Разработчик: Radical Fish Games
Описание
CrossCode — это процесс! Мы взяли лучшее от двух популярных жанров, нашли идеальный баланс и создали отличную игру. Вот, что такое CrossCode. Решайте загадки в подземельях, и получайте за это разнообразное вооружение — все, как вы любите, в старых добрых RPG. Применяйте во время боев полученные орудия, находите слабости своих врагов и пользуйтесь этим. Вы можете сами выбирать оружие и применяемые навыки, более глубоко исследуя механику боя.
Features:
- Погрузитесь в удивительное приключение на 30-80 ч. игры.
- Исследуйте огромный мир с 7 уникальными зонами и секретами по всей карте.
- Более 120 типов врагов, включая 30+ боссов.
- Пройдите 7 подземелий, каждое с уникальной тематикой и механикой головоломок.
- Освойте искусство боя: более 90 боевых стилей и еще больше пассивных навыков.
- Выполните более 100 заданий с разнообразными задачами и испытаниями.
- 60+ музыкальных композиций, созданных рисовым шариком (мы серьезно).
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german, simplified chinese, japanese, korean
Системные требования
Windows
- ОС *: Windows XP
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
- ОС *: Windows 7/8
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
Mac
- ОС: Mac OS X
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
- ОС: Mac OS X
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
Linux
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
- Дополнительно: Limited Gamepad Support. 3rd Party Tools might be required
- Процессор: 2 GHz dual core
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 1GB memory recommended
- Дополнительно: Limited Gamepad Support. 3rd Party Tools might be required
Отзывы пользователей
PLAY ITTTTT PLAYYYY ITTTTT.
Going through the entire game takes a while, and you shouldnt feel like all the optional content needs to be completed for the game to feel complete. The story is amazing, and the puzzles are perfect in my opinion. I myself have completed the main game twice already and im over 100 hours on the game, and I have only finished the full game including the DLC once. This is 100% worth the money at full price and its a game I will always recommend to others.
I will say however, it may feel rather slow in the beginning which is why I would recommend not doing ALL of the sidequests as it will take some time.
Lovely graphics with a nice art style, super fun fast paced combat with a lot of depth, excellent boss designs, plenty of content and challenging puzzles.
The only reason that you might not want this game is if you don't like puzzles or thinking. The game is quite heavy with it.
Wonderful gameplay, wonderful artstyle, wonderful story, just wonderful!
An astounding game, the depth and the attention to detail are incredible, which can prove to be a challenge also for seasoned players. 10/10
i just realized i had not left a review for this. crosscode is one of my favorite games ever made. it probably has too many puzzles that last a bit too long but that's ok because i'm a freak. that's all.
Amazing game 10/10
Fun combat/puzzle mechanics
Great OST
Good difficulty throughout, only a few spikes at bosses
Interesting story, theres jokes in it but it takes itself seriously. Its not super long but there's plenty of things to do on the side (Compendiums, upgrading gear, collecting/exploring, size quests), or maybe I just have too much time on my hands if I'm wrong
Castle Crashers-esque arena fights unlocked end game
New Game+ with new modifiers
If you like Zelda-type dungeon/puzzles, action rpgs, exploring, and/or collecting this is definitely worth a try
MMO level grinding in an offline, single player game. An overwhelming number of boring, tedious puzzles that were done better elsewhere 20 years ago and add nothing but padding to the experience. Instead of making things more engaging and interesting, upgrades make things more monotonous. I liked the premise of the story, the art is amazing, but I simply can't stand dealing with another mind-numbing puzzle.
10/10 game
peak story, gameplay, and fun
what else to say
Feel like a broken record but:
I don't even know what to put here.
I wish I could go back in time to play it again.
The best silent protagonist I've seen. Genuinely teared up at certain parts. Made me think of the difference between AI and human thought. Also made me think that maybe that question doesn't matter. Had a blast the entire time I played it.
Love this game.
Poderia perder um bom tempo descrevendo o por que deste jogo ser um dos melhores que já joguei, mas resumindo; ele é emocionante, divertido, possui uma história incrível e com alguns dos melhores plot-twists que já vi, mas principalmente é único, muito único, é um dos jogos mais especiais que joguei nos últimos tempos, seja o combate, a ambientação/cenários, os personagens, os puzzles ou as mecânicas, é genuinamente um jogo muito único e de um modo excelente, sempre tem algo novo que surpreende principalmente na história, inclusive na minha visão a DLC deveria ser obrigatória pois simplesmente encerra a história de modo perfeito. 10/10.
