BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Review

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PS4 and Switch. Also available on PC.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle: All Unique Character Intro Easter Eggs

Blazblue CrossTag Battle Trailer - PSX 2017

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[MerlaTealeaf]

Monty would be super happy that his characters are in a fighting game.

[AnvilApricot]

Hearing Red Like Roses Part 2 chosen for this review above all other songs in this game is so surreal.

[cjbell]

Says it lacks modes, does not talk about survival, tactics, training, or the challanges.

[ChaosLegionaire]

To quote a guy on GameFAQs;
Cross Tag Battle doesn't have Arcade Mode - no one bats an eye
Street Fighter V doesn't have Arcade Mode - EVERYBODY LOSES THEIR MINDS

[Unknowncontent]

They gave it an 8.3, now you may leave

[ErzaScarletRed]

8.3 too much tagging not enough crossing

[VielKira]

The Backround song names "Red like Roses" if u want to know that.

[AznPandaFTW]

Just gonna say that whoever is getting this on PC, the port is bugged right now because only one guy is working on Steam release

He's doing as much as he can right now

[luna]

got to love the red like roses part 2 in the background

[mssconductor]

The amount of people that complain about reused assets and how it takes away from character individuality is ridiculous
While I do agree that they could have made the sprites look cleaner with each other (seriously comparing the ruby and ragna sprite seems a bit off) I don't know why people were expecting like a bigass overhaul of graphics. Yes. Assets get reused in games. Get over it.
As for losing character individuality, I really don't know what you people are talking about. Rachel still has her wind mechanic that makes her who she is, heck most BB characters have their drives incorporated into their combos or at least a dedicated button like Hazama! Chie still hits hard as a truck, Yosuke is still a speedy boy, Kanji is your good old grappler with a chair that always follows up with cruel attack, and so on. As for undernight characters, Hyde still has his sword chip damage, Linne, just like Yosuke, still has her speed and her roll, Wald and Gord has their horrific range, and Carmine will probably keep his blood puddles, but i cant say for sure.
My point is, the only really 'bad' thing is the dlc practice of the game, but at this point if you haven't gotten over that then its just pathetic. I get not WANTING to get it and not supporting the game because of the practice, but you have to accept that in the end the game in all is cheaper than most other fighters even if characters aren't completely new. Would I prefer my money be used on someone new instead? Probably, but as I have never played some character they still give me a new experience! Not everyone has played every single series in the game, and some may have just wanted a fresh breath of air!
The game is great, it has its own depth, its own systems, and is more accessible to newcomers while still having enough meat to fool around with. Saying "but the dlc and assests" over and over wont do anything.

[raimustdie]

Wow that’s actually a good review
I thought this game would be generic but looks awesome
Can’t wait to play it and DragonBall FighterZ on the Switch 😄

[Novapoid]

Game is great, the reviewer definitely has a point with the roster being too small for a tag game but for 70$ (at the time of writing this comment) you get all 40 characters, which is somewhat reasonable. Yes, you could argue the re-use of sprites from previous games should make the game cheaper than it is, but I can tell you each & every character plays VERY differently than the versions already available in the original games, plus new voice acting, etc. The online is also solid, which is usually ASW's main wekaness.

[LeSomeGuy]

Regarding to price tag, let's keep in mind they are still better than their competitors. Street Fighter 5 launched with 16 characters at $60, then adds 18 more characters for $30 DLCs. BlazBlue Cross have 20 characters for $50, then 20 characters for $20.

[RickRodGaming]

This game’s competitive scene can be summarized with two Ruby-Gord

[Zecharian]

Wow, a fan-service story mode for a fan-service game? What was he expecting? Some well developed story that somehow makes sense using 4 different universes?

I really hope this game takes off. The addition of RWBY should do WONDERS for the playerbase. Can't wait to play in 5 minutes!!!

[Daboy]

Best fighting game i played in a while. Can't wait.

[SilverShion]

A great fighting game with an awful business model

[redcrimson]

Ok its not the best fighting game but its sure as hell is fun!!!

[peoplewhoplaygames]

What I love about this is I usually struggle with fighting games, but they've made this games battle system super easy to pick up.

[GrayFoxHound]

Good game
But
Central Fiction>Crosstag in gameplay and content