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The BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Official Thread [360/PS3] - Be Ready for the Rebel

360 crew, sorry for not joining any matches lately. Been working crazy overtime, and I've pretty much decided that I need to claw my way out from underneath my backlog before I go back to uni, which means all of my gaming time has been devoted to finishing Tales of Vesperia and Valkyria Chronicles.

It's advantageous to you guys, though, since as my skills continue to atrophy for the next few weeks, you'll all get free wins as I attempt to get back up to par afterwards. :lol
 
Yep. I used to prefer pads over sticks but ever since I own one, I can't go back. Pads are just too reserved and congested especially when it comes to quick dash and reflexes. Stick becomes very natural IMO.
 

burgerdog

Member
shagg_187 said:
Yep. I used to prefer pads over sticks but ever since I own one, I can't go back. Pads are just too reserved and congested especially when it comes to quick dash and reflexes. Stick becomes very natural IMO.
I'm far too casual to go for a stick. I usually just pick up fighters and play them for a month, but I have enough now that I definetely need to use something other than the stock 360 pad.
 

Narcosis

Member
Woo! Finally completed Story and Arcade modes 100%.

Arcade mode started to wear on me for one reason: Hakumen. If I hear that stupid comic book speech of his again "I am the white void blah blah blah" I'm gonna snap :lol

Now I guess I'll try again to beat Score Attack legitimately (meaning no 2P exploit) and try to restrain myself from tossing my controller in blind fits of hate at Unlimited Nu.
 
Narcosis said:
Woo! Finally completed Story and Arcade modes 100%.

Arcade mode started to wear on me for one reason: Hakumen. If I hear that stupid comic book speech of his again "I am the white void blah blah blah" I'm gonna snap :lol

Now I guess I'll try again to beat Score Attack legitimately (meaning no 2P exploit) and try to restrain myself from tossing my controller in blind fits of hate at Unlimited Nu.

Where'd you find a good guide on 100% completion? I used one from GameFAQs, but I'm stuck on 90% with many characters.
 

Narcosis

Member
FlightOfHeaven said:
Where'd you find a good guide on 100% completion? I used one from GameFAQs, but I'm stuck on 90% with many characters.

There's 2 story mode guides on Gamefaqs, I used the one that had the visual charts for each character. But I only did that when I got stuck, basically I made it a point to lose every match first and save in a separate slot after each choice or when a loss brought up a new fight. That way I could go back to the last choice after I had completed the first path. I found that the only thing I really needed the guide for was knowing which characters and which fights I needed Distortion finishes on.
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
Yeah, forced to lose to get 100% got annoying, but whatever. I still have a bigger gripe that the reward for doing it isn't translated.

Narcosis said:
Woo! Finally completed Story and Arcade modes 100%.

Arcade mode started to wear on me for one reason: Hakumen. If I hear that stupid comic book speech of his again "I am the white void blah blah blah" I'm gonna snap :lol

Now I guess I'll try again to beat Score Attack legitimately (meaning no 2P exploit) and try to restrain myself from tossing my controller in blind fits of hate at Unlimited Nu.

Oh, Nu won't be the problem. :p
 

Narcosis

Member
Teknoman said:
One thing I dont like about the story mode is requiring a loss to get 100%. Branching paths are cool though.

The needing to lose is silly, but in general BB is alot better in story mode completion than GGXXAC was, that shit REQUIRED the use of a detailed guide because it was so convoluted. I'm glad this time I didn't have to read up on which ending from character A I needed to get a new ending for character B, but only if I chose a specific option and finished the fight with a one hit kill in round 2 in less than 20 seconds.

Papercuts said:
Oh, Nu won't be the problem. :p

it is for me actually. I'm able to get to Nu but have never been able to beat her, not once. At first I had some issues with the Arakune, Litchi and Unlimited Rachel fights, but now I got those ones sorta figured out how to exploit the AI a bit. Nu just rapes me endlessly.
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
Narcosis said:
it is for me actually. I'm able to get to Nu but have never been able to beat her, not once. At first I had some issues with the Arakune, Litchi and Unlimited Rachel fights, but now I got those ones sorta figured out how to exploit the AI a bit. Nu just rapes me endlessly.

What character are you using? I did it with Jin and never had any issues with her(the AI rarely block ice car and his generally spammy moves). I had a few issues with Rachel but Hakumen and Nu rarely did much compared to that, then it ends with Unlimited Ragna who is the true asshole that I hope burns in hell.
 

