CrossCode: Criminally Underrated Masterpiece
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- CrossCode is one of those gems that you come across that simply takes your breath away. Very rarely have I been quite so charmed by a game, even rarer have I wanted to play it a second time around. CrossCode does both with ease and yet the game remains virtually unknown in the wider sphere of gaming. Hopefully one the day the immense effort the team at RadicalFishGames put in will be recognised.
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1) CrossCode - Title
2) CrossCode - Seperated Again
3) CrossCode - Temple of The Valley
4) CrossCode - Hack Your Way
5) CrossCode - Sapphire Ridge
7) CrossCode - Vermillion Wasteland
8) CrossCode - Past Events
9) CrossCode - Battle 3
10) CrossCode - Confrontation
11) CrossCode - Ending
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This video is rapidly gaining views compared to about a month ago!
I have to ask where are you all coming from? :)
Is Crosscode finally starting to blow up in popularity or something or is the youtube algorithm just pushing this one video in particular, I'm very interested to know! Anyways now that you're here please do consider subscribing to the channel and checking out some of the videos that I've worked much harder on overall!
Thanks all
Speed~
TH-cam pushed me this video, but I've already played the game before :)
@@sincromelon2912 interesting I wonder why TH-cam is pushing it a whole year after I published it
the algorithm has chosen
@@Mattie2013 that it seems to have!
Idk, it was just in my recommended section xD
But I'm also praising CrossCode all the time as one of the best indie games I've ever played. I also got every achievement in the Steam version, which I very rarely do (the other two games I played until I had every achievement were Crazy Taxi and Vampire Survivors)
I've probably watched just about every English CrossCode review out there, so I got pretty excited to see a new one. It really is something special, isn't it? It's currently tied for my favourite video game I've ever played right next to Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
yeah aha, it's one of the few games I've played twice and it annoys me how it's virtually unheard of by a lot of people
Same here, every now and then I'll look for new Crosscode reviews because it reminds me of my time with it. It's such a shame that the game isn't more popular for how good it is, same thing with Rain World, my other favorite indie game.
And just like the game deserves a lot more recognition, your review deserves a lot more views.
@@KragV haha thanks, I wish the game was more popular as well, hopefully some big youtuber plays it and it explodes in popularity. Also sorry for the long response I've been busy working on a project that will be out soon and haven't checked the channel too much.
@@SpeedTheWeeb on the other hand, it seems to have a cult following. There is a lot of fan art even from Japan. For a game that "mimics" the style of japanese RPG so well, it says a lot about how much it nailed that look and feel.
Man, there's more than a few of us who seem to rate both Crosscode and XC2 super highly. I think it's one of things where it's like - it's easy to bounce off these games if you're expecting a simple casual JRPG, but if you put some investment into things, what you get out is some of the best experiences that games have to offer.
I seriously need a Sequel for this Game, where you can choose 1 of the different Classes, Multiplayer with huge Dungeons,Raids with Puzzles that can only be solved together. Mixing Elements or Techniques to create a Team Attack. PvP of course. Style Gear would also be really neat and some really rare loot.
They're apparently working on a game that looks similar, I don't think it's a sequel but it looks good regardless
@@SpeedTheWeeb The new game, Project: Terra, is a yes but no.
Sad but true.
My first impression with this game was when it was only a demo available on Newgrounds. After several years, I was so pleased to see it finished and available on steam. Certainly one of my favourite experiences in a game over the last decade.
Indie masterpiece!!! Other indie masterpieces: Hollow knight, Hyper Light Drifter and Project Warlock
I have been looking at hyper light drifter but have never fully got down to playing it
good suggestions though!
God, I remember stumbling upon CrossCode on Steam before it was even fully finished ages ago (I've owned CrossCode since mid November 2016!). To this day it's still one of my favourite games ever, and one I always keep going back and replaying over and over again. The characters, the story, the world, the gameplay- it's all just so perfect, and I haven't found a game like it since.
I first found out about it sometime in the early 2010s because they posted a demo on Newgrounds when flash was still around. I fell in love with it since then, and seeing their indiegogo campaign almost fail was nerve wracking to say the least. Seeing the full completed game today is wild to me, I replayed it every time they released a big content update over the years, and I never got tired of it. It truly is a masterpiece in gaming imo.
@@Julton I think I covered it in my video (can't remember it was a long time ago lmao) that I found out about the game because I had just finished octopath traveller and needed something new to dig my teeth into!
I love that even years after finishing up with this game, I love hearing about other's opinions and seeing how this little cult classic is still reaching new people and falling into their little list of favourites.
