Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth it?
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Review Written by Lowell Bell: www.nintendolife.com/reviews/...
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition launches on Nintendo Switch on April 7th, 2022
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Underwhelming or not, we can't downplay that this is the first bit of love the Chrono series has gotten in a long time. And it's Cross no less. This game needs support, and I think the greater accessibility will help the game's reputation. This game is really abstract and high concept at times, and I think people are more open to those kinds of stories nowadays... if people can get past the antiquated gameplay mechanics from 22 years ago at least.
yet pokemon games will rehash the same gameplay for decades and critics like these will ignore it. Honestly the gameplay holds up, and all the spell animations are amazing.
Underwhelming?! Lol no this is awesome! It's Chrono Cross and I loved this game. It's fine the way it is I am so glad we did not get a full out remake I wanted the original. If it is buggy but patches will fix it up eventually of what is not fixed or buggy so it is all good.
@@veevendetta3448 exactly people hating a game before a day 1 patch is beyond stupid. That's like calling Witcher 3 a bad game because it needed a couple of patches to run smoothly
@@b.b.s7545 Witcher 3 or Switcher 3 for fun is an awesome game. Even on Switch we get all the DLC at least with the Complete version. Day 1 patches smooth alot of stuff out too but Nintendo Life is kind of obsessed with 7/10 and 6/10 for mostly all games now. 6/10 is gaining momentum with them as of lately lol.
@@veevendetta3448 I see...
I will definitely be buying this. I spent my very first paycheck I ever earned in my life on this game. This game is the reason I even went out and got a job! It's so near and dear to me. ♡
That’s awesome! What a great memory. Enjoy your replay! I love Chrono Trigger but this will be the first time I play Cross!
@Jeff Oh it is a delight. Very unique, fun game. It's very dated of course, but it has a huge colorful cast and a very interesting story!
I almost named my daughter Harle. So...yeah.
That is awesome!!
Not to sound negative but a game shouldn't be the reason why you want to get a job.
I will say one additional defense of this game is the price, it’s $20-25 not $60 so truthfully it was worth it for me
and the completly localised it for the european market. German, French etc.
That was what just swayed me. If it was 60, I would have had to pass, at 40 I would probably have passed too, but at 20, I think I can forgive them for not doing more.
play asia physical copy will cost more
This remaster looks better than what they did to FF8/9 on ps4 which have blurry and pixellated background.
Its a 20+ year old game, I would hope that they wouldn't have even thought about charging more than 20 bucks for it.
This video only focuses on the techincal aspects, assuming that we've all played this game before. 😕
But is it a good game? Does it have a good story? Is it fun?
It is a very good game
Some say it’s over rated and not worth the time and effort as the first one. Since this seems like a broken mess you might want to hold out till a patch or watch some more in depth reviews. SwitchCorner said it was basically impossible to play on this state. But of course die hards will argue that all day.
You'll either view it as an all-time classic, or you won't lol. It's a top 10 game of all-time for me and I nearly named my daughter after one of it's characters.
Then others (mostly people who expected it to be Chrono Trigger 2) were very disappointed.
I'm old enough to have played it back in the day, but I never got into it originally. However, I recently played it on PS Vita (Chrono Cross was my COVID lockdown game in between Animal Crossing sessions). If you don't go into it expecting a sequel to Chrono Cross, it's a pretty good PS1-era JRPG. I personally got really hooked on it once I figured out its mechanics, and I did see it through to completion.
Well the game was amazing 20 years ago (but still remains a dissapointment compared to Chrono trigger), the mate reviewed it as a remaster not as the content of the game.
I know these remasters get a lot of flack for being bare bones. But I do like how little they change. It keeps the original intact while still being available on modern platforms.
For me. As long as a remaster has faster loading, improves the frame rate and improves the resolution, the remaster is amazing. As long as it doesn't break anything.
Cause we can be getting something a lot worse
Skipping combat and fast forward is the only way to play this game imo it gets tedious
You might as well just emulate if that's your standard for a remaster.
Well, it sounds as if the frame rate is somehow worse than the original release, at least in review copies...
@@Christopher-md7tf Remaster is a marketing term. Have you noticed how the first thing Square Enix did was show side-by-side comparisons?
@@secoTheSonicFan Most people don't play on PC. Much to their chagrin, PC gamers are in the minority.
I feel like this review is missing just how great the base game is and that at $20 it’s well worth the price.
You're joking right? God so young and so naive.
