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BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend Hits This Summer
Aksys Games has announced that BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend is coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and the Xbox One in both physical and digital forms sometime this summer. BBCPEX is the enhanced edition of BlazBlue Chronophantasma, the third main entry in the BlazBlue series.
Two new characters are joining the roster, Lambda 11 and Celica, which brings the total number of fighters up to 28. While Lambda is a returning character from Continuum Shift, Celica is a brand new character who fights with the doll Minerva.
Lambda returning might sound confusing for some series fans, but essentially she was brought back to divide Nu-13’s Chronophantasma moveset in half between Nu and Lambda. Each character gets one of the two stances given to Nu-13 in Chronophantasma in order to make the character less complicated to play.
In addition to the new characters, BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend features new story scenarios and also digest versions of the stories of Calamity Trigger and Continuum Shift to get newcomers up to speed. One of the new story scenarios will be called Remix Heart and features two characters from the manga – Mai Natsume and Kajun Faycott – alongside series regulars Noel, Tsubaki and Makoto. Finally, a new stage will be introduced and the Guard Gauge system and Stylish Mode will both be revamped.
Our Take
The original BlazBlue Chronophantasma was my game of the year last year so it'll be great to have it on new-gen platforms with new content. It's also nice to see that the series is returning to being multiplatform after Chronophantasma missed the Xbox 360.
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