<s>
CrossCode	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Fish	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deck13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Lea	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
called	O
CrossWorlds	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
with	O
no	O
memory	O
and	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
speak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
three-year	O
long	O
early	O
access	O
beta	O
phase	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CrossCode	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
artstyle	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
on	O
its	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CrossCode	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Lea	O
from	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
CrossCode	B-Application
,	O
players	O
primarily	O
control	O
a	O
mute	O
character	O
named	O
Lea	O
as	O
she	O
plays	O
a	O
fictional	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
known	O
as	O
CrossWorlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
raid	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
First	O
Scholars	O
,	O
Lea	O
is	O
dragged	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
Blue	O
Avatar	O
and	O
trapped	O
into	O
an	O
off-limits	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Vermillion	O
Wasteland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
Shizuka	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Lea	O
is	O
not	O
human	O
but	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
an	O
"	O
Evotar	O
,	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
memories	O
of	O
Shizuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
help	O
from	O
her	O
friends	O
,	O
Lea	O
storms	O
Vermillion	O
Wasteland	O
where	O
the	O
server	B-Application
containing	O
all	O
Evotars	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
Sidwell	O
's	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
defeats	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
gives	O
her	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
server	B-Application
,	O
before	O
committing	O
suicide	O
in	O
atonement	O
for	O
cooperating	O
with	O
Sidwell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
secured	O
the	O
Evotars	O
 '	O
data	O
,	O
Lea	O
spends	O
some	O
time	O
with	O
her	O
friends	O
before	O
she	O
is	O
also	O
logged	B-General_Concept
out	I-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
Sergey	O
attempts	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
executives	O
of	O
Instatainment	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Evotars	O
to	O
keep	O
existing	O
inside	O
CrossWorlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
true	O
ending	O
,	O
achieved	O
after	O
Lea	O
befriends	O
an	O
Instatainment	O
stockholder	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
right	O
before	O
the	O
Vermillion	O
Wasteland	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
Sergey	O
's	O
proposal	O
is	O
accepted	O
by	O
Instatainment	O
and	O
will	O
allow	O
Lea	O
and	O
other	O
Evotars	O
to	O
eventually	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
escape	O
this	O
fate	O
,	O
C'tron	O
made	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
himself	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Evotar	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
an	O
Indiegogo	O
project	O
,	O
seeking	O
€80	O
000	O
in	O
crowdfunding	O
alongside	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
demo	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
reward	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
early	O
access	O
release	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
continuous	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
to	O
keep	O
working	O
as	O
needed	O
,	O
and	O
employ	O
player	O
feedback	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
and	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crosscode'''s	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
lot	O
of	O
different	O
inspirations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ball-throwing	O
mechanic	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
while	O
questing	O
and	O
exploration	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
party	O
system	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
major	O
impact	O
on	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
setting	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
old	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Terranigma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
style	O
largely	O
"	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
more	O
graphically	O
distinct	O
independent	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
chose	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
few	O
modern	O
graphical	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
shadow	O
maps	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
previous	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
web	O
development	O
toolset	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
prioritise	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
the	O
publishers	O
Deck	O
13	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
compile	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
JavaScript	B-Language
code	O
into	O
a	O
version	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
run	O
it	O
natively	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
and	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
launch	O
lineup	O
for	O
Amazon	O
's	O
Luna	B-Operating_System
cloud	O
gaming	O
service	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
featuring	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
the	O
latter	O
and	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
options	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
CrossCode	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reviewer	O
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
circuit	O
board	O
system	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
ensures	O
that	O
you	O
feel	O
empowered	O
to	O
play	O
CrossCode	B-Application
the	O
way	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
found	O
the	O
puzzles	O
in	O
CrossCode	B-Application
challenging	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
their	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schütz	O
found	O
the	O
MMORPG-like	O
companions	O
amusing	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
serious	O
and	O
touching	O
moments	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
gaming	O
publications	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artstyle	O
,	O
with	O
Schütz	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
awakens	O
wonderful	O
memories	O
of	O
16-bit	O
classics	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
or	O
Terranigma	B-Application
at	O
first	O
glance	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Vogel	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
pleasingly	O
fluid	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
packed	O
with	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
colour	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
had	O
minor	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
;	O
Vogel	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
framerate	O
takes	O
a	O
dive	O
that	O
...	O
is	O
quite	O
noticeable	O
"	O
during	O
busy	O
moments	O
,	O
and	O
Schütz	O
considered	O
the	O
port	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
unclean	O
here	O
and	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
problems	O
...	O
not	O
so	O
serious	O
that	O
one	O
should	O
therefore	O
advise	O
against	O
buying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Schreier	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
ranked	O
CrossCode''	O
among	O
his	O
top	O
10	O
games	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
