The Official Blazblue Thread - Page 3

New Zealand6137 Posts

June 28 2009 04:01 GMT

#41

lol they even put the 1F Dead Spike -> 5A link in there. disappointed they didn't cover Rapid Cancel combos and the double Hell's Fang combo though, especially considering the HF RC dashing combo is basically his main bnb outside of Gauntlet Hades usage. BK section was cool though~

all in all though, def a good video for any aspiring Ragna player

for reference the double HF combo is
* > 2D > 5C > Hell's Fang > 5A > 5B > 5D(1) > Hell's Fang

On June 28 2009 12:32 Myrmidon wrote:
Blocking is also good because blockstun is generally short, but high/low blocking might take some getting used to.

General advice: block low always, watch out for the overhead/jump

edit: A full list of achievements for Blazblue has been leaked. Some of them are pretty funny.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156057

ps. I am going to update the second post with BB SBO quals live reporting if fubar gives us the scoop on IRC like he did for the GG quals

ZoW

United States3983 Posts

June 28 2009 09:22 GMT

#42

On June 28 2009 07:19 H wrote:

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There are some similiarities, but it remains a seperate game for sure. Blazblue has no False Romantic Cancels and most of its cast is pretty wildly different from Guilty Gear's (no matter how much you try to compare Ragna to Sol it's just not a valid comparison, sorry) in terms of playstyle. Not to mention the burst and barrier guard mechanics are entirely different. So no, it doesn't really play like Guilty Gear at all.

I see. Also, some people on SRK compared it to mvc2. How accurate is that?

I haven't played BB yet and I'm kinda 50/50 about getting it, I'm just trying to see if its something I would enjoy, because I didn't like how Guilty Gear played. I might end up renting it first anyway :D

New Zealand6137 Posts

June 28 2009 10:12 GMT

#43

On June 28 2009 18:22 ZoW wrote:
I see. Also, some people on SRK compared it to mvc2. How accurate is that?

Ummmm I'm not really keen on that comparison. It's not like I'm an expert Marvel player or anything, but I don't think it plays anything like it really. I mean, you can take any aspect of a game and be like "Akuma's air fireball spam is just like Dr. Doom" which is kinda how I feel about that comparison in terms of inaccuracy. I guess they looked at it and were like "this looks confusing as shit! kinda like marvel".

In related news, America outsold Japan in Blazblue copies.

Also I know I'm repeating myself here, but GG and BB are two seperate games with two different playstyles. You will not play the game and be like "gee, it's like I'm playing Accent Core."

- unless you look at the character designs and are like HM THIS DUDE IS LIKE SOL BUT WITH DARKNESS

brambolius

Netherlands448 Posts

June 28 2009 10:19 GMT

#44

Anyone here know anything about an european relase?
Been scouring google but it wont tell me shit

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Also massive lulz at 9.3\9.4 :D

New Zealand6137 Posts

June 28 2009 10:25 GMT

#45

There's no European release, sadly. The USA has Aksys Games for the port/dub, but the EU has no such company. I dunno if that means you can still order it from overseas and play it on your PS3, but the US 360 version is apparently region locked.

No word on whether the Asia 360 release is region locked though, so maybe 360 users will get lucky?

ZoW

United States3983 Posts

June 28 2009 10:37 GMT

#46

Regarding the region compatibility of Blazblue :

PS3 = Region Free

360 = Current release is NTSC-U and NTSC-J compatible ONLY. You can play the J version on your US 360 and vice versa. PAL release is a no show for now. Aksys was planning to do a region free release but contractual changes at the last minute forced their hands on region locking on 360.

~From srk

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

June 28 2009 13:45 GMT

#47

yea hitler showing his reaction to the 360 BB issue

edit: also wow lots of really nice BB reviews. still think sf4 is better but imma enjoy both games anyway.......

New Zealand6137 Posts

June 28 2009 20:56 GMT

#48

BB SBO quals are starting soon. The bracket is up.
actually fuck it I'll just live update here

SBO qualifier

http://challonge.com/tournament/show_fullscreen/blazbluesbo

It's 1 match 2 rounds, double elimination. Click and drag down for loser brackets.

Pretty funny that Copper and Goryus have to play each other first up - these guys are both from Norcal and are serious contenders for first place. Looks like MCMcEmcee has stuck with Noel, he was talking earlier about how his Noel is dangerous in a 1 game setting. Also looks like zinac decided not to even bother entering after traveling all the way to TX because he got crushed by everyone he encountered, so I hear (from multiple people).

The serious contenders here are (as told to me by MC)
Pozerwolf (TX, Jin)
Hsien (TX, Ragna)
CopperDabbit (Norcal, Arakune)
Goryus (Norcal, V-13)
Mike Z (forgot, Tager)

All matches are being recorded. There are no streams, but at least we'll get to watch them after the fact.

The first match has begun, Dabbit (Arakune) vs Goryus (V-13).

