Bleach launch trailer: Rebirth of Souls, a title that follows Ichigo's trip and includes unpublished stories

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By Rita Ora

Bleach, the manga written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, is reincarnated again in video game with the launch of Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, which is available today for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC through Steam. On this occasion we are facing a 3D fighting game developed by Tamsoft, responsible for the Senran Kagura and OneChanbara saga as well as Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions.

The Bleach campaign: Rebirth of Souls allows players to live the main story of Ichigo's rise as Shinigami in the Sagigami Saga Saga Substitute until the battle against Sosuke Aizen in the saga of the start. In other words, the game covers the first great plot arc and leaves for a possible next installment the saga of the lost agent and bloody war of the thousand years, which in principle should end the anime based on the work of Tite Kubo. We will see if Bandai Namco is encouraged to launch a game that completes the story.

In addition to a look at history in general, Bleach: Rebirth of Souls has a mode called secret stories that shows unpublished stories of some of the characters. The title has a catalog of more than 30 characters with their own combat style and distributed among the heroes of the world of the living (such as Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryu Ishida and Chad), the members of the Soul Society (such as Rukia Kuchiki, Kenpachi Zaraki and Yoruichi Shihoin) and the residents of the world hollow Aizen).

Bleach: Rebirth of Souls presents a combat system where the key lies in dominating distances and strategy, and based on this choosing, blocking or using a groundbreaking. The ultimate goal is to exhaust the bar of spiritual particles of the opponent. To achieve this, the title has different options and mechanics, such as the fast attack combo and the fulminant attack combo. The range of each character's sword is different, as well as their powerful actions and speed. In addition, players have an energy bar that can be consumed with attacks such as setback actions, which keep the rival on guard and open the door to a series of attacks that can be executed consecutively and without pause.

Once the spiritual particles of the opponent are exhausted only to destroy his soul, something that Kikon can do, an attack that has access to inflict enough damage. A character without spiritual particles and the weakened soul can still win the fight thanks to a mechanic that increases his will to fight as he receives damage. There comes a time that this system allows to activate the awakened state, which enhances the attributes and alters certain actions. This «investment action» is presented as one of Bleach's strengths: Rebirth of Souls.