Cross Edge
In a world where dreams and nightmares become reality, a band of powerful warriors from across dimensions must come together to stop their worlds from being consumed by evil incarnate. Harness the power of characters from such series as Disgaea, Artonelico, and DarkStalkers! Utilize the dynamic battle system to unleash powerful special skills and team combos, and choose your destiny!
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Quite enjoyable, Very artistic
Okay, first off let me say that I have NOT finished the game yet. However, I can say that I am having a lot of fun with it. This game recieves a lot of flak for having “bad quality.” The people saying this obviously do not know the kind of style this game is going for. Mana Khemia, Ar Tonelico, and of course, Disgaea, all use this type of stylized spriting combined with character art. It enhances the artistic quality of the game. Anyway, this is all aesthetics. It has nothing to do with actual gameplay, and anyone who refuses to play a game based on aesthetics is not a good judge of quality. Moving on—
The gameplay is fluid and fastpaced. Formation adds depth. The Skill system makes battles streamlined. The battles are fast. The game is hard, but not too difficult. It does suffer from a steep curve, enemies getting very strong, very quickly, however this could just be based on my own play style.
The soundtrack is great. The voice acting is excelent.
Please give this game a chance!
2 Stars A dream come true, or a nightmare?
I will admit, I was rather hyped for this game. 2D sprites don’t bother me, as I’ve greatly enjoyed Ar Tonelico and the Atelier Iris series on PS2 and I’m always down for a JPRG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) no matter how old school it may be. However, what I found was something that ended up disappointing me, even despite it’s star studded cast and nostalgic feel.
Cross Edge doesn’t do anything new. Granted, this isn’t a bad stance and, can in most cases, be good However, that’s not the case here. Backgrounds and sprites are all decent, but by far nothing to write home about and while the character portraits do change, I wish they would of offered more variety. I highly doubt Morrigan spent the entire game with her hand next to her face, as her range of portraits depicted. While I don’t mind listening to dialogue on still backgrounds with character portraits depicting their feelings, I feel that by the PS3 this concept has gotten quite stale. This is a tired practice from back in the PS1 days, graphics aren’t everything but there is also a time to start stepping forward. The story itself is very bland and while offering a very unique concept on a traditional style, it’s rather difficult to even care about it. This is also, by far, one of the wordiest RPGs I have played this year. The characters just seem to drone on and on. While I normally enjoy a dialogue heavy title, Cross Edge is just painful to listen to. The reason for this is because the characters babble on needlessly about unimportant things. What could of simply been said, the game chooses to drag it out in an attempt to lengthen gameplay. I originally thought the combination of different characters from all sorts of different games would provide a great variety and make for a great and unique experience, but all they came across as nothing more then cliche anime stereotypes. You have the whiny male hero and his female friend that supports him despite the fact that he seems to not want to do anything or associate with anyone. I find it baffling that they managed to make characters from other series just completely dull and stereotypical. The voice acting isn’t bad at all, but still isn’t enough to help break the uninteresting characters from being just cardboard cut-outs. By far the only stand-out feature is the music, which is rather unfitting at times. Really, do we need rock music for when their talking about something? They could be just talking about something completely casual and here comes this semi-intense rock music.
It really bothers me because I liked a lot of these characters in the respected games that they were in, but they just didn’t seem to mesh at all in this title. This game is only for the die hard JRPG fans and even then I can’t recommend it. Even then, I personally don’t think this game was nearly worth the price point it’s at, which is 49.99, especially since this could of easily been brought out on the PS2 for a much more reasonable 29.99. I harp on this game so much because I really feel that it doesn’t do anything new or really even try that much. It’s been stated before, but this game is pretty much all fan service. It will appeal to some out there, but for the majority of RPG fans, this might not be what your looking for.
