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Some masterpieces/classics seem to be called that because of the massive attention/hype it got. Or people call them successes despite the many flaws(witness Matrix Reloaded, big money maker but totally lousy sequel). Chrono Cross got big marks in magazines on initial release yet people now look at it as a far inferior sequel to Chrono Trigger and just an good game overall but not great. I think it's good but way too hyped and dropped the ball syndrome all over the place.
Story: You play as Serge, another silent protaganist, who, on an errand for a childhood friend is swept into another dimension, one where people talk about him in the past tense and soldiers seem to be after him. Like any other game, it's about finding out about one thing but realizing it's far bigger than that.
Graphics: Back when the game came out, these were great. Today, they're still colorful and vibrant. Your home village, Arni Village, for example is lush and beautiful that you want it to be actually real since it looks like the perfect vacation spot. Battle graphics are great as well but just like in Trigger, the overworld graphics are poor but that's alright.
Sound/Music: Whenever people mention the music, they always mention the opening track as a good "tester" for the soundtrack. It's a great track with the others being as memorable as well. A very lighthearted and "bouncy" soundtrack. No voice acting though, which is ok since the characters speak in accents/dialects at times so you kind of fill it in in your mind.
Gameplay: Like in Chrono Trigger, enemies are on screen before you fight them so you can avoid them but as always, it helps to beef up. Fighting is a bit different where, like in Xenogears, you get 3 actions: high, medium, low. Basically you got 7 stamina to work with and each attack takes away some of it(so you can have a combination of low(which is 1), medium(2) and high(3). Any combination that combines to 7 works but you can defend which'll raise it better for next time.
Instead of magic, you got colored techs. Basically every magic attack has a certain color attached to it and characters have an innate color like their own personal color. So if you're a white innate, your enemy is black, red is blue and green is yellow. If there's been 3 colors in a row cast by anyone, a summon can be called. It's easy enough to follow but one event extremely late in the game requires specific order of them and it's oh-so-irritating.
Instead of Chrono Trigger's 6 or so characters, you have 40(!) to deal with which makes it awful since many of them don't even have backstory, they just talk in funny accents and that's it. It's very unfortunate since CT had such lovable characters, even Magus was likable, here it's basically favorites. "She's cute, he looks cool" etc. In CT, I had to debate who to bring, here it's just whoever looks the best.
For best results play CT...then play it again, then play Chrono Cross. That way if you're disappointed, you can just go to Chrono Trigger again.
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Chrono Cross, which is a semi sequel to 1995's Chrono Trigger, cant even come close to its former games plateua. Chrono Trigger is arguably the greatest RPG ever created. So while Chrono Cross is 'not as good' it still does a whole heck of a lot of things right.
The gameplay, story, and battles in this game are all top notch.
Its fun to get a handle over the numerous tough boss battles in this game because of the elemental magics strategic system. Black beats white and red beats blue, etc.
Its always fun and interesting to see what the next dungeon or boss has to offer. The gameplay is never sluggish and will always keep you on your toes.
Also, when you beat the game you have an option to replay the entire game again with all of your beefed up characters from before. And if things are going slow you can speed them up with a fast forward button on your second play through the game. Truly brilliant!
So why does this game get 4 out of 5 if it is so darn good?
Because of its confusing/tedious magic system and over abundance of characters.
Most of the magics and summons in this game are a joy to watch and to behold their might. But in this game there are no magic points and you must 'equip' every single magic spell you have. That could mean 50+ spells to equip per character! Setting up each character late in the game can take upwards of 5-10 minutes easily. And each spell can only be cast once per battle unless you buy multiples of that spell.
And probably the games worst point is its ridiculous amount of characters. Chrono Trigger had something like 7 recruitable characters that you can play as, each with their own terrific and unforgettable personalities.
Chrono Cross has 44 recruitable characters.
95% of your 40+ characters have the personality of a wood stool. Some characters will literally say 'Can i join your party' than join and NEVER say anything else EVER again!
Having 44 playable characters instead of 7 spreads each one way too thin and makes them all lose individuality.
In the end this game is still one of the greatest rpgs ever made for the first Playstation. While its few flaws keep it from being a true classic, it is still one of the greatest rpg experiences to be had in the past 5 years.
