Reviews News Hardware Features Videos Guides Supporters Only Our game of the month Bestest Bests Latest free PC games Deals Early Access reviews Podcast Forum. As I was sailing into my 20th hour and still trying to not second-guess my shaky strategy for the vast amount of stats that can be customized and stacked, the game was still unspooling tutorials and rolling out new wrinkles. There's a layer to the story above and zoomed out from this, which is that your character, Lea, is not what she seems. Backloggin’ the Year 2021 Edition – Finishing 50 Games a Year, RPGamer’s Most Anticipated Games: 2021 Edition, Backloggin’ the Year 2020 Edition – Final Wrap-up, Tales of x Another Eden Collaboration Giveaway, 12pm - Loffter Plays In CrossCode, you are Lea, a player of the incredibly popular massive multiplayer game CrossWorlds. CrossCode is an incredible experience from start to finish. The result isn't quite Westworld-style provocative questions on the nature of existence, but rather telegraphs a game developer who is apologetic about aspects or entire chunks of a game it fully expects people to groan through. Belle of the balls. On GitHub, lightweight code review tools are built into every pull request. However, all of our older content can still be found at archive.rpgamer.com. The emphasis there is on "slight," because while these sliders can make winning tough boss fights and solving puzzles easier, they aren't a magic bullet--you'll still need to deduce their winning strategies. And because the game boasts 120 enemy types and 30-plus bosses, there's no relying on simple muscle memory to get by; each has their own behavior and requires their own unique strategy. Despite being a top-down action RPG, CrossCode often can feel like playing a fighting game in combat--especially when you unlock certain abilities deep in skill trees. Contributor. That is, CrossCode is a single-player game taking place in an in-game MMO where other characters speak and behave either as other players or NPCs. LOW I had no feeling for the story or characters. It goes without saying that CrossCode has had quite a storied history. CrossCode Review: A Good Game In An Excellent Game. Go. 9pm - The RPGamer Experience / JCServant Plays, 12pm - Loffter Plays To survive, you need to become adept at parrying and dodging at just the right moments. CrossCode Review. WTF A fantasy MMO with no toxic players. Especially in those dungeons." It's a world filled with guilds, griefers, and other player characters running through, too busy questing and level-grinding to hold still and talk with you. Although these issues do not break the game, they are noticeable at times. And we … These puzzles are in the background, there to notice and take on if you feel like it--except for the times when they're mandatory. As a whole, CrossCode is a great game with a memorable story and great combat. Overworld puzzles are more about hunting for roundabout ways to jump from higher ground ledge to ledge to find a chest--only to discover the solution begins two screens back and the chest is locked with a key you've never heard of and have zero clue where to find. One impressive thing is when looking back at the older screenshots the graphics never really changed as this was styled after 16-bit SNES visuals, with the bright colours and sprites. do u also like doin big punchy spin attacks n stuff? Fortunately, just as the previously mentioned in-game critics say, the combat is strong and the staggering amount of skill trees you can unlock and invest in only makes it deeper. I haven't fallen this hard for a game in a long time. CrossCode is a wonderful RPG with a delightful combat system, lovable characters, and excellent puzzles, marred only slightly by its overworld. When I first saw CrossCode for PC from developer Radical Fish Games, I found myself interested in this retro inspired title but unsure what I would be getting myself into. Combat has even further complexity to it with a ranking system--the more enemies you fight and kill without stopping, the higher your grade will climb, which increases the likelihood for enemies to drop rare items. And just like in a real MMO, the other players you make your way on with will chat and open up about their lives--and give you due notice when they feel they've been playing way too long and need to log out and take a break. Cthulhu Tactics Slithers onto Switch Next Week, Yo-kai Watch 4 Gets GeGeGe no Kitaro Crossover, Additional Details, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons, Final Fantasy Legend II (SaGa 2 Hihoudensetsu), Final Fantasy Legend III (Jikuuno Hasha SaGa 3), Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, Gloria Union Remaster Announced for Japan, RPG Cast – Episode 567: “Supermarket Cloth Map”.