Gunvolt Chronicles (series)

Gunvolt Chronicles, known in Japan as White Steel X (白き鋼鉄の), is a video game series of action-platformers created by Inti Creates. It is a "spinout"Luminous Avenger iX1 Soundtrack, creator's commentsDengeki Online interview with Aizu, Tsuda, and Inafune, part 2 (English translation) or "gaiden" seriesInterview with Takuya AizuGematsu interview with Takuya AizuInterview with Matt Papa intended to run parallel to the original Azure Striker Gunvolt series, unlike Mighty Gunvolt. The first game in the series, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, takes place in an alternate timeline diverging from the original Azure Striker Gunvolt, and was released on September 26th, 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam.
While the English name "Gunvolt Chronicles" implies a general spinoff series, as indicated by the Japanese title it is in truth a series purely focused on Copen.
==About==
While it is very similar to the main Azure Striker Gunvolt series in gameplay and graphics, there are some key differences:
*iX is directed by main series scenario writer Toshiaki Tai instead of the main series director Yoshihisa Tsuda, although Tsuda did supervise iX1.
*iX games are categorized as just "Action" genre games, unlike the main series which is categorized as "Light Novel 2D Action" in Japanese; iX forgoes having Story Mode+ (mid-stage dialogue) in favor of focusing on the action.
*The main series is considered Inti Creates' flagship series and has many staff members involved in character and boss battle conception, but iX has a more conventional development process with the director and character designer deciding things. It takes 4 months on average to settle on each main series boss character's actions, but iX ones take an average of only 2 weeks. Also, while Azure Striker Gunvolt can be delayed until the team is satisfied since it's the flagship series, as a "normal" title iX absolutely must meet the deadline even if it means cutting content.
*While the main series tries (and mostly fails) to appeal to young boys, iX is designed with adults in mind.Luminous Avenger iX2 Soundtrack booklet, creator's comment
*Although the Japanese Inti Creates Twitter account used hashtags for the main series (#gunvolt #ガンヴォルト) during promotion of iX1,INTI CREATES Official tweet about Rebellio in iX1 starting with iX2 promotion and continuing into Card-en-Ciel a new hashtag #白き鋼鉄のＸ was created and used instead.INTI CREATES Official tweet about Vespa in iX2INTI CREATES Official tweet about Rebellio in Card-en-Ciel
Also of note is that both iX games were made to buy time for development of Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, which for years was struggling to make real progress due to uncertainty about Kirin's gameplay.
== Games == 
Game 	Platform	Release Date
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX白き鋼鉄の THE OUT OF GUNVOLTWhite Steel X: THE OUT OF GUNVOLT 	
*Nintendo Switch
*PlayStation 4
*Steam
*Xbox One
*DMM	
*Sep 2019 (Switch, Playstation, Steam)
*Dec 2019 (Xbox)
*Feb 2020 (DMM)
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2白き鋼鉄の2White Steel X2 	
*Nintendo Switch
*PlayStation 4
*PlayStation 5
*Steam
*Xbox One
*Xbox Series X/S	
*Jan 2022
=== Related ===
Game 	Notes 	Platforms	Release Date
GUNVOLT RECORDS CychronicleGUNVOLT RECORDS	Rhythm game featuring Lola alongside Lumen and Luxia from the mainline Gunvolt series.	
*Nintendo Switch
*Xbox series
*Steam
*Playstation series	
*Feb 2024
PuzzMiXロロパズミクス 	Suika puzzle game featuring Lola. 	
*Nintendo Switch
*Steam
*Playstation series	
*Apr 2024
==Soundtracks and Albums==
Soundtrack 	Notes	Release Date
GUNVOLT CHRONICLES: LUMINOUS AVENGER IX SOUNDTRACK白き鋼鉄の THE OUT OF GUNVOLT サウンドトラック 	
*Game soundtrack. (excludes DLC song Raison d'Etre)	
*Nov 2019
RoRo Melodies / ROROMELORoRo Melodies / ロロメロ 	
*Album with full chorus versions of all of Lola's iX1 songs.	
*Jan 2020
RoRo Robotics Vox / ROROROVOロロ ロボティクス ヴォックス / ロロロヴォ 	
*Album with full chorus versions of all of Lola's iX2 songs.	
*Jan 2022
GUNVOLT CHRONICLES: LUMINOUS AVENGER IX2 SOUNDTRACK白き鋼鉄の 2 サウンドトラック 	
*Game soundtrack. (No DLC tracks)	
*Jul 2022
== Fan Discs ==
To date two fan discs have been released, both for Luminous Avenger iX 1.
Fan Disc 	Notes	Release Date
Isola: Full Power Idolイソラ 全力アイドルロード 	
*Audio drama focused on Isola.
*One original Isola song and karaoke versions of Lola's normal songs.	
*Mar 2020
Prologue: The Muse of Hopeプロローグ -希望の歌姫- 	
*Audio drama focused on Lola set before the game's plot.
*Karaoke versions of Lola's special songs.	
*Mar 2020
== References ==
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