Well, I’ve been on a roll lately with these “X
Years Later” posts, so I figure I should go ahead and keep the streak
going. Although since I’m dealing with a
wider time gap than the last two posts, it’s probably worth mentioning that
leap years aren’t taken into the title’s calculation. Then again, I can’t imagine those extra days
having too big of an impact. It’s just
something to think about, should you decide to take me to court over it. I hope it doesn’t come to that.
If you’re just joining me here, I’ll admit that
part of the reason for this post is a
knee-jerk reaction to my brother’s opinion (because as discussed, he’s the
inspiration for an insane number of
posts). Even though BlazBlue: Central Fiction just got an update and a new character,
he’s about ready to drop it for reasons I can’t begin to fathom -- one of
which, in his words, is that BB is “Guilty Gear for babies”. Is it really, though? Is BB as
a whole worthy of any scorn it’s received over the course of its lifespan? I’ll go ahead and spoil it right now: no, I don’t think it’s worthy. That doesn’t mean there aren’t parts that
deserve some dirty looks, but I’ll get to that.
So let’s not delay. Here we go -- starting with my favorite
arcade opening.