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Holistic Guidance - Chrono Cross
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $19.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Square Enix
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Square Enix
EAN: 0662248900087
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: 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: 9780
Label: Square Enix
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Model: 6.62E+11
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 2000-08-16
Studio: Square Enix
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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: 9780
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Editorial Reviews:
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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: 9780
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Worthy of to be called Chrono
Comment:
***Graphics***
Beautifully designed backdrops, interesting character designs, dazzling spell effects, gorgeous FMV sequences--it's all here. From the time you watch the introduction FMV, you will be mesmerize and would want to become immersed in the world rich with atmosphere, color, and life.
The characters and worlds are in 3D. They animate with such fluidity. Every character has his/her/its own intricate design, features, and styles that they can call his/her/its own. The worlds' design has its own charm and beauty. The details are rich and each and every area has its own kind of atmosphere. The lighting and special effects for the spells and tech skills as well as locale effects are eye-catching as well. The atmosphere for one world has its own modification for the other world that make it unique as well; though, it is in fact the same locale.
***Sound***
Beautiful tracks that start at the introduction cutscene. They only get better as the game progresses. Each song creates a certain atmosphere and perfectly suits its respective locale. From grim to dire; from depressing to mystery. There is a track that represents a series of moods that can trigger the player to feel them as well.
The sound effects are implemented very well. The consistency of the ground affects the sound of footsteps. In marshlands or through water, a splashing or sloshing noise is present. The weapons sound effects correspond to the weapon itself and the density and and material it consists of (a blade sounds like a blade, a club sounds like a club, a punch sounds like a punch...and so forth). To hear the elements is an aural experience as well.
***Gameplay***
The gameplay is fairly simple and the learning curve is probably 30 mins-1 hour. Its standard RPG fare in terms of exploration. There are no random encounters on the field map or in the game. While exploring a location, you can opt to avoid fights with the enemies on the screen if you can avoid them. One unique feature about this particular RPG is that once you encounter a boss, you have the option to run. That does not mean you win by default or anything, just gives you the opportunity to fix up or upgrade your party under the circumstance you having trouble; thus, allowing you to return to fight him/her/it when you are ready.
The battle system is a little different from most RPGs as well. Your character can equip elements with added or decreased stats. As your player physically attacks his/her/its' opponent (and the hits connect), your player is granted the ability to use elements. Each character has his/her/its unique tech skill that corresponds to their innate color. Unlike a lot of other RPGs, your character is set to be a particular element (ex: Serge's innate color is white). With a total of 6 elements, every element is weak against its "opposite" color (ex: Black is weak against white AND vice versa). As your character grows, you are able to equip more elements. Some characters learn a new tech skill corresponding to their innate color.
There are combination tech skills (as there were in Chrono Trigger). Some are obtained by having certain characters in battle together while others have to be obtained via side quests.
***Reasons for a Second Go-Around***
-There is a new game+ feature (just as there was in Chrono Trigger). The new game+ feature holds many extras for your second playthrough.
-There is more than one ending.
-There are 30+ characters which allows you to tinker with the various characters in the game.
Pros:
+Great Graphics and Music
+Great Story
+Great Replay Value
+30 plus characters
+As many characters as there are, you actually learn a little about ALL of them
Cons:
-As you may have figured, the time travel feature was eliminated here
-The Main protagonists from Chrono Trigger do not play a part in the sequel
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great game everyone should play it once at least!
Comment: This game brings a nice change compared to most single player RPG games, the battle system and leveling system are very unique and keep things interesting. The storyline is great also!
I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger.
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Summary: Chrono Cross was the perfect follow-up to Chrono Trigger
Comment: If you were blown away by Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross will take you to the next level and blow you away again. Be prepared to dedicate many hours to this wonderful game.
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Summary: Music, graphics, characters = A+ RPG
Comment: Awesome game, if you like RPGs. It has very little to do with it's predecessor, Chrono Trigger, but it's a great game on it's own.
The graphics are excellent, and even hold up to todays standards. The cutscenes are incredible. And the music is so good you'll want to download a number of the songs. The story is interesting enough to keep you going through the fantasy world. Character developement is minimal because it's spread out among dozens and dozens of characters, and therefore focuses on just a few of them. Exploring the world is a lot of fun, there are various colorful & detailed locations with new foes to vanquish, items to find and new characters to recruit to your side.
The shortcoming is that the game is focused on combat, which gets very monotonous. The combat system does introduce a new style that is creative with flashy effects (and takes some getting used to), you just go through it so often over the course of the game, it becomes a nuisance. Thankfully you can avoid the encounters most of the time if you're not in the mood for it. Also, some might find it annoying that the main character does not speak at all - he has no lines of dialog. Another potential hang up for people could be that to advance the plot, you have to figure out puzzles sometimes. These range from barely challenging to "pull your hair out and scream". At least there are walkthroughs available online in case you get stumped as to where to go and what to do.
Overall, I had a lot of fun with this game, there are some very memorable scenes and distinctive characters, especially the antagonist (fancy word for 'bad guy'). The cutscenes are a joy to behold and the music is beautiful and bold. It's just that whacking enemies with your weapon and casting the same old spells umpteen thousand times gets tiring. Small complaint about an excellent game though, Squaresoft (now SquareEnix) lives up to it's reputation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Games Ever.
Comment: Chrono Cross is a great game, with beautiful visuals and an awesome story. It also have a Very good replay value, because when you beat the game you can start it over with all your items and current status. plus, there are many more secrets unlocked when you beat the game. such as a bonus dungeon and extra bosses.
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