BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Steam Deck Playable

Arc System Works · Fighting · Feb 13, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

86%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 169 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you want to see the story, Youtube is probably your best bet.
169 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Of course given it's ArcSys, gameplay is really solid too.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
For $10, this is certainly worth the price, especially when that includes the amazing soundtrack.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Also, the graphics and music and overall presentation of the game are just absolutely beautiful.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
It's a really sophisticated combat system, and it's just outstanding.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
You're pretty much left to either play single player or get a friend with another controller/keyboard.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters169 reviews
Gameplay47 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Combat19 reviews
Controls17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer17 reviews
82%
Difficulty7 reviews
71%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance44 reviews
52%
Bugs20 reviews
45%
Crashes7 reviews
29%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.