Look at how many hours I have in this game, I love it. I have played dozens and dozens of AAA, AA, and indie games from all the consoles/platforms in my life, and am a lot more picky with them now. Crosscode will always be in my top 5 or so video games ever. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me want to erase my memory of ever playing it so I could experience it again. Instead of me writing an essay about why I love it, I recommend you to go watch a YouTube video about it and you'll quickly see its charm.
This game is astoundingly good. The art style is cute but can be more intimidating when needed. The combat and puzzles are fun since they center around the player character's weapon which consist of supermarket bouncy balls. It makes it possible to fight and solve puzzles in completely unintended ways. What's that? There's a beast with face protection? Bounce a ball off a sheer cliff, against an orphan's forehead, and back into the beast's spine so you can paralyze it for life!
Combine this with the special abilities that are individual for blocking, throwing, dodging, and 1 for whenever you're not doing any of those. All 4 specials can also be changed for free to a completely different one whenever the hell you feel like it.
Granted, while the puzzles DO frustrate me, that's just because I'm blind as hell and somehow keep missing a very obvious symbol on the ground that literally shows you how to solve the puzzle.
The story itself is amazing as well. I don't want to accidentally spoil anything because it's amazing if you see it for the first time. I wish I could forget everything and play this game with fresh eyes once more.
Buy it, play it, if you don't like it, that's what the refund system is for, but even after 9 hours I am still having just as much of a blast as I did when I first started. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
The hidden gem of indie gaming, a truly criminally underrated game. Completed the game back in 2018, but writing a review only now
Not only is the game itself just gigantic, but it's also polished, has an interesting story, and doesn't fall short on pacing. Every aspect of it is executed to a very high standard, you'd never think it was all done by 2 Germans.
Did the very narrow set of supported languages (mostly Asian for some reason) killed the game's ability to appeal to a wide audience and jump on the hype train?
I'm glad that the developers have not given up and continue to create games, waiting for another masterpiece from them
This game got me hooked with the story and its still the best out there for me.
Sometimes I wished if there was a multiplayer function though.
This was recommended to me by a friend and like very other reviews say I agree.
I mean it really got me thinking man!
combat is a lot of fun and the puzzles are all really good.
i saw a lot of people complaining about puzzle difficulty but i haven't needed to look up a solution once, so don't read too much into that unless you have the problem solving skills of a gold fish.
Puzzle simulator, if you like puzzle, the game is for you. If you do not however, this game is not. You will spend hours doing puzzle and it hurts
The combat is great though.
It's a great game if you like timed puzzles that sometimes require precise inputs. If you don't, then this game will be an absolutely miserable experience for you.
This game is a lot of fun! The game has a lot , and i mean A LOT of content. The game switches from combat,to story to a puzzle game quite constantly, and the puzzles get exponentially harder, Specially at the pyramid.
The amount of side-content on this game is staggering, and it even has DLC for more content.
The OST is quite decent, and the plot is very similar to "main character got trapped in an MMO". If you watched hack//sign or sword art online, it's somewhat similar to that.
overall, a great game with great pacing and variety. The game constanly forces you to think. "how am i going to get there? to get that shiny lootbox" or "how am i supposed to do this puzzle, or beat this boss?"
i give this a 9.5/10
I can't say enough good things about this game, it's really too bad that it seems to have flown under most people's radar. Just finished my second play through, and still enjoyed every minute of it! Definitely play this game!
I was waiting to 100% the game to give out my full opinion on the game, And the time has come (No spoilers).
The story is really well made, And the more u keep playing the game the more you get connected to the characters.
There are a lot of puzzles in this game, Like a lot a lot. they're fun tho but require some thinking and brain cells of course. Others might not like the puzzle elements In this game but It's fun, youtube and wiki are there to help too.
The combat in this game is amazing. You have alot of variety of ways to attack enemies and the animations for each attack really look amazing. The combat is enjoyable and u won't have a hard time learning how combat works.
