The PS3 cross-over RPG Cross Edge, is an *EXTREMELY* divisive & polarizing game...w/ the majority of players landing in the "hate" it side of this "Love/Hate" game.
Thing is, almost all of the complaints & flaws pointed-out by the "haters" - are accurate & valid.
- It has a horrible inventory/synthesizing system.
- The manual (and, even the strategy-guide) both come up waaaay short & fail miserably.
- In game tutorials aren't great...and...the "Help" screens would pretty much only make sense & be understandable to those who already know how everything works.
- A good amount of the story & dialogue is cheesy (but, I'll forgive it that one as it's to be expected from a game that mashes together characters from Disgaea, Ar tonelico, Mana Khemia 2, Atelier Marie, Spectral/Blazing Souls, Darkstalkers, etc --and-- it's a "NISA" game).
- *Nothing* makes sense (ex. once you open a menu, pressing "X" on a menu option may (and does) do something entirely different than pressing the Triangle button on the same option).
- It's brutally difficult & unforgiving, and, finally,
- There's never been a "Guide-Dang-It" game like this one. You will never "luck into" or figure-out on your own how to get the "True End" because you must know when (which battles) you have to do such illogical, un-intuitive, and non-sensical things, such as, being locked-out of the True End for hitting/damaging the Boss that you're fighting.
In spite of all of this (or perhaps, because of it) I (and some others) absolutely *LOVE* the game!!!
(*only* after figuring-out & understanding how all of this game's complex bullshit actually works & functions).
Some other games that I had a lot of fun with were:
Radiata Stories,
Shadow Hearts: From the New World, and
FF X-2.