@@DarkAnomaly I don't see anything wrong in what he said. If you don't want to reward Square for an obviously lazy port job, fine. But if you don't care about that and you just look at the game itself, then yes, there's plenty of value to be had for only $20. It's a classic game with roughly 100+ hours of gameplay.
@@John6-40 Then download a free ROM and stop rewarding shoddy workmanship.
You people reward garbage like this and at the same time complain about bad games. Don't you see the irony? surely you do?
@@secoTheSonicFan I mean can you really exclude every frame drop on an old ass PS1 game that already ran at .2 FPS
@@rhettmitchell You lot complain about buggy games yet here you are praising this garbage. You very likely complained about the grind in Pokèmon too now you're complaining about the exp share.
You people don't know what you want.
Hi, 30+ years old gamer here, and while I agree with both the reviewer and Zion's perspectives here, I also think that games like these are what fans of old Squaresoft and RPGs of that era loved about these games.
True, the presentation doesn't necessarily hold up compared to modern games, though I'd argue no voice acting is a good thing comparatively, these games had a lot of creativity and charm to them.
These re-releases are also great because, as I alluded to earlier, a lot of us were kids when these games came out, and we might've missed a lot of them due to being broke, in school, etc. And this is a great way to have a chance to grab them again.
Indeed. I haven't played this in 20 years. Missed it. This came out when Square was in a phase where they put a ton of endings in games. I think it was a short phase though.
Also games like Pokemon Arceus had no voice acting(and atrocious writing) yet that game got really positive reviews.
@@christopherjohnson9167 can’t even depend on the biggest media franchise on the planet to put in a bit of time and money to include voice acting
35 yr old gamer here. One of my fondest memories of square was after they made so much money off of FF7 they had no problem experimenting with games. My first jrpg was Parasite Eve which to me deserves a remaster. I remember it came with a demo disc that had FF8 on it. Never heard of ff up until then. So I played PE, then FF 8, then 7 then 9. Also the legend of dragoon, not by square but sony. There was a variety in world then I don't see that often these days. Our corerate overlords lack solid visions. We're stuck in this cycle and companies don't know what we want money money money is the name of the game. Games like CC were innovative. Then the industry tried to accommodate everyone. Which is why I'm happy Elden Ring basically gave today's game industry the finger. Sorry I'm ranting but I just miss heart that went I to games 95 and up. I hope kids today give this a chance. I feel like gamers like me are being left behind or are going extinct. Iyiu don't need VA for a good hame. 2016, I am Setsuna was good. Short but still good. Anyway I'm done sorry to go on and on lol. #RemasterParasiteEve 😋
@@AeonX86 I totally agree with you. I would love a full on remake of Parasite Eve, or Vagrant Story which was another very awesome and unique game.
I don’t usually disagree with Nintendolife’s reviews, but it seems like the reviewer was expecting unrealistic changes for a remastered game collection that is only $19.99..we got a way more comprehensive package here than in any of the Switch FF ports.
It's still kind of underwhelming. When Chrono Trigger was ported to the PS1 and DS, they added features like a art gallery mode, sound test, and a bestiary. Nothing earth-shaking, but still something new.
You have Radical Dreamer
@@ligtningdog6399
The PS port of Chrono Trigger was also full price and a really bad port with insane loading times.
@@saucygoat24 It was full priced because it was bundled with Final Fantasy IV. And just because that port had issue doesn't undermined the fact that it had a number of additions feature.
The CC port has problems but almost nothing new cover them. And Radical Dreamer doesn't really count because a free fan-translation rom has floating around the net for decades.
@@ligtningdog6399
You’re telling me that if a terrible port of Chrono Cross came with a shitty port of FFVI, but because it had extra art work with it we’d all be good? Also, I hate to break it to you, but all roms are free.
Something that is under-appreciated is the levelling system. You only get minor stat upgrade by battling and even that stops rather quickly. You can only level up by defeating bosses. This means that you don't need to and can't grind. The difficulty level is always just right. The only way to get mildly stronger is by doing side quests that might have a boss that will give you a level. You also see enemies on the map and can avoid them if you know you already got all the stat upgrades for the current level.
That's pretty cool.
yup its brilliant. Grinding has killed the fun and immersion in so many rpgs for me.
I absolutely hated that you can't grind or level up. Made the game miserable for me.
@Will Rajkowski right I love to grind and lvl in rpgs haha
so like not playing a video game at all then?
The amazing thing is that it looks as good as we remember it. While it actually looks better but our memory always remembers the past better than things actually were and that’s a major win for game preservation because it captures the experience we first had and that’s wondrous
The original CC didn't need anything. It is simply beautiful. Characters, locations, battles, endings, thr story, all the secret interactions unlocking skills.
