Get Into: BlazBlue Central Fiction

Super best friends was holding Woolie back the entire time. Woolie was the biggest fan of Blazblue the entire time.

[@AntanovOCEFGC]

The best bit is this is probably true, he has constantly implied that he wants to get into BlazBlue. Plus he seems to hold higher respect for the 'anime' fighter genre. Like, he points out that Ragna is "Sol but not Sol" and doesn't make fun of him for it, he actually seems to kinda like him. (Not as much as Kagura though)

[@vector10001]

i gotta say woolie is way more fun than matt and pat

[@brikksteele2474]

I agree. I've noticed he seems to get more sincerely excited about stuff than they do, and he seems to view things less cynically.

[@Essu_]

Black dudes love BlazBlue.

[@chrismanning2888]

@@Essu_ Some reason i see that as a common thing for all blacks who know about blazblue because I see a lot of black players then white.

[@tdc898]

Canonically Hazama is such a treacherous bastard that even Terumi, the demon possessing him, doesn't really trust him.

[@N00BSYBORG]

Woolie likes the short haired punchy girl and guy who's a green, bigger looking version of another guy. Excuse me while I pick my jaw up from the floor.

[@sokumotanaka9271]

I mean to be fair he said it was obvious.

[@N00BSYBORG]

@@sokumotanaka9271 I know but it never gets any less funny how obvious it is. One of my favorite moments from the old channel was during their Last Blade 2 Fisticuffs when Woolie picked the edgy, Vergil looking guy first. Then you hear Pat bursting into laughter because he knew he would.

[@Julietmateus]

I wouldn't really call Bullet a punchy girl, she's supposed to be but her neutral is so terrible that she's played as a whiff-punishing grappler when she's supposed to be a rushdown character.

[@gamersxpro1234]

Woolie’s taste in characters can be modelled as a flowchart, it’s great that he’ll never have a character crisis.

[@mr.raikage164]

@Groisu her only good nuetral button is like 2 A

[@Charredasperity]

It's sometimes hard to tell what's trolling and what isn't because guilty gear and blazblue fans legitimately have been at each other's throats for a decade

[@JameboHayabusa]

It's weird, we're supposed to be on the same side lol.

[@richardjohnson8991]

I don't get it. I prefer GG but both games are fun as hell

[@KillaCheeto56]

It's almost like the Melee diehards vs the rest of the Smash Bros. community

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

I've seen guilty gear fans attacking blazblue but never seen the latter do the same.

[@chrismanning2888]

@@soratheorangejuicemascot5809 Same for me

[@SpiritsRiseR2]

Blazblue is a damn good series

[@yoursonisold8743]

No snarky comment to make, it's just true.

[@LTDLetsPlays]

i would say under night in birth is a better series but yeah blazblue is good

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@LTDLetsPlays UNIB has some ludicrous range game, which is really not for everyone. But pretty much any Arcsys fighter is *good* .

[@LTDLetsPlays]

its published by arksys not made by arcsys it is made by French bread

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@LTDLetsPlays Wasn't it a colabboration? They are very clearly using Arcsys style systems.

[@yoursonisold8743]

Oh my god... There is someone who actually understands the mechanics of a BB game on a Woolie related video? I still barely got over them playing CF on the SBFP channel and not even knowing what Overdrive was lol

[@RadDude69X]

Good timing for talking about this game since it just came out for Switch

[@EverydayYounglife]

Woolie never saw Izanami time stop

[@sharky6185]

I guess Pedro didn't have the heart to tell Woolie that two out of the couple of characters he wanted to play were two of the worst characters in this game. Or, alternatively, he sees with eyes unclouded by tiers and thinks everyone is viable. Either is acceptable.

[@Saber501]

It's time to move away from tiers, disregard the meta, and have fun in fighting games. Also of course Woolie picks big *green* Susano'o.

[@lol_no_man]

Yo, susano'o is fucking rad, and I have seen people do amazing things with him, the same is true of Naoto, everyone shits on him til an actual naoto main shows up and blows up the room.

