Blazblue Cross Tag Battle Game Mechanics Guide | Everything You Need To Know! 

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"Specials into distortions not in BB" Terumi says Hi.

The auto run kind of irks me. RIP sexy hazama walk

they aint bullshitting with the Reflect/pushback guard system this time around. its like a restraining order of 150 ft minimum...like a green guard and alpha counter in one

From what I can tell the 'auto combos' aren't entirely full auto combos but more like a proper Combo Assist. You can tap out of the auto combo at any time, mix them, or just follow it to the end. It actually offers a fair bit more creativity than most auto combos do. In a way you could say it's more like Killer Instinct where you still have significant combo potential but it gets reduced by the simpler inputs, allowing you to see what a character can do and whether you'd like to really learn them. Not sure how much damage it might do to difficult to learn characters but it sounds interesting enough. The lack of drive will also be a rather interesting thing to deal with.

I do appreciate the removal of how punishing it is to have to switch characters. It was one reason I couldn't get into MvC, was dreading getting my face kicked in because I just got done getting my face kicked in on another character.

8:02 You missed resonance blaze shattering your meter gauge so it's "do or die"

Low key I'm not hyped for auto combos

i watch this video at shoryuken but i log in in youtube to say thank you very much for it :) very informative! looking forward to this game

"sigh" I was really hoping that they were not going to put auto combos in this gonna be so weird to play a blazblue character that is gonna probs do something completely different and play different to what I know same with the under night characters was thinking they could still have bb mechanics with drive and give the ruby characters their own drive and ofc let unib and persona have their original move sets too but I dont know how I feel about this now

Yeah, you mostly got all of the big stuff covered. I think the only thing you missed was the ability to swap between the point character and assist character during the assist. Also, I think it was mostly confirmed the high damage was to keep the lines moving at the events. But yeah, I'm loving that this game is doing things with assists that even Marvel & Skullgirls haven't done yet. Always wanted the ability to do multiple assists with a single character in Marvel...

Thanks for this, hope I get to play you when this game come out.

Got to play it 2 weeks back. I have 0 experience in any anime fighting game, but this is pretty easy to get a hang of.

I kind of realized why they chose this layout the switches shoulder buttons are hard to push and this fits a four button primary layout you'll probably be able to map the shoulder buttons for different functions

Auto combo and auto walk? I hope those are optional.

My biggest question with this layout is how the heck does Hazama throw out his snakes? We've seen it in the gameplay demonstration in at least two or three directions but if directional moves aren't a thing, how will that work? Also we've seen him do it from standing, so does a whole attack button of his just do snakes?

Does anyone know if this game will let to separate controllers control two separate character who are both on the same tag team? Being able to slay scrubs with my bro online is the main reason for me wanting to get this game.

on top of crush assault not calling both characters if one is KO'd, the second character will not join in for the followup if they're already onscreen

Damage is just for the Alpha. So new players can kill each other and not just time out.

Thanks for that quick guide.

Now it sounds less like a button masher, thank god

when Naoto isn't in the game yet

oh thank god theres a burst thats a big relief and im still so thankful that switching/losing a character/getting hit FIRST doesnt bone you

Can someone please tell me something? In resonance blaze, what buttons do you press to get those special, unique moves? Someone please help.

Can anyone tell me what buttons I push to do the special move when the character is in Renasance Blaze.

Thanks for the info on this game.It is easier than BB but it is not easy bake oven either which is what I was hoping for.

At first I was worried, but now I'm not. Mainly because, sure, auto combos are a thing, but they don't seem to be a easy win. Like you said, the strategy seems to lie in how you is assists/tag-ins. I just hope this game has the needed tutorial to help players adapt to this new style of play

so what button is the "Drive" button from Central Fiction? unless you said it in your video, don't think I caught it

although i can't wait for this game, i feel a little betrayed. 'cause when i heard of it, i bought all bb games up to bbcf, playing all stories and then with bbcf, got deeper into the actual fighting itself. I enjoy every one of them, love the gameplay and now feel like i really get the hang of it. I expected this game to be like all the others and why wouldn't i, it has blazblue in the title. So seeing that it gets this simple (talking about auto combos here) compared to the actual bb is kind of a letdown. Maybe it just makes the game sound simple, but who knows. Still hyped, though.

can somebody tell me what the cross tag battle is ? is it some kind of DLC for bb centralfiction ?

