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LeonhartFour 02/04/18 3:11:41 PM #305:	82. Chrono Cross (pjbasis) There are people who hate Chrono Cross for what it did to Chrono Trigger's plot and characters, but I am not one of them. I actually played Cross first since it came out on PS1 before Final Fantasy Chronicles, which was my first exposure to Trigger. I don't have the same reverence for CT that most people do anyway, so I probably have an uncommon perspective when it comes to CC. Chrono Cross is probably one of the best-looking and best-sounding games on the PS1. It still looks good even today, and the quality of the game's soundtrack is well known (although why the battle theme is one of the worst songs considering you hear it the most often is beyond me). The plot is infamously a mess, but sometimes it's a hot mess. It's got some great moments, like all the stuff with Miguel, the body swap, and the orphanage, among others. I'm willing to overlook something that might be flawed in some respects in exchange for great presentation, and Chrono Cross manages to pull it off most of the time. It's a little less successful with the cast. The fact that it has a very large cast that's mostly interchangeable and the main way to differentiate between them is by their accents has been firmly established over the years, but even among the characters who would be considered "unique," there are relatively few that I like. I'm not a fan of Harle at all, and if I ever have to hear Kid tell someone else about how she's going to make them kiss the moons again, it'll be too soon. I actually did like Lynx a lot though. I think I'd still consider him one of my favorite RPG antagonists. I didn't particularly care for the battle system either, the Element stuff in particular. I didn't like having to swap and re-arrange them whenever I had to change party members, so I kept my party the same as much as possible (Serge/Norris/Fargo for life). That being said, the major boss fights were really well done, so that's another instance of atmosphere trumping all else. Perhaps the best thing Chrono Cross did was how it handled its New Game+ mode. The implementation of a fast forward button was brilliant, and I'm confused that the concept fell by the wayside in Square RPGs for 15ish years. I haven't played Chrono Cross in many years, but I think it'd be hard to do again without that fast forward button. It's truly a game-changer! Bonus Question: Who is your favorite Chrono Cross character? --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:895445221] in Leonhart R... [t:76237936]...</cite> <quote>82. Chrono Cross (pjbasis) There are people who hate Chrono Cross for what it did to Chrono Trigger's plot and characters, but I am not one of them. I actually played Cross first since it came out on PS1 before Final Fantasy Chronicles, which was my first exposure to Trigger. I don't have the same reverence for CT that most people do anyway, so I probably have an uncommon perspective when it comes to CC. Chrono Cross is probably one of the best-looking and best-sounding games on the PS1. It still looks good even today, and the quality of the game's soundtrack is well known (although why the battle theme is one of the worst songs considering you hear it the most often is beyond me). The plot is infamously a mess, but sometimes it's a hot mess. It's got some great moments, like all the stuff with Miguel, the body swap, and the orphanage, among others. I'm willing to overlook something that might be flawed in some respects in exchange for great presentation, and Chrono Cross manages to pull it off most of the time. It's a little less successful with the cast. The fact that it has a very large cast that's mostly interchangeable and the main way to differentiate between them is by their accents has been firmly established over the years, but even among the characters who would be considered "unique," there are relatively few that I like. I'm not a fan of Harle at all, and if I ever have to hear Kid tell someone else about how she's going to make them kiss the moons again, it'll be too soon. I actually did like Lynx a lot though. I think I'd still consider him one of my favorite RPG antagonists. I didn't particularly care for the battle system either, the Element stuff in particular. I didn't like having to swap and re-arrange them whenever I had to change party members, so I kept my party the same as much as possible (Serge/Norris/Fargo for life). That being said, the major boss fights were really well done, so that's another instance of atmosphere trumping all else. Perhaps the best thing Chrono Cross did was how it handled its New Game+ mode. The implementation of a fast forward button was brilliant, and I'm confused that the concept fell by the wayside in Square RPGs for 15ish years. I haven't played Chrono Cross in many years, but I think it'd be hard to do again without that fast forward button. It's truly a game-changer! Bonus Question: Who is your favorite Chrono Cross character? --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/xSIWjVK</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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