[@CassandraTheScalie]

It's probably just that Woolie and Reggie aren't familiar enough with the game for tiers to matter much.

[@Winter0263]

tiers are almost useless outside tournament

[@Janzer_]

you can always follow the crowd, or do it your own way. depends on what is more important to your ego.

[@TJK10]

Gotta’ say it: Blazblue. Is easily the peer. Of Guilty Gear.

[@lapis3965]

This statement is funny to me because I personally think BlazBlue Central Fiction is arguably just as deep as Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator. That being said, the two games play VASTLY different from each other. BlazBlue's Drive system for example, is a UNIQUE action for EACH character that can drastically change the flow of any match. Additionally, you have each character's normals, gatlings, and overall mobility options that can be used on offense and neutral, and these things combined help gives you a cast of over 35 characters that each feels VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other. BlazBlue has a BUNCH of system mechanics as well, like how to use "crush trigger", which is a mechanic on offense that is an unblockable attack under normal conditions, or how to utilize "overdrive cancel" on defense that can allow you to punish specific situations. I could go on and on about the each mechanic, but hopefully you have enough information to get the point.

[@Boom_OH]

We just need a cross over game

[@Ourfairduke]

Yo, when Pedro took the stick was hype as shit. "Hold on, this guy knows what he's doing, lemme put him in his place"

[@ALEX19960609]

Yooooo I nailed the prediction. Bullet, Susano-o, Azrael and Kagura.

[@Zanethepure]

Psn_Lightman here, thanks for playing Woolie and friends. You've picked a tough character, but he's worth it for the fun ;) He deletes health when you get a good confirm.

[@theboihilbirt1277]

Where's the blazblue boy who need him right now?

[@TSW425]

Bullied off of KZbin for being the Blazblue person. It was in a random video and had their reasoning and everything. Was basically a victim of the SBF community having a "hatred" for Blazblue like the guys did.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

@@TSW425 Yeah, he wasn't that bad, honestly.

[@hilleltaco]

@@TSW425 Do you remember the source? Not doubting you, I'm just curious.

[@TSW425]

Again, it was in a random video. All I can say is that is that after Central Fiction, there are some "Blazblue Guy (I forget the name) is a hoe" posts. You'll find it so long as you follow the timeline of videos after that Fistacuffs. He left pretty quickly.

[@lunacysstraightjacket2121]

@@TSW425 Liam?

[@_Digishade_]

Thank you, Woolie. Also, that Tenjho Tenge character is named Bob Makihara. He's badass for a little while, but gets relegated to second-string status, but so does damn-near everyone else in that series. Susano'o is my main. He's so fuckin' rad.

[@ToseRoyal]

This is going to need a follow up video now 😂

[@lapis3965]

No this is an old video, but I'm glad more high profile content creators are giving this game a shot, since BlazBlue Central Fiction is a game that's just as complex as Guilty Gear XRD Revelator, with the game like Revelator having legacy skill, meaning if you haven't stuck with the game since the original back in 2008 you have a MASSIVE hill to climb in learning frame data for each character's normals, gatlings, and overall mobility options that can be used on offense and neutral. Then there are the game's plentiful system mechanics, such as having a half a dozen options on defense that you need to master such as having four ways to block based on specific scenarios for example, and the game having a multitude of wake up options with each having a specific use, and that's not even going into the Drive mechanic, which is a unique action for each character, which there are OVER 35 of, which MOST of the cast plays VASTLY DIFFERENT from each other. All of this is wrapped up by a solid tutorial that not only goes over the mechanics of the game, but give you a general idea of how each character functions as well. Mainline BlazBlue games were HUGE in japan, with it being popular in many Japanese arcades, and as popular Guilty Gear content creator Obama stated in a podcast with Blasted Salami that the series had at one point been up there even with the almighty Tekken in terms of popularity. With many veterans like Dogura ( who is one of the best players in Guilty Gear who uses Slayer) and Fenrich ( who is arguably the best BB player, and currently one the best in DBFZ) representing the series for a long time . Sadly, The series just never took off over here in the west. However, the lack of popularity nationwide doesn't equate to the game's quality.The fact that is arguably the most unique AND complex 2D fighter on the market, but isn't talked about hardly at all in the west was always baffling to me. Especially when I read comments, and watch videos of people in the FGC complaining about how boring fighting games have gotten recently, or how easy it has become and yet will refuse to give the game a try. Thankfully, that seems to be changing, for instance Lord Knight, a tournament player who plays a variety of different fighting games recently made a fighting game tier list and put BBCF near the top, as well as popular Guilty Gear content creators like Obama saying on a podcast that BBCF is arguably just as hard as GG. For those who want to see high level game play in order to get a grasp of how hype this game can potentially be for you, I'd recommend a video titled "BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Grand Finals - Evo 2014" on youtube, and while the game represented there is not Central Fiction, I think it works, since Central Fiction is more of an evolution of Chrono Phantasma any way. Other channel's include "Burst Recap" and "Jourdal" for more high level Japanese play. Finally, BB TAG and mainline BlazBlue games are two SEPARATE things all together, with BBTAG having it's own set of rules with the system mechanics, and SIMPLIFYING ALL of the characters. It's for these reasons that you can't approach "BlazBlue Central Fiction" in the same way that you would BBTAG.

