It ’s complicated for fans but not for the creators .
buff have been fence whether Chrono Cross is a sequel to Chrono Trigger since 1999 . Some say it ’s doubtless a subsequence , withintersecting plot line and characters , but others put it firmly in the " side story " encampment . Here ’s the definitive answer .
Is Chrono Cross a sequel or side story to Chrono Trigger?
According to the scenario director of Chrono Trigger , Masato Kato , the connection goes deep than only call off Chrono Cross a sequel . " We did n’t want to directly carry Chrono Trigger into a sequel , but create a Modern Chrono with link to the original , " Kato tell . The gunpoint of Chrono Cross was always to create a new place that took full advantage of PlayStation ’s technology — not to rehash an old play system . That ’s why Kato believes that " Cross is Cross , and NOT Trigger 2 . "
Innovation in every aspect of the Chrono Cross output was a top precedency . Producer Hiromichi Tanaka also defined a plot sequel as one that continue and improves the systems of the original , but this was consideredimpossible in the generational jump from Super Nintendo to PlayStation . Doing the same again would n’t have been enough . Originally , Squaresoft begin the ontogenesis of the PlayStation classic , Xenogears , intending it to be a subsequence to Chrono Trigger .
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However , after the Japan - sole acquittance of Radical Dreamers , Kato wanted to expatiate the story of Kid , a polar Chrono Cross fiber . Once Chrono Cross entered full production in 1998 , thedevelopment squad feel considerable pressure level to make a great follow - up to Chrono Trigger — and they certainly succeeded . Even today , Cross ’s graphics way , engagement system , composition , and music by Yasunori Mitsuda remain unrivalled .
you may now playChrono Cross : The Radical Dreamers Editionon Nintendo Switch , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , and Steam . Its story focuses on parallel universe , but Chrono Trigger is a sentence - traveling epic — available now on Steam , iOS , and Android .
For more Chrono Cross , keep it on Pro Game Guides and check outHow to recruit every character in Chrono Cross : The Radical Dreamers Edition ( and how to recruit them ) .