You can definitely link special moves into distortion in BlazBlue

The damage done in builds like the one you played is increased, most likely so that people finish games quicker so more people can play, since tons of people are lining up to try said game build. The damage won't be as high in the final game.

it is possible disable smart combos??

Actually, i asked jourdal and he says that you can DHC any super

I subbed just for this game

My only question is how do the "Personas" work for the p4 arena charters? Cus originally p4 arena had 2 attack buttons for the charcter (⬛&✖) and then 2 attack buttons to summon the persona(🔺&⚫) for the PlayStation controls.

Button Layout is very similar to Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. Especially the use of assist

I am going to be spending a lot of time in the dojo mastering this. It sounds fun but difficult to memorize. I had a feeling they would have to do something like this to compromise the mechanics of each series.

No drive?! "brain implodes"

Also, I like the crush assault Mechanic, but I think it should have a limit, maybe have it cost one assist bar or something, it looks like it's really easy to combo into. If not, maybe nerf the damage a little because it looks pretty spam with it.

I’m still confused on how to activate my special

no astrals? :c

So Corss-Combo is literally Cross-Fever from MvC1.

Sooo Hazama knows how to wavedash now

I can handle all of the autocombos but no WALKING feels like i'm having the control taken away from me. I do like that AoA made it in, but watching a cutscene every time you land it is going to get old. I hope you can skip the followup and continue a different combo. I also hope the combo game is like P4A, where the AAAAAA/BBBBBB combos are there for your convenience, but all of the real damage comes from making up your own stuff, preferably involving multiple assists per-combo.

Does anyone know how to block

Is the resonance blaze like Blazblue's exceed accel?, there seems to be two different versions of it, one when the second character is active and one when a team is down to one member.

Don’t forget about active partner resonance

So.... its a more complex version of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.

What happen to the Drive Button?

NEO GEO emulation on the Switch made me get used to B on B... I hope I can adjust easily to B on X D:

I really hope they add Roman and/or Neo from RWBY as playable fighters. Especially Neo, she'd be an amazing character to play in q fighting game. Confirmed main immediately if she's in.

Btw im calling it now the last 2 blazblue characters are hakumen and nu-13

i hope naoto would come too

Wonder how many new players will watch this now in 2020 if there's new folks getting into it?

ummmm where the astrals at on this vid

Im just gonna build a team that beat any rwby character match ups

So Reversals are only 2 buttons? AND THE GRIM REAPER (not Ragna) COULD END UP IN THIS GAME?!!! Good thing there's air blocking in this game.

Baby baby baby baby baby baby

Knowing it won't play marvel vs capcom but similar and different

Resonance blaze better not be like X-factor and be basic as hell.

Let's hope they scale the damage down. People look like they die way too fast.

Aw they rewamped the blazblue control scheme too much for me, im out :( autocombos does not sit well with me

This is.... different

It's a five button layout? Crap. I'll have to actually hold my controller. I can't lay it on my knee and click the face buttons with my fingers... feels bad man... I really like four button layouts. :(

Look at all the salt from the autocombo thing. Does anybody understand that those 2 combos arent all they have in the game?

choose one Weiss or Noel?

Still waiting on Nine lol

PLZ have auto combos be an option and not a mandatory thing!!!!!! I don't want stylish to be a normal thing. I was hoping BBCT wasn't going to be like Dragon Ball Fighterz, but it looks like it is. I still believe the game will be fun, but I don't like how games seem to be getting more and more simplified as time goes on. Some games are meant to be difficult.

Persona3

Fuck auto combo i want a technical option

The more you know,the more you kick butt.;-)

Good god this game seems broken. Resonance Blaze really does seem to be more oppressive than X factor....and that's saying something. Hopefully they can tone it down.

Seems very similar to DBFZ, smart move.

