If CrossCode was an MMORPG, I would play it.

[Shinobido Heart]

Seriously, it's a crime how good this game is.

It's a game based around a Virtual Reality MMORPG called CrossWorlds. This game does a fantastic job at convincing you that you are playing an MMORPG with other players.

If such a thing actually existed, I would legit stop what I'm doing to play it.

I haven't been excited for MMORPG's for a long time, I still find myself going back to old favorites like Ragnarok Online.

I love the pixel art-style CrossCode has going for it, it reminds me of Golden Sun or some other GBA game. Quality pixel art doesn't grow stale for me like some modern 3D aesthetics do.

Then there is the battle system.

The combat is surprisingly fast paced and most importantly, fun.

I think the combat was the biggest surprise for me when I played, next to seeing NPC's running around the world.

But that's not all.

In classic RPG fashion, you got your equipment screen, skill tree, and the most detailed Options menu I have ever seen in a single player game.

Wait until you see the skill tree.

When I first saw the skill tree for CrossCode, I was like "Holy shit, is this Path of Exile!?".

I got overwhelmed with all the nodes, it wasn't a bad thing but I wasn't sure where to start.

Oh, and before I forget, the soundtrack is great!

I think it could rival even Ragnarok Online's legendary OST.





Now that's music I can game to.

 

[bounchfx]

been waiting fucking forever for this shit. played the demo on PC, which was... ok. Like I don't think I got to anything special during that time, but I hear nothing but stellar shit about it. I thought it was supposed to come to switch, but I guess me keep waiting. Glad to have indies like this out there though, mega impressive.

dammit now i'm getting impatient for this again Lol

 

[Aurica]

Sorta OT, but I was waiting for this to come out on Switch. It still hasn't, right?

 

[Deleted member 5621]

Pentafist REPRESENT

Sorta OT, but I was waiting for this to come out on Switch. It still hasn't, right?

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Nope.

 

[Aurica]

Nope.

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I look forward to playing it when it comes out!!

 

[ConfusedOwl]

I really need to get on playing this one. I have it on Steam and haven't touched it. The .Hack series also gives me the same feeling of wishing the MMORPG represented in the game was a real thing.

 

[Laser Ramon]

Holding out for the Switch version, hopefully by the end of the year

 

[Shinobido Heart]

been waiting fucking forever for this shit. played the demo on PC, which was... ok. Like I don't think I got to anything special during that time, but I hear nothing but stellar shit about it. I thought it was supposed to come to switch, but I guess me keep waiting. Glad to have indies like this out there though, mega impressive.

dammit now i'm getting impatient for this again Lol

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Sorta OT, but I was waiting for this to come out on Switch. It still hasn't, right?

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Oh it's not out on Switch yet?

Hmm...I did a quick google search and found this post from 6 months ago.

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

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[monali]

Perfect game for the switch IMO, so I'm waiting on that.
but from the few hours I played in the PC version, it's a great game and I can't wait to start it over.

 

[Deleted member 5621]

Btw, worth pointing out that the devs regularly stream themselves working on the game: https://www.twitch.tv/radicalfishgames

 

[Line]

Game is nice, and it does nail the MMO aspect in a lot of ways.

The game is bloated and overstretched as any old school MMO.
Dungeons last for literal hours, enemy variety is non existant and almost only palette swaps, you have tons of elemental attacks and skills... that are effectively identical in most situations just asking you to hit weaknesses, gear is complete dog shit with nothing more than +1 upgrades (and much more significant +5 upgrades if you grind the shit out of materials), the overheat feature is nothing but a hindrance to make combat even longer than it is (especially on some bosses)...

It would perfect if it was 5 times shorter than it is.
It's just a gruesome grind in samey zones, fighting samey monsters using the exact samey gameplay.
But at least it has a funny story I guess. And mountains of trash tier fetch quests.

 

[Bundy]

Sorta OT, but I was waiting for this to come out on Switch. It still hasn't, right?

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[Deleted member 36578]

I tried getting the controller to work on the game pass version on PC and gave up. Still haven't played it. If it came to Switch I'd buy it.

 

[Moppy]

I think this was announced as coming to Game Pass eventually, and I'd love to check it out when it does.

 

[Line]

I think this was announced as coming to Game Pass eventually, and I'd love to check it out when it does.

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It's been on Game pass console and PC for months.
I don't remember when it was added, but it's probably closer to being removed than anything at this point.

 

[Feep]

Really love Crosscode. Fantastic puzzle design, pixel art, music, and story.

Combat isn't quite *as* awesome as the OP states, but the package as a whole is stellar. As someone who thinks jRPGs are in a fucking stone age, Crosscode stood out to me as one of the best entries of the 2010's.

