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BlazBlue: CentralFiction Game's Commercial, 4 More Character Videos Streamed
posted on by Alex Mateo
Sony began streaming a commercial for Arc System Works' upcoming BlazBlue: CentralFiction PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 fighting game on Wednesday during Tokyo Game Show. The video previews some animated cutscenes and gameplay.
The tagline in the video reads, "When the blue door opens, will hope or ruin appear?"
Arc System Works also began streaming new promotional character videos this week for the home console versions of the game.
Bang Shishigami
Carl Clover
Hakumen
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The company previously streamed videos for Jin Kisaragi, Noel Vermillion, Rachel Alucard, Takaoka, Iron Tager, Litchi Faye Ling, and Arakune.
The game's various modes include Story, Practice, Battle, Grim of Abyss, and Network mode.
The game is now available for pre-order on the Japanese PlayStation Network store. Those who pre-order the game will have access to a demo version of the game, and will get the download code for the character Es and additional character colors. The demo contains the game's arcade mode, training mode, and versus mode.
The game originally debuted in Japanese arcades last November, and the PS4 and PS3 ports will launch in Japan on October 6. KOTOKO and Faylan will perform the opening and ending themes, respectively.
Aksys Games will release the game in North America in November. The version will not contain an English dub, and will be the first North American release in the series without an English dub included. The North American release will have a limited edition release, which includes a collector's box, a hardcover art book, a mini Noel Vermillion Nendoroid figure, and a "BlazBlue Song Interlude III" soundtrack with 10 tracks. The limited edition is available for both PS4 and PS3.
The character Es from the XBlaze games will be available as a free DLC for the first two weeks after the game launches for both the PS4 and PS3 versions of the game. She will be available for a fee after the first two weeks.
Returning playable characters include: Ragna, Jin, Noel, Rachel, Hazama, Izayoi, Azrael, Amane, μ -No.12-, Litchi, Taokaka, Bang, Arakune, ν -No.13-, Tsubaki, Makoto, Λ -No.11-, Carl, Relius, Platinum, Valkenhayn, Tager, Kokonoe, Hakumen, Bullet, Terumi, Celica, and Kagura. Characters that were new to the arcade version and will make their home console debut include Hibiki, Naoto, Hades Izanami, and Nine.