Relix

he's Virgin Tight™
I am proud to say I am getting the hang of the system. Using pokes, blocking, etc. My gripe is my TE stick.. I sometimes execute a Bust Barrier accidentally.

Also, about the game terminology... if it says for example 4C, that would mean Left->Strong, am I right?
 

xero273

Member
Relix said:
I am proud to say I am getting the hang of the system. Using pokes, blocking, etc. My gripe is my TE stick.. I sometimes execute a Bust Barrier accidentally.

Also, about the game terminology... if it says for example 4C, that would mean Left->Strong, am I right?

yes.
 

Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
shagg_187 said:
They have done SOOO MANY THINGS right for the game. If i have a complain, its the lack of subtitles during these secret interviews...

Yup, I have 100% on every story and all the clips you unlock are only in Japanese, I feel so fulfilled. :p
 
xero273 said:
Whoa, WTF? Is there a link that can teach me these things...? I never understand what people say/type when I see a letter and number.

Papercuts said:
Yup, I have 100% on every story and all the clips you unlock are only in Japanese, I feel so fulfilled. :p
Show off :p

Sucks about the rewards not being translated =/ I love stuff like that.
 

Volcynika

Member
dragonlife29 said:
Whoa, WTF? Is there a link that can teach me these things...? I never understand what people say/type when I see a letter and number.

Letters are attacks from weak to strong: ABCD
Numbers are direction, look at your numpad.
 

dablemont

Banned
I love this game, it is very nice to beginners like me. Still, I'm having a hard time with Distortions and I have not yet gotten a single Astral Finish.... any tips? I'm also having an extremely hard time getting Hakumen to damage more than 10000 and V-13's 60 combo...

I'd appreciate any help.
 

Kreed

Member
Papercuts said:
What character are you using? I did it with Jin and never had any issues with her(the AI rarely block ice car and his generally spammy moves). I had a few issues with Rachel but Hakumen and Nu rarely did much compared to that, then it ends with Unlimited Ragna who is the true asshole that I hope burns in hell.

+1 for Unlimited Ragna. After getting through Rachel, Hakumen, and Nu I assumed he'd be easy by comparison. I should have known better.
 

dablemont

Banned
xero273 said:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159190

Some strats to do v-13 60 combo and hakumen 10000 dmg
Thank you. I had been browsing there as well, and watched those videos, but something I'm doing is still not right. For Hakumen, when I do get damage over 10,000, it doesn't count because supposedly it is a false combo. I just can't seem to connect the SP1 + S2 * 4 after I charge that first special move.... I tried for more than 3 hours until I gave up and went ahead to get owned in ranked matches (at least is nice to lose to people rather than just fail with a dummie... -_-'
 

Volcynika

Member
dablemont said:
Thank you. I had been browsing there as well, and watched those videos, but something I'm doing is still not right. For Hakumen, when I do get damage over 10,000, it doesn't count because supposedly it is a false combo. I just can't seem to connect the SP1 + S2 * 4 after I charge that first special move.... I tried for more than 3 hours until I gave up and went ahead to get owned in ranked matches (at least is nice to lose to people rather than just fail with a dummie... -_-'

All those moves you need for the combo (aside from the run cancel thing) can be (they already are, I think) mapped to your right joystick, making it easy to pull off once you know which motion is which. (To delay your DD at the start, just hit left on the stick and then hold down C.)
 

Xevren

Member
I need some 360 people to play with. Finally started playing online and doing pretty well so far! My main is Rachel, my GT is in my profile.
 

ZealousD

Makes world leading predictions like "The sun will rise tomorrow"
Xevren said:
I need some 360 people to play with. Finally started playing online and doing pretty well so far! My main is Rachel, my GT is in my profile.

Pop your name into the online thread and add "GAF BLAZBLUE" to your friends list. You'll have better results.
 

ultim8p00

Banned
I don't really care about story mode. The thing was just so incredibly anime-retarded that I couldn't stand it. The videos with booby lady and taokaka were just...ugh. I dunno how you guys did it.

Also what does owning a stick really add? Is it just better execution? I'm doing ok with the 360 controller but will shell for a stick if the rewards are sizable enough
 
ultim8p00 said:
I don't really care about story mode. The thing was just so incredibly anime-retarded that I couldn't stand it. The videos with booby lady and taokaka were just...ugh. I dunno how you guys did it.

