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"I've had this idea for 25 years": Solo dev behind single-player MMO with fake simulated players insists "I do not plan to add multiplayer" as it soars on Steam (www.gamesradar.com)
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[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you're interested in this sort of thing and like action/adventure rpgs, give Crosscode a shot. it's excellent

[-] FancyLad@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Hi!

[-] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 10 points 1 week ago

The people downvoting you have never experienced perfectly regular trees (and don't understand CrossCode inside jokes).

[-] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Respect for the GOG link (gotta reduce Steam's monopoly-like grip on digital games), but... CrossCode, despite its fantastic presentation, wore me down to the point of not finishing it. I feel like the devs ran out of ideas halfway through because all of the dungeons involve multiple ricochet-angling puzzles, even all the way to the last one. They just got so tedious and boring that I eventually ended up "finishing" by watching someone else's play-through.

It has an interesting plot, but... yeah. Anyway, that was my personal experience.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Exact same with me. The open-world-ish parts were great, but then I'd have to slog though multi-hour dungeons filled with boring puzzles without even AI companions. That's not like any MMO I've ever played.

[-] Xerodin@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

I had the exact same thought when I read the premise. One of my favorite indie games of all time.

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