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FranchiseBlazBlueSeriesXBlaze

XBlaze Code: Embryo

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First release
Jul 25, 2013
Genres
Adventure, Simulator, Visual Novel · Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

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.

Also known as XBLAZE CODE:EMBRYO, XBlaze Code: Embryo, BBADV_Steam.exe

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Storyline
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!Read more

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!

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Jul 25, 2013
PlayStation Vita
Jul 25, 2013
PlayStation 3
Jun 24, 2014
All 7 release dates
PlayStation Vita
Jun 24, 2014
PlayStation 3
Sep 18, 2015
PlayStation Vita
Sep 18, 2015
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 01, 2016
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Text
Keywords
anime, digital distribution, students, playstation tv support

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