Chrono Cross spins a dimension-hopping JRPG tale with a sprawling cast, a color-coded Element system, and a haunting soundtrack that anchors its themes of fate and identity.
- Developer/Publisher: Square / SquareSoft
- Release: 1999 (JP) / 2000 (NA) on PlayStation; later remastered as The Radical Dreamers Edition
- Genre: JRPG
- Notable: 40+ recruitable characters, Field Effect and color Elements in place of traditional MP, combo-based Techs, dimensional divergence (Home/Another Worlds), New Game+ with multiple endings, Yasunori Mitsuda soundtrack
- Reception: Critically acclaimed for music, art direction, and battle system; discussion endures over its relationship to Chrono Trigger, but it remains a standout late-PS1 RPG