Despite that, I think you're a couple of leagues ahead of me, given your 6-3 victory. :)  This was actually the first time I took the game online, and despite the sluggish intro just before battles, the experience on my end was silky-smooth.  They really did a great job with the netcode.

But yeah, I got an awfully good bruising from ya.  Noel in your hands was devastating, and I was genuinely stunned at how powerful Iron Tager is; I glanced up my life bar at the half way mark, you smacked me around a couple of times, and the next thing I knew, I was dead on the floor. x_x

So uh...to get 100% completion in story mode, do you have to lose at certain points? I've gotten to 92% with Rachel, and I've done all conceivable paths.

Ramza

You have to lose and beat certain characters with a Distortion Finish.

The first time I beat Litchi with Noel, I didn't use one. The second time around I did and got a different CG.

Here's my interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori. Both of them seemed like laid back guys, so it was fun talking to them.

http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090717/art … tID=110450

Beat certain characters w/ distortion finish to unlock diff paths or get diff scenes. Oy, this is going to get complicated. I can't remember for most things I've done whether or not I beat them w/ distortion finish. I'm gonna need a walkthrough to get 100% with most characters. Thanks for the help.

ALSO...holy crap, interview with creator and composer of GG/BB? That's awesome, my friend. I'm gonna try to get the word out on that. Very cool.

Ramza

Ha, I think this will be one of the last times I do this well.  If you want to feel better, let's jump on SSF2HD and see how well I fare. 

My octagonal gate arrived yesterday and I was able to install it no problem.  HOLY CRAP does that thing make a difference!  Now I can actually start playing the game!

Nice, glad the swap-out went off without a hitch.

Truthfully, I'm not sure how much further I'd like to invest in BlazBlue.  At this point, I've gone through the story and arcade modes a number of times, and tried out a fair amount of online matches, but I'm just not feeling the gameplay as much as I thought I would.  It's a wonderfully polished game, jam-packed with content, and graced with a fabulous netcode..... but my preference has always been in the technical, more ground-based fighter.

You considering Street Fighter IV at all, Dustin?  :)

Yes, and by that I mean I'm waiting for the collector's edition on Goozex.  As it turns out, I'm 9th in line and no one's trading it, so I'll be waiting awhile.  Unless, of course, I can get the CE for dirt-cheap. 

I'll be getting that Tekken 6 bundle when it comes out (already got $58 down on it at GS).