 

[Finaika]

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Why does she looks so goofy?

 

[Deleted member 5621]

that are effectively identical in most situations just asking you to hit weaknesses, gear is complete dog shit with nothing more than +1 upgrades

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That... just isn't true

 

[Ovaryactor]

Why does she looks so goofy?

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Why do folks setup the avieabuse so readily...-.-/

game looksdope and I'm exited to try it soon

 

[Deleted member 37233]

Holding out for the Switch version, hopefully by the end of the year

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Same! It looks so good, but I need it portable.

 

[Rean]

Hi Lea, Hi!

Amazing game

 

[Moppy]

It's been on Game pass console and PC for months.
I don't remember when it was added, but it's probably closer to being removed than anything at this point.

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Just looked into it and you're right about it being on PC Game Pass for awhile now. Unfortunately, while announced for console, it hasn't released yet. They gave an update back in December just saying it should be out sometime this year.

Thanks for the heads up about PC Game Pass though, had no idea.

 

[Gambit]

Love the style of the game and hope it delivers, eventually. Was it Co-op as well? I forget.

Really love Crosscode. Fantastic puzzle design, pixel art, music, and story.

Combat isn't quite *as* awesome as the OP states, but the package as a whole is stellar. As someone who thinks jRPGs are in a fucking stone age, Crosscode stood out to me as one of the best entries of the 2010's.

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You know, a Mysterious Monsters RPG, starring a certain group of protagonists, could help alleviate that problem. I'm sure you could knock one out in your spare time, right?

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pretty please!

 

[sYko de4d]

one of my favorite games in the last years. Really loved it :)

 

[Feep]

Love the style of the game and hope it delivers, eventually. Was it Co-op as well? I forget.




You know, a Mysterious Monsters RPG, starring a certain group of protagonists, could help alleviate that problem. I'm sure you could knock one out in your spare time, right?

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pretty please!

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But mom I don't wannnaaaaaa

 

[Deleted member 26746]

I just want a .Hack MMORPG

 

[Deleted member 13645]

It's impressive how well they make you feel like you're in a multiplayer game even though it's single player. I'd love for it to be an actual MMO with that style of gameplay built out to account for other people.

Why does she looks so goofy?

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Leah is great. Her language synthesizer is broken so she can only communicate with a single word and facial expressions, so her expressions have to be easily readable to convey emotion and thought.

 

[SammyJ9]

Game is nice, and it does nail the MMO aspect in a lot of ways.

The game is bloated and overstretched as any old school MMO.
Dungeons last for literal hours, enemy variety is non existant and almost only palette swaps, you have tons of elemental attacks and skills... that are effectively identical in most situations just asking you to hit weaknesses, gear is complete dog shit with nothing more than +1 upgrades (and much more significant +5 upgrades if you grind the shit out of materials), the overheat feature is nothing but a hindrance to make combat even longer than it is (especially on some bosses)...

It would perfect if it was 5 times shorter than it is.
It's just a gruesome grind in samey zones, fighting samey monsters using the exact samey gameplay.
But at least it has a funny story I guess. And mountains of trash tier fetch quests.

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I can understand this line of thinking, but... most of the things you complained about are the things that made me love it the most. Hours-long dungeons full of fiendishly tricky puzzles? YES. A world you can wander and get lost in while completing tons of small MMO-y quests like 'kill x monsters' or 'find x items'? YES. That part reminded me a lot of Xenoblade, which I also adore.

I just strongly disagree that the game would have been better it it were shorter. It being an actual meaty game and giving me the time to bask in it and just soak in all the amazing atmosphere was my favorite part.

Besides, even if you do all the quests it's only like 30-40 hours, it's not THAT long.

 

[Vandova]

The music is really great, I should by the OST some time.

 

[Zero-ELEC]

Why does she looks so goofy?

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Hi, Lea! Hi!

 

[Shinobido Heart]

Hi Lea, Hi!

Amazing game

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Hi, Lea! Hi!

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Lol, the lack of speech makes for some funny moments.

Especially when she is granted access to new words.

 

[Xavi]

I need to get back to it, loved what I played

 

[Gambit]

But mom I don't wannnaaaaaa

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Fine, but then at least eat your vegetables!

 

[NabiscoFelt]

Man I can't wait for the Switch port of this game. Hopefully it comes soon

 

[SofNascimento]

I found it was really cool.

 

[Viale]

Loved this game. Probs gonna replay on switch when that comes out to get all the post game content in that play through. Game deserves a lot more recognition than it got. It's amazing.

 

[Deleted member 5621]

Fine, but then at least eat your vegetables!

