Chrono Cross Was A Bad Sequel, But A Brilliant Game
In many ways, the reason Chrono Cross is one of the most underrated JRPGs in gaming is because of the comparisons to its predecessor, Chrono Trigger.
JRPGs, We're Close To A Reconciliation
In the last couple of years, I’ve developed a strange relationship with JRPGs. I found myself tiring of their beautiful exteriors that lacked heart. Since writing that article about my growing frustrations, I took a break—distancing myself from the genre that dragged me into gaming. It was a necessary betrayal.
7 Strangest JRPG Sequels
There are a whole lot of amazing JRPG sequels as well as games we wished there were sequels for. Then there’s the games that seem so completely different from the games before them, they feel strange and foreign, almost like they should be part of a different franchise. Here’s 7 of the strangest JRPG sequels that…
The Amazing Music of Chrono Cross
We’re just one day away from a game’s 15th Anniversary North American release date. A game which some may not not wish to celebrate. No matter your thoughts on the divisive Chrono Cross, Yasunori Mitsuda created one hell of a worthy successor to Chrono Trigger in its soundtrack.
On The Spot Pianist Takes On Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross And Skyrim
Last month master pianist/composer Sonya Belousova charmed us with on the spot arrangements of classic Nintendo themes, many of which she had only just heard for the first time. I was hesitant to post her follow-up, but then I heard her version of "The Scars of Time" from Chrono Cross.
One Lousy Chrono Trigger Song Coming To Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
This weekend Square Enix announced downloadable songs from non-Final Fantasy games coming to the latest iteration of FF's rhythm game. That's four songs from Bravely Default, three from the SaGa series and one each from Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger. That's not right.
A Chrono Cross Musical Performance Made Possible By The Internet
Ah, Chrono Cross. A game with a uniquely beautiful soundtrack.
Video Games With The Most Memorable Pre-Rendered Backgrounds
Pre-rendered graphics weren't only used in complex cinematic cutscenes back in the day when a game's own 3D engine couldn't do the job. Developers also used them as in-game backgrounds to bypass graphical limitations. And some of the games had really well-made, atmospheric pre-rendered backgrounds.
The Most Insane Cyborgs In Japanese Video Games
Cyborgs in fiction are always associated with free will, morality, the importance of being human or the limits of the human body.
The Dorkly Weekly: Chrono Trigger's Robo Gets the 'Girl'
What would you do if a powerful magician could make exact doll duplicates of everyone you know? Yeah, that's what I thought, so don't go looking down your nose at Robo for this little indiscretion.
Five Other Games From 2000 That Need Sequels In 2012
It's almost hard to believe that Diablo III is actually out. Blizzard's action-roleplaying game has been delayed so many times over the past decade, it came awfully close to challenging Duke Nukem Forever for the title of Vaporware King.
Figure-Skater Uses Chrono Trigger Music, Sadly Does Not Win
Canadian figure skater Kevin Reynolds competed at the Four Continents Championships in Colorado early last month. He only finished eighth, but in our eyes, he was the real winner for his choice of music.
The Beautifully Melancholy Chrono Cross Was Unfairly Overlooked
Japanese RPGs used to be a lot more controversial. Or maybe it was just because I was a teenager during the genre's heyday – you know, when Final Fantasy games flew off shelves, when hours of CG cutscenes featuring teary-eyed androgynes were considered breathtaking rather than tiresome — and teenagers like to argue…
Why the Chrono Cross Soundtrack is My Favorite
I think I know part of the reason Chrono Cross is less acknowledged than its predecessor, Chrono Trigger. It's because it's a sequel in spirit only, keeping some conceptual commonalities and a sparse few plot ones.
Chrono Cross Comes to PS3, PSP Today
Certain games constantly get name checked when people are assembling the highlights of video game creativity. Originally released during the last days of the PS1, Chrono Cross is one of those games and Square Enix has announced that, starting today, it'll be available on the PlayStation Network in the U.S. You'll be…
Chrono Trigger Warps Your Wii Back to 1995
The Wii Virtual Console travels back in time this week to a time when a much softer Square made games that were consistently excellent.
Someone Tell This Guy How Good Chrono Cross Is
In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter SecretMoblin openly admits to never having played the PlayStation classic Chrono Cross, and wonders if it's even worth playing. It's education time!
