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Advent Crossroad

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69%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
grinding, optimization
96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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Advent Crossroad is a single player role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by nankadagames and was released on August 11, 2021. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"Advent Crossroad" is a game set in a shopping center under lockdown due to sudden monster appearances. The player must navigate distorted spaces and fight strange creatures using mysterious devices. With hybrid navigation, fast-paced storytelling, and customizable skillsets, the game offers a tense atmosphere and challenging turn-based combat.

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96%
Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions
  • Engaging turn-based combat system inspired by Shin Megami Tensei with satisfying depth in character customization and skill building.
  • Short and sweet dungeon crawler experience that is accessible for newcomers and enjoyable to complete in a single play session.
  • Well-crafted art, monster designs, and music that capture a nostalgic retro vibe and enhance the overall atmosphere.
  • The game is quite short and somewhat easy, with limited replay value and minimal story depth or character development.
  • Interface and menu navigation can feel clunky and unintuitive, with occasional bugs and performance issues including softlocks and crashes.
  • Some game mechanics, such as status ailments and equipment effects, can be imbalanced or obscure, detracting from overall gameplay polish.
  • gameplay
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers an enjoyable, classic dungeon-crawling experience with strategic combat inspired by Shin Megami Tensei, featuring addictive dungeon mapping and a variety of monsters, skills, and items. While some mechanics are old-school and require better introduction, the game is generally accessible and entertaining, though it can feel simplified and short with limited replay value. Players appreciate the character growth systems and engaging combat but note that some one-time tough enemies and certain mechanics may be divisive.

    • “The gameplay is enjoyable, and mapping dungeons addictive.”
    • “The plot is simple and the gameplay entertaining; I enjoyed the variety of monsters you can fight and skills/items you can use. I managed to beat it easily with a broken combo (increased drop rate, +xp growth, double attack, +40% physical attacks, unlimited mp, and mass revive and hp recovery spells).”
    • “Gameplay is primarily dungeon-crawling like SMT1, character growth system involves scanning attacks like in Devil Survivor, or purchasing new skills akin to Digital Devil Saga.”
    • “Conversely, this game has "dangerous" one-time enemies (think Etrian Odyssey) in the first handful of dungeons, which is a mechanic I'm not a fan of. With a little strategy (weakness and bad status mitigation mostly), you can beat them as soon as you run into them, which kind of trivializes the dungeons and the rest of the game.”
    • “The bug is related to the water mechanics in the "blue place," and I'm just constantly drowning on land, so that's frustrating.”
    • “In a nutshell, Advent Crossroad is pretty easy to start and even easier to finish, so the overall simplification of game mechanics affects general expectations and impressions, leaving you realizing near the end that the game exhausted all its features.”
  • story
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is straightforward and well-paced, focusing on a group of friends battling a demonic threat in a mall, with character personalities adding some depth. While engaging and reminiscent of classic SMT vibes, it remains relatively simple and could benefit from more dialogue and lore to better flesh out the characters and world. Overall, the narrative complements the gameplay without overwhelming it, aligning with the dungeon crawler tradition.

    • “There is more of a story and it's very interesting.”
    • “Advent Crossroad's plot focuses on a group of friends fighting to liberate a mall from a mysterious threat, and each character has their own personality and agenda.”
    • “Its additional mechanics, systems, and a more interesting storyline made it feel more realized and drew me in further.”
    • “I honestly wish we got a few more options in this department, or even events or side missions to flesh out the main character a bit more, but this might have created the bloat I despise in modern Atlus titles.”
    • “It does actually have a story/plot and the ending basically wraps everything up, but I just finished playing the game and already forgot the characters' names, so don't worry about that.”
    • “Story is pretty sparse - you're a security guard suddenly stuck in a mall infested by demons, and you have to fight your way through waves of demons to find the way out, rescuing survivors and teaming up with others who can fight like you with the help of a mysterious device you've found.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is consistently praised for being catchy, enjoyable, and suitably fitting the game's setting and combat. It effectively pays tribute to its influences, with solid ambient and battle themes that enhance the overall experience.

    • “Catchy and enjoyable music.”
    • “Music is also pretty good; standard battle and foe battle themes are suitably fun and catchy, and the standard ambient themes are nice enough.”
    • “Combat and music are great, a great tribute to the games it drew its influence from.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users appreciate that Advent Crossroad eliminates the lengthy grinding typical of older Megaten games, offering a faster-paced experience with little to no grinding required.

  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers fun and challenging gameplay but is relatively short, resulting in limited replay value. However, the developer's follow-up, Core Crossing, significantly enhances replayability with features like character and party creation.

    • “Conversely, the developer's follow-up work, Core Crossing, is somewhat more substantial (at least since it has character/party creation). There's about 100 times more replay value if you're into that kind of thing, so if you're looking for more than a weekend from your games, check that out instead.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature stylish and appealing artwork with a vibe reminiscent of Devil Survivor, offering great aesthetics that complement the evolving and engaging story.

    • “The 'vibe' of the game is very similar to Devil Survivor, artwork is nice, story starts off nice and simple and gets more involving as you go through.”
    • “A stylish and breezy dungeon crawler with great aesthetics.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Optimization is lacking, with noticeable performance issues that detract from the experience, and dungeon layouts feel somewhat disjointed.

    • “The dungeon layouts feel a little disjointed and there are notable performance issues.”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's humor includes clever references to classic memes that successfully made players laugh, adding an entertaining and nostalgic touch.

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Advent Crossroad is a role playing game with fantasy and anime themes.

Advent Crossroad is available on PC and Windows.

Advent Crossroad was released on August 11, 2021.

Advent Crossroad was developed by nankadagames.

Advent Crossroad has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Advent Crossroad is a single player game.

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