Infinite-Bits Review: Cross Edge

Do you love JRPGs? Do you really, really love them? If so, you’ll find a mountain of fun in Cross Edge, a cross-over game published in the US by Nippon Ichi but containing characters from Gust, Idea Factory, Compile Heart, and Capcom franchises as well. Nippon Ichi put in two Disgaea characters, Capcom brings some Darkstalkers characters, Gust brings in Mana Khemia 2 and Ar Tonelico characters, Idea Factory brought in some Spectral Souls and Generations of Chaos characters, and Compile Heart put them all together with their original creations. The result? A story no better than fan-fiction composed on a napkin in a local Japanese eatery, a horrifically convoluted and almost punishing menu system, and one of the best damn battle systems (read: complex) a JRPG has seen in a while.

But a warning… this game is HARD. Very hard.