Month: October 2017

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Koefficient introduces you to BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s mechanics with a beginner tutorial

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a bit of a daunting game to pick up. It not only has large character cast, but there’s plenty of game mechanics that have been tacked on over the years. While the title does feature a robust tutorial — with hints for specific characters — sometimes it’s better to have someone talk to you through it, or you want to learn on the go. YouTuber Koefficient created a thorough video that unravels the Wheel of Time.

He starts out by explaining the gauges around the screen, particularly delving into the Burst Gauge, which is shared with the Overdrive mechanic. Related to it are Active Flow and Exceed Accel, which are an empowered state and a special move from Overdrive, respectively. After that, Koefficient explains Barrier and Crush Trigger, then goes into more basic mechanics, like throws and throw teching.

Have a friend who keeps getting Purple Thrown, or someone who’s been looking at BlazBlue, but not fully understanding it? The video might be just for them. If you’re looking for guides specifically for characters, look into videos from Level 482 Productions.

Source: Koefficient

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The Atom is coming to Injustice 2

Tonight, Warner Bros. Games had something special for people tuning into the CW. Aside from details of the “Chasing the Cup” last chance qualifier, they also showed world exclusive footage of the next DLC character for Injustice 2.

Joining the roster of Injustice 2 is none other than the size-changing hero Ray Palmer, a.k.a. the Atom. As expected, his moveset revolves around shrinking down to set up some hard-to-catch special moves, and then growing to deal some massive damage.

After being shown on the CW, the Atom’s trailer was accidentally published early on Nether Realm Studios’ official Injustice 2 YouTube channel. While the trailer was initially taken back down, it’s now up again for everyone to see. Check it out below.

Source: NetherRealm Studios

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Legion Tekken demonstrates King’s unblockable wake-up game in Tekken 7

While there are many options when getting up off the ground in Tekken 7, in most cases a tech roll is one of the safer options you can employ. There are ways for the opponent to punish tech rolls, of course, and few are as painful (or as gimmicky) as getting hit by an unblockable.

And if you find yourself matched up against Tekken 7′s King, staying on the ground to avoid the unblockable sets yourself up for one of his many ground grabs. All of this is demonstrated (from ranked matches, no less) in LEGION TEKKEN‘s latest video.

There’s also some bonus wall combo content showing the hilarious damage output of King’s parry in a very specific, wholly unrealistic situation.

Source: LEGION TEKKEN

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Legion Tekken demonstrates King’s unblockable wake-up game in Tekken 7

While there are many options when getting up off the ground in Tekken 7, in most cases a tech roll is one of the safer options you can employ. There are ways for the opponent to punish tech rolls, of course, and few are as painful (or as gimmicky) as getting hit by an unblockable.

And if you find yourself matched up against Tekken 7′s King, staying on the ground to avoid the unblockable sets yourself up for one of his many ground grabs. All of this is demonstrated (from ranked matches, no less) in LEGION TEKKEN‘s latest video.

There’s also some bonus wall combo content showing the hilarious damage output of King’s parry in a very specific, wholly unrealistic situation.

Source: LEGION TEKKEN

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First in-game match footage of BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle surfaces

Two days before the New York Comic Con, which begins October 5th, a tweet has shown up that should sate those eagerly awaiting BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. As we’ve only seen character reveals and the same trailer a few times so far, we can finally sink our teeth into some actual gameplay footage.

Tweeted by Rooster Teeth head animator Gray Martigan, the video clip (that’s over two minutes long) shows a battle between Ragna and RWBY’s Ruby against Jin and another Ruby. Check it out:

I’m certain some internet users will analyze the clip to the bone, but we at least have a good look at the gameplay flow in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. Cued to a song from the RWBY franchise, we see a lot of moves from Ruby. Jin and Ragna, of course, have a familiar moveset. The ladies call in the brothers for multiple assists, and we also see a very highly damaging tag combo from Ragna and Ruby. Finally, it looks like BlazBlue characters keep their Overdrive mechanic to get a fancy “Resonance Finish” (basically this game’s version of Distortion Finish).

What do you think of the footage? Let us know in the comments below. And if you happen to be there, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be playable at New York Comic Con.

Source: @graymartigan