The graphics for this game are quite simple but really look beautiful, The animation for each place in the game feels smooth and It certainly doesn't hurt your eyes.
Overall, I am quite sad this game didn't get that big attention that it deserved but It's a really good game and everyone must try it.
10/10.
this game is fantastic but at the 13 hour mark, it feels like theres too much of it, and i gotta push to continue playing more of more-or-less the same.
inb4 food analogy, but imagine you order a pizza, but instead you get like 8 pizzas. all of its equally high quality, but im not eating 80+ slices bro, im already full by the 10th slice.
so if theres one thing to take away here, its that you should probably pace yourself when playing this, and avoid doing too much of the optional content, as fun and authored as most of it may be.
and it is absolutely worth playing, my thoughts were entirely glowing up until my last play session made me realise why i'd put off playing it for two weeks.
the biggest thing this game does well is how holistic its core gameplay is. a lot of games segregate or downright instance their gameplay elements; so for example in other games, you'll be in the overworld doing a puzzle, then you go into a platforming room, then you get locked into an arena where you fight enemies. this results in a sequence of 1 dimensional gameplay styles, but crosscode integrates all of it into one.
all of your combat tools are also your puzzle solving tools, and the platforming of the vertically layered stages is relevant to both. so you get this wonderful multi-dimensional space of gameplay possibility, where a given challenge can be any fluid combination of combat execution (usually aiming), movement, exploration, puzzle solving and platforming. and it explores all of these possibilities very well.
i bring this up because one of my major pain points with the JRPG genre is the complete lack of this. if you're like me and you enjoy the concept and aesthetics of JRPGs, but are bored by the gameplay of walking down interaction-less dungeon corridors with completely instanced and spatially irrelevant battle scenes, then crosscode will be what you want.
the fact that you can jump especially gives the entire game so much more interaction and the spaces more mechanical meaning. in a lot of RPGs, towns are just glorified menus, where you walk between houses to read text boxes, buy items, or maybe find a secret chest if you're lucky. but in crosscode, even the areas with no enemies have you engaging with the core gameplay through these little parkour puzzles. and thats completely ignoring the sidequests that DO have you fighting stuff in the towns, which more games need to do (especially if combat is their only gameplay)
i think many action rpgs could learn a lot from crosscode, because its the only ARPG i can think of that does this all this so well. the closest game is like kingdom hearts 1, but even in that game the combat was fairly isolated from all the adventure game elements.
to briefly level a complaint at the combat, i feel it could take more cues from shmups in such a projectile focused game. there are plenty of interesting bullet patterns, but the hitboxes are too large and your inertia too high to really dodge them. by that i mean raw touhou dodging, not dodge-roll i-frame dodging, the latter of which is the strategy most of the time. the game does well with the defensive mechanics present (though it really needs an indicator for unblockables), the perfect guard stops it from being too roll-spammy and theres other abilities besides, but i feel like theres untapped potential here with the natural complexity of raw dodging patterns if the game really allowed it. as is, you mainly find yourself right-clicking away from or through various bullet waves and melee bumrushes without too much thought on space or positioning. but it does work and is suitably fun and challenging, not to mention the extra layer of on-the-fly puzzle solving often involved in major encounters.
besides gameplay, its also got good music, detailed art and a good aesthetic (though i wish it leant more into the y2k/sci-fi over the cozy stardew valley kitsch). the story has an intriguing premise and works perfectly as a framing device for all of the mechanics that other games take for granted without bothering to contextualise (there are stats and MMO npcs because it literally takes place in an MMO), and it effortlessly marries the themes and the gameplay as a result. writing and characters are fine, its not anything elaborate or particularly colourful but its pleasant and earnest. lea is the highlight for me, mainly because she can't speak and communicates mostly non-verbally, so you kinda project more depth onto her than the other characters show. theres a lot of pathos to the idea of this character whos so warm and eager to connect with people, but is physically unable to speak, and i expect the story will capitalise on it. any pushing through this game from me will be to learn more about her.
