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BlazBlue Centralfiction
Developer Arc System Works
BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works. It is the final game of the main series and the only game not to have an English dub. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
322 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
236 positive · 11 negative
95% range 92–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 236 | 11 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
6,319 of 6,645 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
96% recommend · 213 yes, 10 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 223 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (11,631 of 12,380 positive).
Many note the high skill ceiling and warn that online play is dominated by extremely dedicated players, making it tough for newcomers. [1][2][3] Some reviewers express excitement about the game receiving new support and DLC after ten years. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [1]
Let me tell you about the guy you'll match into online: He's unemployed doesn't do anything but play this game all day. If he has a job, he gets at least three hours of Blazblue in after work every weekday. If he does play other games, they're other arthritis-inducing fighting games. If he ever plays a non-fighting game, it's some ridiculously difficult single-player action game. This isn't a meme. Friend some of …
- [2]
One of the best anime fighters to date. Each character plays and feels unique. Online is still active after all these years, albeit its basically composed of no-life pro-players or sweaty try-hards like me. Very hostile environment for newcomers lol. Anyways, BUY THIS GAME NOW. Yes, its an order. Now do it, or else... https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3588614724
- [7]
BlazBlue: Centralfiction is a love letter to high-speed, high-expression 2D fighting games. It’s unapologetically “anime fighter” in the best way: explosive movement, bold character identities, and a pace that makes every decision feel urgent. If you enjoy games where creativity matters as much as execution, Centralfiction has an energy that still feels uniquely alive. The roster is the main event. Characters aren’t …
- [10]
If you're into 2D fighting games and have never played this then wtf are you doing? You're missing out on the peak of the genre and most likely we'll never see anything that tops this game. From the early 1990s throughout the 2000s we saw a rise in the difficulty of fighting games combined with a ever continuing improvement in 2D sprite work. If you were dreaming of a fighting game that looked like a cartoon/anime …
- [3]
This game is full of people who eat, sleep and breathe Blazblue. You will lose, but if you stick around, learn the ropes and get involved with the community, you'll find some lifelong friends! P.S. Makoto is best girl.
Summarised from 34 of the 288 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
BlazBlue Centralfiction sits at 96% positive across 247 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
In Japan, BlazBlue: Central Fiction sold 26,506 copies on PS4 and 9,674 copies on PS3. Aggregate reviewer Metacritic gave the game an 84 out of 100 citing generally positive reviews from websites. Famitsu gave the game a 34/40 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions. Chris Carter of Destructoid gave the title an 8.5/10 while complimenting the impressive amount of effort with few problems for a niche game. Filippo Facchetti of Eurogamer gave a score 9 out of 10 for Central Fiction, recommending players who love fighting games and anime to buy the title.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 322 · most liked firstSteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and more. * Fixed a an issue with a rare session crash during early startup of ELDEN RING * Fixed a general issue affecting all units on 3.6, and OLED units on 3.5, causing a slow memory leak during gameplay * Fixed a DSP firmware crash with previous 3.6 versions that could result in internal sound disappearing until next reboot * Improved responsiveness of session restart in case of session crashes caused by…
neutral · AI labelView post →We are so back!.... Maybe? Or is it so over? Send help I'm confused this game is getting ongoing support after 10 years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more. >A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux. If you missed it, Valve also released Proton 10 recently. > >It will show up in your Steam Downloads as an update for Proton Experimental if you have it installed. Otherwise, it will automatically download if you go to play a game that Valve has set for Proton Experimental by default.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Blumenkrantz "Massively Improves" Mesa's glReadPixels Performance With 7 Lines Of Code. tl;dr Performance for Blazblue Centralfiction using Zink should be greatly improved once this MR is merged Link to blog: https://www.supergoodcode.com/closing-the-loop/ Seems that it may affect some other games that embed video files, since it's an issue involving gstreamer.
