There are guild halls with more NPC’s to give you quests and rewards. When you see an exclamation point over someone’s head, you know they have a quest for you. There are towns with markets full of traders. Despite looking somewhat like a Super Nintendo game, the world in CrossCode is set up much like a familiar MMO world. Playing a single player game that is set in a fictional MMO was a concept I couldn’t wrap my head around but it takes shape quickly. The narrative went places I wasn’t expecting, digging into the backstory of the creation of this fictional MMO. I won’t go into specifics in order to avoid spoilers but I can say that this story evolves in several satisfying ways over the course of the game. While the tale of the protagonist looking to reclaim their memories isn’t new to the genre, this is merely a thin layer of what the story develops into. So, you set out on a quest to recover your memories as a voiceless amnesiac. The voice in her ear, a Crossworlds employee named Sergey, informs Lea that, by playing Crossworlds, she may be able to trigger parts of her brain that recover her memories. However, her brain is still able to connect to the MMO Crossworlds and control her avatar. Thankfully, a voice rings in your ear right away telling you what’s happening. She has no memory, no idea how she got there, and no clue of what to do. Your character, a blue haired girl named Lea, awakes inside of the game Crossworlds, a popular MMO. The story starts in a way that would seem familiar to players of RPGs. While CrossCode certainly earns some comparisons to notable 16-bit titles such as Secret of Mana and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, it doesn’t take long to realize that this game is much, much more than just a love letter to an era gone by. Brian Edwards reviews CrossCode, the action role-playing game developed by Radical Fish Games.Įvery time I watch a YouTube video titled “Top 65 Upcoming Indie Games” or something these days I’m relatively certain that I am going to see many 8 and 16-bit lookalikes, reminiscent of the games of old.Īt first glance, after watching a trailer or two, one might assume that CrossCode is just another of these games, an homage to the past.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |