Melty Blood: Actress Again: Current Code
| Melty Blood | |
 Embrace of the first game | |
| メルティブラッド ( Meruti Buraddo ) | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Developer | Type-Moon French-Staff of life |
| Genre | Fighting game, visual novel |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Released |
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| Game | |
| Melty Blood Re-ACT | |
| Developer | Type-Moon French-Bread |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Released |
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| Game | |
| Melty Blood Act Cadenza | |
| Developer | Blazon-Moon French-Bread Ecole Software |
| Publisher | Sega (Arcade) Ecole Software (PS2) |
| Platform | Arcade (Sega Naomi) PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows |
| Released | Arcade
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published past | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Mag | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 2005 – August 2011 |
| Volumes | nine |
| Game | |
| Melty Blood Extra Once again | |
| Programmer | Blazon-Moon French-Bread Ecole Software |
| Publisher | Sega (arcade) Ecole Software (PS2) |
| Platform | Arcade (Sega Naomi) PlayStation 2 |
| Released | Arcade
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| Game | |
| Melty Blood Actress Again Current Lawmaking | |
| Developer | Type-Moon French-Bread Ecole Software |
| Publisher | Sega (arcade) Arc Arrangement Works (Steam) |
| Platform | Arcade (Sega RingWide) Microsoft Windows |
| Released | Arcade
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| Manga | |
| Melty Blood X | |
| Written past | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published past | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 2011 – November 2011 |
| Volumes | ii |
| Manga | |
| Hana no Miyako | |
| Written by | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Mag | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | Jan 2013 – August 2014 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Melty Blood Back Aisle Brotherhood Nightmare | |
| Written by | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | Dec 2015 – Oct 2016 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Anime and manga portalMelty Claret ( メルティブラッド , Meruti Buraddo ) is a serial of second visual novel fighting game, co-developed by dōjin circles Type-Moon and French-Bread every bit the meta-sequel of the Type-Moon's beginning visual novel Tsukihime. The first game was originally showtime released at Comiket in December 2002. It is shortened as simply Merubura ( メルブラ ). it later spawned multiple sequels, such as an arcade version titled Act Cadenza, adult by Ecole Software, which was too been ported to the PlayStation 2, the first Type-Moon title to receive a console release.
A manga series, Written and illustrated by Takeru Kirishima was kickoff serialized in Kadokawa Shoten manga magazine Comp Ace in 2006. The series ended in 2011 with nine leap volumes released in Nihon.[2]
A new game in the series, called Melty Blood: Blazon Lumina, was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows on September 30, 2021. Unlike the previous games, it takes place in a new timeline depicted in the visual novel remake of Tsukihime titles, -A piece of blue glass moon- and the upcoming -The other side of the scarlet garden-.
Gameplay [edit]
Melty Blood makes apply of widely used concepts in fighting games such equally cancels (canceling a normal attack with a special attack before its animation ends, allowing for more complex and dissentious combos) chain combos (normal moves that abolish into other normal moves) and the use of super bars (Magic Circuits). It likewise introduces Shielding, an advanced defensive technique; and French-Bread games' staple gameplay mechanic Opposite Beat, a type of chain philharmonic that tin can cancel from a higher normal move to a weaker normal move. Melty Blood'due south primary gameplay mechanic is an ability to abolish a normal assault to an air throw.
Plot [edit]
The get-go four games takes place in ane yr after Satsuki Yumizuka's non-existent route of Tsukihime and a month subsequently Kagetsu Tohya, in original timeline. In the outset of August 2001, Shiki Tohno hears of a new series of murders in Misaki Town, like to the ones that took place in Tsukihime, in the terminal weeks of October 1999. Whilst searching for the murderer he meets Sion Eltnam Atlasia who initiates a fight with him, attempting to capture him. After the fight she reveals that her reason for trying to capture him is to go far contact with the "True Antecedent" (referring to Arcueid) so that she may acquire information on the "cure for vampirism". Shiki then decides to help her with this task. The first four games' story moves through a series of fights. Depending on the outcome of the fight the story will branch in one of 2 ways. This corresponds to the ending of the game.
Characters [edit]
As of Melty Blood Extra Again Electric current Code Ver. 1.07, there are 31 playable characters.
This is for playable characters depicted in original timeline. For playable characters who appeared in reboot timeline, see Melty Claret: Type Lumina#Characters.
