In spite of the characters themselves not really fitting what is expected of fighting game character design (Aoko is peak unironically) it sports some of the most fun movement mechanics in the genre not from a platform fighter and a freeform pressure system that has a lot of room for experimentation. F Aoko is a very unique take on a shoto that I enjoy and I also really enjoy the setplay potential of F Nanaya or being a big hitbox menace with C Nero and the setup potential of C Roa. Also sports the best soundtrack of the genre. Be sure to play the community addition for rollback if you want to play online.

Actively played this for about 2 years. It's actually a very fun game with tons of characters and 3 distinct playstyles for each character, allowing for tons of player expression. The characters are very visually distinct and have very drastic strengths and weaknesses.
The movement of this game is so damn addicting, it makes you wish other games were like it.
The game's pretty unbalanced, with certain characters way better than others. However, at least for the European scene, most people play whichever character they find fun, and not whichever character is the strongest or highest on the tierlist or anything. From what I've heard, over in NA there's a lot more people playing the high tier characters, but this is hearsay - not personal experience.
The game's pretty dead though, and requires you to use Discord to find any games at all. Over the years the community has had some issues, and it is now fractured, making it even more annoying to actually play the game. This is actually what led to me stop playing it, alongside the release of the newer game Melty Blood Type Lumina, which killed our existing playerbase even more.
Easily the best fighting game OST in my opinion. Rhythmical bustle is the official tournament theme.
Wlen is cute! Wara is cute!