Another Crusade
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Critic Reviews for Another Crusade
Improving slightly upon the combat system from Super Mario RPG isn't enough to make Another Crusade worth playing, especially when the story and characters are flat.
Another Crusade is a harder, more mature evolution of what Super Mario RPG established. The wooden puppet art style is charming and consistent, the world has a nice variety, and the core timing-based combat feels satisfying. The permanent crystal upgrades and the SP gem resource system add meaningful layers. The game has heart, some genuinely funny moments, and a story that goes slightly deeper than expected from this genre. However, the difficulty goes too far. The timing windows on normal mode are brutal, often unfair rather than challenging. Early game deaths are frequent and frustrating, and some boss fights cross the line from demanding precision into trial by fire. There is absolutely no room for error, and players have to be perfect, which is smothering and limiting.