but that kinda gets back to the start of the review. this is a good ass game but im not sure if its a '100 hours' good ass game. by the point im at, youre pretty full, and unlike a zelda game (which is also much shorter), the progression here doesn't change the gameplay and entire map in the way that something like getting the hookshot or bow does. you get new elements, but theyre basically just keys; stuff like ice blocks you need to melt to access a previously inaccessible area. you do unlock cool new combat abilities with the skill tree for each element, but theyre optional and can't have any challenges specifically designed around them, so it seems from beginning to end you're just throwing balls at bruddas in some configuration. this would be perfect for a shorter, more replayable game that explored the permutations at a much faster pace, but not for this.
its like, resident evil 4 is exceptional and you could comfortably get 40 hours between replays and bonus modes, but if the campaign itself was 40 hours it wouldn't work. and i use that as an example because that game ALREADY starts to drag past the halfway mark, despite how tight it is. you either need insane levels of depth and variety in core gameplay, or a fast paced episodic / constantly evolving narrative to maintain attention over that length. by the time you've cleared the first real dungeon and got the first of the act 1 mcguffins in this game, you're 4 hours out of midgar in ff7 and balls deep in the medallions in OoT.
so if theres something i hope the devs learn in their successor to this game, its to trim stuff down. not because any of the content is bad or filler like an open-world game, but because too much of good but somewhat interchangeable content harms the overall experience. did there really need to be 5 sliding block/bomb puzzles in a row before getting the boss key in the ice mines, even if all 5 were thoughtful and challenging? did autumns rise really need so many similar screens and 20 sidequests? all of these things are distinct enough from each other not to feel repetitive in the moment, but in the bigger picture, they're kind of redundant. its in the not-so-sweetspot of being unique and tightly packed enough that you're initially compelled to do all of it, but still so much that it gets tiring.
but ultimately this is an exceptional game in most areas, and an easy recommend if you like action-RPGs or zelda-likes at all, but know that you're mileage may vary and the well-spent hours might not take you to the credits.
Good story, combat is fun, but the pacing can feel off sometimes
Imagine a MMO for introverts mashed with character action fighting with hefty inspiration from Zelda and Chrono Trigger.
Now imagine the target audience for the puzzles aren't kids.
Now imagine that you come across a dungeon and your party members challenge you to a race through it.
Now imagine that you check the achievements and see that you need to beat the dungeon in an hour.
Now imagine that, three hours later, you are done with the dungeon because your balls won't GO WHERE YOU AIM THEM.
Wouldn't that be something?
When you think of JRPGS that belong in the hall of fame you'll immediately turn your attention to games like chrono trigger, or earthbound, dont get me wrong these are in the discussion for very good reasons. Genre defying games without a doubt. But id like to add CrossCode into that conversation. It is MY personal favourite JRPG simply for its amazingly written story and characters that somehow feel so organic. They feel like youve known them your whole life. That paired up with an addicting gameloop and you have a near perfect game for JRPG fans. If your on the fence about buying this game, just do it. It'll be worth every penny and will take u on the journey to figure out Lea's troubling past with a cast of unforgettable characters.
This game has soul.
Challenging combat and puzzles, engaging story and dialogue, multi-layered level design.
The level of detail in incredible in every aspect.
Minor cons are height perspective and leveling gaps in some areas.
One of the best RPGs I've ever played. The game starts off quite slow, but the story gets really good around the 15 hour mark and kept me hooked until the end. I also loved the intricate puzzle design that keeps building on every unique ability that you learn over the course of your playthrough. However, if puzzles are not for you, the dungeons could be a bit tedious.
My only complaints about Crosscode is its length and the combat.
The game is quite long, requiring about 60 hours to beat the main story and all side missions. The side quests are cool, but get pretty repetitive after a while, and don't give out very good rewards. The open world sections of the game are really well made, but require a lot of repetitive backtracking if you mess up and miss a jump during one of the many parkour challenges. Some players may also struggle to discern what areas of the level are traversable due to having verticality in a 2D game.
Every scripted combat sequence has a very specific method you are supposed to use to beat each enemy. At times I felt like I was being railroaded into using a specific tactic rather than having the flexibility to choose my build. Some enemies also felt way too tanky causing combat to drag on forever. If combat is not for you, the devs also added accessibility slider for players who want to skip the challenge and see the story.
Overall, I would highly recommend Crosscode to anyone who loves story-driven puzzle games.
