Melty Blood’s Ciel Shows off in new ‘Type Lumina’ Gameplay Footage

Type-Moon have uploaded a new promotional video for the upcoming Melty Blood: Type Lumina showcasing Ciel in a fight against Tohno Shiki.
Ciel is a shown to be a well balanced fighter, able to take on opponents at all ranges thanks to versatile use of her black keys, dagger-like stakes she can throw and wield en masse.

This promotional video is a fully flegded fight, showing off a variety of combos the two can use in a practical setting, for how the game is going to be really played.
Besides seeing the hallmark incredibly smooth battle system, this also marks confirmation of the return of Melty Blood’s unique mechanic to start moving in combat before the round begins.

You can watch the footage below.

Melty Blood is a fighting game series that started as a doujin game back in 2002. It is developed as a collaboration between Type-Moon (Tsukihime, Fate/Stay Night) and French-Bread. (Under Night In-Birth, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax)

This newest entry of the series, is based on the recent Japanese released remake of Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon. As such, this title will also act as a reboot for the fighting series including HD environments, and upgraded visuals reflecting the remake of the visual novel. French-Bread has also rebuilt the battle system to include multiple combos that can be pulled even by newcomers.

Melty Blood: Type Lumina will be released worldwide for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on September 30, 2021. There are no plans for crossplay, but the title will feature rollback netcode.