If nothing changed, that's perfect. I will buy it.
All they did was crisp up everything, they made new character arts for the playable and notable people. But not in a bad way. Everything is perfect and theres only a few nitpicky things that I dont like. But it's nothing major
@@pokekeelaytcg like what ?
For me this remaster is everything I could want. It captures the beauty of the original game while updating it just enough to keep its nostalgia. It might be a 'new' release... but comparing it to modern games isn't really the best here. The game stays true to itself from back in 1999 and thats what we want. If you're looking for a game with modern gameplay I'd suggest playing many of the other new RPGs that release yearly.
100% agreed! 🙌
This. I'm more than happy with how this remaster looks, and it's exactly what I want. Excited to pick it up!
This. Ty. Go play Xenoblade Chronicles then if pebs are not satisfied. I wanted the original too.
No hate on Xenoblade though it too is awesome but the point lol.
The reviewer is confusing remaster with remake with ignorant reviews like this it could hurt our chances of getting a new classic releases or Chrono trigger
I'm 48 and lived the golden years of gaming...HAPPY this is back for newer JRPGers to enjoy n love like me.(i was 15 in 1990.)
6?! You gave it a 6 out of 10?
This is what I hate about modern gamers; there is no appreciation for classic titles. I, for one, am THRILLED that this is just a fresh coat of paint and the fact that Square Enix didn’t mess with the formula. Chrono Cross was a great PS One title and it looks to stay a great game on the current systems.
Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX, X, X-2, and XII were given the same treatment when jumping to newer consoles. The graphics have been smoothed and minor tweaks have been made in dialogue. The ability to speed through fights has been added, which helps a lot with grinding. Other than that, these titles were largely left alone, and rightly so.
That’s how it should be with Chrono Cross. Square Enix made the right decision. This preserves the classic build of these old RPGs while making them playable (and in the Switch’s case, portable) on modern systems.
This is a harsh rating. I disagree with it being such a low score. A 6 is a game of mediocrity. Chrono Cross Radical Dreamers Edition isn’t mediocre.
Personally, I give it an 8/10. It’s a fantastic game that any RPG fan would do well to experience. Being able to do so on the Switch is a godsend.
Just my opinion.
@@minrathejunglist hell yeah!
As a diehard Chrono Trigger & Cross fan who has even prepped a D&D setting in the world, it's important to go into Cross knowing that it is a sequel to the world, not the characters. Once you finish the game and want to understand some of the lore (Cross can get kinda weirdly written at times), I recommend going to Chrono Compendium. It's by far the best site for theories and establishing the canon lore with citing sources and so on.
Chrono Trigger is honestly more "standard" combat than Cross, the only difference was that Trigger did the active or wait modes, which IMO wouldn't work as well with these mechanics. The field mechanics is great once you get used to it and eventually enemies get better at using it themselves.
The slowdowns are something that were common with Cross, so I don't think that's a Switch thing honestly. Hopefully the patches will smooth that out, because honestly that's some of the most grating parts of the original.
My brother had this game when we were growing up, I was too young to fully grasp the game, but would watch him play almost every night. Love the sound track, and the giant ass cast of characters, will always have fond memories of this game. Even if the graphics look the exact same I’m so happy to see this released. Can’t wait to get my switch!
Chrono Cross is one of my all time favorite games so I will be purchasing this. $20 bucks is worth it to me. I think playing in handheld mode makes the most sense, given the lower default resolution. You have to play on the field that is given to you, and Square did not fully upgrade the pre-rendered backgrounds, so playing on a huge HDTV will result in some washed out looks. I am somewhat concerned by the framerate in battle, but hopefully this is fixed with a patch.
Thats the thing though. Square shouldnt have to patch and old ass game!!! I preorder the game because it was a remaster of a critically acclaimed classic but not having constant smooth performance just lazy SE's part
@@kian26master they do need to patch it. Are you a CS or game design professional? Do you have any idea how hard it is for old software to adapt to new hardware? It’s not simple as you think.
Along with Pokémon Crystal and Legend of Dragoon this is in my top 3 games of my childhood! Will pick up for sure!
We need a remake/remaster for the legend of dragoon asap!
I’d get a physical copy just for the soundtrack. To this day, it remains as Mitsuda’s greatest, and honestly up there as one of the most memorable ones the industry has
Couldn't agree more!!!
How can i exit the game ?
@@luisska8159 after you save, just hit the PlayStation button if you are playing on PlayStation and close the application.
I loved the number of party members in this game. There's not a lot of balance, but the mechanics of every character are fun to try for a few battles and you'll get milage just out of that.
