Incline BureiBuru: Kurohono Puhantasama

[Coriolanus]

The mechanics are sound. They just need to pour more money into (the currently atrocious) voice acting and music. There's such an enormous gap in presentation quality between this and GG. Except visuals, visuals are fine.

The bitch herself is confirmed!

There is *one* character that literally made me want to choke her...

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[Vaarna_Aarne]

The mechanics are sound. They just need to pour more money into (the currently atrocious) voice acting and music.

You're playing with English localization, aren't you? Generally speaking BB has very good voice-acting. In the Japanese version.

Also, personally I'd say BlazBlue has a better soundtrack than GG (both are made by Ishiwatari anyway, so saying they should spend more money is somewhat bizarre).

 

[Coriolanus]

The mechanics are sound. They just need to pour more money into (the currently atrocious) voice acting and music.

You're playing with English localization, aren't you?

Sort of. Trying to learn Noel I couldn't bear the Japanese VA either and had to turn it off. TBH the characters in BB talk way too much for my taste - I guess if I knew Japanese and understood the backstory and context I would have been able to appreciate it?

I'd say BlazBlue has a better soundtrack than GG

I guess it comes down to personal preference... I haven't found a single theme in BB yet that I liked, much unlike GG.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Well, it's kind of a thing for BB's story mode, it's huge in terms of the amount of talking going on (and incidentally why I give more shits about BB's roster than any other roster, since you get to know them very well). Me and Seboist have trolled Biotards over the fact that BlazBlue has more and better written dialogue than any Bioware game (along with the fact it's still a fighting game).

 

[Valestein]

I generally don't have qualms with the English VAs. Noel and Nu(when she's around Ragna) can be semi-annoying in either language though.

More screens of Koko
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[Vaarna_Aarne]

English VAs don't quite seem to have as much of a fun time with Relius' gag reel like the Japanese VAs do.

EDIT: Also lol at Kokonoe's distort using GOLDEN TAGER X! THE BEAST HAS RETURNED!

 

[Random]

GG's soundtrack is extremely roughshod, characterized by Ishiwatari's relative inexperience at writing songs. BB is far more polished and generally enjoyable.

Complaining about BB's Visual Novel-style story is basically complaining about a fighting game having meaningful dialogue.

The English VAs are surprisingly good. Anyone who says that they're bad clearly don't have any understanding of good and bad voice work.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Also, just noticed Kokonoe also does Buster Wolf there (the grab she does with the giant gauntlets, the punch there IS Buster Wolf, right down to the spiral shockwave).

 

[Valestein]

First episode of the Blazblue anime

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Word is that it's not very good.

 

[Valestein]

Judging by the first ep it's certainly not as good as the Persona 4 anime.

In other news, the Chrono Phantasma Limited Edition will feature a 40 page art book, soundtrack, Rachel Nendoroid figure and a "mystery item".

http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/blazbl...ase-gets-rachel-nendoroid-and-a-mystery-item/

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I'm not entirely sure what that "controversially" part there means. More than likely ArcSys just looked at market data, and figured they're saving money by not doing Xbox versions (I'd guess majority of their cashflow is from Japanese PS3 sales).

 

[Gerrard]

The anime is pretty shit.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Haven't watched it, but reviews said that it's got no pacing at all and just rushes through things without any regard to storytelling.

 

[Valestein]

Haven't watched it, but reviews said that it's got no pacing at all and just rushes through things without any regard to storytelling.

That's accurate and so far doesn't cover various sub-plots like Arakune/Litchi, Sector Seven and Carl. The Intro from CT of the out of control Cauldron experiment isn't there either.

 

[Gerrard]

Haven't watched it, but reviews said that it's got no pacing at all and just rushes through things without any regard to storytelling.

I was thinking more in regards to the quality of animation/direction/scene composition.
You'd think an anime based on a fighting game would have good fight scenes. NOPE.

 

[Whisky]

What? An anime based on Blazblue has bad animation?

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[Vaarna_Aarne]

Haven't watched it, but reviews said that it's got no pacing at all and just rushes through things without any regard to storytelling.

I was thinking more in regards to the quality of animation/direction/scene composition.
You'd think an anime based on a fighting game would have good fight scenes. NOPE.

The fighting game in question has more (not to mention better) dialogue than any Bioware RPG tho. Crazy, I know.

 

[treave]

This is relevant

 

[Gerrard]

What? An anime based on Blazblue has bad animation?

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That shit was by DEEN, so it's hardly surprising.

I really hope they only spent as much money on this as it appears, because that was money thrown down the toilet.

 

[Random]

All of the budget for the new anime went to Noel and Rachel. They're the only thing that look good. There's a scene were Jin does an absolutely hilarious move where, rather than using ice car or something that is signature for him, he just summons... a block of ice. Not a shard, not a blade, just... a fist sized ice cube. And he throws it at Ragna. It's kind of pathetic.

Also, based on the ED it looks like they intend to somehow cram both CT and CS into the whole thing. Talk about a rushed story...

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Chrono Phantasma's opening cutscene is out on the interwebs:

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Someone uploaded the animated cutscenes from the story mode on interwebs. Obviously spoilarz (but less, if you're not fluent in Moonspeak). The most important part is 5:50.

 

[Gerrard]

I watched some dude stream the ending. It was absolutely retarded, also ends with a cliffhanger, again.

 

[Valestein]

Is the Imperator the final boss in story mode or no?