I love this game so much. It really does feel like I scammed the developers buying it so cheap and getting so much entertainment from it.
Awesome video! One of my favorites of all time. Your point about needing to do a spin on certain jumps was interesting to me, I did not know you could even do that to get extra distance and have 100% completed the game twice, so it definitely isn't necessary ever but I was very intrigued to learn of a whole mechanic I never knew of haha!
yo that's huge praise thanks man
Grand Kryskajo..... is a lot, not gonna dispute that. Even then I love how hard the puzzles are, when you finally solve them and see the code it feels super rewarding. Messing up timings after figuring it out doesn't feel that good tho.
I definitely feel you on that
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CrossCode is one of my favorite games of all time.
One thing about it that really stands out to me, is how it nailed the feel of playing an MMO, with lots of little details like players sitting around in hard-to-reach areas, that lady that really likes sitting on tables, the occasional random roleplayer, and people who live worlds apart (potentially literally in this case) connecting over how their study group is the worst.
Each time I’ve played through it I’ve felt nostalgic, reminiscing about the time I spent playing MMOs 10 to 15 years ago. And it’s wonderful.
I knew i'd love the game when i found a newgrounds demo up years ago (back when it was still looking for funding, but i had nothing to support with) that is still up and running today as a great before you buy test. Because it was such early days, it ended up falling off my radar for a while, but after being reminded it exists, now as a full product on the switch, i bought it instantly. No regrets on the purchase, even if i can see a few flaws with hindsight (mostly how the story is divided up and the focus given to each part not meshing too well with repeat playthroughs, or with expectations from the demo which showed only the "prologue", though the mechanics overcome any shortcomings of the narrative.)
It is even such a gem that i watch reviews just to recapture that spark of discovery, vicariously enjoying the attention and love it gets from new eyes.
For comparison's sake, the demo has the entire game up through the first route (ending a screen or 2 before the first duel) with some minor changes. Most notably, all of beginner's bridge, the main town, and the inclusion of party members is cut, but there are some smaller changes too. No "players" running through areas to make the game feel alive, and any existing sidequest NPC being found somewhere within the play space because of the cut town.
I think that the steam version expanded on the basics and showed a lot of polish for designs, enviroments and general atmosphere, if you happen to have twitter or twitch the devs also document a lot of the development process for their upcoming game project terra so if that interests you I would check that out!
P.S thanks for watching the video :p
I absolutely adore this game and wish more people played it, but I DO admit it has some problems (cough, platforming is a bit hard for me). From what I can tell about Project Terra, it looks so much better, mainly bc it's actually 3d instead of isometric, helping with depth, but the environments and animations are just perfect. Very excited for it!
It's not a perfect game by any means, but no game is. Crosscode still swings for the fences on many fronts but still manages to hit it out the park in enough of them to make up for the parts where it doesn't. And hitting any area out the park is hard enough for most game developers, much less doing it in so many areas like Crosscode does. It's a huge accomplishment.
I've a lot of complaints about platforming and puzzles but that FOR ME were two easiest part. I don't remember any hard puzzle, they all about execution, logic is always pretty simple. Portal/talos principle has magnitude harder puzzle sequences. And in CC you almost always see solution immediately.
I spent 99% of my time struggling with fights and especially boss fights. (like beating mid-boss if Fajro took me 3 DAYS!)
It's interesting how I had opposite experience than you. Puzzles in the game for me was very easy, you figure out what to do after 5 seconds in the room. It's execution that matters. And couple rooms have overtuned timings, room at 6-14 is bonkers, yeah. They are exceptional. But fights and BOSS fights - that's where I spent 99% of my time, hitting my head at the wall. I hate fights, I hate bosses, I choose Sergey Hax for my every playthrough just to 'skip' fights (well except final boss)
Best action/rpg i've ever played, just before the witcher 3
I just bought this game today, I’m 5-6 hours in and already loving it.
You will not regret my friend!
4:16 Small correction: It's Virtual Ricochet Projectiles, not Virtual Rocket Projectiles.
theres a lot of mispronunciations such as "istant-tainment" and "spearomancer"
Not enough people know about this game! It's one of my absolute favorites and a 10/10 game.
Yep it's super underated, have you by any chance heard of chained echoes? I've been playing that a whole lot recently and it might be my favourite game of all time
I've sought this video shortly after finishing up the DLC, hoping to find TH-camrs who share with my sentiments of this game. Oh boy, I was pleased.