[@alurichthemad4001]

I've been dipping into fighting games, thank you woolie and ex-best friends, so what fighting games are good to pick up and play

[@yoursonisold8743]

Dragonball FighterZ is pretty beginner friendly for a 2D anime fighter.

[@aaronmadrigal4626]

Street fighter 4 will teach you everything

[@Whup.]

Susanno's voice actor is All Might just let that sink in at least the JP one.

[@Azalealiketheflower]

Avdol. Enough said

[@turretboi]

@@Azalealiketheflower yes, i am here.

[@Erk1234567]

Continuim Shift was my first fighting game, which is a weird introduction to the genre, but it was fun mopping people with Hazama at cons

[@sneeze4100]

Thanks Woolie. I adore Blazblue, it's a wonderful fighting game.

[@qtshutin3030]

It seems like Woolie's type of girl was like almost every girl in this game.

[@Pompadourius]

Yeah, especially Platinum

[@RepublicOfUs]

This is the game that killed Liam those many moons ago. I'm sorry, Woolie, I just....I just can't....

[@3serio]

RepublicOfUs utterly defeated

[@yewwowduck]

I was kind of worried that in the wake of SBF that there's not be good content. This entire stream chop up has been top tier content.

[@soakthemilkman]

YATTA! IT'S FINALLY MY TIME!! THE YEARS FILLED OF THE CRY OF BLAZBLUE HAVE FINALLY BEEN ANSWERED! MAGNUT POWER!!!!!

[@ScorchedEarth97]

Discount Sol is still the best boy.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

No seriously, Ragna's great

[@ruancarlo2098]

(x)doubt

[@KaedeLanyo]

I'm honestly glad that they seemingly tried to make him less and less Sol with time. He even varied up a bit in gameplay.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

@@KaedeLanyo Yeah, he's honestly a really fun MC for someone that looks like they just crawled out of DeviantArt I just hope he comes back for another game so he can finally be free of his Calamity Trigger sprite. He deserves it.

[@KaedeLanyo]

@@ScorchedEarth97 It's fun that he not only has reasons for his uhm... "Edge". And other characters have a tendency to not take him seriously.

[@Supreme-Emperor-Mittens]

Woolie's Redemption Arc For the EPIC SBF DISRESPECT on the former channel . Will Wollie be forgiven ??? Stay Tuned.

[@TheStrxggler]

*_OH LAWD WE FIGHTIN_*

[@ImpeccableZentertainment]

Seeing Azrael being improperly used hurts my soul

[@richardjohnson8991]

Susanoo is such a goofy character but absolutely my favorite character in this game from art direction to playstyle he's so fun to watch and play

[@tonybamanabonitomatopowers6057]

Maybe it's just me but I find Blazblue to be more fun than Guilty Gear. I still love Guilty Gear and I play it often but the mechanics, gameplay, and combos in Blazblue just feel perfect.

