CRYMACHINA is a FRUSTRATING JRPG... | Review

What is up everyone and welcome back to Save The Game Media. Today, we have another review! We're taking a look at CRYMACHINA from NIS America and FuRyu.
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[@sikevillain]

Yea cry machina is a okay game with a gaccha system to pad out the repetitive combat & annoying difficulty spikes.. the story & music is probably the most decent thing about it... Peope saying this is what Eternights should of been is a big no ftom me. The balance is way off & im glad reviewers notice this then some of the schills tryna push it to the side. The game doesn't respect your time.

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

I’ve only played the one hour trial of Eternights so far but I agree. This game could’ve been so much better

[@sikevillain]

@@SaveTheGameMedia I think Eternights is a great game. I hope you find time to play it. It's a much better experience imo.

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

@@sikevillain Oh I'll 100% play it - probably in December or early January

[@AntiGrieferGames]

The most disappointing about Crymachina, it has Forced TAA, even i tried to disable using engine settings, it flickers the reflection. Yet another unfinished Game I hope they fix that with the later patches

[@jonathansoko1085]

Just because you suck at a game with challenge, doesnt make it bad dude. Just say you are bad

[@mathewhosier9739]

A good story is great but thats not why i love and play RPGs, for me its all about the gameplay and progression mechanics, which i loved in this game, i didnt find this game frustrating or bad at all, it took me 12 hours to play through the main story and 33 hours to get 100% completion

[@DanteCrowlley]

I just noticed the robot is called Murphy 💀

[@Marisueksu]

Needs more Directive 4

[@AntagonisticArtichoke]

Bought the game after the demo I’ve only gotten about 30 mins in and I’m regretting the purchase already

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

Oh no! sorry to hear that. Hopefully you bought it on Steam and can refund.

[@jonathansoko1085]

The grind wouldnt be so bad if the exp points spread to everyone when you level up. Thats the main flaw.

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

Yup and it was even worse pre release - they patched the exp

[@keeysOST]

So I finished the game, and the points about difficulty spikes and grinding are something i don't really agree with. I didn't really encounter any problems with keeping character levels in line with story missions. I'm pretty sure i always had enough exp to cap each character regardless of who was going to be sent in. (Mind you, I spent time doing the side areas that were decent levels so maybe that's why.) Also, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you were talking about, but you don't need to grind to get the true ending. You just get it by moving Enoa in the title screen. Lastly, about the difficulty spikes, I had heard im previews that the game had them, so i decided to try and beat the game constantly being 5 or 6 levels under the bosses, and while it took maximum 3 tries to get the hang of some of the bosses patterns, I didn't really find myself getting frustrated. If anything I kind of wanted the bosses to start getting tougher and implement much more challenging mechanics. (it's definitely a step up from Crystar where you can endlessly juggle a boss to death.)

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

The main difficulty spike I was referencing was after beating the final boss and you reload your save - I was level 70 but the enemies were now 95. I do know that they released a patch to improve experience gain so it could be much better now vs pre release when I played. Glad you enjoyed it! I do agree it’s a big improvement

[@Kyrika]

I'm in a similar position where I had no issues with levels, and also did side stuff as it came up. Every chapter when the level cap increased I had plenty to cap out everyone, which I did up to 70-75 but then I left Leben and Makoto around there and just focused on Ami. After beating the final boss and loading up my save with the level cap removed, I had enough exp banked to cap Ami out from 80 all the way to 129 with exp to spare, though not enough to bring a second person up to the max. After a certain point I actually felt boss fights to be too easy, where I would actively avoid them and chip at them just to see all the dialogue as in many cases a single charged could potentially kill them.

[@dennisbergkamp17]

Thanks for the review. After finishing the demo, I was considering buying this game, but I’ve been seeing lots of negative reviews about Crymachina that say very similar things to what you’re saying. Ridiculous difficulty spikes and absurd amount of grinding. Man what a bummer. I was really looking forward to this game.

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

Yeah it could’ve been SO MUCH better

[@matthewlin1182]

PS5 PS4 Nintendo Switch Crymachina Nis America Furyu Asian Japanese Video Game I heard a lots of Negative Comments From other Video review about this game some good parts and some bad parts Deluxe Edition Price $59.99 Released out in the Western USA Canada October 24 2023 world Wide.

[@calamaria9221]

5:16 Huh? You get the True Ending through the title screen, not by doing the postgame dungeons.

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

What do you mean? After you beat the “final boss” - you get a scene then reload your save and there is a new dungeon to do but all the enemies are 95+

[@Kyrika]

After you beat the final boss, it sends you to the title screen. You don't even have to load up your file to get the true ending, you move Enoa to the light at the back while still on the title screen and it gives you the true ending.

[@yuureiangel]

I think we played different game. I didn't encounter grinding problem 🙄

[@SaveTheGameMedia]

What level were you when you beat the final boss? I rolled credits at level 75 and then the area that unlocks after that are level 95+ enemies.