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CrossCode - Review @ COG

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    [​IMG]COG checked out CrossCode:

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    CrossCode Review - Can't Fight With Physics

    CrossCode is an RPG that demands your full attention at every turn. Whether it's solving puzzles, completing quests or surviving the many battles, you need to be on your toes. Honestly, it's exhausting. But I don't mind the strain. Indeed, I'd rather more RPGs pushed me in this fashion. Perhaps it's just the focus on puzzles that permeates every level of this game, but I had to work for every victory. That only made said victories all the sweeter, however.

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    CrossCode is a mashup of several disparate genres. You're solving your way through puzzle-laden dungeons, grinding away at MMO-type quests, and cutting your teeth on action RPG combat. For the most part, this combination works. The major drawback for me is that these different genres require different parts of my brain to be active. Jumping from one style of gameplay to the next was honestly a little jarring. The zen peace I find in grinding serves no purpose in the tense boss fights, and even the regular enemies require your full attention at first. On the other hand, the puzzle sections need a whole separate form of patience and concentration. In the end, my love of the grind won out, and CrossCode became that kind of experience in full. I recognize that this kind of patient application may not be suitable for everyone, however. CrossCode is a beautiful world loaded with puzzles of all kinds. If you can find your center among this storm of separate genres, you might really enjoy this game.

    The Good
    • Fun dialogue
    • Combat is satisfying and deep
    • Big beautiful skill trees
    The Bad
    • Quest and story pacing is off
    • Difficulty feels uneven
    • Certain puzzles were brutal
    Score: 76/100
     
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