Although the service started on January 3, 2024, the new title “CROSS CORE”. We are now starting to see signs of recovery in user scores.
This work was released on Inside on January 7th.Find your next hit!3 notable game apps that have not yet arrived in JapanThis is an app that is also introduced inIt is an RPG work that mixes three elements: SF world, mecha, and beautiful girls..
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The game itself will be announced around 2021. After going through repeated beta tests, it took three years to finally launch the service, but due to server-related problems,players can't access it at all,Even if you enter it, you will be forcibly kicked out of the server.The situation continued.
Among the users who were looking forward to this work in such a situation, there were some who wrote about the situation and their feelings at the time, and their feelings towards the management in minutes. It became a title that underwent a difficult official release in early 2024.
However, maintenance and updates have been carried out repeatedly, and as of January 8th, it has stabilized to the point where it can be safely used in the game. Thanks to the generous compensation of 100 consecutive gachas from the management, the scores that had plummeted are gradually recovering.This can truly be said to be the true start..
I realized that if I were to deliver the first play report of 2024, it would have to be this game, which has attracted the attention of Chinese gamers in many ways. This time, I would like to introduce you to “Cross Core”.
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*In this article, all parts that should be written in simplified characters due to system reasons have been replaced with traditional characters.
*As translation software is used for the interpretation of the world view, proper nouns, and story, there may be discrepancies if it is distributed to Japan. Please be aware of this.
◆ Explore alien planets to stop extraterrestrial invasion!
The main story of this work is “GekiseiIn order to investigate an alien planet called '', you will explore the planet while fighting life forms whose entire bodies are covered in strong armor. The main character (player) will be the leader of an exploration team, assemble a team of unique members, and unravel the mysteries of the alien planet.
In order to overcome the many difficulties that await the exploration of alien planets, some characters, including the main character,KishinIt is possible to summon a robot called “ to fight.
This robot summoning element is perhaps the best part of Cross Core. As I will introduce again later, Kishin will be very useful in battle.
however,Machine Gods can only be summoned by those who have the ability to attune to them.. A wide variety of beautiful girl characters appear in the work, but the majority of them are unable to summon machine gods.It is not uncommon for even the highest rarity to be unable to be summoned.
On the other hand, there are characters who can summon Machine Gods even at low rarity, so it can be fun to organize them in the early game when you tend to run out of strength.
Now, the final goal of exploring the alien planet in the main story is to close the space gate that connects the planet Earth. Because of this space gate, Earth continues to be invaded by ferocious creatures living on the planet.
Chapter 0, which includes a tutorial, is set at an outpost established on the planet, and begins with the search for a missing companion.However, at a relatively early stage after starting the game,Bewitching sci-fi girl characterTo be honest, it wasn't even close to exploring an alien planet because of the characters appearing.
The main story of this work is basically text-based, so there are no voices. Instead,The impression is that the text volume is large from the beginning of the game.And I think it's worth reading. Even one chapter contains plenty of story description for each stage. This is probably because no voice is recorded here.
While I was enjoying the scenario as reading material, there were times when I forgot about the existence of the battle part in the first place. Considering the current design where there is almost always a battle in each stage, the amount of text is something to behold. At the time of release, up to Chapter 2 has been released,I'm concerned about the update pace of the story..
◆ A strategic battle where all party members share attack resources. You can also summon powerful SF robots!
Battles are turn-based battles in a timeline format where you can act in the order of your ability values. Each character has up to three unique skills, strengthening commands that can be activated as soon as SP is accumulated, and special commands that are only displayed for characters who can summon machine gods.
During battle, depending on the skill used by the character,[NP】The points called “increase or decrease.'' This is an attack resource shared by the entire party,It can also be said that it is a mechanism that prevents you from using powerful skills repeatedly from the beginning of the battle..
Also, the characterEach person has a formation position that they are good at.. By keeping this in mind and forming formations, ability value bonuses will be added, and it seems that the system will allow you to proceed with the battle advantageously.
