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A few days ago, Arc System Works announced yet another installment of the BlazBlue fighting game series. Set to come out in winter 2012, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma will continue the story of the BlazBlue cast and their journey to Ikaruga. The game will feature massive changes to the fighting system and roster. While Mu-12, Lambda-11, and Nu-13 are all absent, three new characters, Bullet, Amane Nishiki, and Azrael are joining the roster. Bullet appears to be an up-close boxing type character that is less mobile but has more ranged options than Makoto. Amane is an androgynous male dressed in a pink kimono who fights with a scarf. Finally, Azrael is a muscular street brawler-type character. Particular details on these characters’ playstyles have not yet been revealed. 
All of the returning cast is going to be updated as well. Most of them will receive new costumes and animations. Noel, for example, no longer wears her hat. They will also all be given new moves. Tager has a new body-splash-looking move. We will go more in depth on these changes in our official preview. Of course, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is following in UMVC3’s footsteps in that it’s a new game set to come out mere months after the franchises last installment. Is it too much too soon? By Angelo M. D’Argenio |