A database backup unfortunately deleted my last post about what I’d like to see in BlazBlue Continuum Shift II. At the very least I did save the list, so here it is again.

Ragna

Gauntlet Hades – Startup 20 > 21
Belial Edge – P 85/80 > P85/70

Jin

2C – Startup 17 > 16
j.C – Startup 10 > 11
5D – Startup 22 > 19, P 100/80 > 100/92
j.236A/B/C – Momentum continues after use (like Bang nails)

Noel

2A – Startup 8 > 7
6A – Upperhead invulnerability from 5-10F > 3-10F
6B – Startup 24 > 23
j.C – Hitbox buff
D.214D – Startup 31 > 29, Fatal Counter, Wallbounce on Counter Hit
D.623D – 1-7F Invincible
236A/B/C – Level 3 > Level 4
214A – Startup 27 > 24, some foot invincibility
j.236C – 300×4 Damage > 400×4 Damage

Rachel

5 Wind Stock
2B – Startup 10 > 9
6B – P 85/90 > 90/90
4B – Startup 28 > 26
2C – Special/super cancellable on hit
j.[C] – Heavily affected by wind, can cancel into airmoves after 10F > 5F
j.2C – Remove forced Fatal, cancel into j.C on hit, P 80/94 > 70/80
214A – Frog life 700 hp > 800 hp
214B – 180F active frames > 240 active frames
214C – 42 total frames > 33 total frames when no rod exists
j.214C – 45 total frames > 36 total frames when no rod exists
632146C – 320×6 Damage > 400×6 Damage, P 80/85 > 92/90
j.632146C – 320×6 Damage > 400×6 Damage, P 80/85 > 92/90
Baden Rod – P 80/85 > 92/90
Tempest Dalia – Startup 13+0 > 7+0, invincible for 1-7f after superfreeze, recovery from 87 > 47

Taokaka

Life 9500 > 10000
236236B – Duration 480F > 600F, shadow’s move always guaranteed
Astral – Invincible during flying

Carl

623]D[ - Remove GP
63214]D[ - Untechable

Litchi

5B[m] – Level 3 > Level 2
6A[m] – Startup 22 > 25
2C[m] – P 100/89 > 92/89
6D[m] – Startup 15 > 18
j.B[m] – Startup 11 > 12
j.C[m] – Startup 15 > 16
5C[e] – Startup 15 > 13
6B[e] – Startup 17 > 15
6C[e] – First hit no special cancel
j.2D[m] – 1 hit special cancel
623D – Rapid Cancellable
236B – Startup 10 > 8
63214A~A – Remove reverse prorate
63214B – Startup 33 > 26

Arakune

2A – Startup 9 – 8
2B – Startup 11 > 10
5D – Startup 17 > 16, Recovery 44 > 39
2D – Startup 19 > 18, Recovery 46 > 43
6D – Startup 38 > 36, Recovery 48 > 46
j.C – Startup 12 > 13
j.D – Startup 34 > 30
C-Bug – 650 > 400 Damage
D-Bug – 150xn, 500 > 100xn, 400 Damage, reverse proration 120% > 110%

Tager

6A – Recovery 29 > 26
2C – 11-14F > 6-14F head invinciblity
236A/B>236A > Startup 24 > 22
421B > Full body guard
41236D > 1-12F invincible, 1100 > 800 Damage, P 75/80 > 70/75
2 Spark Bolt Gauges each 1200 > 1320

Bang

5A – Startup 5 > 6, P 85/95 > 80/90
5B – Untechable 16 > 14
2C – Startup 13 > 12, recovery 18 > 26
6B – Remove primer
6C – Startup 15 > 14
2D – Startup 24 > 25
6D – Startup 30 > 24
j.236B – No momentum loss
j.236D – Startup 9 > 12
j.B+C – Wallbounce instead of slide
214A/B/C/D – Startup 17 > 12
j.214A/B/C/D – Startup 14 >9
2363214C – Startup 1 + 17 > 1 + 23
632146C – Startup 21+16 > 15+16, not guaranteed on activation
236236D – No pose animation after hit

lambda

2C – Startup 14 > 13
5D – Startup 15 > 13
6D – Startup 15 > 13
236D – Startup 44 > 32
Gravity Field – 780F > 600F
236A – Invincible 18-30

Hakumen

5A – Recovery 6 > 8
2B – Recovery 10 > 12
6B – Untech 30 > 36
5C – 1110 Damage > 1010, Recovery 20 > 26
2C – 1030 Damage > 930
3C – Startup 9>10, untech 36 > 56
4C – Startup 15 > 16
j.C – Startup 11 > 12
j.D – Untech 63 > 50

Hazama

6A – Special cancel on hit, level 4 > 3
6B – Special cancel on hit, startup 25 > 23
5C – Level 4 > 3
236236B – 2500 Damage > 1800
632146C – 200,0,500×8,3200 Damage > 200,0,500×8,4200

