BlazBlue: Central Fiction

« The most complete game of a fantastic license, and the best fighting game this year with Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator. »

« BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a game that knows exactly what it is and doesn’t attempt to be anything more or less. It just so happens that what it is, is an experience no one should miss out on. I’m certainly glad I didn’t. »

« BlazBlue really is gorgeous. Every character is animated in such a way that every movement they make reinforces their personalities. Every environment is a living, breathing thing that sets a meaningful scene and helps build the world around the characters. Because everything is 2D and quite flat, it’s easy to wish that all that storytelling and character building was funnelled into a more natural fit, but then again, with BlazBlue being such a successful franchise for so long now, it’s hard to argue that the developers and producers are making a mistake. »

« BlazBlue Central Fiction is the perfect epilogue of an amazing series. 35 characters, amazing animations, a deep and refined combat system and a smooth online experience are BlazBlue’s best features. The game is fun, but it’s really hard to master. Remember that, when you’ll face the online monsters who are fighting each other on the EU servers, on a daily basis. »

« Central Fiction adds enough characters, mechanics and fine tunes its already nearly flawless gameplay into something that feels as amazing to play as it looks. It’s currently my favorite fighting game on the market, and I have no doubt that I will be throwing dozens of more hours into it in the months to come. »

« BlazBlue: Central Fiction is not just the end of the BlazBlue series; it’s a worthy climax to a quadrilogy that has been consistently excellent. It allies top notch fighting with a mass of content both online and offline. Superb netcode makes it easy to score some internet points, or just get some matches in with your pals and, if you’re lucky enough to have someone to sit on the couch next to you, expect there to be plenty of laughter and crowing while you battle for bragging rights. »

« With tons of content the best story mode ever created for a fighting game and its well known great fighting system, BlazBlue: Central Fight is the best 2D fighting surprise we’ve had this year. »

« All in all, BlazBlue Central Fiction feels like a fitting end to the long-running franchise. With sameness seeping in, it was a good time to end things while you could still be left wanting more – and smart to end things before it got too formulaic. Central Fiction keeps everything that made prior games in the series work and adds a lot more layers to the storyline and overall plot for those that care for it. For players that don’t, you still get an outstanding fighting game worthy of your time and an experience that you’ll go back to for years to come. »

« by far the perfect 2D fighting game ever. Arc system works know how to provide good stories, good gameplay, various characters etc... »

« One of the best fighters of all time and the Grim of Abyss mode, while not as good or balanced as previous entries, is still a treat. The story can be a little cringe tho. »

« Been playing on Switch a good while and got my mate to buy it on PS5 at weekend. I couldn't tell any difference. This is cream of the crop. Don't mess with that stylish bollocks. Select Technical on character selection and good to go. Graphics, sound, fluidity, fun, variety. This game has it all. As someone else mentioned, this is up there with the best like SF 3rd Strike, Xrd2, KoF 98, Garou MotW etc. It really wipes the floor with some big name fighters and not only is the music good, it is exceptionally well recorded and crystal clear, just like the graphics. It's not kiddy controls like Smash and Dragonball Fighters, it plays like Street Fighter and is easy up there with SF 2 and 3rd Strike but easily better than Street Fighters 4, 5 and 6. It also beats other games from the same stable such as Under Night Inbirth. Any fan of fighters should get this. »

« Genuinely one of the best 2D Anime fighting games out there. The mechanics are deep enough to warrant a big tutorial (which it has) . The characters are generally balanced for the most part (apart from Nine the Phantom) which makes playing every character a delight. The characters also have unique interactions like Mortal Kombat 10/11 though not as deep. A damn good story to boot. But the best part which was fixed post launch was the rollback net-code. It's sad to see it as the conclusion. Thank you Arc System Works. »

« Ever since I've stumbled on BlazBlue for PSP I've loved this concept and hoped this figher could live up to it's potential. Today on Switch, seems like the devs would rather destroy the game to make it 100% what they want then compromize with gamers to make something great. Damn shame. The game has great visuals, great sound and top options. What it lacks is FUN. Gameplay even tho great in tech aspect is still not one bit intuitive, and coming from a great night of MK11 with friends, it's a shame because the platform is **** a single person I let try this series will ever buy it, not one even tho' everyone liked what they saw. Because it's not a good challenge, not fun and not easy to learn fast. That's devs fault, this game could be the IVth fighter but they don't want to compromize like MK/Injustice devs do. Many great potentials failed it human history, this »

« Great fighting game. Complex fighting system and a diverse cast where you can find a character to mesh well with. »

« Arcade battles are rigged, every input by nine the phantom read to the nearest .001 of a second, unnacceptable »

« Best fighting game ever. Large cast, all characters are unique. Mechanics are awesome, no input lag. Online is less than 3 frame lag which is really good. The story finally end in a dramatic way and this story is as good as AAA adventure games. »