Hey guys. I'm sorry I wasn't as prolific as I said I was going to be this week. To make matters worse, there's a good chance I won't be able to post anything for the next 2 days. Don't worry, though. I still fully intend to meet my deadline and play every game by the end of the year. Maybe this mini vacation is just what I need. I'll be going snowboarding over the weekend so maybe getting back to the great outdoors will clear my head enough to leave me with a burning desire to get back behind my glowing rectangle.
Anyways, Crazy Cross is a sequel to some other game I haven't played yet, but the use of "Cross" to indicate sequelage (if only that were a word) makes me think of Chrono Cross and thinking of that game fills me with anger. Hopefully Crazy Cross doesn't take the Chrono route and completely uproot and destroy the storyline of the original game. Even if it does, though, I haven't played the original so I guess it won't matter anyway.
The above was written before I attempted to download the game. Upon going to the DigiPen download link, I was greeted by a file that called itself "Not Real EXE.exe" and took up a whopping 0kb. Somethin ain't right here. I'm going to see if I can find a different dowload link somewhere. This game was an IGF showcase finalist after all, so it's safe to say it's relatively prestigious.
I googled it and followed a bunch of links, but they all took me to 404 pages. What happened to this game? I did manage to find an instruction manual for the game, but I can't really write a review based on that. I like to think I have at least a little bit of integrity. Gotta say, though, these screenshots are really whetting my appetite for this game. Apparently it's a 500MB package, meaning this is a monster I couldn't play in one day anyway (probably).
After like 10 minutes (or 98 internet years) of searching, I finally found a .zip file that looks promising.it's taking a while to download, though, so I'm gonna pass the time by reading that instruction manual...mmm....
Wow-ee! That was something. So, as predicted, this game is an absolute monster that's going to take me a lot longer to play, but I think I got the basic gist from what I've played so far. If you like RPGs and humor, this game is definitely for you. It's structured exactly like Chrono Cross. I mean, they weren't even trying to hide the fact that this game is essentially a carbon copy of Chrono Cross. However, remember a few paragraphs ago when I exclaimed how putrid the story was in the professionally made game? Well the story is pretty much the only thing these guys changed, and I love it. They have such a deliberate sense of self-parody that it just brings a smile to my face.
I know this wasn't really a review as much as it was a recounting of my experience with the game, but whatever. My blog, my rules. This game certainly gets my seal of approval, but I can only recommend it if you have a lot of spare time. Those 500MB weren't for nothing, I assure you.
Links
oh look not a DigiPen link: http://www.fileplanet.com/148139/140000/fileinfo/Crazy-Cross---Full-Version
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