With a start on the indie animation site Newgrounds, animator Emmanuel Salva Cruz designed his own RPG flash game by the name of Crystal Story. With humble beginnings his game garnered a fan base on the site being quite the success winning both the site’s Weekly and Daily awards right after release. While the original game had a certain charm to it with its limited gameplay, Cruz had higher aspirations. On February 6, 2015, Cruz would take the leap from Newgrounds creator to indie developer with the sequel to his cult game, Crystal Story II: War of the Shattered Sky. The question remains, was this game worthy of joining the Newground alumni who have made hit games such as Castle Crashers or Super Meat Boy?
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