Studio Saizensen and Nicalis'
Blade Strangers is a 2D crossover arcade fighting game. The game focuses on one-on-one fights featuring characters from other indie titles such as
Code of Princess EX,
Umihara Kawase, and Nicalis' indie sensation
Cave Story.
Over the course of last week, Nicalis has been revealing new characters that will be joining the fight in
Blade Strangers. The characters that they have announced are Shovel Knight, from Yacht Club Games' widely popular
Shovel Knight, Gunvolt from Inti Creates'
Mega Man-inspired action-platformer
Azure Striker Gunvolt, Isaac from
The Binding of Isaac, and "Mr. Traveler" himself Quote from
Cave Story.
The full roster of fighters for
Blade Strangers already included original characters Solange and Ali, plus Master T and Joe the Liongate from
Code of Princess EX,
Umihara Kawase's Kawase, Noko and Emiko, as well as Curly Brace from
Cave Story. Now, Nicalis has released a new action-packed cinematic intro featuring guest characters Shovel Knight, Isaac, Gunvolt, and Quote.
Check it out:
A malevolent force known only as Lina is devouring data from a vast, interdimensional network of servers overseen by sentient computers called ”motes.” In desperation, the motes summon heroes from a variety of parallel game worlds to face off against each other in one-on-one combat. The tournament victor has the potential to be awakened as the Blade Stranger—the savior who can vanquish Lina and protect the motes from further harm!
Blade Strangers hasn't been given an official release date but is expected to come out for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC this Summer.