Difficulty level of main storyusuallyYou don't need to be too conscious if you just want to clear the “'', but the more difficult “difficulty” and other highly difficult event content that is likely to appear in the future.
In addition, in this game play,100 consecutive gacha tickets were compensated due to server trouble.As a result, I was able to obtain the highest rarity characters for the party limit of 5 characters (excluding friend slots).
As I mentioned briefly in the previous section, there are only a few characters who can summon Machine Gods. It seems that some players were unable to obtain a character other than the main character that could be summoned as a machine god. I was lucky enough to get a character with the highest rarity that could be summoned as a machine god, but that number was only one out of five.
Kishin uses skill attacks during battle to attack the character's[SP]You can collect them and summon them to the battlefield in exchange. It is also worth noting that there is even a special summoning effect for each machine god, regardless of its rarity.
The machine god will appear occupying the three spaces at the back of the formation. At this time, the summoned character will not leave. As the sixth party member (excluding friend slots), Kishin will participate in battle while carrying powerful weapons.
Although it takes time to summon, its performance is powerful enough to turn the tide of battle. Characters have special skills with special effects, so you'll want to use powerful attacks to take down your enemies.It is relatively easy to summon when the battle is long and you are facing a strong enemy..
On the other hand, characters who cannot summon machine gods often simply have powerful unique skills, and buff effects that can be activated by consuming SP[OVERLOAD]The benefits of this were increasing. However, it depends on the performance trends of the characters that will be implemented in the future, but if you do not particularly consider the balance in this area,“Characters that can be summoned as Machine Gods”I am also concerned that sales may be concentrated only in the following areas.
◆ User score recovery is satisfying and playable.Famous Japanese voice actors are also available
Initially, “Cross Core'' suffered from major user scores due to problems. When you actually play the game, you'll notice that in addition to the strong science fiction story with the theme of exploring alien planets, the unique character illustrations and machine god summoning are unique and unique that you can't find anywhere else.I would also like to praise the fact that all characters have unique effects for their special skills in battle..
The tempo of the battle system is a little slow, and I think there is still room for improvement. However, although the characters are deformed 3D models, they have very rich expressions.The attack animations are also elaborate.“I wish the camera could get a little closer during battle.”I tried the pinch operation many times.
Also, one of the elements frequently seen in smartphone RPG games is the ability for players to have their own base. While there are many games that use unreasonable reasoning to include a base element, this one felt very natural.
The main objective of this game is to explore an alien planet, and the story begins with you heading to an outpost from the beginning of the game. It meshes with this base element and worldview,“Feeling like I have to do it”It felt thin.
The main story doesn't even have part-time voices, but the characters speak in battle and on the home screen. The default voice is “Japanese”, and you can see that Japanese voice actors are still very popular.
In addition,Yui Ishikawa plays the female protagonist.. Recently, the adoption rate for the main characters and main heroines in smartphone games developed in China is overwhelming, giving us the feeling of the highest level of trust in the Chinese game industry (maybe it's just because they're so popular). .
Other voice actors that can be confirmed from a quick glance include Ayane Sakura, Mikako Komatsu, and Yoko Hikasa.The cast is made up of people who are so popular that you've only heard of them..
I would like to avoid introducing it in detail here as it would be too exhaustive to introduce it in this article.If you are interested, it exists in bilibiliOfficial wiki of this workPlease check it out.
Although it does not have the dignity of a large title that is often talked about by smartphone gamers, I think that the combination of extremely sexy beautiful girls who are hard to focus on and a giant robot has the magical power to captivate many men. Masu.
There are almost no elements that significantly detract from the experience while playing, so even if there were users who evaluated the game, the quality was acceptable.There is no doubt that the compensation provided after maintenance due to defects is generous, and this is playing a role in the recovery of user scores.However, I can't help but feel like it will continue to be loved by some of its fixed fans for a long time to come. I'm looking forward to future developments.
