Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

Press StartKieron Verbrugge

8/10

It's far from a best-case port, but Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition serves up a cult classic JRPG that deserves to be appreciated by everyone that hasn't had the legal means before now. The Radical Dreamers part is a very welcome bit of history given some genuine love from Square Enix, too. If you've already smashed out a Chrono Cross replay in the recent past though, you might be okay to skip this package for now.

GamingTrendDavid Flynn

75/100

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is a decent way to play an often overlooked PS1 RPG along with its accompanying SNES text adventure, but it doesn’t do a whole lot to justify a purchase if you already own the original. In fact, it actually performs worse in some cases. Still, the new options like fast forward and disabling encounters are convenient, and finally having a way to play Radical Dreamers is awesome.

Sirus GamingRay Remigio

7.5/10

We tell you, it’s a good game! It’s not average! It might have some problems here and there, but you have to admit it is a “Good” game.

Gaming NexusElliot Hilderbrand

7/10

I'm not sure what I thought I was going to get with Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. I thought I would be swept away in the story and taken on an adventure I wouldn't forget. What I got was a game that feels like it is trapped in 1995. Some of that is good, solid combat, old-school CG cutscenes, excellent music. If you are new to Chrono Cross this edition is the one you want. It is beyond welcoming to new players. But there was too much holding the game back for me to make it a great game. A cast list so massive I felt bothered by it, and a story that is a bit bonkers was too much f...

Impulse GamerJamie Kirk

Chrono Cross is a strange beast. It was released in 1999 at one of the peaks of popularity for JRPGs.  It was also released by Square, who had been knocking

Twisted VoxelSalal Awan

7/10

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, while far from a flawless remaster, delivers one of the most adored games to current platforms.

Toms GuideMarshall Honorof

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers brings a daring and unusual JRPG back into the spotlight, but doesn’t smooth over many of its rough patches.

The OuterHavenScott Adams

The February 2022 Nintendo direct hit us at the beginning of this year and I was very excited to see that Chrono Cross was getting a remaster. Chrono Cross is a game set after the events of Chrono Trigger. It had positive critic reviews but users were not too sure…

Capsule ComputersAdmir Brkic

6/10

The acclaimed Playstation classic is finally on PC and it also comes with classic neglect by Square Enix as a bonus. With the current subpar performance, I can only recommend it to the hardcore fans.

TheSixthAxisMiguel Moran

6/10

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.

Checkpoint GamingNat Patterson

6/10

If there is one thing Square Enix has managed to consistently bank on, it is the dedication and love their fanbase has for their “classic” back catalogue of titles. On one hand, Square Enix has been striking out hard with some recent releases (looking at you, Babylon’s Fall), yet has been using their other hand to periodically feed us remasters, remakes, and ports of their old classics. As a major Square Enix sweater, I have been consuming these nostalgia-grabs with furious gluttony; I...

VGChartzIssa Maki

Unscored

A fair version of Chrono Cross, The Radical Dreamers Edition adds further weight to the game's long struggle for acceptance.The day my father took me to buy Chrono Cross is one of fondest memories I have. Rambling on about [...]