Chrono Cross
by Square Enix
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Product Summary
Brand: Square EnixAudio: English (Original Language)
Release Date: 2000-08-16
Platform: PlayStation
Model: 6.62E+11
Publisher: Square Enix
Product features:
- CHRONO CROSS-GREATEST HITS.
Video Game Reviews of Chrono Cross
Customer Review: Greatest RPG ever. Period.
Summary: 5 Stars
For all you nostalgicists ou there, you will probably agree with me that Chrono Trigger may be the greatest RPG ever, with the possible exception of Final Fantasy VI in terms of story and Final Fantasy VII in terms of gameplay. However, what separated this game from others is that it dealt with issues that directly affected the pathos of the player. The theme of every action produces different reactions was very salient and changed the way I acted personally. When I picked up Chrono Cross, I was initially skeptical not only about the new multi-dimensional facet of the game, but also the idea of managing over 40 characters. Anyway, lets start with the story.The story of Chrono Cross takes place twenty years after the events that transpired in Chrono Trigger. You are Serge, a resident of the curiously peaceful southern El Nido Archipelago. Everything is fine until you are at the beach and you are pulled into an alternate dimension of your own world. The story takes you on paths through each of these two dimensions, and leads you to the conclusion of why the dimensional split occured and how each world is in danger and must be saved. The story is truly incredible and is rich with mature themes that separate the Chrono series from others. It deals with the idea of separate identities and multiple consequenses to actions. The story is multibranching based on the characters you decide to recruit. I was initikally worried about the lack of saliency each character would have, but luckily almost all the characters are important to the story, with four or five major characters fleshed out. I do not want to give anything else away, so I will move to gameplay.
The battle system is truly revolutionary. First of all, you can see your enemies before fighting them, and then once battle commences, you can run at all times. The battle is dictated by stamina. Each character has seven stamina points. Each also has level 1-3 attacks, weak to fierce respectively. A weak attack has a high percentage of connection, and will deplete one stamina point. Transversly a fierce attack depletes three points and has a low chance of connection. However, each attack will also raise the elemental grid. each character has an elemental affinity that dictates what spells they are good at casting and what they are strong or weak against. For example, Serge is white, so he is strong with white and weak against black elements and attack. There are a plethora of elements to use for each of the six colors and management of elements and stamina is crucial, as usage of an element will decrease stamina by seven points. So you must make sure that one character has positive stamina points at all time, or your enemies willl attack more frequently. It seems confusing, but it isnt really. Also, characters grow through every battle. There is no experience or level gaining, and after boss battles, the elemental grid for each character grows. Each character also has an individual grid. Also, there is a field effect. When a field effect is one whole color, the elements and characters of that color will become stronger while becoming wekaer to other elements. It is a system of balance. Also, each character has a weapon that can be built up through item acquisition and forgery. The game is lengthy as well. And it has a variety of endings to keep you playing. On to graphics.
The graphics are truly beautiful, the best on PSX. The colors are natural and organic exceot for a few industrial areas, which are stolid and stoic, which seems boring, but correlates well with the story (you will see). The spell efffects aren't as elaborate as ones in Final Fantasy, but are quite beautiful. The characters also are quite detailed from head to toe and convey their personalities well. They also have accents!!The characters facial expressions, though thew same throughout the game, convey there pervasive emotions well. For example, the reticent and grefstricken dragoon Glenn always has a stoic expression that seems to hide internal turmoil and grief. On to sound.
The score is beautiful to say the least. Sometimes I forgot that it was electronically arranged. I have already ourchased the soundtrack. Each track correlates well with the environment that it is set in. With sweeping arias and multicultural influences in many tracks, the score is awesome and will have you humming along.
In closing, Chrono Cross is a beautiful looking and sounding game that contains a fast and intuitive battle system that contains a multitude of strategic combinations to explore (double and triple character techs, anyone?) And the story is one that will have you questioning the relevance of your existence, the existence of god and even if we are controlled a la The Matrix. It will question your faith in other people and even yourself. It will make you question every decision you make and consider consequences in the most meticulous way. It is an extremely engrossing tale containing themes of love, hate, jealousy, bigotry, and of uncertain futures and existence. What if you knew that you were going to die? What would you do about it? This game puts you in that position. PLAY IT NOW. In fact, play this before Trigger. It doesnt matter. Play both.
Description of Chrono Cross
Featuring a story line developed by the creator of "Chrono Trigger" and "Xenogears" Chrono Cross has been christened the "Best RPG Creation" by its development team.Format: PSX Genre: RPG (VG)/ Rating: T - Teen UPC: 662248900087 Manufacturer No: 9780Chrono Cross, the sequel to the Super Nintendo classic Chrono Trigger, turns out to be well worth the wait. Taking off 20 years after the first game, Chrono Cross follows a boy named Serge across parallel worlds--both the world in which he lives and one in which he drowned 10 years earlier.
Chrono Cross will wow players with beautiful prerendered graphics and a unique battle system. Elements replace magic and items in battle, and using the same element three times in a row will ultimately increase your power. In addition to using elements, the accuracy of physical attacks is determined by probability, with easier-to-land weak attacks setting up fierce blows.
The plot, while a bit slow to develop, is full of interesting characters. Players will need to travel between the two worlds to advance the plot. While many of these areas will initially appear to look similar, you'll find them to be quite different upon closer examination of the details. For instance, a plant that is extinct in one world thrives in the other.
My only qualm with Chrono Cross is that, despite the complexities of the battle system, veterans will have an easy time with early battles. Still, there's much to like about this SquareSoft epic. --Robb Guido
Pros:
- Lavish, vibrantly colored graphics
- Unique battle system involving elements and casting away role-playing clichés like experience and magic points
- Easy battles due to powerful offensive and cure elements
- For hours, players will be saying, "Get to the time travel stuff"
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