Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina Adds Grand Scenario Mode by Kinoko Nasu
The Grand Scenario Mode marks a return to narrative depth for the fighting game series, with Nasu's involvement signaling that the story content is a major draw alongside the accessible combat systems.
Key Facts
- MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA is scheduled for release in early 2027 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam.
- Kinoko Nasu wrote the new Grand Scenario Mode, announced on August 2 during the TYPE-MOON TIMES special edition in FGO Fes. 2026.
- The game features two control styles: Act mode with one-button special moves and Duel mode with traditional command inputs.
- Len, voiced by Kaori Ishihara, appears in the game and was shown in battle footage for the first time.
- The previous game MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA sold over 500,000 copies by June 2024 and has a Very Positive rating on Steam.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer.
TYPE-MOON announced on August 2 that the upcoming fighting game MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA will add a new Grand Scenario Mode written by Kinoko Nasu. The announcement came during the TYPE-MOON TIMES special edition in FGO Fes. 2026, where gameplay footage from the development build was also shown. The game is scheduled for release in early 2027 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. It is a new entry in the Melty Blood series, based on the Tsukihime world and incorporating systems from the previous game MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA. The stream introduced two control styles: Act mode, which allows one-button special moves and dash actions with a forward input, and Duel mode, which uses traditional command inputs. The Rapid Beat system, which enables combos through button mashing, has been enhanced to include gauge techniques. Four characters were shown: Shiki Tohno, Arcueid, Mash from FGO, and Len, voiced by Kaori Ishihara. Len's battle footage showed her using a black cat to suppress opponents and throwing Neco-Arc. The Moon Gauge has been replaced by the Luminous Gauge, and a new technique called Gauntlet sends opponents flying.
- Grand Scenario Mode is a new mode in which Kinoko Nasu's scenario can be read, similar to the previous game.
- Shiki Tohno gains a projectile that cuts through distant space, one of several adjustments to returning characters.
- Len, absent from the previous game, was shown in battle for the first time, using mid-to-long-range attacks frequently.
- Pre-battle exchanges between characters are included in the game.
- Act mode supports dash actions with a forward input and one-button special moves where a direction plus the special move button executes a technique.
- Duel mode offers more freedom with traditional command inputs, with no disadvantage compared to Act mode.
- The previous game, MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA, released in September 2021 shortly after Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-.
- TYPE LUMINA sold over 500,000 copies as of June 2024 and holds an 88% positive rating on Steam from 9,020 reviews.
- The new game was first announced on May 2, with Shiki Tohno receiving a new visual.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.