BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Enters The Nintendo Switch Arena On 22nd June

I had not realized how hungry I was for Arc System Works 1-on-1 fighter on the Switch until I got my hands on this. I do hope they wise up and Dragon Ball FighterZ follows next.

"The ultimate fighting crossover is almost there! "

I know, the new smash will be shown off next month! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

PQube, as usual, pulls through when ArcSys can't be bothered to. Can't wait for this game, although I should probably first play through the story mode of my copy of UNIEL first so that I know who all those characters are.

I tried a couple of fighting games from Arc System Works in the past but the only one I was any good at was Battle Fantasia.
Their games tend to be too complicated for me to enjoy but Battle Fantasia is more like Street Fighter, nice and simple.

From the title I was worried for a second the release date of the Switch version got delayed for North America. Have to keep reminding myself this is a European site.

I want this but there are so many games, I might wait for a discount and play my copies from the franchise on other systems

Are they still doing that 20 DLC character thing? I haven’t been keeping up with this game. I did try the demo though, I thought it was alright.

@shonenjump86 Yes, 20 of the characters are DLC. To be honest though it's not as bad as some people are making it out to be. The game itself is priced cheaper than a typical Switch game and the DLC season pass isn't very expensive. At the end of the day you're just paying about the same price as a regular Switch game.

I'm glad the game is coming out but I'm not planning to get the game soon until all the DLC or the extended edition exist. For those who want a taste of BlazBlue though this is their time but for me I'll wait for Guilty Gear and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition before I get this.

Really enjoyed the demo but tbh I don´t know ANY of the fighters. I used to play a lot of GGX on Dreamcast and loved it, but I feel a little behind by not knowing anything about the characters :-/

Any good recommendation in how to get more involved on the franchises? (Persona, RWBY...)

@Danito

For rwby I just suggest watching the show. It on youtube and you can find it on the roosterteeth page

I've been playing the demo to pieces...can't wait!

@Gungeonite High five for the BF love! I tend to get blank stares when I mention it to others.

@Danito This is the first time RBWY characters are being represented in a fighting game, so for that all you can really do to get to know the characters is watch the series. Personally I just watched the trailers for the individual characters a few years ago when they were released on YouTube.

If you were to pick one series to try out it should probably be BlazBlue since that has the most characters represented. You can probably pick up one of the old games on Steam for $10 or so. I'd recommend trying Persona 4 Arena Ultimax though as that was my favourite of the 3 fighting games in Cross Tag. You'll need an Xbox 360 or PS3 for that though. If you reaoly want to get to know the characters from Persona you should play Persona 4 and maybe Persona 3 since a few of those characters are in the game too.

Sounds interesting, though I'd rather have Centralfiction. Or, better yet, an entire Blazblue collection for Switch. I have the previous games on my vita, but not cf.

@Gungeonite Just select the stylish controls and button mash your way to victory, for great justice. That's what I always do, anyway. :B

Cya
Raziel-chan

What? I thought it was coming out on the 5th

@NinjaWaddleDee It is in NA. This is the European release date.

@Dom You might want to update the title to reflect that this is the European release date. The current title combined with that subtitle makes it look like the Switch version of the game got delayed.

It's Persona on Switch....kind of!

@IceClimbers We're a UK site. I imagine that much is obvious.

Oh, PC or Switch... torn.

@Gungeonite not sure if you got to DL the demo, but this game is GREATLY eased down to be accessibke to newcomers... trust me, I love fighting games, but ARC SYSTEM games DO have a tendency to have a HIGH learning curve...that is NOT the case with this game.. as a matter of fact, it's essentially a 2 button game with the 3rd acting as the EX version for attacks. EVERYBODY has a simple QCF/QCB motion for moves and all supers are done the same. There's a FEW advanced techniques, but nothing too difficult to learn!!

Wait wait wait wait wait.... Wait a second...

I see Jubei up at the top..........

DID THEY FINALLY ADD JUBEI TO THE ROSTER? If so, INSTA-PURCHASE.

@JedRock
Thank you for your response. That sounds neat. Might check it out.

I'm only really interested in it for the Persona characters but it seems like most will be dlc so I doubt I'll bother

I tried the beta, this game was pretty fun so I'll probably pick it up at some point. It definitely won't be a day one purchase though, there's other games I just want more right now.

I have it locked in my sight can't wait for release

This looks good and I'll probably pick it up but Blade Strangers looks way more exciting.

@Danito Persona 3 and 4 are on the PS2. 3 is also on psp and 4 on vita.

I loved the demo but I know nothing about the characters or the games/anime they come from... Anyway, I loved the demo and will probably pick this up.

i must be slow or something cause i had no idea this site was a eu/uk site.....

Seems like a solid game, will email what the price is like on launch

I played the demo and liked it so far. Plus I was a huge fan of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Under Night In Birth is pretty solid too. It didn't seem to have too many complex mechanics either, and I was even able to pull off the special moves on the Joy-Con d-pad. I think this one is going to turn out well.