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~~After encountering several issues with controls in the tutorial, (i.e. pressing "V" to swap cutter modes didn't do anything), I've decided to refund the game.

I'll give them another shot after it leaves early access.~~

Scratch that, Two years later, it works fine and it's a lot of fun.

This is Factorio in 3D. If you liked Factorio, you'll love this.

They removed Linux support, so there aren't enough middle fingers in the word to express my contempt.

I'm sorry, but this is one title that just doesn't hold up. It's frustrating, janky, and your time could be better spent on something else.

This is Half-Life, but better in EVERY way.

ESPECIALLY XEN. The Black Mesa team made something magic.

MP3 only, no FLAC files.

Here's a brief review from a brief amount of time played:

If you like Japanese fighting games like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, Melty Blood, etc, you'll like this one. I personally prefer Melty Blood over this game.

As for the character roster, I imagine that Saber from Fate/Stay Night will be the biggest attraction to most people. Other than that the roster varies fairly wildly. Many of these characters (Saber included) are from Visual Novels that have not been officially translated and released in English. Even then, some of these games have yet to see any type of English localization. Saya is an exception, as Saya no Uta has recieved an offiicial english release (although it isn't for sale on steam due to adult content). I imagine that Arcana Heart fans might be drawn in by Aino Heart.

Basically what I'm saying is that the average American anime/video game fan will recognize at most a couple of these characters.

As for the story, there isn't much of one. What did you expect? While there is quite a bit of story behind each individual character (especially those from visual novels), it doesn't seem to show up much in the game. I'm not saying if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I'm merely stating facts as I see them, and letting you decide.

Honestly, I doubt my review is going to impact many people's opinion. If someone likes "anime fighters", they will have already bought this before seeing my review. People who don't like anime and/or fighters will avoid this like the plague.

I can say, without hyperbole, that this is one of my favoite idie games of all time. I recommend it to anybody who likes games.

Overall, this is a very "Meh" visual novel.

OVERDRIVE has developed some really good visual novels, such as Kira Kira and Deardrops (although these are only for sale on Mangagamer's website).

This one feels like the developers said "Now that visual novels are becoming popular in America, we need to create a short visual novel to pander to the new fans as much as possible."

Honestly, you can just skip this one.

Buy CLANNAD, G-Senjou, Muv-Luv, or if you're on a budget, Planetarian instead.

Don't be fooled by my small playtime. I've actually played this game quite a bit before it's official english relase.

I have to say, this is one of the best fighting games I've ever played. It takes characters from the Tsukihime visual novel (THERE IS NO TSUKIHIME ANIME), as well as one character from Kara No Kyoukai, and puts them in a fighting game. Since I had already played Tsukihime, I am definitely a bit biased, as I am already quite invested in these characters. But despite that. I'm willing to reccomend it as a very good fighting game.

Here are some questions that you may have for the game.
Q: How does this differ from the Japanese release of MBAACC wtih Mirror Moon's english patch?
A: There are several improvements. Firstly, Mirror Moon was not able to finish the translations of some of the character's story arcade modes. This includes Nanaya Shiki, Roa, and a few others. In addition, this version offers controller configuration and keyboard configuration within the game's option menu. In the original release of the game, keyboard configuration was done in a separate, non-translated .exe. Also, pressing the escape key won't immediately cause the game to exit, like it does in the orignal. This version also lists the combos on the side panels.

Q: The store page says that this is the final episode of a series. Do I need to play the previous episodes?
A: That depends. If you only interested in the fighting part of this fighting game, you only need this game, as it is superior to all previous versions in term of fighting mechanics. However, playing at least the first game in the series (Melty Blood) is essential to understanding the storyline of this game, and anyone who hasn't played Tsukihime will be COMPLETELY lost. However, the fighting mechanics in the original Melty Blood are a bit....crap in comparison to this game. In addition, the original Melty Blood featured a story-to-combat ratio of at least 10:1, maybe as high as 30:1.

Q: How's the translation?
A: I haven't played the arcade mode for very long, but what I've seen appears to be good enough. I'll update this later after I've seen more. I might even upload some screenshot comparisons if i can be bothered.

Q: I don't know anything about Tsukihime. However, I like Guitly Gear and BlazBlue. Will I like this?
A: Yes. MBAACC uses the three-button attack sytem of Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, so any player of these games should feel right at home in this one. Heck, I'd argue that this games is BETTER than Guilty Gear XX and BlazBlue Calamity Trigger. However, as I mentioned previously, I may be a bit biased.

Overall, I recommend this game to fighting game fans and fans of Type-Moon. I also recommend this to people who already "own" a copy of the Japanese version.

This review is dedicated to Miyu Matsuki, the voice actor of Hisui who is sadly no longer with us.