Idea Factory hat in der aktuellen Famitsu X Edge für die PS3 enthüllt. Entwickelt wird das RPG von Compile Heart. Aber auch andere Entwickler wie Capcom, Namco Bandai, Gust und Nippon Ichi haben mit dem Spiel zu tun, denn es handelt sich dabei um ein Crossover aus verschiedenen Spielreihen. In X Edge tauchen demnach Charaktere aus Darkstalkers, Ar Tonelico, Disgaea, Spectral Souls und Mana Khemia auf. Die Hauptcharaktere, zwei Männer und eine Frau, sind jedoch keine bekannten Gesichter.
Das Kampfsystem von X Edge soll actionbasiert sein. Auf den ersten Screens ist zu erkennen, dass die Kämpfe ähnlich wie in der Tales of-Reihe ablaufen werden.
X Edge wird in Japan im September erscheinen.
Characters
Characters from the respective devs will be featured from Vampire (Capcom, Darkstalkers in the US), Ar Tonelico (Bandai-Namco), Disgaea (Nippon Ichi), Spectral Souls (Idea Factory), and Mana Khemia 2 (Gust).
Hero: Kannagi Yuuto
Heroine: Aiba Mikoto
Vampire/Darkstalkers:
Morrigan
Felicia
Demitri
Ar Tonelico:
Orica
Misha
Shurelia
Disgaea:
Etona
Prini
Spectral Souls:
Miu
Mana Khemia 2/Marie's Atelier (sp?):
Lilia
Rose
Marie
Story:
Main character(s? not sure if you choose one or the other or stuck with both) wakes up in a disorienting screwed up world alongside other characters who don't belong there. The world they wake up in survives and evolves by devouring souls from other realms/worlds. If nothing is done, the worlds from which the souls are being stolen from, will cease to exist...and so starts the story.
Worlds:
There are 2 worlds that are known thus far. The Underworld which consists of souls from Vampire/Darkstalker and Disgaea, and the Dreamworld which consists of souls from Ar Tonelico and Marie's Atelier. Each world has dungeon(s?). Sounds like your goal is to free the souls which don't belong in your realm.
Battle System:
Each charater is alloted action points (AP) and can attack during your turn repeatedly until your AP is used up. You can chain attacks which result in combos which ultimately result in increased damage. Sounds somewhat similar to a modified Ar Tonelico 2's battle system (which was time limited rather than AP, but chaining combos helps increase your harmonics level which resulted in increased damage or something).
Form Change:
As you save more souls from this world, the female characters have the ability to obtain equipable "forms" which increase stats, abilities, and what not. This sounds similar to obtaining costumes from completing cosmosphere levels in ar tonelico I/II.
