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wow, incredible...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

wow, this game was just incredible! I must say I just adore this game, and I think it's the best square game so far! Compared to the final fantasies, I really like the 'chrono' games a lot better now, now that I go back and replay them. The graphics are superb and have a different style than ff8 and 9, and the fmvs are overwhelming. The game right off starts with such an interesting plot, it just pulls you in and you never want to stop playing. Wow, everytime I think of the plot, it just breathtaking! It's full of twists and turns and has many connections and loopholes everywhere. In fact, I think hearing about the plot from a friend was my motivation to play at first. The battle and fighting system is a really unique touch, and I find the ff ones just horrendously annoying now. No random encounters! The enemies are just like what they were originally suppose to be like--you can see them walk around, etc and it's not until you bump into one that you must battle. I love it this way because it actually gives you a chance to avoid them if you really wanted to, unlike the 'invisible' ones in the FFs and most other rpgs. While battling, you really have to plan out what you're going to do, because everything effects everything else--more stamina, you can attack more, which = high element meter if your attacks succeed, and if you use your elements, your stamina and element meter drop. This is truly an rpg! There are many unique characters throughout the game, and many 'sidequests' to get some of them, and each of them have their own little story. There's so many, it's physically impossible to obtain them all in one go, so chrono cross also encourages repeated play, and it takes advantage of that too. (There's lots of places where you can choose your own path--usually to recruit another character, such as when sneaking in to viper manor to choose guile, nikki, or pierre, and weither or not to accept kid into your party in the beginning leads to 2 different groups of characters you can further recruit.) After beating Chrono cross for the first time (2 different endings available--the good ending is simply beautiful), you can chose to play again in new game + mode, which means your characters will still have the same status, just lose some items and elements (which you can get back later if you play to that point). And you can get back all the characters you ever had in your party at a certain time too, making it possible to get all the characters in the game, if you keep repeating this process! Also in new game +, you get a couple special items especially made for the + mode, and now you can reveal up to 9 different and new endings! Stopping and just beating the final boss at certain points will make certain events happen, triggering some amusing, interesting, and even funny, endings. Play up to 9 times throughly, and you still won't get bored of it!

Unique

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is by far one of the best games that I have played. It is quite a breath taker, yet also a relief, especially if you are one of those final fantasy fans. There are no more random battles, and the world map is no longer ridiculously enormous. The battle system is fun, but not difficult; plus leveling up is easy and it doesn't distract you from the plot. It is just amazing and unique in everyway (graphics, music, storyline, etc). Furthermore, even though it's a sequel, it is not necessary to play the first game to enjoy this one. The story and plot are strong enough to stand on its own. Different ideas and concepts are introduced. For example, there are about 11 different endings and over 40 characters. The storyline also has different possibilities because one decision or action can change the significance of an event greatly. Plus, it introduces the theories of time distortions and freewill vs fate. Last but not least, the a newgame+ can be replayed after you kill the final boss with the same stats and items that you had when you defeated the game.

Awsome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is simply my favorit game ever. the battle sistem is ten times better then all the final fantisy games and the music is awsome. the story is realy good although i usually don't like multiple endings in games (hey no game is perfect). altogether it's one of the best games i've ever played.

Totally Cool!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Chrono Cross is easily the best playstation game I have ever played. You start as Serge, a 17year-old teenanger(boy) who holds a weird weapon called the Sea Swallow.
After going to get some Komodo scales for his girlfriend(Leena), Serge gets caught in a time portal and gets teleported to another world, as a ghost. From there you meet a lot of new people such as the rock star Nikki, cute monster Pip, the pirate Fargo, Kid the thief(girl next to Serge in the cover), the evil Lynx and much more. There are ablut 45 characters in all, all with a 'tech'skill.
Tech skills are unique attack that change per character. The really cool thing is that you can combine them to make an even stronger attack.
It is kind of hard to master the controls but once you are used to it, it becomes really easy.
Also, there are the elements. There are 6 types in all-White, Black, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. They all have a weakness and strengh.
White-Black (and viss-versa)
Red-Blue (same here)

Green-Yellow (here too)
In Chrono Cross there are a lot of branching points. The characters you recieve depend on which point you chose. So you have the power to change your future. Bot even FATE can stop you!
Buy A.S.A.P!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, a sequel worthy of its predecessor

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I must admit after the tenth time I beat Chrono Trigger I had figured no game could ever follow it and be sucessful. When I first saw this game coming out I was extremely skeptical, unsure if Square could keep up with the legacy it had produced in Chrono Trigger. However, this game far exceeded any expectaitons I ever had.

For those of you who are considering buying this game and have not played Chrono Trigger, stop reading my review and go buy it, please. I find many people complain about Chrono Cross because they have no idea what's going on. That's what we call a sequel, dummy :p. Anyhow, the game itself is very much like Chrono Trigger in some ways. In other ways, such as the battle system, it is not. If I had to classify it, I would say the system is a mix between the FFVII "Materia" system and the system used in Xenogears. The characters all look very good, it appears Square learned their rendering lessons in FFVIII. The FMVs are all good but nothing overly spctacular.

