A MAZE. / Berlin 2015
4th International Independent Videogames Festival - April 22–25, 2015
CrossCode
Radical Fish Games
Germany
Genre:
Action-RPG
Platform:
PC
CrossCode is a retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future.
You follow a player called Lea as she logs into CrossWorlds - a fictional MMO of the far future. Two things are strange about Lea: First, she can't speak (literally mute - not just a silent heroine). And second, she doesn't remember a thing about her past. Despite all of this, Lea starts exploring CrossWorlds, meets other players and overcomes a multitude of challenges all along the official track of the game. That is, until the past catches up with her.
CrossCode combines features of the Action-Adventure and RPG genre, delivering both, a great variety of puzzles and an engaging, fast-paced combat system with plenty of options for character growth.
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Very fast paced and a joy to play. Music and really good pixel art helps bring that damn nostalgia factor into the mix as well. Also the tutorial is very well designed. No force feeding info to the player, just good ol' learning through storytelling and character dialogue.
Unfortunately, I don't think the game is fit for any of the award categories you guys are offering this year. Maybe if you'll throw in some ''Nostalgia Old-school Award'' in the future, it could work.
The gameplay of this game is simply fantastic: it's action oriented and easy to use. But overall, it's a standard JRPG. The visuals, music and overall feeling (too much text!!) are exactly of an SNES era JRPG. I think that lacks some special flavor, though...