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Xblaze Code: Embryo
By Arc System Works, released 1 Jan 2013
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Vita
- kinetic novel
What it is
Xblaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel developed by Arc System Works and published by Aksys Games. Set 150 years before BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, it follows high school student Touya Kagari after an attack by an otherworldly being. A mysterious girl named Es saves him, and the story explores events that precede Ragna the Bloodedge’s journey. The game is listed as both a visual novel and a kinetic novel, with Adventure as its Steam genre. It is a single-player title, and the Steam listing includes achievements, full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. The listed platforms are Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita; the Steam platform is Windows. It was released in 2013.
What players like, and what they don't
- Story is set before BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Full controller support on Steam
- Steam Cloud support is listed
- Steam achievements are included
- Steam listing is for Windows
- Single-player only
Who it suits
Xblaze Code: Embryo suits players looking for a single-player visual novel connected to the BlazBlue setting. Its full controller support and Steam Cloud are listed for the Steam version.
Xblaze Code: Embryo centers on a character-driven story set before BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Players choosing the Steam version can use its listed controller support and Steam Cloud features.
