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Cross of the Dutchman

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Linux • 2015

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Quick resume

Cross of the Dutchman is an action adventure game based on the true story of the folk legend 'Pier Gerlofs Donia'. The story takes place in medieval Western Europe, in the province of Frisia, near the turn of the 16th century.

Global score

75/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging historical story
    • Colorful and charming art style
    • Simple and accessible combat
    • Good soundtrack and sound design
    • Easy achievements and upgrades

    Cons

    • Very short game length
    • Limited replay value
    • Linear gameplay with backtracking
    • Basic and repetitive combat
    • Annoying stealth sections with restarts

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements; typical sedentary gaming experience."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires player attention and active engagement; no background or idle gameplay elements."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited emotional connection mostly through story; no social or close relationship building."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Colorful graphics and varied soundtracks provide sensory enjoyment; combat animations are satisfying but not cutting-edge."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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