Lynx boasts of his victory and banishes Serge to a strange realm called the Temporal Vortex. Unaware of the switch, Kid confides in Lynx, who stabs her as the real Serge helplessly watches. At Fort Dragonia the use of a Dragonian artifact called the Dragon Tear, Lynx switches bodies with Serge. Through Kid's Astral Amulet charm, Serge travels between the dimensions. He learns while infiltrating Viper Manor that ten years before the present, the universe split into two dimensions-one in which Serge lived, and one in which he perished. Serge slips into an alternate dimension in which he drowned on the beach ten years prior, and meets the thief, "Kid". Several characters speak with unique accents, including French and Australian English.Ĭhrono Cross begins with Serge located in El Nido, a tropical archipelago inhabited by ancient natives, mainland colonists, and beings called Demi-humans. Through use of the New Game+ feature, players can ultimately obtain all characters on one save file. Since it is impossible to obtain all 45 characters in one playthrough, players must replay the game to witness everything. Many characters tie in to crucial plot events. If taken to the world opposite their own, characters react to their counterparts (if available). Each character is outfitted with an innate Element affinity and three unique special abilities that are learned over time. Square also released a "Millennium Edition" featuring a calendar, clock, and music sampler disc.Ĭhrono Cross features a diverse cast of 45 party members. Chrono Cross is planned for release on the Japanese PlayStation Network. The game shipped 1.5 million copies worldwide, leading to a Greatest Hits re-release and continued life in Japan as part of the Ultimate Hits series. Upon its release in Japan in 1999 and in North America in 2000, Chrono Cross received high ratings and critical acclaim, earning a rare perfect 10.0 score from GameSpot. Struggling to uncover his past and find the mysterious Frozen Flame, Serge is chiefly challenged by Lynx, a shadowy antagonist working to apprehend him. The flashy thief Kid and many other characters assist him in his travels around the tropical archipelago El Nido. Faced with an alternate reality in which he died as a child, Serge endeavors to discover the truth of the two worlds' divergence. The story of Chrono Cross focuses on a teenage boy named Serge and a theme of parallel worlds. Nobuteru Yuki designed the characters of the game. Chrono Cross was developed primarily by scenarist and director Masato Kato and other designers from Chrono Trigger, including art director Yasuyuki Honne and composer Yasunori Mitsuda.
It is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Chrono Cross is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation video game console.
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