One of the best games i've ever played, if you're into great combat, amazing puzzles and a beautiful world.. try it out!
I don't know how it was possible to make this fully-fleshed-out of a game. LOTS of puzzles- they unlock portions of your brain you didn't know were there, but never get you too stuck. A lot of GENIUS game design went into the crafting and interweaving of each mechanic- each very thoroughly explored. Seriously this game is such a masterpiece.
Everything in this game was evidently made with a strong passion towards creating an amazing game. The characters are written with strong motivations and moving relationships. The combat has great depth with an interesting skill tree and a variety of enemies that encourage you to fully explore your toolkit. The dungeons contain puzzles of varying difficulty that utilize the game's mechanics to its fullest, from projectile bouncing to elemental interactions. The game just felt like a constant high throughout, rarely reaching a low. I love this game so much and cannot recommend it enough.
CrossCode feels like A Link to the Past but they dialed up the puzzle to 11, and then some. The dungeons are hard, frustratingly so. Faj'ro Temple I'm looking at you. Heck, even the transition areas (trails) are filled with platforming puzzles that took me hours on end just to find a path.
Combat is.. fun? It's a lot of mouse-clicking and aiming. You get four elements to toy with, each with their different fun power ups. Even the basic neutral element has some good power ups. The enemies are less fun somehow. Many of the dungeon enemies need you to try different combinations (elements, even positions) to find their "weak spot" so to speak, otherwise you'll be doing miniscule damage (especially true for bosses). Still, figuring those out it part of the fun I guess?
Exposition is a bit on the long winded side. Early on you might get overwhelmed with the amount of information they throw at you and/or all the side quests you get. Even the menu was confusing at first. But you get used to it.
Anyways, if you like a combination of (really hard) puzzles and (somewhat repetitive) combat, go get this game.
I really didn't enjoy the controls, expecting me to do precision movements with this system is just silly.
I gave it a good try, but there are some negatives that are killing it for me and I'm not getting hooked the way other players are.
Good:
- Puzzle design
- Pixel animation quality
- Boss encounters
- Player upgrades
Bad:
- Motion sickness (unusual for me)
- Fiddly keyboard and mouse controls
- Pixel art causing invisible elevation or paths
- Grinding quest chains
- Repetitive music loops
Pros
puzzle inside the dungeon is very good.
nice pixel art.
the main character is cute.
Cons
In open map, long distance back tracking, tedious to find a path climb up.
Every map is a maze.
the combat is ok, i guess.
CrossCode is so much fun. I loved the combat, the puzzles, and the story. If you want a meaty RPG that doesn't require any grinding (if you're willing to do the side quests) then I cannot recommend this game enough.
The game does have some issues, mainly in the final chapter. I also did not like how many achievements required a massive grind even after entirely beating the game. These things definitely hurt my momentum, which is why I'm going to take a break before playing the DLC.
Still, I think CrossCode is about 97% of the way to a perfect game experience.
Very good story, great sound track and nice art. That makes it a 10/10 for me.
Probably the best solo game I've played in a while. Combat is great, puzzles can be a little grindy, but overall I had a blast exploring and discovering things. Only thing I might be sad about is the lack of pvp, which was my favorite mechanic.
The game does it's job well, i loved the characters and the combat is actually wuite enjoyable, although if you're looking to play this game, keep in mind that one of the requisites is to have an geometry PhD, brain juice is REQUIRED
Excellent soundtrack, beautiful world, really cool story, janky as fuck combat.
An excellent action-puzzle game. Great art design and exploration, and good characters. An absolute steal for the price.
One caveat: I do experience some motion sickness with the way the camera shifts when aiming. I got used to this over time, but it never completely went away
Well, it certainly took a while, but I finally finished CrossCode.
When starting it, I never thought it would be this grandiose. Crosscode is a gigantic game, stuffed to the brim with content, that is in my opinion, both a blessing and a curse.
First, let's start with the good. Which is QUITE A LOT:
The Story... It's incredible! While it feels light-hearted at first, it touches some deep existential themes and will leave you thinking quite a few times. The way the story is told is very consistent, all the main characters are well written, have great visual designs, their dialogues are consistent, and it's fun to see their development as the story goes on, but they never lose sight of who they really are... As cynical as this sounds for this game.
