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I've been working my way through Cross Code in the evenings after I get back home, and it's as excellent as everyone says it is! I keep trying to decide what other games it reminds me of the most, and surprisingly I think I'm starting to settle on Legend of Zelda (the older ones, not BotW/TotK).
The way it gates progress, the level & dungeon design, etc just really seems to be a part of that tradition. The moment to moment gameplay is pretty different though, and pretty unique at that!
Really though it's just been a nice escape in the evenings. It's challenging enough that sometimes I decide to leave a tough fight or puzzle to pick up the next night, but it's not punishingly hard and I feel like it respects my time.
Crosscode is great, the animations are so buttery smooth, and the character portraits are super expressive. It's one of those games that feels really fun and rewarding to explore and secret hunt.
Only thing that put me off was trying to suss out the jumps and platform height in some areas, because it is shockingly vertical for a top-down game.
Yeah that certainly took a little getting used to! I think can pretty much read the heights of everything now, but there was definitely a little while when I was accidentally jumping into the sides of ledges that were actually higher up than me!