I also want to add that, while I agree that an RPG shouldn’t be dismissed early on, there is no excuse to have to play for over three hours of the game before it gets interesting. I put in roughly 6 hours into this title and still had no interest in the story or the characters. A game should be able to pull us in immediately, or at least give us reason to keep playing. We shouldn’t have to slug through a game in hopes that it’ll get better. That’s not the sign of a good game, rather, that is more so hoping that the game will pick up as progression is made.
4 Stars give it a few hours
first off, if you are looking for a game with amazing next-gen graphics, this is not one of those. most people who are going to be interested in this product probably already know this from playing disgaea 3. but honestly this game could probably have run on a ps1.
like i said in my title, and like other reviewers might have mentioned: play this game for at least 3 hours before giving up on it. i will be honest, i wasnt really into it at all for the first 2 hours, but am now very glad i ventured on because i am pretty hooked.
what is at first really confusing is the battle system, its fairly complex and different enough from what one is used to to be confusing.
however, once you do get the hang of it, it is rather fun.
the first while, the game seems a bit barren and pointless, but that feeling fades soon.
but the dialogue is entertaining, the voice acting (japanese) is great, and once you get the feeling for the game it becomes really fun and addictive.
over all i give this game a 4/5.
its definitely worth it playing.
also: prinny rules, dood.
4 Stars Super fun but with a few flaws
Cross Edge has a few flaws but it’s still super fun. The battle system isn’t hard but takes a little bit of getting used to. It’s unique but not one of the best. The storyline is simple but I tend to like them like that. The graphics are lacking but not horrible. Having characters from other series really saves this game, it wouldn’t be near as fun with only original characters due to some lack of character development. I personally picked up the game because of Morrigan and Lilith (I love them) and definitely don’t regret it.
4 Stars Play it for more than three hours
Please do not listen to anybody who plays a game for 3 hours then writes a review about it.
The depth in this game is amazing! I have been yearning for a good classic style RPG on the PS3 for a long time now and this satisfies my every need.
As far as the “clunky” menu, I have no idea what the above reviewer is doing who supposedly is some kind of expert playing RPG’s (pshhh). The menus are SIMPLE and pretty straight-forward after 10 minutes of gameplay. There are functions later on that become more useful, but I really cannot say the menus are bad.
You CANNOT play a game of this depth for THREE hours and then review it. There’s 100’s of hours of gameplay, tons of weapons and armor, hidden items, hidden characters, and you’re going to write a review after THREE FREAKING HOURS?
I did not give this game 5 stars because it does not make use of the PS3’s next-gen system in terms of graphics and audio. However, this game absolutely proves that a solid gameplay system, incredible depth and wonderful characters make a game, not the visuals. My only gripe is I wish I could skip the movies because should I choose to replay it, they take forever (press start button to auto-forward)
To add to this review, even more hours into it, I understand why some people may not like it, but some reviews sound more like sour grapes and attacks rather than objective reviews. There are drawbacks to it which a lot of reviews have harped on already.
To give more detail though, as far as why I enjoy the game:
1. Battle System - Wonderfully implemented in my opinion. I hate, hate, hate the new style of “action” rpg’s where it’s basically Tomb Raider with RPG elements, ala Phantasy Star for the PSP. I also got tired of having forever to choose your actions as there was a sense of drama and suspense missing there. The gameplay system here is fast paced enough with the combo timer to keep me interested. I was also relieved to not have to run around and mash buttons like an action game.
2. The depth - There’s just too much stuff here to discover and probably has overwhelmed people to the point that they don’t like the game. There is a huge amount of combos, synth items and immeasurable ways to upgrade items through the composite function. Some people may loathe the depth, some people may love it, like me.
Give this game a chance, do not base your review on one simple-minded baby who gave up and said “whaaah, I’mma bash this game on Amazon because I’m not a God in this game three hours into it”. If a reviewer has a negative opinion of this game, see whether or not he is objective or just sounds spiteful. I realize that there are always going to be different opinions about games, but good and bad alike, the must be subjective and give reasons. You would not take this seriously if all I wrote was “THIS GAME IS SOOOO AWESOME, GET IT!!!!”
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