 [Larger view] | Chrono Cross
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| Beautiful... | |
| This is one of my favorite games of all time. The music is the best I've heard in any game. If you liked Chrono Trigger, you'll love this. Even though it's the sequal to CT, you CAN understand the story in this game (the story is BEAUTIFUL). Almost everything that happened in Chrono Trigger is explained. CT does help you understand the story a little better, though. The graphics are great (for playstation) and colorful compared to other great rpgs *coughfinalfantasy8cough*. The battle system is great, even though it has almost nothing to do with CT's battle system. It's still great, though. You equip 'elements' (special attacks). You have to land a physical hit on the enemy to use elements and go from there. The ONLY bad thing about the battle system is that each person only has 3 'techs', which are personal special attacks. (everyone had about 20 in CT). The special effects are awesome. Also, having 44 characters may seem like a lot, but when you actually play the game you'll no problem about the # of characters. Do like cool FMVs? If you do, you will absolutely fall in love with this game. They're just as good, if not better, as Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, and just about every game on the super-systems (Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube, XBox). They're that good. Some reviews say that the final boss is disappointing. Actually, the main reason they say this is because there's no music during that fight. Stinks, huh? Squaresoft makes up for that by making the BEST music on the planet everywhere besides the last boss. A couple of the songs are from FF9 and others are revised songs from Chrono Trigger. A cool feature (straight from CT) is 'New Game +'. When you beat the game, you can start a new one with all the stats, elements, and weapons (except for 2 or 3 special ones) from your old file. If you like to be ultra-powerful then obliterate everyone in your path, you will LOVE this feature. Did I mention there are 12 endings in this game? Cool, huh? The only way to get them is to use 'New Game +'. This a truly beautiful game. | |
| Totally Cool!!!!!! | |
| Chrono Cross is easily the best playstation game I have ever played. You start as Serge, a 17year-old teenanger(boy) who holds a weird weapon called the Sea Swallow. After going to get some Komodo scales for his girlfriend(Leena), Serge gets caught in a time portal and gets teleported to another world, as a ghost. From there you meet a lot of new people such as the rock star Nikki, cute monster Pip, the pirate Fargo, Kid the thief(girl next to Serge in the cover), the evil Lynx and much more. There are ablut 45 characters in all, all with a 'tech'skill. Tech skills are unique attack that change per character. The really cool thing is that you can combine them to make an even stronger attack. It is kind of hard to master the controls but once you are used to it, it becomes really easy. Also, there are the elements. There are 6 types in all-White, Black, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. They all have a weakness and strengh. White-Black (and viss-versa) Red-Blue (same here) Green-Yellow (here too) | |
| One of the Best RPG's Ever | |
| Squaresoft followed up what is widely considered the greatest RPG of all-time - Chrono Trigger - by releasing what is widely considered the greatest PSX RPG of all-time in Chrono Cross. There will be no arguement from me on the latter part. This lack of an arguement is mostly due to the fact that the storyline is out of this world, no pun intended. The plot manages not to stray from your typical RPG plot, but also doesn't keep it too close to the vest so as to bore the hell out of the player. It would be impossible not to divulge any secrets that would spoil your romp through the game. Yet, what can be said is that you will encounter a myriad of plot twists as you travel between different dimensions of time using one of your forty potential characters. Chrono Trigger fans will also enjoy the subtle references to the original classic. Most sequels will bend over backwards in its' attempt to constantly inject references to the previous title, almost to the point where there really isn't a second plot. As many have said, Chrono Cross doesn't continue where Chrono Trigger left off so much as it expanded on it. Chrono Cross' battle system is second to only Grandia II in terms of overall enjoyment. Not coincidentally, both games moved away from the typical RPG battles and moved towards creating one where the player has a lot more control over the situation. This starts with allowing you to see your enemies - on the map/in a dungeon - before encountering them. In other words, there are no random battles. To add to that, you have a 100% escape rate...no matter who the enemy is. As for the battle itself, there is a lot to do. Fatigue points (somewhat like Xenogears) has filled in for the standard Active Time system. Each attack/spell you use takes a different amount of points and it is up to the player to properly manage your moves or be rendered unable to attack the next round. Graphically, the game is still pleasurable to the eye even now, four years later. The music is also fantastic, which is typical of a Squaresoft product. Combined, the two aspects - sound and graphics - provide you with a sense of anticipation every time you move to a new area. It is recommended that you go back in time and get your mittens on this classic. While it may seem strange to be loading up an older Playstation title, you won't feel out of place for long. |
