"We loved so many, and yet hated so much...
We hurt others and were hurt ourselves....
Yet for a certainty back then, we ran like the wind...
While our laughter echoed under cerulean skies."
Chrono Cross is.
Chrono Cross is a lot of things.
It is a view of an aquatic world teeming with overwhelming life that makes the touches of death within it hurt that much harder.
It is a window into all the little lives, all the tiny miracles, that make up the cast and crew of Chrono Cross. From Serge's and Kid's story, to Nikki's journey, to even the story of a young poet in Serge's village, I witnessed all sorts of stories from all walks of life that hit with immense and profound poignancy.
It is a masterclass in sincerity, balancing equal parts fun and melancholy in a way that did not in the least feel unearned. When this story hits you, it HITS you. This game had me bawling in a good way more times than I could count.
There are AAA games out today that could not even come close to matching the quality of character writing, worldbuilding and plot writing that this game has.
The gameplay's quality of life additions made it really fun to play through, as well. I can only think of one or two times where I wasn't having fun, and even then I managed to get out of them relatively quickly.
I highly recommend playing with the old graphics, using a ReShade CRT filter. It really does make the game's visuals shine - this game is, without a doubt, gorgeous, and there were several moments in it that just took my breath away with that little visual touch. It's one of the few things I'm most grateful I took the time to do in setting up my game.
There is nothing more I can say about this game that would do it justice other than to entreat you to play it yourself. Perhaps, under cerulean skies, you too will see the same beauty that this game had to offer for me.
We hurt others and were hurt ourselves....
Yet for a certainty back then, we ran like the wind...
While our laughter echoed under cerulean skies."
Chrono Cross is.
Chrono Cross is a lot of things.
It is a view of an aquatic world teeming with overwhelming life that makes the touches of death within it hurt that much harder.
It is a window into all the little lives, all the tiny miracles, that make up the cast and crew of Chrono Cross. From Serge's and Kid's story, to Nikki's journey, to even the story of a young poet in Serge's village, I witnessed all sorts of stories from all walks of life that hit with immense and profound poignancy.
It is a masterclass in sincerity, balancing equal parts fun and melancholy in a way that did not in the least feel unearned. When this story hits you, it HITS you. This game had me bawling in a good way more times than I could count.
There are AAA games out today that could not even come close to matching the quality of character writing, worldbuilding and plot writing that this game has.
The gameplay's quality of life additions made it really fun to play through, as well. I can only think of one or two times where I wasn't having fun, and even then I managed to get out of them relatively quickly.
I highly recommend playing with the old graphics, using a ReShade CRT filter. It really does make the game's visuals shine - this game is, without a doubt, gorgeous, and there were several moments in it that just took my breath away with that little visual touch. It's one of the few things I'm most grateful I took the time to do in setting up my game.
There is nothing more I can say about this game that would do it justice other than to entreat you to play it yourself. Perhaps, under cerulean skies, you too will see the same beauty that this game had to offer for me.