neutral · AI labelView post →GE-Proton8-26 Released. updated wine to bleeding edge updated dxvk to git updated vkd3d-proton to git updated dxvk-nvapi to latest upstream proton pulled in latest upstream proton bleeding edge changes added farlight 84 patch update VR fix for Beam.NG.Drive added (#106 thanks gamingdoom) NVIDIA Reflex implemented (#104 thanks loathingKernel) protonfixes: unified fix for cpu topology workaround (GloriousEggroll/protonfixes#167 thanks Root-Core) unified…
neutral · AI labelView post →Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more #MarvelRivals #Gaming #SteamOS #Linux
neutral · AI labelView post →10 years later... and a new DLC character!?!?! Glad I just started really getting into this series a month ago and I'm excited to see the reveal at EVO!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me tell you about the guy you'll match into online: He's unemployed doesn't do anything but play this game all day. If he has a job, he gets at least three hours of Blazblue in after work every weekday. If he does play other games, they're other arthritis-inducing fighting games. If he ever plays a non-fighting game, it's some ridiculously difficult single-player action game. This isn't a meme. Friend some of these people after the match and you'll see. Anyways, it's a good game. Just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GE-Proton8-26 Released. updated wine to bleeding edge updated dxvk to git updated vkd3d-proton to git updated dxvk-nvapi to latest upstream proton pulled in latest upstream proton bleeding edge changes added farlight 84 patch update VR fix for Beam.NG.Drive added (#106 thanks gamingdoom) NVIDIA Reflex implemented (#104 thanks loathingKernel) protonfixes: unified fix for cpu topology workaround (GloriousEggroll/protonfixes#167 thanks Root-Core) unified…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is one of the fighting games that truly got me into the genre. Every character feels like a game unto themselves. The story is confusing, but fun, and I discover new interactions in almost every match. Am I good? No. Do I get my face smashed in during 80% of my matches? Definitely yes! But it's always fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here is a Naoto Kurogane sketch from Blazblue Centralfiction (I love this game). #blazblue #art #sketch #fanart
positive · AI labelView post →One of the best anime fighters to date. Each character plays and feels unique. Online is still active after all these years, albeit its basically composed of no-life pro-players or sweaty try-hards like me. Very hostile environment for newcomers lol. Anyways, BUY THIS GAME NOW. Yes, its an order. Now do it, or else... https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3588614724
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The wheel of fate is turning 👀 #Blazblue Centralfiction is our upcoming Featured Game of the Week! Registration is open now ➡️ start.gg/centralfiction #BBCF #FGC #TNS
neutral · AI labelView post →35 playable characters and 1 DLC character. out of the lot, only 2 of them play similarly. nearly *EVERY* character has their own inputs and specials. bonus colours, songs and stages? included in the game. GG:S, DBZ FighterZ, MK, and SF you can keep your multi-hundred dollar DLC lists. the wheel of fate is turning.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BlazBlue: Centralfiction is a love letter to high-speed, high-expression 2D fighting games. It’s unapologetically “anime fighter” in the best way: explosive movement, bold character identities, and a pace that makes every decision feel urgent. If you enjoy games where creativity matters as much as execution, Centralfiction has an energy that still feels uniquely alive. The roster is the main event. Characters aren’t just cosmetic variations—they are fundamentally different systems with their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Share some of your favorite Game OSTs Blazblue Centralfiction Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely cracked anime fighter with one of the deepest rosters Arc System Works has ever made. Every character feels like they’re playing their own game, which is both awesome and terrifying online. The sprite work and music still go insanely hard years later. You will get bodied at first, but learning combos in this game feels incredibly rewarding.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am (formerly) one of the top netplay Hazama players in NA. I used to go to locals in my region for previous versions of BlazBlue. I was coached by Guymam on the character back when he was still maining him. I once wrote a now outdated guide for him on the defunct dustloop forums. I can also play a pretty decent Jin. Overall, this game is significantly better than GG: Strive. I wish they would relaunch the series, but this game is already very good. This game was made before the recent push…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know you saw this game is on sale for a huge discount right now, and you decided to scroll to the reviews to see if you should buy it. I'm telling you this is your sign to buy the damn game. It's the price of a cup of coffee. What do you have to lose?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Blazblue: CentralFiction fighting game will get a new DLC character for the first time in nine years.
neutral · AI labelView post →Blazblue: CentralFiction has revealed the new DLC character Trinity Glassfille.
