Melty Blood: Type Lumina

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Summary

"MELTY BLOOD" is a series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel "Tsukihime". Since the game's original release on PC in 2002, it has also had a number of ports for arcade, PlayStation 2, and Steam.
Now, at long last, the "MELTY BLOOD" series is making its way to PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One, and Steam on September 30, 2021 in the form of "MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA".


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Melty Blood: Type Lumina Reviews & Ratings

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Review by FunkyBoi [user]
January 7, 2022

Everything I've ever wanted and looked for in fighting games, minus a few gripes with the character designs. I love the pacing of the matches,Everything I've ever wanted and looked for in fighting games, minus a few gripes with the character designs. I love the pacing of the matches, the options afforded to you on defence and on offence, the heavy focus on aerial movement and positioning, and the flashy gameplay. I'm probably going to play this game until I die, catch me in the old person's home running sets with the nurses.

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Review by Lapi002 [user]
December 27, 2021

I confess that it is my first Type-Moon game that I bought and that I knew in my life, I had never heard anything about Melty Blood, andI confess that it is my first Type-Moon game that I bought and that I knew in my life, I had never heard anything about Melty Blood, and thanks to this game and the digital guide, I began to know more about a whole beautiful saga that I missed for several years, with very dark and interesting characters (example: Arcueid, Noel, Hisui and the extra addition Saber).The online is not bad, but the bad thing is the fact that some battles can deceive you, it can be a problem with the Nintendo Switch Online and the "rollback".I did not know everything about the world of Melty Blood and thanks to Melty Blood Archives (which comes if you buy the deluxe edition), I got to know more about the saga, Tsukihime and the beautiful music. I want many Arcueid in the world !!

80
Review by Obbi [user]
November 19, 2021

I've played a lot of fighting games over the years, and I regret not getting back into the previous Melty Blood title when it was accessibleI've played a lot of fighting games over the years, and I regret not getting back into the previous Melty Blood title when it was accessible to the West. I had managed to grab it nearly a decade ago and fell in love with it just from a single-player perspective.Melty Blood: Type Lumina is very similar to the previous game, a high-mobility, high-combo oriented fighting game. It's very approachable for newcomers, though the combo trails near the end for characters are needlessly harder, and you're better off learning easier ones from the Internet.The fighting in general is very satisfying, and has several different mechanics to have interesting exchanges and things to consider during the match. The Magic Circuit (super meter) can be used activate a Guilty-Gear style "Burst" that knocks the opponent away, while giving you a draining meter that restores your health, while still giving you access to all your supers. There's another "Blood Gauge" meter for enhanced specials, and can be cancelled to enter a temporary buffed state with its own set of perks. All in all, it's just fun to actually play the game in this.Single player-wise, it's got a few different modes to do with each character, which is fine. Story-mode is lacking, as you only get a three exchanges of dialogue per character's story. There's not much else to really cover there.Multiplayer has two main modes: Ranked and Player matches. Ranked matches are simple, just queue for it to try and match you with an opponent, and the two of you fight. Player matches are held in lobby rooms, which works well enough, though the players in those rooms can be of wildly different experience-levels.Strangely, while Ranked does have a "RP score" to track your status in the rankings, but it and the "unranked" Player matches influence your overall Grade, which goes from E to S+. This can be a bother if you want to learn other characters in online matches, as you'll be sacrificing your grade as you learn. Ultimately, grade doesn't seem to matter that much as a result.What mostly knocks Melty Blood down a bit is the netcode. Online play can be all over the place, but when you get a bad connection fight, it can be downright unplayable even with the rollback netcode. There's also the Rapid Beat mechanic that is a great accessibility tool for newcomers, but it quickly just becomes a punishment to button mashers. Finally, while it doesn't seem fair to compare the start-from-scratch new game, it lacks the variety that was in the previous title, which had been going strong for 8 years in-between its first and last versions.Overall, I applaud Melty Blood for being a "High Floor, High Ceiling" kind of fighting game. While many franchises have been simplifying their games to lower the skill ceiling in order to make things less daunting on new players, Melty Blood gives newcomers a wide-variety of simple-to-use, hard-to-master tools to enjoy the game. I definitely recommend it, even if it's only spot at EVO is in the restroom.

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Review by thegreatreviw [user]
November 14, 2021

It doesn't get better than this. French Bread building off their success and talent with UNICLR have gone on to make a FANTASTIC 2D fightingIt doesn't get better than this. French Bread building off their success and talent with UNICLR have gone on to make a FANTASTIC 2D fighting game.Tutorials and missions are great going from beginners to advanced, and also really helpful for people new to the series and mechanics.Movement is ridiculous and you'll be all over the screen. Sprites are gorgeous too.Sound and music is top notch.Highly recommended.

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Review by PhantomThief11 [user]
October 28, 2021

Great game for those that are looking to get into the fighting scene. Characters are easy to use and the missions are nice for newcomers andGreat game for those that are looking to get into the fighting scene. Characters are easy to use and the missions are nice for newcomers and the like. If you're new to 2D fighting games and you like the Fate series then you will enjoy this. Seasoned players might find this game lackluster and not much variety with every characters. Customization of color palettes is a nice touch to the game.Pros:Made for gamepads and fighting sticksBeginner friendlyColor CustomizeNice GraphicsGreat OSTConsSmart CombosNo variety regarding combos with every character, you learned a character, you learned all of themSeasoned players may find this game boringConclusion: If you're a newcomer or you like the Fate series in general then you're going to love this game.

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Game Information
Release Date September 29, 2021
Publisher TYPE-MOON, Delightworks, French Bread
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Player Perspectives Side view, Text
Genres Fighting, Visual Novel
Themes Action
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch