BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,671 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.4h for positive, 2.9h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (26.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (50)

• Better Safe Than Sorry Dished out significantly more damage than the opponent's remaining HP. 100%
• Oh…NOW I Get It...! Finished the Calamity Trigger scenario in [Story] mode. 54%
• Time to Hit the Arcades Finished [Arcade] mode. 54%
• Finger on the Button Defeated an opponent while using the Stylish Layout. 53%
• Eye of the Tiger Trained for more than 30 minutes, non-stop. 37%
• Just the Beginning Defeated the boss at level 100 of the [Abyss]. 34%
• Domestic Battery Using Relius, fight a battle without depleting the Ignus gauge. 33%
• Mind on my Money Accumulated over 100,000P$. 31%
• Aaaaaand I'm Spent Used up the Ignis gauge while fighting as Relius. 27%
• To Be Continued…! Witnessed the true ending in [Story] mode. 27%
• Noooooo...el! Finished off an opponent with Noel's Nemesis Stabilizer. 25%
• Breaking in the New Guys Finished Makoto's, Valkenhayn's, Platinum and Relius's scenarios in [Story] mode. 22%
• Lunatic Equipped all of Luna's weapons during one round. 22%
• Kaka-kaze Have been blown up by the chibi-kakas in [Unlimited Mars] mode. 19%
• That Will Suffice Finished the [Tutorial] mode. 18%
• Insecticide Summoned and used all of Arakune's bugs during a single combo. 17%
• Artwork?! Gimmie! Unlocked 50% of the items in the [Gallery]. 17%
• Mars Needs Winnin' Attempted [Unlimited Mars] mode over 10 times. 12%
• Mastered the Basics Cleared over 50 missions in [Challenge] mode. 12%
• Just How I...*wheeze*...Planned Using Bang, had Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan activated for more than 30 seconds of the battle. 11%
• You've Been...Terminated With Lambda, summoned every type of sword during a single round. 11%
• About Half Way Defeated the boss at level 500 of the [Abyss]. 11%
• Tager? Don't Even Know Her! Turned the tide and won a battle using Genesic Emerald Tager Buster. 11%
• Murakumo...AWAKEN! Defeated the secret boss in [Arcade] mode. 9.9%
• Level 20 Reached level 20. 9.5%
• Squirrel Power! Executed Makoto's super, Particle Flare, with only Level 3 punches. 9.5%
• I can't Stop Winning Won three [Ranked Matches]. 9.1%
• The Beginning of the End Finished [Score Attack] mode. 8.7%
• Mastered the...Master? Cleared over 100 missions in [Challenge] mode. 8.0%
• Gallery Guru Unlocked everything there is to see in the [Gallery]. 8.0%
• Feels Like the First Time Won your first team [Player Match]. 8.0%
• Shocking... Positively Shocking Using Rachel, shocked your opponent more than 15 times during a single combo. 8.0%
• Threat Level...Escalated During the course of one combo, placed all four of Mu's Stein's Gunners. 8.0%
• Don't Give A Kaka Successfully executed jumping D, jumping ↑+D and jumping ↓+D in the middle of a combo. 7.6%
• I See What You Did There Played back replay data over 10 times in [Replay Theater]. 7.2%
• Fangs for the Memories! Used Hazama's Rising, Falling and Devouring Fangs during a battle. 7.2%
• Get Off My Lawn! Performed a 30+ hit combo using Valkenhayn. 7.2%
• Getting Down to Abyss-ness Defeated the boss at level 999 of the [Abyss]. 6.8%
• *Wheeze*...Just Getting Started Increased all character stats to 50 in [Abyss] mode. 6.8%
• There's No Won a team elimination match without even fighting. 6.8%
• Plays Well With Others Fought ten team [Player Matches]. 6.8%
• Power of the Azure Performed a 90+ hit combo using Ragna. 6.8%
• Ice Ice Ice Baby Used all three of Jin's special attacks that freeze opponents in a single combo. 6.8%
• A Spectacle Landed Carl's Vivace, Cantabile, and Allegreto during a combo. 6.8%
• Over 9000?! Dealt over 10,000 damage to an opponent in a single combo. 6.8%
• Just Getting Used to it Raised any character's PSR to over 200 in a [Ranked Match] 6.5%
• Sharp Shooter Hit the opponent with all of Litchi's Great Wheel attacks. 6.5%
• Fight for Survival Using Tsubaki, executed all of the "D" versions of her special attacks in a single combo. 6.5%
• Abyssmal Shopaholic Acquired all the items from the shop in [Abyss] mode. 6.1%
• Like a Boss Fought 100 matches in [Ranked Match]. 6.1%