Month: October 2017

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is an explosive game. With the availability of many resources, like Overdrive, Dragon Punches, and other character-specific mechanics, blocking is often the last resort. And yet, there are many characters with very long pressure-strings, resets, and overheads that lead into combos.

Watch Central Fiction newcomer Hibiki’s pressure become a lot less scary, once you see the video below. The text displays specific frame numbers so you know what kind of poke to use, whatever character you’re using. Some attack strings leave much bigger openings; if you Instant Block a 5A into Hibiki’s overhead, 4B, you can do a big punish. If you happen to play Es, you can pick up on some combos as well. It’s also useful to see how to counter Hibiki’s special moves, should he choose to do them in an attack string.

Though understandably, not everybody in the game has a Dragon Punch, and I can’t say I would “react” to some of these quicker strings, but having this knowledge (for example, which special move you can anti-air or even grab) can lead you to reversing the situation without using any resources.

Looking to pressure people as Es instead? Check out how Ronitta handles the BlazBlue character.

Source: Warui-Neko Kun

Will you fight to protect the world — or change it?

Bandai Namco continues to give us trailers featuring the mobile suits and pilots available to play in the recently-released Gundam Versus! This time, we get a glimpse at what’s playable from two more-recent series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.

Fight with Celestial Being to change the course of mankind with the Gundam Exia, the Dynames, the Kyrios, or one of the deadly Gundam Thrones — meanwhile, the Earth Sphere is ready to fight back with the GN-X, Union Flag Custom, or Tieren Taozi suits:

Or, you can fight for Martian independence with Tekkadan — or join Gjallarhorn to put down these “human debris” upstarts — with the Kimaris Trooper, or the ever-popular Gundam Frame, Barbatos.

Gundam Versus is available now for PlayStation 4.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America