Melty Blood 2002

About

Tohno Shiki hears of a new series of murders in Misaki similar to the ones that took place in Tsukihime. Whilst searching for the murderer he meets Sion Eltnam Atlasia who initiates a fight with him, attempting to capture him. After the fight she reveals that her reason for attempting to capture him is to get in contact with the "True Ancestor" (referring to Arcueid) so that she may acquire information on the "cure for vampirism". Shiki then decides to help her with this task. The sequel to the visual novels Tsukihime and Kagetsu Tohya, Melty Blood is a combination visual novel/fighting game. The story moves through a series of fights. Depending on the outcome of each fight, the story will branch in one of two ways. Ultimately this corresponds to the ending of the game. The first couple of PC releases had adventure style stories with branches and multiple number of endings and a secondary story in arcade mode. Later versions only have the arcade mode, but they have many more characters.

What is happening now

Melty Blood is a fighting game with visual novel elements that originated in 2002. French-Bread's upcoming entry, Melty Blood: TWI-LUMINA, is expanding the series' narrative focus with a substantial story mode. Grand Scenario Mode, penned by Kinoko Nasu, will run roughly 20 hours and incorporates branching choices that can lead to different endings. The mode represents a significant commitment to the game's visual novel side, offering players an extended story experience alongside the fighting game mechanics.