Bandai Namco needs to be applauded for bringing this over, it’s got such niche appeal and usually, these sort of games are left to the Japanese audience to enjoy. But here we are in 2013, and getting more localised Japanese RPGs than we can handle For that, we can be very happy indeed.
Project X Zone
Monolith Soft, Inc. · Jun 25, 2013
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The ultimate cross-over game! For the first time ever, characters from some of the most historic franchises in video game history come together in one epic adventure! Play as over 50 of your favorite characters from NAMCO BANDAI, SEGA, and Capcom and watch them interact in dream scenarios. Project X Zone is the ultimate strategy RPG that combines the greatest collection of characters ever seen in a video game! The world is engulfed in a quiet chaos. Shadows lurk behind the unchanging peacefulness of everyday life. Twisted beings writhe unseen in the darkness. Mysterious dimensional portals connect the real world to others more fantastic.
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7.5
Critic reviews
- 8.0As much as I loved Project X Zone, it's not for everyone. The story is incomprehensible. It can be pretty repetitive. And those lacking a strong attachment to Capcom, Namco Bandai, and Sega's iconic characters might want to stay away. That said, this is a love letter from Japan that just about any RPG fan should seriously consider checking out.
- 3.0Project X Zone is apt to suck in a lot of people with the promise of its large roster and entertaining 2D graphics. But it takes only a few chapters to realize that the battles are repetitive, the mechanics are shallow, the story is terrible, and the pacing is egregiously slow. Even determined fans will have a hard time sticking with this one. For all the charm of seeing Valkyria Chronicles in sprite form, the gameplay doesn't even rise to the level of mediocre. Avoid this one.
- 7.8Battles in Project X Zone can last quite a while too. It’s not out of the ordinary to see individual battles taking multiple hours. At one point, a battle lasted so long, with so many enemy ambushes, that it had to be completed over three days! Considered apart from its baked-in crossover goofyness, Project X Zone is still a rather fun strategy RPG. Granted, it’s not Fire Emblem: Awakening, but it’s still pretty fun.
- 6.5Still, the gameplay provides a decent, if unremarkable, framework to support bringing these disparate characters together to clobber countless denizens of the underworld and other nefarious creatures from varied pasts and futures.
- Despite the lack of depth and the repetition of combat, Project X Zone follows through as a tactical, humorous, preposterous romp through the best hits of video games. Even if you find the combat system strange, the streak of character cameos and the ridiculous number of hits that rack up with every battle will make any hardcore fan smile with appreciation. And if you're anything like me, that's hard to do.
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