Sportskeeda reviewed Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition:

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition review: A classic game with a flawed release

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition has arrived, bringing back a classic RPG to the mainstream again.

Chrono Trigger is well-documented as one of my favorite games of all time, but the direction of Chrono Cross bothered me as a younger man. I grew to like the game and appreciated the various changes made to the combat and magic systems.

The story is grim and often sad, but I appreciate it in my RPGs. However, while I’m most pleased with Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, there are some problems worth mentioning.

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is a classic brought back to life

As a remake, the focus will be on gameplay and visuals since the mechanics of the game have not changed since the original PlayStation release.

But in summary, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is a tale of a pair of parallel realities and focuses on the main character, Serge. In one reality, he is alive and well, but in the other, he dies young.

The hero sets out to discover the truth of why his world diverged into two separate realities and evade Lynx, the primary antagonist, who is trying to capture him. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition brings several boosts and upgrades to the game as quality-of-life changes.

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In Conclusion:
For a 20-dollar remake, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is not too bad. I was very disappointed by some of the backgrounds' blurry, unclear nature and the occasional framerate dips the game did.

I feel disappointed by the game when I stack it up with some of Square Enix’s other remasters, such as Final Fantasy X/X-2. For the price, it’s not a bad pickup, but I suppose I was expecting a little more care and work being done. It very well might have been problems with the game engine itself that led to these issues, but I’m no expert on that.

It’s not a perfect release. However, I still enjoyed playing Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. I will continue my various playthroughs to get as many endings as possible.

Score: 6/10

TSA checked out Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition:

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Review

Dreaming of a better remaster.

While I was growing up, Chrono Trigger wasn’t an SNES game to me, it was a Nintendo DS game. Sure, I’d heard rumblings of the game before , but it wasn’t until finding the DS version in the used games section as a teen that I was blown away by the Akira Toriyama art on the cover. Chrono Cross, the spiritual successor that released in 1999, wasn’t given the same opportunity… until now.

There have been few ways to officially experience this time-travel RPG epic anywhere beside the original PS1 disc, and the backward compatibility release on PS3 and PS Vita. That’s why excitement from longtime fans and general JRPG enthusiasts reached a boiling point when Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition was announced. It’s incredible to see this ambitious game available on so many new platforms, but it hurts to realize how rough of a state this new version of the game is in.

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Summary
Chrono Cross is an incredible game that has been deserving a remaster for far too long. It's a shame that, after all these years, it had to arrive in such a sorry state. The Radical Dreamers Edition does some minor work in improving and upgrading the experience, but with such poor optimisation, it's a headache to enjoy the experience. Longtime fans might be able to forgive the issues and savour the incredible visual novel side-story Radical Dreamers, but a game as iconic as this deserves better. 

Score: 6/10

The J-RPG Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is now available for the PC:

CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION is a remaster of CHRONO CROSS.

The 3D models have been upgraded to HD, new illustrations have been added, and all kinds of new features are now included. Additionally, the game that formed the bedrock of the story, "RADICAL DREAMERS - Le Tresor Interdit -", is included in this edition!

CHRONO CROSS is an RPG that transcends time and space, unfolding across two interlinked parallel worlds.
With over 40 party members to meet, people and dimensions will intertwine in this epic drama about the planet itself.Utilising an innovative turn-based style battle system, CHRONO CROSS is a unique RPG that follows the protagonist “Serge” as he crosses time on his quest to save himself dying in a parallel universe. Those who purchase the game will also receive a CHRONO CROSS wallpaper!

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New Features in the Remastered Edition

• 3D models converted to HD・Refined character illustrations
• Higher-quality background music
• Switch enemy encounters on or off
• Background filter feature
• Battle enhancement features to make combat easier
• Auto-battle function
• Switch between imitation pixel font and HD font
• Change screen resolution

RADICAL DREAMERS - Le Tresor Interdit - was released in 1996 as a standalone game, and has not been easily accesible for play in recent years. Players can experience the story that went on to become the basis for CHRONO CROSS in an audio novel format. Here, an alternate story of the RADICAL DREAMERS, a group of three thieves - Serge, Kid and Magil - unfolds in a parallel world.

You can switch between the new and old versions of the 3D models and illustrations.

The 3D models, illustrations, font and background filter cannot be toggled separately. They will all be switched together.