[@3serio]

Tony Bamanaboni [TomatoPowers] I agree. It feels better to play BB to me, but I like GG's characters a lot better.

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

I love watching blazblue tournament than guilty gear tournament.

[@johnoneil9188]

Can´t escape from crossing Wools!

[@joshualowe1821]

9:18-9:25 Susanoo isn't really Hakumen. Hakumen is Jin Kisargi wearing the Susano'o armor. Susanoo is Yuuki Terumi wearing the Susano'o armor.

[@Doomroar]

15:49 no, listen that's as anime as anime can get, in a scale from 1 to anime this is anime x 10

[@KaedeLanyo]

Tager is one of my favorite grapplers. And they're like, my second most played archetype after... Shotos. Yeah, yeah, boring i know, but it's comfy, and to be fair at least, i generally prefer the more odd ones, like in SF4 i preferred Gouken.

[@Max501]

I feel your pain Woolie. Wanting to master Bullet but she has set backs from her movesets. I hope she comes back in any future BB content.

[@sokumotanaka9271]

Woolie I love ya but I think you were the only best friend sans the late liam that liked blaze blue. I doubt Pat and especially matt were kidding about it especially after matt's viseral annoyance in even being in those fisticuffs. which is sad cause blaze blue is an okay game.

[@andros1486]

I think you're right, but that makes this video even more enjoyable - just playing and learning a game without some people breathing down your neck, actively trying to sabotage the experience n shit

[@bloomallcaps]

Bullet? I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@ConnivingSnipes]

Forget what some of your piss mouth viewers think I’m loving the fighting game vids and hope you play more of them

[@falguard]

BlazBlue is just sCRYed without Super Pinch Crusher.

[@hoboayoyo]

^^^ THIS MAN GETS IT!

[@Rebazar]

best series

[@canalsincontenido]

Another format thing I don't remember people saying: You never put the title of your show at the begining because search gives priority in order. If your title is super strong that's the best, but if you're gonna promote what game it is put that first. We know you're doing fighting stuff, don't worry.

[@phoneyphil5663]

Maybe call it "Woolie Madden's Proving Ground"?

[@neonwitch1449]

i like how someone always yells "anime" when an astral happens in BB

[@KaedeLanyo]

This series is my teens. Really.

[@Prinny_god]

I came back to this video to realise, he ran into naoto and es, not a single nine.

[@SeanTheShinigami]

Do people still play this on PS4? I'm slowly getting back into it.

[@LaYamiUwU]

Sean Yup, me and my friends do

[@lunacysstraightjacket2121]

3:47 ok yeah but you can't blame us after you pushed it so many years lol because there are people that are like that

[@thelaughingrouge]

Somewhere you-know-who smiles.

[@playing_jazz]

I dig that you are showing love for fighting games knowing full well it's got to be one of the least profitable content to make. I wrote off BlazBlue but now I'm fiending for a copy. Soon once I master under night in birth.

[@Nice_Boy_555]

I’ve been interested in getting this game, do people in the eu still play online

[@KylePhantasm]

DAMMIT woolie! now i want to play susano'o again, whenever i try to quit blazblue it drags me back in...

[@joshualowe1821]

2:25-2:35 Blazblue was a 2010s anime.

[@simplebutnotsolongname6642]

Alter Memory was. Blazblue was made and released during the mid to late 2000s - 2009 and continued into the current Decade 2010 - 2019.

[@Winter0263]

Naoto looks like an SNK character

[@danaltamirano2546]

That's exactly why I love him. My hands are getting messed up tho lol.

[@mokaakasia4636]

Yeah valkenhayn very strange char. In the beginning you think , that he hasn't a lot of options , but when you seen how play valk main's and you seen what could you do with wolf cansel's mmmmmmm. You uncover so many options, so many setups You'll try to copy that and you'll break your fingers for sure.

[@fuji_n2927]

WHEN'S GET INTO FIGHTING GAMES: SALTY BET?