It plays great, it has good, precise movement, awesome combat, and great interactivity. The combat is just exceptional, it has those elements, long range, short range, and the special arts are just pure insanity (especially level 3). The enemies and bosses are usually great, some aren't (more on that later), but most of the bosses felt beatable and fair, even though HARD AF.
CrossWorld oozes charm, the world of the game has several different regions that look and feel awesome to explore, and that aligned with the awesome graphics, incredible pixel art, and a great soundtrack, makes the experience one level above other games of the genre. All maps are fun, feels metroidvania-ish, but it's not really that. The cities are well designed and nice to explore too. It's supreme!
Some mixed feelings:
Well, Crosscode is not an easy game, it's clear from the deep combat and powerful enemies that Radical Fish expected you to suffer a little, and it's fine. There are a few things I don't like, like enemies that fly or go below the ground, those can be boring to beat, but there's always an easy way to kill those. It's a fair combat, some bosses are brutally punishing, but nothing is unfair or has issues with telegraphy. Also, it's pretty rare to get hit out-of-screen, but it can happen sometimes.
As for the bad:
The puzzles, oh boy... You need to have a huge brain to beat CrossCode without help from guides or something. Even some chests require you to have a degree in 4D chess to obtain. And hard puzzles are not a problem, I like puzzles! BUT, like I said, CrossCode has CONTENT, it's a huge game, and yea these hard puzzles everywhere and at all times can get very frustrating and annoying.
The dungeons are immense, some with over 1 hour long, filled with pixel-precision puzzles and unique powerful enemies. Yea, these get annoying too, especially in that part where there are 3 dungeons in a row. I don't like when my open-world game restricts me into a dungeon for that long.
Now, my biggest gripe with this game is the controls. Seriously, I HATE the controls. It feels subpar on kb/m, and it also feels subpar on gamepads. You need to be precise, but the melee combat in the keyboard is just HORRENDOUS, you need to keep the cursor above Lea while using the direction in the board to attack in that direction. Why not use M1 for Melee and M2 for Ranged? I just don't get it, and you can't rebind mouse buttons too. I had to keep switching between gamepad and kb/m, so it was gamepad for combat and kb/m for puzzles and menu navigation.
Conclusion:
In the end, CrossCode took me around 60 hours to beat (save time), which is quite a lot. In Steam, I have logged almost 93 hours, but that's mostly because I got tired of the game on some occasions and went to watch a video or do something else with the game open. Honestly, I feel like it overstays its welcome a little, but it is not that the game is filled with filler, it's just too much to do and discover. The DLC has a good change of pace, so it gets better. The DLC dungeon is by far the absolute best of the game (more on that in the DLC review). Overall, I think CrossCode is one of the best indies around. While it has its flaws, the good parts are just too damn good. I love and cherish this kind of game, with true creativity that pushes the boundaries forward.
With all that said, Alabaster Dawn is most likely a buy-on-sight situation.
Can't believe I missed this game's existence for the past 6 years. Easily the best old school RPG I've played in ages. Beats Sea of Stars and Chained Echoes by miles. If you like action-based combat (incredible), exploration, and Zelda-style dungeons/puzzle solving, you'll love this game. Don't sleep on it, you won't regret it.
This game combines the high-speed addictiveness of some mobile brawling games with a really unique and enngaging storyline. At the pace at which it delivers its content (battles and puzzles), I am surprised at how long the main story lasts and how big the dungeons are. I'm halfway done and up until now, the game has kept me entranced continuously. Movement and combat are super fun, and everything is just very polished - although its a different universe, it feels a lot like a 2D Zelda game on steroids to me, and I am loving every second of it. Big surprise hit for me - and clear recommendation, even after all these years.
9/10 Beautiful pixel art, amazing story and characters, great gameplay, what's not to love? This should be considered one of the best indie games ever, with Undertale and Omori and such.
An incredible mix of addictive combat, A LOT of very interesting puzzles and a great story. CrossCode has it all, it is a hidden gem, 10/10 game.
There is a huge amount of puzzles, secrets and quests. The puzzles are somewhat hard, tho they were very fun brain-teasers and there were only a few I had to look up.