Also what does owning a stick really add? Is it just better execution? I'm doing ok with the 360 controller but will shell for a stick if the rewards are sizable enough
You are only gonna get a reward if you are prepared to put in the time to learn a new control method. Ive found it to be amazing personally. Quarter circle motions are nearly second nature to me now and im not fighting my analog stick constantly. But really YMMV
 
For Arakune, how in the world do you do the (repeated)jump cancel midair B they show in the tutorial video repeatedly? I tried jumping backdash and trying to cancel with ABC but it didnt work, i have no idea how it works?
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
Teknopathetic said:
Air dash, then hold back and press B.
I know you main Nu, have you been able to beat Unlimited Rachel?

I'm considering trying Score Attack with Jin or something because Unlimited Rachel is fucking unbeatable.
 

gokieks

Member
DY_nasty said:
I know you main Nu, have you been able to beat Unlimited Rachel?

I'm considering trying Score Attack with Jin or something because Unlimited Rachel is fucking unbeatable.

She can be pretty easily cheesed with throws, if you want to go that route. I mean, you can literally just chain throw her to death, and it's pretty easy if you just dash in to throw as soon as the match starts.

I found Unlimited Nu to be the hardest out of the 4 (Rachel, Hakumen, Nu, Ragna), honestly. Speaking as playing Nu, of course.
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
The fact that she can pull lightning out of her ass at any time without having to setup the rods is the biggest bitch. And that frog... guh. I'm usually down to 30% health 5 seconds into the match.
 
man busy weekend, didn't play at all, was on psn just now but i was the only one in chat :(

ah well, i guess i'll just catch games with the usual guys tomorrow at the usual time :D
 

gokieks

Member
DY_nasty said:
The fact that she can pull lightning out of her ass at any time without having to setup the rods is the biggest bitch. And that frog... guh. I'm usually down to 30% health 5 seconds into the match.

Yeah, you definitely can't play Nu's normal ranged game against her (or really most of the Unlimited enemies). Even w/o relying on throwing cheesiness, you still have to rush her and keep her pinned down. Abusing throw is just the easiest way to do it. Unlimited Nu's ability to escape is really what made her the hardest out of the bunch for me.
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
gokieks said:
Yeah, you definitely can't play Nu's normal ranged game against her (or really most of the Unlimited enemies). Even w/o relying on throwing cheesiness, you still have to rush her and keep her pinned down. Abusing throw is just the easiest way to do it. Unlimited Nu's ability to escape is really what made her the hardest out of the bunch for me.
I didn't even know there was an Unlimited Nu until my friend told me. He'd been getting his ass torched by her the whole day then I picked up his Noel and took her down on the first attempt. She's really not that bad... you just can't let her get going and you HAVE to know Nu's attack angles. Rachel though, ugh.. I don't think she can be beaten unless you have a character with a solid pressure and rush game.
 
"I know you main Nu, have you been able to beat Unlimited Rachel?

I'm considering trying Score Attack with Jin or something because Unlimited Rachel is fucking unbeatable."


I haven't played any of the offline stuff, so nope.
 

Blizzard

Banned
Volc keeps saying this game is great. My problem is, I look at the thread, look through like 8 pages, and see ONE SCREENSHOT/PICTURE FROM THE GAME. ...and it's a menu shot or something.

Is there something that technically prevents pictures, or do people just not do it? It's really hard for me to be interested in a game if no one's posting pictures. XD
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
Blizzard said:
Volc keeps saying this game is great. My problem is, I look at the thread, look through like 8 pages, and see ONE SCREENSHOT/PICTURE FROM THE GAME. ...and it's a menu shot or something.

Is there something that technically prevents pictures, or do people just not do it? It's really hard for me to be interested in a game if no one's posting pictures. XD
People are too busy playing the game or watching incredible youtube clips of matches to stop and post pictures on GAF.
 
Blizzard said:
Volc keeps saying this game is great. My problem is, I look at the thread, look through like 8 pages, and see ONE SCREENSHOT/PICTURE FROM THE GAME. ...and it's a menu shot or something.

Is there something that technically prevents pictures, or do people just not do it? It's really hard for me to be interested in a game if no one's posting pictures. XD

how are pics gonna help you? they tell you nothing when it comes to fighting games. If you really want to know what it's like watch some vids on youtube.
 
Blizzard said:
Volc keeps saying this game is great. My problem is, I look at the thread, look through like 8 pages, and see ONE SCREENSHOT/PICTURE FROM THE GAME. ...and it's a menu shot or something.

Is there something that technically prevents pictures, or do people just not do it? It's really hard for me to be interested in a game if no one's posting pictures. XD
This has got to be the weirdest reasoning/complaint I've read o_O

There are pics in the OP...

But you're better off watching videos on YouTube.
 
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