I am so freaking excited. I played this as a kid and it stuck with me forever. I do understand some of the complaints that this game got but I always felt that the mass amount of wins it had made up for them to make it an overall good experience. That being said, no game is for everyone and this game being so different to the game it is a sequel to probably set expectations in a place that led many to disappointment.
Sometimes a fresh coat of paint is all that's needed.
Back to Back days with Zion videos. Nice! 👌🏻
Definitely getting the physical copy when it comes out later this month. Then it'll go into the collection until I finally get around to playing through that SNES copy of Chrono Trigger I bought myself for my birthday last year lol
This game deserves a freaking proper remake!!
I bought it for the third time (PS, PSone Classic, and PS4) and I absolutely love it. Of course I would have liked a remake better, but the upscaled graphics look pretty good, and the inclusion of the Radical Dreamers chapter alone is worth the purchase.
The ability to play on the go is certainly not a novelty, though. I've been doing it for the past 10 years on my PSP and PSVita. Still, it's a nice addition to the Switch catalog.
I think this is one of the better upscaling jobs from Square so far. FF7, 8 and 9 backgrounds look much worse than this. This looks comparable to something like FF9 with the Moguri Mod on PC, minus the widescreen and framerate bump. Plus, the inclusion of Radical Dreamers is something really special. Finally being able to play a lost Satellaview game is huge from a game preservation standpoint. I have to give it to Square with this one.
To be honest I'm playing through those now and they're not as bad as everyone says. The pretendered backgrounds still hold up perfectly fine. Clearly no Moguri Mod but thats what happens when you lose assets over the years and they're not willing to take the risk to invest in making the visuals look better.
Probably because they lost most of the original source code from most of the older games.
@@Ubebread1 Yeah blows my mind how mishandled that work was. Shows how that entire company has lost it's way in gaming in the last 20 years.
People complain if they change too much, then complain that they're the same. You can take a port or take nothing..but you deduct points because you wanted a remaster and didn't get it.
Ah, the infamous "people". You see, the thing about the internet is that unhappy people are usually the loudest...but not necessarily the same people always complaining.
Some people may be unhappy when 20 year old games just get slapped on to a new system. While others speak out when games are changed too much.
That's the gaming community for you, nitpicking & crying about everything
@@SaintJoseph911 people still don't see the beauty of this game because it isn't a "true sequel" lol
Loving this game all over again. As soon as it was available on PSN I bought it immediately, the framerate doesn't really bother me, it plays exactly the same as the PS1 version which had framerate issues too, but again I didn't care because this is a turn-base RPG.
Seriously, I don't get your definition of standard RPG mechanics. This games risk and reward battle mechanics were unique at the time.
Still unique till this very day.
Also you could not just use the same attacks over and over again. The only issue with this game is that of the 45 characters you probably will only use around an quarter of them. I mean I always use three different elements users when I could if they had flush out some of the characters and game them more of the story it could be better but outside of that. I mean the framerate issue are even an real issue when you can speed up the fights
I do feel iffy about this 6/10, not gonna lie :/
I know the score is based on the changes of the remaster and not on the game, per se.... but you guys also scored Super Mario 3D All Stars a 9/10. So when does the original game stop counting towards the score?
Fair point. All-stars was the same type of port job. Same game with a coat of 1080p paint.
was thinking of getting this again on the newer console.. thanks for this review
I don't see why they would update a remaster with next-gen features. It's a remaster.
Current gen*
All I want to know is if the glitch with Pip still exist bc you need to play thru a save file at least 3 times to get everyone but if you play enough you can get rainbow and prism equipment for every recruited character. But during the process of doing this you will eventually trigger Pip's glitch, preventing later playthrus from letting you get Pips 3rd tech.
Love that one of my favorite PS1 RPG's finally got brought back and on the next day of my birthday as well! So many great games came out in such a short time span, Elden Ring, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Rune Factory 5 and Chrono Cross. Wish I had the time I had when I was a kid to live in these titles none stop 😢
The fact that a satteleview game got rerlise on the switch,it makes us wanna see more of it
been able to play that for a long time now, but "emulation bad" *rolls eyes*
Chrono trigger is my favorite game of all time. I bought the original Chrono cross when it was first released and only did one play through. I’m definitely getting this, I plan to get the physical from Playasia.
Since the physical version is scheduled to release at the end of the month, I’m hoping all necessary day one patches are already added to the cart.
Yeah, hope so too!