Tsukihime characters:
- Shiki Tohno ( 遠野 志貴 , Tōno Shiki ): Kenji Nojima
- Arcueid Brunestud ( アルクェイド＝ブリュンスタッド , Arukweido Buryunsutaddo ): Ryōka Yuzuki
- Ciel ( シエル , Shieru ): Kumi Sakuma
- Akiha Tohno ( 遠野 秋葉 , Tōno Akiha ): Hitomi
- Hisui ( 翡翠 ): Miyu Matsuki
- Kohaku ( 琥珀 ): Naoko Takano
- Hisui & Kohaku
- Aoko Aozaki ( 蒼崎 青子 ): Kotono Mitsuishi
- Satsuki Yumizuka ( 弓塚 さつき ): Omi Minami
- Nrvnqsr Anarchy ( ネロ＝カオス , Nero Kaosu , Nero Chaos): Jōji Nakata
- Michael Roa Valdamjong ( ミハイル＝ロア＝バルダムヨォン , Mihairu Roa Barudamuyōn ): Ken Narita
Kagetsu Tohya characters:
- Shiki Nanaya ( 七夜 志貴 ): Kenji Nojima
- Len ( レン , Ren ): Kaori Mizuhashi
- Kouma Kishima ( 軋間 紅摩 , Kishima Kōma ): Jūrōta Kosugi
The Garden of Sinners characters:
- Shiki Ryougi ( 両儀 式 , Ryōgi Shiki ): Maaya Sakamoto
New characters:
- Sion Eltnam Atlasia ( シオン＝エルトナム＝アトラシア , Shion Erutonamu Atorashia ): Rio Natsuki (Melty Blood), Satomi Akesaka (Under Night In-Nascence)[iii] - the master character of the original Melty Blood series
- Nighttime of Wallachia ( ワラキアの夜 , Warakia no Yoru ) (existent name: Zepia Eltnam Oberon ( ズェピア・エルトナム・オベローン , Zuepia Erutonamu Oberōn ): Yasunori Masutani - the main antagonist of the first entry
- Miyako Arima ( 有間 都古 ): Miwa Kōzuki - A bajiquan rookie, whose family utilise to temporarily adopted Tohno Shiki when the old was still young prior to the latter returning to Tohno household
- Mech-Hisui ( メカヒスイ , Meka-Hisui ): Miyu Matsuki - A robot counterpart of original Hisui, created past Kohaku
- White Len ( 白レン , Shiroi Ren ): Kaori Mizuhashi - Len's doppelganger, created from the remains of Zepia and the unused part of original Len past Aoko
- Riesbyfe Stridberg ( リーズバイフェ＝ストリンドヴァリ , Rīzubaife Sutorindovari ): Akeno Watanabe - Sion's partner who died in prior to the first game's event started, but of a sudden revived as a sentient TATARI
- Dust of Osiris ( オシリスの砂 , Oshirisu no Suna ) (boss of Melty Blood Actress Over again, full vampiric form of Sion Eltnam Atlasia from alternating timeline): Rio Natsuki - not playable in Electric current Code 1.07
Alternative/bosses and hidden characters:
- Akiha Vermillion ( 紅赤朱 秋葉 , Kurenai Sekishu Akiha ) or 赤主秋葉 Sekishu Akiha: Hitomi
- Sion TATARI ( 吸血鬼 シオン , Kyūketsuki Shion ): Rio Natsuki
- G-Akiha ( G秋葉 ): Hitomi - does not appear in Current Lawmaking 1.07
- Red Arcueid ( 暴走 アルクェイド , Bōsō Arukueido , Berserk Arcueid): Ryōka Yuzuki
- Neco-Arc ( 猫アルク／ネコアルク , Neko Aruku ): Ryōka Yuzuki
- Neco-Arc Anarchy ( ネコアルク・カオス , Neko Aruku Kaosu ): Jōji Nakata
- Damien Armies ( ダミアン・アーミー , Damian Āmī ) - does not appear in Current Code 1.07
- Neco Chaos Blackness G666 ( ネコカオス＝ブラックG666 , Neko Kaosu Burakku G666 ): Jōji Nakata
- Kohaku & Mech-Hisui: Naoko Takano & Miyu Matsuki
- Neco-Arc & Mech-Hisui: Ryōka Yuzuki & Miyu Matsuki
- Seifuku Akiha ( 制服 秋葉 , Akiha wearing schoolhouse uniform ): Hitomi
- Archetype:Earth (True Ancestor Arcueid ( 真祖 アルクェイド )): Ryōka Yuzuki - playable character and the boss in her own route
- Powerd Ciel (Executioner Ciel ( 完全 武装 シエル , Kanzen Busō Shieru , Fully Armed Ciel)): Kumi Sakuma
In the original Melty Blood, but six (Sion, Arcueid, Ciel, Akiha, Kohaku & Hisui, and Shiki Tohno) of the characters in a higher place were available for play, with eight more being unlockable through story mode. However, in a later update released for the game (the "Nero" patch), all the characters are available from the offset. The reasons for this are slightly unclear; it appears to exist the result of a legal misunderstanding whereby Blazon-Moon mistakenly thought they would no longer be allowed to produce updates/patches, and thus made a "last patch" which unlocked the characters every bit a sort of souvenir for the fans. Any the case, Type-Moon has left these characters bachelor throughout all subsequent releases. In add-on, Aoko and Kouma were both added to the game as of Human action Cadenza, although Aoko was an unplayable dominate character in previous versions. Human activity Cadenza also inverse the given names of several characters, more often than not to make easier identification of the doppelgangers by name. Sion later appeared in the French-Staff of life'due south spiritual successor of the series, Under Night In-Birth, nether her middle name Eltnum.
Release [edit]
| 2002 | Melty Blood |
|---|---|
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | Melty Blood Re-ACT |
| 2005 | Melty Blood Act Cadenza |
| Melty Blood Re-ACT Final Tuned | |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver.B |
| Melty Blood Deed Cadenza Ver.B2 | |
| 2008 | Melty Blood Actress Again |
| 2009–2010 | |
| 2011 | Melty Blood Actress Again Electric current Code |
| Melty Claret Extra Over again Electric current Code Ver. i.05 | |
| Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code Ver. 1.07 | |
| 2012–2020 | |
| 2021 | Melty Claret: Type Lumina |
Original Tsukihime timeline [edit]
Original release [edit]
The original Melty Blood was announced on Oct eight, 2001, at Tsukihime Matsuri Himehajime ( 月姫祀〜秘初〜 ), the dōjin convention hosting only Tsukihime content.[iv] The plan was suggested by Nobuya Narita of Watanabe Seisakujo (French-Staff of life, from 2003). Kinoko Nasu wrote scenarios and Takashi Takeuchi designed characters. Watanabe Seisakujo adult the game system and pixel arts. They were known equally the creator of parody games, only Nasu requested not to break the way of Tsukihime. They had difficulty thinking of attacks considering original characters didn't have an attractive skill suited for the fighting game. They likewise worked difficult to create frames of animation exceeding Street Fighter III.[five]
The full version of Melty Claret was released in December 2002 for Windows.[six] An expansion patch, Re-Act released two years subsequently in May 2004, and an update, Re-ACT Final Tuned, released in July 2005. An arcade version of the serial, Melty Blood Act Cadenza, was later developed by Ecole Software and released in March 2005.[seven] Later, a PlayStation 2 version of Act Cadenza was released on August 10, 2006.[8] A Windows version, Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver.B, was likewise released on July 27, 2007. The series' newest game, Melty Blood Actress Again, was released on September 19, 2008.
Re-Act [edit]
An expansion to the original game, featuring an 'Arcade Mode' whose storyline takes place afterwards the original Melty Blood. The expansion made numerous changes in regards to grapheme balance and to remove many space-combo sequences. New movesets were created for the doppelgänger characters, whereas in the original, most of these characters had nearly identical movesets to their counterparts. Information technology also made changes to the game'southward mechanics and added several new characters, though only two are playable the other four NPCs: Ren, Satsuki Yumizuka, Neko-Arc (not-playable graphic symbol) Executioner Ciel (Ciel holding the Seventh Holy Scripture, non-playable character), White Ren (Sub Boss) and Aoko Aozaki (non-playable boss).
The terminal update to Re-ACT, Final Tuned, adds several features designed to let the game to be configured to resemble the gameplay of Melty Blood Human action Cadenza. It also adds a large number of gameplay tweaks and slightly updated animations, such as the inclusion of a new, analog-friendly controller setup; new configuration options that lets players assign multi-button commands to individual buttons; the ability to alter and suit many of the game's internal variables (via new interface options); and four new colors for each thespian.