In short, the game strays far off the beaten path of the traditional RPG, but it is a real blessing for Chrono Trigger fans who always had questions at the end. I can't really express how much I love this game in words so I think it's better if you simply buy it and see.

Quite Possibly The Greatest Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is one of my favorite RPGs, and although Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite, it doesn't come close to this game. For those of you thinking about buying PS2 games, they just don't compare in story or gameplay, although the graphics may be slightly better. Basically, you are looking at a game that excels in every aspect. The story is great, even though it may lose you at parts, the graphics are good for PS2, the music fits the game well, the battle system is unique, and doesn't use annoying random battles. This game may not be like Chrono Trigger, but it's still a great game. You've probably heard it called overrated, but if you haven't played Chrono Cross, give it a chance, it's definitely one of the best games ever made.

3rd best RPG ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of my all-time fav games. I like this much better than CT (Chrono Trigger thegame made before this).My favorite part whitch seems like is everyone least favorite is th 40+ characters whitch all have there own special techniques. I luv the battle system whitch is similar to Xenogears and Xenosaga allows you to avoid any battle but bosses.I must be opposite of everybody because my least favorite part of the game is the twisted and highly complicated story.There are some times when something happens that I dont know why it happened or what triggered it.My favorite caharacters
1.Glenn(like Frog in CT)
2.Karsh
3.Serge (main character)

My least favorite characters
1.Pierre (never get this guy in your party hes incredibly weak and whines)
2.Sprigg (she has no story shes just there)
3.Zoah and Greco(I dont like the wrestler type guys)

I love this game and is one of my favorite games ever made for any console.

Biggest dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 20
Date: December 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To begin, the story line is one of the most boring ones I have ever seen. 20 minutes into the game I was punching myself inorder to stay awake. You get to the world map 20 minutes into the game, which is pretty bad. The battle system in TERRBILE. THE ONLY WAY TO ACTUALLY GET THIS BATTLE SYSTEM IS TO READ WAT TAHT OLD GUY HAS TO SAY. HIS LECTURE IS ATLEAST 3 PAGES IF IT WAS PRINTED OUT. After geting about 1/3 of what he had to say, I really didnt feel like reading what every one of the 50,000 boring characters in this game had to say. Im ashamed that Squre made this game. (ff9 is the best) The ending has nothing to do with the boring storyline. Also, I see no similarities if I was to compare this to Chrono Trigger.

If u have trouble sleeping, get this. Its a guarenteed way to make you fall asleep in 10 minutes or less.

Prepare for Dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: January 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was told by many people that Chrono Trigger was one of the best games ever created, so I decided to try out the sequel. This is easily the worst video game that I have ever played. First, let me start off with saying that the graphics are outstanding. The in-game graphics features incredibly realistic character movements, and to date are the best that I have ever encountered. The towns and other areas are beautiful and realistic, wonderfully done. Also, the cutscenes are of a unique style, significant, and well pulled-off. (though I saw more of Serge than I ever wanted to). However, it all ends there. The cutscenes are very few and far between, the game being agonizingly short. Apparently there are two cutscenes in the beginning sequence of the game (which, by the way, is the best beginning sequence I've ever seen) which were never showed in the game. The game starts out quite well, and for the first 5 hours or so of gameplay, maybe pushing 7 or 8, the game is quite enjoyable. It's all downhill from there. By far there are too many characters, and so even Kid and Serge are not fully developed. The only character that is round and intriguing is Harle. Every one of the 40+ characters indeeds has a motive and personality, but they are all so rarely present that it is a challenge to care at all about any of them, even by the end of the game. As for the "multiple endings" theory, if you don't want to know (i'm not going to spoil the actual ending), stop reading here. The original ending has perhaps a 1 minute cutscene followed by a 30 second one, and has the credits. (by the way, the song that plays during the credits is quite nice). Any other ending often has most of the people acting out of character, and depends in no way upon how you play the game. The choices you make in this game in no way affect the outcome, as you may be led to believe. To get any other endings at all, you must in fact replay the entire game once more. I have played the following video games: Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 8, Final Fantasy 9, Final Fantasy Tactics, Lunar SSS, and Chrono Cross. Chrono Cross is by far the worst, having a good basis of a plot which was simply carried out horribly. As I said in the title, especially if you've played Chrono Trigger, prepare for dissapointment.

Decent game, but its not the best

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok, for one, this for the love of god needs to not be billed as a sequel. You go into this game after playing the masterpiece that is Chrono Trigger and you are so let down, you never get to see the world of CT, EVER. And you really dont ever get to see the characters or the major story tie in til the last 5 minutes before the end boss. There were too many characters, and the story got lagged during the sidequests. With that said, this game has a great gameplay, wonderful soundtrack and decent story IF YOU DONT THINK OF IT AS A SEQUEL! I was disappointed by it as I loved CT and had high expectations for this game.

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