X-Edge (Crossedge) Battle-System and Merchandise

9/22/2008

The battle system of Crossedge has always been a bit confusing to me. I understand the basics, but it was hard for me to really imagine it in action. Luckily, I stumbled upon this video the other day which shows an actual battle from the game.

The video shows a few different characters participating in some team attacks, as well as performing some special abilities. I am glad to see that Etna’s Prinny is in fact playable. The one special ability he does towards the end of the video is pretty cool.

In addition to this video, some updates to the Japanese website for Crossedge have been made. One update concerns some possible pre-order bonuses. Depending on which store the game is pre-ordered at, Japanese gamers can get 1 of 4 different bonuses. The participating stores are Sofmap, Geo, Messe Sanoh, and Imagin. I didn’t include the link for Messe Sanoh because it’s well… not work safe.

The two on the left are Telephone cards, the one all the way to the right is a clear file, and the one next to it is a tosho card (kinda like a pre-payed debit card).

It has also been confirmed that X-Edge will be released with a series of downloadable content. So far the confirmed content is an Item Pack, and two seperate dungeons. More will be available sometime after the game’s September 25th release.

A website for the game’s OST has been launched as well. You can check that out here. There are 4 songs you can listen to for free now, one of which is Blade of Tears, the game’s featured song.

Sadly there is still no news on Crossedge coming to the West, although I remain hopeful. NIS has mentioned the game in an interview with RPGamer.com. Hopefully the other 4 companies (Gust, Capcom, Bandai-Namco and Idea Factory) won’t have to OK the game’s localization as that could take forever.