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70/100
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63/100
Critics2 reviews
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Metacritic5 critic reviews
43/100
Metacritic usersuser score
76/100
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3.71/5
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78% positive69 reviews
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Windows
Price
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2013 · Arc System Works · Adventure · Kinetic novel

Xblaze Code: Embryo

PlayStation console exclusive

Xblaze Code: Embryo is a Japanese visual novel and the prequel to the fighting game series BlazBlue. The game is set 150 years before the events in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. The player assumes the role of Toya Kagari, a resident of Shin Yokozaki City and a sophomore at the prestigious Hakuou North Academy.

Released
25 July 2013
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation VitaWindows
Genres
AdventureKinetic novelSimulationVisual novel
Developers
Arc System Works
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side viewText
Themes
Fantasy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 16CERO CGRAC 15+ACB MESRB M
Languages
English, Japanese
Time to beat
9.5hmain story24hcompletionist
Composers
Kikuo

About

Xblaze Code: Embryo (エクスブレイズ コード:エンブリオ, EkusuBureizu Kōdo: Enburio) is a prequel visual novel of the fighting game series BlazBlue by Arc System Works. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on July 25, 2013 and North America on June 24, 2014 by Aksys Games. The Microsoft Windows's version was released worldwide on March 1, 2016. A sequel titled Xblaze Lost: Memories has been released for the PS3 and Vita in 2015 and on Windows in 2016.

›Story

Set 150 years before the events of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, XBlaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel that follows Touya Kagari, a high school student whose world is turned upside down when he is attacked by a seemingly otherworldly being and saved by a mysterious girl named Es. Delve deeper into the BlazBlue mythos and learn about events prior to Ragna the Bloodedge’s epic journey!

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Story

The story follows Touya Kagari, a sophomore at the prestigious Hakuou North Academy and a resident of Shin Yokozaki City. An earnest and responsible student, Touya initially leads an ordinary life. However, his life changes when he hears a mysterious sound coming from the Restricted Ward, an abandoned area of the city that has remained off-limits since a catastrophic disaster occurred there ten years earlier.

Driven by curiosity, Touya enters the ruins and travels deeper into the Restricted Ward. There, he discovers an injured man and approaches him to offer assistance. Instead of accepting Touya's help, the man suddenly attacks him, accusing him of being an enemy. Touya soon finds himself caught in a series of bizarre and dangerous events involving mysterious ringing bells, violent individuals, and supernatural phenomena.

Reception

On Metacritic the PlayStation Vita release of the game has a score of 43% based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Tom Farndon of Pocket Gamer UK wrote: "If you're a fan off the BlazBlue series, pick up a copy. If not, then you may want to avoid it unless a visual novel is exactly the experience you're looking for."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 325 July 2013Japan · North America 24 June 2014 · Europe 18 September 2015
PlayStation Vita25 July 2013Japan · North America 24 June 2014 · Europe 18 September 2015
Windows1 March 2016Worldwide

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