<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
French-Bread	O
,	O
with	O
production	O
assistance	O
from	O
Type-Moon	O
and	O
Aniplex	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Delightworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
games	O
,	O
except	O
Guard	O
Meter	O
and	O
Moon	O
Styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
strictly	O
requiring	O
a	O
successful	O
EX	O
Shield	O
during	O
Blood	O
Heat	O
,	O
Last	O
Arc	O
moves	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
done	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
move	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Infinite	O
Worth	O
EXS	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
rollback	O
netcode	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
cross-play	B-Application
between	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
continuity	O
first	O
established	O
by	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon-	O
,	O
ten	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
series	O
set	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
Satsuki	O
Yumizuka	O
route	O
of	O
original	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
and	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Kagetsu	B-Application
Tohya	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters’	O
storylines	O
alternatively	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
remake	O
games	O
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
-The	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
red	O
garden-	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
also	O
updated	O
,	O
now	O
displaying	O
dynamic	O
character	O
sprites	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
their	O
portraits	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
presentation	O
closer	O
to	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
of	O
past	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
crossover	O
storyline	O
between	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
and	O
Fate	O
universes	O
,	O
which	O
concludes	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
Boss	O
Rush	O
chapters	O
,	O
with	O
Neco-Arc	O
as	O
its	O
overreaching	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
a	O
silhouette	O
of	O
Kagetsu	B-Application
Tohya	I-Application
’s	O
main	O
heroine	O
Len	O
briefly	O
appears	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
characters	O
were	O
added	O
later	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
to	O
twenty	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
yet-to-be-titled	O
HD	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
development	O
stalled	O
when	O
Type-Moon	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Witch	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Night	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
French-Bread	O
starting	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
main	O
heroine	O
of	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Sion	O
Eltnam	O
Atlasia	O
,	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
decade	O
later	O
,	O
Type-Moon	O
and	O
French-Bread	O
collaborated	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
"	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
HD	O
"	O
and	O
reboot	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
Type	O
Lumina	O
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
the	O
2021	O
remake	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
remake	O
made	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
some	O
fighters	O
who	O
last	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Sion	O
,	O
have	O
not	O
made	O
a	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reduced	O
roster	O
has	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
voiced	O
lines	O
and	O
unique	O
interactions	O
between	O
different	O
combatants	O
,	O
with	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
Cygames-developed	O
game	O
Granblue	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
cited	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
French-Bread	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Project	O
Lumina	O
,	O
an	O
entity	O
consisting	O
of	O
Type-Moon	O
,	O
Aniplex	O
and	O
Delightworks	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
2021	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
broadcast	O
that	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
will	O
be	O
release	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
alongside	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
September	O
30	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
and	O
deluxe	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raito	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
games	O
,	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Type	O
Lumina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
Stack	O
Black	O
performed	O
by	O
Hiyori	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
,	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kegani	O
from	O
Live	O
Lab	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
opening	O
themes	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon-	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
and	O
their	O
associated	O
stages	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
their	O
voice	O
announcers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
are	O
immediately	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
update	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
,	O
a	O
Dead	O
Apostle-type	O
vampire	O
version	O
of	O
Noel	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Fate	O
Project	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Eve	O
TV	O
Special	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Aoko	O
Aozaki	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
return	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
to	O
promote	O
upcoming	O
movie	O
adaption	O
and	O
home	O
console	O
ports	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
prequel	O
title	O
,	O
Witch	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
pair	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
was	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
tournament	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
held	O
by	O
Type-Moon	O
and	O
French	O
Bread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Neco-Arc	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
mainstay	O
who	O
was	O
non-playable	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
will	O
return	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
another	O
Fate	O
guest	O
character	O
,	O
Mash	O
Kyrielight	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Arcueid	O
's	O
Archetype	O
=	O
Earth	O
variant	O
in	O
the	O
Fate	O
mobile	O
RPG	O
gacha	O
game	O
Fate/Grand	B-Application
Order	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
an	O
anniversary	O
update	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
added	O
update	O
color	O
customization	O
systems	O
,	O
stage	O
select	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
ten	O
remastered	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
Type	O
Lumina	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Protocol
Star	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
Genesis	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
unusual	O
"	O
characters	O
were	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
other	O
Fate/Grand	B-Application
Order	I-Application
servants	O
,	O
the	O
Rider-class	O
Ushiwakamaru	O
and	O
the	O
Avenger-class	O
Edmond	O
Dantès	O
(	O
named	O
The	O
Count	O
of	O
Monte	O
Cristo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Delightworks	O
video	O
game	O
branch	O
's	O
acquisition	O
to	O
Aniplex	O
under	O
the	O
banner	O
"	O
Lasengle	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
productions	O
of	O
Type	O
Lumina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Gamer	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
accessible	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
combo	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Rapid	O
Beat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
further	O
enjoy	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
-A	O
piece	O
of	O
blue	O
glass	O
moon-	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
play	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamer	O
ended	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
systems	O
and	O
innovations	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
enough	O
reviews	O
to	O
score	O
at	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Inverse	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
netcode	O
,	O
deeming	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
rollback	O
inferior	O
to	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deep	O
movement	O
options	O
on	O
offer	O
were	O
given	O
special	O
praise	O
,	O
naming	O
the	O
end	O
result	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
flavor	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Under	B-Application
Night	I-Application
In-Birth	I-Application
,	O
classic	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Dengeki	B-Application
Bunko	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Climax	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
Actress	O
Again	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
event	O
of	O
EVO	O
2010	O
,	O
Type	O
Lumina	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
event	O
of	O
EVO	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
sold	O
11,604	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
18,833	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
30,437	O
retail	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Type	I-Application
Lumina	I-Application
sales	O
surpassed	O
270,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
