

They are from Strider, allegedly.Įventually you control a roster of seemingly 100 characters, including pair and solo units, which are two different unit types that can be paired together. There are enemies named Ton Pooh, Pei Pooh, and Sai Pooh. Sakura Shinguji, Gemini Sunrise, and Pai Chan show up around hour 20. Do you have any idea what Captain Commando is? How about Star Gladiator or Summon Night? Remember Taki’s blonde student in Soul Calibur V? And new characters crop up constantly throughout the lengthy story. The game’s new characters, both allies and enemies, could be round up and labeled “Deep Cuts,” especially for American audiences. Project X Zone 2 features many of the same characters as the original (and reuses their assets as well), but also a couple Nintendo characters because why not? You’ll find Chrom and Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening and also Fiora and Metal Face from Xenoblade Chronicles.

Almost four years removed from that playthrough, I can safely say I genuinely enjoyed the game, but I was a little worried about the sequel-would it be more of the same? Turns out, yes: it absolutely is. By the end of that game (if you make it that far), you hate the game, all the characters, the game mechanics, and yourself.