neutral · AI labelView post →Greatest fighting game ever, used to play on PS4 wish I didn't stop, no other modern fighting game compares. Also you get a free porn gallery W faps
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 years of the game we love. Happy 10th Anniversary to Blazblue Centralfiction. The Champions' Fable | BBCF 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CMV - RELEASE Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkaM...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blazblue: CentralFiction fighting game will get a release for the PS5.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're into 2D fighting games and have never played this then wtf are you doing? You're missing out on the peak of the genre and most likely we'll never see anything that tops this game. From the early 1990s throughout the 2000s we saw a rise in the difficulty of fighting games combined with a ever continuing improvement in 2D sprite work. If you were dreaming of a fighting game that looked like a cartoon/anime back in the 90s and 2000s then this is it. This is the peak of 2D sprites and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like fighting games? Do you like gooning to both men AND women? Do you like pinging discord for matches? If the answer to any 2 of these questions is yes, this may be the game for you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is full of people who eat, sleep and breathe Blazblue. You will lose, but if you stick around, learn the ropes and get involved with the community, you'll find some lifelong friends! P.S. Makoto is best girl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →old friend got me into this game because he caught a key for a few cents, been my favorite fighting game ever since then also buff terumi i hate this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐️STREAM TONIGHT⭐️ 🎮BlazBlue: Centralfiction 🔴ttv/lonestarcolt ⏰6 PM CST / 7 PM EST This might legit be the best fighting game ever made and it's like 8 bucks on steam right now for another 3 days so you should buy it and then play with me :)
positive · AI labelView post →In my old age, I'm not much of a fighting game player, but if I'm to be honest, this is probably my absolute favourite of the genre (ignore the under 8 hours playtime, I had it on PS4 when it first released). Whenever I boot it up after long periods of time away, it is always fun and brings smile to my face despite my lack of skill. The music is another reason that keeps me coming back to it; it's fantastic stuff (so much so that I bought the physical versions whenever I could), a couple of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →been playing from ps3 ps4 to steam, much many times enjoying this game, and suddenly the game is revived from the grave? IM IN! my top no 1 fighting game on my life tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sadly, the annoying twitter people are right. the best fighting game ever made and the more I learn about it and the genre the more I come to realize that. If you come to fighting games to learn cool combos and tech, this game is for you. If you come to fighting games for nuanced player to player interaction, this game is for you. If you come to fighting games for a unique roster with characters that you can represent, this game is for you. So many fighting games try to lean hard into fast…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blazblue Centralfiction has pretty well defined top tiers and bottom tiers, but it was the first game I had ever seen where improving the netcode without balance changes made bottom tiers go from unusable to viable with practice
positive · AI labelView post →gameplay equivalent of dragging your raw scrotum across high grit sandpaper
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →probably the best fighting game ever made, super deep. im still a beginner though
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, Rachel is cute and funny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you see this post 4 fighting game mains! 💪👊 Seox - Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Cammy - Street Fighter 6 Slayer - Guilty Gear Strive Celica - Blazblue Centralfiction
neutral · AI labelView post →This is my favorite fighting game of all time. Mechanics are great, movement is great, deep system. Diverse characters and when you're in the flow state, its peak gameplay. Biggest issue is that your enjoyment from a pvp standpoint will live or die by you finding a character you love. The characters aren't really homogenous, so if there's an archetype you enjoy and the representative of that archetype doesn't fit your gameplay or visual preferences, you're kind of out of luck. Very good and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I like fighting games, I'm still bad at them and when you start out, you will also find that you are somehow getting caught in a corner with a 20 second pressure that makes you hold the block and barrier button constantly, and then you forget to press it for 1 frame and get hit and die. Learning fighting games in 2026 is just ♥♥♥♥ and balls torture. I learnt how to block after spending a total of around 10 hours online just blocking, not attacking a single bit. And then I still get caught…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What do you MEAN BlazBlue Centralfiction is suddenly getting updated again??? That game is ten years old, it hasnt been touched in years and all of a sudden new DLC for it?? BBCF is what got me into fighting games, so I am VERY excited about this. I'd love to see more stuff from the franchise again
positive · AI labelView post →Great Game, Most fun and mechanically sadisfying fighting game I played, although the manu leaves a bit to be desired. Absolutely raccomanded! If only Arksistems made more BB and less Strive...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I initally thought that BlazBlue was just a ripoff of Guilty Gear (my entry into the FGC). But, out of boredom, I picked Calamity Trigger; I liked the setting and the gameplay was alright, but it was old, and the pc version has serious performance issues. Come the autumn sale, I decided to pick this game up, it was cheap, and I could always refund if I didn't enjoy it. I enjoyed it A LOT The combos just make sense, I can actually make stuff on the spot. And the roster is like nothing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more. >A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux. If you missed it, Valve also released Proton 10 recently. > >It will show up in your Steam Downloads as an update for Proton Experimental if you have it installed. Otherwise, it will automatically download if you go to play a game that Valve has set for Proton Experimental by default.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Comin' to Puerto Rico for First Attack?then we've got some extra community events in there free of charge!(spectator/competitor badge required) Blazblue Centralfiction Vampire Savior Super Smash Bros. Melee Umamusume Mystery Game Tournament You can sign up for em here! www.start.gg/tournament/f...
