Was: $19.99 / Now: $1.99 (90% OFF) ☑️ Why buy: At a staggering 90% discount, CRYSTAR is currently at its lowest price ever on Steam. This 2019 cult classic is a "Crying Action RPG" where sorrow is your literal strength—you purge the "Torments" of fallen souls to craft equipment.
i went into this expecting some generic crying makes you stronger anime trope but CRYSTAR actually leans way harder into psychological themes than i thought
yeah the lack of subtlety is the point though the game basically hits you over the head with grief, guilt and trauma until you either buy into it or bounce off completely
@telis81371 I think the issue is more that the gameplay doesn’t always match the emotional weight. You’ll have this heavy scene about regret and then immediately go mash attacks in a pretty standard combat loop. That disconnect pulled me out a few times
Was: $19.99 / Now: $1.99 (90% OFF) ☑️ Why buy: At a staggering 90% discount, CRYSTAR is currently at its lowest price ever on Steam. This 2019 cult classic is a "Crying Action RPG" where sorrow is your literal strength—you purge the "Torments" of fallen souls to craft equipment.
i went into this expecting some generic crying makes you stronger anime trope but CRYSTAR actually leans way harder into psychological themes than i thought
yeah the lack of subtlety is the point though the game basically hits you over the head with grief, guilt and trauma until you either buy into it or bounce off completely
@telis81371 I think the issue is more that the gameplay doesn’t always match the emotional weight. You’ll have this heavy scene about regret and then immediately go mash attacks in a pretty standard combat loop. That disconnect pulled me out a few times