Tsubaki

2C – Jump cancel
6C(C) – Dash cancel
5D – Recovery 16 > 12 frame
j.D – Recovery 8F > 6 frame
236A/B/C – P 100/70 > 100/80
214A/B/C – P 100/70 > 100/80
22A/B/C – P 100/70 > 100/80, drive cancel
623C – Startup 10 > 14, invincible 1-14

mu-12

j.B – Startup reduce 2 frames
6B – Larger hitbox
632146C – Damage reduce

Makoto

Remove Fatal on Lvl3 5D, 2D, j.D, 236A~D
46 – No cancel on whiff
5B – Startup 1 frame reduce
2C – Forward movement
j.B – Startup 1 frame reduce, hitbox slightly increase
j.C – Startup 1 frame reduce
j.2C – Kara fall possible
632146D – +5 frames before superflash

Dadada insert ending Arc System Works joke here.

A Japanese man is finally arrested after striking fear into the hearts of the innocent with his powerful Ikatako (squid octopus) Virus, the ruler of all ocean dwelling viruses. The internet virus attacked its victims by substituting various files stored on their computer with images of cute marine invertebrate.

The man, Masato Nakatsuji, had previously unleashed (and was convicted for) another diabolical virus performing a similar task to the Itatako Virus, only instead with images of Key’s visual novel Clannad. What those images may have been of we can only hypothesize.

But rest assured, the notorious calamari bandit is now serving behind bars to make up for his sinister crimes. Perhaps the unfortunate Japanese highschool student who’s essay was attacked was lucky enough to have a teacher who was so touched by the charm of the humble Ikatako’s image that she extended his deadline until the following Monday.

The article here.

pixiv artist: Ixy

brb purchasing Ika Musume merchandise

No, 2D fighting games with anime-inspired graphics aren’t dead yet. Chaos Code is the latest of the genre and is being developed by the Australian-yet-Japanese company FKDigital. At the moment they’re running Chaos Code’s second location test and the actual arcade release date will be determined by it. A console or PC port is also not out of the question as the game was originally intended for online PC gaming.

The game itself is impressively delightful from the visual designs, to the sprites, to the character playstyles. The gameplay is what you’d expect in an anime fighter, chains, air dashes, supers, the whole nine yards. There’s a unique system in which you may select if your character “bounce” type in which they may either run or dash. The differences seem to be that certain moves may be dash cancelled while runs can cancel into other actions.

But what I like the most are the characters (and their funny names) including Bravo Peperonicine the combat chef and Cthylla the daughter of Cthulhu. They may not be flaring with flamboyance but they still project a cool and composed aura reminiscent of the King of Fighter series. My favorite of the bunch, Celia, Mecha Hisui’s purple-haired daughter complete with “a-hah!” skirt missiles. Check out the Taiwanese interview and Catherine’s gayness hyping up the game.

You can read more about Chaos Code here:

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/12/chaos_code_interview/

http://shoryuken.com/f2/chaos-code-now-2nd-loc-test-187076/

http://www.fkdigital.net/fkd_en/news_en.htm

shrine-write makes its debut as a professional gourmet food reviewing website with my recent capture of the legendary Kentucky Fried Chicken Double Down sandwich. The Double Down is the Colonel’s latest and greatest creation: a monster mix of meat, meat, cheese, and more meat. Specifically it’s pepper jack and swiss cheese, bacon, and chicken lathered in the Colonel’s secret sauce, all sandwiched between two larger, grilled filets of savory chicken. Basically a one-way ticket to heart disease.

I’ve been longing to try this baby for a while myself but it’s surprisingly difficult to find a KFC that provides them. Only one of the three KFCs in town held the secret to its creation and took me nearly thirty minutes to drive to. Was it worth it? Does the pope pray?

You can get the meal for $6.99 but if you’re only interested in the beast of sandwiches, Double Down himself, then you can drop the price to $4.99. The Double Down is like a piece of yummy covered in tasty wrapped around in delicious, including the final touch of KFC crack sprinkled in it. For a mere $5 it’s definitely worth trying at least once, but perhaps it’s a good thing it’s difficult to find as this sandwich is most likely as healthy as drinking a chocolate syrup and butter smoothie.

Nice and greasy… mmm…

pixiv artist: Ayagi Daifuku

Today officially marks the end of my sweet and unproductive days of summer break. Alas I have finally made my return to school, though perhaps with a bit more interest as I have shamelessly enrolled in the sacred course, Japanese 101, as an official “gakusei.”

The class itself was standard procedure. We were introduced to the basics of the basics starting from vowels to introductory words to numbers, most of which I and unsurprisingly most of my Japanophile classmates were familiar with beforehand. I managed to secure the strongest back seat adjacent to the window so hopefully within the semester I’ll meet my fabled tsundere ojou-chan. ( ´･ω･`)

For my fellow students, if you are not yet aware I leave you one more gift. Free Amazon Prime for a year if you’re a college student. All you really need is an email account associated with a college (presumably in America). Enjoy.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info

pixiv artist: Isai Shizuka