Battles
Stamina, hit percentages and the Element grid make attack strength, spell use and turn order part of the same resource system
5th generation
Chrono Cross
A visually distinctive PlayStation JRPG built around parallel worlds, a huge recruitable cast and a stamina-plus-Elements battle system rather than conventional MP and random encounters.
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Key strengths: Stamina, hit percentages and the Element grid make attack strength, spell use and turn order part of the same resource system. Parallel versions of the same locations hide different routes, characters and outcomes.
About 40 hoursA tierTurn-based
How Long to Beat
About 40 hours
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Pros
Exploration
Parallel versions of the same locations hide different routes, characters and outcomes
Music
Yasunori Mitsuda's soundtrack is one of the game's defining strengths
Graphics
Pre-rendered locations and colourful character design remain striking
Characters
The enormous recruitable cast gives party building unusual breadth
Track improvements and releases
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Best Way to Play
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Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch
Current patched modern release
The modern remaster is now the easiest recommendation: it includes Radical Dreamers, useful quality-of-life options and the major performance patch that fixed the launch version's worst frame-rate problems.
Settings / notes
- Install the latest update before playing
- Battles can now run at up to 60 FPS on all platforms
- Field exploration remains capped at 30 FPS
- The Switch final battle remains capped at 30 FPS
- Includes encounter toggle, battle assists, auto-battle, speed-up and classic/new visual options
- Radical Dreamers is included officially in English
Availability
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Windows / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / Nintendo SwitchRecommendedThe modern remaster is now the easiest recommendation: it includes Radical Dreamers, useful quality-of-life options and the major performance patch that fixed the launch version's worst frame-rate problems.
PlayStation (or emulate with DuckStation)OriginalOriginal 1999 release for the untouched PS1 presentation and balance; lacks Radical Dreamers and the remaster's encounter/speed/assist options.
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