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Please promise me you will never play this. It is not worth your time. If you paid money for it, try to find the person you gave that money to and kick them in the shin. Hard. Then throw your copy of this game in the dumpster.
Seriously though, this game is absolutely terrible. The graphics are bad even for the PSX, the combat quickly becomes boring as all hell, the story line was confused and the fact that there was a second dimension pointless. There was no reason for there being 40 something characters, most of them were exactly the same statwise, and all of them were poorly designed. The most annoying thing in the world, bar nothing, is having to re-equip all your character's spells whenever you switch characters. You have like 50 spell slots. God. I don't think I even need to say it, but those crumbums at Square couldn't pull another hit out of their oversized victorian tophats if they wanted too. They should really stick with straight to video Final Fantasy 7 anime movies from now on, lest they risk making something like this again.
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After i payed crono cross the felling i got is that squaresoft had a game ready to go but wanted to do a crono trigger sequel , and so FORCED this finished game to be a sequel, by putting mentions (sometimes senseless mentions) to crono trigger characters, if crono cross was called THE RADICAL DREAMERS and wasn't a sequel it wold be perfect, as a crono trigger fan i got very angry and disapointed.
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Chrono Cross is, in and of itself, a great game. It has good graphics and astounding music, an intricate and yet easy-to-use battle system, and some... er... interesting characters. But as a sequel to Chrono Trigger, quite possibly the best RPG of all time, it comes up short.
There are references, but they almost all come late in the game (though personally I think it is a bit of a reference to have a green-haired man named Glenn). There are references to Crono, Lucca, Marle, Robo, Magus, Schala and possibly Frog. However, all of these are minimal and rather pointless, except for Robo and Lucca's tie to Fate, Lucca's tie to Kid's past, and that whole thing with Schala that was mostly unnecessary and rather upsetting for a Chrono Trigger fan such as myself.
The biggest reference is the world contained in the Sea of Eden/Dead Sea. If you've played Chrono Trigger, you will recognize it. It's a bit of a frightening thought, actually, but if you're the type who gets into the storylines of video games, it'll get you thinking.
The storyline is complicated and a bit confusing, so it's a game that you'll want to play more than once, if only to understand more of the storyline. Instead of travelling through time like Chrono Trigger, you travel between two dimensions that look identical until you enter a specific area. At times, especially when you're looking to head into the Sea of Eden/Dead Sea or trying to locate the Dragons, it becomes difficult to remember which world is which. I recommend writing down the general atmosphere of all the major places in each world so you can prevent travelling back and forth trying to find some place.
Like in Chrono Trigger, there are multiple endings--but the vast majority of people, including myself, got the no-ending ending the first time, and felt ripped off. When it's time to fight the final boss, you might want to consider consulting a guide as to how to get a real ending. Of course, there's always New Game +.
The music is one of the best parts. The song at the beginning, Time's Scar, is breathtaking. Being a violinist I can appreciate the wonderful tonal quality of the violin in that piece. And the ending song, Radical Dreamers, is very beautiful also.
Gameplay is easy, though it gets irritating to switch Elements between different characters later on in the game, especially when you're fighting all the elemental Dragons and have to keep changing your party. And I'll tell you right now the percentages for hitting are, at least in the beginning, entirely inaccurate. It may say you have a 90% shot of hitting but you'll only hit half the time. Fortunately that gets better as the game progresses.
Element placement allows for complicated strategy in the more difficult boss battles, but it's fine to place them without thinking about battles if you are not particularly strategically-minded. One complaint is that it might be TOO easy, but that didn't bother me at all.
There are WAY too many characters. There are two entire families you can get to join your party (though you'll need New Game + to get all of one of them). Fortunately, unlike Chrono Trigger, you can just say no. No, really, you can say no, and most characters will get the message and leave you alone. Most have little or no relevant backstory AND are exceedingly weak so it's pointless to take them (*cough* Mojo *cough*). Finally, characters you'd like to ignore that you actually can!
The storyline alone, being deep and intricate, was enough to keep me going. I recommend this game highly. Chrono Trigger fans will not find it disappointing if they choose to forget for most of the game that this is supposed to be a sequel. And those who've never played Chrono Trigger will miss a few interesting points but nothing vital to the storyline. It is interesting, full of odd little twists and turns, and it's definitely a game you'll want to play again. If you like RPGs, you should play it!
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