neutral · AI labelView post →𝕄𝕪 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕦𝕤... ℂ𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕀 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕞𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕤𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕡𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕝 Have you ever played a perfect 2D fighting game? I'll start: BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION. I kid you not, this, in my opinion, is one of the better 2D Anime Fighter games... still not better than Undernight 2 and I'll tell you why. While Undernight has this undertone, this setting that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I still love this game. I have played every version of BlazBlue and I have always enjoyed this franchise. Since, day one of "Calamity Trigger" back on the Xbox 360 many years ago. It kept getting better and better. Good memories with this franchise and this version of the game is my favorite.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GG Strive Blazblue Centralfiction Undernight in birth 2 Bit of a different entry but my friend and I bought the Fighting Game Humble Bundle and jumped between those games yesterday so I am just gonna lump them together here
neutral · AI labelView post →Blazblue Centralfiction getting a new character all of a sudden is random Isn't the game around like 10 years old?
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game! One of the best anime 2D fighters ever made! I'm really excited to see who the next DLC character is! Great time to pick up the game right now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game. Love the mechanics and combos! We really need a Guilty Gear Vs. Blaz Blue, hahaha.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never played anything this fun or cool before. Whether you're a casual or a pro, here for the singleplayer content or the tight knit discords. If you and a friend picked it up on sale for the banter, or if you're just here to enable autocombos and have fun mashing through a wealth of visual novel content. Granblue CF is incredible. I can't imagine a kind of fighting game fan that wouldn't find something to love here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most dynamic and difficult fighting games of all time I love this game so much. It is THE knowledge check fighting game other than Undernight, and every character has something call for them. Do you like mecha girlies, vampires, witches, SNAKES? This game has it all. Do you want a fast paces, action full game, with difficult combos, structure and combo theory but still characters with easier entry level and expression? This game has that too. And to top it off you can earn cool…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best to do it. Large varied cast that play very differently from each other. A few years on now from the rollback update, people like to call it a discord fighter in a derogatory way, but that's not a bad thing in my eyes. The scene is very much alive, and if you're looking in the right places there's always going to be passionate players eager to share tech and matches.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i don't think there's another fighting game as stupid but fun as this one genuinely. BBCF is truly something special. its real unfortunate its the last entry in the series and there is definitely no sequel from this
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tonight at 7pm CDT! Beautiful designs, amazing music, and LOADS of Anime & Fighting Game BS. This is what makes BlazBlue: Centralfiction a prime choice for fighting games week! REBEL 1, ACTION! #fgc #vsky #arcsystemworks YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=Nni_9Z95UYM Twitch: twitch.tv/rickytbonesvt
positive · AI labelView post →Schedule! This week we're continuing to explore crabs and kobolds! Blazblue Centralfiction will be this week's fighting game, and Euro Truck Sim 2 will be taking the chill chatting spot. Should be a good time. ✨ www.twitch.tv/azzyderg #twitch #streaming
neutral · AI labelView post →i think this game has a lot of really cool stuff going for it, the main problem is unless you're willing to spend close to 50 hours strictly in the lab, or have friends dedicated to teaching you, you will have a miserable experience in ranked. It is FILLED with rookie hunters that just want to pad their stats, and since the ranked system does nothing to match you with people that are really within your skill bracket, you're just going to get stomped into the ground. I know this sounds salty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They are actually crazy for dropping a new DLC character nearly 10 years later. With all the old players coming back to play the online is packed making it the best time to try it out. The characters all play totally different and are packed with personality. It is definitely combo heavy and hard to learn but they included a stylish mode so you can just mash and look cool while you learn. The hand drawn visuals and the music are genuinely beautiful. Easily one of the best fighting games ever…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very cool mechanics ,looks beautiful, very good characters all of them are unique and cool gameplay wise , the mixups are nasty but defensive options are also great,i love this game but ♥♥♥♥ this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week we finish Mouse P.I (for real this time), squeeze in a session of Blazblue Centralfiction, and I relive a PS1 game from my childhood in the form of Rugrats: Search for Reptar! Then the usual House Flipper 2 session~ Find me at www.twitch.tv/azzyderg #twitch #streamer #streaming
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