CrossCode Review | A Highly Praised Action RPG

There are some highly praised indie games in the market, and CrossCode is one of them. In this video, I'll be going over what this game is about and reviewing the different aspects of this game.

Also, yes... I messed up on the names haha. My apologies on that one.

Topics:
00:31 - Introduction
02:55 - Visuals
06:12 - Audio
08:22 - Gameplay P1
14:54 - Gameplay P2
16:42 - New Game Plus

People I missed on the "Special Thanks"! I apologies for this:
CrimsonMary
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Sources

Games shown in this video

CrossCode:

The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past

Music used in this video

TMNT IV Turtles in Time - Sewer Surfin' by Kozo Nakamura
Castlevania: Sympony of the Night - Dance of Pales by Michiru Yamane
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box – Puzzles by Tomohito Nishiura
Super Mario Galaxy - Gusty Garden Galaxy by Koji Kondo

Music that were used from the soundtrack:
“The Path of Justice”
“Mysterious Place”
“Lea!”
“Valse dAhoge”
“Travelling Together”
“Sadness”
“The Experience”
“Ending”

Music that were used from the Royalty Free section:
“Whiskey on the Mississippi”
“Funkorama”

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[villager]

About the NG+ thing: This feature really just is intended to play with the game mechanics and make stuff harder or easier, depending on your taste.
But if you want more answers, that doesn't mean you won't get what you want! There is a so-called "post-game-episode" planned, to be released at an unknown point in the future (probably not too soon, though). This will be a sort of "epilogue", providing a final chapter for the main story and probably some more side content as well. It's quite likely that you'll find your answers there!

[jvrgonjvrgon]

The new DLC, "A New Home, " for the game has come out now, and I would encourage you to try it out. It answers a lot of those "unanswered questions" you may have. I finished it and oh boy is it one hell of a ride.

[TheMinecraftMan]

This game deserves all the praise it can get! Thanks for giving it a review!

[nguyentaihuy]

For me, Crosscode feels like everything I love about JRPGs and put it into a neat package. How they can make the world so full of life, how the characters are charming and sometimes full of depth themselves, how the gameplay while simple, is complex by itself when you master it.

[ryanpratama]

Of all the good things in CrossCode, there 2 things that really stand out for me:
1. The level design
2. The puzzle

These two things are really stand out the most in CrossCode. For the level design, it's really out of the box. So many unusual platform you can use to gain access to certain area. I can spent hour and hour wandering around the area to find an access to the higher ground and get that lovely chest.

For the puzzle...well, it just mindblowing. I've been cursing a lot whenever I tried to solve the puzzle in CrossCode, especially in the latter dungeon. Compare to Zelda, the puzzle in CrossCode is a lot more difficult and, sometimes, confusing. Once it's done, I can say only, "Finally, it's over...."

So, I want to say, kudos to the one who design the levels and puzzles in CrossCode. I cannot comprehend what's inside their head to came up with all of the ideas when they designed those. That was awesome. Good job there~

[anthonyiodice]

I’ve been waiting for this to come to consoles for a time. Then, all of a sudden, I saw a concrete release date, and it was only days away!

[MessyNess_]

Two things I want to mention!

1. Apologies for all those ears I've hurt from the mispronunciation of the name Lea! I pray for them. 🙏
2. I wanted to correct a mistake I made on this video. The New Game Plus is NOT the Post Game DLC. The Post Game DLC is still in development - this will be answering all those questions we have for the end of the game. The New Game Plus is simply an extra mode to configure your next playthrough in various ways.

[obbscur]

I like CrossCode, this video has CrossCode in it, so i like this video

BTW Main character's name is pronounced "lee-ah"

[Sheevlord]

Great video! I'm glad that CrossCode is getting more coverage - it deserves to be more well known. And don't worry about the video length - my review was even longer. There's so much to talk about when discussing CrossCode.


BTW, neat editing at 10:12 where you seamlessly fade between scenes of Lea acquiring different elements.

[misslucyxx]

Love you Nness!!! <3 Really fun video to watch! Game wouldn't be for me but you explained it so well that you saved my money if anything! Looking forward to more game reviews from you. <3

[elbanano]

oh man now i wanna continue. I already have like 71 hours but i left it for a bit.
LORE HERE I GO

[dephord]

I was searching for a video to send it to my friend. I wanted to show him how amazing Crosscode is (and force him to buy it)
Found yours
Sent it
And gave you a sub

One of the best "reviews" I've ever seen!

[brotchen]

i defeaded the final boss in crosscode today ... and oh boi... is that a great game...

[whitetigergreat]

Keep up the good work. It's worth it. You really have potential.

[prototagteaching]

Hey, a note about the grinding thing:
You can get to around level 50 without doing any side quests and with minimal level grinding- and level 50 seems to be about perfect for tackling the final dungeon and boss.

[sergiomendoza]

You can make a infinity dash with using the shield later of the 3rd dash.

[rhiannn]

...wait...you can adjust the puzzle Why did I not know this when I played this the first time a couple years back????
SOme of those final dungeon puzzles nearly made me throw my laptop against the wall, you miss the timing and you start from scratch. Seriously, they were so annoying to get the timing right. Freeze one thing, melt another, turn on this switch, open that door, magnetise this, teleport there, turn on that switch, teleport again... all whilst juggling switching between elements and making sure you don't lose patience. SO MANY TIMES. SO MANY TIMES. I kept getting too impatient and activated the next parts of the puzzles before the bullet even got there. And I ended up having to restart, over and over again. thinking about it makes me rage. I ended up finishing them but not after attempts.
Still love the game though, just the last puzzles in the dungeons. True torture.

[MegaFrog]

Hey, just a simple reminder that New Game+ is not the postgame update. The postgame update is still in development, and those burning questions we all have will be answered soon. It just takes a long time for an indie studio with a hair-thin budget.


Great video! I like the analysis on sound, it's an often overlooked element of game design.

[UCECRUSH]

Since you know me, you would know that I am huge fan of shooter titles and open world titles, its been a while since I checked out a review for any game of this sort esp for this top down one. Although I dont think I'll get into playing titles such as these I do enjoy watching it especially from friends like yourself. I mean I honestly dont have no interest in Smite but I fully support Mopar 10000% and the same for you bud. Keep up the good work and hope to talk to you soon.

[OnePolishMoFo]

Just finished chapter 7 and I really like this game. I just don't have a firm grasp on the combat. Like 18 hours in and I'm still bad at it. It's not that I don't understand it it's just that the enemies attack so often and suddenly that I can't react. I know I can change that in the options screen but I feel like I'd be missing out on the intended experience then.