Act Cadenza [edit]
Melty Blood Human activity Cadenza was the first arcade port of the series and was published past Ecole Software. The visual novel was removed, while the Arcade Fashion dialogue featured in Re-Human action returns. It completely revamped Aoko Aozaki'southward movelist for utilise equally a playable character, and introduced Kouma Kishima into the series, a man who was securely involved in Shiki Tohno's past. It also introduced the Shielding mechanic (separate from EX-Shielding), as well as including diverse changes to the properties of characters. This version (too as the later on released Ver. A) can be identified by the Atlasia crest, and the phrase "Through the Looking-Glass, Black Low-cal transparently", both present in the logo.
Melty Blood Human action Cadenza, released for the PlayStation 2, was unique equally a port in that information technology included an option to revert to Version A mechanics, even so introduced pregnant changes that were later included in Ver. B, including an early version of Neco-Arc Chaos as a hidden character. It is sometimes known equally "Ver. A2".
Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver. B is an arcade port of the PS2 game with various changes and upgrades, the well-nigh notable of which is the inclusion of White Len as a playable character, with a significantly weakened moveset. It as well introduced a fifth button that served as a contextual action depending on the state of affairs and the direction held on the joystick when pressed, such as dodging or throwing. This version tin can be identified by a dual silhouette of Len and White Len in the logo and the phrase "Through the Looking-Drinking glass, Northern Light transparently".
Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver. B2 is a Windows port of the arcade Ver. B. Information technology has added features including tag-team mode, a iv-player team boxing style, a programmable dummy for training purposes and a new hidden boss graphic symbol, Neco-Arc Chaos Black G666 (replacing K-Akiha from Melty Blood Re-ACT). Information technology too included subtle gameplay changes, nearly notably altered defense force ratings for characters and adjustments to the game's input organisation. It was released on July 27, 2007.[ix]
Actress Once again [edit]
Melty Claret Actress Over again is the fourth game in the Melty Claret fighting game series. Information technology was released on September 19, 2008, in Japan for the Sega Naomi hardware. Compared to Act Cadenza, the game features iii entirely new playable characters, also every bit several new alternate versions of existing characters in the PS2 version. All characters now feature selection between three different fighting styles, known as Full Moon, Crescent Moon (most similar to Human action Cadenza) and Half Moon, which alter not only the way in which the life and Magic Circuit meters part, merely as well each characters' basic and special attacks. Actress Once more was starting time announced in the December 2007 issue of the Japanese arcade game magazine Monthly Arcadia, published by Enterbrain.[10] [i] [2] Additional new artwork and a description of the iii styles were introduced in the January 2008 upshot of Tougeki Damashii mag.[eleven] Also in early 2008, Ecole launched the official Extra Once again website. Actress Over again was released for the PS2 in Nippon on August 20, 2009.
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Lawmaking is an arcade port of the PS2 version. The game underwent location testing in Akihabara from December xix–20, 2009.[12] The characters formerly exclusive to the PS2 version of Actress Again became bachelor for use, and the game runs on Sega's RingWide arcade system, as opposed to NAOMI like Act Cadenza and the original Actress Again. The game's website was launched February eleven, 2010, and after beingness unveiled officially at Nihon's Arcade Operators Spousal relationship bear witness on Feb xx, 2010, the game began undergoing another 2 calendar week circular of location testing. Unverified reports stated that the toll for the game and RingWide hardware would be ¥230,000 plus ¥100,000 for a RingWide Harness and shipping costs, equaling US$iii,560.83 at exchange rates as of May 13, 2010. Several arcade auto distributors showed the game equally being pegged for a release on July 29, 2010.
An upgrade for Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code was launched on May eighteen, 2011, branded as Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code Ver. one.05, with new changes in gameplay and calculation 2 new playable characters, including Powerd Ciel (Ciel's Executioner version from Melty Blood Re-Deed) with her own Story Mode and ending, along with new moves and sprites for her.
A final upgrade for Melty Blood Actress Again Current Lawmaking was launched on October 14, 2011, named Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code Ver. ane.07. It includes a complete version of Archetype:Earth (princess version of Arcueid Brunestud) with new sprites and moves and her ain Story Mode and ending. Also added were Story Modes and endings for the Neco & Mech and Kohaku & Mech teams. Riesbyfe Stridberg (simply equally Neco-Arc in the PlayStation 2 version of the game) can gain a new route in Story Mode, showing her as living her new life with Sion Eltnam Atlasia and Satsuki Yumizuka equally a member of the Back-Alley Brotherhood (subsequently the endings of Sion and Satsuki).
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code was released for Windows on December 30, 2011, along with the Blu-ray release of Carnival Phantasm Season iii limited edition. Information technology included an online multiplayer option and an online matching mode. The matching server was taken down on Oct ten, 2014; however, direct connection is nonetheless available. Iv patches have been released, the latest one bringing the game to version one.iv.0.[13] This version was fabricated available on Steam, published by Arc Organisation Works on April xix, 2016.[fourteen]
Tsukihime remake timeline [edit]
Type Lumina [edit]
Melty Claret: Type Lumina is the fifth game of Melty Blood fighting game series. Unlike the previous four games, information technology takes place in the reboot timeline. It was released worldwide on PlayStation iv, Xbox I, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows on September 30, 2021.
Reception [edit]
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Destructoid concluded their review with "Near 14 years afterwards first bursting onto the scene, Melty Blood has aged to the point of about-perfection. While a few aspects of the packet leave something to be desired, the fact remains that, at its cadre, this is a supreme fighter with a diverse roster and deep, compelling mechanics that merit your attending."
Melty Blood Act Cadenza has been featured at the international fighting game tournament Tougeki[17] in 2006, 2007, and 2008, but was non present at the 2009 Tougeki.[xviii] Melty Blood Actress Again was featured at the Development Title Series 2010 tournament after winning a poll, beating titles such as Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike.[19]
References [edit]
- ^ "Schedule" メルティブラッド アクトカデンツァ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-04 .
- ^ "MELTY BLOOD 10 (2)". Kadokawa Shoten . Retrieved September twenty, 2011.
- ^ "Voice Of Sion Eltnam Atlasia - Nether Night In-Nascency Exe:Late". Backside The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises. Retrieved 2018-02-17 .
- ^ Kazami, Akira (2001-10-08). "かざみあきらの雑記（2001年10月）". Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
- ^ "渡辺製作所×TYPE-MOON スペシャル座談会". 同人ゲームマニアックス2. Kill Fourth dimension Communication. 2002. pp. 60–69. ISBNiv-86032-028-X.
- ^ "MELTY Claret". Type-Moon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Melty Blood pouring into Japanese arcades". GameSpot. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved Baronial 28, 2010.
- ^ "Melty Blood soaking PS2s". GameSpot. Feb 24, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved Baronial 28, 2010.
- ^ (in Japanese) Act Cadenza ver.B PC Site
- ^ "Melty Blood Extra Once more". Arcadia. No. 91. December 2007. pp. 36–37.
- ^ "Melty Blood Extra Again". Tougeki Damashii. Vol. eight. Jan 2008.
- ^ "{{in lang|ja}} Ecole Software's Location Test Notice". Archived from the original on 2011-07-twenty. Retrieved 2010-01-18 .
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-08 .
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- ^ "Review: Melty Claret Actress Once again Current Lawmaking".
- ^ Tougeki 2007's Official Site Archived 2004-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tougeki 2009'due south Official Site Archived 2004-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Evo 2010 Players Choice Poll". shoryuken.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
Notes [edit]
- ^ 1.05 title update was released on May 18, 2011. one.07 title update was released on Oct 14, 2011.
External links [edit]
- Melty Blood
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Melty Claret at The Visual Novel Database
- Melty Claret Re-Human activity Final Tuned
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 June 2019) (in Japanese)
- Melty Claret Act Cadenza
- Official websites for Arcade at the Wayback Motorcar (archived 26 Dec 2013) and PlayStation 2 releases (in Japanese)
- Melty Blood Human action Cadenza Ver.B
- Official websites for Arcade and Windows releases (in Japanese)
- Melty Blood Actress Once again
- Official websites for Arcade and PlayStation ii (Requires Adobe Flash Histrion) releases (in Japanese)
- Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
- Official website for Arcade (Requires Adobe Flash Player) release (in Japanese)
- Official website for Steam release
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melty_Blood
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