Granblue Fantasy Versus is getting a "sequel" later this year, Cygames has confirmed. Titled Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, it looks just like the original Versus — complete with the same playable cast — but it's practically bursting with new stuff and improvements.
So, Rising comes with a new story, new characters, new stages, new mechanics, and new moves. It'll also implement rollback netcode, which should allow for a much smoother online experience, and it'll boast crossplay between PS5, PS4, and PC.
The original Versus is already a great fighting game, but it's struggled to retain a sizeable audience over the years — mostly because of its rather shoddy netcode. Rising should fix that, and Cygames will be hoping that it propels the project to new heights.
It sounds like Rising will be its own standalone title, rather than some kind of update, so we probably wouldn't expect an upgrade path. Hopefully we get more information soon.
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Great news. As the article stated, the original Grandblue versus is a great fighter, and I recommend it to people.
Besides the net code, the fact that it was released just before the pandemic, really destroyed unfortunately any momentum this game was going to have in the competitive scene.
The developers have a solid base to build upon, however, and I expect this to be an even better game than its predecessor.
Love the game but It really seems more like an expansion than sequel? We never got a native ps5 version of Granblue, did we?
@Feena Yeah, it's more like an updated re-release - which to be fair is what many fighting games used to do back in the day
And no, there was no PS5 version
Sweet can't wait. Now hopefully Arcsys show us some UE5 Blaze Blue some point soon.
@Voltan @Feena Yeah it's definitely got Super Street Fighter vibes, but the official press release calls it a sequel, so I suppose that's what it's being marketed as.
Nice to have a fresh start, I think, although how it's received will depend on how much new stuff is actually in the game.
@z0d15g0d No thank you, if it plays anything like Strive.
Rather they re-release Blazblue Central Fiction with an English dub, crossplay and added single player mode from ChronoPhantsma extend, than a BlazBlue Strive.
@rachetmarvel There's no reason to assume it will play like strive Arc knows BB has it's own loyal following.
This is literally the biggest fighting game expansion I’ve seen
-New gameplay mechanics
-Expanded current gameplay modes
-Expanded characters
-New characters and stages
-New gameplay modes
-Reworked visuals
-Crossplay
-Rollback
Granblue was the game that really got me into FGs, I really hope this brings back everyone to the title
So it's like what Ultimax was to P4A?
rather another blazblue that plays more like chronophantasma then central fiction . they ***** up the gameplay in CF
@z0d15g0d considering how different CF felt compared to other BBs they just might make it take more after lame & boring guilty gear .
@Eadgar from what i heard it’s too slow paced
@nomither6
Valid argument no doubt, and if compared to some other fighters, particularly the ones you mentioned in your previous comments, it definitely is. However, I do not think that is necessarily a bad thing.
Sometimes, certain fighters can be too fast. If I would suggest a great paced fighter I would like this sequel to emulate, it would be DNF Duel. They should try and match the pace of that game, great game also by the way.
@nomither6 You're the only one that thinks this. Central Fiction is literally just a better Chronophatsma extend.
With more characters,more gamplay mechanics added, better battle UI,better character select screen,and a better balanced game.
The only thing that CPEX has over CF is an English dub, and that additional single player content that didn't carry over to CF.
Also your point about CF not playing like other Blazblue games before is a lie. This makes me wonder if you have actually played Blazblue before.
@rachetmarvel Have you ? you can’t tell me that CT plays like CF , or that CSEX plays like CF ; They made CF more like Guilty Gear & CF has LESS content than CP , you’re just focused on the english dub .
you’re the only one who thinks CF is a better CPEX , majority upon release knew CF was dogwater and the lack of a dub and weaker story was just the cherry on top . my main characters are hakumen & tager and THEY DONT feel like they do in CP vs CF .
Hakumen was at his best in CS and this is partially because of the games floatier feel
CF also has the worst balance in the entire series , & it introduced disgusting characters that just broke the fundamentals of the game - mai & susanooh & jubei to an extent
I played a little GBFV back on release and I quite enjoyed it. I never got any of the DLC characters so I don't feel like I've spent a load of money on it. I hope most of the original cast make it over.
The first game reminded my friend and I of a little played Arc Sys game, Battle Fantasia. As I don't suspect we'll ever get a BF2 this series will have to do.
@Orpheus79V @ShogunRok @Voltan @Feena I definitely agree that this feels more like a re-release with new Expansion content.
Hopefully the additional story will be a decent length, at least for a fighting game anyways.
@KidBoruto and hopefully the price is right …
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