In what should be the final installment for Blazblue the series does not disappoint. If you like the previous games in the series then more than likely you would enjoy this game. This is a solid fighting game with a great cast of characters. I'm not a huge fan of the fighting system because it's very combo heavy while I like brawling. However this is one of the few games out nowadays where you get your money's worth. Not only does this game give you all your characters upfront AND have Arcade mode (Hello Street Fighter V! Take notes Capcom!) but the arcade mode has included 3 arcs for the character that allow you to play through and learn about the story outside of story mode. A nice unexpected touch.Now I primarily got this game because it concludes Blazblue's story and I wanted to see how it all ends. This is by far the best story mode Blazblue has had. They definitely took some notes from Guilty Gear Xrd and made the story more enjoyable to watch by shaking up their old formula. Now when there is a fight on screen the character portraits move around and even have new "attacking" art. They use the same portraits from the previous games but they make them do more than just stand and talk this time around as they interact with one another more opposed to the previous games where they were stationary in one spot most of the time. Of course you get the animated scenes for the important parts of the game. The story mode has a few fights sprinkled in it (some you don't even have to win) but for the most part you'll be mashing the x button to see what happens next. As with most Blazblue games the story does having pacing issues so when it's "slow" you are moving at a snail's pace but when something does actually happen it makes up for it. They have a feature where you can read what was said prior in the chapter. They have subchapters which unlock after watching certain chapters and you have to exit the main story to view them. It is a little tedious to leave to the story menu and select the chapter then select the sub story IMO Bascailly the story is broken down to 11 parts with 100 or so chapters total before you complete the story mode (which gives you P$ and a new character) *For those not interested in the story the "skip button" fast forwards all the dialogue*They use "P$" which is a in game currency you get for just playing so you can buy more colors fro characters, music from previous Blazblue titles, art etc. Just something to do if you want to enjoy the offline single player content (Hello again Street Fighter V! Take notes Capcom!) Even after you complete story mode there is stuff to do and an incentive to continue playing the game. As stated above you definitely will get your money's worth from Blazblue.Speaking of Money's worth, is it worth shelling out extra money for this collector's edition? Yes...if you like artbooks. You get the Noel Vermilion figure (Not a fan of the character so this could be hit or miss depending on you) The main reason I buy collector's editions is usually artbooks. In the past Blazblue's artbooks were small small softcover artbooks but with this collector's edition there is a 100 page hardcover celebrating the art of Blazblue throughout the franchise's history from the original Blazblue to Central Fiction. You also get a CD with 10 soundtracks (check pictures for song listings) which is great because Blazblue has always amazing music.So why the 4 stars? First off this game is ONLY SUB. There is no dub available so in other words "no english voice actors" which sucks because the english voice actors have been there since the beginning and it sucks they aren't there for the final game. Next up is Jubei is STILL not a playable character despite being important since the first game. He's literally the only one from the "six heroes" that is not playable. Speaking of playable Mai is $7.99 DLC that is not included with this edition. If this is supposed to be "the final game" then why not have her included you know? Makes me feel like another version of "Central Fiction" might be released down the line. Considering Blazblue's history it's possible some sort of "Central Fiction Extend" could be released.In all honesty the biggest reason for the 4/5 stars is that I'm just not a fan of time travel, alternate timeline possibilities, etc. and that's a major thing in Blazblue's story. These storylines always lead to a convoluted story. I've played all the story of Blazblue and if you asked me what happened I would still have difficultly explaining it. Honestly the story feels "complicated for the sake of being complicated" sometimes which sucks because they have some cool/interesting characters. Speaking of sucking while I won't give anything away but the final fight in Story Mode was just...disappointing. Like it went from a "heck yeah!!!" moment to "oh...ok I guess?" Pretty much Blazblue Central Fiction was about to go out with a bang but instead chose a murmur leaving me kinda disappointed.Those are my complaints All in all I believe this collector's edition is worth the money if you are a Blazblue fan and Somewhat worth the money is you like artbooks/soundtracks. Blazblue the game itself may not be worth the money if you don't like anime fighting games and/or reading subtitles. However if you like the character designs and/or the music then I'd say give Blazblue a shot and you likely won't be disappointed.