[@akileaves2669]

Blazblue is an anime fighter in that everyone is OP as fuck and it comes down to combo execution and reaction time, while guilty gear is more old school with a bit of a slower pace and deeper mechanics Both great games in their own right

[@ManiacMonkboon]

Good to know. I'm a very casual with MK9, T6 and worse than casual with VF5FS. I own many fighting game's, the above mentioned, SG, SF4AE, Uniel, P4AU, IGAU, CVS2, SFA3 on PS3 and I have BBCS2 on Vita and I just purchased Unist on Vita. I also have Doa3/5 and STxT on Vita. I'm trying to get into Anime fighters but I can't do some of the combos to save my life on Vita or on Pad. I have a Hori Fighting Commander Pad in which I love but I'm looking to get a Hitbox. I bought Unist for the great tutorial. SG has a great tutorial as well. I'm more accustomed to 2.5/3D fighters like T6, TTT2 and SF but I really want to like BlazBlue. Should I have started with Central Fiction on PS3 instead of Continuum Shift 2 on PSP and Vita. I'm more into Unist but want to like BlazBlue as well. Any advice? Thank you.

[@Zangelin]

Yeah.. That part when you were shitheels about Blazblue for the "lulz" were never funny. I think you guys were the only ones laughing. Always seemed like a Matt thing to me.

[@rmwolfe_]

no but dont you get it, it's ANIME. hee hee ha ha that's the funny word

[@moopersworthninjason42nd81]

Nah its still funny. It was obvious that they didn't know how to play the game back then and that video was honestly better than seeing them fumble their asses at a game that they were beyond free at.

[@moopersworthninjason42nd81]

But yeah it does feel like a petty matt thing. The only time I was actually okay with matt being an inderect wet blanket

[@Ragna6765]

Kinda sucks that I can never catch these live.Btw, has anyone made a get into fighting games discord?It feels like something that could work out

[@VroomVroomSword]

Most discord servers dedicated to a single fighting game are the best place to learn

[@danaltamirano2546]

I had Continuum Shift extend and played it casually for years. I have been playing CF for months. Now I am learning Naoto... Wish me luck guys.

[@Slayerofall21]

Time to delve deeper into the rabbit hole

[@carnivoreking875]

Not a single Carl player? I'm disappointed internet. I'm disappointed...

[@Pompadourius]

Relius is where the real style points are at though.

[@andros1486]

Is this going to be fisticuffs but with more respect towards each game? Sign me the fuck up

[@healingchurchpotluck5352]

I usually don't watch this kinda shit, but I like anyone who wears their passion for Vidya games on their sleeve.

[@justingdong8287]

>1:03:30 Woolie didn't know about Mu's bullshit. This video is a national treasure. Wait until he sees her bullshit DP. Literally a AT field.

[@yoursonisold8743]

How about looking at the movelist sometimes guys?

[@GanguroKonata]

I saw this sitting on the sidebar and I'll admit I ignored it because of sbfp. Hearing actual praise is nice

[@ruancarlo2098]

So...because of this stream I picked up BBCF on Steam and I've been having a blast! Mai Natsume is super fun! Don't get the hate for her though

[@ScorchedEarth97]

She gets alot of hate from beginners I find

[@sharky6185]

The hate is mainly that her gimmick is autocombo strings that are all good options, as well as her Drive projectile that has some nasty setups for a couple button presses. So the stereotype for Mai players is that they don't think, they just mash and win for free. Or at least that was my understanding.

[@AntanovOCEFGC]

I guess you've never fought another Mai then.

[@tieuucanh8958]

Fighting Mai is actual HELL. FUCKING AUTOCOMBOS

[@espurrseyes42]

@@sharky6185 That's about it. She's an easy character, but she's still good.

[@joshualowe1821]

16:30 Kagura wearing Terumi's costume!!!😲

[@DrRESHES]

*sees Wolliengtons Shirt* *cocks shotgun* *packs candy* I'm coming for that shirt, i don't care it's not my size i will have it.

