go a long way at the most basic levels, but things can get crazy rather fast.

For more information on Nine’s spells and other special attacks, be sure to follow their respective links to greatfernman’s complete translations.

Source: Famitsu via Kurushii, translations courtesy of greatfernman

During Master Cup 8, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada has stated that they will be making a Tekken 7 related announcement at their world championship event, The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015.

 

With all the news surrounding other fighting game releases, it’s easy to forget that a console port of Tekken 7 is still on the horizon. Smart money would be on this announcement having something to do with a release date, but we’ll have to wait until December 12 to learn more.

Source: Bandai Namco via Flying Wonkey