Cross Impact

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Cross Impact is a single player and multiplayer arcade platformer game. It was developed by Larsonsoft and was released on December 29, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

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57%

Audience ScoreBased on 143 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Unique and diverse roster featuring beloved indie characters like V1 from Ultrakill, Jumbo Josh, Alex YIIK, and Jacket from Hotline Miami.
Developers actively listen to community feedback and frequently update the game, showing strong dedication to improvement.
Game offers multiple modes including 8-player local multiplayer, sports, pogo modes, and workshop support for modding.

Gameplay is currently clunky with stiff controls, high hitstun, inconsistent hitboxes and unfinished animations making the game feel rough and unpolished.
Poor UI/UX design including a broken tutorial, confusing control remapping, unstable menus, and lack of clear move lists or in-game instructions.
Small player base with problematic online mode, limited single-player content, and unbalanced AI leading to a less satisfying overall experience.

gameplay
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
67%
12%
The gameplay shows potential with unique characters and some innovative mechanics, but is frequently criticized for being unpolished, clunky, and inconsistent, with many mechanics feeling half-baked or poorly integrated. Several reviews highlight issues such as awkward controls, lack of smoothness, limited combo variety, and insufficient tutorial support, while updates and developer communication appear lacking. Overall, the gameplay experience is seen as rough and unfinished, detracting from the game's ambition and appeal.
- “An all star cast, innovative gameplay, a dedicated and passionate team of developers working day and night to improve the game in every way they can.”
- “Right now, it's super intuitive and quick fast gameplay!”
- “Cross Impact is a fairly standard platform fighter with some unique additions, such as the shield mechanic being retooled to be more of a parry, and more experimental characters such as Stardrop, who is harshly true to their origin game.”
- “From stiff, uninspired gameplay to a presentation that feels like it was cobbled together from a dozen mismatched assets, this game is a textbook example of ambition exceeding ability.”
- “Instead of carefully integrating different gameplay styles, Cross Impact shoves them all together without rhyme or reason, creating a mess of half-baked mechanics that don’t mesh well.”
- “The ideas thrown in are either half-baked, poorly executed, or are never given much thought past their inception, and I never felt fully satisfied with anything the gameplay had to offer.”
music
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
36%
21%
The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some praising its catchy arrangements and remixes as the best aspect, while others criticize repetitive tracks, lack of variety in stages, and possible plagiarism issues. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as decent but inconsistent, with audio quality and missing sound effects detracting from the experience.
- “The music is the best part of the game by far.”
- “Music arrangements and remixes are very catchy.”
- “Some characters are cool, and the music's nice.”
- “Yeah, they just ripped the music from the games.”
- “On top of all that, the game includes music that I'm 90% sure is plagiarized from Ace Attorney on the Aetherian Rhapsody stage.”
- “The audio is also very bad; the music is bad and half the attacks don't have sound effects.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The game shows noticeable optimization issues, including stuttering at match start and texture-related performance problems, though patch v0.05 has improved stability. Performance tends to improve as matches progress due to shader caching in VRAM, but an explicit shader caching option could further enhance smoothness. Despite smooth local and online play overall, some animation stiffness and persistent optimization concerns remain.
- “All new animations look very nice and the game usually runs smoothly in both local and online modes.”
- “Since the original time of this review, patch v0.05 was released, fixing a lot of the texture-related performance issues.”
- “Performance improves as matches go on longer, and shaders get cached in VRAM, even on performance mode.”
- “Unoptimized.”
- “There are optimization issues with the game stuttering every time a match begins.”
- “Performance could be improved by having a shader caching option, as performance improves during longer matches when shaders are cached in VRAM—even on performance mode.”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is largely unintentional and centers around its awkward character animations, cringe-worthy roster choices, and questionable development decisions, which some find ironically amusing. Many users highlight the absurdity of certain characters and the developers' poor grasp of game design as a source of unintended comedy.
- “The characters are the only funny thing about this.”
- “The devs can't handle criticism to save their lives, which is hilarious because they clearly do not understand what makes platform fighters fun and are just trying to make a quick buck.”
- “And just the thought of Alex Yiik, Jacket, and Cowboy fighting is funny.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users appreciate the game's art style and character designs, praising the updated visuals as visually appealing and well-executed. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong and positive aspect of the game.
- “I love the art style, and it looks so good with the new styles for so many characters; this is wonderful.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game shows promise but currently has stability issues, with some bugs affecting the overall experience. Users remain excited for future improvements.
- “Kind of buggy in general.”
- “Pretty fun if a bit buggy, game is really promising though and I'm super excited to see it flourish in the future!”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding is described as both overly simplistic and restrictive, yet simultaneously tedious and somewhat confusing to grasp fully.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express dissatisfaction with the game's monetization, particularly criticizing how certain characters are advertised.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect is briefly mentioned, highlighting a desire for the inclusion of a character from Cave Story to enhance the narrative and overall experience.