role-playing

When i first played this my first reaction was crystal clear. These are the best fluid graphics for a rpg in a long time. The cinemas are great and run at a great pace. For a person that didn't play chrono trigger i enjoy this game. The people in towns talk great and have more complex sentences then other games. The battle system is easy and you will have no trouble. But once i entered the first town of arni i thought it was cool. But when the people suddenly didn't know my name i got confused. I know the basis of the time line saga. But i didn't like when that occured. That is my problem with this game. Other than that i think this game is the man. This is a must buy game. The cinemas are on top, the characters are stacked up so you wouldn't have any problems choosing any characters. A hint is to have one main healer in your pary, and a really strong character also. I did this in Legend of Dragoon, it worked to perfection.

Chrono Cross, like its preddecessor Chrono Trigger, is a very original RPG that excels in almost every aspect; it's not nearly as cinema-intensive as Final Fantasy VIII, but in my oppinion, it's definately a better game. The game has overall better graphics then FFVIII; the soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard; the story, while somewhat convoluted, is very well done (needless to say, it has some great plot twists); and, finally, the game has an incredible amount of replay (you can play through it three or four times and still not discover everything). Oh yeah, the translation is excellent too. This is one of those rare games where I can't really think of anything derogatory to say about it; everything is pretty much perfect. One word of caution though: while the game is great, if you're a more mainstream gamer looking for a more traditional type of RPG, you may not like this, as it eschews not only the usual styles of battle and experience, but also the usual style of storyline deliverance. But all in all, if this doesn't bother you, you should really enjoy this game.

PROS:

Excellent, original battle system

No random battles!

Challenging, but balanced

The best graphics on PS

Great soundtrack

44 [cool] characters!

9 endings

The most non-linear RPG I've ever played

Incredible replay value

Great story

[great] translation

Tons of sub quests

You can run instantly from any fight (bosses included)

CONS:

The hero's name kinda sucks (but you can change it, so who cares?)

The last boss music is lame (you'll understand once you get to it)

I had some trouble with the shifting between worlds, but other than that, the game was wonderful. The graphics were excellent for a PSX game, and the storyline was detailed and interesting.