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round 1 goes to Goryus

Goryus has a big life lead in round 2
round 2 goes to Goryus (perfect)

Second match begins, Goryus (V-13) vs Raphael (Rachel).

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[09:02:54] <fubarduck> goruys v raph now.
[09:02:57] <fubarduck> goryus winning r1 so far.
[09:03:07] <fubarduck> rachel gets a combo.
[09:03:09] <fubarduck> putting pressure.
[09:03:13] <fubarduck> nu hits back, rachel bursts
[09:03:15] <fubarduck> nu low sword
[09:03:17] <fubarduck> wins r1

[09:03:26] <fubarduck> rachel neko uppercut
[09:03:29] <fubarduck> small combo
[09:03:32] <fubarduck> nu small combo
[09:03:34] <fubarduck> both at 80%
[09:03:42] <fubarduck> nu throws rachel
[09:03:44] <fubarduck> big combo
[09:03:47] <fubarduck> doesnt finish
[09:03:50] <fubarduck> rahcel at 5% now
[09:03:52] <fubarduck> 0%, dead

Hsien (Ragna) vs Mike Z (Tager)

These guys are both really damn good, Hsien is a fairly well known SF4 player, but he's just as good at BB

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[09:05:31] <fubarduck> rebel 1
[09:05:36] <fubarduck> hsien immediately hits with something
[09:05:39] <fubarduck> hsien gets magentized
[09:05:43] <fubarduck> lands a combo anyway
[09:05:50] <fubarduck> ragna puts tager to 60%
[09:05:54] <fubarduck> tager gets a back throw combo
[09:06:00] <fubarduck> hsien avoids the magnet air throw
[09:06:07] <fubarduck> hsien blocks fullscreen FB
[09:06:15] <fubarduck> p. close round
[09:06:19] <fubarduck> tager back throw again, ragna bursts
[09:06:22] <fubarduck> tager does random super
[09:06:26] <fubarduck> into pot buster!
[09:06:30] <fubarduck> Rapid'd the super
[09:06:36] <fubarduck> Mike Z has round 1

[09:06:45] <fubarduck> gets ragna magnetized quick
[09:06:52] <fubarduck> ragna still getting some hits in
[09:06:54] <fubarduck> tager BIG combo
[09:06:58] <fubarduck> ragna random upper hits
[09:07:04] <fubarduck> blcoks tager GB again
[09:07:09] <fubarduck> MikeZ takes it.

JackG (Hakumen) vs Jan (Tager)

Jan is a really good Tager from Houston that Pozerwolf has said he likes over Mike Z, which is saying something to the rest of America

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[09:08:46] <fubarduck> Jack G and Jan has begun
[09:08:48] <fubarduck> H-Men v Tager
[09:08:56] <fubarduck> HA gets a nice counter combo
[09:09:00] <fubarduck> tager backdash commandgrab, whiffs
[09:09:07] <fubarduck> H-Men looking good this round
[09:09:08] <fubarduck> blcoks fireball
[09:09:22] <fubarduck> turtling
[09:09:23] <fubarduck> gets a sweep
[09:09:25] <fubarduck> 4 hit combo
[09:09:28] <fubarduck> tager almost dead
[09:09:31] <fubarduck> hakumen 70% health
[09:09:36] <fubarduck> tager gets a combo, oki
[09:09:39] <fubarduck> hakumen down to 15%
[09:09:50] <fubarduck> tager gets a grab, hmen bursts
[09:09:53] <fubarduck> both at no health
[09:09:58] <fubarduck> blocks fireball
[09:10:01] <fubarduck> h-men overhead ftw
[09:10:04] <fubarduck> r1 h-men

[09:10:24] <fubarduck> jackG is hella turtling
[09:10:29] <fubarduck> tager has fireball meter....
[09:10:33] <fubarduck> tager at 80% health
[09:10:37] <fubarduck> hakumen full
[09:10:42] <fubarduck> h-men counter to super!
[09:10:43] <fubarduck> 50%!
[09:10:50] <fubarduck> h-men chillin'
[09:11:04] <fubarduck> H-Men wins.
[09:11:06] <fubarduck> near perfect.

Next match is STUNEDGE (Jin) vs Markus (Litchi), Stunedge is the man that has previously OCVed 4 (maybe more?) teams in GGXX SBO qualifiers whereas Markus is a local Litchi player and apparently quite good

