I know it sounds rather dubious, but this is kinda a very average fighting game that uses characters from the Shining Sega Franchise, and like honestly I wish I knew more of the series to enjoy this game. Like it's not lost on me that the Shining series is kinda a sleeper hit for Sega, and I'm just questioning why I haven't touch it enough. That being said, I'm not familiar with any of the characters here, and as I played the Arcade edition with no translation, I sadly didn't get anything from the games story either. I did however realize that the character design really shines here, and the controls themselves were really simple and easy to learn.
Like ascetically, I think this game is pretty average, from it's backgrounds, supers, music, and like fundamental combat, but I do think that the character design and control system really help it from sinking into the ether. I know a lot of this is due to them pulling from various games to get some good characters, but I can't express enough how well the game's control scheme felt too. While I probably don't understand it fully, I do feel I have enough grasp on the game after my playthrough that it feels natural to figure out each character and do combos with them. Each character I played felt unique compared to the others, and gave it self rather easily to learning each of them. That topped with the fact that this game is technically a tag team game that let's you switch between two characters between rounds really gives it a nice gimmick over other tag team games I'm aware of.
Really, Blade Arcus From Shining was an interesting find because I would love Fire Emblem to do something like this. While I don't have much stake in the characters now, I do know a franchise like Fire Emblem having various characters show up and fight would be really exciting thing to me, and as someone that just needs to play more of the Shining games, i feel like I can be that way with this game eventually. So really this game has made me interesting in playing more of the Shining series as well as get the localized version of this game. It does make me sad that this game feels neglected, but on the surface it really does have generic anime fighter vibes. While I wouldn't recommend this version unless you can read Japanese or at least have a connection to the franchise, I will say to seek out a version that is localized. I know I will.
Like ascetically, I think this game is pretty average, from it's backgrounds, supers, music, and like fundamental combat, but I do think that the character design and control system really help it from sinking into the ether. I know a lot of this is due to them pulling from various games to get some good characters, but I can't express enough how well the game's control scheme felt too. While I probably don't understand it fully, I do feel I have enough grasp on the game after my playthrough that it feels natural to figure out each character and do combos with them. Each character I played felt unique compared to the others, and gave it self rather easily to learning each of them. That topped with the fact that this game is technically a tag team game that let's you switch between two characters between rounds really gives it a nice gimmick over other tag team games I'm aware of.
Really, Blade Arcus From Shining was an interesting find because I would love Fire Emblem to do something like this. While I don't have much stake in the characters now, I do know a franchise like Fire Emblem having various characters show up and fight would be really exciting thing to me, and as someone that just needs to play more of the Shining games, i feel like I can be that way with this game eventually. So really this game has made me interesting in playing more of the Shining series as well as get the localized version of this game. It does make me sad that this game feels neglected, but on the surface it really does have generic anime fighter vibes. While I wouldn't recommend this version unless you can read Japanese or at least have a connection to the franchise, I will say to seek out a version that is localized. I know I will.