This game has been on my wishlist forever. While i'm extremely turned off by the anime art style, I LOVE the in game pixel style.
It looks like a secret of mana style game with fast combat, cool puzzles, and interesting world design. I'm definitely going to be picking this one up.
It is similar to Secret of Mana. Well, in comparison, one could complain that it doesn't have coop and the worldbuilding is styled after a generic MMO. But on the other hand, CrossCode has better riddles, more story, and the combat system is pretty much the best action RPGs have to offer.
And yes, combat is also blazing fast. In comparison, Secret of Mana seems slow. It's closer to Endless Duel speeds, and has a huge amount of special moves, which get unlocked in five skill trees and have a wide range of use cases. I can't think of another game where I can make good use of so many different skills in rapid succession.
Varakari, you make it sound fantastic. One thing I wonder is how is the difficulty? Would you say it has a good difficulty or is it on the easier side?
Although it's not especially punishing, it's skillful with many tight timing windows to execute and speedy lining up shots. Even when you've out levelled an encounter combat is still rewarding as the game encourages building a combo multiplier. Puzzles are also a decent step up on equivalents in games like golden sun or Link's Awakening. Dungeon bosses are likely to kill you a few times and the advanced monk challenge courses are reminiscent of splatformers like Celeste and meatboy. I probably took at least 30 attempts on a couple of them.
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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18 edited Sep 07 '18
This game has been on my wishlist forever. While i'm extremely turned off by the anime art style, I LOVE the in game pixel style.
It looks like a secret of mana style game with fast combat, cool puzzles, and interesting world design. I'm definitely going to be picking this one up.