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Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight BlazBlue: Central Fiction Review
Published 2/7/2019
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Arcade / PS3 / PS4 / PC - 11/1/2016
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
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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- Arc System Works
- Publisher
- Aksys Games, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Arc System Works
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85
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70–95
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The critic average is 85 across 18 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Adam Siddiqui
NoobFeedBlazBlue Centralfiction Nintendo Switch Review
Published 2/6/2019
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PS4Blog.net[PS4] BlazBlue: Central Fiction Review
Published 1/30/2017
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95
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Read originalThomas Hughes
GameGrinReviewsBlazBlue: Central Fiction Review
Published 12/19/2016
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Read originalKenneth Richardson
DualShockersBlazBlue Central Fiction Review — True Blue for BlazBlue Fans
Published 11/18/2016
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Read originalJae Lee
ZTGDBlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4) Review
Published 11/16/2016
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Read originalNicole Seraphita
TechRaptorBlazBlue: Central Fiction Review – Burning Blue Soul
Published 11/14/2016
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Metro GameCentralBlazBlue: Central Fiction review – fighting to the end
Published 11/11/2016
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: BlazBlue: Centralfiction (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 11/11/2016
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CGMagazineBlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4) Review
Published 11/9/2016
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