Autorun+Auto combos= ArcSys trying to appeal to the casuls. Let's those two things are bound to a "stylish-type" system that will be implemented when the game's done

Auto combos suck. Except how they did it in FighterZ

Auto, Auto, Auto. How about letting me actually play the game, eh ArcSys.

4 main things that's wrong with this game! 1. They don't have any guilty gear characters on this game. 2. They don't have Bang Shishigami, even tho he's one of the best characters in the blaze blues series. 3. The life bars go to Dame fast! After 10 to 15 hits the whole match is over! 4. The story mode was simply put together, like to say we just gonna give ours fans a very long ass dialog! Its not like they gonna notice the difference. The talking in the story mode goes on and on! They should of put sponge Bob saying 20 minutes later in the blaze blue story mode I only played two freaking matches! Lol don't give me wrong it's a good game but sometimes this game could be a little annoying...

I still might suck like usual >~

I just use Ragna then use dyslexia.

im very excited about the game but its kind of dumb that the games gonna have auto combos its makes the game very simplified and boring to play if theres not really a combo system that u would have to learn also crush assault adds on to the simplicity no matter wat standing c will basicakky activate a hyper combo with the 2 characters it seems wierd. at first i thought the game was basically gonna be a blazblue game but with characters from other franchises which i was ok with but now i guess its just simplified..... either way the game looks awsome cant wait for it to release

I hope it’s possible to turn off auto combos.

the game still sounds like.... Um exactly what I don't want the game to be

1st comment in 3 years

Auto run is bullshit and will be the deal breaker for me. Seriously wtf is Hazama doing? How hard is it for scrubs to push forward twice that they had to implement this? This isn't even an issue like auto combos. This is straight up removing something in the game. And not just walking but directional attacks.

dont like the auto run =(

Auto combos aren't that bad its gonna depending on the auto combos it self.

"Alright"

And now my interest in this game is kind of lessened. I'm a BB newbie (35 hours) but I've always hated any sort of "simple" or "auto combo" mode.

I seriously wish people that have no idea what they're talking about would stop complaining about autocombo. It's not that big of a deal, as optimal combos that one does manually which can be adjusted to tackle various situations - because they're manual - are always going to be better even beyond doing much better damage. Autocombos alone aren't going to make skilless people suddenly start whopping you if you have fundamentals. It's never been a big deal in Under Night, people HARDLY even TOUCH stylish mode in BB, and it won't be a big deal here either. Stop perpetuating that the game will be extremely simple without good reason. It's deceptive to those who are new.

Why is everyone bitching about the auto combo? I don't even play anime fighters, but I know that this is a very successful series, and has an actual combo system at your disposal.

fyi i wasn't able to say anything during the stream but the person who said Pyrrha's death was strictly for jaune was bullshit.Yeah it has a big effect on him and will eventually help him go stronger but thats completely ignoring everything else. Pyrrha was actually supposed to die a little later in the series though she was always meant to die. her death was supposed to represent Monty's as they were both the centers that held their teams together. she was built up s an invincible warrior but they needed a way to introduce that darkness can prevail. obviously she's based of Achilles so that covers most of it. in season 4 id honestly say both jaune and ruby have n equal reaction and screen time to their mourning but people focus on jaune because he was the love interest and his pain is more noticeable when he lashes out in anger. its been really fun and i cant wait to watch more with you. and oh because you were worried Volume 4 is alot closer to volume 2 than 3 was in that it mostly focuses on developing character arcs rather than a bunch of things happening for the sake of tension. and at risk of minor spoilers a big chunk of volume 4 is backstory and lore building for example showing how ren and nora meet.

I dont want auto combos in this game and i dont want this game to be easy. Plz i hope they get rid of only 2 buttons for attacks and make it 3

Hate it

oh, so they have auto-combos, im don't have too much experience on anime fighters, but auto-combos sucks a lot.

these controls are garbage.

Mandatory auto combos AND NO walk??? Ugh.... This catering to/babying new player business has to stop. Get.... Good!! Or at least leave the option in to play simple or not! 😒