And you thought Nintendo Directs could run a little long
Bandai Namco has released what is likely the final major trailer for the upcomingSD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays.Coming in at a staggering 30 minute run time, the preview gives a comprehensive look at what story events we can expect within the game, and even hints at the length for some of its campaigns. In addition, a season pass has also been revealed with a couple of fan favorites, including this writer’s.
you’re able to catch the behemoth of a trailer at the 10 minute mark below.
Since not everyone has the time or patience to sit through a 30 minute trailer just to see their favorite series, I will provide some timestamps to help save you time. The content forWingstarts at 11:45,SEEDstarts at 15:58,00starts at 24:39,Iron-Blooded Orphansstarts at 30:47, and a general montage of the entire cast winds it down at 37:23. The previous game,Genesis, had atrailer in a similar style, and it was the last one before that game’s release, so enjoy the moment while it lasts.
During theIron-Blooded Orphanssegment of the trailer, we can clearly see a banner at the 32:37 mark indicating that the cutscene in question is taking place during stage seven. If we assume the other four TV series also have at least seven stages, and the eight side stories and movies having at least two each – likeGenesisdid – then there’s at least 51 stages in the game. That’s a pretty good amount, all things considered.
Finally we have the announcement of the season pass, which will have four waves of content, planned for December this year to March 2020. While much of it is unknown at this time, the first wave will be just three pilots and machines, no scenarios included. They are Gundam X and Garrod Ran fromAfter War, Turn A Gundam and Loran Cehack fromTurn A, along with Gundam AGE-1 and Flit Asuno fromGundam AGE. If I was a betting man, expectG Gundam,Reconguista in Gand theBuildseries content in the later packs.
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Raysreleases with an English translation on November 28 in Asia. It will be available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and on PC.
