Described as "anemic," it consists of brief visual-novel-style cutscenes between matches that often leave players confused if they aren't already familiar with the Shining series.
Character illustrations are beautifully rendered, looking as if they were "ripped straight from an anime". Blade Arcus From Shining EX
The game’s biggest weakness is its lack of variety outside of the core fighting. “The gameplay is vey easy to get into,
“The gameplay is vey easy to get into, great for newbees to fighting games and a great pickup to play with friends... I highly suggest to only buy this one a sale...” Steam · 4 months ago Described as "anemic
The Japanese voice work is fully professional and well-regarded, though there are no English subtitles for pre-match dialogue.
Beyond Story, Versus, Training, and Online, there are few extra features like an art gallery or survival mode in the base version.