Most games aren't both heavy puzzle solver and combat and this game does an amazing job combining them. The combat is fluid, you have a skill tree where you can, at any time and at no cost, switch between what some abilities do.
If you want a great action indie game with tons of bosses, play Crosscode.
If you want an RPG with a great story and characters, play Crosscode.
If you care about amazing pixel art and music, play Crosscode.
If you want something that's up there in terms of quality and polish with indie titans like Hades, Hollow Knight, and Slay the Spire, play Crosscode.
If you want a game that gives you a ton of high quality content for how little it costs, play Crosscode.
If you've ever enjoyed playing MMOs with friends, play Crosscode.
If you've always wondered what it's like to play MMOs with friends, play Crosscode.
If you've ever wondered if it's possible to make a well written silent protagonist, play Crosscode.
PLAY. CROSSCODE.
Amazing RPG, great puzzles, shockingly HUGE amount of content.
After finishing the story (A New Home included) im left with 1 thing, as of writing this, this game takes the spot for my current favorite game of all time. The art style, music, characters, gameplay, story, everything is perfectly packaged into this 20$ game, i feel bad for even buying this on sale.
The game feels refreshing amidst the other RPG's, it throws a lot of features at you right at the start which might be a lot for everyone but it does it so well. All the intricate details about the combat and puzzles are explained great and the game lets you get used to all of it by the time you are faced with tougher challenges, and puzzles.
Now for the puzzles, either you love them or hate them. Personally if you are looking for only action driven RPG without much of the bus stops that puzzles in this game are, then i would suggest to pass up this game, for me i absolutely loved them. I was never a guy who enjoyed puzzles in games but this game changed my mind, the more you progress through the game the more elements you unlock for combat reasons, but they are not only used brilliantly for combat, they are integral part of solving puzzles in so many different ways aswell, sometimes i appreciated them more than the actual combat.
Characters are all written, not perfectly, but in a way that not a SINGLE one of them feel like a side fodder ready to just be used for plot reasons and become forgotten as soon as they fulfill their purpose, all of them have their quirks and character and feel like actual real players of the game and it makes you like them and care about them. The protagonist, Lea, is one of my favorite ones aswell, i've never had expected that a protagonist who can't speak would be the one to show the most emotional connection between herself and the others she gets to know along.
Music in this game is absolutely gorgeous, thank you Deniz Akbulut, it always hits the right spot in every single moment, be it the hectic combat or the bop that is the Faj'ro temple while you are running around shooting at the bubbles, or the more dramatic moments in the story, it just hits different.
Combat is very intricate, there are decent amount of mechanics you need to keep in mind when going into fights, like elemental resistances, what type of build you want to roll with. There are a lot of modifiers which can dictate what kind of playstyle you want to go for, do you want to max out your close range melee mashing damage, or maybe spec into guard type of playstyle where you try to parry most of attack, maybe max out your focus (my favorite) and let your high crits and your constant barrage of attack arts demolish your foes, you can pretty much customize the way you combat however you want and it is amazing. Each element has a certain focus like ice being more defensive and shock being very quick and big damage but that still doesn’t invalidate them in other segments of the combat. Apart from monster slaying you will do, there will be couple PVP (against other character players) battles which in my opinion are the peak of the combat in Crosscode and there you can truly test your skills since they can also use all the tricks you can aswell.
TLDR: Amazing game, amazing soundtrack, amazing characters, very good story and i adore it, try it if you have the time :)
Immaculate game. Fell in love with the story and is my favorite game because of it. The combat kept me engaged throughout it all without it getting too hard and having variety with its skill tree. Loved the accessibility sliders which helped me through some of the puzzles in the dungeons and a boss if it got too a frustrating difficulty. Completed the game a few times because of the new game plus making it a new experience. The final boss of the DLC took me more attempts than i'd like to count but it was still amazing because you had to use all of the tools at your disposal to stay alive. Overall amazing game and would love to play it for the first time again.
One of the best games I ever played. Just ideal for me. It will be both logically and manually difficult but not too difficult to be frustrating, has very interesting plot, great graphics and soundtrack. 10/10.
Haven't finished the game at time of writing, but incredibly fun gameplay and a great story!
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Radical Fish Games |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 03.03.2025 |
| Metacritic | 86 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 94% положительных (9169) |