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🎵 vegetables taste bad

I can understand this line of thinking, but... most of the things you complained about are the things that made me love it the most. Hours-long dungeons full of fiendishly tricky puzzles? YES. A world you can wander and get lost in while completing tons of small MMO-y quests like 'kill x monsters' or 'find x items'? YES. That part reminded me a lot of Xenoblade, which I also adore.

I just strongly disagree that the game would have been better it it were shorter. It being an actual meaty game and giving me the time to bask in it and just soak in all the amazing atmosphere was my favorite part.

Besides, even if you do all the quests it's only like 30-40 hours, it's not THAT long.

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Pacing complaints are certainly valid and a clear side effect of their EA development; the first act barely has any plot, second act is a giant dump in the first half but not much in the second half. The second town/first dungeon are super long and full of stuff since it had to last to players next to the small first area with way less stuff on it, then the following towns and areas try to cram as much or more content and story, etc

But that's like, not a length issue. If anything I would take the last act being 50% longer tbh

And yeah, give me more games with half a dozen super long and awesomely designed dungeons with meaningful rewards and exploration (try to find all chests in ANY single dungeon in this game, I dare you!) instead of the standard RPG fare of a dozen or more dungeons made of forked corridors that either get to a chest/wall or the right path and the only challenge is the attrition of depleting your resources through combat, that more often than not can be compensated by hoarding items.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

Why is the OST so good. *chef's kiss*

 

[60fps]

They coded the whole game based on a language/platform not supported on consoles, so now they have to convert the whole thing to a new coding language to run on consoles, something like that.

/Found the official post from December:

We underestimated the amount of work a bit. Or, in other words, it became… complicated. Especially the performance became a major challenge. Lea would say: Why?

That's why: CrossCode is written in HTML5. And that means that there is tons of JavaScript. And live compiling it in a Chromium Browser is causing security issues on consoles and is forbidden on most platforms as hackers could attack the hardware through that. So we had to find a solution. Which is basically an interpreter which translates the code but locks it up in a cage. That also means: We had a performance bottleneck. As the code was read by the interpreter and then translated into something the console would understand and then read by the console. It is like watching a movie in a movie in a livestream. Yet: We have it under control now.

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CrossCode: Upcoming Updates, DLC and Console Versions! | Radical Fish Games

www.radicalfishgames.com

At this point they should target next gen consoles already :P

 

[Meta]

I had a great time with it. Its protagonist and storyline are among my all-time favorites.

Your mileage will vary depending on your experience with the MMOs of yore. Needless to say, it's refreshing to play an RPG with high stakes that have nothing to do with saving the world.

Incredible that it was developed with HTML5 and Node, but this screwed them over for the console releases.

 

[Wyatt+]

Played a few hours of this on Game Pass last year. Can't wait to buy it on Switch when it launches. I feel like this game is going to blow up when that finally happens.

 

[NeonBorealis]

According to the publisher, they are already past certifications. So the game should come soon-ish to switch.

Dunno what is taking so long. But whatever.

 

[Risev]

I started playing this game today and Leah is just adorable. One of the few instances where a silent protagonist makes sense and enhances the story.

 

[julia crawford]

They coded the whole game based on a language/platform not supported on consoles, so now they have to convert the whole thing to a new coding language to run on consoles, something like that.

/Found the official post from December:

CrossCode: Upcoming Updates, DLC and Console Versions! | Radical Fish Games

www.radicalfishgames.com

At this point they should target next gen consoles already :P

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The game is written in.... HTML..... what

 

[FolderBrad]

CrossCode is SO rad.

That is all.

 

[Deleted member 5621]

I started playing this game today and Leah is just adorable. One of the few instances where a silent protagonist makes sense and enhances the story.

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Also makes a couple of moments hit extra hard.

 

[TheGift]

Looks fun. I have gamepass so I'll check it out.

 

[dep9000]

The demo really does not do the game any favors. Pretty dull.

But with that said I'll reconsider when it releases on the switch. Until then I sleep

 

[Shinobido Heart]

The demo really does not do the game any favors. Pretty dull.

But with that said I'll reconsider when it releases on the switch. Until then I sleep

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Given some of the responses, I'm getting the impression the demo is not a good representation of the game.

 

[Razorrin]

Given some of the responses, I'm getting the impression the demo is not a good representation of the game.

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I honestly found the demo Really captivating when I played it originally, but it doesn't have any of the RPG stuff because it's the prologue. That's probably why some people were bored.

The level of enviromental density I felt in that prologue was great though, there was a lot of stuff to look at that felt thought out, especially in the living quarters of the area you explore in the prologue. felt like thet took a different direction when the game started proper.

I'd try it, it's fine. I loved it.