Anyways, I find this game through its demo on Newgrounds. It has such a strong impression on my first playthrough that I played this game in full version. Well, it's the best experience I ever had, somehow managed to scratched the itch of mastery and satisfaction of singleplayer I've longed for. A game this undeniably polished should have way more recognition than what it has today.
I lovvvveeeeee this game his OST, the gameplay, the story, the dialogues, the maps and exploration, it was such a good surprise I pretty much got hooked imediatly when I first played it a while back now
and well I love hearing people rambling on how good it is, also when you have played your fair amount of MMO the game is pretty funny (I guess it works a bit less if you are clueless about the genre, i'm not sure tho)
lea is my favorite silent protagonist
Yee she's good
I'll see if she beats McDohl, Dragonborn or Hero Kvatch for me.
@@TH-camCensors Lea isn't exactly a normal silent protagonist. She's got a lot of personality and you'd be inhuman to not come to fall in love with her(platonically I mean, not in a weeb way).
I absolutely love this game and constantly recommend it to others. Most underrated masterpiece of our time.
I kinda want it ngl
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5:37 just a reminder, that this "Shield Dodge jump" its something discovered by the players, and not something that was "intent" to be used for compleating the game's puzzles and parkour sections, there is always some way to get everywhere without it BUT its way easiers if you master this technnic(which i for example couldn't do it 😅 but never make me lose anything )
ah that's good to know thanks, I think I just wanted to flex that I could do it lmao
one of the lategame quests references the shield dodge jump calling it a "LADC" (not sure about the exact term) so the devs were definitely aware of it! the game never requires it outright afaik but it does make some puzzles easier
I have just played the demo and CrossCode is one of my favorite games already. I have it in my Steam backlog, but I feel like playing the full game would be nice on something like a Steam Deck, if only I had one
well, there is a switch version to handle the portability aspect, but that is also making an assumption that you have one. XD
I've got this in my Steam Library already, but I guess I'll need to bump it up in my backlog for once I finish Phoenotopia: Awakening (Which is also a really great game that doesn't get enough attention) and play it in in alternation with Trails from Zero.
the 5 minute absolute genius awakening and undestanding of all matters of metaknowlage rush on the solving of puzzles is so real
PS: WHY IS THIS ABSOLUTE GEM SO UNDERRATED?!
I got this game earlier September and so far it has been really good
Edit: Typo
1:15 Bit of a careless spoiler there...
Also feel free to delete my comment if you read it. It's probably better if its not pointed out but I wanted to let you know about it.
correct me if I'm wrong but I think the idea she has lost her memory and was found in the same files is covered in the introductory segment
@@SpeedTheWeeb
spoilers below, obviously:
i think the fact that she is "found inside the game files" is already a spoiler in itself since it's basically saying she is a program and not just a person who was put into the game while being in a coma, if i remember correctly sergey only speaks about her being logged into the game because she used to play it before and lost her memory, so they logged her in to try and make her remember about her past life, so i think it does indeed count as a spoiler, if someone remembers better please correct me
@@frijolitoazul4343 Hm you could be correct, my bad, wasn't my intention :/
yeah, Lea's amnesia is a plot point and part of the mystery of the early game, so "found in the code" is a spoiler, but it is so briefly mentioned that you almost have to be looking for it to get spoiled. On the other hand, it is not the biggest spoiler out there, as it does not take too much effort to piece together considering who is the very first character we see; there is an obvious connection between the 2, and the player can easily assume "found in the code" is something along the lines of finding an old, retired avatar to replace a missing one, potentially even being the reason for amnesia. In other words, it is a spoiler that only leans into fan theories that are created just by experiencing the game for the first time. It does not spoil evotars by itself, it just says there is more to the character than it first appears.
@@cullenlatham2366 while true, I could have probably worded my script better and thats on me 🤷♂
this was over a year ago so I'd like to think my script writing has improved haha
banger game i agree
Banger game and a banger pfp
I actually have some semi big plans to make an orange juice video so look out for that one day!
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holy crap this review was what made me realize c'tron is heavily implied to be Sidwell. When I went through the game, the interpretation I went to was that c'tron was sidwell's child or some younger familiy member. I didn't notice all the signs that point to him being sidwell himself.
Have you played the DLC, that covers this topic a lot as it isn't quite as straight and narrow as it seems 🧐
@@SpeedTheWeeb I have not! I've been busy with other games so I haven't had the motivation to hop back onto this game.
@@SilverRay85 it's really good, if you ever get the chance I highly reccomend it!