Even though you cant do it in game, I LOVE this trend of remasters using old graphics/music/sfx and including the remastered one a button press away so you can compare. Others like that I've played past few years besides WonderBoy and Diablo II as you said are Asterix and Obelix XXL (XXL2 also maybe?), Halo 1/2 on Master Chief Collection, the newest Alex Kidd, The Duke Nukem World Tour on PS4, R-Type I & II on Dimensions, Guardian Heros on X360, and seemingly lots of Lucas Art adventure like games. We need more of this, please!
It’s very difficult to get any Ps1 game running at 60 FPS without getting into remake territory. Game engines were still in their infancy at the time and while it could technically be done, it would be game breaking. There’s a reason games like FF7, 8 and 9 are essentially the same frame rate but with a speed up option. It’s still the same frame rate though.
I wish reviewers would focus on what actually matters and stop expecting so much from a remaster. I will say this review wasn’t as bad as others. There was one reviewer who gave it a 4 because of the frame rate. I wonder if they gave FF7 a low score because of the frame rate too.
I find the framerate question dumb ass hell I mean you have the fas forward mode from the jump
There are people out there proven that with just using emulator you can run it on higher frame rates using commands. Square just doesn't want to put in effort into this cash grab shitty remaster.
@@GingaBishounen122 False.
There aren't any PS1 emulators running it at native 60. You do have mods where the frames would be duplicated or quadrupled to fit into 60, but effective frame rate is still that of the original.
You can say what you want about Square. They've done questionable things but this remaster isn't one of them.
Hell, it took modders until early this year just to get FF7 on PC to run at 60. 2022. 20 plus years after the game came out.
So, no. You aren't correct about anything you just said.
Emulators can't change the internal code of a game. An emulator isn't going to take away the frame cap, and if it somehow did, it would cause major instability issues to menu's, battles and animations.
@@GingaBishounen122 they lost the source code also you get an second game the graphics are improved it is also only 20 dollars and let’s not forget it’s probably an market idea to see if enough people would buy it to see if it’s worth making an remake of this game
@@williamkey9821 also some emulation have unlimited framerate which makes the games go super fast
I loved trigger and cross and I played them both back when their respective systems were in their prime. Cross caught a lot of people off guard because it’s connection to trigger is hard to understand. The connection is their and it is significant but really hard to follow for most people (myself included). Where cross really does lyrics up to being a sequel is the music, it’s fantastic!
Hopefully people played the Chrono trigger story where they end up facing the dream devourer in the end. They see Crono and his friends die during the battle. It puts things into perspective that Serge and his friends have to finish what the others started.
Insta buy for me, best game of all time for me. Even if the remaster has issues I don't care I want to support the Chrono franchise and hope that square enix will resurrect it. My only hesitation is what platform to choose, I'd probably choose the switch version for the portability
After playing the remaster a bit, one thing I did notice was that the battle results screen is a bit laggy, taking at least three seconds longer to load each screen over the original
They should have included bloody Chrono Trigger too.
Think it's eventually going to get the 2D-HD treatment which is why it's not.
6/10 for this RPG classic? I'm not sure what you were looking for in this review, I'm a bit confused. This review feels unecessarily harsh. It's a turn by turn RPG, it's a genre, not an outdated trope. Also it's 20 bucks.
Exactly. Feels like he was trying to sound sophisticated and missed the mark, frankly. Turn based is used in many games even in 2022.
He only played the game for 5 hours
He played the game for 5 hours, he haven't even gotten Grobyc the goat yet to justify the score.
Me: imported the physical copy of Chrono Cross from Play Asia a week ago
Also me: Still watches Nintendo Life's full review of the game
Chrono Trigger is my favourite game so I'll definitely be getting the physical copy for this one! I just hope they eventually bring Chrono Trigger to the switch as well... Maybe like they're doing with Live A Live
Yes that’s what I’m saying. I wasn’t going to get CC but when I heard of the quality of life improvements and the price I couldn’t refuse. Last time I played this was on PS1, so I’m exited to get back in.
is this available physically or do I need to go to play Asia to order a physical?
Honestly, this looks better than I was expecting. The graphical updates are quite nice compared to many of the FF ports-- I'm not really sure where the negative bias of the reviewer is coming from.
Did the day one fix any of the frame rate and stuttering issues? On the fence whether to get this on PS5 or Switch ill be getting whichever version runs smoother
That what I'm looking for aswell
Get it on the ps5 I can’t speak to the switch. Because I don’t have switch anymore the framerate is fine if you used the fast mode
My only complaint is that the overworld doesn't look like it was re-done, but that could've been a screen taken from classic mode. Otherwise, it looks great and seems to play great. Cross didn't have crazy butter smooth frame rates on the PS1, PS3, PSP (pops) or Vita, so I'm not really bent about that. Would it have been a nice upgrade, sure. But for $20, I'm not going to complain.
