CrossCode feels like A Link to the Past but they dialed up the puzzle to 11, and then some. The dungeons are hard, frustratingly so. Faj'ro Temple I'm looking at you. Heck, even the transition areas (trails) are filled with platforming puzzles that took me hours on end just to find a path.

Combat is.. fun? It's a lot of mouse-clicking and aiming. You get four elements to toy with, each with their different fun power ups. Even the basic neutral element has some good power ups. The enemies are less fun somehow. Many of the dungeon enemies need you to try different combinations (elements, even positions) to find their "weak spot" so to speak, otherwise you'll be doing miniscule damage (especially true for bosses). Still, figuring those out it part of the fun I guess?

Exposition is a bit on the long winded side. Early on you might get overwhelmed with the amount of information they throw at you and/or all the side quests you get. Even the menu was confusing at first. But you get used to it.

Anyways, if you like a combination of (really hard) puzzles and (somewhat repetitive) combat, go get this game.

lea hi!

Great game! It was almost a bit too long for me, but I took a break for a few months and eventually came back and completed it.
Had a lot of fun