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[09:12:37] <fubarduck> stunedge start round with runup uppercut, hits
[09:12:40] <fubarduck> litchi gets next combo
[09:12:44] <fubarduck> oki..
[09:12:45] <fubarduck> hits
[09:12:48] <fubarduck> doesn't finish 2nd combo
[09:12:53] <fubarduck> jin on the offensive now
[09:13:05] <fubarduck> stunedge does big combo
[09:13:09] <fubarduck> blocks wakeup litchi uppercut
[09:13:12] <fubarduck> litchi hangin in there
[09:13:15] <fubarduck> wow, nice air hit
[09:13:18] <fubarduck> both at 20% now
[09:13:20] <fubarduck> both hae bursts
[09:13:22] <fubarduck> litchi super
[09:13:23] <fubarduck> mixup hits
[09:13:24] <fubarduck> jin bursts
[09:13:29] <fubarduck> markus needs anything
[09:13:31] <fubarduck> bursts
[09:13:32] <fubarduck> wow
[09:13:44] <fubarduck> jin uppercut
[09:13:46] <fubarduck> ahhhh
[09:13:51] <fubarduck> stunedge r1 barely

[09:14:25] <severin> Why am I hearing this in a 1930's radio announcer voic?
[09:14:27] <severin> *voice
[09:14:33] <fubarduck> because i'm a 1930's radio announcer
[09:14:33] <SayaSP> thats what fubar is
[09:14:36] <SayaSP> ^
[09:14:36] <fubarduck> fuckin delorean son
[09:14:42] <fubarduck> Stunedge takes it in r2.

Next up is Nathan (Taokaka) vs Pozerwolf (Jin)
Pozerwolf is a heavy favourite here and is likely to take the entire tournament barring any upsets, I dunno who Nathan is but there you go

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[09:17:17] <fubarduck> Pozer has a strong first round
[09:17:21] <fubarduck> tao at 20% health with burst used up
[09:17:26] <fubarduck> pozer random uppercut wins r1
[09:17:28] <fubarduck> on to r2

[09:17:38] <fubarduck> tao gets first hit, doesn't follow up
[09:17:43] <fubarduck> jin gets a double exclamation throw, hits
[09:17:48] <fubarduck> jin beasting
[09:17:52] <fubarduck> 98% health
[09:17:55] <fubarduck> tao 40%
[09:17:58] <fubarduck> tao bursts
[09:18:01] <fubarduck> jin hits again
[09:18:04] <fubarduck> pozer wins

New Zealand6137 Posts

June 28 2009 21:21 GMT

#49

Next up is CRIMSON MOTHERFUCKING DISASTER (NOEL) AKA MCMCEMCEE VERSUSSSSSSS FUBARDUCK HIMSELF (CARL)

HEAVEN OR HELL

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[09:20:28] <fubarduck> fubar vs crimson r1
[09:21:03] <fubarduck> fubar setting uup throw loop and takes r1

[09:21:21] <fubarduck> r2 fubar gets throw loop going
[09:21:40] <fubarduck> noel bursts
[09:21:50] <fubarduck> doll is out
[09:21:54] <fubarduck> but fubar takes it

man I told him to use Ragna but nooooo
oh well this is double elim so I expect a BEASTLY COMEBACK FROM LOSER'S

Next match is Linuka (V-13) vs Brent-Quest (Litchi)

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[09:24:07] <fubarduck> linuka doing well in r1
[09:24:10] <fubarduck> wins with 60% health

[09:24:22] <fubarduck> tarding hits at start of r1
[09:24:26] <fubarduck> nu fullscreen away
[09:24:29] <fubarduck> litchi jumps in, AA'd
[09:24:30] <fubarduck> for 50%
[09:24:39] <fubarduck> litchi trying to do presure
[09:24:42] <fubarduck> nu counter combo into rc
[09:24:45] <fubarduck> litchi at 5%
[09:24:48] <fubarduck> dead
[09:24:50] <fubarduck> linuka r2

Alphakami (Noel) vs Kensou (Bang)
Kensou is a Guilty Gear Chipp player that has gone to Japan before, Alphakami is unknown to me

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[09:26:33] <fubarduck> bang gets firs hit
[09:26:34] <fubarduck> fire counter thingy
[09:26:46] <fubarduck> bang gets super
[09:26:48] <fubarduck> doing well
[09:27:07] <fubarduck> bang wins r1

[09:27:15] <fubarduck> pressuring r1
[09:27:16] <fubarduck> err r2
[09:27:19] <fubarduck> goes for command grab, whiffs
[09:27:23] <fubarduck> hits a b&b
[09:27:27] <fubarduck> noel at 60%
[09:27:29] <fubarduck> bang full
[09:27:32] <fubarduck> bang gets comand grab
[09:27:35] <fubarduck> noel at 5%
[09:27:39] <fubarduck> noel bursts
[09:27:42] <fubarduck> gets a combo finally
[09:27:45] <fubarduck> whiffs it
[09:27:46] <fubarduck> resets
[09:27:50] <fubarduck> noel damaging bang badly
[09:27:53] <fubarduck> bang down to 10% now
[09:27:55] <fubarduck> bang RCs
[09:27:56] <fubarduck> into trick
[09:27:58] <fubarduck> wins r2.
[09:28:02] <fubarduck> kensou takes it.

Moving on to LOSER'S BRACKETS

Next up is + Show Spoiler +

Copperdabbit (Arakune) vs Nathan (Taokaka)

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