So for someone who has played Chrono Trigger and would like to play this one is it still worth getting even though it doesn't look any better than before?
Do the frame drops (Reported in all platforms BTW) happened in the original game in the same spots?
I think this remaster was much cheaper than imagined.
Any idea when we'll see a future patch for the switch aside from the day one patch that we got??
Played through it twice on PS1. I still have no bloody idea WHAT the story is about. 😅 Having said that, it's got easily one of the greatest battle systems in any RPG. There's so many different ways you can adjust the tactics of your attacks to turn the tide. And yes, the soundtrack is absolutely sublime, except for the battle music which I found grating... and it's easily the song you hear the most of in the game! 😫 Anyways, I will definitely be picking up the remaster! I just wish they had enough faith in it to give it a physical release.
Frame rate issues shouldn’t be, but as somebody who just wants these old PS1 RPGs playable on a modern handheld, I’m satisfied. Not everything needs the FF7 Remake treatment.
No issues with the framerate because you can speed up the battles
I really want this game in my switch collection but having a tough time deciding if I should wait for a digital sale or just bite the bullet and get the Physical copy from Play Asia
I want to import the physical game from playasia too.
Does anyone know if I should play the radical dreamers before starting the main game or does it have story spoilers and I should wait till after the main game to play it?
Legend of Legaia, Chronocross and Sukuiden 2 are my favorite JRPG of all time. This bring back the old days ❤❤❤
I missed out on a lot of JRPGs as a kid so I’m really enjoying playing them on switch.
Mitsuda's music was the soundtrack of my high school days - still waiting for it to go on sale - I still have it installed on the PSP Go
Written by Lowell Bell, but presented by you ...who only played 5 hours of it. o.o
I love that Square has been bringing back their PS1 classics! Now that Chrono Cross is here, we need Vagrant Story and Xenogears!! Please, Square!
Vagrant Story is still holding firm as Square Enix's third highest rated game on Metacritic. A game this good cannot be left to slide into obscurity. When/if they do get around to bringing back this masterpiece, I really hope it gets a remake. Imagine Vagrant Story adopting the combat of a Souls game. There is no denying there are a lot of similarities between VS and the Souls games. It would be like a Souls game with a masterfully told story, something that the Souls games lack.
to bad they dont put more effort into it
@@Cyrus_Nagisa I would have loved a full remake, or that more went into the remaster, but unfortunately as great as Chrono Cross is, it's not a huge seller.. Square as even commented in the past that they have not been impressed with the sales of Chrono Trigger.. Maybe if this remaster does well, it will change things!
@@Enharmony1625 I would give them more credit if this was the first time they did this.... but its not
@@vgbcp3rs0na41 Legend of Dragoon is a Sony game. Maybe beg Sony for a remaster.
I do see Vagrant Story (love this game to death) making a comeback as one of these ports, hopefully a better one but Xenogears, that game deals with some heavy philosophic stuff and it's an uncomplete game
I'm just so excited to actually be able to play this game on a real console since it wasn't even released in the PAL region before!
Actually this is the first switch game I've ever pre-ordered, so even that excited! The music alone makes this game worth your time. Yes it's not as good as Chrono Trigger, but still so much fun!
The "Classic" version's font is still not the PS1 original's font. Just a pixelated version of the new font.
I have never played this game, so I preordered it. From the review, It almost seems like people who haven’t played it yet will enjoy it more than people who have. So I’m excited!
how was it? im not sure whether to get it or not :) ive not pl
ayed the original before either :)
Anyone know if the fast forward button is available on the first play through? That was a revelation on new game+. Would be nice to have that out of the gate.
Yes, it is.
I still dont get that this is somethign the game gives you from start to finish. Cuz that incentives the new players with their short memory brains to speed up and run throiugh the game, deactivating already dodgable encounters and thus not getting the gist of the game's combat is actually toxic in my eyes for those who would like to understand the game and also the world instead of spamming A to get to the next "important" story moment.
I love turned based. I also love action rpg.
I don’t think it’s outdated at all.. I rather have a good battle system then a weird half turned based half something else system.
Unless it’s like the FF7 remake that has to be one of my favorite battle systems ever
I love the old Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger! Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was also really fun too. I actually couldn't get into Xenoblade at first but when I did I immediately became an addict.
