It takes you to some eldritch places.
Cross is also relatively light on grinding.
Rather than gaining XP and levels from regular battles, you earn useful, but not essential boosts.
Attacks and spells also deplete your stamina, with a maximum of seven stamina points per character.
So how do you keep your party in the black?
With me so far?
There’s also the question of Element affinities fire/water, light/dark, air/earth.
It’s a lot to process, and Chrono Cross isn’t always brilliant at explaining itself.
It’s an acquired taste, even at its best.
Pulling back from the nitty-gritty, combat is also an enjoyable restatement of the game’s themes.
The frame-rate during combat is as uneven as it was in 1996.
