Crossing Souls Reviews

Crossing Souls is ranked in the 56th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
62 / 100
Feb 13, 2018

Flat writing and a confused plot fail to deliver on some promising ideas.

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Recommended
Feb 13, 2018

An earnest and impactful adventure, written within the margins of an homage to 80s cinema.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

Thanks to its robust battle system, intriguing character-switching puzzles, and beautiful storytelling, Crossing Souls is a fantastic adventure that goes beyond its nostalgic trappings

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Edmond Tran
Top Critic
6 / 10
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls is a serviceable action-adventure fueled by 1980s nostalgia, but its dependence on classic tropes isn't enough to make it remarkable.

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6 / 10
Feb 15, 2018

With more depth to the combat, Crossing Souls could be a great game. As it stands, though, the lack of difficulty means that the only reason to drive forward is the story, so a recommendation relies heavily on your view of the 80s and reference-heavy stories set during that decade.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls is one of the biggest surprises of this year. Intriguing story, amazing setting and addictive mechanics are some of the features that this outstanding game has. Crossing Souls is deeper than it seems and will make us fall in love with its charismatic characters.

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84 / 100
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls it's a beautiful pixel art adventure that inspires by and jokes around all the 80s iconography you can imagine, from movies to games. It shines the most through its Pixel Art, its soundtrack and the animated sequences... but at the same time, the gameplay mechanics remains always very simple and has some lows in the central chapters.

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6.2 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls is a beautiful game that feels clumsy with it's dozens of references and homages.

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4 / 5.0
Feb 13, 2018

While it may leave you wanting more in certain areas, Crossing Souls is still an excellent action game with a terrific, gripping story you'll want to see to the very end.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

Impossible to dislike thanks to superb combat and great characters. 80s inspired gaming never felt so good.

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7 / 10
Aug 9, 2018

Come for the wonderful presentation, stay for the baddie boppin'. Crossing Souls nails its 1980s aesthetic, no question there — the 'long-lost-cartoon' game is strong here, right down to the artfully placed VHS artifacts in the animated cutscenes playing out across a sweeping adolescent adventure. Nostalgia aside, the story and beat-em-up gameplay please and surprise in a few key ways, but come with a few too many paper cuts to prevent Crossing Souls from breaking through to that next level.

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75 / 100
Feb 16, 2018

Even though the story is thin and the puzzles are a bit too simple, it's a game with a lot of heart.

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Unscored
Feb 13, 2018

That it ultimately collapses into a string of unpleasant platforming sequences that the core design simply can't sustain means I grew to loathe Crossing Souls, once it entirely abandoned its redeeming features for everything it couldn't get right.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

With its debut project, Fourattic has serviceably captured and recreated a period, with nostalgia and passion bursting through every seam.

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4 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls has a bunch of elements that should be right up my alley, but some flat writing and uninspired design really keeps it from hitting the desired marks. There's a good idea here, and I have no doubt that a teen adventure starring ghosts and Egyptian Gods could be really dope, but a cool concept doesn't make a great game. Instead, it just makes the end result all the more disappointing.

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85 / 100
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls is a delightfully nostalgic romp, balancing original content and nods to the past. Featuring diverse gameplay levels which touch on most every aspect of 80's retro gaming, enough challenge to be rewarding, and a surprisingly touching story, this is a must have for anyone who grew up shouting "Goonies never say die!"

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Feb 13, 2018

There is nothing original about this Kickstarter-funded game with a plucky Goonies-style gang of 2D characters – but that is the point

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85 / 100
Feb 22, 2018

It's a mesmerizing action-adventure game with a surprisingly deep story drenched in themes of friendship and sacrifice

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Feb 14, 2018

Crossing Souls is not only entertaining and intriguing, it's dripping with nostalgia

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GameMAG
xtr
Top Critic
9 / 10
Feb 13, 2018

Crossing Souls is a game with an exciting story, recognizable references to the 80's pop culture and the gameplay variety, which includes elements of exploration, classic point'n'click adventures, beat'em'up, puzzles and platformers.

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