I'm definitely buying this. The backgrounds look amazing. How come ff7,ff8 and ff9 didn't get this treatment for there backgrounds?
6 out of 10? Lol! I’d give it at least an 8/10. God! One of the things I remember is the Viper Manor theme. Smooth. Yes it doesn’t come close to CT at all. 20.00 is part of the reason I’m getting it.
Loved Chrono Cross.
Played this game on the PS1 and PSP, new game + every time. What a great sound track as well. I wish they did a remake version :/
A remake of both Chrono trigger and Chrono cross. Would pay full price for both.
I hope the steam version gets better resolution options! CC on Duckstation looks good in 16:9
pre ordered a physical copy. I'm excited to get my hands on it
I wanted to play it on PS1 but I guess I'll go for the switch version now. Being able to play it in handheld mode is just nice to have if you have a busy life.
In my youth I always found Chrono Cross to be extremely convoluted story-wise. I don't know if it was my lack on english skills during my youth or just that I didn't have the energy to tag along with the inter-dimensional story line. On the other hand games like FFVII and Xenogears I enjoyed thoroughly back then and understood every bit of the story. I wish I had time to play this, but in all honesty I rather replay chrono trigger today. :) With that being said, I often listen to the Chrono Cross OST.
It wasn't your fault, Chrono Cross is notorious for being convoluted, it is a great game but the way they presented the story was a mess. I would honestly have preferred a full remake over just a port, Chrono Cross was one of the most ambitious PS1 RPGs and did so many unique things, but some questionable design decisions held it back from being a masterpiece. It's a shame Square has no interest in remaking this one, yet they will do it for much more niche games such as Trials of Mana. Figures.
@@tountoes1677 Yep. Sucks. I'd love to see Cross get a full remake. Maybe in the style of Octopath.
@@tountoes1677 only if you weren't paying attention. 🤪
It'd be cool if they remastered Xenogears or the Suikoden series.
As someone who’s never played a game in the series, would it be fine to start here? I don’t think I have access to the others
Yes, I played Chrono Cross 21 years ago. Was a great game. I still remember it. Fantastic. Also never played Chrono Trigger.
We have to buy this game to show square Enix that there is still interest in Chrono Trigger.
For real.
True
I played this on the console. Love the game. The soundtrack is amazing and the story line is adventuresome. Character development is one of the best
There’s a delay when selecting attacks the original doesn’t have. It drives me nuts
This question doesn't need to be asked. The answer is it is worth it if you love rpgs. Take this from me as someone who played over 500 of this genre. Or at least over 300 ;) This game (chrono cross alone) ranks in the top 10 or 20 for me.
The facial textures got entirely redone as they didn't upscale well with technical tricks. They now have a higher polygon count than in the original version in the faces and are more expressive. Would be nice to see a side by side comparison. But even without a side by side comparison the difference with what I remember is like night and day.
I do wish there would be something to fill the screen (something moving or none at all) as playing this on a LCD TV will cause burn-in as blacks are still a lit diode or whatnot in the tv screen I believe. That really applies to all games that have borders.
Honestly the game looks better than I expected it would be.
On switch the game is worth 60$ and you're all lucky it's as cheap as it is.. This game is going to occupy you for at least a hundred hours. Though if you want a more minimal experience, you can do it in a weekend too. I did when I had to rent this as a kid rather than being able to buy it.
Found out it's 20$. What a steal. Well, overall good video guys :) The review was well done.
On the ps4 if you play full the screen will be fine
It's unforgivable that a game from 1999 can't hit 60 FPS on modern hardware.
It can. There's a fanmade remaster from a few years ago that runs the game in full 60 fps. SquareEnix just couldn't be bothered.
"Being able to take this on the go with you is a treat in and of itself"
Wow! What an original take that I've never heard before!
Does this apply to literally every other game on the Switch as well?
The music & game are the perfect combo for me! Grew up playing it long with Lunar 2 Eternal Blue another great game
I would seriously cry in joy if Nintendo fucked around and brought in Lunar 1 and 2 in a bundle. I love that shit so much
so, what's the deal with this game? Is it digital only, or is there going to be a physical release? And why isn't the PS4 version listed on the site for preorder?
The PS4 version is the only version not able to be pre-ordered.
I'm gonna point something interesting out I've noticed watching some footage, and a small youtube video I found confirmed my suspicions via an FPS counter on the switch version. Chrono Cross is actually running at usually 59-60FPS rendering output at almost all times, with a vew exceptions like loading and such. I saw this even in this review honestly. How can I tell? The interface. The text appears WAY too smoothly to be the same frame rate as the 3D elements below it, and same with the combat UI.
