Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

 PlayStation 4
User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 42
  3. Negative: 23 out of 42

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  1. Dr-Muhannad
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    The frame rate kills it. What a lazy port of a wonderful game.
    Don't buy now until they patch it.
  2. simskr
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    Original game is great, the remaster is a piece of **** garbage cashgrab. The game actually runs worse on my PS5 than the original on PS1, with the framerate dropping to less than 30 almost the entire time. I’m not even asking for 60fps, the game can’t even run properly at 30fps. Not only that, the game freezes ocasionally. Auto save should solve that problem, right? The game auto savesOriginal game is great, the remaster is a piece of **** garbage cashgrab. The game actually runs worse on my PS5 than the original on PS1, with the framerate dropping to less than 30 almost the entire time. I’m not even asking for 60fps, the game can’t even run properly at 30fps. Not only that, the game freezes ocasionally. Auto save should solve that problem, right? The game auto saves ONLY WHEN YOU ARE IN A SAVE SPOT, MAKING IT USELESS. Square made the remaster even worse than the original and I regret buying this game. Real shame because the game itself is very good.… Expand
  3. hazi91
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    CASH GRAB!!! 10-20fps on PS5 for a port (not even a remaster) of a PS1 game is a joke. Don't buy this lousy port. If you really want to play Chrono Cross than emulator is still the best option, by far.
  4. TheGuitarGamer
    Apr 12, 2022
    0
    I don't think I can call that a remaster. It's just a bad emulation with filters and **** framerate.
    I have a old PC with 256MB RAM and a Pentium 4 and I can run an emulator with way better performance if compared with that **** show. How can the game not run on modern hardware?
    That's why I'm not buying anything from Square Enix.
  5. hadessama
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    Frame rate is a shame, bad port of a great game, better played on emulator for free.
  6. thiagodetomi
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    Do you like Chrono Cross? So play the original in your emulator. This version is worse in all the aspects.
  7. GamerFanboy
    Apr 10, 2022
    2
    The low score reflects a bad cash grab port, trash performance on my PS4 and 5 even worse graphics that look like a tub of Vaseline was smeared allover the screen. This game was great back in the day but unfortunately even if this was a great port the core gameplay just doesn't hold up anymore. I'd personally avoid but if you must play use a PS1 or Emulation and you will have a much betterThe low score reflects a bad cash grab port, trash performance on my PS4 and 5 even worse graphics that look like a tub of Vaseline was smeared allover the screen. This game was great back in the day but unfortunately even if this was a great port the core gameplay just doesn't hold up anymore. I'd personally avoid but if you must play use a PS1 or Emulation and you will have a much better experience.… Expand
  8. L4UR0
    Apr 11, 2022
    0
    I bought it to remember, how much fun I had playing and discovering the game, but unfortunately, it seems that the lack of respect for the game, it is just being emulated in a lazy way, and still sold as if it had been worked on.
  9. cotonk
    Apr 9, 2022
    1
    Great game, lousy port. Don't buy! Square is being as lazy as they can be with these "remaster".
  10. BalaGames
    Apr 15, 2022
    0
    OMFG!!!! this is the WORST REMASTER I EVER SEE!!!
    On battle the game comes to a 10FPS!!!! WT FFF??????? This is ridiculous....omg....., if i was SE, i will be ashamed of myself. Poor port. DONT BUY IT!!!!
  11. DMJReviews
    May 5, 2022
    4
    This is one of my top three J-RPGs. When I saw the announcement for this re-release I cried. This is how much it means to me. I was stoked about the new features even if they are barebones. I knew I was going to play this again and I knew I was going to complete all achievements. I owe that to this game. The only thing that could have soured my experience would be performance issues...This is one of my top three J-RPGs. When I saw the announcement for this re-release I cried. This is how much it means to me. I was stoked about the new features even if they are barebones. I knew I was going to play this again and I knew I was going to complete all achievements. I owe that to this game. The only thing that could have soured my experience would be performance issues...

    Low and behold they do that one thing. I cannot fathom how this got through. It's game breaking at its worst. Experience-ruining at its best. What did you do to my baby? 4/10 - below average.
    (Without the performance issues - namely a stable 60 frame rate - it would have been a homerun.) 9/10 at least.    … Expand
  12. Crimson2
    May 18, 2022
    0
    The frame rate in the game itself is just horrible. It's absolutely horrendous. When you battle, it take 10 clicks just to get one action to work. I have sat that and mashed a button 20 times just to get a button to work. The game itself is just as bad. Please Square, fix this. I'm begging.
  13. JettDaEsquina
    May 10, 2022
    1
    Deprimente o que fizeram com esse jogo...
    Seria melhor deixá-lo na nostalgia mesmo.

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 37
  3. Negative: 3 out of 37
  1. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    70
    Here we enter a particularly difficult case to judge: is it worth playing Chrono Cross these days? Absolutely. Is this faulty port worth buying at its launch price? It depends. It's a shame the remaster turned out this way, but Chrono Cross is still a gem even after all these years.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    May 6, 2022
    75
    Chrono Cross has been and still remains one of the greatest JRPG titles of all time. As such, remastering it properly would require utmost care and love, making the game shine once more in the modern era of video games. Unfortunately, this remaster is of no such sort as some of the improvements made the game look even worse than the original. But as it still remains what it is at its core, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers edition is undoubtedly worthy of your time.
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  3. PLAY
    May 3, 2022
    70
    An ambitious but often confusing game, further held back by an unsatisfying remaster serving neither old fans nor new adoptees adequately. [Issue#14, p.86]
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