BlazBlue: Central Fiction

November 19, 2015 Arc System Works Aksys Games, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Arc System Works
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BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It is the fourth game to the BlazBlue series, and is set after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. The game adds Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku as playable characters. BlazBlue: Central Fiction marks the conclusion of the story surrounding protagonist Ragna the Bloodedge.
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Release Date November 19, 2015
Developer Arc System Works
Publisher Aksys Games, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Arc System Works
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
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