This is something that even the FF8 Remaster didn't do, as the UI updates at the same framerate as the 3D elements (so in FF8's case, 30fps overworld, 15 in battle). This shows a better port job honestly than FF 7, 8, 8 Remaster or 9, as the PS1 originals did the same thing, the UI was ALWAYS 60 FPS regardless of the 3D stuff. This was because the UI was rendered separately from the 3d Visuals due to the PS1 hardware. As far as I'm aware it's impossible to do that with hardware now with how things are rendered, hence the PS1 FF ports having the UI run at the same framerate as the 3D assets.
Now this isn't a defense for the framerate OF the 3D elements in Chrono Cross here, but having played the PS1 version not super long ago, it's still on par and some cases better than it was on the PS1, so it's close to the original in that regard. Also as seen using Retro Arch, the 3D elements in the ps1 are not locked, it can and does hit 60 on rare occasion there too, however to hit a mostly stable 60, you need to speed up the PS1 CPU to 300% and that literally breaks the game in the beginning, the cutscene just stops after the crew teleports up to the door where the opening sequence ends, no text boxes, nothing. I think this is possibly a reason why they did not work that hard to fix the framerate and kept it close to the original, possible coding breaks at higher framerates, however that could aslo just be a glitch in the emulation, but dropping the cpu speed to 270% loses a stable frame rate, but the sequence doesn't break so... I can't say for sure.
i knew zion was back safe when I saw the thumbnail
Chrono Cross is still a fun as hell RPG, score is based on the barebones work did to this edition, the core game is 10/10 for me, I played almost 3 hours without noticing, when a game does that, you're in for a treat and if you´re new, I envy you!!!
Huge fan of chrono trigger. Never played cross. Have it on my raspberry pi but only have snes controls so it doesn't play right and the graphics aren't so good. Pretty excited for this game.
One thing that's not really a feature, but more just a side effects of a modern port that makes me want this is the removal of the PS1 texture warping and wobbling.
It wasn't too bad in Chrono Cross (heck I didn't even know it was a thing back when I first played it. It wasn't Tomb Raider kinds of wobbling at all) but once you notice it, out becomes REALLY distracting. Especially during fights.
Also, unlike on PSP via PSN (PSXonPSP eboot thingamabob, or “POPs loader,” you know the one I'm talking about), the port supports analogue directional inputs (which come to think of it, the Vita supported analogue Dual Shock emulation as well). It sucks that they didn't do anything to improve refresh rates... It still feels like a laggy PS1 game...
This game never got a PAL release. That alone makes it worth a buy.
It's not the disaster that was the initial Steam port of Chrono Trigger (thank goodness I bought it after a few major patches). Wouldn't hurt to port it to the Switch either.
I am happy to play Chrono Cross again, though the stutters gave me pause. Heard that too is a problem on the Steam version.
I'm getting this for sure, I just can't decide on switch or PC version
I'm so glad I got this on the switch and not on playstation.. I've always that turn based combat rpgs are meant to be played on a hand-held. Playing in bed at night is so nostalgiac I'm happy with this remake.. I don't really care about graphics and stuff.. If the game is good I'm happy
I'm not sure I understood. They kept the soundtrack from Chrono Cross but changed Scars of Time?
I'll have to listen before I buy. The soundtrack is one of the best ever, and shouldn't be fiddled with.
No. All the songs are in the game exactly same just HD.
Did anyone have to go out and restart their game to have combat activate properly?
So did you complete it?
I remember having to have 2 copies of the game on ps1 cause at the tidel wave cut scene it would completely freeze the game. So I got a second used one and that one would freeze after the entire cut scene. So I would have to do a quick swap to actually get past it. My friend Andy ended up being a fan of the game and had the same issue. Tho it was definitely one of my favorites and worth the headaches 😩. I did beat the game many times so I also had to do the swap many times lol. Still have both copies to this day tho.
I preordered this game physical. Waiting for the 26th to play. I wish they made a 60fps battle.
As someone who has never played this game, I'm excited to give it a try.
Did about 10m just to get a feel when I had some spare time, and the frame rate issues are unfortunate. I don't really care about 30 vs 60fps, I just wish it was STABLE. I guess I'll get used to it at some point, but still..
Used fast forward
This game… it IS my childhood. Sure, i players ff7,8,9. Sure parasite eve was great. But chrono cross for me… was incredible. I must have played this game through 20+ times and still found new characters and things. The music isn’t played on instruments, it’s played on my heart strings.
I've preordered a physical copy from Play Asia for this one.