[@avunvain]

Why is that every wolf in fighting games can do air rush attacks? Including wolf furries (read: Beowulf), even.

[@Edgedark_]

Sorry Woolie

[@TheTexasDice]

Okay, but can you get into the lore tho?

[@Zangelin]

I miss Markel.

[@unboundking9742]

Blazblue's a good. Not the story though. God, not the story.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

God, it's terrible. I love it.

[@unboundking9742]

@@ScorchedEarth97 Exactly!

[@yoursonisold8743]

Eh, it's overly convoluted, but it has character and soul. And the gag reels are damn funny.

[@RavinKaito]

It got better by the game before last. Also... It has the best trashing talking while fighting in the market- *HANDS DOWN.* Its the reason I'm dying for the English dub to return.

[@N00BSYBORG]

I actually liked the joke scenes and characters more as the games went on. I remember nothing about the story itself though other than it's the most anime thing ever. Is CF is a good game to jump into by the way? Been considering picking BB up again since CF looks so fun but I haven't touched the games since vanilla CP.

[@lukeamparo6586]

I hope Woolie will get into playing Makoto.

[@GhengisJohn]

This is cool to see. I have been wanting to learn this game and Izayoi specifically. (Because Tsubaki best girl)

[@heefmvc]

Oooo this looks interesting

[@lol_no_man]

yo yo fuckin yo, Finally you get to my fuckin game, god bless.

[@pcharl01]

Where'd you get that shirt Woolie?

[@SpiritsRiseR2]

Kagura is THE ONE

[@joshualowe1821]

I want a crossover between Blazblue and Guilty Gear.

[@morbidabyss12]

No re2 remake with pat today woolz?

[@stoneString93]

would it be worth it to get GG or BB at this point or just wait until ArcSys does a sequel?

[@MySPIDERBAT]

stoneString93 Honestly I recommend getting it now because it doesn’t seem like any sequels are in the cards and these games get pretty cheap when sales come around

[@neonwitch1449]

get BBCF, u won't regret it. u get to understand the series a bit, the skill ceiling is high and there is a shit ton of characters

[@DeepestDankest]

Anyone know when he might play unist? I wanna body woolie

[@NeutralL12]

WHERE MY TERUMI MAINS AT? Pls buff the counters utility n maybe another better frame data overhead arcsys. Best and most fun matchup in the game is terumi v naoto

[@jawazilla7199]

Yo fuckin blitzkamf let's goooo

[@lumpisan]

TaoKaKA is best waifu FUCKING FIGHT ME

[@kuroneko5463]

When's Tekken?

[@NeutralL12]

Buff terumi tho. One of the most fun pure rushdown chars in a fightin game

[@3serio]

Wolf go down

[@SheldonSempai420]

Im starting to feel that woolie is a weeb

[@SheldonSempai420]

If you like vergil

[@malcolmthompson412]

To be fair Blazblue's story is convoluted and a majority of its characters are pretty edgy, cliche, or boring. However, its gameplay feels satisfying and it gives you a lot of incentives to master it. But honestly play Guilty Gear.

[@MetalicDemonx]

I love Guilty Gear and BlazBlue looks fine but it is just too much for me. I have a limit at how much anime I can take, (for my own sanity), but I will always watch from a distance and silently be like, (you can do it).

[@yoursonisold8743]

I really dont think that BB is any more anime than GG. If you can handle one you should be able to handle the other.

[@ScorchedEarth97]

@@yoursonisold8743 I think I could see a case for early GG being restrained in how "anime" it is. But Xrd just straight up releases those limiters.

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@ScorchedEarth97 Xrd is on a whole new level, true.

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

Let Anime flow into your body, succumb to it, let it make you stronger

[@tieuucanh8958]

Then you're really missing out. While admittedly not as fun as GG, it's still a fucking blast. And not gonna lie, GG is as anime as BB

[@fabiangamboa1714]

Actual Trash!

[@gardevoirtrainer4526]

Blazblue Central Fiction is my favorite fighting game of all time.