This article was an excellent read. I learned more about James Cameron, Titanic, Apollo 13, and Barbie’s Fashion Designer than I ever knew in the span of 10 minutes.

This part is freaky:

“Dalton said the stress of it all pushed him to his limits, so much so that immediately after the game’s launch, he felt superstitious about upsetting Barbie — as in, the metaphysical concept of Barbie. For years, he was afraid to even talk about his experiences working on the game because of this bizarre and fantastical fear. Barbie Fashion Designer broke people, he said.”

It was granted an exception due to its accessibility features.

Crosscode is such a great game. I really should get back to that once I’m caught up on a few other titles.

I’m with you. I’ll get bored of something like TotK, but if I like the game enough I’ll usually return to it in a few months to finish it out. Sidequests are very addicting but boy do I burn myself out!

I tend to primarily play JRPGs and RPGs in general. The Xeno games have resonated strongly with me (all Xenoblade and Xenogears) over the past few years and each game has taken 100-200 hours each to complete. Hard to resist exploring the worlds in games like this and even the silliest sidequests can end up being a blast (and take you to unexplored areas of the map).

I’m happy that they’re polishing this game up for folks that may never have played it. There’s a chance I may buy it after I’ve caught up on other games but I’m just as happy knowing that this exists.