Melty Blood: Type Lumina - Trailer

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Published on December 10, 2022 9:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5PSQ7TNjI

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Melty Blood: Type Lumina (2021)

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Melty Blood: Type Lumina is a 2D fighting game and the fifth installment of Tsukihime fighting game series Melty Blood, developed by French-Bread, with production assistance from Type-Moon and Aniplex, and published by Delightworks. It was released worldwide on September 30, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.

Plot
The game is set in 2014, in the new continuity first established by Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, ten days before the events of the visual novel, unlike the earlier entries in the Melty Blood series set in 2001, a year after a hypothetical Satsuki Yumizuka route of original Tsukihime and a month after Kagetsu Tohya. Although some of the characters’ storylines alternatively take place during Tsukihime remake games -A piece of blue glass moon- and the upcoming -The other side of red garden.

Unlike the first game in the series, Type Lumina does not have an overarching story with a single point of view; instead, each character has their own Story Mode that consists of multiple stages, with select encounters accompanied by conversations presented in a visual novel style, and an ending sequence. A Boss Rush story which stars Miyako written by Kinoko Nasu unlocks after completing all individual scenarios.

Characters
The game has fourteen fighters in an initial roster. Six characters were added later as free downloadable content, bringing the total to twenty.

Development
In 2010, Melty Blood: Type Lumina was originally planned as a yet-to-be-titled HD remake of the Melty Blood. However, development stalled when Type-Moon began working on the Witch on the Holy Night visual novel. This led to French-Bread starting Under Night In-Birth in 2011 where the original main heroine of Melty Blood, Sion Eltnam Atlasia, appeared as a guest character.

On March 25, 2021, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, developed by French-Bread, and produced by Project Lumina, an entity consisting of Type-Moon, Aniplex, and Delightworks, was announced for a 2021 worldwide release for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles. On June 23, 2021, it was announced through the Type-Moon Vol. 3 broadcast that a Microsoft Windows version will be release via Steam alongside consoles, as well as the game's September 30 release date, and standard and deluxe editions.

The first DLC character, a Dead Apostle-type vampire version of Noel, was revealed on December 22, 2021. During Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special in the end of 2021, Aoko Aozaki was announced to return as a second DLC character to promote upcoming movie adaption and home console ports of Tsukihime prequel title, Witch on the Holy Night. Both characters were released on January 13, 2022.

The next pair of DLC characters was announced after the first official tournament on April 10, 2022, held by Type-Moon and French Bread. A powered-up form of Ciel (who is also part of regular Ciel’s Arc moves), and a new character exclusive to the remake, Mario Gallo Bestino, were released on April 14, 2022. Every character also received five additional color palettes.

Reception
The Japanese magazine Gamer found that the game was accessible thanks to its combo mechanics and the introduction of Rapid Beat system, and recommended it to players who wish to further enjoy the story of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, even if they do not play fighting games. The reviewer was surprised that even after the visual evolution with larger sprites, it still retained the basic feel of past titles. Gamer ended their review by saying that the new systems and innovations have created a completely new experience for the new Melty Blood era.

In the West, the game did not receive enough reviews to score at review aggregator Metacritic. Noisy Pixel praised the game's presentation, noting responsive menus, "excellent" animations, and "fantastic" music. Praise was also given to gameplay for both being accessible, as well as more competitive due to the introduction high skill-level mechanics. Giving the game a score of 9/10, they summarized that Type Lumina "is an incredibly enjoyable fighting game that you will have a good time playing online, even on the Switch."

Sales
In Japan, during its first week of sales, Melty Blood: Type Lumina sold 11,604 units on the Nintendo Switch and 18,833 units on the PlayStation 4, for a total of 30,437 retail copies sold. This does not include download sales.

On March 14, 2022, Melty Blood: Type Lumina sales surpassed 270,000 units worldwide. On September 24, 2022, it was announced that the game's worldwide sales surpassed 330,000 units.