GameLight - BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

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I'm both excited and disappointed with the release of BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend.  I'm happy that there will be two new modes to play, all DLC characters added into the roster, a story mode for all characters, and the extension of some story paths from Continuum Shift.  The problem is that story mode will be the return of Calamity Trigger's Story and Continuum Shift's Story.  I was hoping that they'd reveal the next chapter of the universe of BlazBlue in their next game but it's pretty much a slight continuation of Continuum Shift and minor improvements here and there.  If you happened to have NOT played any BlazBlue games but have some interest in it, this next iteration would be a great purchase.  With a full roster of 19 characters, full story mode from both previous games for each individual character, 2 new modes with the 5 existing ones (Arcade, Versus/Network, Challenge, Legion, and Story), and a fair price of $40, BlazBlue Continuum Shift is a great purchase for anyone new to the series.  For those who own one or both of the first two iterations, it'll be more of an upgrade.  As I've discussed before in older posts on BlazBlue, I got into the series because of Guilty Gear and absolutely love the music done by Daisuke Ishiwatari.  What I didn't expect out of the game was how uniquely designed each individual character played and how deep the lore got when playing Story mode.  Story mode has had moments where it made me laugh, cry, angry, excited, and shocked.  It went far and beyond all expectations I had about the game and has become one of my favorite fighting games.  The combat system can be a bit tricky, but a beginner's mode allows even the least experienced of gamers to pick up the game and figure out how to do crazy combos and amazing abilities.  The game can get quite technical and challenge even the most elite 2D fighting game players at tournaments like EVO (recently added to the list of games played there).  BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend releases tomorrow February 14th, 2012 for $40.  I highly recommend this game to fighting games of all experience level and encourage those who haven't played fighting games before.  I think it's become a better starting game for most beginners than Street Fighter is (Street Fighter has become very technical).